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526. Congratulations, Joseph, It's A God!

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... on hero worship." Traditionally many people, especially young people, have modeled themselves after their heroes. I can just imagine a society modeled after Madonna, Michael Jackson, and Rambo, can't you? Some distant civilization will discover a lot about American ideals in the latter part of the 20th century by studying our heroes. Recently at the University of Pennsylvania 8,000 prospective students were asked on a questionnaire, "What if you could spend one evening chatting with any person, living ...

527. A New Daddy

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... is all we might be. We are all products of a family of some kind. For many of us, that knowledge is comforting, reassuring. We are thankful to have had the kind of families which we did. Others of us have scars, wounds that are still healing from less than ideal family situations. Still, there is hope for all of us. For essentially we all have the same Father--the Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Because of His love each of us can be more than we ever dreamed we could be. Then when our chastised ...

528. Walking On The Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... preaching. Jesus did far more than could be possibly recorded in the Gospels. What we have are the most memorable events in His life and in some cases the most "preachable." That just may be why we have the story of Jesus walking on the water. It is an ideal preacher's story. It is a beautiful illustration of how Christ, through the power of faith, can free us from our fear and lift us out of the angry waves of life. The story is a simple one. Following the feeding of the 5,000, Jesus told his disciples ...

529. Started Toward A Great Tomorrow

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... patient was allowed to try the drug. She recovered from her infection. Suppose Dr. Boasberg had his mind on something else at the time--the stock market or his golf game or whatever? When people are focused in, when they are committed to a particular ideal or calling, when that dominates every aspect of their life, then they find ways to make all of life contribute to their endeavor. St. Paul was focused. "...but this ONE thing I do..." ST. PAUL ALSO KNEW HOW TO FORGET. "...forgetting those things which are ...

530. Do Not Lose Heart

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... as anyone else." (4) Don't worry--be happy. Don't we wish it was that easy? Thomas S. Kepler tells about a group of 104 psychologists who made a study of their cases and determined a timetable for anxiety: At eighteen, we worry about ideals; at twenty, we worry about appearance; at twentythree, about morals; at twenty-six, about making a good impression; at thirty, about salary and the cost of living; at thirty-one, about business success; at thirty-three, about job security; at forty-one, about loss of ...

531. Finding Our Way Back Home

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... counselor in Los Angeles. (4) Young people need to know where the boundaries are. They need to know that parents love them enough to hang tough sometimes. This is not to say that physical punishment should be used. We can be firm, yet gentle. Jesus was the ideal model for such behavior. Still, home, first of all, is where values are learned. SECONDLY, HOME IS WHERE WE LEARN TRUST AND CONFIDENCE. I like Sam Levenson's story about the little boy who was heading off for camp for the first time. In the presence ...

532. The Joyful Mystery of the Trinity

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... trying to raise people's consciousness to help more toads live to a ripe old age. They have a difficult assignment. It would help, of course, if somehow someone could communicate directly with the toads to explain how traffic lights work, etc. Of course the ideal thing would be if someone could actually become a toad. Then they could really be helped. Pardon the crude analogy, but that is exactly what the incarnation is all about God took on human flesh that he might communicate His love to us toads. When ...

533. Victory on a Broken Knee

2 Timothy 4:6-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... basketball. Then she turned to golf where she became a world champion. Natural ability? Yes, most certainly. But there was also much more. When Babe took up golf she sought out an exceptionally fine instructor to teach her. She studied the game. She analyzed the ideal golf swing, dissected it, and tested each component part until she felt she understood it thoroughly. When she went on a practice tee, she would practice as much as twelve hours a day, hitting as many as one thousand balls in an afternoon. She ...

534. Why Jesus Likes Sinners

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... as they seek to follow Christ is that, "The closer they draw to God, the more clearly they see the weaknesses of human nature. And the great temptation of one who is trying to be a Christian is to be critical of those who do not share his Christian ideals...How to hate the wrong, yet feel love and a tolerance for the one who does wrong, is a problem every Christian must face. The problem does not grow less; it grows greater as one's dedication to God increases." The Pharisee may have been superior to the ...

535. When Jiggling Wires Is Not Good Enough

John 4:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... ; it was the ground that Jacob had bought and on his deathbed had given to his son, Joseph. It was believed that Jacob had dug the well. Both Jews and Samaritans held special memories of this place. It was located at a fork in the road making it an ideal stop for travelers as well as a perfect spot for social gatherings. As Jesus and his disciples were traveling through Samaria they stopped to rest at this fork in the road. Jesus sent his disciples to look for food while he rested at the well. It was midday ...

536. Waking To A World Upside Down

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... are struggling to make ends meet as well as juggle all the demands of being almost solely responsible for their children. They are to be saluted. By the grace of God they’re doing the very best they can. But none of them would hold their situation up as ideal. We are not saying the world is divided into good folks and bad folks and we’re the good. That’s not true. We are all sinners saved by the grace of Jesus Christ. It’s just that we believe there is something redemptive and maturing about people ...

537. Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Philip Ware

... to save, but to stay? Why did the evils of cruel slavery in the South require a senseless slaughter of innocent young men from the North and the South in our nation's most costly war before slavery was made illegal? Why did the idealism of John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., have to end in their assassinations before racial equality became the official position of American society? Why did allied military might have to destroy much of Iraq before Kuwait could be invaded and liberated ...

