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526. Job - A Probe Into the Shadow World of Despair

Job 6:1-7:21

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... sands of the sea ..." (Job 6:1-3a), said Job, "I give up; I am tired of living. Leave me alone. My life makes no sense ..." (Job 7:16). "When an innocent man suddenly dies, God laughs. God gave the world to the wicked. He made all the judges blind. And ... restoration in terms of resurrection. More likely, one’s answer to the problem presented by Job, in all honesty, will be a silent sense that we are in the hands of a loving God who ultimately will have things converge in reunion and peace. But that assurance ...

527. Overcoming Loneliness

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... the city and have not found their place there. They are the ones who have not learned to bridge the gap existing between themselves and other persons. They find themselves alone in a sea of persons. Any of us can wake up in the dead of night with a sense of separation, uneasiness, detachment. It could be a warning that we are on the wrong track, that we are losing contact with reality, that we have broken with God and with people. It could be the shock that brings us back to a shared life. The walls we have ...

528. Service

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... can have a seat at the opera and enjoy great music to the full - even if personal singing is restricted to the shower. Why not apply the same logic to the form of witness, to the particular ministry? What are our talents? What gives us the greatest sense of satisfaction? Wherein do we render the greatest amount of good? How do we relate to people? How can our skills be best employed in God’s service? "No one is useless in the world," said Charles Dickens, "who lightens the burden of it for anyone else ...

529. Like Trees Walking

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... block away or even close if you have on dark glasses. For what one does not see clearly, he or she feels little guilt and no sense of shame. I think of the story frequently told when labor relations were tense between miners and mine owners. The owner of a number of ... sight wholly, saw clearly, which was a gift most of us would hardly appreciate since we have not been blind except in the sense I have been illustrating. Jesus sent this man home, where he would see what was really there and share the good news ...

530. The Man Who Couldn't Hear

Mark 7:31-37

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Brett Blair

... today still can know what is happening through the miracle of television. He can see what is happening. Not so in first century Palestine. The rather drab, colorless world of Jesus was not so much a world of vision as it was a world of sound. So important was the sense of sound, that one of the predictions of the coming of the Messiah was that the ears of the deaf would be unstopped. And how many times did Jesus use the words "hear" and "listen"? He said: He who has ears to hear let him hear. Jesus was not ...

531. The Long Lonliness

Romans 13:8-14

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Maurice A. Fetty

... is a grand work of art or a gigantic symphony, it will come to climax in the Second Coming, the Second Advent of the Christ. Just as the First Advent gave us assurance and hope, so the promise of the Second Advent should infuse us with confidence and a sense of purpose. True, as we get older we do have a tendency to "collapse into our genes," into our genetic stream, and to gain a "furniture figure" where our chest drops into our drawers! Or as we lose hope and succumb to despair we resort to the age-old ...

532. Even Our Business Belongs to God!

Jeremiah 32:1-44

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Mark Ellingsen

... economy values flexibility and openness to risk. But those dynamics create personal anxiety and apprehension. They also undermine a sense of mutuality, trust, and community. My primary agenda needs to be openness to new opportunities that can open doors ... eat-dog. God can’t be in that.” Don’t forget how God works in surprising ways, often confounding what we take to be common sense (the Theology of the Cross). Work, your job, is a wonderful gift of God (even if it does not always seem to be). Believe it ...

533. I Am Sombody!!!

Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:1-8

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David E. Leininger

... to see an itinerant preacher who is more than passing strange - a coarse camel's hair tunic with a leather belt around his waist, the uniform of a prophet since the days of Elijah.(1) It was longing and anticipation that brought this mass of people out - there was a sense that something was missing in their walk with God, so they were ready to listen to a new voice. And this is a powerful voice: "You pack of snakes! Who warned you to run from the anger of God that is coming on you? Clean up your act! And do ...

