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726. The Awesome Power Of Love

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... world. It was the first sewing machine. Howe's invention made him famous, and it made him rich. It also helped restore him to health. It was his love for his wife, however, that drove him to this high achievement. (3) George Eastman, the talented inventor and founder of the EastmanKodak Company, often stated that he never set out to become rich. Nor was it specifically his intent to promote photography. Eastman lost his father while he was still young. He was forced to watch his mother scrape financially ...

727. Finding Our Way Back Home

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... probably the only kid around who made his old man proud of him by breaking windows. Dad hammered baseball into me for recreation. But he did more than that. He taught me confidence." Can you see how Mickey's later success was the product not only of talent and personal initiative, but also of that trust and confidence he learned at home? Trust and confidence are primary functions of the home. Of course, God is our ultimate source of trust and confidence. This brings us to the last thing to be said: HOME IS ...

728. God's Plan For His World

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... about him. "You would be sad, too," she was told, "if you were in his plight. He's chewed the tag off the crate, and doesn't know where he's going." Sounds like many churches I know. The church today has resources untold. We have a skilled, well-educated, talented work force. We claim the allegiance of the best people in our community. We serve a Master who for 2,000 years has inspired people's hearts and changed their lives. And yet we are only a shadow of what we might be. What is the problem with us? My ...

729. What Are You Working For?

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... whose nickname was Old Scrap Iron! His real name was Clint Courtney. He was a journeyman catcher for the Baltimore Orioles many years ago. Courtney was never a star. You won't find his name in the record books. What Courtney lacked in power, speed, and innate talent, he made up for with courage. The runner trying to beat the throw home could bare his spikes if he wanted. Or he could simply try to bowl Courtney over. The result would be the same. Old Scrap Iron held his ground. He may be cut and bruised ...

730. Soli Deo Gloria

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Mark McGilvey Livonia

... ambition, the approval of others, greed. etc. Our culture ferociously maintains, "You can have it all." That slogan is a lie. Commitment means dying to, walking away from, or giving up many things that might appeal to us. Commitment means consistently using our time, talent, and treasure for God. What is commitment? To live "soli Deo gloria," to God alone be the glory! HERE IS A SECOND QUESTION WE NEED TO CONSIDER. HOW DO WE KEEP OUR COMMITMENT TO GOD? I saw a poll recently that disturbed me. According ...

731. Winning When It Really Counts

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... and divide their 60 days up among June, July and August, which are more pleasant months. That is one way to deal with your problems. Simply legislate them into nonexistence. Winners learn early in life to confront problems, to delay gratification, to invest time, talent, effort toward a better tomorrow. The Greek mathematician Euclid was engaged to teach the science of geometry to a young boy who was the heir to the Egyptian throne. But the young prince balked at learning a system of logic that required him ...

732. A Strategy For Status Seekers

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’t get a date for the basketball game. What’s wrong with me." "I’m sixty-seven and a widow, but my children never write and seldom visit; what’s wrong with me?" "I have been married and divorced three times, what’s wrong with me?" "I’m bright and talented and work hard, but I never get a promotion I want; what’s wrong with me?" I have just found out that my son uses marijuana; what’s wrong with me?"(3) Have you ever asked that question? I guess we all have. Now it may be that something is ...

733. Victory on a Broken Knee

2 Timothy 4:6-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... for me the crown of righteousness . . .” What are the lessons you and I can learn from St. Paul’s words? First of all, we need to acknowledge that few things in life of real worth come easily. It makes no difference how much talent or natural ability we may have--to excel at anything worthwhile requires extraordinary effort. There was an amazing athlete many years back named “Babe” Didrickson Zaharis. She was extraordinary. In the 1932 Olympics Babe placed first in the women’s eight-meter hurdles ...

734. How Can I Know It's Real?

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... people are searching and are willing to change. Let’s use an analogy. Sometimes a person only blossoms out, only shows his hidden strengths, his hidden gifts, after another individual has invested a little Loveland except for that investment of love, the virtues and the talents of many gifted individuals would be unknown to the world. Such was the case with Snow Man, except that Snow Man wasn’t a person but a horse. Snow Man was a nameless, gray white gelding that Harry De Leyer picked up cheaply at a ...

735. Who's The Blind One Around Here?

John 9:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... some levity into the lives of those who were dreary and depressed. He began to plan parties at the local hospital. He rounded up ninety volunteers each month, hired an orchestra, and gave the patients the best time of their lives. Next Stanley applied his talents to a children's home where he planned picnics with ice cream, pop machines, hot dogs, and an orchestra. All they could eat for free! Over one hundred children enjoyed the picnic thanks to Stanley. He also raised over $5,000 to construct a shelter ...

736. Get Your Third Class Tickets Here!

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... will reign over all. Pastor Chuck Swindoll tells about a group of Christian musicians who traveled to Russia in 1989 to proclaim the gospel in word and music. This was one year before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Yet, they had the privilege of taking their talents to Moscow during the Russian Orthodox Easter. They met in the Palace of Congress where the Supreme Soviet had met for years. It was a massive room, with an enormous oversize picture of Lenin hung in the front for all to see. Except that day Lenin ...

737. The Second Step

Romans 6:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... was working in 1915 for the Essanay studio in Chicago for $250 a week. His agent David Freedman, however, knew that in the gold-rush atmosphere that prevailed among the competing film studios in those early days of movie making, the sky was the limit for talent with a proven following. How to prove it was the problem, and Freedman conceived of a plan. The agent instructed Bushman to take the train to New York. Freedman met him at Grand Central Station, carrying a large sack of pennies. The sack had a small ...

