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4901. Mary's Song

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

King Duncan

... work in her life. Her cousin Elizabeth knew, too. When she greeted Mary, she spoke out with a loud voice, "Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb." Mary answered Elizabeth with a song, "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden; for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name" (Luke 1:46-49, KJV). We ...

4902. Flight To Egypt

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... throne, a tyrant who would slaughter tiny infants. And always across the manger falls the shadow of the cross. Simeon saw it first. Mary and Joseph brought young Jesus to the temple to be dedicated. There they encountered a righteous and devout man named Simeon. The Holy Spirit had promised Simeon that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. When he saw the child Jesus, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to ...

4903. Would You Like To Hold The Baby?

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... of Luke we're told that Simeon was a righteous man who had been told by the Holy Spirit that he would not die until he had seen the face of the Savior. And the same with Anna, a prophetess who had worshiped and prayed in the temple for over 50 ... years. Through the Holy Spirit they both knew this was the Christ child as soon as they saw him. And I think Mary must have known they knew. I imagine that ...

4904. God Spoke

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

King Duncan

... Sometimes he speaks through the reading of Scripture. Norman Vincent Peale once told of a woman who had an eighteen-year-old daughter who went out riding and was thrown from her horse and killed. The mother had seen her ride away with her cheeks radiant and her spirits high; now she saw her brought back with her eyes closed and her face stilled with death. That mother could not accept her daughter’s death. She could not recover from the blow. Deciding to go away to try to forget, she went to a quiet place ...

4905. Grace The New Fashioned Way

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... who also will not pass the test. There is also motivation for us to go beyond those feelings of humility and compassion into a life of mission and service and ministry. We have been saved by grace. Now we are called to go in the name and spirit of Christ to save a sick and dying world. 1. C. Thomas Hilton 2. Stan McCready 3. Eugene Brice 4. John Van Druten, I REMEMBER MAMA, in EIGHT AMERICAN ETHNIC PLAYS, ed. Francis Griffith and Joseph Mersand (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974), pp. 120121 cited ...

4906. News From The Vineyard

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He had a dozen chicks by the time he was 13 and soon developed what he calls "a fully integrated operation" by offering eggs, fryers, and chicken fertilizer." Jesus said that the children of this world are wiser than children of light. Why can't we have a spirit of drive and innovation within the body of Christ? Who says our churches have to become museums? We have what the world desperately needs. Wall Street doesn't have it. Madison Avenue doesn't have it. Even Yale and Harvard don't have it. We have it ...

4907. A House Divided

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... of us live fragmented lives tossed and buffeted by conflicting desires. We need to unite our lives around one love, one Savior, one Lord. "A house divided against itself cannot stand...." That is true. No house is big enough for cohabitation by the spirit of Christ and by a spirit of malice, of envy, of hatred and of hostility. How can Satan cast out Satan? He can't. But Christ can. 1. Dr. James Dobson, LOVE MUST BE TOUGH, (Waco: Word, 1983) p.13. 2. Spencer Marsh, EDITH THE GOOD, (New York: Harper & Row ...

4908. Three Temptations Of The American People

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... and tears for our parking place. The temptation is to enjoy our good fortune without taking responsibility for those who come after us. You may know the story about the recent immigrant who was describing to a friend his beautiful new print the famous patriotic work, "The Spirit of 1776." He said, "There are three men in itone with a fife, one with a drum, and one with a headache." We want to enjoy the fife and the drums without the headaches that go with citizenship. A father showed his son a copy of the ...

4909. Walk With Confidence

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... us has not had a dream in which we walked into a meeting unprepared and watched our future sink before us? It is a dreadful feeling not to be prepared for life. Part of our preparation for life is spiritual. Paul speaks of the "sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God." Nancy Burns of Charlotte, North Carolina tells in the CHRISTIAN HERALD about teaching a Sunday School class of 5yearolds and asking if anybody could tell where to find the Ten Commandments. The blank stares amid silence were filled by a ...

4910. Cut Down Lifted Up

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... of life of its own in your mind. So, one work, but in three formsidea, book, and realization in the reader's mind. (2) Christians believe that God also manifests Himself in three formsGod in His Divine essence, God in the historical person of Jesus, and God, the Holy Spirit, who is the inward witness of Himself. Thus we can see how St. Paul could describe Christ as "being in the form of God..." and thinking "it not robbery to be equal with God..." That is who he is. We need to focus on who Christ is this ...

4911. Living In Spite House

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... perpetrated against him by a man he had thought was a friend. One day he was sitting at his desk doodling, not writing poetry but only thinking of the man who had wronged him. Markham later testified that the Holy Spirit spoke to him, "Markham, if you do not deal with this thing," the Spirit said, "it is going to ruin you. You cannot afford the price you are paying. You must forgive that man." The poet prayed, "Lord, I will, and I do freely forgive." A miracle occurred. The resentment was gone. The poetry ...

4912. The Mighty Tide Of God Rolled In

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... the their own language. There was such turmoil that some supposed that the disciples were drunk. It fell upon Simon Peter to interpret to the crowd what was occurring. They were not drunk, he said. The prophecy of Joel was being fulfilled. God was pouring out His spirit on His people. And Peter began telling the good news of Jesus. When he had finished, about three thousand souls were added to the church. How we long to have such excitement in the church again! How we long for the mighty tide of God to roll ...

4913. From The Rubble Of Life

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... roof like a madman. And he was jubilant. He said, "I beat the Nazis, I beat them. I got my house." (1) Don't you admire the spirit of a man like thatto be able to build a house amid the rubble of life? I suspect Bartimaeus was such a man. It could not have ... walk in here. We have a clerk's job waiting for you. You can start this afternoon." (2) Bartimaeus had that same determined spirit. He refused to be defeated by his circumstances. He refused to be denied by the intimidation of the crowd. He refused to ...

