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3751. Is It Time To Tear Down Our Church?

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... shared some pleasant conversation. The scientist noticed that the grandson kept coming back and forth to check on his grandfather, making sure he was comfortable, getting him food or drink, helping him up whatever the old man needed. Really non-stop helpfulness and attention. Finally the scientist said to the Rabbi, "That's wonderful. Look how beautifully your grandson treats you! My children and grandchildren would never travel anywhere together with me, and certainly would never put so much effort into ...

3752. 'Thanking" About Thanksgiving

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... a middle name?" Or you may have heard about the grandmother who had all the grandkids for a visit at Thanksgiving. Before dinner, Grandma made a lengthy speech about being thankful for her extra-special blessings, her four grandchildren. Two seconds after she stopped speaking, pandemonium broke loose and the kids were yelling and grabbing for the homemade rolls. Grandma sat there, eyes closed with a tight squint on her face. Asked what was the matter, she replied, "I'm just praying for a little patience to ...

3753. Being A Sheep Is Not So Bad (compared With Being A Goat)

Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... " rule, but he didn't like it. Breaking either of these rules, he was told, meant he could lose his job. Toward the end of his fourth year of "Ronald Days," as he was heading down a hallway on his way home, Jeff heard a little voice. "Ronald, Ronald." He stopped. The soft little voice was coming through a half-opened door. He pushed the door open and saw a young boy, about five years old, lying in his dad's arms, hooked up to more medical equipment than Jeff had ever seen. Mom was on the other side, along ...

3754. If You Are The King Of The Jews....

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... . "The Church is a nice little community off by itself, doing its own thing, untouched by the world. It's as pretty as a garden full of flowers, but it puts a high wall around itself so nobody else can get in. It's a well of refreshing water, but stopped up so nobody will get it dirty by taking a drink. It's a fountain of surging excitement, albeit sealed within concrete barriers so its power won't slip away." (5) It is critical that we understand what the church is about. We are not merely a shrine where ...

3755. The Difference Between God And Santa

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... a few fell out of the sack and rolled down the hill and ended up next to the cemetery fence. "We'll get those later," said the other boy. A young girl was cycling down the road outside the cemetery. As she got nearer, she heard the voices, so she stopped and listened to the voice, "One for you, one for me, one for you, one for me . . . "She shuddered as she imagined some awful truth. She thought to herself, "God and Satan must be dividing the souls at the cemetery." She cycled back to town as fast as she ...

3756. Passing The Test Of Faith

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , another car passed by. The driver of this car did a double take when he saw the juggler throwing six knives up in the air at one time and catching them. He turned to his wife and said, "That's it. I'm through drinking. Why, if I ever got stopped, I could never pass one of those new sobriety tests!" Timothy was a young man who had passed the test to become a minister of Jesus Christ. Throughout the latter part of the New Testament it is clear that St. Paul trusted few people as much as he trusted young ...

3757. A Question We All Ask

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... story about the dangers of being too wrapped up in one's self. One morning, he was making his favorite breakfast of toasted English muffins. De Vinck's young daughter, Karen, came in and asked him to toast her one. As he was preparing breakfast, he was stopped cold by Karen's horrible scream. He turned to find her writhing in pain on the floor. It took a second to comprehend what had happened. Karen had kissed the toaster, and had badly burned her mouth. You see, little Karen had developed the cute habit of ...

3758. Setting An Example

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... day was a bit hectic. On this particular day, however, this mother was having trouble doing even routine chores--all because of one of her little boys. Len, who was three at the time, was on her heels no matter where she went. Whenever she stopped to do something and turned back around, she would trip over him. Several times, she patiently suggested fun activities to keep Len occupied. “Wouldn't you like to play on the swing set?" she asked again. But he simply smiled an innocent smile and said, “Oh ...

