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501. The Things In Mary's Heart

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... within her own heart to which she could inwardly retire. St. Teresa of Avila called it an "interior castle of the soul" that no cares or fears could storm. Mary, the mother of Jesus, must have had a little interior castle of her own. Luke, in his tender and warm-hearted way, concludes his version of the Christmas story by telling us that Mary "kept these things and pondered them in her heart." What were the things Mary kept in her heart? We can only speculate, of course. But some things seem to jump out ...

502. A Song, A Star, A Savior

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... ALL, WE NEED A SONG THAT WE CAN SING. How much poorer Christmas would be without the sounds of music in the air. "Silent Night," "O Little Town of Bethlehem", "Joy to the World" ” how our hearts rejoice to hear the triumphant hymns and the tender carols that herald this special season of the year. I could not imagine letting Christmas go by without at least once listening joyfully to the sound of a great choir singing the "Hallelujah Chorus." There is something about Christmas that lends itself to lovely ...

503. Mary's Song

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Wish You could have been there. I think it was that same little fellow who turned to a classmate and asked, "Who was Round John Virgin?" She answered, "I think he was one of the 12 opossums." The Christmas story is such a magnificent one ”so full of tenderness and love ”that we might wish God had been there. The young bride-to-be of Joseph made no such mistake. She knew that God was at work in her life. Her cousin Elizabeth knew, too. When she greeted Mary, she spoke out with a loud voice, "Blessed ...

504. Walk Together

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

A want ad appeared in the newspapers sometime back: "For sale: One 52year old husband. Never remembers anniversaries, birthdays, or special days. Seldom holds hands, hugs, kisses, or says, "I love you." Rarely is kind or tender. Will sell cheaptwo cents. Call 5550366. Will dicker. Heinrich Heine left this clause in his will: "I leave my entire estate to my wife on the condition that she remarry; then there will be at least one man to regret my death." Our theme for today is "Walking Together." At ...

505. Lesson From A Blind Man

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... a great musician it is almost necessary that you should be born in poverty. Auer contended that there was something, he does not know exactly what, but something buried in the soul by poverty, something mystic, something beautiful, something that helps nurture feeling, force, and tenderness. Mozart, for example, was so poor that he was unable to buy wood to heat the shabby room in which he lived. He sat with his hands wrapped in woolen socks to keep them warm while he composed the music that was to make him ...

506. Forever Hopeful

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... looked to see how the barbed wire had affected the trees. Some trees had fully incorporated the wires, eventually growing around them and continuing upward. Others were twisted and deformed and had never gotten over the intrusion of the wires into their tender systems. Some people, explained Jackson, are like the trees that grew around the wires and went on with what they had to do. Others are like the stunted, deformed trees. Their difficulties have ruined their lives and left them smaller, meaner, and ...

507. Time To Walk On The Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... . By his midthirties he was already a roaring success. The son of a notorious politician, he had achieved fame as a reporter and author. The principal subject matter of his writings was his own military adventures. "Elected to Parliament at the tender age of twentyfive, he entered the Cabinet at thirtyone, and at the outbreak of World War I, was Lord of the Admiralty and part of the War Cabinet. Intelligent, hardworking, eloquent, singleminded, ambitiousthe world lay at his feet. But Churchill's world ...

508. You're A Good Kid!

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... to become an atheist and a Communist. He was the strongman dictator of Yugoslavia from 1943 to 1980. His name was Josip Broz Tito. The priest in the church in Illinois, upon seeing the stain near the altar, knelt down to the little boy's level, looked him tenderly in the eyes and said, "It's all right, son. You'll do better next time. You'll be a fine priest for God someday." That little boy grew up to become the much loved Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. (2) Two young boys. Two similar experiences with radically ...

509. True Love

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... , without holding anything back. Who can ever forget that cynical hero of the classic motion picture, CASABLANCA, played by Humphrey Bogart, named Rick? Rick is suspicious and self-protecting. He has learned to survive by looking out only for himself. He is a stranger to tender feelings and generous gestures. When a desperate man is arrested by the Gestapo in his bar, the man asks Rick, "Why didn't you help me?" Rick sneers, "I don't stick my neck out for anyone." Rick is living amid the cruelty and ...

510. Hey! I Want To Believe!

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... her father and said: "Papa, I don't think I have the faith to handle real trouble. I don't know what I'd do if you should die. I don't think I have the faith that some people have to face trouble." Corrie's father looked at her tenderly and said, "Corrie, dear, when your father says he will send you to the store tomorrow, does he give the money to you today? No, he gives it to you when you are ready to go to the store. And if you are going on a train trip and need ...

511. The One Thing That Matters

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... the cold waters of a spring. But it was a feast because of the love that had set that table." The minister went on to say, "I could not help but weep as I saw that young man moving around the table waiting on his wife and three children. The tenderness of that young farmer with his sick wife caught my heart." They sat around the table and talked a while and then the pastor got up to go. The young man said: "Just a minute, Pastor, before you go you must see her anniversary present." He went to the dresser ...

512. Extraordinary Faith

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... world. I like what Neil Millar said recently in THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: "In an age contorted by violence, I have no doubt whatever that people are born to kindness as a wind is born to movement. After all, if tenderness were rare instead of normal, wouldn’t the newspapers give it headlines? MOTHER CHERISHES FAMILYBLIND PERSON HELPED ACROSS STREETPRISONERS VISITEDDESTITUTE PEOPLE CARED FORBOY SHARES HIS LUNCH WITH PUPPYBUSY SCHOOLGIRL TAKES TIME OFF TO TEACH FATHER HOPSCOTCHand on and on. But such ...