4914. Noblesse Oblige

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... of slaves in New Orleans wearily shuffling along the dock. But one, in striking contrast, with head erect and with unbroken spirit, strode among them with the dignified bearing of a conqueror. "Who is that fellow?" someone asked. "Is he the straw boss; ... that he was no ordinary person; he was the son of a king. Now, after half a lifetime of hardship and abuse, which had broken the spirit of the others, he was still the son of a king! (2) I wish every child in this world could grow up singing the little ...

4915. The Wondrous Possibility Of Change

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... kind, the vulgar become refined, the coward become courageous? It is an important question. Few of us are all we want to be. Is there any hope for us? Albert Einstein once said that it is easier to denature plutonium than it is to denature the evil spirit of man. Will Rogers once said, "You can ™t say that civilization doesn ™t advance...for in every war they kill you in a new way." In 1961, Bruce Catton, editor of AMERICAN HERITAGE and an authority on the Civil War, spoke on the theme, "What 1861 ...

4916. You Can Dress Them Up...

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... . (3) All of our lives belong to God. Every task we do is for His glory. There are no neat little compartments in life marked "secular" and "sacred." It all belongs to Him. If we would be changed on the inside, we will not conform to the spirit of this age. We will offer our entire lives. And one thing more. WE WILL MOVE FROM BEING SELF-CENTERED TO BEING COMMUNITY CENTERED. Paul challenges the Romans, "I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think." Paul compares ...

4917. A Cross In A Cradle

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... one to the other, said the ad, like a promise kept.... Well said. Christmas is about a God who keeps His promises. But here is the second thing to be said: GOD DOESN'T PROMISE US A ROSE GARDEN. As Simeon held the baby Jesus in his arms the Spirit revealed to him that this baby was the long-awaited Messiah. This was indeed a special moment for this old man. He had waited all his life for this moment. He was holding the Messiah in his unsteady arms. Simeon blessed Mary and Joseph. This would have been one of ...

4918. Why Are You Troubled?

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... picked up a pitcher and filled the glass with water. "There," he said, "all the air is now removed." He then explained that victory for the child of God does not come by working hard to eliminate destructive thoughts and habits, but rather by allowing the Holy Spirit to take full possession. So what are you troubled about? The future? God has it under His control. The past? Our sins have been thrown into the deepest regions of the sea by the death of Christ on the cross never to be retrieved. The present ...

4919. Once In A Lifetime

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... be in danger. When the war was finally over he couldn't believe that he was still alive while all his friends were dead. He often felt he would have been better off if he HAD died. He was haunted constantly by nightmares of his friends dying. Slowly his spirit was robbed of life. He saw many doctors and had many tests, but no one could come up with a cure for his myriad ills. He continued to decline as time passed. One day he went and visited the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. Tears flowed freely as ...

4920. Advice For Soldiers At The Front

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... have never had to fight in an actual war. Every day of our lives, though, we are engaged in a war. It is a war of the spirit ” a war of hope vs. despair, love vs. hatred, right living vs. sin. We are on the front line and sometimes things look tough. Paul knew what ... is going right, we can call on God, knowing that He hears our prayers. Paul urged the believers to "Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication." When we pray to God, it keeps us in constant communication with the source ...

4921. Jeremy And Jesus

Luke 1:39-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... Marie went over to the Martin house. What would she say to Chris? she wondered. But the little boy wasn't about. Marie followed Ellie to the basement den, where the newly decorated tree stood in all its magnificence. "Doesn't it give you the Christmas spirit?" asked Ellie. "Now, see this," she continued, as she led Marie to the creche and pointed to two baby figures tucked under a blanket in the manger. "Chris says they are Baby Jesus and Jeremy." Ellie's eyes watered as she continued. "Last summer when you ...

4922. Jesus And The Lake Wobegon Effect

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... all above average. This is one text we can skip over. It's for someone else. Still, it's there. Maybe we ought to listen. "The Spirit of the Lord is on me," says Christ, "because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to ... upper half of the class. We're all above average. Maybe so, but it would be good for us to heed his message once more: "The Spirit of the Lord is on me," says Christ, "because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom ...

4923. Freedom's Year

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... to freedom. So is child-rearing. So are traffic laws, and civil codes. Freedom can never be an end in itself. Freedom is only a tool. And Paul tells us what the goal of freedom is. He says that it's for the fullest expression of our mature spirits. He talks about the restraints we place on children. That's the reason for rules and regulations in a household, he says. They keep us safe while we're growing and developing. But then comes maturity and then freedom. The restraints are taken off. Why? So that we ...

4924. Why Change Is Possible

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... HUR (A Story of the Christ). CHANGE IS EVIDENCE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD. According to the New Testament, when we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior our physical bodies actually become the temple of the Holy Spirit. This is always the foundation for us moving from selfish, sinful creatures to spirit-filled children of God who graciously share all that God has first shared with us. There is a story told about a beloved old physician who was retiring in a little French village. He had labored among them ...

4925. Facing Up To The Giant Task Of Life

1 Samuel 17:1-58

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... is measured by the Master's will. It's just at this point that we often miss the substance of Jesus' character. We are touched by his compassion and by his courage. We are inspired by his kindness and by his commitment. However, we must not overlook the strong spirit of obedience to the Father's will that was so prominent in his personality. Listen to him speak: "Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." "I came down from heaven, not to do my will, but the will of Him who sent me." "Whoever does ...

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