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4151. Hungry For Bread

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... plans with worthless stock. When the business folds, the employees are left penniless. Police chiefs hire hit men to murder their rivals; pastors have affairs or embezzle church funds. And the local Scout leader has a drinking problem. The Christian Church should be especially concerned with the issue of credibility. After all, we represent God, a God of perfect holiness and perfect love. Those are some pretty big shoes to fill. And we were given the job to live as Godly examples and to spread God's message ...

4152. Stop Those Two Dear Women From Fighting

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... relationships. Teenagers are not immune. Can you imagine a thirteen-year-old girl driven by this insecurity? Am I worthy? Do I have any value as a human being? Could anybody ever really love me? Can you see how easily she could be manipulated by a young fellow concerned only with his own needs? Can you imagine a thirteen-year-old boy with these same fears? Desperate to be accepted, he finds friends who accept him for what he is. But there is a price for admission to the group. He must take on the values of ...

4153. There's Something About A Mystery

Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... shell. They showed me one emotion only: fear. Although I opened the lid and dropped in food on a regular schedule, three times a day, they responded to each visit as a sure sign of my designs to torture them. I could not convince them of my true concern. To my fish I was deity. I was too large for them, my actions too incomprehensible. My acts of mercy they saw as cruelty; my attempts at healing they viewed as destruction. "To change their perceptions I began to see would require a form of incarnation. I ...

4154. An Invitation To Know God

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... firstborn she gave to God. And there is much more to the story than this. You will want to read for yourself about the corrupt sons of Eli, for they are an important part of the story as well. But I wanted to refresh your memory and set the scene concerning this critical evening in Samuel's life when he first became conscious of God's presence in his life. Can you remember that moment in your own life--when God became real? For some of us, it occurred as a child or as a young teen. It may have been ...

4155. Willing And Able

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... once had for God? Do you have a sense of God's presence in your daily life? A touching story has been circulating on the Internet. It's about a little five-year-old boy named Timmy. Timmy's Mom loved him very much and, being a worrier, she was concerned about him walking to school when he started kindergarten. She walked him to school the first couple of days, but when he came home one day, he told his mother that he did not want her walking him to school every day. He wanted to be like the "big boys ...

4156. Light Shines Into The Darkness

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... faith that knows no personal God--a faith that emphasizes God's wrath rather than God's love--a faith that teaches you to hate rather than to embrace the stranger--you may never see Christ. Some people don't see Christ because they're too wrapped up in the concerns of this world. Paul says, "The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." A number of years ago, a Navy jet fighter plane shot itself ...

4157. Redefining Life

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... -pity and rage, or will it cause you to focus on God and the greatness of His strength? At age 38, Los Angeles Dodger star Brett Butler was also diagnosed with cancer. Throughout his surgeries and treatments, Butler's faith sustained him. In an interview concerning this difficult adversary of cancer, Butler focused on the opportunity he had to witness for Christ. Then he made this statement: "Now I'll be able to measure my success from the lowest point in my life." (4) Wow! Brett Butler's illusions had been ...

4158. Clean Hearts And Dirty Hands

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the midst of possibilities for ministry; 2. cirrhosis of the giver, the money malady of a church that practices improper stewardship and thus limits its ministry; 3. hardening of the hearteries, the disease of the heart in which a church loses its compassion and concern for those who are in need; and 4. spiritual myopia, the lack of vision that keeps a church from seeing the long-term possibilities for ministry. (4) Heaven help us if we suffer from any of these dread diseases. But certainly we could add ...

4159. Clean Hearts And Dirty Hands

Mark 7:1-23

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... eats with dirty hands and gets a little dirt in him, it doesn't make him a sinner. Nothing that goes into the body can make him a sinner. It's the actions that comes out--hateful words, unkind deeds--that make a person a sinner. Jesus is much more concerned about a person's heart and the way they treat other people. He wants us to clean up our hearts so our actions will be pure. Soap and water can't do that. (Pass out the bars of soap if you have them.) Next time you wash your hands, remember ...

4160. Why Jesus Didn't Hire A "Public Relations Guy"

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... part to see that the church is all Christ means for it to be, because he is depending on us. It is the reason we must continue to grow in love for one another and for the world for which Christ died. It is the reason why we must be concerned with authentic ministry rather than an artificial image of what a church is. Jesus didn't hire a P.R. guy. He simply gave his life for what he believed. And look what came out of that one life. 1. Jesus Christ Superstar, Words by Tim Rice, Music by Andrew ...

4161. Why Jesus Did Not Hire A P. R. Guy

Mark 7:31-37

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... , instead of doing as he asked, they went and told everyone they could find. We aren't told exactly why Jesus wanted the people to not tell others about his miracles. We're going to talk about that in the adult sermon today. Maybe it was because Jesus was more concerned that the people listen to what he was teaching than his miracles. Jesus loved them very much and that is what he wanted them to understand. Prayer: Thank you Jesus for the children. Help them to each know how very much you love them. Amen.

4162. A Failure To Communicate

Hebrews 1:1-4, Hebrews 2:5-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... a trail on the pavement. Mister John raised himself on one elbow and shouted out, "Please, come back! Come back! You're bleeding, and I want to help you! Let me help you!" (5) What was he yelling for--his lost wallet? His own bumps and bruises? No, he was concerned about the welfare of the young man who had attacked him. Mr. John knew the love of Jesus. Do you know that love? Is God still trying in vain to get through to you? Do you have a failure of communication between your heart and the heart of the ...

