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551. About Kissing

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... importance of creating a loving community within the walls of the church. I was reading something interesting about emperor penguins in Antarctica. Penguins are fascinating birds strutting around in their tiny tuxedos. But how do they survive in the hostile environment of Antarctica? Here's how. If emperor penguins don't work together, they die. Period. Thousands of male penguins huddle together, providing each other enough warmth to last through the most brutal subfreezing weather. They take turns walking ...

552. Put Out Your Nets

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... the scene stepped Jesus. Dravecky puts it this way, "I am not getting through the loss of my arm because I am a great coper. I'm getting through it because I have a Father in heaven who is a great giver." An old lady in a land hostile to the Christian faith was thrown into prison because of her religion. She was frightened and alone, but into the scene stepped Jesus. Instead of being bitter or frightened, she learned to thank God for her confinement. "Now I can be alone with the Lord Jesus," she explains ...

553. A Fishing Trip To Remember

John 21:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... disciples a call. It was the same call he gave them at the beginning of their discipleship. Do you know what that call was? "FOLLOW ME." This is his final instruction for them before he leaves them. "Follow me." He is not sending them out to a hostile world alone. He goes ahead of them. Like a commander leading his troops into battle. Like an explorer leading his party into the unknown. He takes the first step, and those who would be his followers come after. That is what gives Christian living its radiance ...

554. Christ The King

Colossians 1:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... all creation. . . ." Here is where we begin in understanding who Christ is: CHRIST IS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD. In other words, to see God all we have to do is look at Christ! When evangelist Billy Graham visited American soldiers in Korea during the time of hostilities there, he made it a point to go to the hospitals and talk and pray with those who had been wounded. One day as he was visiting a hospital, he met a boy who was lying face downward in a canvas cradle because his spine had been shattered ...

555. Comfort My People

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... in an economic order that is rapidly growing more competitive? Will we be able to retire and enjoy the golden years of our lives as our parents and grandparents have been able to do? Will we or someone we love be the victims of an increasingly hostile and even violent society? People are worried and for good reason. Not only about lay-offs and downsizing but about family problems, health problems, problems of aging and much more. What word of comfort can we hear on this second Sunday of Advent that will ...

556. Destined To Have A Great Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... to have a great year! 1. From a sermon by Pastor Don Emmitte. 2. (Ventura, California: Regal Books, 1995). 3. From CORRIE TEN BOOM: HER LIFE, HER FAITH, copyright 1983 by Fleming H. Revell Co. Cited in James Hewett, HOW TO LIVE CONFIDENTLY IN A HOSTILE WORLD, (Wheaton, IL: Word Publishing, 1989), p. 171. 4. "Risky Business," by Leon Alligood and Susan Salmon Trotman, ASPIRE, October 1995, p. 46 5. "Psalm 3: One of the All Things,'" by George O. Wood, PENTECOSTAL EVANGEL, Nov. 5, 1995, p. 6. 6. MORE THAN ...

557. Gambling On God

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... one great gamble each of us must take ” to bet our all on God. 1. "Laugh," THE LION MAGAZINE, Lions Club International, 300 22nd Street, Oak Brook, IL. Contributed by Wayne Rouse. 2. Pierre-Yves Glass, AP. 3. HOW TO LIVE CONFIDENTLY IN A HOSTILE WORLD, (Wheaton, IL: Word Publishing, 1989), p. 155. 4. From a survey conducted on behalf of Pulsar brand watches. 5. Tim Kimmel, LITTLE HOUSE ON THE FREEWAY, (Portland: Multnomah Press, 1987), p. 179-181. 6. Cathy Luchetti, UNDER GOD'S SPELL (San Diego: Harcourt ...

558. The Problem With Giving Up Chocolates

Mark 8:34-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... tell you the story of Carrie Chapman Catt. Carrie Chapman Catt was one of the crusaders for women's suffrage ” women's right to vote. Carrie spent years of her life working tirelessly to earn this right for women. Everywhere she went she faced hostility, ridicule, and ostracism. As a young schoolteacher in Mason City, Iowa, she began a petition to allow women the right to vote in local elections, a move that brought her to the attention of the illustrious Susan B. Anthony. Anthony spent most of her life ...