3759. What Makes A Person Successful?

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... wealth is concerned, the best guarantee of a satisfying old age is not only to work to ensure that your own future needs are cared for, but to work toward the goal of seeing that the needs of all God's children are cared for. If you stop with the mid-range of needs, then you are no better than the people who have never met Jesus. You are only seeking that which everyone on this earth seeks. But such goals cannot bring you fulfillment. Such goals cannot eternally satisfy. If you want a fulfilling life ...

3760. On Picking Your Battles

Matthew 18:15-20

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... the alarm) Wow, that's loud! That noise lets us know that there is smoke in the air, so we need to check and make sure nothing is on fire. The smoke detector is there to protect us, to let us know about a fire early enough that we can stop it. Don't you wish we had something like a trouble detector in church? Just like a smoke detector warns us that there might be a fire starting, a trouble detector would let us know if problems were about to start in church. Sometimes, people in church hurt one another ...

3761. Free at Last

Matthew 11:25-30

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... 't accomplish anything. This is much like you just did with your partner to pick up your treat. Often when they were training their animals, they would yoke a young animal to an older, more experienced animal. The older one would teach the younger one. When the younger one stopped wanting his own way, and cooperated with the older one, they were able to get their work done easily. Jesus said we are to be yoked to him and learn from him. That means he wants us to follow his way. He wants to teach us his way ...

3762. Playing The Comparison Game

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... . The wife was so worried about fitting in with the people in that neighborhood, she had plastic surgery done prior to their move. This surgery resulted in her contracting an infection. The infection got so nasty that she had to take heavy-duty medication to stop her blood flow. It was the only way she could heal because the infection had gotten so widespread. Eventually she lost all her fingers and toes as a brutal side effect to the loss of blood flow. All because she worried about not fitting into ...

3763. It's A Question Of Priorities

Mark 9:30-37

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... is about the disciples, the men who followed Jesus around and helped Him with His work. One day, the disciples started arguing over who was the best disciple. Who was the biggest, who was the strongest, who was the most important? But Jesus told them to stop arguing. Jesus didn't care who was the biggest, or the strongest, or the most important. Instead, Jesus wanted to know who was the most loving, the most gentle, the most caring. Those are the things that are important to Jesus. Jesus doesn't care if ...

3764. Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... 1950s for his low-quality horror films. In 1961, Castle did something totally unique in movie history: he let the audience choose the ending to his movie. Castle's movie, Mr. Sardonicus, was about a crazed, reclusive killer. Near the end of the film, ushers stopped the film and allowed audiences to vote on whether the killer should live or die. Then, the ushers ran the ending that the audience chose. The audience always chose death for the bad guy. It's a good thing human nature is so predictable. William ...

3765. The Young And The Restless

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... a tune on the piano. Softly, he began singing, "I will, I will, I will." Slowly, the congregation picked up on the tune and sang along. Soon, the whole congregation broke out in joyful singing, "I will, I will, I will!" At that point, the preacher suddenly stopped playing, closed his eyes in prayer, and announced, "Lord, you've heard our answer. Now ask us your question." (6) That was Abraham's attitude toward life. Abraham wanted more than anything else in the world to be the man God wanted him to be, and ...

3766. One Life To Live

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... idea it is that, according to Isaiah, the Creator of the universe would call our name. We are known. We are loved. Let no one says his or her life does not matter. The Lord of creation has called our name. But notice: the prophet does not stop there. "I THE LORD HAVE CALLED THEE," he says in behalf of God, "IN RIGHTEOUSNESS . . ." We are not simply called; we are called in righteousness. What in the world could these words mean--called in righteousness? This is not the only time such words appear in ...

3767. Dark Shadows

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... Evian spelled backward is "naive." (1) We're told that the body needs about 3 quarts of water a day to operate efficiently. We will die much quicker from thirst than from hunger. Water is a precious commodity. Author John Sherrill of Guideposts magazine tells of stopping by The Lord's Ranch, in the desert just outside El Paso, Texas. The Lord's Ranch houses many of the volunteers who work with the so-called "ragpickers of Juarez," people who sift through the dumps of Juraez, Mexico for anything that can be ...

