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551. Superstition Or Authentic Faith?

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... for a multiple choice test? At least I might get lucky, we think to ourselves. That is superstition--trying to control the uncontrollable. AUTHENTIC CHRISTIAN FAITH IS SOMETHING ELSE. CHRISTIAN FAITH AT ITS BEST IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO USE GOD, BUT A WILLINGNESS TO SURRENDER CONTROL OF OUR LIVES TO GOD. Analyze your prayers sometime. Many of us use our prayers to manipulate God. We want Him to adjust the weather to our liking. Or to change our boss' attitude or to help us win the lottery. We seek to advise ...

552. Help For Troubled Hearts

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... to search for him. And he had no reason to confess, except that his conscience bothered him. "It felt like a big cancer was just burning me up inside," he said, "and I just couldn’t carry the weight on my shoulders no more." Berthiaume revealed that until his surrender he lived in a state of perpetual paranoia. "Every time I saw a policeman, I just knew he was looking for me," he said. "Whenever I heard a noise, I jumped. Every time I heard a car door open, I’d jump up and look out the window." Even ...

553. Ultimate Freedom

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me and I unto the world." There is no other way that leads to true peace, true joy, true contentment but the way of the cross. Only by surrendering to the love of that cross can we break the hold of our possessions, our past or our petty dreams. There is a currently redhot baseball star who seems to have found the freedom of the cross. Many of you could quickly guess his name. He is Orel Hershiser ...

554. Why Jesus Likes Sinners

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... the old dirt clinging to him of wanting to deal with God in such a way that he could contribute something to his own salvation. He still could not get it into his head that he was saved through sheer grace and that what was needed was a complete surrender of himself daily to that grace. It was that same message of divine grace that warmed John Wesley's heart in a little room on Aldersgate Street. In fact he was listening to the words of Martin Luther concerning salvation by faith alone when he had the life ...

555. When Jiggling Wires Is Not Good Enough

John 4:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... me going again the quickest way possible." But God doesn't want to "jiggle wires," does He? He wants to take the time necessary to deal with our real problem and fix it. To get the long-term solution to the pressing needs in our lives requires a complete surrender to God and a willingness to proceed on His terms. We must cooperate with Him in whatever it takes for as long as it takes. As the lady drove away with her tightened terminal, McCasland stopped for a moment and asked the Lord to say "No!" the next ...

556. Waking To A World Upside Down

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... Any attempt but one to help people find a way to put their worlds right-side-up will be as worthless as that copper wire winding from that poor man’s clothing to the can of water outside. There is only one cure for sin, and that is to surrender to the Savior. There are some things in this world that are unchanging. People are accountable for their actions. There is but one hope for us all -- the grace and love of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1. THE LAUGH CONNECTION, p. 3 2. Source Unknown. Contributed by Wayne ...

557. Roll Call

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... the shadows now stood still for him, and all the fear was taken out of the darkness, because the one whom he loved and trusted had preceded him into that dark and frightening place. It no longer caused him fear. (3) There's a lesson here for us. We can surrender our wills to God's will knowing that God loves us. Wherever He leads us, He will be with us. We don't have to enter dark dog houses alone. Saints trust in God and God alone. Saints submit their will to God's will. FINALLY, SAINTS ARE PEOPLE WHO ...

558. Unlocking The Doors

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... when people meet the risen Christ: He takes away fear. Just as when the disciples begin to relax and then to rejoice. He is alive! Rebecca Manley Pippert recalls the time when she first came to faith. Up until that time she had been afraid that if she surrendered her life to God, He would take away her identity. Even worse, she was afraid she'd become somewhat strange in the process. She thought of religious persons she had known and wasn't sure that she wanted to be like them. She wondered what changes she ...

559. Coming For The Right Reasons

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... bread, but not the kind of bread that you can eat or or spend. Roland needed the bread which is Christ. Many people come to Christ for the wrong reasons. They want Christ to do something for them. They never understand that coming to Christ is an act of surrender. We allow Christ to do for us not what we want but what he wants. Then we find power to make a new beginning. "I am the bread of life," he said. "Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again." 1. Michael Elliot, Partners in Grace, (Cleveland: The ...

560. Wrong About Christ

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... own. With his legal and journalistic background, Lee began an intense investigation. For almost two years he researched other religions, read the Bible, and continued attending church with Leslie. And when Lee realized that he had finally run out of questions, he surrendered himself to Christ. (2) It took Lee Strobel two years of searching before he finally received Christ's message. But some people take even longer than that. We have to be ready to receive Christ. Some people spend a lifetime looking, yet ...

561. Jesus And The Lake Wobegon Effect

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... the ocean. "Well, that bird is lost," thought the crew. But before the end of the day, much to their surprise, they saw that same bird flying back towards the ship at a rapid pace. Looking spent and breathless, the little bird dropped upon the deck of the ship and surrendered itself. It no longer saw the ship as a prison, but as a refuge. The ship was the only way to get across the deep wide ocean. (1) Freedom is a paradox. There comes that time in life when we want to throw off the chains that have so long ...

562. Why Do We Call Him Good?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... to bandage yet another man. When the Samaritan stopped along the side of the road to assist a fellow traveler, he was willing to risk yet another hour. He was willing to take the risk of getting involved. He was willing to sacrifice his time. He was willing to surrender some of his belongings. He was willing to walk, so another could ride. He was willing to offer his coins at the Inn for a man who had none. To be "good" we, too, must risk another hour. Seldom do we have the opportunity to schedule when we ...

