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451. The Problem with Being Idle

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... for these enormous achievers? Eighty-seven! The healthiest people around are those people who enjoy their work. (3) One summer evening, when Thomas Edison returned home from work, his wife said, "You've worked too long without a rest. You must take a vacation." "But where will I go?" he asked. "Decide where you'd rather be than anywhere else on earth and go there," was the answer. "Very well," promised Mr. Edison, "I will go tomorrow." The next morning Edison returned to his laboratory. Some people feel ...

452. The Difference Is You

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... . One of the women suggested that they might do something at the local jail. The other women quickly agreed. Their community, Pine Mountain, was a favorite gathering place for thousands of high school and college students, who flocked there on spring and summer vacations. There they drank, sunbathed, and caroused, and a good number of them would run afoul of the law. The antiquated little jail at Pine Mountain was always filled with unfortunate youths awaiting bail or fines. One of the women of the church ...

453. Dr. Life

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... how much joy they miss in life. Then there are others who shrink away from life in general. They avoid new experiences. They're afraid of making decisions. A story in Reader's Digest recently tells about a flight attendant who had just returned from a vacation in the Rockies. During this magical week of mountain peaks, blue skies and sweet-smelling pines, she fell in love with a very eligible bachelor. He owned and operated a cattle ranch, and lived in a log cabin. At the end of this week, Mr. Wonderful ...

454. Are You Strong Enough To Forgive?

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... brothers and wept upon them; and after that his brothers talked with him." The power of forgiveness works both ways. Joseph forgave the brothers for what they had done. The brothers forgave Joseph for being a spoiled brat. Phyllis Tickle tells of a vacation she had with her two teenage children, Sam, Jr., age 16, and Rebecca, age 13. One hot summer day the two siblings were fighting with each other. Neither could move without offending the other. That evening Rebecca tried to physically evict her brother ...

455. Generic Christians Or Disciples?

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... with their bills suddenly paid them in full. "I suppose they didn't want to cheat lawyers who helped the poor," one of the lawyers explained. These men have taken the first step in becoming disciples of Jesus. They still have their BMWs; they still vacation in Bermuda. They still have a lot of the things that "worldly" people make the essence of their life. They haven't given it all up. But they're headed in the right direction. They are doing something significant for Christ in their everyday lives ...

456. Surprised By Love

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... unconditional love and a fresh realization of what it means to belong to the church.” (2) Our society bombards us almost daily with the 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 ...

457. A Most Disagreeable Man

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... things; we just don't want to act on them. Jonah didn't want to go to Nineveh. His time would better spent among his own people. Charity begins at home. Jonah was reluctant ” until God got his attention. Jonah reminds me of a man named John who was vacationing on the beach with his family near Savannah, Georgia. One day John was swimming alone at high tide when he was hit by a huge wave. The force of the wave knocked him unconscious for a few moments. When he came to, John realized that he was face down ...

458. How Do You Know?

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

People are kind of funny, aren't they? I was just thinking of how many businesses in Utah have joined with the tourist bureau to urge residents of that magnificent state to spend their vacation dollars at home. One such promotion, sponsored by a food-store chain, was a photo contest. The theme was "Travel Utah First." The grand prize was a trip to Hawaii. (1) Preaching is so much easier than practicing, isn't it? That's why the little word "if" is so ...

459. Working For Love

Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... have to know that it was possible for them to change, too." (6) John discovered, even through his pain, that the love of God was there and available even to him. This Labor Day weekend we need to remind ourselves that Jesus is still working. He will never take a vacation as long as there are people who need him. He is looking for people who are hurting, people who are lonely, people who are bound by addictions of every kind. And he is telling them, "Come to me. I can help you. I can help you today." Pain is ...

460. Such A Friend

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... HAS BEFRIENDED US, SO WE OUGHT TO BEFRIEND OTHERS. That is what the church is all about. It is about being a friend. It is about reaching out to others as Christ reached out to us. A new student, a young boy, was brought into a second grade Vacation Bible School class. The young fellow was missing an arm. Since the class was almost over, the teacher had no opportunity to learn of the background of his handicap or his state of adjustment. She was very nervous and afraid that one of the children would comment ...

461. How Do You Get To Heaven?

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... , Fulton Ousler, Jr. told a beautiful story that I believe is appropriate here. Young Ousler was only 19 when his father died, but he had worked closely with his father in the last years of his life. At night, on weekends and through four summer vacations, he typed, did research or stood beside his father at his desk while he wrote. After much reckless searching, his father had found faith late in his life, and young Ousler was privileged to share in his work on magazine stories - articles of faith, he ...

462. Jesus And The Lake Wobegon Effect

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jesus." Is there anyone in this room as rich as Mother Teresa? A lay leader of a large suburban church stood to give her testimony. "My husband and I had it all," she said, "all the good things that our society values. Good jobs, a nice home, vacations in the Bahamas. I now realize, though, how shallow and inadequate our faith was. I can remember when I picked out a church for us because it had beautiful chandeliers. Then it happened. Both of us lost our jobs. For over a year we struggled. It was during ...

463. The Cry Of Freedom

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... insure a solid moral and spiritual foundation for American by pulling it out of the American people. Government cannot legislate morality; it can only structure the moral commitment that we allow to exist. This is why we must be salt, light, leaven. Recently while on vacation, I took our out-of-town guests to New York City to see the special attractions of the Big Apple. On Sunday, as we came out of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church to walk through Central Park to eat at the Dallas Barbecue Restaurant ...

