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Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... feel better." Then all eight joined hands and walked to the finish line to the roar of the crowd. In this selfcentered, competitive prone, isolated, suspicious world, that is a little like the kingdom of God. You see how different that is from the dog eat dog kind of world in which we live. We can learn from those special Olympians to move from competition to compassion. (2) When you come to God the newfashioned way not earning it, but simply receiving it you are led to a sense of humility and of compassion ...

3852. From Tears To Triumph

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... him as the perfect role model. He was, but that is not enough. Others want us to see Jesus die on the cross and say that is the kind of courage and sacrificial love we need in the world today. It is, but it is not enough. If the story of Jesus had ended with his life, ... WAS THE AVAILABILITY OF THE RISEN CHRIST THROUGH THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT SUSTAINED THAT DEDICATED COMPANY THROUGH EVERY KIND OF PERSECUTION AND PERIL IMAGINABLE. Let no one say, "I am a Christian, but I do not believe in the ...

3853. Love In Action

1 John 3:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... precisely, "Love: noun, to be fond of, a strong affection for or an attachment or devotion to a person or persons." Then he sat back down and resumed playing his piano. Lucy sat there stunned and then murmured sarcastically, "On paper, he's great." That is the kind of love that I John is writing about. Love on paper. Long on sentiment, short on action. Sometimes we have to ask, "Are you going to sit there or are you going to fish?" There are some characteristics of Christian love that we ought to consider ...

3854. Walk In Love

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... might be to acknowledge that often when we give in to anger and bitterness, it is we ourselves whom we destroy. St. Paul writes, "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us...." On June 18, 1972, a B.E.A. Trident crashed at ...

3855. A Great High Priest

Hebrews 4:12-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... beginning feeding the starving, sheltering the homeless, and teaching the illiterate. The Korean people were receptive to that kind of selfgiving religion. So the Christian community is growing by leaps and bounds in Korea today. The Korean church ... to the host, "Now I really must be going," and he died. Well, he was honest, but this is a world that isn't ready for that kind of honesty. (2) We live in a sininfected world, and into this world came one who was tempted in every respect as we are. He walked where ...

3856. It's A Wonderful Life

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... his older brother Glenn would go to the drilling site with their father. If the rig were near a body of water, they would fish. If they were near a marsh, they would duck hunt. They never went on a "vacation" in the usual sense. Their father never had that kind of time or money, but he did know how to give attention to his children. One of the best Christmas dinners Don ever had was at the rig. The rig was "stacked", which means it was not operating for the holidays, and Don's Dad had to stay with it ...

3857. Welcome To The Mountain. Now Go Home

Exodus 24:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... mountain of exultation is to be aware of both creation and the Creator. It is to be aware of the grandeur and the majesty of life. It is to experience unbridled joy at the privilege of being part of God's grand scheme of creation. Children know that kind of exhilaration instinctively. In his book SERMON IN STONE, Mel Ellis tells of a class of geography students. They had taken a tour of the earth by book. At the end of the semester they were asked to list what they considered the Seven Wonders of the World ...

3858. The Love of a Father (Father's Day)

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... say, "Dad, is she after you too?" Today's father needs to be nurturing of his children, supportive of his wife, and yet at the same time provide the spiritual leadership of the home that the Bible accords to fathers. It is a rare man, a special kind of man, who can combine all three of these qualities. We salute Christian fathers this day. Your family needs you more than ever before. The most common image that Jesus used in describing God was that of "Father." It makes me think that Joseph must have been ...

3859. Are We Offering the Right Cup?

Matthew 9:35-10:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... family, their friends and their business associates to the One who can satisfy their needs in all circumstances for now and eternity? I’m not talking about button-holing people on the street. I’m not talking about an offensive holier-than-thou kind of sanctimonious salesmanship. I’m talking about caring enough about people that you try to help them out of their confusion, loneliness and fear. Let me give you an example. Catherine Marshall once told about a couple named Mary and Harold Brinig. Mary ...

3860. You Are A Winner!

Romans 5:12-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... . The harder she tried, the more her classmates criticized her. They laughed at her and made fun of her. They called her all kinds of names: Oddball, Freak, Pig. She would always laugh back, just to get along, but then she'd go home and cry. After all ... don't care about your family background, your physical features, your I.Q., or the size of your bank account. I don't care what kind of house you live in, how fashionable your clothes are, or whether you wear a Timex or a Rolex. You are a winner. The very Son ...

3861. Freedom!

Romans 6:3-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... mind, not his heart, not his soul. The Apostle Paul knew what it was to be imprisoned. Some of his finest letters were written while he was behind bars. The Apostle Paul knew that there was a freedom far more important than political freedom. The only kind of freedom that really matters is freedom within. It is the freedom that comes from knowing that regardless of the circumstance, whether in prison or out, we are under the watchful eye of One who knows us and loves us. It is the freedom of knowing that ...

3862. The Battle For Control

Romans 7:7-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... calls knocking on doors, this number of demonstrations, and you don't go home until you do it. After a while...it becomes automatic. At a level where somebody else has to put out all kinds of effort, you pass by like it's nothing." (2) That's one man's experience. Of course, most of us have never been Marines. We don't possess that kind of trained experience. But we can do better than we are doing! We can take one small step at a time with our eye firmly fixed on the man or woman God has created us ...

3863. Forever Hopeful

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... determine, not one of them has any problems. Would you like to go there?" "When can we leave?" answered George. "That sounds like my kind of place." "If that's the case, George," Peale said, "I'll be happy to take you tomorrow to Woodlawn Cemetery because the ... view a situation as if the outcome is already decided. If the doctor tells us that only one person in ten comes back from a certain kind of surgery, we assume that we will be one of the nine who don't make it. Why not assume that we will be that tenth ...

