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426. Fish Bait

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... car, and even a cabin in the woods. They spend a fortune. The first day they go fishing they don't catch a thing. The same thing happens on the second day, and on the third day. It goes on like this until finally, on the last day of their vacation, one of the men finally catches a fish. As they drive home, they are both really depressed. One turns to the other and says, "Do you realize that this one lousy fish we caught cost us fifteen hundred dollars?" "Wow!" says the other, "It's a good thing we didn ...

427. Building a World

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... everyone’s complaints. He was tired of living in a run-down parsonage that the church refused to fix. He was tired of the church’s constant money problems. He had lost his focus, and he wanted out. Not long after this, the Woodley family went on vacation to Montana. Matthew spent a day in a local park praying and reading his Bible. He was searching for some sign from God that would take away all the negativity in his heart. As he prayed, three dirty, ragged little children entered the park and sat down ...

428. Broken Hydrants

Jeremiah 17:19-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... is disconnected from its supply of water. THE POINT IS, THERE ARE FOLKS WHOSE LIVES ARE BARREN AND EMPTY. Daniel E. Scold of Roanoke, Virginia tells of a beautiful home a realtor showed to him and his wife sometime back. The previous owner had vacated months before. The house was empty except for 42 pieces of beautifully framed needlework hanging on the walls, which apparently no one wanted. A little detective work revealed that the owner's wife had taken her own life several months before. The messages on ...

429. Three Foolish Things You Can Do With Your Money

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... a month to get her hair fixed; she would receive $2,600 a month to eat out; and she would receive a liberal expense account for gasoline, oil, and maintenance of her $100,000 Mercedes. In addition, she was to receive, each month: $10,446 for vacations; $6,452 for clothing; $1,592 for groceries; $1,440 for local beauty parlors; $1,407 miscellaneous; $171 for pet care; and $20 for church and charities. (5) Is there something wrong with this picture? One hundred million dollars and she's giving $20 a month ...

430. When The Waters Begin To Rise

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Before the month was over, she would have to retrieve one of those sweaters for a final few days of chilly temperatures. "Now that I'm an adult," Ms. Carney writes, "I've noticed blackberry winters' in other areas of my life, too. I save for a vacation, but have to spend the money on a new washer. My meaningful relationship' with my two teenagers is splintered by occasional spats. I want that recognition for my hard work on the local school board, but am passed over. Sometimes I'm tempted to give up, to ...

431. Where Is Your Home?

2 Corinthians 5:6-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... and you will commit suicide." The man decides to push the "Death Averted" button again and the machine repeats the cycle. This time the printout reads, "You will survive the business failure, but you and your family will be killed while traveling to a vacation site." The man becomes obsessed with the machine. He continues to play late into the night pushing the "Death Averted" button over and over. He ignores the wind blowing through the windows and the clouds gathering in the sky. He misses the thunder as ...

432. Yearning For Rejection; Thriving On Insults

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... 't it? Any of you who are in sales know about that. People today are harder to sell to. We love to buy; we hate to be sold. I heard about a young couple who discovered that the easiest way to enjoy lots of solitude while on an outdoor vacation was to put up a sign at their campsite advertising themselves as insurance salespersons. Nobody's going to bother an insurance salesman. One woman said that if she ever needs a heart transplant, she will take one from a used car salesman. "That way," she says, "I'll ...

433. In Praise Of Goofing Off

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... fiddled around while his irate boss burned. "You're the most useless person I ever saw," the boss flared. "You don't do an hour's work a month. Tell me one single way the firm benefits from employing you." The clerk pondered, then responded, "When I go on vacation, there's no extra work thrown on the others." Well, I've known people like that. Their attitude toward work is a little different. They're like one man who said, "I can't stand an uncut, untrimmed lawn." A man standing nearby said, "I never cut my ...

