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526. A New Vantage Point

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... He raised his family. And when he died, Tom's Pa took over. The land was good. God blessed his efforts. And all was right in the world. But then the bad years came. The rains stayed in the clouds. The grasshoppers ate their fill. The winds battered the tender shoots of grain. And one by one, the farmers went bankrupt. First they borrowed a little money, just to feed the family. Then they couldn't pay it back. And finally the sheriff came out, and told them to get off the land; it wasn't theirs anymore! But ...

527. Thankless Jobs

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... human contact, being a shepherd had little to recommend it. A thankless job, indeed. Yet this is exactly how Christ portrayed himself ” as a shepherd. And that is the most familiar image we have of Christ ” a shepherd holding a lamb in his arms. How sweet ” how tender. But a lamb is not a full-grown sheep. Its wool is not wet and matted. It isn't caught in a crevasse. It is not bleating for the shepherd to come to its rescue. OF COURSE THERE IS A CERTAIN BONDING THAT TAKES PLACE BETWEEN THE SHEPHERD ...

528. The Appearance of Love

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... , then four years old, in a high-backed wooden rocking chair. Boyd was facing his Mom as they rocked, his legs folded at the knee. Suddenly, he lifted his small head, stared straight at his mother, and became very still. Then he cupped her face in his tender little hands and said almost in a whisper, "Mommy, I'm in your eyes." He had seen his own reflection in his mother's eyes, and this strangely affected him. Mother and son stayed in that same position for several long moments as the rocking stopped and ...

529. Family Resemblance

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... Darwin's dislike and fear of his father showed in his constant rejection of God or a spiritual element to life. It is interesting to speculate that the man who contributed so much to the cause of atheism may have just been reacting to a lack of love and tenderness in his own father. (3) Families are not perfect because human beings are not perfect. Human beings are flawed. AND THE REASON HUMAN BEINGS ARE FLAWED IS THAT WE AREN'T SURE WHO OUR FATHER IS. Did you hear what I said? We're not sure who our Father ...

530. The Messiah Who Cares About Feet

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... me out a tiny spot, And said, "Tend that for Me." I answered quickly, "Oh no! not that, why no one would ever see no matter how well my work was done. Not that little place for me!" And the word he spoke, it was not stern, He answered me tenderly, "Ah, little one, search that heart of thine. Art thou working for them or me? Nazareth was a little place, And so was Galilee." 1. Philip Yancey, THE JESUS I NEVER KNEW (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995), page 191. 2. Bill Hybels and Rob Wilkins ...

531. Day Of Decision

Mark 14:10-26, 43-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... it no laughing matter. They were not amused, but deeply moved, by the poignancy of his words. He tried his joke again, on a gathering of university students this time, and received the same response. They, too, missed his humor but were touched by his tenderness. "The Road Not Taken" thus became the joke nobody caught, and one of Frost's best-loved poems. Written in old England, the poem is set in New England, in New Hampshire's yellow woods where two roads branch off in different directions, forcing a ...

532. Wounded, In Pain. Serving Still

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... . Now see him whine under a juniper tree for divinely assisted suicide. "I am unworthy! Beneath expectations. Entirely unsuitable. Just let me ride off humiliated into the sunset of death." God would have none of it. He sent an angel to minister tenderly to his fallen prophet. Elijah heard a "still, small voice." The voice said, "Return! Elijah! Return!" What of you, David? Glorious king. Yours was a shining moment in Israel's history. But David's adultery with Bathsheba brings disgrace. And if adultery ...

533. Trying To Grasp The Meaning Of It All

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christmas. McCain secured a Bible, and found another prisoner who could sing some Christmas hymns. The prisoners gathered together to hear Scripture passages about the birth of Jesus and to sing a few hymns together. As John McCain looked around, he saw tears of joy and tenderness in the men's eyes. In the midst of this hell-hole of a prison camp, these men still found hope in the story of Jesus. (3) And why shouldn't they find hope in Christmas? They were celebrating the birth of one who knew what ...