563. Responding To The Roadblocks Of Life

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... up with God's dreams and visions for our world and for our shared life as a community of faith? What are your dreams and visions for our church family? Do you want us to be a Bible-believing, soul-winning, Gospel-preaching church in total surrender to the Lordship of Christ? The New Testament is filled with many different but authentic role models for our church's ministry in the name of Christ. The scriptures picture the church as the fellowship of the redeemed, also the beloved community, the body of ...

564. When God Speaks

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

Young Ben's family was quite active in a church that emphasizes a personal commitment to Christ. Even though he was quite young, Ben had heard more than one sermon about the importance of surrendering one's life to Christ. And so, one morning as the family sat around the kitchen table eating Cheerios, little Ben announced that he, too, was ready to give his life to Christ. He then got up from the table and went upstairs. His mother and father looked at each ...

565. A Prize Is Waiting For You!

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... tell you they have been washed in the blood of the Lamb, but they are angry and bitter and lacking in both compassion and love. It is not ours to judge, but one has to wonder if they have confused a particular kind of emotional experience with the surrender of one's life to God. Where God is, there is light. Where God is, there is love. Where God is, there is joy. Now here again, we must be careful. There are people today, celebrities in many fields, who are heralding a Kingdom without the King. A religion ...

566. Are You Available?

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... drunken United States soldier, who, in turn was killed by Tsali and his kinsmen. Consequently, Tsali escaped into the depths of America's largest virgin forest. Eventually a trusted friend of Tsali's transmitted Scott's compromise proposal: If Tsali and his kin would surrender to be shot, the remainder of the tribe could stay in the beautiful land of their birth. After days of anguish, Tsali, with his sons and brother-in-law walked unescorted into a nearby town to face certain death. What brought him? White ...

567. Trying To Grasp The Meaning Of It All

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... even affect our health in a negative way. God understands our distress and God seeks to make us new persons so that we can handle our distress more effectively. AND THE WAY GOD MAKES US NEW PERSONS IS BY FAITH IN THE BETHLEHEM BABE. It is when we surrender to the Love of God incarnated in the manger of Bethlehem that we become persons whose heads and hearts are right. Each Christmas season, Charles Krieg, a pastor in New Jersey, takes his mother into New York City to look at all the decorations and to visit ...

568. Two Promises For A New Year

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... he would stay in bed, you would buy him a pony in the morning." There is a fine line sometime between a promise and a bribe. God does not step across that line. God does not bribe us to be Christians. God does not tell us that if we surrender our lives that our ways will be smooth. If God bribed us into being believers, we would not be walking by faith. We would simply be looking out for our best interest. In short, we would be selfish believers. No, God allows us be tried, tested, and sometimes downright ...

569. Smart As A Goat

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... forget that our spiritual gifts are not limited by our own human potential; they are powered by the Holy Spirit. Our gift is the kindling wood; the Spirit is the fire. Early in this century a great evangelist closed his sermon with an appeal for his hearers to surrender their lives to Christ. A score or more responded, among them a woman of wealth, who was well known in social circles. She asked the minister if she might say a few words. Imagine the surprise of all when she said: “I wanted to tell you why ...

570. Faith In Conflict

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... conflict would come between men and women who followed him and those in positions of authority. Intense commitment always brings conflict. This is the conflict that Chuck Colson discovered in his life. Many of you face it too. Ethical indecision, moral compromise, spiritual surrender. There is a price to be paid when our decisions are influenced by greed rather than by God. John Paul Getty, one of the world's wealthiest men, said: "I would to trade my whole fortune for just one happy marriage." How sad ...

571. Through The Storm, Through The Night

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... them in the back of our Buick and tell us to have a nice day! If prayer was magic, who could help but have a nice day? We confuse prayer with magic. Magic is an attempt to manipulate supernatural powers so we can get what we want. Prayer is spiritual surrender so that we can become instruments of the divine will. That's really what the third commandment is all about. We know it as, "œYou shall not take the name of the Lord in vain," and often associate it with swearing and cursing, but it's more than that ...

572. Setting An Example

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... middle of much tribulation. There was nothing phony in their witness; they were the real thing. And everyone who heard their story was compelled by it. That's what we need today. People who are willing to be examples. People willing to surrender their own pleasure and desires to the greater good. People who understand that the world needs role models. An unknown author has described our world like this: “We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more ...

573. On Forgetting To Do A Business Plan

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... and gave the money to the underprivileged. She owned nothing. She owed nothing. Two women: Miss America and Mother Teresa. One walks the boardwalk; the other worked the alley. Two voices: one promises crowns, flowers and crowds; the other promised service, surrender, and joy. The contrast couldn’t be any greater. Please do not misunderstand. There is nothing wrong with beauty pageants per se. They are representative of a philosophy of life, though, that emphasizes loving oneself more than loving one’s ...

574. What Are You Afraid Of?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... God with them. They are the last areas of our life that we are likely to turn over to God's control. The first area is the people that we love the most. It's very hard to admit that our loved ones belong to God, and that we must surrender them to Him. The second area we struggle with is the right to know why God does what He does. God is a sovereign God. His ways are higher than our ways. His will is perfect. We want an explanation for our suffering, an answer for our doubts. But God ...

575. Love Is Not Easy

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing." Do you get the point? Love is everything. A tragic story came out of Columbus, Ohio sometime back. Two elderly sisters, Naomi and Ruth Schreiner, starved to death in their home. Police found absolutely no food ...

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