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726. Where Can I Be Safe?

Psalm 46:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... them from pressing forward! They do something with their lives, and they take risks in spite of their fears. Stovall once interviewed actress Katharine Hepburn. He asked her, "What makes you so special?" Her answer was quite interesting. She said, "Most actresses of any skill look at my work and find themselves saying, "‘I could have done that.' The difference is," she continued, "I did it, and they didn't." Stovall believes that what she said is true for most great people. Others can always look at their ...

727. That's What Friends Are For

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... of boys playing baseball. Shaya wanted very much to join them, but his father hesitated. Would the other boys let Shaya play, or would they laugh at him and reject him? Surprisingly, the other boys allowed him to play. But it was obvious that Shaya had no athletic skills, and so he stayed on the bench most of the time. In the ninth inning, the two teams were tied, and Shaya's team had men on base. To everyone's surprise, the captain of the team allowed Shaya to bat. The pitcher, seeing Shaya's nervousness ...

728. The Young And The Restless

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... are thrust on us. They happen. They will always happen. The best way to prepare for them is to learn to be adaptable. The way we learn to be adaptable is to move out of our comfort zone occasionally and try something new. Acquire a new skill, take up a new hobby, travel somewhere where few people speak your language, involve yourself in a ministry that is outside your comfort zone. Anytime we try something that we have never tried before, we gain confidence, we push back the limits of our self-perceptions ...

729. One Life To Live

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... -winning call Tish shoves two fingers into her mouth, whistles sharply and wails, "Scott-eeeee!" Dixon declares that her husband does respond--that's why they have such a good marriage. Husband-calling was combined with the fair's annual hog-calling contest, a practical skill for the farmers who enter the competition. "I really do call my pigs twice a day to feed them," said one participant. "And they do respond," he said. "They're very smart." (2) I don't know whose idea it was to combine husband-calling ...

730. Ready For A Change

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... into their life. Many years ago, journalist Lee Strobel investigated a story about a hardened gang member named Ron Bronski. Bronski found God in prison. As an atheist, Lee Strobel was skeptical of Bronski's story. In fact, he expected to use his journalistic skills to expose Bronski as a fraud. After all, this was the young man that police officers referred to as a "sociopath" or as "garbage." However, Lee heard a different story when he spoke to a pastor who met Bronski after his conversion. This man ...

731. Stop Those Two Dear Women From Fighting

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... might even cause me to lash out at you--even though you have done nothing at all to deserve my anger. Do you see that the way to solve the problem of conflict in the church is not for us all to take conflict resolution classes and to develop our skills at interpersonal relationships--though that would not hurt. But the greatest thing we could do to have peace and harmony in the church is to focus on the unconditional love of God for each of us and to see that where that love is experienced, there is no need ...

732. Casting Out Demons

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... opposite ways. These primitive pre-human creatures could walk on their legs if they liked, but they also could roll over and over with great speed if they wished to go anywhere very fast. According to Plato's myth, because of their fleetness and skill, these "round people" were dangerous rivals in power to Zeus himself. Therefore, Zeus adopted a plan of weakening these round humans by cutting each one of them in two. Now these round creatures looked exactly as we look today. These new half-creatures were ...

733. Light Shines Into The Darkness

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... children in a room with a light fixture hanging just out of their grasp. Then watch what happens: One child will jump to touch it, and before you know it, every kid in the room will be leaping like Michael Jordan. They're testing their skill, stimulated by the challenge of reaching something beyond their normal grasp. Put the same children in a room where everything is easily in reach, and there will be no jumping, no competition, no challenges." Carroll Campbell goes on to say, "The problem with American ...

734. Wedding, Wine, And Wonderment

Mark 2:18-22

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... a conflict with self-esteem workshop." This is exactly what is happening in our lesson today. The law and all of its traditions had replaced God as the central focus of worship. An older bishop used to say to young pastors, "I don't care how many skills you master in this life--but I do care who is the Master of your soul." Our relationship with Christ is more important than our adherence to a set of religious practices. And thus Jesus and the Pharisees are in conflict over the fast. But there is another ...

735. Can We Really Trust God?

Romans 4:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... soldiers made a daring escape under cover of night on a homemade boat. But wait, that's not the end of the story! They sailed straight into a violent storm. Pham reports that they surely would have been lost, if not for the expert sailing skills of"”you guessed it"”the four Vietcong soldiers. The escapees landed safely in Thailand. Eventually, Hien Pham emigrated to the United States, where he made a new life for himself. Hoping against hope. Being fully convinced that God is able to do what God has ...

736. Children Of Dust Or Children Of God?

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... of opportunities. Steve Goodier in his book, One Minute Can Change a Life, reports that a group of two hundred executives was asked what makes a person successful. Eighty percent listed enthusiasm as the most important quality. More important than skill. More important than training. Even more important than experience. (2) That is a staggering statistic when you think how many lethargic, unenthusiastic people there are in the world. Where does enthusiasm come from? For the worldly person, it comes from ...

737. I Am Only . . .

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... children. Then one day, that life went up in smoke. Ellen discovered that her husband was deeply in debt. The Terrys lost everything they owned. Ellen and her husband divorced, and she became the sole support for their two children. She had no marketable skills, but Ellen Terry's father had taught her that you can only be limited by your thinking. If you think you can accomplish something, then you can accomplish it. Ellen attained her real-estate license and began selling real estate in Dallas. In her ...

738. Above All--god

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... more than a mere mortal could endure. The Hebrew scripture writers could not even bring themselves to write God's name. But today? Comedian Bill Maher tells about a lawsuit that was brought against God. Somebody in Syracuse sued God for not giving him guitar-playing skills, and not bringing his pigeon back from the dead. In his own twist on reality, Maher comments, "But the judge said you can't sue God. Because if you do, the next thing they'll start to challenge Microsoft." Well, even Bill Gates is not God ...

