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4751. Don't Forget Your Ticket

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 14:15-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... God's grace. Just think of all the blessings of God that we miss because of our lack of selfesteem or because we are so ashamed of our past disobedience to God. And here is where our text helps us. Here is the great truth we need to leave here knowing: JESUS IS OUR RISEN SAVIOR. HE IS OUR TICKET MADE AVAILABLE FOR US TO EXPERIENCE THE GOODNESS OF GOD. The Apostle Paul is writing to the Corinthians, many of whom had come to Christ and the Church from very unchristian life styles. Paul assures them that ...

4752. The First Easter Sermon

John 20:1-9

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... and the professional teachers angry. They don't believe He is the Son of God. They think He is lying and causing trouble. So they decide to kill Him. They whip Him and hang Him on a cross, and when He is dead, they bury Him in a tomb and leave Him there. (Blow out the candle, and let it relight.) But Jesus didn't stay in that tomb. He came back to life. He's not dead anymore, He's alive. Just like this light can't be blown out, Jesus can't be destroyed. He is still the Light ...

4753. You Might Be A Redneck If . . .

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

"You might be a redneck," says Jeff Foxworthy, "if your grandmother was asked to leave a bingo game because of her language. You might be a redneck if you ever hit a juke box with a pool cue. You might be a redneck if you come back from the dump with more than you took. You might be a redneck if you know how many ...

4754. Freedom Song

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... their family again. So Harriet decided to escape. She wandered by her parent's cottage that night, plaintively singing a gospel tune about being "bound for the Promised Land." It was a secret code many slaves used to signal that they were planning to leave. Harriet Tubman's escape that night was successful. She traveled mostly by night and hid in fields and barns during the day. There were designated stops along her multistate trek at the homes of those sympathetic to the cause of freedom. Her destination ...

4755. The Parable Of The Kindly Innkeeper

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... the language. Peter explained a little about his childhood in Africa. When Peter mentioned his family name was Godwin, the commander's whole manner changed. The big man rolled up his shirt sleeve to expose a scar, the same kind of scar that vaccination shots usually leave. Peter's mother had vaccinated this man when he was just a child. And the commander had received a medicine-coated sugar cube from Peter's own hand. Only moments before, Peter Godwin had been treated like an enemy by the rebels; now he was ...

4756. If You Really Want To Be Helpful

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... to the young pastor, "We are going to have a baby." Less than one year later he had the privilege of baptizing Michael at the altar of the church where the parents dedicated him to the Lord. About a month later, as the couple was leaving the sanctuary, the wife whispered in the pastor's ear, "Stop praying." They were expecting another. One year later, as he baptized little Charles, the pastor shared with the congregation how God had answered prayer for this young couple. Then he closed the baptismal service ...

4757. Busybodies

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... kicked an 80yearold woman off his bus. Her crime? She was returning home from her birthday party with her present: a tiny puppy named Cookie. You remember the story, don't you? Dogs aren't allowed on Greyhound buses and the driver refused to make an exception, leaving this poor elderly woman about 80 miles from home at 3 in the morning. Can't you hear the bus driver justifying his actions? "We have a rule. We have a rule." A security guard summoned by the bus driver called sheriff's deputies to escort her ...

4758. On Being Picked For The "Rework"

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15

Sermon

King Duncan

... by His Word, unchanged by the wonderful fires of his purifying grace, is not a blessing but a curse. Can we be like Pharaoh? Surely. Pharaoh heard the words of God and hardened his heart. We can also hear his Word and allow it to bounce off leaving us unchanged, unmoved, untouched, proud of our shape. As the word of God is preached, it will always send us into the Rework, creating change, making of us new creatures. His Word should be a seed of change in us. London businessman Lindsay Clegg told the story ...

