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3951. Pentecostal Power

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... testifying on the Day of Pentecost and thought they were drunk. They didn’t hear anything at all that was meaningful. And they were probably people who had no difficulty understanding the disciples’ words. They simply weren’t connected. The miracle of Pentecost was as much about listening as it was about speaking. A Southern mom was talking with her young son about why all their relatives from the North “talk funny.” “They have a different accent,” she explained. “Everybody talks in ...

3952. Hard to Believe

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... they have heard from day one: "Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day..."(2) Then he continues with a list of those who saw the risen Christ, witnesses - Peter, then to the disciples gathered in the locked Upper Room; there was one appearance about which we know no details which was witnessed by more than five hundred at the same time, most of whom are still alive (and presumably willing to verify), says Paul; he appeared to James, then ...

3953. Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time

Luke 24:13-35

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David E. Leininger

... can quote you scripture till the cows come home but I would be hard pressed to identify them by their behavior as Christian. Jesus himself had set that standard when he told the twelve in the Upper Room, "By this shall everyone know you are my disciples: that you have love one for another."(1) Asked by a persistent reporter to define the meaning of jazz, legendary trumpeter Louis Armstrong is reputed to have answered, "If you have to ask the question, you'll never know." Something similar is true of Jesus ...

3954. Happy Birthday, Dear Church

Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... surprised that modern commerce has missed this golden opportunity? Our lesson from Acts, chapter 2, recalls the first Pentecost AFTER the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus. Just before he was taken up out of their sight, the Lord had instructed his disciples to go to Jerusalem and wait, which they had done. For ten days, off and on, they had been having a prayer meeting. No doubt, they reminisced. They talked about the three incredible years they had traveled the countryside with this most amazing ...

3955. On Being Mistaken For A Mannequin

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... church on the Day of Pentecost understood that its primary mission was to reach out to the world. The unity that they experienced and the prayers that they offered were only to help them more ably fulfill the task that Christ had given them to make disciples of all persons. They existed not for their own benefit, but for the world's. There is a legend that at the entrance to Heaven, two questions will be asked of everyone who comes seeking admittance. The first question is this: "Did you come alone?" And ...

3956. Jesus, Where Are You?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... buses read: "All of These Were Saved by Our Fire Department from Burning Buildings." (3) Wouldn't it be great if we could fill a caravan with people this church has saved? We see Jesus in people who are in need. FINALLY, WE SEE JESUS IN THOSE WHO ARE HIS DISCIPLES. That's us! We ought to be able to see Jesus in one another. You have heard it said, "You are the only Bible some people will ever read." We could also say, "You are the only Jesus some people will ever meet." Now, we could get discouraged at this ...

3957. Light

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... three simple words, "I shall return." Two and one-half years passed. Then, on October 20, 1944, MacArthur waded ashore at Leyte. He declared, "I have returned!" When Christ left behind his disciples and entrusted to them the enterprise of telling the world the Good News of God’s love and mercy, he made those disciples a promise: "I shall return." Notice that Isaiah does not say that nations COULD beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. He says they SHALL beat their swords ...

3958. How Shall We Prepare Ourselves For Christmas

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... total commitment to righteous living. How do we prepare for the Lord's coming? By repenting of our wrongdoing and seeking after righteousness. FINALLY, WE PREPARE FOR CHRIST'S COMING BY RECEIVING GOD'S GRACE. We are not disciples of John the Baptist ” as much as we admire him and as much as we seek to heed his words. We are disciples of Jesus. We do repent of our sins. We do seek to live righteous lives. But we know that we do not have the power within ourselves to live as we ought to live. Thus we throw ...

3959. Watch!

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

King Duncan

... young abound with enthusiasm and the conviction that nothing is impossible. Maybe that is why Jesus told Nicodemus that in order to enter the Kingdom of God he would need to be born all over again. "Lest ye enter the kingdom as a little child . . . " Jesus said to his disciples. Is not a child's enthusiasm and joy primarily the product of a complete sense of trust? A child has to be taught to fear and to hate. Tell a child that there is a loving God who watches over him day and night and he will not doubt ...

3960. Mary's Song

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

King Duncan

... of her. John writes in his Gospel, "Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, `Woman, behold thy son!' Then saith he to the disciple, `Behold thy mother!'" (John 19: 25-27) Doubtless Mary would gladly have taken her son's place on the cross of Calvary just as he took ours. Life is hard. Many of us are having a difficult ...

3961. From Tears To Triumph

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... a brain tumor. The boy listened carefully, then looked the doctor in the eye and asked, "How shall we break it to my parents?" (1) He was more concerned about his parent's reaction than he was with the prospect of death. Jesus had tried to break it to his disciples what was to happen to himthat he must suffer and die and on the third day be raised. Simon Peter had protested. He would defend the Lord all by himself if need be. The others never seemed to grasp the full import of Jesus' words. Now he had been ...

3962. Mustard Seed Faith

Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... plants in the garden with branches so large that the birds of the air can make their nests in its shade. On another occasion he told his disciples that if they had as much faith as a grain of mustard seed, they could say to a sycamore tree, "Pluck yourself up by the roots and ... of carpenter or fisherman or taxcollector. The tiny mustard seed planted 2,000 years ago by Jesus and his disciples must have shown little promise. Life is like that. Look to the trifles, the little things, the overlooked details ...

3963. The Real Tragedy Of The Tv Evangelists

Mark 6:7-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... to go out and lead the world to repentance, to cast out demons and to heal the sick. That is a pretty big order, isn't it? Any place you go, however, in your work or in your leisure where you walk with integrity and love because you are a disciple of Jesus Christ, you help turn the tide. Let's use a negative example. Gaetan Dugas is assumed to be the first man to bring the AIDS virus to the United States. A French Canadian airline steward, he visited New York in 1976 for the visit of the Tall Ships ...

