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4051. For Future Generations

Psalm 22:1-31

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... The little candle of his life was about to be snuffed out. And when God somehow snatches him back from the grave, when his life returns for a moment, when death takes a holiday, David sings the song in the verses that we read. And one of his major concerns, one of his primary thoughts, something that means more to him than anything else, is his need to have children, and his need to tell them what he went through. That’s what he says over and over again. He talks about descendants (vs. 23). He talks about ...

4052. Trying To Get The Pageant Right!

John 1:19-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... to take the children in and share their tree. Christmas Eve came and they were standing around someone else's tree. It was awkward in spite of the Hansens' generosity. The Campbell children wanted their own tree, their own presents, their own uninvaded privacy. Concern about their mother didn't make it easier for them. The Hansens had a family practice of allowing everyone to open one gift on Christmas Eve. They were thoughtful enough to have presents for each of the Campbell children as well. As young ...

4053. Someone Is Calling In The Night

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... with a decision. Max admits he drifted from faith. He wanted to know Jesus again. But the price was too high. His friends might laugh. That's when he thought of the supervisor in the oil field. That supervisor's love for God had been greater than his concern for his reputation. "So I came home," says Max. (1) Throughout the pages of the Bible we find a God who loves us and wants the very best for each of us. Sometimes God speaks to us directly. At other times God speaks to us through other persons ...

4054. A Most Disagreeable Man

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... support for several days. Today John is alive and well! This accident served as John's wake-up call to life. In fact John claims it was the best thing that ever happened to him. It changed his life. It changed his values, his commitments, his concerns. It changed his priorities. It drew him closer to his family. It taught him how to celebrate the preciousness of life. It brought him closer to God! "I wish that wave had hit me thirty years ago," John says, "because that traumatic experience, horrible as it ...

4055. Profits And Losses

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's Sunday evening youth meeting and all those committees she's on. Oh, I know, any other mother would be thankful for a daughter like Kristy. She's never any trouble. She makes good grades in school. If she would just lighten up some. Particularly where church is concerned. "Not that I have anything against church. I used to be real active. That was before Rev. Bowater came. Sometimes he gives me the creeps. He's a nice man and all that. He's just a little rigid. Just last Sunday he seemed to be looking ...

4056. Aren't You Glad?

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Anne-Rose Reeves

... would worry whether God would abandon us, and we'd come with our sacrifices and lambs, and we'd be forever in a vicious cycle or trying to catch up to our sins. And then I would certainly exhort all of you who come only twice a year to be concerned for your souls and to worry about your salvation. And of course everyone else too. But because of Easter we don't have to do that anymore! We don't have to do that anymore! All we do is say welcome. Welcome to God's kingdom, welcome brothers and sisters ...

4057. Why Are You Troubled?

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... look on his face. "It's been like that all day!" Erma Bombeck tells about another worrier named Estelle. She is a mother from Path, Rhode Island; and as a parent she elevated worrying to an art form. Her child was a cancer patient, so some of her concerns were legitimate, but still, Estelle admits, she carried worrying a bit too far. She says that as a parent it was her duty to worry. And as the parent of an oncology patient, she perfected it. She kept lists of her worries in case she forgot one. Every ...

4058. Walking Into The Heart Of God

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... lay down our lives for others. That means loving all people ” even those who misuse us, and that means doing good to all people ” even those whom we may not approve of, and that means leaving our comfort zone from time to time for acts of extraordinary concern. The essence of Christian faith is love. That brings us to something else that is important for us to realize. Love is our primary witness to the world. If the day comes when the Christian church is as loving as its Master, the world will beat a ...

4059. The Jesus Connection

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

There are many legends in many cultures concerning how certain flowers came into existence. Germany has a legend which tells about the origin of the primrose. Apparently Saint Peter once heard a rumor that some wayward souls were trying to slip into the back door of heaven rather than entering through the Pearly Gates. Saint Peter got so ...

4060. Freed From Fear

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... hiding under a bed for 45 years? "Let your light so shine. . ." says Jesus. Don't hide it under a bushel ” or a bed! "For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear. . ." Make a new commitment today to spiritual boldness. Be more concerned with being respected than being liked! Let the world know what you're made of! Make a commitment to courage! But wait. There is more to Paul's admonition. "For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but you have received the spirit ...

4061. The Real Leap Of Faith

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... glance at his watch and look at the eastern horizon and say: "What time have you got?" "Five-forty," somebody would say. "Boy, it's dark," Joe would say. And a little later: "What time have you got? "Six," someone would answer. Then Joe began to get concerned. "Shouldn't it be getting light soon?" By the time his watch said 6:40, he had stopped fishing. He just sat there staring into the darkness. Finally, his voice cracking in genuine terror, he cried: "I'm telling you, something is wrong! It's not getting ...

4062. Strength Through Weakness

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... up to the third heaven." Now most Biblical scholars agree that Paul was actually talking about one of his own personal experiences here. In essence he is saying that he could play the same game as the others, but that he won't. His overriding concern was not for his status, but for the unity and strength of the congregation. Paul knew, from experience, that boasting about spiritual superiority does not build up the faith of others. It does not lead others to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, but instead ...