4759. Where's George?

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... Gracie's brother, wasn't in on the joke. He was a private man, not used to publicity. Suddenly, his sister's gag had yanked him out of obscurity and made him the center of national attention. He was so uncomfortable that at one time he actually did leave town and disappear for a while, causing a repentant Gracie to try to quell the publicity. Finally, George Allen came out of hiding and resumed his life as an accountant, but he remained the butt of jokes for a long time afterwards. (1) One of the problems ...

4760. Living With Pizzazz

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... what he wanted in the first place! Now, if Mr. Rich decides to keep the matter quiet, a whole different scenario will unfold. The people of the community will praise him for his generosity, and his esteem will increase enormously. And that's the picture Jesus leaves us with. Richie Rich stands at the door of his home, surrounded by the praise of the community. At his side is Dirk Director, grinning at the success of his scheme. And Mr. Rich slaps him on the shoulder, laughing at the good joke that's been ...

4761. Entitlements

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... suspend the law of sowing and reaping. That's what grace is all about. Even more damning is the good seed we neglect to sow seeds of compassion, seeds of kindness, seeds of love, seeds that will live on after we are gone seeds that may accompany us when we leave this world. At any point in his life the rich man could have changed his priorities. At any point he could have taken his eyes off his money and let them fall on the man at his door. But he waited too late. Even in the afterlife he did not ...

4762. Bracing For The Rough Times

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... know how things turn out in the end. Those of you who are mystery fans think what it would be like to watch the progress of your favorite mystery right up until the moment when the dastardly villain is to be unmasked and then have the power go out, leaving you literally "in the dark." Those of you who are soap opera fans. Imagine watching your favorite soap right up until the time that Jennifer has to decide between Larry and Mark (I'm making these names up as I go along) and suddenly a breaking news story ...

4763. What Would It Take?

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... said, "Yes, these were all things that the world uses to impress people, symbols of significance. But they don't impress God! So we have everybody drop them right here before they come to stand before the Almighty!" (3) What are those things that you will need to leave behind in the Court of Status Symbols in order to stand before God? Billionaire H.L. Hunt was once asked for his philosophy of success. He said if you want to be a success you need to do two things: l. Make a decision about what you want ...

4764. Day Of Decision

Mark 14:10-26, 43-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... woods where two roads branch off in different directions, forcing a traveler to choose between them. It ends by telling us that the poet . . . took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. (3) My own faith is that God would not leave Judas without a choice. He reached the place where two roads branch off--the road of following Christ or betraying Christ, and he took the latter. But there are some who say Judas had no choice. OTHERS SAY JUDAS WANTED TO HURRY CHRIST ALONG. Judas grew ...

4765. Embedded In Bedrock Or Destroyed By A Typhoon

John 18:25-27

Sermon

Dale Dickerson

... the gruesome task of sewing up the deep gash, Ben bravely held his son's head very tightly. After a while a very strange sensation came over him. Ben could not bear to witness his son's pain anymore. He had to turn it over to his mother and leave the room. (3) Could it be that Peter, beholding his beloved teacher and Messiah's painful situation, could bear it no longer and had to turn away? Peter had good intentions. He and the other disciple follow Jesus all the way to the high priest's residence. Because ...

4766. An Unlikely Witness

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... the womb "where people walk upright, where there are mountains and oceans, a sky filled with stars." The other unborn twin can barely contain his contempt for such foolish ideas. Suddenly the "believer" of the twins is forced through the birth canal leaving behind the only way of life he has known. The remaining unborn twin is saddened, convinced that a great catastrophe has befallen his companion. Outside the womb, however, the parents are rejoicing. For what the remaining brother, left behind, has just ...

4767. Wounded, In Pain. Serving Still

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... described as rededicators. (3) I don't take that as a criticism of Billy Graham's ministry. Rededication of one's life to Christ is no less momentous than an initial conversion. Was Peter's rededication any less important that his first decision to leave fishing? I think Peter's rededication after suffering such a deep wound was much more significant. This second commitment, made in the agony of self-despair, was vital to the church's early growth. What if Peter had mounted his horse, left Jerusalem feeling ...