534. Nobody Wants To Make Cold Calls

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... and said, "Nicole, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." He said nothing else--the tears were more eloquent than words could have been. (3) Jesus wept over Jerusalem, and Jesus wants us to have a tender concern for all God's children. There are people in our community who are barely keeping their head above water emotionally and spiritually. Christ calls us to identify with them and to minister to them. But there's one thing more we need to see about going out ...

535. Worriers Or Warriors?

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... become a bloody fight. The enraged cyclist moved toward the porter with a clenched fist. But just then, a tattered little man stepped out of the crowd and positioned himself between the adversaries. Then the little man did an amazing thing. He reached out, tenderly took the cyclist's clenched fist in his hands, and gently kissed it! He kissed the fist! A murmur of approval swept over the crowd. They laughed, then they applauded. The antagonists relaxed and hugged each other. And all the people began happily ...

536. Children Of The Light

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... quality that every Southern belle must possess, according to Ms. Schwartz, is SPARKLE--that mixture of poise and vivaciousness that draws everyone's eyes and ears to her. One belle from Alabama commented that she learned to sparkle in dance class. At the tender age of six, she was chosen to be a dancing snowflake in her dance studio's production. Her teacher insisted that all the snowflakes must throw their shoulders back and project confidence. As this woman recalled, “If you drooped, all you could hope ...

537. One Life To Live

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... marked "righteousness" that would make you acceptable to God. What would you be like wearing those coveralls? Wouldn't you be more loving, more disciplined, more responsible? Probably so. You would be honest and yet compassionate; hard working and yet relaxed. You would be tender with little children, a role model for youth and a friend to all who knew you. In short, you would be more Christ-like in your character. All of these good attributes could be lumped under the heading of righteousness. But here is ...

538. Who's Your Daddy?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... Me, too, Dad!" Then the man stood up, gazed in the eyes of his oldest son (maybe nine or ten) and while cupping his son's face in his hands said, "You're already quite the young man. I love you very much, Zach!" They too hugged a most loving, tender hug. While this was happening, a baby girl (perhaps one or one-and-a-half) was squirming excitedly in her mother's arms, never once taking her little eyes off the wonderful sight of her returning father. The man said, "Hi, baby girl!" as he gently took the child ...

539. The Idiot's Guide To Christianity

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... toward the ballroom floor, the inner pocket in the princess' dress broke, and scraps of food splattered to the floor. Everyone turned to stare and laugh; the princess was mortified. She turned to run, but King Thrushbeard would not let her go. "Don't be afraid," he said tenderly. "Don't you know that I am your minstrel husband in disguise? I have done all this so that you would love me. The wedding tonight is for you and me, that we may be married in the style proper for a king and a princess." The princess ...

540. Sons And Daughters Of God

Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... sons and daughters of God. 1. From the Internet. Source unknown. 2. Denis Waitley, Empires of The Mind (William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1995). 3. Becky Freeman, Eggstra Courage For The Chicken Hearted (Honor Books, 1999). 4. Ron Mehl, the Tender Commandments (Sister, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1998), pp. 23-25. 5. Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal, Small Miracles (Holbrook, Mass.: Adams Media Corporation, 1997), pp. 57-60. 6. Anne Graham Lotz, Just Give Me Jesus (Nashville: Word Publishing, 2000), pp ...

541. Expectant Living

2 Peter 3:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... to others. 1. E-zine: HUMOR Mailto: Judib@kktv.com. 2. Calvin Miller, A Hunger For Meaning (Downers Grove, Illinois: Inter-Varsity Press, 1984). 3. "Expect Christ's Return," by H. Mark Abbott, Light & Life, August 1995, p. 9. 4. Ron Mehl. The Tender Commandments (Sister, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1998), p. 63. 5. "The Last Taboo" by Mark Matousek, an interview with Bill and Judith Moyers, Modern Maturity, Sept./ Oct. 2000, p. 46. 6. Kimberly Olson Fakih. Off the Clock (New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1995), pp ...

