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

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's friend told him, "the actor left the business and became a wealthy stockbroker. I only hope he remembers when he's counting his money that everything he is today he owes to a shistel pot." (4) It is not unusual for adverse circumstances to yield beneficial results. A man once tried to kill Samuel L. Brengle by throwing a brick at his head. Brengle survived the attack, but had a long convalescent time. During that period he wrote many inspiring articles which were put into a book titled Help To Holiness ...

402. Full Barns--empty Souls

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... They are so frantically running here and there that they forget what it is they are running after. That is the real story behind this wealthy landowner that Jesus told about. This man had enjoyed a banner year. His fields had produced a bumper crop. There was such an enormous yield that he had no place to store it all. So what did he do? He decided to tear down his barns and build bigger ones to hold all his produce. Then he would have it made. He could take life easy. He could eat, drink and be merry. And ...

403. Trees

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... the day from Jeremiah: "Blessed is the person who trusts in the Lord . . . For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat comes . . . but its leaf shall be green . . . neither shall it cease from yielding fruit." Blessed is the person who trusts in God. Blessed is the person who does not have to ask "who am I" but knows he or she is a child of God. Blessed is the person who does not worry about the future, but knows the future is in God ...

404. Making Relationships Work

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... loved him and he offered him a hug. This was unheard of in the Bloomfield family. At first, Harold's father seemed completely unwilling to allow himself to be hugged. Harold, angry and hurt, wanted to forget the whole thing and leave. But slowly, his father yielded to the hug. This first step didn't immediately change the Bloomfields' relationship. But Harold didn't give up. Each time he visited, he expressed his love for his father, and he gave him a hug. And slowly, the elder Bloomfield began to loosen up ...

405. Hey, You Can Only Be Young Twice!

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... you? Of course you do. Many of them are right here in our church. These Are People Who Know WHat It Is to Turn Their Lives Over to God -- to Go Where God Leads Them. This is what it means to be born both chronologically and spiritually. It is to yield our lives to the divine. Some unknown author put it thoughtfully and beautifully: At first, I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I die. He was out there sort of ...

406. Finding The Right People

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... . Yet, within a little more than three centuries, it became a dominant force in the Empire. While the author points to various contributing factors, certainly a major one was the believers' firm commitment to Christ and His unique way of life. They yielded to the Spirit instead of their lower nature. (3) They were teachable. They were decisive. They were people of integrity. And one thing more: THEY WERE PEOPLE OF COURAGE. Maybe this is another reason Jesus started with lay people rather than clergy ...

407. A Great Love Story Gone Awry

Genesis 24:1-67

Sermon

King Duncan

... they both did all right for themselves. But it was not until they were old men that they sealed the bond between themselves as twins. And that happens in life, doesn’t it? It takes a real commitment to make a marriage work. It takes a willingness to yield to another’s desire. It takes a common dream. It takes parents who do not use their children as pawns in their own marital conflicts. The best that can be said for Isaac and Rebekah is that they survived. When they died, they were buried beside Abraham ...

408. Like Cupped Hands

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... death do they part! THE THIRD COMPONENT TO A GOOD MARRIAGE IS COMPANIONSHIP. The Bible calls it "one flesh." That's exciting! The longer a couple stays together, the nearer they are to "one flesh." C.S. Lewis wrote of how the initial thrill of marriage can yield to something even better. He wrote, "Let the thrill go--go on through the period of death into the quieter interest and happiness that follows--and you will find you are living in a world of new thrills all the time." (4) One Saturday evening, as ...

409. A Question We All Ask

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... , the two sides wouldn't come together. It seemed that all the impressive manpower and machinery had failed. But then the clouds began to drift, and the sun shone down on the bay. And as the bright sunshine warmed cold steel, the sections of bridge slowly yielded to all the pulling and came together. Great cheers accompanied the historic joining of the bridge. (5) All the efforts of the people working on the bridge were not enough to complete the job. But the sun came out and did what human hands could not ...

410. Through The Storm, Through The Night

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... song asks, "Must Jesus bear the cross alone, and all the world go free? No, there's a cross for everyone, and there's a cross for me." As he modulated those chords, the Holy Spirit interceded. New chords and new words emerged. The composer's grief began to yield to faith. And Thomas Dorsey wrote, "Precious Lord, take my hand, lead me on, let me stand, I am tired, I am weak, I am worn; through the storm, through the night lead me on to the light: Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home." Thomas Dorsey is ...

411. Wedding, Wine, And Wonderment

Mark 2:18-22

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... we need to let go of the past in order to claim the present and the future. William Easum in his book Dancing with Dinosaurs tells about a woman who owned the finest winery in all the land. "Everything about the winery was superb. The fertile land yielded some of the finest grapes to be found. The large wooden vats that nurtured the crushed grapes until maturity produced the world's most exquisite wine. For more than two centuries people came from all over the world to visit the winery and drink the famous ...

412. A Picture Of A King

Psalm 72:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... very interesting to read Psalm 72, Solomon's vision of a future king sent from God. "Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to a king's son. May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. May the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness. May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor. May he live while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations ...

413. Drowning In A Sea Of Stuff

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... inviting passersby to help themselves. Foss was curious about the people who showed such hospitality to strangers. An elderly couple answered when he knocked at the door. Foss asked them about the well and the apples. They explained that their little plot of ground yielded a scant living, but because they were fortunate enough to have a well with abundant cold water, they wanted to share it with anyone who happened by. "We're too poor to give money to charity," said the husband, "but we thought that this ...

