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3676. Hard Choice

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... than average health, and a feeling of deep satisfaction within. Try to take shortcuts, be a cheater, a slacker, a ne'er-do-well and eventually life will find you out. As the saying goes, time heals all wounds and wounds all heels. The choice is ours. I hope I don't sound too preachy. Forget that I am a pastor. Any sound psychologist would say the same to you. Any successful business leader, any competent doctor. You don't have to live very long to discover this is the way life works. The sooner you learn ...

3677. Thankless Jobs

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... Mass and prayed for her children, especially for her son. Years passed, and the boy outlived his fifth birthday, and his sixth, and his seventh. Sarah did whatever she possibly could do to care for her afflicted child. She even wrote to President Roosevelt, hoping that his own infirmities would give him compassion for others who were suffering. The President arranged for the boy to be sent to a prestigious clinic in Maryland. Sarah took her son to this clinic, where the astonished doctors told her that the ...

3678. A Prize Is Waiting For You!

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... only a partial commitment. This is one reason so many married couples don't make it nowadays. One member didn't make a complete commitment in the first place. And this is the reason there are so many unhappy Christians: They never did lay all they are, all they hope to be, on the altar of God. Remember how Jesus said in Matthew 6:21 that where a person's treasure is, there is his heart. You may think Jesus cared about money when he said that. He didn't. He cared about bringing people into the Kingdom. He ...

3679. When You Need Help

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... that the God who created this world loves each of us. We are God's own children. God does hear our prayers even when it seems all hope is gone. And, come what may, God will not let us down ” even if the worst thing possible befalls us. A young pastor sat beside a hospital bed ... of Random House, Inc., 1994). 3. THE OBSERVER, March 1993, p. 57. 4. September 24, 1995 5. Billy Graham, HOPE FOR THE TROUBLED HEART (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1991), pp. 113-144. 6. Ruth Bell Graham, PRODIGALS AND THOSE WHO LOVE ...

3680. Does It Make A Difference Who Jesus Is?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... difference whether the Abundant Life church gets to keep its JESUS sign? It sounds like it may be in poor taste. It probably is an irritant in a residential neighborhood. But we don't want the government regulating religion. Government is too intrusive already. So I hope the Abundant Life folks win. But a bigger issue is at stake. Is a big blue sign saying JESUS outside a church appropriate in the first place? In a culturally diverse world, might we not offend persons who are not of our faith? Which brings ...

3681. Rejected

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... Hebrew Bible: "The stone that was rejected has become the cornerstone; THIS WAS THE LORD'S DOING, and it is amazing in our eyes." Here is our hope. The stone that was rejected has become the cornerstone but, the writer adds, THIS WAS GOD'S DOING. Here is that message we need to hear ... trusting God. If you are faithful to God, God will be faithful to you. God will heal your hurts and give you hope once again. "The stone that was rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, and it is amazing ...

3682. Dressed For The Wedding

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... God is like a stickler for detail, a fierce and vindictive Being who will toss people into the fire of hell for the least transgression in short, a god who is a petty tyrant. There are already too many people who worship that kind of God. I hope you are not one of them. Frederick William I ruled Prussia in the early eighteenth century. Frederick walked the streets of Berlin unattended, and when anyone displeased him, he did not hesitate to use his walking stick to thrash them. Berliners tried to keep their ...

3683. The Appearance of Love

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... GAVE His Son . . . ." Love is something you learn. Love is also something you do. FINALLY, LOVE IS THE WORLD'S ONLY HOPE. If we don't help the world discover love real love then our world will never break the cycle of despair and violence that engulfs it from century ... to century in barbarous wars. I don't see any other hope for the world than that men and women and young people and children shall learn to love, do you? That is why it is important ...

