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701. Doing Battle with Demons

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Larry Hill, pastor of Matthews-Murkland Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, one of the churches burned several years ago in that rash of church arsons, brought the message. He began with the story of the poor choir member whose enthusiasm for the task dwarfed his talent - he was terrible. So terrible, in fact, that the other choir members came to the pastor asking that he tell this man that he should quit the choir. Reluctantly, the pastor did as he was asked. He told the man that church members were saying ...

702. Ban the "Buts"

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... ."(6) Jacqueline recalls being ambushed on the way out of church. "Will you do flowers?" She writes: I couldn't figure any graceful way out of this one. It didn't seem the right moment to point out that I was flat broke in both the time and talent department. I was trapped. I spoke the word so many dare not say: "Sure." So I do flowers. You must understand I am not the artistic type. My idea of a festive centerpiece is matching salt and pepper shakers. Botanical knowledge is out of my realm, although I ...

703. Pentecostal Power

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... moon and shifted the mission into a frenzied endeavor to return the astronauts home safely. On the ground, mission control teams worked frantically to come up with alternatives that could replace damaged equipment. In the spacecraft, the three astronauts pooled talents, experience and energy to create a focused cohesive unit with one mission in mind. Only with the cooperation of everyone involved were the astronauts able to navigate their crippled capsule back to earth. (5) In short, they cooperated with ...

704. Love Your Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

Comedian George Burn's club gave a big dinner in honor of his ninety-fifth birthday. The dais was loaded with talent. One of the first speakers was Irving Brecher, the creator-writer of the popular television show of the fifties, THE LIFE OF RILEY, and the director of many fine movies. Here is what Brecher had to say about Burns: "What is so unusual about our guest of honor this evening ...

705. My Younger Brother Gets Away With Everything

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... , after the Cherry Sisters had earned the then respectable fortune of $200,000, they retired from theatrical life for the more peaceful life down on the farm. Oddly enough, these successful Broadway "stars" remained convinced to the end that they were truly the most talented actresses ever to grace the American stage.2 They never knew how bad they really were. I wonder if the elder brother ever realized that he was as guilty in his disdain as his brother was in his dissolution. The elder brother would never ...

706. On Being Mistaken For A Mannequin

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... GROWTH, tells about Fuqua, the GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS champion at doing nothing. Fuqua, says Palau, appears so motionless during his routines at shopping malls and amusement parks that he's sometimes mistaken for a mannequin. Fuqua discovered his unique talent at the age of fourteen while standing motionless in front of a Christmas tree as a joke. A woman touched him and exclaimed, "Oh, I thought it was a real person." Doing nothing is really impossible ” even for the Motionless Man. Fuqua ...

707. What's This World Coming To Anyway?

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Randolph W. Barr

... I am and how I act. Sometimes I get so wrapped up in my church work that I get to thinking that no one else can do it or that no one else cares as deeply as I do. I get pretty frustrated when I think about all of the talented people here at our church who don't do much for the Lord except worship a few times each year. I get angry and jealous and sad to think about all of the families that go to Florida and have nice homes and nice cars and nice clothes but who ...

708. Who Is Your Lazarus?

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... her career to marry him. And so the show goes on. Verna pushes herself to perform during a battle when everyone else is too scared to move. Nothing will discourage her from fulfilling her destiny. Nothing will cause her to turn back. Not her lack of talent nor even the love of her young GI. Finally, though, Verna is killed by a land-mine. An Army Public Relations Officer hears about her tragic death as the first USO girl to die in action. This Public Relations Officer decides her story might boost morale ...

709. Overcoming "Work-avoidance Syndrome"

2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... was excited by his opportunities. He joined a corporation that promised an excellent future ” but three years later, he found himself going in circles, caught in a depressing holding pattern. No one seemed to appreciate his enthusiasm, his suggestions or his aggressive talents. Not one of the promotions ever promised panned out. He was bitter and disillusioned. One afternoon, he decided to quit. He was ready to pull up stakes, and head for California. But on that very day, while walking home, he spied a ...

710. Thankful Day By Day

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... won more than 150 tournaments and continues to earn large amounts of prize money in addition to the $1 million a year he makes from product endorsements. Though he is clearly successful, Player is careful never to forget the real source of his success: "Golf is the talent God loaned me," he says. "You have no idea how often I get down on my knees in gratitude." Our sense of gratitude comes not from our outer circumstance but from our connectedness to God. If we live close to God, we will be thankful. If we ...

711. Was The President's Advisor's Sin Really That Bad?

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... our perspective about this part of our humanity. Sex has become a national obsession. Back in the 1960s it came to the attention of NEWSDAY reporter Mike McGrady that the newest books coming out were focusing on sex. Writers didn't even need talent, McGrady observed, if they could fill their books with sex talk. To prove his point, McGrady advertised for writers to help him put together a book of sleaze. Eventually, twenty-four NEWSDAY staff members got together to write the book. Each person was charged ...

712. Running From God

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... , a ship bound for Tarshish. The author of this little book tells us that Jonah was fleeing from the presence of the Lord. He was not the first to do that ” nor the last. Friedreich Nietzsche was a man who ran from God. Nietzsche was a talented man, a brilliant man whose writings would influence many people including Adolph Hitler. It is said that as a boy Nietzsche could read aloud from his Bible with such solemnity that listeners were brought to tears. But at age eighteen he rejected the faith of his ...

713. Gambling On God

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... by faith. Faith is the courage to follow God's leading even though the way ahead be uncertain and treacherous. We have this church today because of men and women who were holy gamblers, who believed in God and trusted God and sacrificed their time, talents and a portion of their financial resources. But they did it with only an assurance of things hoped for and a conviction of things unseen. Have you ever heard of Charles Petit McIlvaine? McIlvaine was born in Burlington, New Jersey, on January 18, 1799. He ...

