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4726. Wrestling In A Title Bout

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

Mark Clark

... will be a tough one. Even his illegal tricks don't seem to phase this Mystic Marvel. The match drags on, and the Supplanter knows that he is the one being supplanted. His reputation and title are history. Of course "Supplanter" is what the name Jacob means. In a sense most of Jacob's life was a sort of wrestling match. They say he came from the womb grasping his brother's ankle ” trying to be the first born. He always wanted to gain the upper hand. He was like this with his brother, his father, and his ...

4727. Come To The Feast

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... to say, "The stars have moved closer tonight." In this happy ocassion the sisters learn the truth of something Joseph Marmion once stated: "Joy is the echo of God's life and presence within us. Christianity stripped of joy is not Christianity at all." However, Babette can sense the sisters are sad because they believe she will soon leave them. In order to ease their concerns, Babette declares: I cannot leave you now I have no funds I spent it all on the Feast. (1) In our reading from Luke's Gospel today, we ...

4728. On Fooling a Mafia Don

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... us to the question for the morning: Why did Jesus make a hero of this man? For basically, this is Jesus' parable of the unjust steward brought into modern times. Why did Jesus make a hero of this scoundrel? Certainly it was not because of the steward's sense of ethics. What ethics? Like many people today this man believed the end justifies the means. Can't you hear him rationalizing his behavior: "My boss won't miss this money. He drives a Mercedes. He takes trips to the Bahamas all the time. This money is ...

4729. Some Things We Can Do, God Can't

2 Timothy 2:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Harbach ever said, according to Steve Allen, came out one day when he was trying to call to mind the title of the world-famous poem by Joyce Kilmer. "You know," he snapped. "Only whatsisname can make a tree!" (1) Well, I'm glad "whatsisname" has a sense of humor. We may forget about God, but God cannot forget us. It is impossible for God to forget about His children. Earthly mothers and fathers may forget their children, God does not. Has there been a more disturbing year in the life of our nation than ...

4730. No More Pain!

John 8:31-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... got it all together, who come across as if they have life all figured out, but somewhere they've got a suitcase hidden, because they're in a lot of pain. If you look closely, you see it in their faces, you hear it in their voices, you sense it in the stoop of their shoulders, the sadness in their eyes, the weariness in their walk. Some people live hard, despairing lives. They long to be set free. It reminds me of something I once read about the great missionary doctor, Albert Schweitzer. Schweitzer left a ...

4731. Overcoming "Work-avoidance Syndrome"

2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... as if it were real, his entire life changed. The bill was worth nothing; the meaning he gave it was everything. (5) If we could change people's attitudes, we could change our society. If we could help people believe in themselves, if we could give them a sense of dignity, if we could help them take pride in everything they do, then we could break some of the self-defeating cycles that rob people of their motivation and consign them to a life of poverty. Jesus has been changing people's attitudes for 2,000 ...

4732. Be Joyful

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... . I figured that if I'm going to have a family at Christmas, then I'd better go round them up!" With a little coaxing from Maxwell, she began to explain some of the problems she'd had with her own family. The more she told him, the more he sensed that this remarkable lady refused to wallow in the pool of pity in which so many are drowning. Christmas to her would be lovely and not lonely only because she would not allow her attitude to crash over things she could not control. (8) Many of us could learn from ...

4733. Good News For Tough Times

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... WHO WALKED IN DARKNESS HAVE SEEN A GREAT LIGHT. Fred Buechner, the distinguished Presbyterian Pastor who shares ministry primarily with his pen and pencil writes, "We are, God knows, a people who walk in darkness . . . If darkness is meant to convey a sense of uncertainty, of being lost, of being afraid . . . If darkness suggests conflict between races, nations or individuals . . . If darkness depicts a world where we can't see very well (because of sin), then we know enough about the darkness." (4) However ...