739. Loved By The Father

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

King Duncan

... or building backyard forts, or taking the toaster apart. These early play times are a great indicator of that child's later interests. The third and fourth necessary childhood elements are practicing and mastering your passions. This mastery over a particular skill increases children's self-confidence and makes them less afraid to try new things. And finally, a child needs to experience positive recognition from others. When a child experiences these five things, he is more likely to experience joy later in ...

740. About Marriage

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... to one another. In an old Peanuts cartoon, Charlie Brown says to his friend, "My Grandpa and Gramma have been married for 50 years!" The friend replies, "They're lucky, aren't they?" Charlie Brown answers. "Gramma says it isn't luck--it's skill!" (8) To a great extent, his Gramma is right. Great marriages don't just happen. They require work, they require communication, they require a shared commitment to God. "It is not good," says God, "for man to be alone." 1. Reprinted from the article "Wedding ...

741. Who Am I Supposed To Hate?

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... lack of family time may be the biggest contributor to the problem. Moms and dads are working longer hours; they don't have as much time to spend with their children. It is in the simple rhythms of family life that children learn socialization skills. They learn the difference between right and wrong, they learn effective ways of coping with emotions and impulses, they learn self-control. As one veteran teacher says, "Kids aren't getting enough lap time." (4) Now I certainly don't want to heap guilt on ...

742. Marks Of A Champion

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... theft, and drug addiction. And Coy ended up in jail. There he went through withdrawal. He sweated out all the ugliness and trauma in his life. He prayed for healing and guidance. For some, jail provides an opportunity to further develop their criminal skills. For Coy, jail gave the opportunity to come face-to-face with himself and with God. As a result, he experienced a spiritual transformation. And it lasted. Coy Pugh went on to become a successful businessman, pastor of the West Englewood United Methodist ...

743. Bread From Heaven

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... to motivate her talented team. In 1990, she put the following sign on the door of her team's locker room: "1990 National Champions: Get Comfortable With It." Were these women really champions? Not yet. In fact, they were currently performing beneath their skill level. Coach VanDerveer knew they were capable of more. So she posted the sign. Every time her players entered the locker room, they saw that sign--1990 National Champions. Get Comfortable With It. And after a while, the women started to believe it ...

744. To Whom Shall We Go?

John 6:60-71

Sermon

King Duncan

... itself. The coat you're wearing today on had a manufacturer, but according to the atheist your soul had none. The silk flower on your table was made, but the roses in your garden grew there by chance. The radio in your car was put together by a skilled hand, but the human voice, the grandest of all organs, was self-created. The figureheads on Mount Rushmore were carved; but the face of the carver became a face by chance, without design. We must accept all of this if we are to believe the atheist. Can you ...

745. Bearing Fruit

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... atheist in the cell beside Niemoller and gave permission for the two prisoners to talk. He also arranged for these two men to take their daily half-hour walk at the same time and in the same yard. The atheist was a very intellectual person, and a skilled debater. He had been promised all sorts of favors if he could just make Niemoller lose his faith. Each of the two men enjoyed presenting his own point of view, and they talked together for four days. On the fifth day, the atheist begged Niemoller to lend ...

746. Free At Last!

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... more colorful relatives was Aunt Lina. Aunt Lina was a tiny woman with, as Sacks recalls, an "iron will." She was a sociable woman with a great ability to listen to people and extract from them their deepest thoughts and secrets. Her great listening skills led her to collect gossip on all the most prominent citizens in her town. Aunt Lina used this sensitive knowledge to raise funds for her pet cause, Hebrew University. Each year, she would call up a variety of people and promise them secrecy in exchange ...

747. A Ministry of Encouragement

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... grandson in the world!” Years later, Richard asked his grandfather if he remembered that incident. He didn’t, but Richard sure did! “For all the years following that day until now,” says Richard Allen Farmer, “I have thought I was bright, skillful, teachable, quick to catch on.” Then he adds, “I would probably also have remembered if [my grandfather] had said, ‘I have the dumbest grandson in the world.’ And my life might have demonstrated my belief.” (4) A simple word of encouragement ...

748. Is There Hope for the Hapless Wedding Guest?

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... goes out to this poor man, the quintessential misfit. The one who doesn’t have the right color of skin. Or didn’t go to the right schools. Or, most tragically, is not of the right gender. As I kept staring at this parable and my deep vision skills developed, I became aware that something is missing in this parable. Or, more accurately, someone is missing. The king’s son! The guests have gathered. The house is full. The king has made his grand entrance, but there is no sign of the son! Come to think of ...

749. On Living Before You Die

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... our lives for Him. In this parable God is giving us a formula for living life to the fullest--living before we die. FIRST OF ALL, WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT GOD GIVES US DIFFERENT GIFTS. All people are not created equal. We differ in skills and talents. A certain master left the country after giving his three servants different gifts--one about five-thousand dollars, another two-thousand and a third one-thousand. But notice the words, "Each to his own ability." Even in this story Jesus recognizes that we ...

750. Confronting Hypocrisy with Humility

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

Brett Blair

... but the deed that makes it so. II. The solution is humility. Our problem first of all is hypocrisy. Secondly, the solution is humility. There are many things that humble me. I am humbled in the presence of the starry firmament. I am humbled in the presence of a skilled musician. I am humbled by an act of love that seeks nothing in return. I am humbled at the birth of a newborn child. I am humbled by the knowledge of a great teacher. I am humbled by the simple wisdom of a small child. What is humility? A ...

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