714. Blood Sprinkled On A Modern Altar

Exodus 24:3-8, Mark 14:12-16, 22-26, Hebrews 9:11-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... lawyers. The Smithsonian magazine carried an article about William Howe of Howe and Hummel, defender of the underworld in rowdy post-Civil War New York. Howe was an enormous, lion-headed man with a wardrobe of costumes for his courtroom performances and a talent for crying copiously over any case, however dull. Once he delivered an hour long summation, kneeling before the jury. Another time he convinced a jury that his client’s trigger finger had accidentally slipped, not once but six times. So many of ...

715. Finding Calm In The Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... was a strange physical problem that threatened her life's goal. If you are a fan of the Olympics you probably know Mary Ellen's name quite well. She is one of the U.S. swimming team's premiere divers. She began diving as a kid. Natural talent and tenacious hard work moved her into the ranks of the country's best competitive divers. That makes it almost unbelievable to think that she suffers from a dizzying condition called vertigo. Mary Ellen experienced her first attack of vertigo after a dive in a college ...

716. We Know Where You Came From

John 6:41-51

Sermon

King Duncan

... when you place people in a box because they belong to a particular group. Long-hairs ” short-hairs ” gray-hairs ” minorities ” ethnics ” yuppies ” Xers. There are so many factors that determine a person's success in life. Intelligence ” talent ” determination ” desire. External characteristics are a tiny portion of the equation. People put Elizabeth Blackwell in a box. The box was labeled "woman." Elizabeth had a dream, back when dreams for women were very circumscribed. Society thought ...

717. After The Beep

Isaiah 66:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... after the beep." (4) Can we not respond to God's call in much the same way? "No, I do not wish to consider changing my life. I do not wish to be more faithful to church. I am already quite happy with the extent to which I devote my talents and resources to the church. No, I do not wish to sing in the choir. No, I do not wish to come to the Bible Study. No, I will not serve on any committee of the church. If, after all that, you wish to bless me instead of nag me ...

718. See My Hands and Feet

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... significance of thatand I said nothing about it to anyone. But Jesus took that naive child's hand and gradually led me to an understanding of what that dedication meant." Secondly, Tournier's consciousness of eternity led him to his career as a doctor. His talents were in the field of mathematics, but he concluded that the world would never miss having one less mathematician. He wanted to give his life to helping others. He writes, "Of course I realize now that a mathematician is as useful to the world as ...

719. Walk Wisely

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... , you're too small. Go try out for track." Walker's response was to undertake a training programcalisthenics, running, stretching, eating carefullyto build himself into an All American football player and Heisman Trophy winner. He said of his success: "My Godgiven talent is my ability to stick with it longer than anyone else." Herschel Walker learned a great lesson of life. We are told that a German named Philip Reis actually invented the telephone fifteen years before Alexander Graham Bell. His instrument ...

720. Walk With Confidence

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... BY PREPARATION. Winston Churchill put it like this, "To every man there comes in his lifetime that special moment when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to him and fitted to his talent; what a tragedy if that moment finds him unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be his finest hour." The secret of Harry Houdini's success as America's greatest magician was his emphasis on preparation and timing. Only once was he caught offguard ...

721. People Who Would Destroy God’s Temple

1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... us are stars. We are but co-builders. Someone once said, “All the world’s a stage--but nobody wants to be a stagehand.” We are all stagehands; each of us has a role to play; none of us are stars. Pitcher Lefty Gomez was a talented baseball player. When he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, a reporter walked up to him and asked, “Lefty, what was your secret?” Lefty smiled, his eyes began to sparkle, and he replied, “Two things. Clean living and a fast infield.” Lefty was acknowledging ...

722. Looking For Happiness In All The Wrong Places

John 4:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... her TV audience once asked her why she became so successful when so many from similar circumstances did not. Dolly answered, "I never stopped trying and I never tried stopping." She was asked another time what would have happened if she had not had musical talent. She answered that she simply would have fought her way to the top of some other field. People who know her say she was not exaggerating. Some of you remember the name John Havlicek, or "Hondo" as he was called. Havlicek played in more basketball ...

723. Living In Spite House

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... the past is past. Only today and tomorrow count. We want to sow all the good we can. FINALLY, WE FORGIVE BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN. In order to fully answer Simon Peter's question, Jesus told a parable about a servant who owed his master 10,000 talents. This debt amounted to more than fifteen years of a laborer's wage. The servant could not pay it. His master forgave the debt. This servant was greatly relieved. The servant, in turn, had a man who owed him a hundred denarii. This amounted to about one ...

724. God And The Irs

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... SOONER OR LATER IN OUR LIVES WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION. IS IT TRULY GOD WE WORSHIP? IS IT TRULY THE KINGDOM WE SEEK FIRST? IS CHRIST LORD OF OUR LIVES? Once that essential decision has been made, the question of the use of our resourcesour time, our talents, our money becomes an easy one. This is not to say that we have to give up the notion of prosperity. There is an interesting note in the writings of John Wesley, patron saint of the Methodists. Wesley had a most enviable problem. He was committed to a ...

725. Possibly Our Best Year! (A Sermon for New Year's)

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... them. However, they were able to send a ship back to England with a heavy load of the metal for which they had labored all spring. Unfortunately their gold turned out to be iron pyrite, also called "fools' gold." They had given their time, their talent, and all their energies to "fool's gold." The colonists could say the name "fools' gold" had special meaning for them. For not only had they been deceived by the worthless lookalike mineral, but they had foolishly abandoned everything they needed for life in ...

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