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601. Entitlements

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... a lifetime of spiritual neglect. Everyone is entitled to a chance to start over, but it is possible to wait until it is too late. Life habits can grow so strong that they are like chains upon our soul. And so the haunting cry of the prophet and the evangelist comes to us: "Repent now. Repent now before it is too late." Is there someone to whom you are insensitive, someone you are neglecting? It need not be a beggar on the streets. It may be someone in your own family. A neighbor, a coworker, even a spouse ...

602. What Would It Take?

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... -righteousness and zeal for the law set him above other people. Saul sees this new religious group, the Christians, as blasphemers of the Jewish faith. He puts all his energy into persecuting them, even to the point of aiding in the murder of a young Christian evangelist named Stephen. After Stephen's death, Saul heads toward Damascus to arrest more Christians. But as he travels along the road, Saul is blinded by a flash of light, and he is confronted by the voice of Jesus. In that moment, Saul's life is ...

603. Wounded, In Pain. Serving Still

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... life beneath expectations? Are you entirely unsuitable? Listen close and hear your love's voice. "Return!" In A Prophet With Honor: The Billy Graham Story, William Martin observes that the majority of the hundreds of thousands who have come forward during the evangelist's crusades were not really first-time converts, but are better described as rededicators. (3) I don't take that as a criticism of Billy Graham's ministry. Rededication of one's life to Christ is no less momentous than an initial conversion ...

604. The Patron Saint Of All Who Are The Last To Know

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... figured that if Jesus, a popular teacher, could be put to death by crucifixion, then a similar fate might be theirs. Into this fear-filled, locked-down bunker Jesus makes his appearance and greets his disciples: "Shalom, Peace be with you." With great restraint the evangelist John relates that the disciples "rejoiced when they saw the Lord." (3) I have a feeling their reaction was more than that! This was more like the joy of a football team winning their home opener! This was more like the joy of a high ...

605. Fishing Stories

John 21:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... our walk with Christ. We are trying to live the same way we lived before we became conscious of his work in our lives. And it can't be done. When you give your heart to Christ, you seek out new ways to live out Christ's message. Evangelist Luis Palau once visited the prison where General Manuel Noriega, the brutal, one-time dictator of Panama is being held. Noriega has become a Christian in prison. He talked excitedly with Palau about his faith. Palau asked Noriega what he would do if he were ever released ...

606. In The Middle Of The Night

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... story of Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration occurred at a time when the disciples were in the middle of a long night. The story is told by Matthew, Mark and Luke with an almost equal amount of detail. It is significant that each of the Evangelists introduces his telling of the story with the same word, "after." That word is something more than a connecting-link, a bridge thrown over a blank space of days; it is rather the key which unlocks the whole meaning and mystery of the Transfiguration. St. Luke ...

607. The Secret Of A Great New Year

Luke 3:1-20, Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... for our lives as we follow our dreams. NOTE, FIRST OF ALL, JESUS' HUMILITY. We normally don't associate humility with following a dream. Perhaps we should. Jesus had a cousin in the ministry. He was not of the established church. He was a roughshod evangelist holding services beside a river and conducting outdoor baptismal services. In spite of his unorthodox ways, it was clear that Jesus admired his cousin John. Later he would say that there has never lived a better man than John the Baptist. We don't know ...

608. Nobody Wants To Make Cold Calls

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... would blow your minds. Just because the strategy of going out two-by-two door-to-door is outmoded doesn't mean the need has disappeared. Herschel Hobbs tells about Roger Shelton, a pastor from Nashville, Tennessee, who was in Pusan, Korea, on an evangelistic mission. With an interpreter, Shelton visited a man who had creeping paralysis. Both of his legs were paralyzed and the disease threatened his life if no cure could be found. Entering a dimly lighted room, Shelton found the man crouched on the floor ...

609. If You Are The King Of The Jews....

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... will be like that. We will have no credentials of our own that could possibly get us in. But Jesus will be walking along beside us. And at each gate, the angels will take one look at Jesus and announce, "You're with Him, go on in." (2) Evangelist Tony Campolo says that in his teenage years he was terrified by a visiting pastor's depiction of Judgement Day. This pastor claimed that one day God would show us a movie of every single sinful thought, word, or action we ever committed. And he ended his lurid ...

610. The Divine Balance

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... by what Christ did for us on Calvary. That's "grace." Paul writes in Romans 3:25, "God sent Christ Jesus to take the punishment for our sins . . . He used Christ's blood and our faith as the means of saving us . . ." A few years ago, evangelist Anne Graham Lotz visited a woman on death row. The woman was convicted of multiple murders. During her time in prison, the woman had become a Christian. As her execution date approached, the woman became afraid that maybe her sins were too big to be forgiven. Maybe ...

611. Come Home To God

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Angela Akers

A patient, while recovering in the hospital from a heart attack, met this over zealous evangelist. For half an hour, the preacher lectured the man on being thankful for God's mercy and repenting immediately of his sins. "Tell the truth, brother," the pastor remarked. "During your heart attack, didn't all your sins flash before your eyes?" With a mischievous grin, the patient responded, "Don' ...

612. One Life To Live

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... and put in the care of an elderly couple called Mom and Dad Adams. The Adams loved Paul in spite of his violent temper and rough ways. They were always ready to forgive him and offer a second chance. Through their influence and a message at an evangelistic crusade, Paul Powers gave his life to Jesus. A few years after giving his life to Christ, Paul met and fell in love with a young woman named Margaret. Margaret loved Paul, but after hearing about his rough background, she wasn't sure about marrying him ...

