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4851. What Is The Question?

Job 38:1--41:34

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... wrong questions. The right question is, "What am I doing...what am I saying...with whom am I talking and visiting...where am I going with my life right now?" (1) After that I could ask some other right questions: "Is my attitude on the upbeat? Do I have a sense of humor? Do I talk and act like I have and want quality in my life? Do I share that quality with others? And are others able to perceive quality in me and to respond to my way of sharing?" There are a number of alternatives to asking those questions ...

4852. Jesus Goes To School

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... to be discharged. Who wants to hire a man who can't make it in the Navy? What can he do? His parents too are frustrated that he is so limited in his ability to face life. In the same way, people are limited in their ability to make sense out of life if they are spiritually illiterate. (2) What is it that keeps young people from being insensitive hedonists? It is the memory of those Bible stories about Jesus' concern for the least and the lowly. How will they handle life when they are struggling to survive ...

4853. A New Look For A New Year

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... of beauty. One translation says a garland of beauty. The crown and the garland are symbols of victory not defeat. They say to the world, "Here is a winner." Can you imagine the change that would take place in our lives if you and I had that sense of confidence, poise, and self-worth, of knowing that we are winners? Imagine yourself right now wearing a crown or a garland of beauty. I was reading recently about former college and pro football star Pat Haden. When Pat played football in the pros, he was small ...

4854. About Miracles

John 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... 'll be a miracle if there are any shoe strings in that drawer." Lo and behold, there was a set of brown shoe strings in the top drawer. "It's a miracle!" he says. A pastor in Tennessee tells about a lady in his small church with a wonderful sense of humor and a marvelous perspective on life. One day, this lady called on the telephone. In a high-pitched voice she said, "Preacher! This is Amy." He answered, "Well, Amy! How are you?" She says, "Well, Preacher, I'm at Baptist Hospital." He said, "Amy, what are ...

4855. Jesus And The Lake Wobegon Effect

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... . And there is only one remedy for such oppression. And it is to accept the free gift of God's grace. "Come, every soul by sin oppressed," wrote the hymn writer, "there's mercy with the Lord..." You see, Christ's message is for us ” for in a very real sense we are the poor, the captive, the blind and the oppressed. We are those for whom Christ gave his life. Deep in our hearts some of us have imagined that he must have died for someone else ” the scum of the earth, perhaps, but not us. What do we need ...

4856. The Seven Year Switch

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... Far too often the kids woke up halfway home (or even later) to discover they were going home with the wrong set of parents! (2) Maybe you feel that way. Somewhere the blanket or the identification bracelet got switched and you went home to the wrong family. In a sense, that's true of us all. We are wrapped in the blanket of this world, but something tells us that we don't belong to this world. Deep in our heart there is an emptiness that cannot be filled by anything this world has to offer. Coach Tom Landry ...

4857. Our Damascus Road Experience

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

King Duncan

... needs help without delay. Couples who can no longer find enough to talk about to make it through a meal together need to give attention to their marriage. So it is with warning signs about our spiritual life. An emptiness ” a general sense of dissatisfaction with life ” a decreasing ability to control our behavior ” a general blindness to the needs of those around us ” may be warning signs that our relationship with God is deteriorating. Saul probably received a warning light as he stood holding ...

4858. Empowered

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , the 200meter dash and anchored the winning 400-meter relay team ” all in world-record times. Wilma Rudolph capped the year by receiving the prestigious Sullivan Award as the most outstanding amateur athlete in America. Her faith and hard work had paid off. (1) In a sense, that is what Pentecost is about. People opened themselves to God's Spirit and God's Spirit empowered them to do things they never dreamed possible. That is what the church is about. It is to preach faith. It is to remind us that all ...

4859. The Repentant Heart

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

Timothy Smith

... was a shepherd. David spent a lot of time with sheep before he became king. David's heart went out to the poor man and his family. Who ever did such a thing ought to die or at least "pay back four times as much as he took." David's sense of justice was offended by this crime. It was like taking candy from a child and standing there laughing as the child began to cry. No decent person would do such a thing. Nathan must have been trembling as he said to David, "You are that man." God told Nathan ...

4860. Empowered By Angels

1 Kings 19:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... received from looking out that window, Weir described with these words: "That sight, and the memory of it throughout the day, spoke to me of the grandeur of the Creator and his good intentions for the world and its people. This gave me hope and a sense of harmony." It was forbidden to look out the window, and soon his captors caught him. To prevent this from ever happening again, Weir's chain was made significantly shorter, but the memory and hope of that scene continued to live on in his soul. That ...

4861. When Heaven Rejoices

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

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... had one hundred sheep. At the end of a long day the shepherd was counting his sheep when he discovered that one was missing. He had a dilemma. Would any shepherd leave ninety-nine sheep in the wilderness to search for one that was missing? Common sense would probably lead us to protect the ninety-nine that were accounted for. Maybe that's why St. Paul talked of the "foolishness of God." This shepherd leaves ninety-nine sheep and goes searching for one that has gone astray. When the shepherd finds the one ...

4862. What It Takes

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... morning. In the shade of graceful old trees in the forecourt of an ill-kept temple, three small girls are offering little clay amulets tied to small bamboo cages containing tiny birds to those who come to pray. The birds are not actually for sale in the sense that you can take them home with you. When you give the little girls a few coins, you are entitled to set one of the birds free and thereby add to your achievement of merit. You keep the amulet as evidence of your act ” a kind of ecclesiastical ...

4863. The Gift Of Inadequacy

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... day in prayer," she writes, "asking [God] to teach through me...I pray for the students, teachers, and administrators, and for good relationships to develop among us all. And I praise God for answered prayers!" (2) Shirlene Lashley has discovered the gift of inadequacy. A sense of inadequacy turns us toward God. You see, the Pharisee was a good, outstanding citizen. He was the type of man we would be proud to have as part of our community and our church. He was a pillar of society respected by everyone. He ...