542. Better Ignorant Than Uncaring

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... day. But Christ had set them free from all that. And they were proud of their freedom and flaunted it. Paul could understand that. He himself wrote eloquently of the freedom that Christ gives. But Paul had a higher vision and an even more tender heart. He knew that freedom had a double edge. Many of the more recent converts to Christianity had been worshiping idols before they came to Christ. And part of their worship involved sacrificing food to the idols. Afterwards they would feast on that food. This ...

543. Casting Out Demons

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... make you whole once again. 1. Lance Webb, Point of Glad Return (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1960). 2. Source unknown. 3. H.S. Vigeveno, Letters to Saints And Other Sinners (New York: A.J. Holman Company, 1972). 4. Thomas Merton, No Man Is an Island, p. 201. 5. Ron Mehl. The Tender Commandments (Sister, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1998), pp. 159-160. 6. The Double Search.

544. Needed: Peacemakers

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... to become a bloody fight. The enraged cyclist moved toward the porter with a clenched fist. But just then, a tattered little man stepped out of the crowd and positioned himself between the adversaries. Then he did an amazing thing. He reached out, tenderly took the cyclist's clenched fist in his hands, and kissed it! He kissed the fist! A murmur of approval swept over the crowd. They laughed, then they applauded. The antagonists relaxed and hugged each other. And everyone began picking up the oranges ...

545. First, Last And Always--god!

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... God, it would revolutionize their lives." (2) This is the heart of Reformation faith: God. The saddest person on earth is the person who does not know God. W. H. Auden once wrote a ballad that he called "Victor." It was the story of a young man, tender and innocent, who was betrayed by his wife. Victor wanders in a daze, wishing he could talk with his parents about his woes, but they are already dead. One of the saddest scenes from Auden's poem happens when Victor meanders around town, hoping to communicate ...

546. The Bread Of God

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He punishes when He must; but when He can, He complies. We receive God's highest gifts through faith, but unbelief touches His heart with pity and He gives what he can to melt it into trust. The farther we stray from Him, the more tender and penetrating is His recalling voice. We multiply transgressions, but God multiplies mercies. The earth has riches in abundance, but some are not easily accessible. For example, scientists say that there is enough copper on the bottom of the sea to last the world for ...

547. A Word For Christian Fathers

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... They can't talk to their dads the way I can talk t you. I could always talk to you. You always understood. There was nothing I could not tell you." Of course Willie is describing here a father who has more than mere time. He also has tenderness and a willingness to admit it when he has made a mistake: but simply taking time is the first step along the journey to successful parenting. The second step is the willingness to be open and affectionate. When the late Channing Pollock, the playwright, was a child ...

548. Like A Big Happy Family

1 Peter 3:8-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... task of the church is to help persons love God more. The second task is this: TO HELP US LOVE ONE ANOTHER MORE. THE LIVING BIBLE translates Peter's words like this: You should be like one big happy family, full of sympathy toward each other, loving one another with tender hearts, and humble minds. Don't repay evil for evil. Don't snap back at those who say unkind things about you. Instead, pray for God's help for them, for we are to be kind to others, and God will bless us for it." (3: 8-9). Here is ...

549. Tomorrow Doesn't Always Come

James 4:1-12

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... you know, he didn't go as far as he needed to go. He doesn't say a word about Jesus Christ. And I dearly hope that some Christian friend sat down with him in the days and the weeks after he came through that surgery, and with love and tenderness explained to him that Jesus Christ is the only way to God, that he is the way, the truth and the light. I hope he or she told him that the only way you can prepare for the life that is to come is to put your faith and trust ...

550. Jesus: The Life of the Party

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come." (John 2:4b) All one can say is that the words appear harsher in English than they do in the Greek. Jesus used the same expression which we translate "woman" when he spoke to Mary tenderly from the cross, and turned her over to the care of John, the beloved disciple. "Woman, behold your son." A good modern translation might simply be, "Lady." Barclay translates Jesus' words, "Lady, let me handle this in my own way!" And handle it He did! Some sort of ...

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