464. Setting The Record Straight

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... HEAVEN IN US HERE AND NOW. We need to experience the presence of the living God in our lives today! James Loder describes a transforming moment in his life when he felt the living presence of God. Twenty-two years ago he and his family set out for a family vacation in Canada. As they were driving through New York state he noticed a woman on the side of the road waving a handkerchief. He stopped to help. The woman had a flat tire. As he was jacking up the car on the side of the highway, another driver who ...

465. The Source Of Joy

John 3:22-36

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... because you look like so many Christians I know! You look like you have lost your last friend. You look like the world is coming to an end."(1) How many here today can remember that special "Joy" song we would often sing in Sunday School and in summer vacation Bible School programs when we were youngsters. I believe it went as follows: "I have the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, down in my heart..." And then the song leader would shout, "Where?" And we would shout, down in my heart to stay!" Have you ...

466. Pax Augusta, Pax Christi

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... the doors of the Temple of Janus in Rome, and didn't shut them again for 20 years! Janus was the god of war. And whenever any armed conflict was happening, they kept the doors of his temple open. Julius Caesar died. And for two whole decades, peace took a vacation from the earth. But now the story changes! A child is born! At the age of four his father dies, so he is raised by his mother and a stepfather. At the age of 12, he has his first public appearance. He makes a speech at his grandmother's funeral ...

467. The Fourth King In The Christmas Story

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... up for Weight Watchers. No joke. This is when Diet centers do their biggest business of the year. Some of us can also relate to the tired mother of six wonderful but active children. After being home with them and her husband from dawn to midnight during Christmas vacation, heard the song on the radio, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas All Year Long." She jumped out of her chair despite being tired and worn down and shouted, "Forget it! Only a merchant would want it to be Christmas all year long." Maybe you can ...

468. What's The Matter? Are You Blind?

John 9:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... . His nearsightedness was so acute and so distressing that he assumed everyone on earth suffered continuously from furious headaches, and that all the earth had the blurry image of a boat seen from under water. But one summer an eye doctor from the city was vacationing in the vicinity, and young James was taking care of the doctor's horse and buggy. Noting his extreme nearsightedness, the eye doctor insisted that James go to the city with him to be fitted with a pair of glasses. In that gift of glasses ...

469. The Mother Side Of God

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... Your face will freeze like that," and "If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?" There's a used Kleenex stuffed up your shirtsleeve. The first thing you ask when someone walks into your home is, "Do you want something to eat?" You spend your vacation wondering if you left the iron turned on. Your daughter says smugly that she'll never be anything like you. (1) Sound like anyone you know? Our text is very appropriate for today. "I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you." One translator ...

470. Wayward Children - Father's Day

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

Sue Monk Kidd was telling the story of Jonah to her six-year-old vacation Bible school class, and the children fell into a discussion about how they would manage to escape if swallowed like Jonah. "I'd start a fire in the whale's stomach, and he'd cough me out!" declared one fellow, no doubt remembering the scene from Pinocchio. "I'd stomp ...

471. Get Out Of That Boat!

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... popular girl, but still she faced hurdles. Kids would sneak up behind her and snatch her wig off. People would stare and laugh. No one would sit with her in the cafeteria or in math class, and the lockers on either side of her's had been vacated. Nikki told her neighbor, Bill, that she could handle losing her hair. And with her faith in God, she could handle losing her life. But the hardest part of her illness was losing her friends. Nikki's parents had given her permission to stay out of school, but ...

472. Does It Make A Difference Who Jesus Is?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... important? You bet it is. It's important in how we think about others and it is important in how we think about ourselves. Years ago, Brennan Manning related a story about a priest from Detroit named Edward Ferrell who went on a two-week summer vacation to Ireland. His one living uncle was about to celebrate his eightieth birthday. On the great day, the priest and his uncle got up before dawn and dressed in silence. They took a walk along the shores of Lake Killarney and stopped to watch the sunrise. They ...

473. Surprised Sheep And Graceless Goats

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Stan Meade

... he does. He is both the sacrifice and the redeemer. He is a Lamb, and yet he is the King. He does it all, and all we have to do is accept his love and grace. A pastor wanted to emphasize Jesus' role as the Lamb of God to his Vacation Bible School. He asked for a volunteer, and many children raised their hand. He picked out the biggest boy there, named Jim. Jim was a good sport. Unknown to the other children, Jim and the pastor had planned this exercise ahead of time. The pastor made a big speech about ...

474. The Forgiven

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... slave. I can't enjoy my work any more because he even controls my thoughts. My resentments produce too many stress hormones in my body and I become fatigued after only a few hours of work. The work I formerly enjoyed is now drudgery. Even vacations cease to give me pleasure . . . The man I hate hounds me wherever I go. I can't escape his tyrannical grasp on my mind. When the waiter serves me porterhouse steak with French fries, asparagus, crisp salad, and strawberry shortcake smothered with ice cream, it ...

475. Come Home For New Year's

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

"Phil, I heard you flew to California on vacation," said Irlene. "I'll bet that was great!" "No, Irlene," Phil replied, "that was bad. When I got there, I missed the bus from the airport to my hotel." "Oh," said Irlene, "that's bad." "No," Phil replied, "that wasn't bad. I got a taxi, and the driver was ...

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