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Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... stormed into the house where Emmett was staying and took him at gun point. Three days later they discovered his badly beaten body. This is the hardest thing a mother or father is ever confronted with - the murder of their child. This tragic event would leave a mark on Mamie's life. Years after the tragedy she was asked, "Don't you harbor any bitterness toward the two men?" Mamie's reply reveals the depth of her faith: "From the very beginning that's the question that has always been raised. What they had ...

4052. Beyond Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Boss began to fly crazily and erratically, still gripping his prize. Finally, he wheeled abruptly, crashed headlong into a nearby cliff, and plummeted to the valley floor. Rick was stunned by this strange turn of events and was determined to find out what had happened. He marked the place where he had last seen Boss fall and then laboriously began to climb down into the valley to see if he could find him. Rick searched over an hour before he came upon the stricken eagle with his dead prey still in his grip ...

4053. Is There Any Wind?

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... praying were to focus their prayers toward "beneficial healing and quick recovery." The remaining patients were given the usual medical care without prayer. Ten months later, the results revealed a startling conclusion. The patients who were prayed for experienced markedly fewer incidences of cardiac-related infections, pulmonary edema and mortality than did the 201 patients not prayed for. It’s important to note that the patients selected for prayer did not even know they were being prayed for. And ...

4054. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 6:23

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... and could make a difference in the lives of others? Or was I going to live a life of excuses? Jesus had a special contempt for those he called hypocrites, those who professed a standard of conduct, condemned others who fell short of the mark, but excused themselves from the wholehearted observance of the rules of the game. He made clear that attending religious services, giving money to charity, even preaching and working miracles in his name could not substitute for doing what the Father wants. And what ...

4055. The Second Step

Romans 6:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... the grace, peace and love of Christ and millions have responded. Christ has followers in every part of the globe. We have brought countless crowds of people into the church. But have we made them disciples? Do you know who Humphrey Marlow is? You find him in Mark Twain's book, The Prince and the Pauper. The story features Edward VI of England as a boy changing places with Tom Canty, a pauper who looks exactly like him. Soon this pauper, Tom, finds himself a witness to the folly, pomp, and flattery of the ...

4056. You Can Dress Them Up...

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... of dirt was a prayer to God." Richard made the discovery that everything we do, whether great or small, we do for the glory of God. (3) All of our lives belong to God. Every task we do is for His glory. There are no neat little compartments in life marked "secular" and "sacred." It all belongs to Him. If we would be changed on the inside, we will not conform to the spirit of this age. We will offer our entire lives. And one thing more. WE WILL MOVE FROM BEING SELF-CENTERED TO BEING COMMUNITY CENTERED. Paul ...

4057. The Riches Of God

Romans 11:33-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... engine and take to the air. Within minutes, however, the plane falls back into the sea. A leak in one of the pontoons lets it fill up with water, and the extra weight causes the plane to crash. The three adult fishermen survive the crash as does Mark, the 12-year-old son of one of the fishermen. After praying, the four abandon the sinking plane and begin to swim toward shore, fighting the cold waters and a vicious riptide as they go. Two of the men, strong swimmers, reach shore exhausted. But looking back ...

4058. Surprised By Love

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... message that we should care only about ourselves. “You owe it to yourself,” we hear in advertisements for vacation trips. “You deserve the best,” we hear from people selling expensive products. Jesus’ teachings run exactly counter to this prevalent attitude. The mark of a Christian is the love we show for one another. The popular hymn says it best, “They’ll know we are Christians by our love.” Once again the Pharisees had a question for Jesus. “Teacher,” they asked, “which commandment ...

4059. For Future Generations

Psalm 22:1-31

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... . And what does he do about it? He kills himself. He commits suicide. His children found him out. They rejected his hypocrisy. And now he has nothing more to live for. That’s the way it is sometimes. (3) But the other side of the story is just as true. Mark Twain put it this way: When I was 16, I couldn’t believe how dumb my Dad was! When I turned 21, I couldn’t believe how much he’d learned in 5 years! And that story is written over and over again across the pages of history. When the ...