513. Forgiven!

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... city, a sinner, who came to Jesus as he dined in the house of a Pharisee. She had brought with her an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing behind him, she began to weep. Soon she was kneeling before him and her tears were falling on his feet. Tenderly she used her long hair to wipe the tears from his feet, and she kissed his feet and anointed them with ointment. The Pharisee was scandalized by such behavior. "If this man were a prophet," he said to himself caustically, "he would have known who and what ...

514. Way Down In Egypt's Land

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... King Herod and all the male children under two. He remembered how innocent children were killed. Then it dawned on him. "There’s more to Christmas than syrup. There’s misery too." At that moment Frank remembered his own son who had died at the tender age of eighteen months. David had died some twenty-two years before. It was still difficult for Frank to even mention David’s name aloud ” although he thought about him a million times. That evening, Frank and Adele dined alone. "I went to visit an ...

515. For Laughing Out Loud!

Genesis 18:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... . In Romans 4, St. Paul praises Abraham for his faith, but if we were to ask Abraham, I believe Abraham would praise God for His faithfulness. Once there was a child prodigy named Ana Maria Trenchi De Bottazzi. Ana began studying the piano at the tender age of two. She gave her first piano recital in her native Buenos Aires at the age of four. She toured many countries. By the time she was eighteen, she had performed recitals, both solo and with orchestras, throughout South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia ...

516. Like A Rock

Isaiah 44:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... the mud of a lumberyard inspecting a shipment of logs that has just floated down the river. They are searching for messages from their prisoner husbands who cut these logs in a labor camp. One woman finds initials carved into the bark and, weeping, caresses the log tenderly; it is a thread of connection to a husband she cannot caress. The movie ends with a peasant woman asking directions to a church. Told that she is on the wrong street, she replied, ˜What good is a street that doesn’t lead to a church ...

517. It's Not Nice To Call Someone A Dog

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... 10, $20, $50, and $100 bills until his or her appraisal of them becomes second nature and virtually instinctual. An agent studies a bill ” both sides of it! ” until he or she learns every feature that makes it a genuine issue of legal tender. That way, when FBI agents encounter counterfeit bills, they immediately recognize them as such. Their minds aren’t cluttered with what "might be wrong" or "what usually is left off" or "mistakes that are commonly made." They know what they’re looking for. They ...

518. Keeping Alert For Christmas

Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... people. Instead his words were meant as words of comfort. We know how the story ends; we can relax. We are to learn the lesson of the fig tree. By looking at the fig tree we are able to tell when it will produce fruit. When its "branch becomes tender," Jesus said, "and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you will know that he is near, at the very gates." Actually he is at our personal gates this very hour. Richards Wolff Beekman was a ...

519. The Salvation Army Parade

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... people with high hopes. When Tommy Tighe was six years old he asked a business person for a loan of $500.00. The business person said yes but explained to Tommy that he would have to pay it back. Tommy understood that, but he had a plan. From the tender age of four Tommy had a dream. He wanted to make a bumper sticker that said, "Peace, Please! Do It for Us Kids", signed Tommy." Tommy needed the money to print 1,000 bumper stickers. He was convinced he could make a difference. He listened to some tapes with ...

520. A Family Celebration

Hebrews 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... reasonable that the queen should look like the queen? The testimony of those who knew Jesus best was that he looked just like God! Thus when Jesus wept over Jerusalem, we see the unbearable sorrow of God. When he held little children in his arms, we see the tenderness of God. When he condemned the self-righteous and those who exploit religion for their own gain, we see what is repulsive to God. "He is the reflection of God's glory," says the writer of Hebrews. This is who Jesus is. But what he has done is ...

521. Sons And Daughters Of Thunder

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... 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 how she was unable to sleep because of it. "If I could only sleep again," she told him. "If I could only sleep again ...

522. Jesus Goes To School

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... not seen the world as your have; please let me explore safely. Don't restrict me unnecessarily. Housework will always be there. I'm only little for a short time, please take time to explain things to me about this wonderful world, and do so willingly. My feelings are tender; please be sensitive to my needs; don't nag me all day long (You wouldn't want to be nagged for your inquisitiveness). Treat me as you would like to be treated. I am a special gift from God; please treasure me as God intended you to do ...

523. Where Is Your Citizenship?

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... and a ball player long since gone from the scene? What an absurd dream. Sure enough, though, one day Shoeless Joe Jackson walks out of the cornfield and begins to play ball. So do seven other White Sox players, and then some old New York Giants. It is a tender story, and it probably sounds crazy if you haven't seen it, but it almost invariably gives people's spirits a life. "IF YOU WILL BUILD IT, HE WILL COME." (3) Christians are people who are both citizens of this world but also live in a world of dreams ...

524. Freedom's Year

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... And Jesus keeps silent the whole time. When the Grand Inquisitor finishes his tirade, Jesus waits for a long while. And when the Grand Inquisitor grows restless with the silence, Jesus finally stands. He says nothing. He only moves to the man's side. Then, with the tenderness of love and care, he softly kisses him. That's the only answer he gives. Christ came to earth to love us. And love is freedom. And freedom is a terrifying thing. Because it will not coerce, it will not demand, it will not rule by force ...

525. On Knowing What's Best For Your Kids

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... with their children, it's tough. FOR ONE THING, THERE IS A FINE LINE BETWEEN PROVIDING FOR A CHILD AND SPOILING IT. Anyone relate to that? There is a fine line between providing for and spoiling ” and it doesn't just relate to toys. How tough or how tender should we be with kids? Does anyone have an answer for that one? A burst of thunder sent a three-year old flying into her parent's bedroom. "Mommy, I'm scared," she said. The mother, half-awake and half-unconscious, replied, "Go back to your room. God ...

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