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751. Hope Wins!

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... reports, in puzzled tones, that she had been in the office just a moment ago, but is no longer there. Now the men are concerned. After a half hour of intense searching of the camp, from somewhere comes the sound of a bell, and at that sound, kids come ... moon to shine upon it, for the glory of the Lord is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb." I have good news for you concerning that mixture of hope and fear that we all feel with regard to the future: Hope wins. Hope wins. Carve it in granite, etch it in ...

752. What's This World Coming To Anyway?

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Randolph W. Barr

... decision," the pastor went on. "She let her hormones lead the way instead of her head. Her family never has shown much love or concern for her. Now they have thrown her out emotionally and physically. I thought some people at church could help her find a place to ... Pastor Smith answered. "This is too close to home for me. The elder brother didn't die 2,000 years ago as far as I am concerned. Part of that personality or style or whatever is still a big part of who I am and how I act. Sometimes I get so wrapped ...

753. Light

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... been looking for, son ”the light of the world. Come on!" And the light grew in size as they climbed their way to the world's surface. (2) What a beautiful analogy of the world's situation today. Nuclear terrorism, youth violence, global environmental devastation ”the list of concerns seems to go on forever. But it need not be that way. There is hope for this world. That hope is found in love for God and for our fellow human beings. We don't have to give in to the forces of darkness in this world. Light ...

754. Good News For You

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... a young boy's life. * God wanted to bring joy into the life of every person in this world. Thus God kept the promise God had made to Israel that the Savior they had so long awaited would finally come into the world. God also made a promise to Mary concerning the child that she carried within her womb: "You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21). "He will be great, and will be called the son of the most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne ...

755. See My Hands and Feet

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... really loves us that much. Many cannot believe that life really does go on beyond the grave. Even more significantly, most people do not want to deal with the implications of those two truths. What does it mean if there really is a God who is that intimately concerned about our lives? What does it mean if this life really is but a prelude to everlasting life? Paul Tournier says it meant two things to his life. First of all, about the age of twelve or thirteen he said privately, on his own, "Lord Jesus, I ...

756. A Man Who Walked the Talk

Acts 7:55-60

Sermon

King Duncan

... to stone him. While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep. An important element in this story concerns a prominent witness to the stoning of Stephen. His name was Saul of Tarsus who, of course, became the Apostle Paul. Let’s look prayerfully at the witness of Stephen. As we do, let’s ask about the quality of our own witness. Do we have what ...

757. Why Won't They Listen?

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... his words? There are several possible explanations as to why people are not more receptive to the good news of Christ. THE MOST LIKELY OBSTACLE FOR MANY OF US IS THE SECULAR SPIRIT OF OUR AGE. Most of us have been trained to look for scientific explanations concerning the nature of things. We live in a world of cause and effect. We no longer depend on the fickle favor of Mother Nature to provide us with food for our table. The Supermarket handles that. The doctor looks after our physical ailments. As far as ...

758. Lesson From Five Maidens

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... business in her life. How about you? Is there some unfinished business in your life that needs to be taken care of? Is there anything about which you would be embarrassed or ashamed if the bridegroom were to come today? Here's another important question concerning the uncertainty of tomorrow: DO PEOPLE YOU LOVE KNOW HOW MUCH YOU APPRECIATE THEM? Sometimes we wait too late to say, "I love you," or "Please forgive me," or "Thank you." You may know the story of William Stidger, a businessman who experienced a ...

759. Do Not Lose Heart

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... ; at thirty, about salary and the cost of living; at thirty-one, about business success; at thirty-three, about job security; at forty-one, about loss of ambition; over forty-five, about health. (5) Every stage of life has its own concerns. The sad part is that we add to the weight of our concerns by the anxiety we bring to them. As someone has said, "Worrying is like a rocking chair. It will give you something to do, but will get you nowhere." Life takes its toll. But St. Paul says two times in this ...

760. Soli Deo Gloria

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Mark McGilvey Livonia

... list of their priorities. Some churches are catering to this comfort-oriented religion. They offer not only padded pews, but padded crosses as well. How do we live for God alone? WE DO IT, FIRST OF ALL, BY SUBJECTING ALL OF OUR OTHER CONCERNS TO THAT ONE GRAND CONCERN. "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God," said Jesus. Some of us have a real problem at this point. The drive for material possessions has almost taken over our lives. There is even a popular song stating our obsession with accumulating wealth. "I ...

761. What We Are About

Acts 13:13-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... his courses at the university and was afraid to face the consequences. He had fled the responsibility of the world to the attic of the church. Another parable: A certain seaside town was justly proud of its rescue squad. They were able seamen with a concern for others. Whenever there was a shipwreck on the jagged rocks that protruded along the coast near the little town, the members of the rescue squad would quickly man their rescue boats and make their way out to render whatever aid they could even under ...

762. I Am The Only One Left Who Cares!

1 Kings 19:9-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... pretty bad shape. We face some staggering problems. But There Are People Who Care. When Elijah cried out that he was the only one left in Israel who cared, God called him a liar. He showed him 7,000 persons who had not bowed down to Baal. Good people. Concerned people. Dedicated people. All they needed was someone to step out from the crowd and give them some leadership. My friends, you and I need to recognize that in our own community and our own city and our own nation and in the world at large there are ...

763. Lost In America

Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... down at the cross of Golgotha that held his Son? I wonder if He asked Himself, "Are all these sinful humans worth the life of my Son?" Evidently they were. "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son...." Lost people are God’s greatest concern. This brings us to the final thing to be said. Lost people will be found by people who care as God cares. Here is the ultimate test of our Christian commitment. It is not our perfect attendance at Sunday School and worship, as important as that is. It ...