4060. Keeping Alert For Christmas

Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... see all the violence and tragedy in our world and ask, "Why doesn't Jesus come and put an end to all this?" That question is not unique to our time. Christians in every age have asked that same question. The early Christians who gathered in Mark's church to listen to the words of Jesus had just experienced some horrible, unthinkable events. It was a time of imminent crisis. Jerusalem and the Temple had been destroyed. There were people claiming to be the messiah. Jesus had warned his followers that there ...

4061. May Christ Be Born In You

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

Many years ago a pastor was invited to preach at a nearby country church he had never been to before. As he set out he was uncertain which road to take since most rural roads are not clearly marked and the directions he had been given left something to be desired. He stopped to ask directions along the way. The person he asked tried, but mistakenly steered him down the wrong road. The morning was pleasant and although the road seemed a little longer than the pastor had expected, ...

4062. Surprised On The Mountaintop

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... to go. Perhaps in the rarefied air their minds would clear. There was no way the disciples could have prepared for what would take place on that particular mountain. They saw a sudden change come over Jesus. He appeared in a brilliant light. As Mark tells it, "His clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them." The disciples knew Jesus was special, but they had never experienced anything like this. Jesus was transfigured right in front of them. As if this weren't enough, they ...

4063. Never Too Old for an Adventure

Romans 4:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... one hundred years old and Sarah was ninety-nine when she gave birth to their son, Isaac. Faith, first of all, is simple trust. Jane McAdams tells about her sixty-nine-year-old mother. Her mother lived through the Great Depression of the 1930s. It left its mark on her. She was never extravagant with her spending. Jane's mother was in the hospital diagnosed with cancer. When Jane met with the doctors, her mother was given very little hope. Jane feared the moment when she would have to tell her mother that she ...

4064. A Life Above All Others

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... In fact the people crowding that old church cemetery weren't neighbors at all. They were tourists. They were searching for the grave of Charles de Gaulle. Evidently people were having great difficulty locating the grave of the late General. Flowers, wreaths and other markings are not permitted in the church cemetery. There was a large monument which many tourists assumed was the grave they were searching for. But it was not. DeGaulle's grave is off to the side amid many others. There is nothing fancy about ...

4065. The Salvation Army Parade

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... you? Are you ready to join in the salvation army parade? It's easy to shout; what he needs is people willing to serve. 1. FAMILY FAITH STORIES. Ann Weems. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1985, pp. 139-140. 2. CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL. Jack Canfield & Mark Hansen. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc., 1993, pp. 13-176. 3. LET THE REDEEMED OF THE LORD SAY SO! H. Eddie Fox and George E. Morris. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1991, pp. 166-168. 4. "They Say ” I Risked My Life." Harold D. Walters ...

4066. Aren't You Glad?

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Anne-Rose Reeves

... understand what happened on that one morning almost two thousand years ago. The world changed forever ” and the flowers, and the polished pews and eggs and the jokes simply aren't enough to convey that." Pastor Jones opened his Bible once more to the text from Mark that, by now, he almost knew by heart. He was struck by the fact that the women who had seen the empty tomb with their own eyes were themselves speechless, and so utterly confounded that they began to be afraid. "I know the feeling," the pastor ...

4067. The Unexpected Jesus

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... they thought he was beside himself. So when they heard that he was home in their village they set out to see him. If only they could have a few words with him with privately they might be able to do something. He had frankly become an embarrassment. Mark tells us that people were saying, "He has gone out of his mind." Jesus really wasn't what they expected. And that thread runs throughout his entire ministry. The people had a different expectation of what the Messiah would be like, and Jesus just didn't fit ...

