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4001. How God Gets His Kicks

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... on them, our lives would be radically changed. If we would see our possibilities as clearly as we see our problems, we would turn the world upside down. In one of his books, Robert Schuller tells about a delightful conversation he had with actor Gregory Peck. It concerned how Peck bought his beautiful home. Peck was in the middle of filming the life of General Douglas MacArthur. They were working on a deadline and Peck was very busy. He had no idea his wife had decided to go shopping for a home. On that ...

4002. We Haven't Seen Anything Yet!

1 Corinthians 2:9

Sermon

King Duncan

... music of Heaven’s choir. Everything we count in this world as good is but an inferior imitation of that which we will one day experience in God’s kingdom. Many of you exercise and take great care of your bodies. Take some time and read I Corinthians 15 concerning the new body that will one day be given to the believer. If you marvel at the wonder of the physical, wait until you behold the spiritual! That is what St. Paul is saying to us. We are told that the artist John Linnell was very sensitive about ...

4003. Good Reasons For Not Cheating

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... would like to be treated. THREE. ALWAYS GIVE YOUR BEST. Integrity, or righteousness, is not simply a negative quality. It is not simply a matter of never doing wrong. Rather it is making your life an offering to God. It is seeking to be a person more concerned about the quality of your life than the quality of your automobile. A person who is lazy or who doesn't try is not a person of integrity. By being slack at any task you show blatant disrespect toward yourself, toward those affected by your slackness ...

4004. The Ultimate Evidence of God

2 Peter 1:16-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... Nazareth, it was left to ordinary people to describe what his coming meant. That is why the Gospels vary in describing the same events. These were eyewitness reports, not some well thought-out theology of religion. Notice what Peter writes in his Epistle concerning an amazing incident which he experienced along with James and John on the Mount of Transfiguration: “We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses ...

4005. Waiting For The Angels

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... . We all have to deal with the Temptor. It may be, in fact, that temptation is essential to our spiritual development. We struggle with our passions, our human drives, and out of that struggle comes character. In the stories of the Desert Fathers there is one concerning Abbot John the Dwarf. Abbot John prayed to the Lord that all passion be taken from him. His prayer was granted. He became impassible. In this condition he went to one of the elders and said: "You see before you a man who is completely at ...

4006. Coming Alive To Christ

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... table. Fellowship is at the heart of the body of Christ. We are not "Lone Ranger" Christians. The communion table forever is our reminder of that. There is a wonderful example of the "oneness" of Christian believers in Scott Peck's book, THE DIFFERENT DRUM. The story concerns a monastery that had fallen on hard times. There were only five old monks leftthe abbot and four brothers, all over seventy in age. In the woods near the monastery was a hut that was visited from time to time by a rabbi from a nearby ...

4007. A Service the Church Will Never Forget

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... service if you kept grandfather awake.” Tommy said, “Yes Ma’am, but grandfather offered me a $1.00 if I would let him sleep.” Many of us can sympathize with grandfather. Worship is not the most exciting place sometimes. But I like another little story concerning two boys who were talking about Noah and the ark. They were thinking about the odors and the noise and the inconvenience of being cooped up on the boat with all of those animals--about how crowded and about how dirty and how smelly it must ...

4008. Are We Offering the Right Cup?

Matthew 9:35-10:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... somebody to be a part of the family of Christ. So I would like to focus for a few moments on Christ’s call to be evangelists--those who introduce their family and friends as well as strangers to Jesus Christ. Let’s begin by anchoring our concern for evangelism in Christ’s compassion for the world. This compassion is the only reason he sends us out to make new disciples. We read in Matthew 9:36, “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep ...

4009. Freedom!

Romans 6:3-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... enjoying the benefits of political freedom every day. Regardless of your political inclinations, you have to wonder if Nelson Mandela was ever really a prisoner of the South African government. How does a man maintain such dignity, such grace, such ability to articulate the concerns of his people after being confined for such a long period of time. His body may have been imprisoned, but not his mind, not his heart, not his soul. The Apostle Paul knew what it was to be imprisoned. Some of his finest letters ...

4010. Ultimate Freedom

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the world than the freedom that Christ gives. Our failure to recognize that truth is a great hindrance to our growth as disciples. The message of the Bible is one long saga of liberation. Consider our Scripture lessons for the day. The lesson from Exodus concerns the birth of that great liberator Moses. The people of Israel were slaves in Egypt. But there stood Moses sent by Yahweh to declare to the Pharoah, "Let my people go!" Moving to the New Testament, we discover that no one wrestled more with the ...

4011. Forever Hopeful

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... is to be revealed to us." Some of us know about those "sufferings of the present time." Norman Vincent Peale writes about walking down the street, when he saw his friend George approaching. It was evident from George's downtrodden look that he was deeply concerned about something. Dr. Peale asked him, "How are you, George?" While that was meant to be a routine inquiry, George took him very seriously and for fifteen minutes enlightened him on how bad he felt. Finally Dr. Peale said to him, "George, I'm sorry ...

4012. It Makes No Difference Where You Belong

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... a truth won't set well with everyone, I know. There is a wonderful story about a church in Holland which felt strictly bound to obey the commandment to keep the sabbath holy. On a certain Sunday, however, the area was threatened by a terrible storm. There was concern that if the dikes were not strengthened, the people would not survive. The police notified the pastor of the danger. He was faced with the decision of whether to call off the services and urge his people to work on the dikes. Unable to make the ...