434. Good Taste Or Good Religion?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... the manager returns." "Very well," responded the secretary as she returned to her work. After an hour passed, the salesman became impatient. Authoritatively he wanted to know, "How much longer do I have to wait?" Demurely the secretary answered, "About two weeks. He went on vacation yesterday." Good manners will take you a long way. If you are a doctor they may even keep you out of court. Why is it that the vast majority of people who are injured as a result of medical negligence don't sue for malpractice ...

435. The Gift Has Arrived

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... with the pride of position. USA Today once printed a list of demands made by persons looking for jobs. These came from the files of a professional employment counselor. Here are some requests made by potential job seekers: A three-week paid vacation before starting work. A paid membership to the city zoo. Elvis' birthday off. Medical benefits for faith healer visits. Italian and Chinese restaurants close to the office. Extra pay for time thinking about work on nights and weekends. And finally, a promise ...

436. Mary's Song

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

King Duncan

... . A wealthy woman was so caught up in pursuit of "the good life" that she was very neglectful of her daughter. Even when the little girl became bedridden with an illness, this mother left her in the care of a nurse and flew off for a European vacation. She felt she could shower gifts on the girl to compensate for her lack of personal attention. While in Europe, she remembered her daughter's birthday and sent her a rare and beautiful vase. When it arrived, the nurse brought it to the girl saying, "Wasn't ...

437. Flight To Egypt

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... TO BE REMINDED FROM TIME TO TIME THAT WE DO NOT LIVE IN A WORLD OF SUGAR PLUMS DANCING IN CHILDREN'S HEADS. We live in a violent world, a world where life can be hard and cruel. During the winter of 1962, Dr. Robert Middleton was vacationing in Florida and happened to see the Christmas Day edition of the `St. Petersburg Times.' The thing that attracted his attention to this particular paper was its unusual format. For this one day, there were two front pages, one containing only good news about the holiday ...

438. His Nature Is Light

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... him on the trip. Scrooge soon is gulping nerve medicine again. He can run but he cannot hide. Everybody wants money from him. In another strip, the wind distributes Scrooge's money equally among the world's population. What do the newly rich do? Take a vacation, of course. Meanwhile Scrooge continues to tend his farm. In the end, everybody lines up to buy ears of corn from him. Spreading the wealth has failed. Scrooge is the richest man around again. What Barks seems to be saying is that Uncle Scrooge by ...

439. He Has Done All Things Well

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... ." (3) Following Christ calls us to set lofty goals and then to go that extra mile to see that those lofty goals are made tangible. We do what others do and then some. E. Paul Hovey tells about an eager young person, employed during his summer vacation in a shirt factory. He worked very hastily so that he might receive a bonus offered to those who put out the largest quantity of work. In his haste, however, the youth destroyed much good cloth. When the superintendent reprimanded him for his haste, the boy ...

440. A Great High Priest

Hebrews 4:12-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... So he sat back down. As the afternoon progressed, they went through this little ritual several times. He would say he had to go and she would say, "Really must you?" and he would respond, "Well no. I really don't have to." After all, he began his vacation the next day. There was nothing really pressing. Finally the husband came home. It was now late into the evening, and the husband with a tinge of sarcasm in his voice said to the pastor, "Well couldn't you just stay all night?" The young pastor said there ...

441. It's A Wonderful Life

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... low-cost house wherever his Dad was assigned. Don and his older brother Glenn would go to the drilling site with their father. If the rig were near a body of water, they would fish. If they were near a marsh, they would duck hunt. They never went on a "vacation" in the usual sense. Their father never had that kind of time or money, but he did know how to give attention to his children. One of the best Christmas dinners Don ever had was at the rig. The rig was "stacked", which means it was not operating for ...

442. Choose Life!

Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... . But halfway through the cruise the ship came to a sudden halt. The reason? It was the Ferguson’s youngest daughter, 20-year-old, Kelly. Kelly was homesick for her boyfriend back in California. She wanted to go back home instead of going through with the family vacation. So, she decided to leave a couple of fake terrorist threats in one of the women’s restrooms in hopes it that one of the ship’s stewards would find them and the ship would return home. One of the notes said, “I have been sent on ...

