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3876. To Forgive Is Divine

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... slaves. He was free. Thanks to the goodness of the king he didn't owe a cent. We don't run into such a generous attitude very often, do we? When we do, it makes our day. A grandmother, celebrating her golden wedding anniversary, told the secret of her long and happy marriage. "On my wedding day, I decided to make a list of ten of my husband's faults which, for the sake of the marriage, I would overlook." A guest asked the woman what some of the faults she had chosen to overlook were. The grandmother replied ...

3877. Grace Greater Than Our Sin

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... is an important lesson about the grace of God. God's grace is a gift. Whether we have been in the family of God for a long time or are a recent arrival, the benefits of faith are the same. God is not interested in being just; He seeks to be generous. The ... ' parable reminds us that no matter how hard we try we never deserve God's grace - it is a free gift. It doesn't matter how long or hard we work. It doesn't matter how pious our demeanor. We cannot earn God's love and acceptance. It is poured out freely on ...

3878. Partners In The Gospel

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . This mutual Eve is the 10,000th great grandmother of all of us. We are one family. We need to affirm our oneness around the table of Christ this day. WE ARE FAMILY EVEN WITH THOSE WHO DO NOT DECLARE JESUS AS LORD. As followers of Jesus we long for the day when every person on this earth knows him to be Savior and Lord. We ought never be apologetic for our evangelical imperative. Nevertheless, it would be the most grievous of blasphemies if as followers of this man whose very nature was love we should in ...

3879. Roll Call

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... little boy explained, "Yesterday I forgot my sweater at school. This morning my mother told me not to come home without it. I can't find it anywhere. I want to call her and ask her where she wants me to go!" For many of us life is one long battle for control. First with our parents, then with our teachers, then with our employers ” even with ourselves. That is the humbling effect of a bad habit. We discover we can't even control ourselves. We have only one hope ” to yield to God's control.When we are ...

3880. Keeping Alert For Christmas

Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... of sync with the festive activities going on all around us. Advent is a season of preparation. It is a time to look both to the future and back to the past. We look forward to Christ's coming again as we remember and celebrate his birth long ago. Before Jesus ascended into heaven he promised the apostles that one day he would return. The apostles asked the same question that has been asked in every generation since, "When will these things be?" If only we knew exactly when Christ will return we could pencil ...

3881. May Christ Be Born In You

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... of transformation. It's "discovering our soul and letting Christ be born from the waiting heart." (2) At unlikely times and in unlikely places God breaks into our lives. John the Baptist was out in the desert proclaiming that the time had come for God to act. The long-awaited Messiah was coming. The time was at hand. But that was only part of John's message. TO PREPARE FOR GOD'S GIFT OF SALVATION WE NEED TO TURN OUR LIVES AROUND. That was the second theme of John's ministry. He came "proclaiming a baptism ...

3882. Trying To Get The Pageant Right!

John 1:19-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... who was about to arrive on the scene. "He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him." And that, of course, is our job this morning as well. We are giving witness to the unexpected and at the same time the long-anticipated. Christ is born in Bethlehem of Judea. Come let us adore him. 1. IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT. Robert Fulghum. New York: Villard Books, 1989, pp. 52-55. 2. Casey Zesch, Pflugerville, TX. Source: THE LUTHERAN WITNESS 3. THE MERRIEST BOOK OF ...

3883. A Star And A Dream

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... to her for coming to work with them. She began questioning her effectiveness. Did she say something to offend or hurt some of these people she cared about so much? Mary Lou thought about these things as she packed. The next morning the pastor would accompany her on the long walk back to the highway where she'd get a bus for Mexico City. When the pastor arrived the next morning, Mary Lou told him she had some things to pick up at the church. As they walked out of the church the pastor suddenly caught her arm ...

3884. Surprised On The Mountaintop

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... see it anyway. He did have one regret however. He had never seen his grandson. Sensing death closing in on him, William's grandfather began praying more intensely for the Lord to give him sight, just long enough to see his grandson before he died. The doctors had told him that it was an impossibility because his eyes had long since turned a milky blue from a disease. One day Grandpa was playing with his grandson when suddenly he could see. The whole family ran out into the yard to see what all the fuss was ...

3885. Face To Face With The Devil

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Anyone who has ever begun an exercise program or gone on a diet or tried to quit smoking knows that the hardest part is getting started. The longer you wait to begin, the harder it is to start, and it is possible to put it off for so long that the chances for success grow very, very slim. Jesus nipped temptation in the bud. He said no from the very beginning ” and so should we. OF COURSE, JESUS WAS NOT ALONE IN HIS CONFRONTATION WITH THE TEMPTOR, AND NEITHER ARE WE. The Psalmist proclaims, "My help comes ...

3886. Help Me Make It Through The Night

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... of her suffering and disappointment. Joni's honesty set that dying young man free. He was able to let go of his bitterness and anger. He stopped seeing himself as one who did not have enough faith. Instead he came to see Christ in a new way. Not long after that crusade the young man died, "but his parents were able to rejoice," Dr. Graham says because, "he had not died angry and bitter. He simply gave his life back to his loving Father by giving himself completely to Jesus Christ." (3) He was set free from ...

3887. The Jesus Connection

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... But as he eased himself onto the wet rock, worn smooth from years of running water, his feet slipped and he tumbled into the foaming river. Fortunately he managed to grab a rock spur and save himself for the moment, but his grasp was weak, and he wouldn't long be able to keep himself from being swept over the falls by the raging stream. Seeing his friend's plight Gary immediately grabbed hold of a sapling and stretched out over the water as far as he could in a desperate effort to reach his friend. It was a ...