4063. God's Job Profile

Amos 7:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... their lives. God calls people who are single-minded in their devotion. FINALLY, GOD CALLS THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TEMPORAL AND THE ETERNAL. If we live for today and its pleasures alone, then perhaps it is understandable that we have little concern for righteousness and justice. But if there is something more to life ” if there is a righteous God who has created this world and loves it and who seeks the welfare of all its people, then our willingness to order our lives according to ...

4064. Such A Friend

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... she also had debilitating pain from arthritis. These factors eventually led her to pain pills and finally to alcohol. Fortunately, her family loved her enough to confront her with her problems. In the most powerful scene of the movie, her family shares their love and concern for her one by one. They tell her that she has become addicted to prescription medicine and that she has become an alcoholic. At first Mrs. Ford denies that she has a problem. But her family is persistent with their love, and eventually ...

4065. Preparing For An Unknowable Future

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... equivalent of over two additional months of productive work days each year. Someone's thinking to himself, "Stop pastor, you're making me tired." Listen, I need to take that risk for just a few moments. There are some of you who are concerned about your future in the marketplace. The world is rapidly changing. Companies are downsizing. Middle management is disappearing, as is unskilled labor. Social Security may be bankrupt in just a few years. I don't know what the future holds. Neither does anyone else ...

4066. Victory Over Darkness

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... shoes. But the symbolism of each of us taking a light from this place to shine in the world's darkness is very powerful. It reminds me of a very thought-provoking story. A man had built a prosperous business. As he advanced in age, he felt concerned about the future of his enterprise because he had no close relatives except three nephews. One day he summoned the young men and said, "I have a problem, and whoever comes up with the best solution will inherit all that I possess." Giving each of them an ...

4067. Angels Announce His Coming

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... our society? In his book, CREATION SPIRITUALITY, Matthew Fox tells of meeting a young Jesuit priest in Brazil who had been working for two years 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 ...

4068. A New Look For A New Year

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... man in a village in Pakistan. He asked the members of a little Christian church in the village to move to the edge of town from next door to his house. He offered to work out an exchange of properties if they would do it. He was concerned his Muslim wives, hearing the joyful singing of the Christians, would be influenced. They might even become Christians. He had good cause to be threatened. If we truly came into this place of worship each week with a spirit of praise, the world would be trying to break ...

4069. About Miracles

John 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... up by raising the dead one to life." We might add, he never went to a wedding feast that had an insufficient supply of wine that he did not solve the hosts' embarrassment by providing more than enough. People matter. Miracles Happen. Jesus can be trusted ” with your needs and concerns, and with mine. * from a sermon by Norm Lawson

4070. The Secrets Of His Success

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... , sought to lure Joseph to her bed. Joseph is described in Genesis, by the way, as "handsome and well-built." Joseph's response to her attempted seduction is indicative of the kind of person he was. "With me in charge," he told her, "my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care...My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?" (NIV) Joseph was a person ...

4071. I Was There

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

Gary Whitbeck

... over the government and kept order with their soldiers. I'll tell you, there is much rage within a captive people. We were looking for someone, somewhere, to deliver us from this bondage. So you can understand that many of us zealots didn't get too concerned over some prophet who circulated stories of turning the other cheek, and praying for your persecutors. We needed someone who would lead a revolt and drive the Romans out of our sacred city. They had no respect for God. They had no respect for our temple ...

4072. The Peace That Christ Gives

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... can do to make the world a better place. The real issue in life is not our abilities or our opportunities. The issue is commitment to a purpose. A schoolmaster in France was discouraged with one of his students. He wrote in his rollbook concerning this student: "He is the smallest, the meekest, the most unpromising boy in my class." Half a century later, an election was held in France to select the greatest Frenchman. By popular vote, that meekest, smallest, most unpromising boy was chosen. His name? Louis ...

4073. Jesus Prays For Us

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... their son, Jonathan, was seven months old, the children were in the bathtub together. That week Pam and Bill had out-of-town company, and the guest had brought two dogs with him that were left outside in the yard. While Pam was bathing her children, she became concerned that the dogs might get too far from the house. Jonathan had been sitting up well on his own, and Pam turned to Cari and said, "Honey, please watch your brother for just a minute while Mama checks on those dogs." Pam was gone a short time ...

4074. Isn't It Time To Get It Right?

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... the bag came a muffled response: "Here." Some people just can't get it right. But here's some good news, especially for those of us who sometimes get it all wrong. St. Paul says we have been made right with God. Think of that. We no longer need to concern ourselves about our salvation. We no longer need to wonder whether we will be found acceptable when we stand before the throne of grace. We no longer need to cast an anxious eye over our life's work. Because of what Christ has done, those of us who so ...

4075. The Repentant Heart

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

Timothy Smith

... his wife. David hoped that he could put the whole episode behind him now and get back to ruling the nation. One day a prophet came to pay David a visit. Nathan had visited David before. As king, David was the chief judge in the land. When Nathan had a concern, he took it to David and the king decided the case. There was nothing unusual about Nathan visiting with the king. Nathan had a case to share with David. There were two men, one was rich and the other was poor. The rich man had many cattle and sheep ...

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