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Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... I want you to know," said the priest, "that God has a picture of you on His dresser." Do you believe that? I guess it depends on what kind of God you have. I read of a man who frequently dreamed that God ran after him with a paper in his hand. All his life he ... on his dream, he realized the paper was not a warrant for his arrest, but a pardon for his sins. (4) It depends on what kind of God you have. The God Jesus revealed to us is a God who patiently waits for His wayward children to come back home. There ...

3927. A Reason For Living

Philippians 1:12-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... during the later years in her life, when her body was growing more frail even while her spirit became more triumphant. Whether she lived or died was not the point. Either way she would be with Christ. Either way she would be victorious. Do you have that kind of confidence about life? Author Bruce Larson says that one of his favorite verses is John 10:10, where Jesus tells us that He came that we might have life. The Greek word used for "life" is ZOE, which means: "life pressed down, heaped up and running ...

3928. Family Resemblance

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... we shall see Him just as He is." That's who our Father is! We children of God! Alice, Queen Victoria's daughter, once took an old woman certain gifts. The old woman inquired, "And who is the lady to whom I am indebted for all this exceeding kindness?" The princess replied, "I myself am nobody, but my mother is the queen of England!" The princess understated her case, for she was an heir just as you and I are heirs. Old Testament scholar, Walter Brueggemann put it this way, "It is great freedom to know who ...

3929. Surprised Sheep And Graceless Goats

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Stan Meade

... are ministering to Jesus. It's obvious that this attitude makes Mother Teresa look for as many people to help as possible. Have you done something thoughtful for someone else this week? Then you have done something thoughtful for Jesus. It might be a word of kindness or encouragement. It might be a visit at the hospital or a gift to someone in need. You did it unto Jesus. Surprised? Most of us are as unaware of the importance of our good deeds as were the sheep in Jesus' parable. There is a Czechoslovakian ...

3930. The Forgiven

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... that moment, Sparks said he experienced the love of Christ for this man. Ordinary human love could not cause that kind of forgiveness for a man who had killed your loved ones, only the prayers of forgiveness could accomplish that miracle ... was moving proof that they had done some things right in their lives, and it meant the world to them. (5) I don't know what kind of hurts you may have brought in with you today, but I do know this nursing grudges, harboring resentments, holding on to the wrongs others have ...

3931. A Misplaced Holy Day

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... . They bowed before the Christ child and presented him gold, representing his royalty and purity. They also presented him with frankincense. Frankincense was the chief element in the incense burned upon the altar in the temple. Frankincense is a resin, from a kind of tree held so sacred in days of old that in southern Arabia and Ethiopia, where it grew, only a few particularly pure persons were allowed even to approach it. Legends told that the precious trees were guarded by winged serpents. Frankincense ...

3932. Answers To Life's Three Critical Questions

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... call many people to be prophets. I would be surprised if any of us had that particular calling. However, all of us are called to serve God in some way. And until we find what that calling is and fulfill it, you and I can never enjoy the kind of blessings from God that God intends. John W. Gardner, founding chairman of Common Cause, tells of a cheerful old man who asked a question of just about every new acquaintance he fell into conversation with: "What have you done," he would ask, "that you believe in and ...

3933. Bound By A Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... moment in his memory forever. He had never known love like that before, and he didn't know if he ever would again. Before he left, this little fifthgrader made two solemn promises to his caring teachers: One, that he would never forget them and their kindness to him. And two, that he would do everything in his power to make them proud of him. Twenty years later, Dave Pelzer stood before his old teachers at Thomas Edison Elementary School to thank them for what they did, and to give them something special ...

3934. Future Tense

Luke 12:54-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... we live? We won't earn millions doing it, but at least we will be following the leading of our Lord. Trend #1. WE ARE MATERIALLY RICH. Wouldn't you agree with that? We are a prosperous people. People have their houses filled with toys of every kind. The stock market has reached new heights. New millionaires are created every day. We personally may not feel very rich, but as a people, we are. We are so rich that it has become a spiritual problem. Money has begun to obscure some of our more important values ...

3935. Finishing In The Top 10%

Luke 17:11-19

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... boys and girls. This morning I want to tell you a story. Back in Jesus' day, there was a kind of nerve disease that was really awful. It was called leprosy. Leprosy was about the worst disease a person ... Finally, one man comes back and says "Thank you." Just one man. You know, we have so many reasons to thank God. He loves us, and He has given us all kinds of neat things. We can thank God for our mommies and daddies. We can thank God for the sunshine. What are some other things we can thank God for? (Wait for ...

3936. Justified By What?

Romans 3:19-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... a sin up sheet is available in the narthex for those who wish to check a box for the Rite of Individual Confession." I wonder what kind of response we would get if we had a "sin up" sheet? To say that all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory says ... theologian Paul Tillich's great phrase, we are estranged from God. There is a chasm that separates us from God and keeps us from the kind of peace, love and joy that God means for us to have. A park ranger was leading a group of hikers to a lookout tower ...

3937. What's Wrong With Laughing?

Luke 6:17-26

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... anybody who is hurting, anybody who suffers. And God wants us to care about these people, too. What are some ways that we can help poor people, or hungry people, or sick people, or sad people? (Wait for 2 or 3 answers) Those are all good answers. That's the kind of thing God wants us to do, the kind of thing that makes God happy and makes other people happy. Let's pray and ask God to show us how to help those who need our help.

3938. We've Been Bragging About You!

2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... to Winston Churchill, "You know, Sir Winston, I've never told you about my grandchildren." Churchill responded by clapping the man on the shoulder and replying, "I realize it, my dear fellow, and I can't tell you how grateful I am!" Well, that was kind of cruel, but what grandparent doesn't like to brag about their children's children? Parents have been known to boast. But parents have to be careful. Youth worker Walter Mueller tells about a mother who once came to him to boast about her 14yearold daughter ...

