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Antonyms: deficient, imperfect
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Sermon
King Duncan
... summer. The story was datelined Arlington, Texas. Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers baseball team had just pitched the 12th perfect game in modern major league history. The opposing team had no hits, no runs and no one even reached first ... good jump, dove and it fell in my glove." (1) Now here's the question I want to ask you? Did the pitcher hurl a perfect game, or was the entire team ” particularly Rusty Greer ” responsible for that no-hitter? The answer is, of course, that pitcher could not have done ...
502. Two Parades
Luke 22:66--23:25
Sermon
King Duncan
... a thorn was given me in the flesh, . . . to keep me from being too elated. Three times I besought the Lord about this, that it should leave me; but he said to me, `My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'" What does he mean, God's power is made perfect in weakness? Perhaps an experience that Tony Campolo had can help us at this point. Tony was asked to be a counselor in a junior high camp. He says everybody ought to be a counselor at a junior high camp. A junior high kid ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... to their children. Our text for the day could easily be about being a good mother, but actually it is aimed at the whole Christian family. Jesus is looking to the cross. There he will glorify God by his perfect obedience to God's plan. Now he is calling his disciples to perfect obedience as well. What is this perfect obedience to which he calls them? "A new commandment I give to you," he says to them, "that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... bears English or Italian or East Coast addresses. In fact, Bishop McIlvaine died in 1873 in a hotel in Florence, Italy. He died without his family, at the age of seventy-four, immediately after sending a message to his wife. TELL HER, he wrote, MY PEACE IS PERFECT. (6) His peace was perfect. He had gambled on God and he had won! Anyone who sincerely follows Jesus takes a risk. Maybe that is why so many of us are so anemic in our discipleship. We hedge our bets just in case it is all a mirage. And you know ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... a disturbing motion picture a few years back with this very theme. Titled CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, it is the story of a family man, a successful business man, a religious man, who murders a woman with whom he is having an affair when she threatens to unravel his perfect life. Can such a thing really happen? Yes, it can. That is the nature of sin. We need to ponder for a moment David's role in this seamy episode. Now there are some women in the congregation who are thinking, "He was a man. That explains it ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... and sisters glowed with pride and were effusive in their praise. His father, however, said nothing until one of his sisters made a tiny criticism of Henry's performance. "Shut up," said the elder Fonda, "he was perfect!" Now of course Fonda was not perfect. No one is. But his father saw him that way. You and I are not perfect either. BUT THAT IS THE WAY THE FATHER SEES US. That is what it means to live under grace. The Father's love does not protect us from the problems. Neither are our problems God's ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... of electrocution. Can you see what a bind God would be in if He attempted to answer all our prayers to control the uncontrollable? THERE ARE AREAS OF OUR LIVES BEYOND OUR CONTROL AND THIS IS GOOD. With our finite minds, we could never order a perfect world. There are many ancient fables illustrating this truth. There is an old Hebrew legend that tells of a man journeying on a mule through a wild and desolate area. His only companion was a rooster whose shrill crowing at sunrise awoke him to his devotions ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... then he says, "THEREFORE, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverence the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God." (RSV) The word "therefore" is important to our understanding of the text. Without it we would probably ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... Jesus said, "They love to be called Rabbi,'" we could just as easily say, "They love to be called Dr.,'" or they love to be called "Reverend." PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE. PRIDE IS PRIDE. There was once a scientist who discovered the art of cloning himself so perfectly that it was impossible to tell the reproduction from the original. One day, he learned that the Angel of Death was searching for him, so he produced a dozen copies of himself. The angel was at a loss to know which of the thirteen specimens before him ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... we know, Simeon may have died a happy man that very afternoon. Or he may have lived for a few more years. What was his life like after that? He had seen the Lord's promise of salvation. He had found perfect peace. There was certainly no more anxiety in Simeon's future. He had seen Jesus. As John Donne so perfectly put it: "I shall not live till I see God. And when I have seen Him, I shall never die." (5) There is a Hebrew word for the emotion Simeon felt on that day. According to Pastor Lloyd John Ogilvie ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... focused on God, on those we love, on our calling as followers of Jesus Christ? St. Paul was focused on a goal that was narrow enough that he never was distracted, but large enough so that he never became bored. In his commitment to Christ he found that perfect balance that made his life laser-like in its intensity. And here is the good news: IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO FOCUS YOUR LIFE. A piano teacher taught many students over a lifetime career. When she got them ready for recitals, she would encourage them to ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... the Master. But Peter was missing the point. Peter didn't yet understand Christ's vision for the future. He didn't understand that just as Moses ushered in a system of sacrifices that would temporarily cover the people's sins, Jesus will now be the perfect Sacrifice that takes away the sins of the whole world. He didn't understand that Jesus would have to suffer and die. He didn't yet understand that he, too, would suffer and be persecuted for preaching the truth. He didn't understand that Jesus' kingdom ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... , friends, to show Christ to the world. To show him to the people in our office, at our school, in our own home. Jesus said about Zaccheus, "Today salvation has come to this house . . ." And our story comes to a close. Don't you think Devito would be perfect for the role? But actually the story doesn't end here. Because now it is Danny Devito's turn--I mean Zacchaeus' turn--to reach out to someone else. That is what salvation is all about. 1. "Oprah Talks to Madonna," O magazine, January 2004, p. 122. 2 ...