3888. Whoever Would Have Thought?

Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... principals, counselors, and teachers. Terms such as "character disorder," "sociopath," and "psychopathic personality" were used to describe their daughter's behavior. The experts all agreed that there was no hope for improvement. Over the years Clarence and his wife prayed, prayed long and hard, with no observable results. Eventually the girl ran away. A short time later she was caught and placed in a detention center, and later into half-way houses and foster homes. Clarence and his wife lost track of her ...

3889. The Three-fold Journey

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... America. And as much as he wanted to, Danny couldn't do both. It was a hard decision, one that Danny sweated over for a long time. But he finally decided to go on the mission project, even though just one year before, the baseball trip had been his life' ... in a way she had never expected or even thought possible. She tried desperately to regain her composure as the service continued. But long before the service ended, her head was in her arms and she was crying. (5) Few people have such a dramatic episode of ...

3890. The Secret Of Happy Marriages

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... in for a disappointment. There is much that is wrong in many relationships, to be sure, but there is also much that is right. Let's consider, for example, the role of women in the marriage relationship. The truth of the matter is that women have come a long way. In Ancient Greece, a woman's age was counted from the day of her marriage. I wonder why that was. Could it be that a woman wasn't considered to exist unless she was married? The Thracians, a warrior people who lived in what is Bulgaria today, from ...

3891. Who Is He?

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... one of them replied. Someone else said, "Elijah," while others said that he was seen as "one of the prophets." But then Jesus asked, "But what do you think? Who do you say that I am?" Now that's an interesting question. After being with him for so long, did Jesus really believe that his own disciples were not sure who he was? Or was he testing them? It is true that even celebrities are hard to recognize sometimes. Like Billy Graham. He had just gotten back from Hawaii, and was driving home with one of his ...

3892. What Would You Have Him Do For You?

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... workers bought her pies at a nickel apiece. For the next few years, on balmy spring days, blistering summer noons, and in cold, wet, and wintry storms, Annie never disappointed her customers. The workers came to depend on her and her delicious meat pies. Before too long her simple stall became a store carrying meat and cheese. (2) Annie had stepped from the road which seemed to have been chosen for her and cut herself a brand new path. That takes courage. That's what Bartimaeus was saying he wanted to do ...

3893. Giants Or Grasshoppers?

Numbers 13:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... because of the fear of a few. Then Rev. Andrews asked, "Giants or Grasshoppers?" which we will be? Jim knew what he wanted. He longed to be a giant. He was tired of grasshopper living. He thought again of his pledge. "Maybe we could give a little more," he ... to us, and about our future. Maybe it's time we show our feelings with our pledge." "I'm pleased," said Ann. "I've thought for a long time that we could do more. I've been looking for a good time to talk with you about it. I'm glad you changed your mind ...

3894. How Shall We Prepare?

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... glad to see one woman walk over and pick up the bills. But she just took them to someone else to ask if that person had left them there. When he said no, she put the money back." (3) How long do you think that money would have laid unclaimed in our country? Not long. Something scary is happening to us. We have replaced absolute principles of conduct with moral relativism. As a result more students are cheating on their school work, more adults are cheating on their taxes. Christine Hoff-Sommers published an ...

3895. Angels Announce His Coming

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... with Amazon tribes. "What have you learned from them?" Fox asked the priest. The younger man replied without hesitation, "Joy." He said concerning the members of these tribes, "They experience more joy in a day than we do in a year. And they don't live as long or have as much as we do." Fox also tells of some African Americans who were visiting Africa for the first time. They were asked by the Africans there, "Why are you Americans so sad all the time?" Is that true? Are Americans sad all the time? Well ...

3896. Jesus Goes To School

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... on the little league team or the soccer team and then take their children's religious education so casually. I guarantee you that long after your children have quit playing soccer or baseball, they are going to need their faith, and if you have not helped them ... about this wonderful world, and do so willingly. My feelings are tender; please be sensitive to my needs; don't nag me all day long (You wouldn't want to be nagged for your inquisitiveness). Treat me as you would like to be treated. I am a special ...

3897. A Great And Wonderful New Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... Ah, so you wear them for comfort." "No, no!" the foreman said, "It's because we are surgeons. Just like my son. He takes care of the pipes of the body. We take care of the pipes of the plant! The plant isn't going to have any breakdowns as long as we're working on its arteries. We take care of these pipes exactly the way a doctor takes care of your heart." The consultant even noticed the stencils on their locker doors said, "Dr." and then the worker's name. (3) What was happening here? The workers in that ...

3898. A New Look For A New Year

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... . It's like three women who arrived at the Pearly Gates at the same time. St. Peter came but said he had some pressing business and would they please wait. He was gone for a long time, but finally he came back and called one of the women in and asked her if she minded waiting. "No," she said, "I've looked forward to this for so long. I love God and can't wait to meet Jesus. I don't mind at all." St. Peter then said, "Well I have one more question. How do you spell `God?'" She said, "Capital ...

3899. The Secrets Of His Success

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... some mischief for his brothers and tricks them into bringing his younger brother Benjamin down to meet him. Joseph is overcome with emotion at seeing his younger brother. He has to leave the room to compose himself. When he returns he decides the charade has gone on long enough. "I am Joseph your brother," he announces to them. "Don't be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. For two years now there has been famine in ...

3900. Where Is Your Citizenship?

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... star of the Chicago White Sox. So the farmer plows under his corn and builds a ball diamond. It seems like a foolish exercise. A cornfield is real. It is something you can touch, something you can enjoy here and now ” but a ball field and a ball player long since gone from the scene? What an absurd dream. Sure enough, though, one day Shoeless Joe Jackson walks out of the cornfield and begins to play ball. So do seven other White Sox players, and then some old New York Giants. It is a tender story, and it ...

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