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4026. In Defense Of Ceremony

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... would not need baptism or for that matter, marriage. One of the important functions that marriage has served over the centuries has been to protect against the exploitation of women. Have you noticed that there is a great deal of rethinking going on concerning so called "no fault" divorces? We are creating a new class of poor persons of discarded women and children. Where there is no alimony, very little child support, and a society that still undercompensates women for their work, you have the possibility ...

4027. He Can Change Water To Wine

John 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... is: yes, of course there is. This is the deeper meaning of the miracle in John's Gospel of Jesus turning the water into wine. The setting is a wedding feast in Cana of Galilee. The wine is running low. Mary, the mother of Jesus, was concerned about the embarrassment this would cause. She spoke to Jesus about it. Nearby were six stone jars reserved for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. "Fill the jars with water," Jesus told the servants. They were filled to the brim ...

4028. The One Thing That Matters

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... when he saw four brightly colored signs standing out of the darkness on the highway. They advertised "gas," "health," "beauty," and "food" in that order. "Here," said Muggeridge, "is the logos of the times, presented in sublime simplicity." In a culture saturated with concern about gas, health, beauty and food, is there any room left for talking about sacrifice of laying down one's life for another? I suspect that most of us were disgusted to read sometime back about the tragedy of Robert McFall, a thirty ...

4029. Idle Tale Or Eternal Truth?

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Never has a less satisfactory solution been proposed to a difficult problem. The reason this explanation was not persuasive then is the same reason it is not persuasive now. It simply does not fit the facts. Let's consider some of the facts concerning Christ's resurrection. IN THE FIRST PLACE, LET'S CONSIDER THE GENUINENESS OF HIS FRIENDS' GRIEF. Never has there been a more demoralized group of believers than that tiny band of followers after Jesus' crucifixion. Only the women were brave enough to mourn ...

4030. Help For Troubled Hearts

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... today." There was another time he warned us about the C.D.T.’s. It was in the Sermon on the Mount. "Do not be anxious about your life," he said. And he mentioned our inner turmoil about what we shall eat and what we shall wear and other concerns of the outer person. He told us that if we would seek first his Kingdom and his righteousness, we would have everything we need. The he concluded by saying, "Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself." (Matthew 6: 2534) Many of us ...

4031. How Can I Know The Truth?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... important question. The question is one that Pontius Pilate asked in his confrontation with Jesus. "What is truth?" How can I know what to believe in today’s world? How can I know whom to trust? Our text from the Gospel of John deals with these very real concerns. What is believable, credible, authentic? There are three places we can turn when we are confused about what is true. FIRST OF ALL, WE CAN TRUST OUR OWN EXPERIENCES AND OUR OWN ABILITY TO REASON. We have a good brain. We can see and hear and feel ...

4032. Teach Us To Pray

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... added these words as the prayer became formalized, but it is hard to imagine praying the prayer without them. It is because God is in control of this universe that we have the confidence to pray believing that he hears our prayers and is sympathetic to our concerns. We trust that whatever answer we receive is in our best interest. In one of his books, Bruce Larson tells about a tragic plane crash in his area. A plane flying in fog had crashed into the side of a mountain. A commercial pilot told Bruce that ...

4033. Narrow Doors-limitless Horizons

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... finally we reach the "end" and find it is eternity in the freedom and grace of God! (1) One of the great truths of life is expressed here. The door to life is a narrow one. FOR EXAMPLE, EDUCATION IS A NARROW DOOR. There is a lot of concern about education nowadays. Jaime O’Neill is a college teacher in Washington. He decided to give his students a basic facts test; not trick questions, mind you, but a simple test to illustrate to his students that they needed to get serious about learning. Here's what he ...