3684. Be Careful What You Call Me

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... 1970s, beautifully captures this important truth in his wonderful book A Distant Grief. He writes about a hurtful change that came over him shortly after coming to the United States and enrolling in an evangelical seminary: "In Uganda, [my wife] and I read the Bible for hope and life," he says. "We read to hear God's promises, to hear His commands and obey them. There had been no time for argument and no time for religious discrepancies or doubts. "Now, in the security of a new life and with the reality of ...

3685. Surprised Sheep And Graceless Goats

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Stan Meade

... sheep first gets there?" Moody asked. "Ah!" said Bonar, "the sheep are so very foolish they would dash right over the precipice and be killed if they did." This is the meaning of grace. If we were to take this parable of the sheep and goats literally, what hope would there be for any of us? We are all goats. We have all neglected opportunities to serve in Christ's name. And we are all foolish sheep. We nibble ourselves into foolish situations that are not becoming to a follower of Christ. But Christ is not ...

3686. Pardon Me, But Do You Know God?

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... difficult piece on a battered, broken-down piano she had never played before. Corrie should have suggested something simpler. But the woman's fact lit up as she deftly coaxed beautiful music from that lost cause of an instrument. When she finished, a ray of hope had been restored in her eyes. She was more open to talking too. She told Corrie of her prestigious career as a concert pianist, and later as a professor who inspired many prominent musicians. Her impressive career, her lovely home, and all she held ...

3687. The Forgiven

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... let it release you from the burden of your grievances as well. You have been forgiven now, please, for your own sake forgive others. 1. Source: SERMONS ILLUSTRATED. Contributed by Wayne Rouse 2. John Kloc in READER'S DIGEST. 3. Cited in the newsletter, IN OTHER WORDS. 4. Doug Sparks, HOPE FOR THE HURTING (Colorado Springs, CO: Nav Press, 1990), 16, 17. Cited in Billy Graham, HOPE FOR THE TROUBLED HEART (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1991), pp. 152-153. 5. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishes, 1994), p.15-21.

3688. Have You Seen God's Heart?

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... us. Jesus is God's heart exposed for all the world to see. And one thing more: JESUS CHRIST IS OUR ONLY HOPE OF SALVATION. An outstanding Bible teacher of the past century, C.I. Scofield, often told of an incident that occurred shortly after ... , was looking up and answering the king, who was anxious to know if God had protected him from physical harm. As I stood there, great hope flooded my heart. Only a few days had passed since I, a drunken lawyer, had been converted; and no one had yet told me anything ...

3689. Washing Away The Junk

Luke 3:21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... this way. Tragically, less than six feet from their icy grave was a stranded bus, whose festive passengers remained warm throughout the night. (8) Less than six feet away were help and hope, but they died unaware. I wonder how many people good people, even Christian people struggle through life never realizing that all the help and all the hope anyone needs are closer than the air they breathe. I have been baptized! God loves me. God sent Christ into the world to wash away all the junk from my life. This ...

3690. The Rock

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... up the mournful enquiry of the whole universe. (These women) seem to have put into language the great sigh of universal manhood, ˜Who shall roll away the stone for us?'" (2) Philosophy has joined the quest to peer beyond the Rock for some hint of hope, some glimmer of light. Religion has ventured to penetrate the dark empire with light. But the Rock survives, a relentless obstruction to peace. Cults of every hue have come and gone, attempting to shake death's heavy stone from its moorings. Some of these ...

3691. What It Means To Be A Family

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... ships to Vietnam. He has even flown back to Vietnam a few times to distribute the supplies personally. Bill Fero's hatred for the Vietnamese has been replaced by a commitment and concern. The love of a few refugee families transformed him from a bitter man with no hope to a loving man with an energizing purpose. (4) Love can do that. Love can unlock the coldest heart. I have to confess to you that I have known some Christians who resemble Bill Fero more in his bitter state than in his loving state. And the ...