534. Drooping Arms And Crooked Feet

Hebrews 12:1-13

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King Duncan

... shoulders and walk proudly and vigorously in the world. We no longer need to be dominated by our fears but by our faith. Our level of energy is related to our attitude and to our feeling of self-esteem. AND FINALLY, OUR ENERGY LEVEL IS RELATED TO OUR SENSE OF PURPOSE. If we are involved in a cause we really believe in, we find the energy to see it through. The best way to cure drooping arms and weak knees ” in St. Paul's picturesque language ” is to have a straight path for our feet. Imagine a situation ...

535. Destined To Have A Great Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... to life, she would say, a pattern we may not see. Corrie Ten Boom believed in destiny. She was one of that company of people who believe that there is a divinely ordained plan for their lives. The second thing we need to see is that people who have a sense of destiny accomplish more than those who do not. That is what experts tell us who study these kinds of things. If you believe God is at work in your life and has a plan for your life, you will probably accomplish more than if you did not believe that ...

536. A Time For Hope

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... his mind. As he sought to relax, he felt deep within himself a "a vague longing" for the coming of one he called simply "the Friend," the one who understands, even in the time of anger when we are not ourselves. Leslie Weatherhead writes that an overwhelming sense of peace suddenly flooded his being. He didn’t see a vision. He didn’t hear a mystical voice, and yet he no longer felt the need to write that letter. He put his conclusion like this: "There is only one explanation of such an experience. God ...

537. God Of Compassion

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... father, the prodigal realized in a flash that his father's hair had turned gray since he had gone away. (3) III. God Sent Christ to be Our Shepherd. God sees us as sheep without a shepherd. It saddens Him to see us flounder about with no sense of direction, no sense of purpose, no sense of hope. So God sent Christ to be our shepherd. "I am the good shepherd," Christ says in John 10:14. "I know my sheep and they know me." There is the Good News for the day. The Creator God not only looks upon His children ...

538. Something Is Missing

John 6:24-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... house, clutching the garment in his hand. In disgust, he threw it on the floor and muttered, "This thing doesn't work." Superman capes don't work if you are trying to use them to fill that emptiness. EVERY WISE PERSON WHO HAS EVER LIVED KNOWS WHAT IS MISSING: A SENSE OF MEANING. Why are we here? Where are we headed? What does it all mean? For many people there is no meaning. This is the message of our art and literature over the past few decades. All art has a message, and it speaks of the times in which it ...

539. What Are You Afraid Of?

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... We need to know that we have a Divine Friend who will never forget us or forsake us. "Anxiety increases," wrote Fulton J. Sheen many years ago, "in direct ratio and proportion as [a person] departs from God." He's right. The cure for our fear is a sense of our sonship or daughtership. But what does this mean in practical terms? What are some practical steps each of us can take to conquor the spirit of fear? FIRST OF ALL, FOCUS ON TODAY - NOT TOMORROW OR YESTERDAY. Some of us are crippled by the mistakes of ...

540. Eat And Live

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... blood shed, but we know that whatever it means we are not worthy of it. And thus when we take the bread and the cup, we sense grace: God's unmerited love for sinners. We are conscious in a way that we may not be any other time, that we are those sinners ... speak to them of the admiral they had loved. "I've got a piece of him," they said, "and I'll never forget him." In a sense, when we leave here this morning, each of us will take with us a part of Christ. We have reached out and touched him. Of course, ...

541. Blessed Are The Believers

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... an articulate man who has authored two best-selling books about his experiences. In his most recent book he reflects on his own sense of mortality. His words would be helpful for many of us. He writes, "I think a lot about death these days, which is ... bad, about 240, twenty pounds less than when I stopped playing, and most of the time I feel awfully good. And yet now, more than ever, I sense that I am mortal. "A year ago, I lost my father to cancer, and I don't think I'll ever get over his death. In some ...