414. The Eleventh Commandment

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... man, in spite of his enviable position as a star in professional basketball. The title of the article was, "Hey, Tom Can Smile," which suggests how rarely he does smile. The author writes, "The great expectations others have for him produced frustrations. His limitless potential has yielded limitless disappointment." Tom comments about himself, "I guess I'm not really happy. I have to put on this crust. I have to be a hard guy. It's the only way I know to protect myself. I strike first, so they don't hurt ...

415. First, Last And Always--god!

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... after every self-help program ever devised, we can follow every so-called guru who comes along, we can will ourselves to perfection all we want--but when the day is over, we find ourselves not much different than we were before. We become whole human beings only when we yield ourselves to God. In our text from Jeremiah, we read, "I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people." (31:33) In John 8:36 we read, "If the Son makes you ...

416. When Did We See You?

Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... put it like this: Is there some desert or pathless sea Where Thou, good God of angels, wilt send me? Some oak for me to rend; some sod, Some rock for me to break; Some handful of His corn to take And scatter far afield, Till it, in turn, shall yield Its hundredfold Of grains of gold To feed the waiting children of my God? Show me the desert, Father, or the sea; Is it Thine enterprise? Great God, send me. When did we see you? Open your eyes, my friends. The opportunity to see Christ lies all about each of ...

417. Bearing The Right Fruit

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... to be trampled by cattle and sheep. He quits pruning it and lets it become overgrown with briars and thorns. After telling this little parable, Isaiah gives his interpretation of it: Israel and Judah are God's vineyard, and He had expected them to yield a crop of justice, but He received bloodshed instead. He expected righteousness, but He got oppression. Therefore Israel and Judah would be like the vineyard that was trampled by the cattle and overgrown by the briars and thorns. Isaiah here is speaking of ...

418. Hey, Gang, We're Moving!

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... had to give up for God. He let nothing stand between him and obedience. As Mother Teresa would say, "Be all and only for Jesus. Let him use you without consulting you first." Abram accomplished great things because he took himself out of the way, and yielded himself fully to God's leading. Where are you going, Abram? What are you doing? I don't know, but God does. And that's good enough for me. 1. John Whitcomb and Claire Whitcomb. Great American Anecdotes (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1993 ...

419. Clearing Back The Jungle

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... ! As Peter Marshall once put it: We are, after like lumps of clay. There are brittle pieces, hard pieces. We have little shape or beauty. But we need not despair. If we are clay, let us remember that there is a Potter and His wheel . . . We have only to be yielded--that is, willingly surrendered--and He will do the rest. He will make us according to His pattern for which, in His love, He designed us. And it will be good--for our own good--and for His glory." That is why there was more hope for those early ...

420. Yes, But How?

Romans 7:7-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... say, `Get thee behind me, Satan?' asked the husband. "I did," was the answer, "and he told me that it looked great from back there, too." Satan gets blamed for a lot of things, but you and I have to take ultimate responsibility for our lives! When we yield control of our lives it does not mean that we give up responsibility. We are still accountable, even though we are only human. It is a glorious thing to be human. It means that God has placed all things under our feet. It means that God allows us control ...

421. The Three R's Of A Spiritual Life

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... writes, "Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you." (NIV) This is to say that there is hope for us. THE THIRD WORD IS RELATIONSHIP. By yielding our spirit to the Spirit of God we can improve our lives. How many of you have ever read a self-help book? How many of you have read a self-help book then immediately forgot what it said? People who study human behavior tell us that by changing ...

422. Amazing Grace

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... , much more now that we are reconciled shall we be saved by his life." He is saying that the risen Christ, the living Christ, living in our hearts, gives us strength against the pounding forces of life, gives us strength against the temptation, and helps us not to yield. He gives us victory in the troubles and the heartbreaks that we go through. He helps us truly to live in joy and hope day by day. God makes grace available to us through the shed blood of Christ. What a glorious, glorious truth that is! But ...

423. Forgiveness: Human and Divine

Matthew 6:12-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... us to be. Another word for sin means to step across the barrier that separates good from evil. It''s simply dishonesty in any form. A third word for sin means to slide across, or to slide off a slippery road. This is a description of our yielding to temptations, our giving in to the impulses of mind and body, of the flesh, as the Bible calls it, and sinning against God. The fourth word is just plain lawlessness. It is that hard-hearted, self-centered, deliberate and steady desire and effort to do wrong ...

424. The Laying on of Hands

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... dialogue several times in sermons. I usually quote that and stop there. But the drama goes on with Jesus saying: “Open your hearts, open your mind, If ye bind your souls, it is me ye bind; Ask of me: seek, and ye shall find.; Knock, and behold the door shall yield. O, brothers, I make the world one kin; Open your hearts, and let me in, That the reign of my Father may begin AND THE GRAVE’S GATES BE SEALED!” Lay your hands on us, O Lord...that we might live!

425. Radical Surgery

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... ‘sacrifice’ is joy, the ‘duty;’ is sheer exhilaration; for the kingdom has driven irksomeness from the world.” (George Arthur Buttrick, PARABLES OF JESUS, New York: Harper and Brothers, 1928, p. 32) The disciples “left all and followed” eagerly. Paul yielded up without regret his pride of Pharasaic birth and learning. He said: “...what things were gain to me these I counted loss for Christ...”(Philippians 3:7) St. Augustine parted with his favorite sins, saying: “...what I feared to be ...

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