3768. The Edge Of Night

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... of that. Before returning from a trip to France, Gloria Swanson sent a telegram to her film studio informing them that she expected a grand welcome when she arrived in California. To quote the telegram: "Arriving with the Marquis tomorrow morning. Stop. Please arrange ovation." (1) The studio knew enough not to argue with Swanson. An ovation was duly arranged. Welcome to this celebration of Palm Sunday. Today we celebrate Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem and the events surrounding his Passion. That is ...

3769. Search For Tomorrow

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... to God. That's why Easter is so important to us. Do our petty concerns really matter? Do our lives have any significance? Dare we live and love with vigor and vitality with the knowledge that our lives really count? Life hardly seems to matter at all, if everything stops when we're laid in the grave. This is why we gather here this day. This is why Easter is the most important day on the Christian's calendar. It is not simply a celebration of an event long ago. Easter is about the two most important periods ...

3770. Loving From The Heart

1 Peter 1:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... there." The surgeon left. The surgeon sat in his office, recording his notes from the surgery, "Damaged aorta, damaged pulmonary vein, widespread muscle degeneration. No hope for transplant, no hope for cure. Therapy: painkillers and bed rest. Prognosis," here he paused, "death within one year." He stopped the recorder, but there was more to be said. "Why?" he asked aloud. It was clear he was speaking to God. "Why did you do this? You've put him here; you've put him in this pain; and you've cursed him to an ...

3771. "Why Don't We Just Tell Them Our Names?"

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... with a name. A similar theme was sounded in last winter's thriller, The Spy Game. Robert Redford was giving Brad Pitt his first assignment as a sniper/assassin in Vietnam. Redford was about to give Pitt the name of the man he was to kill and Pitt stopped him because he did not want to know the man's name! I find myself wondering what a terrorist waiting to board a plane in the gate area, knowing he intends to kill all these innocents, is thinking? One thing I can imagine that the terrorist is most ...

3772. Building On A Firm Foundation

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... believe you should live each day as if it is your last, which is why I don't have any clean laundry because, come on, who wants to wash clothes on the last day of their life? Here's my favorite: Often, when I am reading a good book, I stop and thank my teacher. That is, I used to, until she got an unlisted number. Age 15 One 13-year-old did a take-off on the famous serenity prayer. He writes, "Give me the strength to change the things I can, the grace to accept the things I cannot ...

3773. Counterfeit Christianity

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... segregated south in the 1960s he attempted to build a Christian community across racial lines. He established the famous Koinonia Farms to help poor southerners, black and white, establish cooperative farms. His critics used every legal trick they could to stop his work. For help in these matters he turned to his brother, Robert, who was a distinguished attorney. They had both accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, were baptized, and joined the Baptist church the same day. Something interesting ...

3774. A Mother And Her Son (Mother's Day)

Matthew 12:46-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... Someone to laugh yourself silly with no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day. "For $160,140, You never have to grow up. You get to fingerpaint, carve pumpkins, play hide-and-seek, catch lightning bugs and never stop believing in Santa Claus. You have an excuse to keep reading the adventures of Piglet and Pooh, watching Saturday morning cartoons, going to Disney movies and wishing on stars. "You get to frame rainbows, hearts and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray ...

3775. Worried About Her Child

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... he completed it. As he sat down, the teacher responded, "Very good!" Henry was irritated. "I recited just as he did," he complained to the teacher. But the instructor replied, "It is not enough to know your lesson, you must be sure. When you allowed me to stop you, it meant that you were uncertain. If all the world says, "˜No!' it is your business to say, "˜Yes!' and prove it." Commenting on this story, an unknown commentator has said, "The world says, "No!" in a thousand ways: "No! You can't do that ...

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