764. The Baptism of Our Work

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... that it affords. What we may not see, however, is that there is a spiritual purpose for work as well. Perhaps our enthusiasm for our work would increase if we understood the place of work in the Christian life. Let me list very briefly three spiritual truths concerning work. WORK, FIRST OF ALL, ALLOWS US TO BE PARTNERS WITH GOD IN THE PROVISION OF THE WORLD'S NEEDS. Many persons think of work as a curse that God put upon man after the Fall. An accurate reading of the Genesis story will quickly show us ...

765. Waking To A World Upside Down

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... handled film all day long and his friends convinced him that, as a consequence of his work, his body was storing up an enormous charge of electricity. They told him that unless he got rid of some of it, he might disintegrate in a bolt of lightning. His concern became known and finally his co-workers got together and told him they had come up with a method of clearing out his system. Placing him in a chair, they wrapped copper wire around his leg, threaded it up through his zipper and out the office window ...

766. How Do You Know?

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... be in Christ is to be in community with other believers. The new life in Christ involves a new attitude, a new set of relationships, membership in a new community and finally, a NEW LIFE ORIENTATION. Once we lived for ourselves, but now we live for God. Once our main concern was personal comfort, now it is to do God's will. In the words of the Biblical writer, "Once we were no people, but now we are God's people." I once read that one third of all the people who went forward at one of the Billy Graham ...

767. Jesus Goes To School

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... for my actions, giving me guidelines to live by, and disciplining me in a loving manner. I need your encouragement to grow. Please go easy on the criticism; remember, you can criticize the things I do without criticizing me. Please give me the freedom to make decisions concerning myself. Permit me to fail, so that I can learn from my mistakes. Then someday I'll be prepared to make the kind of decisions life requires of me. Please don't do things over for me. Somehow that makes me feel that my efforts don't ...

768. A Prize Is Waiting For You!

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... 6:21 that where a person's treasure is, there is his heart. You may think Jesus cared about money when he said that. He didn't. He cared about bringing people into the Kingdom. He knew that where we make an investment, we have a concern. Keith Emerson, an Episcopal priest in Hudson, Ohio tells about a friend of his, a priest, who invested some money in the stock market. Every day thereafter this priest would pore over the financial pages seeking better investment possibilities. Mind you, he had never shown ...

769. Yes, But He Started It!

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... me to stop playing for the evening," Gary recalled. "It also convinced me that Brit and I would never become friends." A few days later, Gary went to visit Brit to discuss the incident. Brit and his brother ran a trucking company. Gary confronted Brit with his concerns about his overly competitive style of play. "As we talked," Gary admits, "I saw much in him I liked." Brit remembered the play that bloodied Gary's mouth. It was no big deal to Brit since he accepted injury as a risk any player took when he ...

770. The Appearance of Love

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... share my list with you and see if your list would match up with mine. FIRST OF ALL, LOVE IS SOMETHING YOU LEARN. We are not born loving. Babies are lovable, to be sure. But they are not necessarily loving. We come into this world grasping. Our chief concern is our own needs. We cry and someone meets our needs, and we are contented. Unfortunately, some people never get beyond that kind of approach to life. But most of us learn somewhere a long the way to share. We learn to quit grasping and to start giving ...

771. What It Means To Be A Family

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... be willing to try it with a handsome boy, but just for a few hours." The great debate: is it better to be single or married? "It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need somebody to clean up after them!" (Lynette, age 9) Concerning why lovers often hold hands: "They want to make sure their rings don't fall off because they paid good money for them." (Dave, age 8) (1) It is impossible to overemphasize the importance of love in the teachings of Jesus. Today we look for a few moments at ...

772. Who Will Be Crying At Your Funeral

Luke 12:22-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... I give ourselves to people who don't love us," Patrick Morley asks, "at the expense of those who do?" Powerful thought. It is a question of priorities. It is a question of putting first things first. It is a question of taking charge of our time. JESUS WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW WE MANAGE OUR TIME. He told about a landlord who was leaving on a trip. He left his servants in charge of the estate. The servants did not know when the master would return. All they knew was that they were to have the house ready when ...

773. Future Tense

Luke 12:54-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... always be open to young people." This money was used as part of the down payment on the house that became the first L'Abri settlement. (2) Some of us would probably profit from finding termites in our attic if those termites would remind us that we are more concerned about laying up treasures on earth than in Heaven. But that is the first thing we can say about our times. We are materially rich. THE SECOND THING WE CAN SAY IS THAT WE ARE SPIRITUALLY POOR. Wouldn't you agree with that? We as a nation, though ...

774. What Would It Take?

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... I wanted in Rumania. For years I wanted to save my life, and I was losing it. Now that I wanted to lose it, I was winning it." (5) How have your priorities changed since you gave your life to Christ? William Manson spoke a challenging word concerning the nature of the Christian life. He said, "The life the Christian is called to live with Christ is not simply an improved version or expansion of the life of the past, but a contradiction of that former life." (6) Are you the same person you were before ...

775. Clean Hands and Dirty Hearts

Matthew 15:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... Let's come back to Al Capp's retort a little later. "Now that you've given us your name, what's your question?" Jesus was in one of his familiar controversies with the Pharisees. The Pharisees had certain rules--not rules of hygiene, but religious rules--concerning the washing of hands. Jesus was trying to get them to change their focus to matters of greater importance. In verses 10 and 11 of today's lesson from the gospel, Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand. What goes into a man ...

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