443. Not Having Seen Him, You Love Him

1 Peter 1:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... said the man. "You see, most of his religion was in his wife's name." I've known men like thatwhose religion was in their wife's name. Billy Graham tells a story about a family from South Carolina who went to New York City for a vacation. They told all their friends they would attend the Broadway play, MY FAIR LADY. Unfortunately, the play was sold out and they couldn't obtain tickets. They were disappointed. They were also embarrassed to have to go back home and tell their friends they missed the highlight ...

444. A Service the Church Will Never Forget

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christians love one another,” observers declared. It must have been a joyous experience being part of that first church. Any church that’s doing what it ought to be doing is a joyous place to be. [Fellowship suppers, softball games, choir picnics, Vacation Bible School, youth meetings, volleyball games]--these things may not seem very spiritual to many people, but we would be making a terrible mistake if we were to minimize the importance of fellowship to the life of the church. Christian fellowship is ...

445. You Are A Winner!

Romans 5:12-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... English housewife. On February 18, 1981, Mrs. Wilson looked out her window in Harlow, Essex, and saw a group of men loading her neighbors' priceless collection of Persian carpets into a moving van. "What are you doing?" she called, knowing her neighbors were on vacation. "We're taking them to be cleaned, madam," the men replied. Quick as a flash Mrs. Wilson decided to take advantage of the service they offered. "Will you please take mine, too?" she asked. The men obliged. They, of course, were burglars. (1 ...

446. Who Is He?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... tour of Cabrini Green Mayor Byrne made a promise to the residents, "You are going to live in security and safety." Sounds like a typical political promise, does it not? But Jane Byrne did one thing more. The following week she announced her plans to actually vacate her luxury apartment and temporarily move to Cabrini Green to see first-hand the problems of that crime ridden neighborhood. We are impressed by Jane Byrne's courage. Shall we not also be moved then by the compassion of God who saw our plight and ...

447. Ultimate Thanksgiving

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... free land, you are very, very rich. If world events have taught us one lesson this past year, it is how fortunate we are. Cdr. John O. Stull, USN (Ret.) tells about an event that happened many years ago when he and his wife were on a short Thanksgiving vacation in Palm Springs. They had gone to see the movie production of the musical, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. The show is about a Jewish family in turn of the century Russia who are finally driven out of their village. In spite of the somber theme, it is generally ...

448. Who Will Take Away This Burden Of Guilt?

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... , Honey, it's you I love, not the car." (6) Those are God's words to us. It is we He loves. And because He loves us, He has taken away our sins forever. Evangelist Leighton Ford once told about a man who owned a Rolls Royce. While traveling on vacation, there was a mechanical failure. The man called the company from which he had bought the car, and they flew in a mechanic from England to repair it. After waiting a number of weeks for a bill for the repair job, the man wrote to the company in England and ...

449. A Pentecostal Church

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... gave them utterance." (RSV) That is how the church was born not from below but from above. That is a most encouraging truth to me. A Pennsylvania denominational executive tells of his family's stay in a dilapidated hotel one summer while on vacation. They had made reservations long in advance, sight unseen. Upon awaking the morning after their arrival, they heard the steady thud of a wrecking ball working very close to them. The thuds kept getting closer and closer. Suddenly, they realized that the huge ...

450. No Price Too High

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... a thing like that." (2) It is easy to have the same feelings about Christ's death in our behalf. We are not worth it! How could we ever deserve it? Such love is beyond our comprehension. There is an old story about a woman who was vacationing in Florida where she discovered a very valuable piece of art that was being sold. She sent her husband a telegram describing the work and informing him of the price. Her husband wired her back immediately, whereupon she went directly to the gallery and purchased the ...

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