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626. Last Words

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... . We would like to paint a contrast between John and Jesus. John was a rough-hewn backwoodsman, while Jesus was a more urbane rabbi. John was hard; Jesus was soft. John preached repentance; Jesus preached grace. The historical evidence does not support such a position, however. Jesus in his teaching was just as demanding sometimes even more demanding than John. "Lest your righteousness EXCEED that of the Pharisees," he said. At his baptism Jesus identified himself with John's message of repentance. It ...

627. Friends

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... him, but one man, who lived out in the country and was unable to come to the trial, sent him daily letters of encouragement and support. The lawyer's name was eventually cleared, and he made a trip to the country to see his friend. "Each day when things seemed to ... how important it was to have a friend when life is unkind. He wrote in chapter 4, verses 9 and10: "If one falls, he shall be supported by the other: woe to him who is alone, for when he falleth, he hath none to lift him up." Do you have a friend ...

628. Marriages That Last

Ephesians 5:22-33

Sermon

King Duncan

... chance! Romance ” that is our first "r." Equally as important is RESPECT. We all cherish respect ” especially from those we love. This is especially true of women according to researchers at the University of Michigan. Couples who had been together for years were asked separately how much support, respect, and reassurance they got from their spouse. Then the researchers asked if they were satisfied in their marriage. The husbands tended to say things were great regardless of whether their wife gave them ...

629. Preparing For A Royal Visit

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... to complete an Ironman triathlon 1. An Ironman triathlon consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile run. Chris completed the race in 16 hours, 46 minutes, and 9 seconds 1. Chris’s father, Nik Nikic, was his biggest supporter throughout the race. Nik ran alongside Chris for the entire marathon portion of the race, encouraging him every step of the way 2. When Chris crossed the finish line, Nik was there to give him a big hug and congratulate him on his incredible achievement 2. The ...

630. What If The Lord Really Did Come Today?

Amos 5:18-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... load of flying alone, and speeds up to get back into formation. Bird fanciers seem to feel that those who fall behind are encouraged by the chattering of their peers. There's an important lesson here. We need one another. The secret of success is to encourage and support one another. What if the Lord should come today? Obviously it will be good news to those who have learned to give, to share, to love, to look beyond their own needs to the needs of others. But where do we learn such selfless love? We do not ...

631. A Woman's Place

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... . We are told that this applied even to his own wife and mother and yet Jesus talked to a woman of shameful reputation at a well. Jesus treated all persons, including women, with dignity and compassion. Women were also very prominent in his ministry. They helped support his work, and they were there at the cross when he was crucified even after his male disciples had scattered. We read later in the New Testament about such women as Lydia and Priscilla who are very important in the life of the New Testament ...

632. It's A Wonderful Life

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... likes to get their car fixed, and so car repair customers are usually rude or grouchy. Mark was tired of dealing with unhappy people all the time. But after he posted the sign about his wife's cancer, he was amazed by the outpouring of love and support from his customers, and even from total strangers. A few days before last Christmas, the Cruikshanks got the good news that Debbie's cancer was all gone. On Christmas Eve, Mark Cruikshank drove to his shops to post a new sign: PRAISE GOD, DEBBIE IS WINNING ...

633. Why Jesus Was Baptized

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... the 1950s, when we were looking for Communists under every bed, can remember the term "fellow traveller." This was a term for persons who were not cardcarrying members of the Communist Party, but were supporters of the Communist cause, nonetheless. The church today has many fellow travellerspeople who support the church, even love the church. They have never made that ultimate commitment, though, of having the water of Christian baptism applied to their lives. They are like people who court all their lives ...

634. Who Is He?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... began to creep most timidly on his hands and knees. Suddenly he heard a happy sound. It was a team of horses pulling a wagon. It was in the middle of the lake and it was moving rapidly. The frontiersman knew that if the ice could support a horsedrawn wagon, it surely could support him. He stood confidently to his feet and continued his journey with a feeling of great exhilaration. That is the good news of the Gospel. One has gone before us. He has shown us, as it were, that the ice will hold. Someone sent a ...

635. Like A Rock

Isaiah 44:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... pillars to be added. In vain did Wren, the greatest architect in the realm, argue that his planned structure was perfectly safe. The politician was adamant. He also managed to spread alarm throughout the community and succeeded in pressuring Wren to add the supports. Many years later, when both the artist and his patron were dead, some repairs and cleaning were performed on the hall. The workmen were surprised to find that, invisible from the floor below, the extra columns Wren put in were two inches short ...

636. Partners In The Gospel

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . It was a bad situation. The woman decided something would have to be done about it. She knew that money would be required to change the situation. Consequently, she started a fund-raising drive. She called people. She sent letters. She got some financial support from private foundations. She finally raised $85,000 ” then promptly used the money to move to another neighborhood. (Source unknown) That's how some people respond to the world in which we live. They flee the scene of the grime. That's not an ...

637. Christian Living As It's Meant To Be

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... tire and sit down; but if everyone claps, he will dance all night." Isn't that true? And it tells us so aptly what we need to do: We need to clap for one another. We need to encourage one another. We need to offer words of support. (3) Writer Norman Mailer entered Harvard as an engineering student because his mother, who had been through the Great Depression, wanted her son to have a marketable degree. But in his freshman year, Mailer took English A, a basic course in which students were expected to learn ...

638. Preparing For An Unknowable Future

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... could you have predicted just a few years ago how the computer would change our lives, or the fax, or the cellular telephone or cable TV? Or in political terms. Could you have predicted that the Hippies of the 60s supporting George McGovern would become the Yuppies of the 80s supporting Ronald Reagan? Would you have predicted AIDS or the fall of the Berlin Wall? Who knows what tomorrow will bring? A cure for cancer or perhaps a nuclear catastrophe as weapons of destruction fall into the hands of terrorists ...