559. A House Divided

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... . We need to unite our lives around one love, one Savior, one Lord. "A house divided against itself cannot stand...." That is true. No house is big enough for cohabitation by the spirit of Christ and by a spirit of malice, of envy, of hatred and of hostility. How can Satan cast out Satan? He can't. But Christ can. 1. Dr. James Dobson, LOVE MUST BE TOUGH, (Waco: Word, 1983) p.13. 2. Spencer Marsh, EDITH THE GOOD, (New York: Harper & Row, 1977). 3. LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 9, 1983, Orange County Edition, Sec ...

560. Jesus' Object Lesson

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... ago in the state of Mississippi. They lived next to a very swift and dangerous river. The current was so strong that if somebody happened to fall in or stumbled into it they could be swept away downstream. One day the tribe was attacked by a hostile group of settlers. They found themselves with their backs against the river. They were greatly outnumbered and their only chance for escape was to cross the rushing river. They huddled together and those who were strong picked up the weak and put them on their ...

561. Lighting The World

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christ has come into our world, we have become children of God. And as children of God, we are involved in the unfinished business of Christmas. We are those who carry the light into the dark places of the world. We are those who carry love into hostile and hurting places. We are the agents of the Peace of Christmas and the hope of Christmas and the joy of Christmas. Singer Mel Torme tells about driving one excessively hot afternoon out to a songwriter's house in Toluca Lake for a work session. The San ...

562. He Brings Light

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... everything in them, from retail outlets to radio stations, was packed away for the night. The idea of stores and restaurants and food markets staying open through the night was relatively unheard of. (1) Until recent times, the night has been viewed as somewhat hostile. Why? The absence of light. Walking in the dark is a fearful experience. At night thieves and murderers ply their trade. At night the drug dealers and the merchants in human flesh do their thing. "Early to bed and early to rise..." is the ...

563. In The Valley Of Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... It is Ezekiel's vision of the valley of dry bones. "By the Spirit of the Lord," Ezekiel testifies, "I was set down in the midst of a valley; it was full of bones." Perhaps these were the bones of an army that had been trapped in this valley by hostile forces and had been summarily slaughtered. The flesh had long ago fallen away. Now there was nothing left but a pile of bones baked by the sun. In Ezekiel's words, they "were very dry." Amidst this scene of death, decay and destruction, the Lord asks Ezekiel a ...

564. Not Having Seen Him, You Love Him

1 Peter 1:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... not raised from the dead, then everything in life is vain." There is no hope, no purpose, no reason for being. If he is not who he said he is and if he has not done what the Bible says he has done, then we are but orphans in a hostile world who have nothing to look forward to except disease, death and decay. He is who he says he is, though, and he has done what the Word declares he has done. And we know life does make sense. There is every reason to laugh, to love, and to liveto ...

565. A Service the Church Will Never Forget

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... to crusade for his people’s rights. At that time, South Africa was not a very good place to begin a crusade. He once wrote, “There was a law directed especially against Indians in South Africa and I had come there to oppose it. My ship was met by a hostile mob, and I was advised to stay on board for the sake of my physical safety, for the crowd had come with the announced intention of lynching me. I went ashore, nevertheless. I was stoned and beaten a good deal but I had not prayed for safety, but for ...

566. Why Won't They Listen?

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... -- not always A's, but very few D's. Something has happened to him in the past year, however. He seems to have lost interest in his school work and his appearance. He spends a great deal of time in his room. When he emerges he is hostile. Basically he's a good kid. He becomes defensive,however, if you bring up the slightest deviation in his behavior. He denies that he is involved with drugs. "What's the matter?" he shouts. "Don't you trust me?" Something has a hold on himsomething that seems frightfully ...