4864. Setting The Record Straight

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... replied, "but if you did you'd certainly know what to do with him." "That's absurd," objected Milo. "That may be true," he acknowledged, "but it's completely accurate, and as long as the answer is right, who cares if the question is wrong? If you want sense you'll have to make it yourself." (1) The Sadducees' question was that kind of question. It was a test. It was a trap. Jesus, though, saw this as an opportunity to set the record straight. In heaven, he explained, there is no need for marriage, "because ...

4865. Life From God's Perspective

John 12:12-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... crowds would not let Jesus be Jesus. They wanted him to be an earthly king. He had something else in mind. When he did not fit their preconceptions, they wrote him off. Some of them even joined the crowds who jeered him as he hung on the cross. In a sense, they would not let God be God. They thought they had a better plan. And so do we. When we waste time and energy on worry, doubt and despair, rather than trusting God, we are as much in the wrong as they. Life is a matter of perspective. We need ...

4866. Learning From A Little Child

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Memphis, Tn., tells of finding a book called, THE CURSE OF BATTERSLEA HALL. The interesting thing he discovered about the book is that the book had not one but twenty-two possible endings. You simply chose the one you liked. Dr. Earl C. Davis then said: "There is a sense in which the Christmas story is like that, you choose the ending to it. You can keep it fenced in by Thanksgiving and New Year, and keep the babe of Bethlehem in the cradle forever or you can let Him grow up and call you to follow Him. The ...

4867. Special Delivery

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... 's love. And Mary, when she heard the Message of what God was about to do, she became a Messenger, too! She took the Message of Gabriel, and became an Angel for her cousin Elizabeth! She went to tell Elizabeth the Good News, the Gospel, the Message! In the best sense of the word, Mary and Joseph became angels! That's what this season of the year is really all about, and that's what this church is all about, as well. To hear the Message of God's Good News of love and hope and renewal and life, sent SPECIAL ...

4868. It's Hard To Be Number Two

John 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... it, "Just when you start winning the rat race, you run into faster rats." It takes a real man, a real woman to deal positively with such a situation ” to look into the eyes of a potential rival and see not an adversary but a friend. It takes a real sense of security not to be threatened by the person who shines just a little bit brighter. LET'S BEGIN BY NOTING THAT MOST OF US HAVE A COMPETITIVE PART OF OUR NATURE THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR US TO BE NUMBER TWO. We can see that competitive nature revealed ...

4869. Let My Little Light Shine

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the world. Think about that for a moment. Sink your teeth into it savor it. You and I are the light of the world. What does it mean? Well, let me suggest some possibilities. It means, first of all, that we have a responsibility for the world. That makes sense, doesn't it? We are the light of the world. A light house steers ships away from the rocks. A light bulb lights up a room. Light does not exist for its own glory but to brighten up the world. That is the first thing Jesus is saying to us ...

4870. Temptation

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He is thinking only of how badly he wants that Grail, even though just minutes before he was pleading with the foolish Elsa just as his father now pleads with him. Luckily for Indiana Jones ” and for his fans in the theater ” he comes to his senses before he, too, drops into the deep. (7) Just like a person who is being tempted. He knows better, but the lure is almost irresistible. Spouses KNOW that cheating can end their marriages and lead them to disgrace. Smokers KNOW that tobacco will coat their ...

4871. What's The Matter? Are You Blind?

John 9:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... our speech, our hearing and our memory as well as our sight. Scientists really do not understand this phenomenon, only that it shows the power of the mind over the body. One researcher attempted to explain the refugees' disorder as follows: "Losing eyesight makes sense if you are trying to escape the stress of a situation . . . At the movie theater you don't cover your ears when grotesque violence comes on the screen. You'll always cover your eyes." (1) These women have eyes that function normally ” still ...

4872. While It Was Still Dark

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... its shelters for the homeless. Imagine people with no basis for moral decision making ” families who never prayed together. Imagine a world without Handel's MESSIAH ” a world without altars at which to marry our young and bury our old. Imagine a society with no sense of spiritual purpose and undergirding. Of course, some would argue that we already have such a society. How sad. Mary Magdalene came to the tomb while it was still dark. HAVE YOU EVER COME TO THE TOMB OF SOMEONE YOU LOVE WHILE IT WAS STILL ...

4873. Thankless Jobs

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... feet. (1) A rather thankless task, wouldn't you say? Picking up bits of glass so children won't cut their feet. There are lots of people in thankless jobs, aren't there? Being a caregiver to someone who is helpless, working in nursing homes. In a sense, teaching is a thankless task. So is being an officer of the law. Any type of service work is thankless at times. And that includes many jobs in the church. Richard Lederer collects humorous items that appear in newspapers, signs, etc. Some of the best ones ...

4874. Why Do You Stand Looking Into The Sky?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... in this darkness that blends everything into the same shade of blue. "Tall darkened forms ” were they trees? ” surrounded me. I was sure I was being watched, by whom?. . . Then I looked up and saw a sky overtaken by stars." And Sheri Hostetler describes the sense of awe she felt as she knew she was in the presence of God. "I have never lost the feeling I had while standing on that mountaintop," she writes, "that feeling of being seen by a force much more powerful than I . . . " (2) Many of us ...

4875. Power Praying

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... I just need to know how to turn the fool thing on!" Those of us who are not computer nerds can sympathize with that poor customer, can't we? But, on a different level, isn't that the critical question that confronts us as we try to make sense out of our lives? We have at our fingertips more knowledge than our ancestors could ever have imagined. We have gadgets to make our lives so much easier than earlier generations. Space age technology and transportation take us around the world in a few moments or a few ...

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