4768. Man, Give Me Some Bread: I Want To Make Sense Out Of My Life

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... to accommodate the tastes of today's man and woman in the street. This is a divergence that cuts across all the major religious bodies in this country, Roman Catholic and Protestant, Evangelical and mainline. Is worship for God or is it for us? If you were to leave this church for another, would you tell your friends it was because we did not meet your needs--or would you say that our worship of God was lacking? I would be interested in your response. When we have time, let's discuss it. It's not easy ...

4769. Man, Give Me Some Bread: I Want To See God

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... ." "What were you singing?" someone asked. "Jesus Loves Me," came the barely perceptible reply. "I always sing `Jesus Loves Me' when I'm happy." Everyone in the room was speechless. "Happy? How could this little girl be happy?" The technologist and the doctor had to leave the room to regain their composure as tears began to fall. (5) Mary was happy because she knew Jesus loved her. "No one is so much alone in the universe as a denier of God," German writer Jean Paul Richter observed. "With an orphaned heart ...

4770. Singing The Song Of Christmas

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... recognizes him as a child and bellows, "Get that kid out of here now! No children are allowed in ICU." The mother rises up strong in Karen, and the usually mild-mannered lady glares steel-eyed into the head nurse's face, her lips a firm line. "He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!" Karen tows Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing. In the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sings: "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine ...

4771. One Giant Leap

John 1:1-18, Isaiah 51:17--52:12

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... that's in us, and even of our worst . . . Either God is that, as the Bible says, or we're left to other gods who are far less kind, and far more cruel. And here's the leap of faith. The angels shout the messages in the skies. But they leave it up to the shepherds to decide what to do with it. And so with us. Everyone celebrates Christmas. But not everyone celebrates it in the same way. And wherever we find ourselves connected to God in all of this, the Spirit has flown our hearts over the hurdle of ...

4772. Christmas Brings Us A New Heart

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

John Pugh

... beloved wife is dead. The cost is too much, the hurt is too great. She too is shocked by the revelation and stunned by the ache in the man she has come to love. She runs away. After several weeks there is no reconciliation. She follows an early dream and leaves for Italy to study painting. Working through his grief he admits his love. He pursues her and they're reunited in Italy. From the mixture of pain and joy they're granted the gift of new life. The gift comes and we hold it in our hands, but we can ...

4773. Trying To Grasp The Meaning Of It All

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... frequently at night, coughing and wheezing. No medication or other treatment seemed to help. When Paul was six a doctor in Dublin explained to his parents that, for some unknown reason, cold, damp climates worsened Paul's asthma. He advised them to leave Ireland for a dryer, warmer place. The change worked. Paul's family moved to Rhodesia, where he regained his health. Later, motivated by his childhood illness, Paul attended medical school and became a pulmonologist and a leading asthma expert. Today, as ...

4774. Two Promises For A New Year

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... you think Mary and Joseph were alone in Egypt? Not on your life. God's watchful eye was always upon them. God's hand was always beneath them. These were dark days, difficult days, but God had led them into Egypt and they knew that when it was time to leave Egypt, God would lead them out. And Mary and Joseph clung to that faith, just as they clung to one another and just as they clung to their tiny babe. A few years ago, Stephen Huebner and his spelunking club explored Knox Caves in New York. Not too far ...

4775. When The Fish Won't Bite

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... to the catch is not joy but fear: "Depart from me, O Lord," Peter cries out, "for I am a sinful man." Jesus tells him, "Do not be afraid. From now on you will be catching people." (Luke 5: 10) And, just like that, Simon and the others leave everything to follow Jesus! Sound fishy to you? Too quick a decision? Simon did none of the normal work we associate with making a career change. He never took the Myers-Briggs test or the Minnesota Multi-Phasic Inventory. He didn't consult his accountant or his family ...

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