514. Running For Joy
Hebrews 12:1-13
Sermon
King Duncan
... of Hebrews says, "Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God." First comes the training. Then comes the joy. The athlete trains with ...
515. The Other Woman
Genesis 21:8-21
Sermon
King Duncan
... deeply in spite of his faults. And because she loved him, she chose to trust him, even when his decisions were hurtful or made no sense. Abram had faith in God. Sarai had faith in Abram. And they made their marriage work--not because they were perfect people, but because of their faith in God and their love for one another. When two human beings in a relationship go through serious adversity, they often develop a deeper, stronger, tougher, more honest love for each other than they might have shared in an ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... of the greatest benefits of reading the Bible through from beginning to end is that you start to see the Plan, the perfect Plan God has for redeeming our Creation and bridging the gap that separates us from God. We may not be able to ... offer your old life as a sacrifice on the altar. Let God redeem your mess. Only when we die to our self can we come alive to God's perfect plan. Like Abraham, be willing to trust God, even when it hurts. God did not take Isaac's life that day, because He had a greater plan in ...
517. The Divine Family
Genesis 1:1-2:3
Sermon
King Duncan
... man asked sarcastically, "Are you afraid your dad will find out and hurt you?" Quietly the response came, "No, I'm afraid he will find out and it will hurt him." There is something healthy about that. Every young person needs to know that his or her parents are not perfect, but they also need to know that our lives are centered and grounded in the very best of which we are capable. We are the models by which they will judge their own lives. A sense of identity--a sense of self-worth--a sense of what is of ...
518. Amazing Grace
Romans 5:1-11
Sermon
Edward Inabinet
... still enemies, God in his great love and mercy reached down in his grace to help us. God’s grace is made available to us through the shed blood of Christ on the cross. This cross proclaims God’s perfect love for his creation and for you and me, but it also proclaims his perfect holiness and his perfect revulsion against the sin that He finds in us--the sin that caused the cross to be placed on this earth in the first place. He identified Himself with us through Christ when Christ came into this stained ...
519. When Death Is Gain
Philippians 1:1-11
Sermon
Edward Inabinet
... her words, her character and her deeds. So death for her is gain indeed. Death is always gain for a Christian. Let me list two out of many reasons why this is so. DEATH ENDS THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS LIFE. It sets us free to serve God in a perfect body and mind unhindered for Eternity. Charles Kingsley suggests that death is gain "when it means the end of sorrow; terminates all the diseases of our body; the errors of our minds; the imperfections of the present...unites us with the society of the `just made ...
Sermon
Donald B. Strobe
... "signs." Just two chapters later He rebukes those who come to Him only for the miraculous signs, saying that "Unless you see signs you will not believe!" (John 4:48) For my part, I have no real problem with the miraculous element here. I find it perfectly in character that Jesus, who would not turn stones into bread for His own benefit, might very well turn water into wine in order to spare a poor family from embarrassment. Why should we doubt the miracle? Every Spring, in vineyards all over the world God ...
Sermon
Donald B. Strobe
... I needed your advice on something, but when I phoned you yesterday, you weren’t in.” “I’m sorry,” he said, “but yesterday was my day off.” The parishioner sniffed, “Day off? You know the devil never takes a day off.” Smiling, the pastor replied, “That’s perfectly true. And if I didn’t take a day off once in a while, I would act just like him!” Because God doesn’t take vacations, we can, secure in the knowledge that God is at work, even when we are not. Now, this is not a plea ...
Sermon
David Busic
... they follow the line of Abraham does not prevent them from suffering under the judgment of God. They will be judged by their fruit, not their family heritage. Repentance literally means to change one’s mind, or to turn around and take the opposite path. John has perfected the message of turning away from sins. And yet, this is where he stands only on the edge of the Gospel. For his methods are from the days of old. Commanding the people to repent. Threatening with wrath if they don’t. If you do not ...
523. Mother's Day
Proverbs 1:1-7
Sermon
Eric Ritz
... -- if that is God''s will for your life--is not a position of status but a place of service and surrender to the perfect will of God. I believe, and many women have told me, that motherhood grants a purpose to life far greater than anything IBM and ... great gifts on earth--a mother who had faith in God and a father as well who taught us by word and deed. They weren't perfect-- but they were consistent. In late June, John and I will be going to share in my mother''s and father''s 50th wedding anniversary in ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... that being around Jesus turned them into very special people. That’s not surprising, is it? Jesus has been turning people’s lives around for twenty centuries now. Our own President, George W. Bush, is not popular with everyone. No President ever is. He is not a perfect man, yet who can doubt his sincerity when he talks about his faith? There was a time when Mr. Bush did not take life very seriously. Alcohol seems to have played a role in this. The story goes that his wife Laura gave him an ultimatum ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... , his life, death and resurrection, which is our only means of salvation. Then sanctifying grace, is the work of Christ within us. His spirit restoring the broken image, completing what was begun in justification. Paul contended that nothing less than a new creature, perfect in Christ Jesus, Colossians 1:28. Created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness, Ephesians 4:24. Renewed according to the image of him who created us, Colossians 3:10. Nothing less than that is the aim of the ...
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