3964. Behold The Lamb

John 1:29-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... fresh from the carpenter shop. He has made no enemies, issued no controversial teachings nor ruffled any royal feathers. Any comparison to the Paschal Lamb sacrificed for the sins of the people is certainly premature. It would be some time before Jesus would be warning his disciples that he must suffer and die. Yet here we find an allusion to that event in the first chapter of John’s Gospel. Most of us are aware that the writer of the Gospel of John, in contrast to the writers of the other three Gospels ...

3965. People Who Would Destroy God’s Temple

1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... he was dying of leukemia. His last words to one of his colleagues were: “Finish it? You bet we’ll finish it.” Unfortunately, Bill Lear didn’t finish his work. He left that for his colleagues. (4) Jesus’ last words to his disciples were “Go make disciples . . . .” In other words, “finish what I have begun.” And that is his command to us today. Finish what Christ started. Finish what Paul and Apollos added. Finish what millions of saints through the ages, including many who are dear to us ...

3966. He Is Risen!

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... thiefburied in a borrowed tomb. When the tomb was found to be empty that first Easter morning, they were numb with disbelief. Peter and John ran to the tomb to see for themselves. Even after Christ had made appearances to many of his followers, the disciple Thomas still refused to believeuntil he saw for himself the scars in Christ's hands and his feet. "My Lord and my God!" he cried in the face of undeniable evidence. The resurrection is an historical event. It permeates the whole New Testament. Paul's ...

3967. Lightning Struck

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... it is God's will that it happen. Our lack of faith is the only hindrance. What are the characteristics of a church that is invaded by the Holy Spirit? Three characteristics are central. These are POWER, VISION, AND PRESENCE. Jesus, in his final instructions to his disciples, told them to wait in Jerusalem "until you are clothed with power from on high." (Luke 24: 49) That power would be the Holy Spirit at work in their lives. On the Day of Pentecost Simon Peter preached and 3,000 souls were added to the ...

3968. What On Earth Is The Trinity?

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of millions? Christians believe in a God who has revealed His nature and purpose to the world in and through Jesus Christ. We also believe that God continues to reveal Himself, continues to act on the stage of human history. When Jesus was no longer with the disciples, they did not feel that God had left them. And, at Pentecost, the presence of God became richer and deeper than ever before, as the Holy Spirit came upon them. This God who continues to reveal Himself in the world and in the hearts of persons ...

3969. One Word Changed Everything

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... large if he were being hung. Jesus knew that some in the crowds cheering him would later shout the loudest for his crucifixion. So, he wasn't really all that concerned when he asked, "Who do men say that I am?" However, he was concerned when he turned to his disciples and asked them, "And who do you say that I am?" Jesus' plan for the salvation of the world lay with this small group of men. He was building a team that would carry on after he was gone. The only thing that mattered to Jesus was their opinion ...

3970. Blessing, Testing, Response

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... the test that very night his life was required of him! The false attitude is that God alone will feed the hungry. Therefore, we don't have to. All we need do is pray for them asking God to provide their food. That was the attitude which the disciples had in Mark 6:30 after Jesus had taught the 5,000 in the wilderness. It was getting late, the people were hungry. The apostles wanted to send them away so they could find food for themselves. But Jesus instructed them, "You give them something to eat." The ...

3971. Would You Mind Rescuing Me?

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... pester people. We are called to offer hope to people who need rescuing. That is the second element we need to recapturea sense of what we are about. THE THIRD ELEMENT WE MUST RECAPTURE IS A REALIZATION OF THE SOURCE OF OUR POWER. Jesus instructed his disciples to "stay in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high." This may be the weakest link in the church today. Nels Ferre wrote of a Christian convert from Hawaii who spoke about prayer to a seminary in America. "Before the missionaries came ...

3972. The Deal Of A Lifetime

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... lack one thing," Jesus said, "Go, sell what you have, and give it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven...." The young man turned away sadly. Jesus said to his disciples, "Children...it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God." The disciples were astonished at the harshness of this teaching. Jesus reassured them. "All things are possible with God." Peter then said to him, "Lo, we have left everything and followed you." And they had ...

3973. How Can I Know The Truth?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... . First, we can trust our own minds, the minds God has given us. Secondly, we can trust the experiences of others. FINALLY, WE CAN TRUST THE HOLY SPIRIT TO REVEAL TO US ALL THE TRUTH WE NEED TO LIVE OUR LIVES. Jesus knew that he would be leaving the disciples in a short time. He also knew that they still had many questions about the Kingdom. He wanted them to know that he was not leaving them without a Counselor. Thus he promised them that, "All that the Father has is mine," and he went on to say that ...

3974. Teach Us To Pray

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... hands? That is absurd, of course, but the fact remains that prayer is one of the most puzzling experiences in the Christian life. No wonder the disciples came to Jesus one day and asked, "Teach us to pray." Teach us to pray. Does that not say to you and to me that prayer ... to alter their expectations. What is the difference? Is there an art, maybe even a science to prayer? Jesus answered his disciples' request with a model prayer-one which we know, of course, as the Lord's Prayer. "When ye pray, say, 'Our ...

3975. Preparing For God's Great Gift

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

King Duncan

... ; it is a time to look forward to the day when Jesus will return. We do not know when that long anticipated event shall occur, but we stay prepared. FIRST OF ALL, WE STAY PREPARED BY SEEKING TO BRING OUR LIVES INTO TUNE WITH GOD. Jesus reminded his disciples of the example of Noah. Noah was in tune with God. His neighbors were not. Noah obeyed God and began preparing for the flood by building an ark in fair weather. Noah’s neighbors must have thought he was crazy. But Noah knew what was about to happen ...

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