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4826. Eating Cold Grits

John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... years they listened and learned from him. Over and over Jesus tried to prepare his disciples for his impending suffering and death. They had a hard time understanding what he was talking about. They were confused and unsure of what would happen next. Jesus sensed their uneasiness and sought to reassure them. "Do not let your hearts be troubled," he told them. "In my Father’s house there are many mansions...." Still, they needed to know that before there could be mansions there would be misery. To use the ...

4827. Is There Any Wind?

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... would he choose? Kinsey bought the card, and in a note to his Dad shared the thoughts he had in the card shop. Then he asked his father this question, "In your simple style of living, and with your ability to decide things that make the most sense, which boat would you choose? Several weeks later, he received this response from his father, "I noticed that the rowboat had no engine, but that the sailboat had a sail. My question, before making a decision, is there any wind?" Today we celebrate the birthday of ...

4828. For Laughing Out Loud!

Genesis 18:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... an inappropriate time. Our story begins one hot summer afternoon. The temperature was above 100 degrees. The only relief available was the shade of a tree. Activity as well as travel was limited. It was too hot to do much of anything. The unbearable heat dulled the senses, clouded the eyes, and clogged the ears. It was so hot that a haze could be seen rising from the desert. That's why Abraham was startled to see three visitors coming toward him. It was as if these strangers had appeared from out of nowhere ...

4829. Confused But Not Forgotten

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... the first twenty minutes or so," his father remembers, "we spent the rest of the time learning together." This father and son had a wonderful weekend. "All too soon, Sunday came," Richard recalls. It was time to break camp and head for home. "I felt a deep sense of peace and satisfaction," Richard, Sr. says now, "and I heard the gentle whisper of God's voice. I uttered a prayer of my own. `Thank you, God,' I said softly. `This will make a really nice memory.'" And it did. (1) Abraham was also a father ...

4830. You Can Dress Them Up...

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... in their lives. They were to present their total lives "as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God." As a teenager Richard Foster spent a summer among the Eskimo people of Kotzebue, Alaska. It impressed Richard that the Eskimo Christians have "a deep sense of the wholeness of life, with no break between their prayer and their work." Richard went to Alaska on the adventure of helping to "build the first high school above the Arctic Circle." The work, however, was far from an adventure. It was hard ...

4831. Partners In The Gospel

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... for quite different reasons, felt attracted to a daily Eucharistic celebration, in which the Word of God was proclaimed and the Body and Blood of Christ shared." Over the months these quite different people found themselves drawn by a deep sense of community. These people who had different interests discovered a special bond based not on physical or emotional attractiveness, social compatibility or common interests, but on the presence of the living Christ. As students participated in the daily communion ...

4832. Surprised By Love

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... one will pay any heed if he cries, “Mud!” I wonder how many of the people in our society who are using drugs or committing crimes or fouling up their lives in a multitude of ways are where they are because they don’t know how to express or even sense the real need in their lives--their need for Christ. They need someone to put a name to their deepest hunger. That name is Jesus. Do you love God and your neighbor enough to be the one who sees that they hear that name? Can they count on you? 1 ...

4833. Diamonds Falling From Your Lips

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... the doctor told them, "my calling is to be a Christian...and one of the ways to do that is through the practice of medicine." James Moore reflected afterwards, "That doctor wasn't being pompous or arrogant. He was a humble man who had a strong sense of partnership with God." (4) His life was a success, but his first priority was service. Jesus said, "All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted." How do you tell sincere faith? Do they practice what they preach? Do ...

4834. Roll Call

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... ." Now Jesus isn't extolling the virtues of poverty. Many of us can identify with the couple who said they saved money by going over their household budget every single night. Someone asked, "How does that save you money?" They responded. "By the time we make any sense of our situation, it's too late to go out and spend anything." Jesus is not extolling the virtues of poverty. He is extolling the virtues of faith in God. God is our ultimate source of security. We think if we have enough money, enough land ...

4835. Gaining A Gratitude Attitude

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... , he knew he needed to address what had happened. Looking out at the smiling faces he said, "We shouldn't laugh. It may be that Nathan is only voicing the feelings that some of us have after having given to God. We do so, not joyously but out of a sense of obligation. We do so unwillingly. We may not say it, but some of us think it, "I want my dollar back!" Contrast our attitude with that of St. Paul. St. Paul's attitude was one of continual thanksgiving. "Rejoice in the Lord always," he says in our text ...

4836. Finding The Real Thing

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... didn't come from a wealthy family. She wasn't listed in the society pages of the Nazareth times. We don't even know her parents' names. No one outside of Nazareth had ever heard of her. She was just your average young woman. Mary was perplexed, and confused. Gabriel sensed Mary's fear. He tried to comfort her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God." Mary didn't realize it at the time, but God had chosen her for a very special purpose. "And now you will conceive in your womb and bear a ...

4837. Afraid Of The Water

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... second thought. He wonders if what he experienced beginning with those fish was what others call conversion? No voice came out of the sky. No thunderclap struck nearby. Later while attending church his pastor explained that the literal meaning of conversion is "turning." That made sense to Dan. It was as if he'd been walking in one direction and then in response to some inner pull, he turned - not even all the way around, but only at what seemed a slightly different angle. (3) But now he had a new identity ...

4838. Never Too Old for an Adventure

Romans 4:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... knew her mother well enough to know that, if possible, she would never let it go to waste. That was many years ago. The purse is worn out and long gone as are at least half a dozen others. The gift of the purse gave her mother a new sense of hope. Jane's mother just celebrated her eighty-third birthday. Jane bought her, you guessed it, the most expensive designer purse she could find. "She'll use it well," Jane says. (2) There is power in trust. That's where faith begins. Abraham trusted God's promises and ...