738. You Can Dress Them Up...

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... was not prepared to envy them." But envy them he did. As he reflected on the two groups, stars and servants, he declares that "the servants clearly emerge as the favored ones, the graced ones. They work for low pay, long hours, and no applause, "wasting" their talents among the poor and uneducated. But somehow in the process of losing their lives, they have found them." (2) That's a message many of us need to hear. It's a message that runs counter to the prevailing message of our culture. The words of Paul ...

739. The Riches Of God

Romans 11:33-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... he had proven himself. But McGraw was not willing to risk that. He knew that most managers would not be able to resist trying to change that old batting style - and he also knew that tinkering with it might upset the boy's natural swing and destroy a real talent. He kept the young man on the bench with the Giants, sending him into games here and there, in situations where his inexperience was unlikely to hurt the team. The rest, as they say, is history. That young man, Mel Ott, went on to become one of the ...

740. Generic Christians Or Disciples?

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... put him out of business. He eventually went broke. (3) Tough decision! What would you have done? Take up a cross or work out a compromise? Be satisfied with being a generic Christian or a disciple? Two West Point cadets had very different abilities and talents. One was athletic and intelligent, while the other was an average young man without much athletic ability. The second young man had a problem which the first did not. To graduate from West Point, seniors must be able to pass a physical fitness test ...

741. A Most Disagreeable Man

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... need for joy." His shirts were held together by Velcro, but his life was held together by joy. (2) You or I would never have chosen Robert to be a messenger for God. A mistake we often make in the church is to be on the lookout for the most talented folks in the church. All God needs is people who will be faithful. God used Jonah ” in spite of his reluctance. And people repented. AND A GREAT CITY WAS SPARED. "When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the ...

742. Unlocking The Doors

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... State and Miami competed for the national title. Penn State eked out a 14-10 victory that included a nail-biting goal-line stand in the closing minutes of the game. Somehow, Penn State's stubborn defense managed to hold off Miami's talented quarterback, Vinny Testaverde, one last time to thwart the Hurricanes' final desperate effort to pull out a victory. In the frenzied jubilation following the final gun, TV cameras zeroed in on various players, including one of Penn State's All-American linebackers. He ...

743. God's Job Profile

Amos 7:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... The only thing we can take with us to the next world is that which does not consist of physical matter. Our kindly deeds. The people we have loved. The Christ we have served. You see, it really doesn't matter how smart we are, how talented, or how many toys we have in our garage. God is looking for something entirely different. God is looking for people who are willing to lay down their lives ” people who are single-minded in their devotion ” people who understand the difference between the temporal and ...

744. The Three-fold Journey

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... his life to full-time Christian service. (3) Of course, most people who seek God's will never enter a full-time church vocation. Some end up as doctors, or teachers, or business professionals, or construction workers. But God calls on each of us to serve Him with the talents that we have. But regardless of what we do with our lives, we are to seek His will in doing it. But we're only done with two legs of our journey. And each leg is more difficult than the last. First we must have wisdom. Then we must ...

745. Help Wanted, Dad. Ask For Calvin And Hobbes.

1 Kings 19:1-8

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... as a great father tomorrow. It is all in the execution. Time and focus are all that separate a good father from a rotten father. There is no such thing as a few minutes of "quality time." Quality means attention, dedication, commitment, talent, and, above all, ample time. Great fathering requires three things: being there, being aware, and being real. Everything else is dessert. Being there, wanting to be there, committing oneself to being there, being proud of being there, putting up with the messes ...

746. Want To Sit At The Head Table?

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... to a group of young artists who had come to the Aspen Music Festival. The young artists were being observed by a large audience of their peers and distinguished teachers and performers. The atmosphere was electric. To each of the talented performers Zukerman offered friendly advice and encouragement. He discussed their playing in detail, and would pick up his own violin to demonstrate finer points of technique and interpretation. Finally came the turn of a young musician who performed brilliantly. When ...

747. Putting A Face On Jesus

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... . At one point, he even got his kicks out of stealing pizza trucks that were carrying beer. Then, just before he entered college, Dave Johnson became a born-again Christian. It changed everything in his life. Johnson's Olympic coach claims that Dave dedicates his talents to God, and that this is his motivation behind his decathlon success. Around this globe that are millions of persons who know what it is to be delivered from the dominion of darkness and transferred to the kingdom of God's Son. How does it ...

748. Visioning Or Vanishing?

Proverbs 29:1-27

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Then ask God to give you boldness and opportunity to seek out those who do not know Him. Thank God in advance that He will give you the courage to face criticism that might come your way. The limitations of the Christian Church are not a lack of talent or brain-power. In spite of the financial recession we are currently in, it is not money. It is not lack of ability ” but availability. We are not putting ourselves at God's disposal. What hampers and keeps the church from being the church that Jesus Christ ...

749. A Date With Destiny

Hebrews 10:19-39

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... John's medical needs, giving him some relief from the pains of his disease. He treated John as a person, not some sideshow oddity. He provided John with books and a tutor, and salvaged the man hidden inside. And then came Madge Kendall. She was a talented actress and a beautiful woman of high society. She came to see John Merrick one day, and brought along a gift: a volume of Shakespeare's plays. John was nervous and embarrassed, an ugly beast cowering before a fairy princess. But words he could understand ...

750. A Mountain Too High To Climb

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... he set about to concoct a chemical that would cause the object of his affections to fall madly in love with him. Soon his research succeeded, he produced the chemical, and as luck would have it, at just that time he met a beautiful, talented and good woman ” the ultimate woman of his dreams. The scientist arranged for friends to introduce them, and at their first meeting, he poured his potion into her beverage. Lo and behold, his fantasy came true! The exquisite creature fell instantly and completely in ...

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