3939. We've Been Bragging About You

2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... hardest things on earth. What makes the difference between a pencil lead and a diamond? The amount of pressure that the carbon is under. You see, carbon is found in rocks. Soft carbon, like the kind found in pencil lead, comes from rocks that haven't been under much pressure. That's how the carbon stays so soft. But hard carbon, the kind that makes up diamonds, comes from rocks that have been under a whole lot of pressure for a really long time. That's what turns the carbon into a diamond. And which is more ...

3940. Bracing For The Rough Times

Luke 21:5-38

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... off the trouble together. Our Bible passage today is about getting ready for trouble. Jesus warns the Jewish people that bad times are coming. Soon, the people will be caught up in wars and other bad stuff. The beautiful temple they worship in will be torn down. All kinds of bad things will happen to them. But Jesus tells them not to worry. God will be with them, and will help them if they will stay faithful to God. You see, Jesus knows trouble is coming, and He wants to warn the people. The only way for ...

3941. Thanks For All You've Done

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

Sermon

King Duncan

... free country. It is one of the free gifts that has been granted to us for which we ought to say "Thank you" each and every day. But in our minds and hearts we are citizens of another country, a country without borders or walls or dividers of any kind. It is the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And just as there are benefits to living in this great country, there are benefits to being citizens of the kingdom of God. As residents of Christ's kingdom, we have the security of knowing that at the ...

3942. Day Of Decision

Mark 14:10-26, 43-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... way." The former continued, "The first steps he took-- So eager and breathless--the sweet startled look Which came over his face--he trusted me so." "Ah, yes," sighed the other, "how well do I know." "But soon he had grown to a bright handsome boy, So stalwart and kind, and it gave me such joy To have him just walk down the street by my side." "Ah, yes," sighed the other, "I felt the same pride." "How often I shielded and spared him from pain, And when He for others was so cruelly slain, When they crucified ...

3943. It's A Miracle

John 20:24-31

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... the Doubter. Even though his friends told him that they had seen Jesus risen from the dead, Thomas would not believe it until he saw for himself. I believe Thomas was kind of smart. We shouldn't believe everything people tell us. Not everything people tell us is true. Jesus didn't mind that Thomas was a Doubter. However, Jesus knew that it was kind of sad that Thomas doubted. Many people live unhappy lives because of doubt. For example, how about if I were to tell you that this beautiful diamond was once an ...

3944. Man, Give Me Some Bread: I Want To Make Sense Out Of My Life

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... . But, if you had to make a choice, which way would you lean: toward worship as a means of acknowledging God's power and presence in the world or toward your own spiritual hunger? The answer to that question affects the kind of music we use in our service, the kind of liturgy we employ, even the content of the message. The fastest growing churches today are what you might call, customer-focused. That is, they survey the community and determine what the community is looking for and then fashion their church ...

3945. Secrets Of Successful Parenting

Luke 2:41-52

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... of pickles, sweet and dill. (Might want to taste these yourself, or give samples to the kids, or have another adult demonstrate the facial expressions associated with eating the pickles) Sweet ones are good and tasty and I could eat those kind all day. Then there are the dill pickles. Dill pickles taste really sour and they'll make your belly button pucker! Ooooeee! What makes the difference? Sweet pickles and dill pickles look the same. They're both made with cucumbers, and water. But the difference is ...

3946. When The Fish Won't Bite

Luke 5:1-11

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... so that they could recognize one another without other people recognizing who they were. One of the languages early Christians used was Greek. The Greek word for fish, ICTHUS, contains the first letters of the phrase, "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior," and so it became a kind of a secret password among Christians of the Roman Empire. Here is how the early Christians would use it. They would walk up to a person whom they thought might also be a Christian and draw half of a fish in the dirt with their foot ...

3947. Trees

Jeremiah 17:8

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... can snare us like that bush. Some young people get snared by drugs. It doesn't seem to be very important at first, but soon it has captured their life and it has done them much harm. I hope you never run into the drug thorn. But there are all kinds of thorns--in fact, anything that hurts people can be a "wait a bit" thorn. Sometimes people get themselves in messes they can't get out of. That's when many people pray to God. They need a friend to help them out of the thorns. Jesus is the ...

3948. Letters Straight From The Heart

2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's father, Ed, encouraged his son to live as normal a life as possible. He gave his son every opportunity to try new things and take risks, and he was always there to help if Erik needed him. With that kind of encouragement behind him, Erik explored all kinds of activities, and soon became an accomplished mountain climber. He has climbed El Capitan, Camelback Mountain, and Mt. Kilimanjaro. He celebrated Helen Keller's birthday on June 27, 1995, by climbing Mt. McKinley in Alaska. In fact, Erik has become ...

3949. All That From A Little Bit Of Water?

Mark 1:9-13

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... , they trusted Jesus and believed in Him and did what He told them to do. God's voice was like a sign to them, telling them that Jesus was really God's Son. Jesus didn't look any different from you and me on the outside, so He needed some kind of sign to show them that He was more than just a person; He was the Son of God. Just like the heart symbol on the outside of a package shows us that the food inside is good for us, God's voice was a sign to people that Jesus ...

3950. Smart As A Goat

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... any of you play golf? Most people don't play golf until they're teenagers or adults. Tiger is a remarkable young man with a remarkable gift the gift of being able to play golf very, very well. Did you know that everyone has a gift of some kind? Everyone is good at something? Some people are good singers. Some people are good at building things. Some people are good at growing things. Some people are able to read real well. Some people get along with other people real well. God gives everyone a gift of some ...

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