4839. A Life Above All Others

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... of only misdemeanors. Dorothea Dix dedicated the rest of her life to helping these women. For over forty years, despite her poor health and weak body, she labored for others, giving of herself. When she died, she left thirty mental hospitals as monuments to her sense of responsibility for people whom the rest of society looked down upon. (4) Jesus is Lord of all. But there is a cost to following him. FORTUNATELY, THOUGH, THE GAIN IS WORTH THE PAIN. The time was fast approaching when Jesus would be put to ...

4840. Why Are You Troubled?

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... , hunting, and fishing. In their social relations, however, they had developed a psychology "so astonishing," in Stewart's words, "that they might have come from another planet." What the Senoi did was to treat their guilt very seriously. Anytime a Senoi tribesman sensed that he had needlessly harmed someone, he would begin thinking about the best way to make amends. The place where they looked most carefully for ways to undo the harm they had done was their dreams. Even Senoi children were encouraged to ...

4841. The Jesus Connection

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower." Now there were vines growing all over the place in Palestine. And when Jesus said he was the "true vine," people knew right away what he was talking about. But besides being familiar with vines in the everyday sense, the people of Palestine also thought of themselves as God's vineyard. As the prophet Isaiah proclaimed, "For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel." (5:7) So what did Jesus mean when he said, "I am the true vine"? WELL, FIRST ...

4842. Sleeping Through A Tornado

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... relationship with God, and never went to church or read the Bible. Then she told of how the two of them had met Jesus and how He had changed their lives. Every aspect of their lives became transformed. All their values changed. They had a new sense of joy and forgiveness. Their lives took on new meaning and became wonderful for them. So when they were expecting their third child they decided not to give the child a meaningless name as they had the first two. They named this child Martha after Jesus' friend ...

4843. Once In A Lifetime

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... sinfulness. Isaiah had an experience of the holy. And yet, because he was aware of his sin, he felt unworthy of that experience. But nevertheless, ISAIAH HEARD GOD'S CALL. Now Isaiah could have been paralyzed by his experience. He could have been so overwhelmed by his sense of unworthiness that he gave up the battle. That happens to a lot of people. But Isaiah was not paralyzed. He watched in his vision as one of the winged creatures brought a hot coal to him from the altar and touched it to his lips. Then ...

4844. The Unexpected Jesus

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jerusalem to Sunday dinner with the best linen and the finest dishes." (3) It was because of acts like these that Jesus' family, his mother and other family members, were concerned about him. They thought he was overdoing it a bit. They came to talk some sense into him, and possibly take him with them. Then there were the religious officials who had also heard reports of Jesus' deviant activity. They accused him of being in league with the devil. Doesn't it make you wonder if the same thing would not happen ...

4845. The Real Leap Of Faith

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... and prayed for help." He had hit bottom and felt totally defeated. He says, "I prayed for help, not believing that anyone could help me. But when I got up, I knew something extraordinary had happened. For the first time there was a clarity, a lightness, a sense of peace." Robert had not been to church for many years, but after that experience he began attending again. He began reading the Bible and found himself drawn to the Psalms. He found they had meaning for his life. When he went into the church the ...

4846. Preparing For The Second Part Of Life

James 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... And at that moment I realized I had come to the end of the first part of my life, and it was high time that I got on to the second part. Thank you, Reverend," he said as he left the church, "thank you, very much." (1) In a sense today is the beginning of the second part of life for each of us. For today brings fresh insights, fresh opportunities, including the greatest opportunity of all ” the opportunity to make a new start with Christ. The Book of James is probably about the most practical book in the ...

4847. Who Is He?

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... saw God suffering ” suffering for love of her. She fell to her knees, sobbing in pain and wonder, and when she arose, she arose a new soul. This was the great divide in her life, the experience that changed everything. She said that she arose with a "sense of unpayable debt." (3) That happens when people discover who Jesus really is ” for them personally. Jesus asked, "But who do YOU say that I am?" One of the disciples, Peter, had the right answer. "You are the Messiah!" he said. How does that sound to ...

4848. Such A Friend

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... , he discovered three primary factors which seem to be essential to success. The first is a great vision; a driving dream that moves and motivates you to do something with your life. Those who give themselves to the fulfillment of something worthwhile experience a great sense of accomplishment. The second thing common to the successful people he studied was that they had each found a teacher who could instruct and help them along the way. Not only do we need a vision, we need some folks who have had visions ...

4849. Sons And Daughters Of Thunder

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... girl is living down there in the mud when she could be up there in that nice, clean clinic?" Pierce asked angrily. Borneo Bob explained that the girl was a jungle girl who had asked to be near the river that day because it was cooler. A great sense of sadness and pity filled Bob Pierce's heart. He knelt beside the girl, held her hand, and began rubbing her forehead tenderly. Then he prayed for her. The girl said something to him which someone nearby translated. She was telling him of her tremendous pain and ...

4850. What Would You Have Him Do For You?

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... ." Millie is able to say this because she knows its true ” it happened to her. (3) Jesus asks each one of us, "What would you have me do for you?" What is your answer? Deliverance from a destructive relationship? A cure for an addiction? Help with your sense of self-esteem? He can help you. He will help you. Jesus asks, "What do you want me to do for you?" Bartimaeus answers, "My teacher, let me see again." All Jesus said in response was, "Go, your faith has made you well," and Bartimaeus could see. Just ...

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