4034. From Timid To Terrific

2 Timothy 1:6-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... keeping you from being the kind of effective witness for Christ that he needs for you to be. You need to walk out of here this morning a new person. Is that possible? Yes, it is possible. St. Paul gives the formula right here. You see, he is concerned that young Timothy be a bold, confident, forthright preacher of the Word. He knew that in the ministry you cannot afford to cower behind an unlocked door. So he is giving young Timothy some important advice-advice that many of us need as well. Let’s consider ...

4035. I Should Have Written That "Thank You Note"

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... Why didn’t I go back?” you ask yourself. “Why didn’t I at least go back and say, ‘Thanks.’” Have you ever found yourself in such a position? Have you ever forgotten to say, “Thank you?” An article once appeared in the Houston Chronicle. It concerned a Mrs. Roy Alvarez. On this fateful day Mrs. Alvarez saw her son, Roy Alvarez, Jr., 10, being swept to his death by a vicious riptide at a place called Rollover Pass. Roy, Jr. had simply been walking in the surf when the riptide swept him away ...

4036. Why Jesus Likes Sinners

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... that what was needed was a complete surrender of himself daily to that grace. It was that same message of divine grace that warmed John Wesley's heart in a little room on Aldersgate Street. In fact he was listening to the words of Martin Luther concerning salvation by faith alone when he had the life transforming experience that propelled him into the forefront of the great Revival movement of the 18th century. The Pharisee could not see that all his righteousness was like filthy rags in the presence of the ...

4037. The Problem with Being Idle

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... the end of a demanding day. As he turned onto the street, he caught sight of a woman sitting at the bus stop, alone and weeping. He circled the block, parked the car and made his way to her. Introducing himself, he asked if she was all right. His concern obviously embarrassed her. She hastily dried her tears and said, 'Yes, I'm fine. Just tired, that's all. Really tired.' "She went on to tell him that she got up every morning at 5:30-fixed breakfast and made lunches for her husband and children. After she ...

4038. Promises Kept!

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... were no wolves in the house. Maybe there aren’t, he would say, but I think there are! FEAR PARALYZES US. Fear of the future threatens us. Just this week, the news contained reports from Toronto that housing sales are up. Bankers are a little concerned. The average family home in Toronto now costs almost $300,000. Mortgage rates are high. The economy has slowed. Why are people buying houses and burying themselves in debt? The reason is simple: Michael Wilson’s new tax proposal will make houses even more ...

4039. Lord, When You Came Down To The Jordan

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... . "Who is this letter describing?" Professor Hauerwas asked his class. Most of his class thought the letter was describing the Moonies or some other off-the-wall group. Actually, it was a composite document drawn from the letters of third century Roman parents concerning a group called Christians. (2) When we are baptized, we identify ourselves with Jesus. We give ourselves to him without reservation. In doing so, we are able to love as he loved. It’s like a high school English teacher from Texas that ...

4040. The Difference Is You

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... saw signs of excessive force being used on prisoners. They heard rumors of money changing hands in order to get people lighter sentences. They did not like what they saw one bit. That was when the trouble really began. A group from the church went to share their concerns with the jailer. "I knew we were asking for trouble when we let you women stick your noses into things," the jailer told them. "You women ought to stay out of what is none of your business," he advised. "What goes on here is really none of ...

4041. When Jiggling Wires Is Not Good Enough

John 4:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... go, somebody who never got tired - teaching and preaching, always healing the sick and feeding the hungry. Here we find Jesus tired and hungry. A Samaritan woman comes to draw water and Jesus senses something is wrong in her life. Speaking out of the depths of his concern for her he offers a word of hope. He offers her "living water." HE BEGINS BY HELPING HER SEE HERSELF IN A NEW WAY. The longest recorded conversation of Jesus with any person is with the Samaritan woman at the well. Jesus asks her, "Give me ...

