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776. Stepping Out In Faith

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... . They had experienced many such storms. They were strong men, but when the storm showed no signs of letting up, it got the better of them. They feared for their very lives. Then across the water they saw Jesus. In times of panic sometimes our minds run wild. The disciples failed to recognize Christ. One of them cried out, "It is a ghost!" Jesus spoke words of comfort to his fearful disciples, "Take heart, it is I, do not be afraid." What beautiful words to the fearful heart: It is I. WHAT GOOD NEWS THAT ...

777. Are You Strong Enough To Forgive?

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... band of slave dealers appeared. One of the brothers persuaded the others to pull Joseph out of the pit and sell him as a slave. That way they would be rid of him and make a small profit besides. Then they told their father Jacob that a wild animal had attacked and killed Joseph. All that was left was his coat of many colors which they had found in a field. This news left Jacob grief-stricken; his favorite son was dead. Years passed, and the brothers continued with their lives, forgetting the terrible thing ...

778. Trying To Get The Pageant Right!

John 1:19-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... of Judea. Come let us adore him. 1. IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT. Robert Fulghum. New York: Villard Books, 1989, pp. 52-55. 2. Casey Zesch, Pflugerville, TX. Source: THE LUTHERAN WITNESS 3. THE MERRIEST BOOK OF CHRISTMAS HUMOR. Larry Wilde. New York: Bantam Books, 1991. 4. SHOOT LOW, BOYS - THEY'RE RIDIN' SHETLAND PONIES. Lewis Grizzard. Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., 1987, pp. 20-21. 5. Eric S. Ritz 6. CHRISTMAS STORIES AND THE CHRISTMAS STORY. James Campbell. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992, pp. 25-27 ...

779. Afraid Of The Water

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... people in Pakistan. The friend explained that the first time he baptized a convert from Islam to Christianity the young man bolted out of the water and yelled "Hallelujah!" Then he ran to his friends who had witnessed the baptism, joined hands with them, and wildly danced for joy. Onlookers were sure that such partying antics are always a part of Christian baptism. So now what that first new Christian in the town did that day has become a practice followed by every new Christian who is baptized. (6) They ...

780. Freed From Fear

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

On May 26, 1986, People Express flight number 14 from San Francisco to Newark was ready to depart. Suddenly a wild-eyed man who "looked Iranian" bolted from his seat and ran out the door. Knocking aside startled security officers, he frantically tried to escape through the locked doors of the terminal before an airport police officer finally tackled and subdued him. Was he a terrorist? No. He was just a ...

781. Wrong About Christ

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... and was now trying to sell it to a passing motorist. But Kuralt was thinking of mountain bandits, and was terrified. Later he wrote these words about the incident: "We met as if by destiny, but one of us was from another world, and wildly misunderstanding." (1) Have you ever had such a misunderstanding? You see someone and immediately expect the worst of them because of how they are dressed or where you are. Or you can misunderstand someone by simply not listening to them. Comics frequently portray husbands ...

782. Sons And Daughters Of Thunder

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... is only one way to achieve dominance, and that is by controlling the height of the chairs. They can reach down and jack them up. The higher man wins, so the scene revolves around their attempts to jack their own chair to a higher position. They work wildly to outdo one another. Finally they move off the top of the screen altogether. (2) James and John envisioned themselves at Jesus' right and left side in the coming kingdom. They viewed themselves as VIPs, perhaps one as Secretary of State and the other as ...

783. How Do You Get To Heaven?

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the cathedral, yelling heavenward, "Peter! Close the gates!" (2) How do you get to heaven? What does it take to get in? The Russian Czar Ivan the Terrible tortured thousands of citizens. He indulged in long drunken periods and had seven wives. After each wild affair, Ivan would atone by prostrating himself in front of the church altar with such sincerity that he would bruise his forehead from hitting the stone church floor. Even as a child, Ivan was cruel. He amused himself by throwing cats and dogs off ...

784. The Cry Of Freedom

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... the cups on my quiet breakfast table. "I saw them both now. He was rising fast to meet her. They met in a great soaring gyre that turned to a swirling circle and a dance of wings. Once more, just once, their two voices joined in a harsh wild medley of question and response, struck and echoed against the pinnacles of the valley. Then they were gone forever, somewhere into those upper regions beyond the eyes of men." (4) When we are in Christ, we also can move into the upper regions of spiritual life to be ...

785. A New Vantage Point

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... or that somehow He's lost control. A man and his little boy were testing the Springtime winds with a brand-new kite. It was a big kite, colorful and fancy. And they had a huge spool of string. The breezes were blowing stiff. And the kite begged to run wild. And so they let out all the string. And the kite went so high that the little boy couldn't even see it anymore. Is it still there? he asked. Yeah, it's still there! But how do you know for sure? I can't see it anymore! I know ...

786. Pray Constantly

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... later, Mrs. Peale recalls, when the mail arrived. Norman was outside working on a talk he had to give. "When I opened an envelope," Mrs. Peale wrote, "out fluttered a piece of paper. I stared at it in disbelief, then ran across the lawn waving it wildly and shouting, `He did it! He did it!'" Enclosed was a check for five thousand dollars. GUIDEPOSTS was saved, "because," Mrs. Peale reflected, "I truly believe the Lord wanted it saved." (4) We pray with both patience and persistence. And we wait for God's ...