542. A Strategy For Status Seekers

Luke 14:1-14

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King Duncan

... come in and the host will have to ask you to move to a lower place. This would be most embarrassing. Rather choose a seat of less prominence and let the host request that you move to a more important position." You can sense in this little lesson Jesus’ great sense of humor. But then comes the clincher, "For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself will be exalted." I am reminded of an answer Baron Rothschild once gave when asked about seating important guests. His answer was ...

543. From Foolishness To Power

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... are saved because we have a Father willing to come out of the stands and to carry us over the finish line. Paul had a church where folks were not afraid to say, "I disagree." They were coming apart at the seams. First, he dealt with their pride, then their sense of inadequacy. What the Corinthians needed to see was that God is not interested in who we are, where we've been or what we've done. He's interested only in one thing. Are we ready to take up the cross of Christ? If so, there is One coming ...

544. The Fourth Person In The Trinity

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... ." The colleague immediately thought of Jesus blessing the little children on his lap. He said, "I wouldn’t be surprised if some of these kids look back one day and wonder if they really did meet [Jesus]" in those special moments. This remark surprised Ron, and, in a sense, changed his way of thinking of his role with the children. From that moment on Ron would ask himself, "What am I doing each day to be more like Jesus?" (2) Have you guessed by now who the fourth person is in the Trinity? I don’t want ...

545. How Do You Know?

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... his studio. He tried to convert everyone who came in by pointing out the error of their ways. His clients began to back away. His income dwindled. Finally Harry went to his pastor to learn what he was doing wrong. "I know you mean well," the pastor said, "but people sense judgment in you. The Bible is very clear that we are to love others and leave the judging to God." And Harry Langdon changed again. It took time, but now, he says that he sees people in a new light. He sees them as the people that God made ...

546. The Three-fold Journey

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... TO SEEK GOD'S WILL. "So do not be foolish," Paul warns, "but understand what the will of the Lord is." On the first leg of the journey we used our brains. On the second we must use our hearts. On this leg we are not only seeking what makes sense. We are now seeking divine guidance. It's not easy to discern God's will for our lives. We do not always hear God's voice clearly, nor are we always listening. Discovering God's will requires patience and a deep commitment. Danny Akin had the opportunity to go on ...

547. Why We Believe In God

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... that book to try to help people find meaning to their lives. When he began writing that book, he wasn't himself a Christian. But the longer he wrote, and the more he observed those who came to him for help, the deeper he realized that life doesn't make sense if all we see is all we get. M. Scott Peck became a Christian when he followed the question marks in his soul. The meaning of our lives is bigger than our experiences. Here's the second thing: WE BELIEVE IN GOD BECAUSE THE MEANING OF OUR LIVES IS ALWAYS ...

548. Come Home For New Year's

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... 30:4 "Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the Lord your God will gather you and bring you back." Tom Wolfe said, You can't go home again. God's promise is that we can go home. THERE IS A SENSE IN WHICH YOU AND I ARE AWAY FROM HOME. For some of you that is literally true. You moved to this community from somewhere else. You married someone in this community, but the rest of your family is somewhere else. It would not be unusual if someone in this room ...

549. Yes!!!

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

Sermon

King Duncan

... of our own inadequate efforts to repay what has been given us--our shoulders slump, a look of distress comes on our face and a sense of failure invades our heart. Isn't it ironic that those of us who have striven all our lives to love Christ and serve him ... and the Bible says that 'God's grace is sufficient for you and for me.'" (3) David Ring understands God's eternal "Yes!" David Ring senses that God has placed a deposit on his soul, and that one day he will be free of his physical affliction and he will lay ...

550. Destined For Greatness

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... idea that we prosper because God loves us more than other people, we will be damned. If the idea of destiny puffs us up with pride, then we will be useless to God. If, on the other hand, the idea that we are God's elect fills us with a sense of deep humility, of obligation, of debt, then our lives can be of immeasurable use to God. The people of Israel were God's elect. God's chosen people. But they continually got it wrong. They thought they had been chosen for privilege when all alone they were chosen for ...

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