3692. Who Will Be Crying At Your Funeral

Luke 12:22-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... While the cat's away, we will play." Or they could have carried on with their responsibilities. You and I can't relate to servants. But we can imagine being teenagers whose parents have gone away for a holiday. These teenagers could party, party, party, and hope they can get the house put back in order before their parents get back, or they could act responsibly the entire time. Either way they would need to decide how to allot their time. Jesus was concerned about the use of our time. TIME MANAGEMENT, THEN ...

3693. Where's George?

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... possible to be upandout as well as downandout? We can think of plenty of reasons to focus on our own kind of people. Meanwhile, the one hundredth sheep wanders farther and farther from the fold. And the lost coin lies under the cabinet, slowly corroding of selfesteem and hope. But there is another reason we are not very good at finding lost sheep and coins. THEY DON'T WANT TO BE FOUND. Where's George? They don't want to be found. At least, not by us. For some reason, they don't perceive our concern as real ...

3694. Living With Pizzazz

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... knew that using the generosity of his master was the only way he could survive the pressures of the times in which he lived. So too we, the "people of the light," ought to be wise enough to know that if we hope to survive the pressures of the times in which we live, our only hope is found in the generosity of God. In the words of the old hymn: "He giveth more grace when the burden grows greater. He sendeth more strength when the labors increase. To added affliction He addeth His mercy; To multiplied trials ...

3695. Entitlements

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... willing to pay the price in blood, sweat, and tears. Hard work is also the basic building block of every kind of achievement: Without it, everything else is pointless. You can start with a dream or an idea or a goal, but before any of your hopes can be realized, you truly must deserve your success. This may sound oldfashioned in this age of instant gratification, but from the Sistine Chapel to the first transcontinental railroad to today's space shuttle, there's no mystery as to how these things of wonder ...

3696. Finishing In The Top 10%

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... as soon as nine of these men are healed, they become like everybody else. They once spoke with one voice, now they've scattered. They once called Jesus "Master," now they forget him. They once cried for help, but when they got it, only one gave thanks. I hope we can see that this isn't just a lesson in good manners, it is a lesson in true gratitude. I remember a scene in a movie where a farmer returned thanks by saying, "Lord, we tilled the ground, we planted the seeds, we did the fertilizing, we harvested ...

3697. When The Going Gets Tough

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... from our pastor went around, telling us that there would be a meeting in the church. Since we were reduced to final circumstances, we would have a meeting and pray to God, telling Him we were His children and asking Him to feed us. It was the only hope we had. The big church was packed; two thousand people were present. There was no sermon. We prayed for an hour or two. The pastor prayed. People prayed aloud all over the church. We sat there herded together, praying to God. "I was only a little boy. But ...

3698. We've Been Bragging About You!

2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... church altar. The pastor commented how lucky they were. He said, "Fortunately we're insured against Acts of God." I am convinced there are churches that are insured against Acts of God! Or, at least, they are inoculated against such acts. I hope we are not one of them. I hope that we are ready to move when the Spirit says "move," as the old spiritual puts it. Paul praises the faithfulness of the church at Thessalonica and he prays for their continued effectiveness. It's not enough to be faithful. We must ...

3699. Thanks For All You've Done

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... his major and he was afraid. But for 3 months that semester, he prayed every morning that he would have the courage to stand up no matter what the professor said or what the class thought. Nothing they said or did could ever shatter his faith, he hoped. Finally, the day came. The professor said, "If there is anyone here who still believes in God, stand up!" The professor and the class of 300 people looked at this young man, shocked, as he stood up at the back of the classroom. The professor shouted, "You ...

3700. To Be Abased, To Abound, To Be Content

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... you the next time we come to Thompsonville. Love, Frankie." A nice thank you note? Of course, and you'd expect Paul to write something similar: Dear Philippians, Hi! How are you? I am fine. Thank you for the nice gift of money. It's just what I wanted. I hope to see you the next time I come to Philippi. Love, Paul But this is not Paul's thank you note! Instead of using the accepted formula for writing good thank you notes, Paul waits until the very last paragraph of his long letter (4 pages in our Bible ...

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