567. The Pearl Of Great Price

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... giving to us the ministry of reconciliation...." Keith Miller in his book, Sharing the Taste of New Wine (Waco: Word Books), gives a beautiful example of that reconciling work. He tells about a man named Jack who had been a professional boxer and a Marine. He was a hostile man and liked to party. He was far from a model husband and father. Indeed, he was so fierce that when he came home at night his wife would send their four children out to play in the back yard. Jack came to a Conference that Keith Miller ...

568. Walking On The Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... step from the plane and symbolically kiss the ground, her 80yearold aunt turned to her and confided, "I know just how he feels. I hate to fly, too." Fear is an universal emotion. Many of us, unfortunately, are bound by our fears. This is a hostile world for us. Everywhere we look we see death and decay and we are afraid. San Francisco recently celebrated a major anninversary of its Golden Gate Bridge. We are told that when the bridge was first built, there were no safety devices to protect the workers ...

569. What Gets Into People?

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... away. By stimulating a certain section of the bull's brain, its entire disposition had been changed. Wouldn't it be great to have a radio transmitter like that in your possession? Then when someone in your family or in your office was hostile, you could just press a button and instant calm. Unfortunately life is rarely that simple. The causes of human behavior are usually very complex. Nevertheless, if someone in your family undergoes a severe personality change, a good physical examination is the first ...

570. One For All

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... for example, a fascinating occasion in American History when we as a nation nearly acted out of revenge rather than out of justice. When the Revolutionary War ended, a number of colonists loyal to England remained on in America in small clusters. The hostility between these Loyalists and the other colonists was great. A group of Loyalists from Manhattan raided Toms River, N.J., and burned the town. Shortly after that, Philip White, a loyalist, slipped back into New Jersey to visit his wife. He was captured ...

571. How Do You See It Now?

Haggai 2:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... You see, he knew Washington as a boy and didn't believe he could ever lead an army!" (3) How do you see the world? Do you have your musket loaded, primed and ready to fire because you lack faith in others? Do you see the world as a hostile and cruel enemy? Remember, what you see is what you get. Coach John Madden gives a beautiful example of the effect of perception on performance in his book, KNEE. He tells about Ray Wersching, kicker for the San Franscisco 49ers'. It seems that Wersching doesn't even look ...

572. Blessed Are The Believers

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... a better place. Consider our own society. Who have been the builders? Who have constructed the hospitals, the great universities, the social service agencies? Behind every one you will find persons who hold in their hearts not cynicism but hope, not doubt but faith, not hostility but love. Would you be offended if I said that most cynics are idiots? I mean that in the original sense of the word. The Greek word IDIOS meant "one's own private affairs." The Greeks considered anyone who turned his back on the ...

573. Marriage In Heaven? No. Heaven In Marriage? Yes.

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... . A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE REQUIRES A LIFELONG COMMITMENT. For many of us that is the primary source of stability in our lives. R. W. Dale, a shy, sensitive man was among the greatest preachers of his own or any time. Yet he found himself the target of bitter hostility, hated for saying what he believed. And one day somebody asked him how he managed to survive. Dale replied very simply, "I am happy at home." It is said that when Thomas Hardy died, his heart was removed from his body. His body was buried with ...

574. The Baptism of Our Work

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... , FIRST OF ALL, TO OUR SELF ESTEEM. During World War II industrialist Henry J. Kaiser was brought to Washington, D.C. to testify concerning his ship building activities. He had claimed to be able to build a ship a day. He was being cross-examined by a somewhat hostile young lawyer who said, "So you think you can build a ship a day," goaded the questioner. "You know Rome wasn't built in a day." Henry J. Kaiser looked the young lawyer squarely in the eye and answered, "I wasn't there." Do you think that Henry ...

575. Thankful For The Right Things

Colossians 1:11-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... a very special kind of love in his or her heart would make that kind of sacrifice. It is that very special kind of love proceeding from the heart of God that holds this world together. Without that love we are all orphans in a strange and hostile universe. But that love does exist. It exists in this church and it exists among people around this earth who have had an encounter with the man from Nazareth. Have I helped you take your mind off of the superficial reasons for celebrating Thanksgiving? I hope so ...

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