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4551. Good News For Parents And For Kids, Too!

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... outside help. The student explained that she had vowed never to entrust her children to a housekeeper. The counselor asked why, and the young woman explained that when she was a young child, her wealthy parents would vacation in Europe each summer and leave her with a nanny. One spring when the girl was eleven the housekeeper suddenly quit. The parents were upset that their vacation was jeopardized, but a few days before their intended departure they found a replacement. When the daughter noticed her mother ...

4552. I Have Been Baptized

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... . It is knowing that God loves you and that He has made one promise that is a gift, the most valuable gift in the world. God promised that no matter what happens, no matter how good or bad things may be, regardless of your joy or sorrow, God will not leave you alone." (6) That is God's promise to each of us. It goes part and parcel with our baptism. To understand that baptism is to become a new person. It is God who has saved us. It is God who calls us into a new life of service. It ...

4553. True Excellence

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... ; as for knowledge it will pass away." Love is the only thing in this world that is eternal. Think about it. Everything else that you accomplish will one day be left behind. So you have your body in great condition. Super, but one day you will leave it behind. So you have worked your way up to the top of your corporation. Wonderful. Enjoy it while you can. As far as I know there are no corporations in heaven. So you have mastered the study of microbiology. Terrific. Unfortunately such knowledge belongs to ...

4554. Broken Hydrants

Jeremiah 17:19-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... ! THERE IS HOPE. Jeremiah describes another type of person: "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is in the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought." What a vivid picture of the life of faith. A strong, healthy tree. Strong and healthy because it is planted next to a stream. From that stream it draws what it needs to prosper even when times are ...

4555. Been There, Done That, No Thanks!

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... girls, because it required that she spend time getting their hair all braided. Her mother was so busy trying to do everything, she just hadn't gotten to little Maxine yet. Waters thought she would be left behind. "Then Ms. Carter came," says the Congresswoman. "She would not leave without me. She took me to her own home and washed and braided my hair and got my clothes together so I could go on the picnic. And it stayed with me forever that she would do that. If you think that a teacher really cares about ...

4556. Role Models

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... One tradition is certainly slipping away. In times of imminent danger, passengers could always count on the captain of the ship. He was the one who protected them when they were in harm's way. If the ship was sinking, the captain was the last to leave, and, if necessary, was even willing to go down with his ship. This time honored tradition was tarnished in August 1991. The captain of the Greek cruise liner OCEANOS abandoned his ship off the coast of South Africa with more than 160 passengers still needing ...

4557. Reality Maps And Rolling Stones

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... in Australia would not accept her cure. The orthopedists of Queensland even had a royal commission convened to investigate her treatment. They issued a 300page document denouncing her, and denying her funds for new clinics and training. Sister Kenny eventually had to leave Australia and take her cure to the rest of the world, where it was gratefully accepted. Her theories revolutionized the treatment of polio in the U.S. While today the Salk and Sabin vaccines are available to prevent polio, those who ...

4558. The Triumphant Christ

Revelation 1:1-3

Sermon

King Duncan

... Norton of San Francisco. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. NOT MANY OF US WILL DIE AS CELEBRITIES EITHER. Ruth Graham, Mrs. Billy Graham, tells a humorous story from one of their trips to Europe. Dr. Graham and a member of his team, Grady Wilson, had left for Moscow leaving Grady's wife, Wilma, and Ruth under the watchful eye of an old college friend living in Paris, Jeanette Evans. "Now don't go shopping," were Dr. Graham's final words. Ruth says that she and Wilma waited for the plane to disappear out of sight and ...

4559. Created For Freedom

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... upper floors themselves, as they do in Calcutta. No way, said the bureaucrats: That would insult the dignity of the homeless. So the Missionaries of Charity, who couldn~t afford another $50,000 for the project, scrapped it ” and were forced to leave hundreds of homeless men sleeping in the street. (2) One person~s freedom was another person's indignity. Religious groups continually are confronted with this dilemma. Most of us like the sound of chimes. But imagine an exclusive suburban neighborhood where ...

4560. Finding Glory

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's called (are you ready for this) "Mr. Apology." "Some clever capitalist," says Rouse, "has figured out how to make a buck because we feel guilty." The story said that "Mr. Apology" gets more than a hundred phone calls a day. What people do is leave their anonymous apology with the answering machine or listen to apologies of others without ever having to deal with the real damage they did to another human being. They can now dump that garbage without any real accountability. That's a handy system. It would ...

4561. Three Foolish Things You Can Do With Your Money

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... to God. God comes to the rich man and says, "You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?" The answer was clear. The rich man had put his trust in things. Now he was leaving these things behind. Charles Spurgeon once compared it to a man who traveled to a certain primitive land with the intent of becoming very, very rich. And he did…in the currency of his new homeland. He accumulated a large store of shells and beads which is what ...

4562. Preparing for the Unexpected

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

King Duncan

... pilot just behind him had experienced. What the commander had interpreted as a thump was actually turbulence created by the thrust of a sudden change in the flight pattern of the jet which was following him. It seems the latter's throttle froze in midflight, leaving the pilot to make an instantaneous decision. There was only one choice reallyto fly straight up and out of the pattern to keep from endangering those around him, which is what he did. He was able to rectify and recover the situation because he ...

4563. When What's Lost Is Found

Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Like a wedding band these coins represented the marital relationship. Often on each piece of silver the name of the husband would be engraved. If a woman was caught in adultery, if she were unfaithful to her husband, one of the coins would be taken out leaving a gap to show that she had disgraced her marriage vows. Now we can clearly see why this woman was so frantically searching for the lost coin. It wasn't as though she only lost a few dollars; her reputation and marriage were at stake. (3) Fortunately ...