613. Ready For A Change

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... squeeze through the eye of the proverbial needle. It is to say that such a person would need to confess that his or her only hope is Jesus Christ. "Supposing there is a God, would He accept a woman like me?" That's the question evangelist Luis Palau confronted that strange day when Maria Benitez-Perez visited him. Maria had made an appointment under false pretenses, claiming that she wanted to interview for a job. But as soon as she entered his office, Maria made her intent clear. She was the secretary ...

614. Sons And Daughters Of God

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

Sermon

King Duncan

... fortune. Tom's was the only name in the guest register that night, so he received the full inheritance. (5) You and I are in that same fortunate situation. All we did was receive Christ into our life. Now everything that God has is ours. Author and evangelist Anne Graham Lotz reports that her house was broken into a few years ago. The robbers took almost everything of value. The night after the break-in, Anne lay awake as fears pounded on her from every side. Just as all her valuable possessions had been ...

615. Hungry For Bread

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and basic schooling by the end of the century at an affordable price. UNICEF estimates that the U.S. share of such an effort would be an additional $2 billion a year. That's less than what people in the United States spend MONTHLY on beer." (7) The famous evangelist Billy Sunday was once asked, "What must I do to go to hell?" Sunday answered, "Nothing." (8) That's the message of Matthew 25 also. If we want to have hell on earth and hell for eternity, then we will look the other way. The goats were those ...

616. Willing And Able

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... unclean. The threat of uncleanness from lepers was so great that we even read in Leviticus 14 that lepers' houses were taken apart and destroyed. (5) Don't tell anybody? You've got to be kidding. He was telling everybody. He became one of the Lord's first evangelists. He couldn't help himself. He had been healed. His world had been turned right side up. And that's what we need in the church today--people willing to tell others what God has done in their lives. How else can we deal with this Last Man ...

617. Beginning Again

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... they reject him at first. They know of his past. How can they be sure that he's a changed man? So Paul goes away for a time of discipleship. When he returns, he is ready to take on the mantle of leadership. And Paul becomes the most effective Christian evangelist in history. Oh yes, Paul knows the power of regrets. But he also knows the indisputable power of Christ to change a person from the inside out. He knows the power that can change a man from a murderer to a minister. And so, Paul is not afraid to be ...

618. This Is Not What You Expected

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... and God. By his death, he would draw all peoples to himself. But it was only through his death that Jesus could offer us eternal life. No matter how badly life may be going for you, God can still bring a victory. In 1995, Vietnamese evangelist To Dihn Trung was arrested and beaten by the police. Then they threw him in jail. His crime? Preaching the Gospel of Christ. While in jail, Trung began preaching to the other inmates. Finally, after six months, outside pressure from Christians around the world forced ...

619. Redefining Life

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He was persuasive, a leader in his community, a man who could communicate powerfully with his voice or his pen. Before his conversion to Christ, Paul was a passionate persecutor of Christians. After his conversion, he became the most influential Christian evangelist in history. God gave him visions and miraculous powers. In Acts 19: 1112, we read, "God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured ...

620. Are You Ready For Your Inheritance?

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... future inheritance is also important because we need to have something permanent and imperishable to hold on to in this world of constant change and decay. Let's face it--we live in a fast-changing world. And change is not always our friend. Author and evangelist Anne Graham Lotz' house was broken into a few years ago. The robbers took almost everything of value. The night after the break-in, Ms. Lotz lay awake as fears assailed her from every side. Just as her valuable possessions had been taken, she began ...

621. Faith-based Living

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4: 19) So did Philip and Andrew learn their lesson? Not right away. But in the book of Acts, Philip is recognized by the early Church as being "full of the Spirit and wisdom." And in Acts 8, Philip becomes an evangelist to the Samaritans. In their city, he does great signs and miracles that convert many to Christ and bring great joy to the people. He is now a man of faith, a true follower of Jesus, and a worker of miracles. His story has come full circle. He ...

622. Living In The Kingdom Of God

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... love God and love your neighbor as you love yourself. But you knew that all along, didn't you? Sometimes we need to be reminded. In fact, this is the key to experiencing the kingdom of God all over this world. This is the purpose of our evangelistic endeavors. If enough people were introduced to the God of Jesus in such a way that they would come to love Him, and if enough people could love their neighbors as they love themselves, everything else would fall right into place. Theologian R. C. Sproul tells a ...

623. An Unforgettable Day

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... to a child's misdeed. We can learn from our children sometimes. The wife of an Adventist minister was writing about their family life. She said that their family lives in apartments most of the year, because they move from city to city holding evangelistic meetings.One evening, after a meeting, she and her daughter took all of the dirty clothes out of their temporary apartment home to a Laundromat. They closed the door on a naked apartment: the beds were stripped, the towels were taken down, their clothes ...

624. The Voice Of The Lord

Psalm 29:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... , in a time of need, you knew God was with you. Joseph Stowell, author of the book Simply Jesus once asked Billy Graham what had been the best experience of his entire ministry. That seems like a difficult question for the world's most famous evangelist. Graham has preached in front of millions of people, traveled around the world many times, counseled presidents and kings. But Graham didn't have to hesitate in his answer. He replied, "By far the greatest joy of my life has been my fellowship with Jesus ...

625. I Am Only . . .

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... signed the contract anyway, in perfect faith of God's plans. Two weeks later, 45 minutes before the deadline, Thomas got the last 10 pounds needed to buy the Hall. What had once been a tavern became the Coffee Palace, a hall for evangelistic activities. Almost 3,000 people worshiped there each Sunday. Soon, Thomas was able to build a housing complex for homeless girls, too. He continued, through the years, to build homes for destitute children. Each home provided nourishing food and met basic physical needs ...

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