4163. Something To Die For

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... means. We enjoy church, and prayer comforts us. We treasure the relationships we've made in church. We're not saints, but to tell the truth, we don't strain our lifestyles too much by trying to be disciples. We can relate to James' and John's concerns. One day they came to Jesus and said, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." (NRSV) Be cautious whenever someone approaches you with a request like that, because they're getting ready to ask for something major. This probably amused Jesus ...

4164. Something To Die For

Mark 10:35-45

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... to Jesus, one on the right and one on the left. How do you think the other disciples felt about that? That's right, they were quite upset. Jesus told them that whoever wanted to be great must be a servant. By that he meant that they should be more concerned with helping others than having the best place to sit. This lesson is still true for us today. It is true for all of the adults here and it is also true for each of you children. Jesus still wants us to think about other people rather than always trying ...

4165. Christ's Promise To His Saints

John 11:17-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... will. He has absolute dominion over life and death. So today on All Saints' Day we remember those who served Christ through the years, and we rejoice that they have been resurrected and are now with Christ. The second message in today's scripture reading concerns Christ's love and compassion. Christ cares about our heartaches and our pain. Pastor James Moore tells about a pastor friend who has been teased for years for something he did the first time he led a communion service. Reading the ritual printed in ...

4166. Christ The King

Revelation 1:1-3

Sermon

King Duncan

... great lengths to gain the perspective of something or someone he or she is portraying. But it is the unique contention of Christians that the Lord of all the universe emptied himself to walk where we walk, to experience what we experience. When we take our concerns to Christ, we know he understands because he has been here. He has experienced the pain of rejection, disappointment, grief and all the other emotions that make it so hard to be a human. That's one thing Christ is to us: someone who understands ...

4167. It Isn't Easy Getting Ready For Christmas

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... hanging lights on a tree? "Ifyou're not going to do it right, don't do it at all. Don't just throw them on, like you do the icicles. You're worse than your father." (2) It's not easy getting ready for Christmas. Luke, in his narrative concerning the coming of Christ quotes the words of Isaiah the prophet: "A voice of one calling in the desert, `Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight ...

4168. God, The Promise Keeper

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... defeated, and good will reign triumphant. Christ represents the fulfillment of God's promise. However, there is a second thing we need to understand. God doesn't always work in the ways we expect. If you were to give the people of Israel a pop quiz concerning how they expected the Messiah to come, it is doubtful that any of them would have quoted Isaiah's wonderful prophecy: "For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty ...

4169. An Unforgettable Day

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... of their faith. We know they trusted Jesus. He was a responsible kid. The fact that they could begin the pilgrimage back home without checking on his whereabouts is proof of that. And we know they handled conflict well. Mary expressed her concern about his disappearing act, but there was no temper tantrum, no histrionics. Could you say the same about your family? It's an important question. Some families handle conflict better than others. Stephen Glenn tells a wonderful story about a famous research ...

4170. The Voice Of The Lord

Psalm 29:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing . . ." The voice of the Lord. Powerful beyond our most fertile imaginings. Why should we focus on the voice of the Lord this particular day? Our Gospel lesson for today concerns that important milestone when Jesus was baptized in the river Jordan by John the Baptist. Jesus, the Word made flesh, according to the Gospel of John, humbles himself and is baptized at the hands of this wilderness preacher. Do you remember what happens next ...

4171. Eavesdropping On Eternity

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... leads to God. Most people spend their whole lives blindly groping for the door that will usher them into God's presence. Occasionally, a person may find the door, but be afraid to go in. At other times, they go in partially, but become distracted by worldly concerns and turn away. Some people may go all the way in and bask in the presence of God. Shoemaker had dedicated his life to standing just outside the door, so that he could guide all those lost and hurting souls who were searching for a glimpse of ...

4172. More Than Skin Deep

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... to make any dramatic difference in how close I feel to God. What's all the excitement about?" Maybe we don't understand what repentance is all about. Christian writer William Temple puts it this way, "Repentance does not merely mean giving up a bad habit. What it is concerned with is the mind; get a new mind. What mind? To repent is to adopt God's viewpoint in place of your own. There need not be any sorrow about it. In itself, far from being sorrowful, it is the most joyful thing in the world, because when ...

4173. Sacred Memories

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... hold on to some memories that are precious and even sacred, we let go of hurtful memories so that we can move into the future. Steve Reeves tells about a woman who underwent a very delicate form of brain surgery. When the doctors removed a tumor they were concerned that the slightest mistake could cause her to lose either her memory or her eyesight. So they asked the woman to choose which side of the brain tissue they'd enter with their scalpels. In other words, if she had to lose one of those senses, which ...

4174. Invited To The Table

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

In the 1850s, two men in Rutherfordton, North Carolina--Edward Carter and Nathan Young, both of them loyal Baptists--became concerned that there were no good Baptist schools near their town. Carter first became alarmed when he heard that his niece and nephew had converted to Methodism. This dire circumstance occurred at a local Methodist school they attended. Now you can imagine how this affected a dyed-in-the-wool Baptist. ...

4175. Winners Every One

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... and now, to the best of his ability he was living a life beyond reproach. In the 1950s, a tabloid magazine called Confidential came under fire for publishing scandalous stories about some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Many of the stars--concerned for their public images--banded together and convinced the powerful movie studios to press charges against the Confidential staff. The studio bosses pulled a few strings, and soon the Attorney General of the State of California filed charges against Robert Harrison ...

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