3864. Time To Walk On The Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the presence of God to commit ourselves anew to His service and the service of the world. "Have read your book and have come to help." Such is the motto of those ready to walk on water. To live recklessly for Christ. To have the kind of faith Simon Peter hadthe kind of faith about which Jesus said, "Upon this rock I will build my church." That's us. That's who we arewho we are called to be. Not lazy hens lying around the barnyard but creatures meant for the sky. Sure, we will make mistakes. But when ...

3865. Walking On The Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... Vincent Peale tells how he once developed laryngitis because he worried about a speaking engagement at which he would be speaking to over a thousand people. When he sought medical help, his doctor said, "I didn't think I would ever have to give this kind of advice to Norman Vincent Peale. Focus your thoughts on God, don't focus them on your problems...when you focus on your problems, your nervous system tightens up so your blood doesn't flow harmoniously. As a result, you experience sickness. Focus your ...

3866. Do We Know What We've Got?

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... , “go and point out their fault, just between the two of you.” This is a tough teaching of our Lord. It is one that is often overlooked because many of us shy away from confrontation of any kind. “Live and let live” is our creed. And yet, confronting a fellow believer who is involved in a sin of any kind can be the most loving thing, the most Christ-like thing, we can do. In this passage Christ is calling us as a community to hold one another accountable for our behavior. Christ is not calling us to ...

3867. The Way Life Ought To Be

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... " is a surface phenomenon that soon withers and dies and can even cause resentment. He longed for them to be transformed to a new creationto have the mind of Christ as their mind. Thus he begins with Christ. THEN HE PAINTS A POSITIVE PICTURE OF THE KIND OF CHURCH HE HOPES THEY WILL BECOME. "So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any incentive of love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and ...

3868. Time For Action

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... you ask me to do that! You know I was going swimming with my friends." Many of you who are parents have encountered that kind of response at some time or another. We all know people whose first response to anything is almost always "No!" but fortunately many ... this backward little community and go where they will pay you a decent salary. God knows you are worth it." With a smile she answered kindly, "If God knows I'm worth it, that's all that matters to me." Does God know you are worth it? Where are you in ...

3869. Started Toward A Great Tomorrow

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... ; he never once saw her moved enough to shed a tear. Hiram was always small for his age. He grew up ashamed he was not the kind of leader his father expected him to be. At age 17, he was pushed by his father into the U.S. Military Academy. Hiram was now ... with someone who could appoint him to a position. Only a few good strokes of fortune ever made it possible for Hiram to show what kind of a military leader he really was. But he truly was a leader! For the young man who lived with a sense of inadequacy, who ...

3870. God And The Irs

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... we had more presidents like Calvin Coolidge. Coolidge we are told, frustrated with the idea of paying $25,000 for an ENTIRE SQUADRON OF AIRCRAFT, is said to have asked, "Why can't we just buy one aeroplane and let the aviators take turns flying it." That's my kind of politician! They don't make them like Cal Coolidge anymore. We joke about our government but we wouldn't trade it for any other. No, rendering unto Caesar is not a problem for most of us. BUT FOR MANY OF US RENDERING UNTO GOD IS PROBABLY OUR ...

3871. No Improvement Possible

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... if he ever performs one of those delicate operations without stopping to think of that night in the YMCA and of a young man, who later became Bishop Donald Tippet of the San Francisco area, whose confidence changed his life."(1) There is something life changing about that kind of love. Who could help but be touched by it? What we need today is not a revival that would bring more people into church. What we need is a revival that would motivate us to take Christ's redemptive love out into the world. THAT ...

3872. Face To Face With God

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... radio, and TV people were not immune. Their cheers, and tears, mingled with those of Eisenhower supporters. W. Howard Chase turned to his wife with two words: "He's in." (3) Political gimmickry? Yes, but it would not have worked if Ike had not been the kind of man that he was. Of course, Eisenhower was not in Jesus' league. That's all right. No one else has been either. The experience on the Mount of Transfiguration will not allow us to make a timid, tentative, tepid affirmation about this man Jesus. Either ...

3873. Face To Face With The Tempter

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... us is too old or too young, too sophisticated or too naive, to escape the tempter. Temptation can lead us into all kinds of problems. For example, the newspapers recently carried a story about an Alabama man who planned to profit from a simple burglary ... me up here, and there is no food. Put me under your shirt and take me down to the valley" "No," said the youth. "I know your kind. You are a rattlesnake. If I pick you up, you will bite, and your bite will kill me." "Not so," said the snake. "I will treat you ...

3874. The Mighty Tide Of God Rolled In

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Alaska where there was a tremendous need for powerful dogs to pull sleds through the wilderness snow. So cruelly was Buck treated by his kidnappers and then by his first owners that he was nearly broken in spirit by the time he fell into the kindly hands of John Thornton. Thornton was so humane in his treatment of Buck that Buck developed an undying loyalty to Thornton. Thornton wasn't perfect, however. One evening during a conversation in the Eldorado saloon, Thornton was lured into making a $1,000 wager ...

3875. What Are You Working For?

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... ," three taps meant, "What would you like for supper?" and so on. "Ninetythree taps," he said, "meant `Take out the garbage.'" Some of us may resemble that rascal. We've found our own system for getting out of work. Most of us, however, have some kind of meaningful activity. Years ago, a woman was committed to a mental hospital. About three months after she was admitted, she made an unusual request. She asked for a larger room, a large canvas, and lots of paint. Every request was fulfilled. Six months later ...

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