4013. Who Is He?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Shall we not also be moved then by the compassion of God who saw our plight and became incarnate, walked in our shoes, that He might know our need and we might know His love. One of my favorite stories about Helen Keller concerns her introduction to the Christian message. When Helen learned to communicate, Anne Sullvan decided it was time for her to hear about Jesus Christ. Being a Bostonian, she summoned the most renowned clergyman of his day, Phillips Brooks. Brooks came, and with Sullivan interpreting ...

4014. Started Toward A Great Tomorrow

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... ways to make all of life contribute to their endeavor. St. Paul was focused. "...but this ONE thing I do..." ST. PAUL ALSO KNEW HOW TO FORGET. "...forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching unto those things which are before..." Some people are so concerned over the past that they destroy their future. They cannot quit looking back. That could have happened to St. Paul. He could have let his guilt over persecuting the church prevent him from giving his best. He could have hung his head and said ...

4015. Save The Tokens For Uncle Sam

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... Caesar's. Render unto God the things that are God's. There is a silly story going around that makes a powerful point about where many of us are right now. According to the story, Pope John Paul II was needing a heart transplant. There was much concern throughout the Roman Catholic world. Everyone gathered outside of the Vatican screaming and waving their hands. "Take my heart, Pope, take my heart!" Well, the Pope didn't know what to do, so an idea popped into his head. He asked everyone to please be quiet ...

4016. God And The Irs

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... as honored for about half the price." One last observer noted that the Eiffel tower is the Empire State building after taxes. God and the IRS. "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's." The Parisees were concerned about Jesus' growing popularity. They rightfully regarded him as a threat to the orthodoxy of the day. They sought for ways to expose him as a charlatan and a fraud or to paint him as a revolutionary who was a threat to the government. They sent their ...

4017. What Gets Into People?

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Nevertheless, if someone in your family undergoes a severe personality change, a good physical examination is the first order of the day. There is, however, inappropriate behavior for which there is no chemical or physical explanation. I suspect that this was true concerning this wretched man that Jesus met. The Bible says simply that the man had an unclean spirit. Today we would probably say the man had a mental disorder. Maybe he was in the habit of harassing people who went to the synagogue. Today ...

4018. Face To Face With God

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... his lack of observational skills. This was the main thing in that roomnot the elaborate stairway, but the Christ. (4) Mark tells us the disciples "no longer saw any one with them but Jesus only." There is more to those words than we might suppose. All other concerns were eclipsed by the glory of what they had seen on that mountain top. Quietly they would make their way back down the mountain pondering in their hearts the significance of it all. It was all too grand for them to get their little minds around ...

4019. Face To Face With The Tempter

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... gets off. (5) Ask the person whose adultery has cost him his marriage and the respect of his family and friends. Ask the person whose carelessness with his company's funds has cost him his job. A little leads to a lot and the end is a tragedy for all concerned. THIS IS ALL TO SAY THAT THE ONLY EFFECTIVE WAY FOR MOST OF US TO DEAL WITH TEMPTATION IS AVOID IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. You see, we are not Jesus. He could take on the Tempter and win. Every day there are many Christians who think they, too, are ...

4020. The Ultimate Success Formula

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... real gogivers. He's not talking about stocks and bonds, but soup kitchens and bread lines. He's not talking about winning the rat race, but serving the human race in his name. That's the kind of selfdenial and cross bearing about which he is concerned. Grandma Moses achieved worldly success late in life. By the time she died, her name was a household word. And yet when Grandma Moses was asked at ninety-three what she was proudest of, she replied, "I've helped some people." The gentle actress, Audrey Hepburn ...

4021. True Love

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... we need is to relax in the knowledge that we are loved. "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son that whoever believes in him..." Do you believe in Christ? Then what in the world are you worried about? Accept his love. Lay your deepest concerns at the foot of the cross. God made a statement on Calvary two thousand years ago. There were two signs that hung above Jesus' head. The unbelieving world saw only one. It read, "King of the Jews." The believing eye, however, sees another: "In this is love ...

4022. The Mighty Tide Of God Rolled In

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... of you watch soap operas on TV-either daytime or nighttime. Television is dull compared to the things that happen in the lives of real people! If the life of our church gets humdrum at times, it is because there is no real sharing going on of individual concerns and heartaches. The Prime Minister of New Zealand attended the coronation of Edward VII as king of the British empire. Someone asked him what was most memorable about his trip. He replied that on the way back to his hotel he passed a slum section in ...

4023. A Most Confusing Doctrine

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... was more than just another hero. Heroes come and go. Want to hear an absurd statistic? There was a poll recently that caught my attention. It was by the Social Science Research Institute at the University of Tennessee, surveying 1,077 people concerning how they felt about the deceased rockandroll star, Elvis Presley. It found the following startling results: Twenty per cent of those interviewed believe Elvis never disobeyed his parents. Seven per cent believe he never told a lie. (1) Amazing! Jesus was more ...

4024. The Deal Of A Lifetime

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... all over our land today. According to nationwide studies, the number one goal of 53 percent of college graduates in 1980 was "being very well off financially." A decade later, that number jumped to 93 percent. In 1980, over 65 percent of college graduates were concerned about a philosophy of life. Only 43 percent of the class of ˜89 felt that a philosophy of life was important. (1) If these studies are correct, we have produced a nation of young money-grubbers. That's not good. According to Jesus the love ...

4025. How Do You See It Now?

Haggai 2:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... man jumped over the back of the buggy and lighted on the ground. Rushing down the road he shouted back, "Not if I can help it!" How are you approaching this New Year? With fear? With dread? With uncertainty? Some of us are. We have legitimate concerns about our health, our financial security, our marriage, our business, our children. Some of us who are up in years can remember better days. Unfortunately life does not give us the privilege of living in the past. The question comes to us, "How do you see ...

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