639. The Terrible Burden Of Judging Others

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... to the way a ship's captain feels as he silently stands by while allowing a junior officer to bring the ship alongside the dock for the first time. (3) Many of us need to pray for the ability to bite our tongue ” unless we can offer encouragement and support ” whether it's to our children, our spouse, other people in church, at work or wherever we may be. Let me suggest a couple of questions we might ask before we pass judgement on someone else's efforts. FIRST OF ALL, ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW ALL THE ...

640. Grumblers Among God's People

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... energy determining who those two people were. When he figured it out, he invested most of his second year wooing them to become his supporters. At the end of the second year the congregation voted on whether to renew the contract with the pastor. The vote was 2 in ... may be unhappy about a position taken by our denomination or with the leadership of this church. Perhaps, we cannot support a particular view of our pastor. That's normal. Disagreeing with church leadership doesn't automatically make a person a ...

641. A Colt Is Not A Horse

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... and victorious is he, humble and riding on a colt, the foal of a donkey." The triumph of Jesus came not through might but through service. As Jesus nears the city, the crowd calls out, "Hosanna!" They are caught up in the moment, Jesus is experiencing a groundswell of support as the crowd both leads and follows. At this point Jesus could have done most anything but refuses to use his power for wrong. Jesus knew who he was. That's important for us to see: Jesus knew who he was. I love the story told of the ...

642. On Eating Peas With A Knife

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... in other situations with adults as well as young people. This is the strength of groups like Alcoholics Anonymous and other support groups. When people feel accepted, they find the power to change. This was one of the secrets of Jesus' ministry. He ... more renting out her daughter for an hour than she could earn on her own in a night. She had to do it, she said, to support her own drug habit. I could hardly bear hearing her sordid story. For one thing, it made me legally liable. I'm required to report cases ...

643. Help For Hurting Dads

Galatians 3:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... captain, began dating Hanoch's mother. Hanoch and his brother were fascinated by police officers, and they loved to listen to Frank's stories. In Hanoch's mind, this was the kind of tough guy who would make a perfect father. He was fully supportive when his mother and Frank married. Frank McCarty was a tough guy, with little experience in the job of parenting. His father had been demanding and dictatorial, and that is how Frank treated Hanoch and his brother. Also, Frank had a fiery temper, and little ...

644. Four Ways To Defeat Stress

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... are unable to do any of them well, cut down. Prioritize, strategize, make your time count. If being a parent is important to you, then spend time with your children, attend workshops on parenting skills, get to know other parents with whom you can share support and knowledge. If your job is important to you, find out what you need to do to excel in your responsibilities. Cut out time-wasters, make lists each day, do first those things that are most important regardless of how distasteful they may be. You ...

645. He Touched Me

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’t easy to gather her children around and tell them that they had a half-sister they never knew. It wasn’t easy to relive the story of giving away her baby for adoption. But when she was finished, Ruth’s children rallied around her. They would support her all the way. Ruth went through with the donation, which extended her life 20 years and allowed her to marry and have her own daughter. In a time of physical and emotional crisis, these two women gave each other a special gift. Ruth gave Alicia life ...

646. Trees

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... and worry? We, too, are bound--not with duct tape, but with anxiety about the future--forgetting the words of the Master, "Do not be anxious about your lives." (Matthew 6:25) Trees don't make that mistake. SOME TREES EVEN LEAN ON ONE ANOTHER FOR SUPPORT. Certainly it is true of California's giant sequoias. Their root system is unlike most other trees which have root systems that grow deep into the ground. The sequoia tree has roots just barely below the surface of the ground. And their roots are small in ...

647. Where Are Your Chickens?

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... old priest. Jean Valjean passes on the grace that he has received through the priest to everyone he comes into contact with. One of the people to whom Valjean extends grace is Fantine, a single mother who loses her job and is forced into prostitution in order to support her daughter Cossett, and be able to survive herself. One evening she is abused and beaten by a group of men. Jean Valjean takes her to a safe place and cares for her. But Fantine says to him, "Why are you being so kind?" At first she thinks ...

648. It's A Terrible Thing To Be Rejected

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... marriage, as the tabloids have pointed out to us repeatedly over the last few years. Kathie Lee was recognized recently as Mother of the Year at a charity luncheon. The Gifford's children, Cody, 9, and Cassidy, 5, got a day off from private school to support Mom. They took to the podium, introduced by ABC's Claudia Cohen. "I get an award for this?" asked Kathie Lee, standing with the kids after her introduction by New York first lady, Libby Pataki. "I am so blessed!" Then Kathie Lee thanked her parents, who ...

649. Love Of Life

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... the room. But nothing happened. Everything was normal. All was as usual for a Friday morning. The cleaning crew came in to do their regular weekly cleaning of the room just like always. Then the staff figured out the problem. One of the cleaning crew unplugged the life support system so she could plug in the vacuum cleaner. (1) The scary thing about that story is that it has a ring of truth about it. Let's talk about life and death. Christians have a love/hate relationship with death, don't we? We have a ...

650. How A Christian Grieves

1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... him.” And we understand. Her feelings are perfectly natural and she needs to express them. The widower says, “I will never forgive God for allowing my wife to suffer like that.” But time passes and he does forgive God, and he learns to lean on God for support as he adjusts to a new life without his partner. This is life. Death and grief are part of it. We need to express our grief through both tears and talk. AT THE SAME TIME WE NEED TO REMIND OURSELVES THAT AS CHRISTIANS WE BELIEVE THAT BOTH LIFE ...

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