4734. Be Careful Which Entree You Choose

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... 42. 3. (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers, 1989), p. 124-125. 4. Max Lucado, AND THE ANGELS WERE SILENT, pp. 33-35, 5. Chapter titled "Holy Religion." Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 5.Warren W. Wiersbe, BE RICH (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1976), pp. 60-61. 6. "Renewing your sense of purpose," Summer 1995, pp. 105-106. 7. Clarence Edward Montgomery, PREACHING WITHOUT NOTES (New York: Abingdon Press, 1946), p. 45. Cited by Charles R. Swindoll, SIMPLE FAITH (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1991), p. 247.

4735. When The Waters Begin To Rise

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... point, he called for his son and told him to tie the end of the rope to something secure. The boy tied the rope to the bumper of the car, which was in the driveway. It seemed to work well and the man proceeded with his work feeling the greatest sense of security. Then his wife, who was unaware of her husband's ingenious security measure, decided to run an errand which required the use of the car. She did not see the rope tied to the bumper, and pulled out of the driveway. You know the result. The man ...

4736. More Than A Mannequin; Not Quite A Masterpiece

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... who cared about each other. James Moore in his book titled STANDING ON THE PROMISES OR SITTING ON THE PREMISES? tells a wonderful story about Bennett Cerf, a respected publisher and author for Random House a few years ago. Because of his keen intellect and warm sense of humor, Cerf was often featured as a panelist on numerous television and radio programs. Some of you will remember seeing him on those early popular TV shows like "What's My Line?" and "I've Got a Secret." One evening Cerf appeared on an NBC ...

4737. Get Off The Orphan Train

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... and several other riders of New York's so-called Orphan Trains got together recently to share memories of being orphaned or abandoned in New York and being sent off to new families in the Midwest. They said the reunion helped them build a sense of identity and common heritage. The Orphan Train movement ran from 1854 until 1929, relocating an estimated 150,000 children from New York at a time when poverty and that city's booming immigrant population resulted in overcrowding, disease and death. The aim of ...

4738. Blood Sprinkled On A Modern Altar

Exodus 24:3-8, Mark 14:12-16, 22-26, Hebrews 9:11-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... a long story short, Treena was baptized in that church and the people began praying for her. Treena began reading the Bible, and she threw away her Valium, and never once suffered from withdrawal. Treena changed in profound ways, regaining her emotional balance, finding a sense of peace and happiness that had been absent for so many years. The doctor who treated Treena called her restoration to sanity a miracle. Treena Kerr called out to God, and God restored her. What Treena needed to know was that God had ...

4739. What Makes A Family?

Mark 3:31-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... of deep commitment to truly parent a child. YOUR FAMILY CONSISTS OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE COMMITTED THEMSELVES TO BE THERE FOR YOU. Maybe these are persons who were responsible for bringing you into the world, maybe not. Adoptive parents can be your true parents in every sense of the word. For that matter, you can be living with your biological parents and find that they are not committed to you at all. One of the saddest occurrences of this past year was the murder of Comedian Bill Cosby's son Ennis. Few ...

4740. Finding Calm In The Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... divers. That makes it almost unbelievable to think that she suffers from a dizzying condition called vertigo. Mary Ellen experienced her first attack of vertigo after a dive in a college meet in Australia in 1988. After plunging into the water, she suddenly lost all sense of balance and direction. She couldn't figure out which way was up. At the time, she had no idea what was wrong. As she would later write, "If you asked a scriptwriter to concoct the worst condition to afflict a competitive diver, a really ...

4741. Yearning For Rejection; Thriving On Insults

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... a heaping portion of turkey and all the trimmings on the best Wedgewood china plates ” except for their son the AIDS patient, who was served on Chinette, with plastic utensils. (3) We can understand the parents' fear, but can we feel the young man's sense of rejection ” his hurt and despair? If we can, then that is compassion. People who have never suffered themselves can sometimes be quite intolerant of those who have not been so fortunate. That is not only true of people in physical pain. It is true ...