4042. Sorry, The Doctor's Been Delayed

John 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... according to the American Medical Association, it is the leading complaint of Americans about doctors. That is the amount of time spent in the waiting room. It’s frustrating to be feeling terrible and then have to wait. It’s even worse when we’re concerned about someone we love. In our gospel lesson we find a family experiencing a crisis. Lazarus and his sisters, Martha and Mary, were close personal friends of Jesus. Jesus spent time in their home. He would stop to visit with Mary, Martha and Lazarus ...

4043. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 6:23

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... worth sinning for! That is a concept of sin which, instead of plunging me into despair and depression, fills me with hope. WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME? And the payoff for keeping one's word, for accepting responsibility, for responding to others with love and concern? The pay off is that by living as though there is a just and loving God, we experience a just and loving God. By living as though our individual lives have significance and meaning, they have significance and meaning. By acting and speaking as though ...

4044. The Second Step

Romans 6:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... , played by the pauper, and dropped upon one knee. Tom, the pauper prince, sat still and contemplated him soberly for a moment. Then he said, "Rise, lad. Who art thou? What wouldst thou have?" The boy rose and stood at graceful ease, but with an aspect of concern in his face. He said, "Of a surety thou must remember me, my lord. I am thy whipping boy." "My whipping boy?" Tom asked. "The same, your Grace. I am Humphrey ” Humphrey Marlow." All this means nothing to Tom in his new role, so he pretends that ...

4045. The Conversion Of A Scoundrel

Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... their home. He slept on a cot in the garage, and his meals consisted of beer and corn chips. At night he would take drugs. But there was something about Steve that made people in the congregation take care of him. They showed him concern and love, something he obviously had not experienced much in his life. Slowly Steve’s life began to change. The walls began to crumble. First, he changed from within. People noticed his attitude was different. Then his habits and even his language changed. His appearance ...

4046. Stepping Out In Faith

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... same teenaged girl looking at him with compassion. He was caught off guard. It was the first time he had heard anyone speak words of kindness to him in years. At that moment he did not know whether he wanted to cry in gratitude or laugh in cynicism. But her concern moved him in spite of himself. "What do you want?" he growled at her. "Sir," the young girl said, "I was afraid to come over here, but I feel like God is nudging me to tell you something, before I get back on my bus. I wish I knew how ...

4047. The Riches Of God

Romans 11:33-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... are loved because they're valuable but some things are valuable because they're loved." So it is with God's illogical love toward us. We are truly His rag dolls and we are valuable because we're loved. (6) No wonder Paul's heart overflowed with praise concerning the riches of God. He had found his way into the very vault of God's boundless wealth. He had discovered a God who listens, who leads, and most of all who loves. 1. "How to Tell If You're Successful," CATHOLIC DIGEST, October 1992. 2. Dinah Smith ...

4048. Generic Christians Or Disciples?

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... According to worldly standards she is a nobody. Last year, though, twenty-three-year-old Valerie Place went to Somalia to work as a nurse. She wanted to help people who had nothing. She wanted to offer them a better way of life. Valerie was concerned about her safety, but nothing would stop her from doing her work. She was in charge of a feeding center in Mogadishu. Through her life-saving efforts, children who had been near starvation were fed. Valerie even established a school so the children could learn ...

4049. Grace Greater Than Our Sin

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... if he doesn't leave he will never grow. As he gets older, though, he wants to reconcile with his father. He goes home "with his heart in his hand." His father rejects him. His father says, "You're no son of mine."(1) As far as this father was concerned it was payback time. The boy had rejected his father; now the father would do the same. "You've made your bed; now you can lie in it!" That's one kind of father but there is another. A certain father said to his four children, "the last one up ...

4050. Diamonds Falling From Your Lips

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... do. Some day they will be in for a surprise. That is the second test. Do they expect others to measure up to a standard that they do not keep themselves? This brings us to the final test. IS THEIR FAITH CENTERED IN SUCCESS OR SERVICE? Concerning these religious mis-leaders Jesus said, "They love to have the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues, and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and have people call them rabbi." It was the practice of pious Jews to wear headbands ...

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