4068. Battle With The Law

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

King Duncan

... get our lives back into a healthy balance. FINALLY, GIVE THANKS TO GOD. That is why you are here this morning, I hope. Not out of some legalistic obligation, but as a genuine act of gratitude ” giving thanks to the Lord of the sabbath. ” ” 1. Mark H. McCormack. THE TERRIBLE TRUTH ABOUT LAWYERS. 2. Robert Neale. IN PRAISE OF PLAY. (New York: Harper & Row 1970) p. 36. 3. Robert Wayne Pelton. LAUGHABLE LAWS AND COURTROOM CAPERS. (New York: Walker and Company, 1993), p. 109. 4. Mrs. Alice Morse Earle. THE ...

4069. Whoever Would Have Thought?

Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... Is there some ministry you and I could be involved in, realizing that from the tiniest seed great growth can come? The kingdom of God is like seed scattered on the ground. Have you some seed that you could scatter today? 1. Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hanen, CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL. (Deerfield Beach, Florida: Health Communications, Inc., 1993), pp. 126-128. 2. Peter J. Dyck, A LEAP OF FAITH. (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1990), pp. 74-78. 3. "Faithful When We Are Faithless." Clarence E. Drumheller. UPPER ...

4070. Strength Through Weakness

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... Franklin slowly rose on his cane to say, "I cannot give you the sun nor the moon, but I give you General George Washington of the United States, the Joshua who made the Sun and Moon stand still when he commanded." (1) This weekend marks the 218th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Along with the fireworks we will enjoy, we remember the struggle for independence and the stories and legends that grew around it. Richard Shenkman has written a book called I LOVE PAUL REVERE, WHETHER ...

4071. The Secret Of Happy Marriages

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... , think again. In Fiji, until recent times, wives were often strangled or buried alive at the funeral of their husbands. This was supposed to be the only way by which women could reach the blissful realms. It was taught that she who meets death with this great mark of devotedness will become a favorite wife in the abode of spirits. The woman who was thus put to death to accompany the spirit of their husband was laid at the bottom of the grave for the dead man to lie upon. One anthropologist tells us that ...

4072. Sons And Daughters Of Thunder

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... ago Wallace Hamilton called it "the drum major instinct." There is a drive within us to be number one and we do not need to apologize for that. On February 4, 1993, Larry Bird said good-bye to his fans at Boston Garden. A special 2-1/2-hour affair marked the retiring of Bird's jersey and the ceremonial placing of number 33 in the Garden's famed Rafter Heaven. His words were all chosen with the typical class he displayed on the court. His most significant words came when he said, "I never put on a uniform to ...

4073. What Would You Have Him Do For You?

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jesus was while the people who surrounded Jesus did not. When the crowd heard this nobody calling out to Jesus, they did everything they could to try to silence him. Like I said, he was an embarrassment. He didn't need to bother Jesus. Notice how Mark records the incident, "Many sternly ordered him to be quiet." But this just made Bartimaeus call out all the more loudly. Jesus heard Bartimaeus, stopped, and asked his disciples to call the blind man to him. This was what Bartimaeus was waiting for. He didn't ...

4074. Sinner Or Saint?

Hebrews 7:11-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... 5) "No person can consistently behave in a way that's inconsistent with the way he [or she] perceives himself [or herself]." Okay, then? WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT US ” THOSE WHOSE BAPTISM HAS BROUGHT US INTO THE FAMILY OF CHRIST? In the synoptic Gospels ” Matthew, Mark and Luke ” we are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. In John we are the fruit connected to Christ, who is the Vine. In Acts we are people of the Way. In Romans we are joint heirs with Christ, sharing his inheritence ...

4075. Preparing For An Unknowable Future

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... play the story of the end of time. Here are some suggested headlines: *LOS ANGELES TIMES: NO TRAFFIC ON FREEWAYS TONIGHT. *USA TODAY: WE DIE! (Late Sports, 1C) *THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: MARKET CLOSES EARLY. *SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: THE FAT LADY SINGS. (1) Our lesson from Mark's Gospel is part of the apocalyptic literature of the Bible. In very vivid terms it describes the last days of planet earth. Some people get a chill just thinking of the possibility of the end of the world or the Rapture or the Second ...

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