4742. In Praise Of Goofing Off

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... bottles, keys, stoves. After introducing the first bathtub to this country in 1790, Franklin spent many hours inside his own, soaking and reading. Although he advised us to make productive use even of our leisure time, he himself took long, enjoyable tours of Europe. In this sense, says Ralph Keyes, he was a fraud, far wiser in his actual approach to time than the one he proposed for the rest of us. We've taken Franklin's advice, says Keyes; we should have followed his example. (2) Now, am I encouraging us ...

4743. The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... the Presbyterian missionary who was for so long a hostage in Lebanon, speaks movingly about worshiping while in captivity. Every Saturday night, he saved a piece of bread from dinner, and on Sunday morning he would eat that piece of bread and feel so moved by the sense of COMMUNING WITH GOD'S PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. Even in prison, he found a way to celebrate being in the presence of the Lord. (6) The bread of Christ is universal yet personal. It is personal yet communal. THE BREAD OF CHRIST IS ALSO BOTH ...

4744. Marriages That Last

Ephesians 5:22-33

Sermon

King Duncan

... wife replied, "He's been nicer to me than he's been since we were married ten years ago." Smiling, the husband said, "I guess you can love your enemy." (8) Marriage isn't about loving your enemy. But it is about "making love" ” in the Cretan sense of the word ” to one person for a lifetime. It is about never taking that relationship for granted. It is about working at the three vital "r"s of marriage ” romance, respect and religion. "For this reason," says St. Paul, "a man shall leave his father and ...

4745. All Dressed Up

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... to Paul, are the HELMET OF SALVATION AND THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT WHICH IS THE WORD OF GOD. You know how important a helmet is. We wear helmets to protect our most vital organ ” the brain. The helmet of salvation is our ultimate protection. It is the sense of security we have that we are surrounded by God's love. The sword of the Spirit, Paul tells us, is the word of God. According to many scholars, when the "word of God" is used in the New Testament it does not refer to just the Scriptures. After ...

4746. Driven To Serve

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... whom Paul called "dead in their sins" and we are not even aware of it. That is to say, we see people whose lives are empty, who do not know that God loves them, who are wandering around with no meaning to their lives ” they are lost in every sense of the word ” and we fail to see that they are our customers. They are the ones for whom the Gospel is intended. But we are live-and-let-live individuals. We would rather let people go to hell ” both literally and figuratively ” than get out of our comfort ...

4747. Light

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... . We dare not forget that the story of the babe in the manger is ultimately a very personal story. It is a story for the world, yet a story for each one of us as individuals. That’s why it claims a very special place in our hearts. We sense the love of Joseph's young family. We know what it is like to be shut out ”to see the sign flashing, "No Room!" There is something very appealing about those unsophisticated shepherds kneeling before his crib and something very regal about the three wise men from the ...

4748. Peace

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... can’t solve what are relatively minor problems, how can we ever expect to . . . " Whereupon, Lucy interrupts Charlie Brown in mid-sentence, hitting him with a left to the jaw, knocking him out. Says Lucy, "I had to hit him QUICK! He was beginning to make sense!" Our theme for this second Sunday in Advent is PEACE. Isaiah writes, "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them." LET’S ...

4749. The Get-ready Man

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... the way sin works in our lives. It sneaks up on us. No one ever sets out to be an addict or an adulterer. No one sets out deliberately to be cruel and uncaring. Like the proverbial frog in the pan of lukewarm water, we are lulled into a false sense of security as the temperature rises. Soon we are in hot water indeed! An old limerick comes to mind: There was a young lady from Niger Who smiled as she rode on a tiger. They came back from the ride With the lady inside And the smile on the face ...

4750. God's Time

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... did not want to waste any of it. There was still work to be done. (2) Many of us can feel the pressure of time right now as Christmas comes ever closer. John the Baptist had that same urgency. Jesus had that same urgency. The early church had that same sense of urgency. Time is important. Time is in short supply. And yet the important things in life are timeless. The Bible is timeless. It is a living document. It is not simply a dead record of a dead people. It is the record of a living God who is at ...

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