538. A Time To Remember - Memorial Day

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... they quarreled. This only served to offend all the other animals, and so they never could agree. That's the kind of world we live in. And thus, through the centuries young men, and sometimes young women, have been sacrificed in the cause of one noble ideal after another. Some of these wars have been senseless and barbaric, to be sure. But others have been necessary. We honor the memory this day of those who have given their lives believing that they were making the world safer, freer and more humane. OF ...

539. Help Wanted, Dad. Ask For Calvin And Hobbes.

1 Kings 19:1-8

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... be near my own child, to be a part of his life, recognizing nevertheless that at one point he would also leave me behind." (5) Dad is our teacher and our model. He recedes into the distance ” yet is always there. For a lifetime we idealize him, fight him, blame him, and resist him. But when we become fathers ourselves, we catch ourselves repeatedly using his very words and duplicating his very reactions. We keep telling ourselves that we are smarter than he was, that we will never make the same mistakes ...

540. Traveling Light

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Caroly R. Gibson

... full. Shelter ” no rugs, no curtains. She found her anxiety about housework slipping away. No one to impress. Pride and hypocrisy in relationships ending. She can't bring her vacation place back home, of course, but the shell on her desk reminds her of the ideal of a simplified life. To ask how little, not how much. To say, is it necessary? I encounter so many people and so many families today whose lives seem so complicated. I wonder how they can keep track of all the conflicting schedules. Many seem ...

541. Does It Make A Difference Who Jesus Is?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... ." For Christians there is such a reference point - and that is Jesus. What would Jesus do? That is the question that continually helps us in our quest for right living. Jesus not only revealed the character of God but he also patterned the ideal life for humanity. In one of his books, Gordon MacDonald tells about a young Florida man who became devoted to Elvis Presley. For Dennis Wise, devotion meant spending every bit of money he had to collect Presley memorabilia (books, magazines, pillows, records, and ...

542. Can A Christian Brag?

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... climate. People who lived in areas of the world with lots of sunshine developed darker pigment in their eyes and skin which protected them against the damaging rays of the bright sun. People who lived in areas with reduced sunlight developed lighter pigment--ideal for allowing the skin to absorb more sunlight. So, it is not surprising that Sweden produced blondes while the Sudan produced people with dark skin. What you and I look like depends in large part on what our ancestors encountered centuries ago. (2 ...

543. Man, Give Me Some Bread: I Want To Make Sense Out Of My Life

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... reflection, "I thought about all the majesty and dignity we've been endowed with in Christ. If that would dawn on all God's people, if they would sense their significance in Him, then we all could become more aware of His purpose in us." (2) That would be the ideal, wouldn't it? To feel the majesty of God in such a way that our own lives are ennobled. To design a worship service that so lifts up God that we as God's people feel lifted up as well? What are our motives for coming to Jesus? THERE ARE ...

544. Balancing Act

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... or space to be all alone. Food, water, and other resources were always clean and in abundance. A pleasant temperature was maintained. No disease was present. All mortality factors (except aging) were eliminated. The cage, except for its overcrowded condition, was ideal for the mice. The population reached its peak at 2200 after about two-and-a-half years. Since there was no way for the mice to physically escape from their closed environment, Dr. Calhoun was interested in how they would handle themselves ...

545. A Friend In High Places

Hebrews 9:24-28

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: pictures of some of your friends (ideally, old school pictures from your childhood the kids will get a kick out of those) Good morning, boys and girls. This morning, I brought something very special to show you. These are some pictures of my friends. (Take a few moments to show the pictures and tell a little about ...

546. Take This Job And Love It

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... piano when I read our text from Paul's letter to the Thessalonians. He writes: "Now here is a command, dear brothers, given in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ by his authority: Stay away from any Christian who spends his days in laziness and does not follow the ideal of hard work we set up for you. For you well know that you ought to follow our example: you never saw us loafing; we never accepted food from anyone without buying it; we worked hard day and night for the money we needed to live on, in order ...

547. Insincere Religion

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... disappointment, pain, and even death. And he decided that it cost too much. And he decided not to diminish his life with love. "He saw people strive for distant and hazy goals. He saw men strive for success. He saw women strive for high, high ideals. He saw young people strive for attainment. And he saw that the striving was frequently mixed with disappointment. And he saw the strong men fail, maimed, and even killed. He saw it force people into pettiness, grasping at those things they both saw and didn ...

548. On Forgetting To Do A Business Plan

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... those, the paper had combined the various statistics and presented their version of the “perfect woman.” She has brown hair and brown eyes. She knows how to sing and dance. She has the perfect figure: 35-24-35. She is Miss America. She is the ideal. The message trumpeted off the page: “This is the standard for American women.” The implication is very clear. Do whatever it takes to be like her. Firm your thighs. Pamper your hair. Improve your walk. Whatever it may take is well worth the sacrifice to ...

549. The Good Son

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... stoic found themselves biting back tears. Macaulay Culkin's portrayal of a "good kid" was so convincing that when he played a "bad kid" in a movie called The Good Son, the effect was stunning. Macaulay played against his stereotype. He appeared to be an ideal boy; polite, courteous, and obedient. Since he was perceived to be all good, when things went wrong around his house the blame was just naturally placed upon his less charismatic brother. It was only at the end of the movie that his parents learned ...

550. The Young And The Restless

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... from the security of a great walled city, to become nomads in the desert, to leave the familiar comfort of family and friends--that required both faith and resilience. If you read the rest of the story in Genesis, you will discover that Abraham was not an ideal husband. He put Sarah at risk more than once. Still, it is obvious that she loved him and stuck by him. In 1937, Margot Fonteyn and Roberto Arias fell in love. Margot was a rising ballerina, Roberto was a law student, son of the president of Panama ...

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