4564. Jesus Says, 'Just Do It'

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

Dr. Chane M. Hutton

... that read: "Mr. Jeremy Bentham, present but not voting." (1) I cannot help saying that many church people resemble Jeremy Bentham. They are present but not voting. These members of Christ's body have good intentions but they park those intentions at the door as they leave the sanctuary. They have lots of faith but nothing significant ever seems to happen in their lives. Their problem is not a lack of faith. IT IS A LACK OF ACTION. That is the second reason Jesus answered the disciples' plea in the way he ...

4565. Thankful Day By Day

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... with devastating effect, not once but twice. The Austrian army conquered the town once, and the Swedes took it twice. It was a constant battleground. Pastor Rinkart was abandoned by the church superintendent, who moved elsewhere, and then two other clergymen died, leaving him all alone to minister to the huge, bulging community of tens of thousands of people. It is said that he sometimes preached burial services for forty to fifty persons in one day. His wife was among the victims. Altogether, he buried ...

4566. Living With The Aches And Alleluias

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... fixed on him." God warms our hearts, too, when we keep our eyes fixed on God. It is so easy to lose ourselves in self-pity to be called Bitter rather than be called Bubbles. There are situations in life that, if not dealt with properly, leave us depressed and weary. These are times when, from our perspective, things appear as if they will never change. However, from God's perspective all things are working together for our good and God's glory. Even though you may struggle, you can be victorious by placing ...

4567. A Time For Miracles

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... husband Herman owned an appliance store that sold just about everything a person could need in their home. They also sold a number of smaller things, such as toys. That particular Christmas, they had practically sold out of their toys. Elizabeth had been uneasy about leaving the shop that Christmas Eve because one package on layaway had not been claimed yet. It might not have been anything important, but on the other hand, it might be some child's only gift. So Elizabeth and Herman stayed open as long as ...

4568. A Lesson From Two Golfers And A Saint

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... get through to you and help you see how wrong it is to steal." So Walter bent Matthew over and spanked him five times with his bare hand. Matthew's eyes moistened with tears, and he sat there looking at the floor. His father said, "Matthew, I'm going to leave you alone for a little while. You sit here, and I'll be back in a few minutes." Walter Wangerin stepped out of the study. And he reports to us that he just couldn't help himself. He, himself, broke down and cried like a baby. He, the father, cried ...

4569. When The Waters Begin To Rise

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... into angels." Joseph Craik was a talented and creative penman who could write and draw beautifully. He was appointed as writing master in a village school in Scotland. Often, as children will do when they are learning, his young pupils would leave inkblots on their pages. While most teachers would chastise the students, circling the inkblots in graphic red and taking away points for sloppy penmanship, Joseph Craik would do something quite different and delightful. Taking his talented pen in hand, and ...

4570. Jesus Won! We Won!

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... there in the corner of that cemetery. He did the work some months beforehand, but by Easter there was a fringe of green to be seen on the tall trunk of the tree. It was not dead wood after all, but a living, growing tree. Small branches appeared and green leaves emerged. It was alive. In the same way the cross of Christ is a living cross. It has never known defeat. (2) Jesus won! WE WON! Somehow John knew, but Mary did not. She returned to the tomb and wept again. When she looked inside the tomb, she saw ...

4571. More Than A Mannequin; Not Quite A Masterpiece

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... the display, Verna's nephew very carefully reached forward to move back the sculpture's coat sleeve to check the time. At that point the "sculpture" raised its head, mumbled something and offered them its newspaper. The nephew gasped, "He's alive!" before fleeing, leaving Verna to explain to a befuddled gentleman who had fallen asleep in the Smithsonian why two strangers were trying to read his watch. (3) There are people who view the church like Verna and her nephew viewed the dozing man. They would be ...

4572. With A Name Like That . . .

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Back in 1994 there was an interesting article from the Associated Press. Princess Diana, 32, at that time the estranged wife of Prince Charles, had been jogging in Regents Park and was being driven home. A group of tourists flagged her car down as it was leaving the park, saying someone had fallen into a narrow lake nearby. Diana, still in running shoes and shorts, told her chauffeur to call police on the car phone. Then she dashed to the bridge, where she was joined by Karl Kotila, 29, a Finnish student ...

4573. Connected

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... from someone you love by death or divorce. There is no more devastating experience in life, is there? The loneliness and the sense of isolation can be overwhelming. All kinds of experiences can cause us to feel disconnected. Sometimes it's having your children grow up and leave home. I understand that there is a luncheon group of older mothers in New York. They call themselves the "It Wouldn't Hurt You to Call Me Once in a While" club. Paul Tournier tells a story about a lonely lady he once knew who turned ...

4574. Gambling On God

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

There is a ridiculous story about a hunter named Ned who bet another hunter named Fred that he could leave the cabin, go out into the woods and come back within the hour with a bearskin. They bet $10, and Ned went off into the forest. The hour passed quickly. No Ned. Two hours went by ” nothing. Three hours later, a loud pounding on the door of the cabin was ...

4575. A Firm Grip On Your Balloon

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... I heard about who had his first date with a young woman who seemed to take things a little faster than he did. After taking her to a movie, he walked her up to her door. She obviously was expecting a goodnight kiss. As he was about to leave, she closed her eyes and puckered her lips. He said, "Good night, Brenda," and leaned down and kissed her on the forehead, "A little lower, please," she responded. So he said (with a deeper pitch to his voice) "Good night, Brenda." Some people are just not ready to ...

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