787. Putting A Face On Jesus

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

Sermon

King Duncan

... familiar with Dave Johnson through the ill-fated but entertaining Dan and Dave commercials. Dave Johnson may have been considered a hero during the ˜92 Olympics, but it wasn't always that way. Growing up, Dave was known for his drinking and his wild, destructive behavior. 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 ...

788. Learning From A Little Child

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... , there's more. THE CHRISTMAS STORY TEACHES US THAT GOD SPEAKS TO US IN THE MOST UNTHINKABLE PLACES AND THROUGH THE MOST UNLIKELY PEOPLE. Certainly John the Baptist was an unlikely person to prepare the way for the Messiah. Clothes made of camel's hair; a diet of locusts and wild honey. No wonder Jesus chided the crowd: "What did you go out to see? A reed swayed by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes?" If that's what the crowd went out to see they were in for a ...

789. It's Hard To Be Number Two

John 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... 'mon, Doris. Hit me in the stomach as hard as you want. It won't even hurt me." A crowd began to gather to watch. "Are you serious, Bob?" Doris asked. "I can hit you as hard as I want?" "No problem," he cockily replied. Bob thought he caught a wild glimmer in Doris' eye as she reared back, wound up, and buried her fist in his middle. She pulled back waiting for him to fold. She wasn't the only one. Bob's friends looked silly with their mouths open. Bob looked at Doris as straight as he could with ...

790. Temptation

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... L. Macartney once noted that the first temptation in the history of the human race took place in a garden, and with man at peace with the whole animal creation. The temptation of Jesus, the second Adam, took place in a wilderness, where he was with the wild beasts.' That contrast between the first temptation and the temptation of Jesus, one in a garden, the other in a desert, is a picture of the ruin which had been wrought by sin. (4) Nathan Horwitt, a mushroom expert, has said that a mushroom which is ...

791. Thankless Jobs

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... narrow plateau, the ground dipped sharply down to the craggy deserts and the sheep were always liable to stray away and get lost. The shepherd's task was not only constant but dangerous, for, in addition, he had to guard the flock against wild animals, especially against wolves, and there were always thieves and robbers ready to steal the sheep. (4) With little pay and little human contact, being a shepherd had little to recommend it. A thankless job, indeed. Yet this is exactly how Christ portrayed himself ...

792. The Testimony of a Tax Collector

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... their distance from me. In their eyes, I was the worst kind of sinner. The Pharisees certainly weren't bad people. They just lacked compassion. Like so many religious people. They're more apt to avoid you rather than reach out a helping hand to you. Oscar Wilde once wrote a scathing little poem about such people: The Chaplain would not kneel to pray By his dishonoured grave; Nor mark it with that blessed Cross That Christ for sinners gave, Because the man was one of those Whom Christ came down to save. (THE ...

793. Get Out Of That Boat!

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... he would tell the people what was under the blanket in the cage and would bet that the toughest, bravest man in town would not be able to hold his hand against the glass without jerking it back when the rattlesnake struck. Well, the townspeople went wild with excitement. After deciding who they thought was the bravest, toughest man in town, they went to tell him about the bet. Of course, having everyone choose him as the toughest, bravest man in town made it impossible for the guy to resist the challenge ...

794. Good Intentions

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... she had been a "hellion." "Who in the world told you that?" he wondered aloud, and he was told: her mom and her dad, both. "On what basis?" he wanted to know. She was ready with a list that made him wonder whether she was exaggerating wildly, dramatically, a consequence of her state of mind as she struggled with a (then) fatal illness. But the next day, her dad and mom confirmed her self-description, and her mom added this, a remark so pointed and surprising, Coles recalled it virtually word for word ...

795. Show Me The Fish!

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Secret Service agents in boats about 150 yards away began honking their horns and cheering. It was victory at sea. Paul Bedard, a WASHINGTON TIMES reporter, said the news was "like the end of a war." When the FIDELITY returned, the mood at the dock was as wild as Election Night. Barbara Bush thrust her fist high in the air in celebration. Relatives shouted for joy. Grandchildren kissed him. (1) It was a great victory for the President. It's frustrating to fish and fish and catch nothing. It's like a man who ...

796. Dogsleds And Dogged Determination

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

King Duncan

... it broke her heart to refuse him, she held fast. The day before they were executed, this tiny band of Christians gathered together and had an agape meal, an honored tradition in the early Church. Then, each of the believers was thrown in the arena with a wild animal. Most of the believers were gored to death, but the crowd protested at the sight of Perpetua's body covered in bloody wounds, so she was removed from the arena and beheaded by a soldier. Somehow they thought this was more humane than death at ...

797. Where's George?

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

Sermon

King Duncan

... for her missing brother, George. Viewers never knew when Gracie would pop up, in the midst of other show's story lines, and announce her search. People all over the country were charmed by the joke, and "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" became wildly popular. But there was one unfortunate sideeffect to this publicity stunt: George Allen, Jr., Gracie's brother, wasn't in on the joke. He was a private man, not used to publicity. Suddenly, his sister's gag had yanked him out of obscurity and made ...

798. Entitlements

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... one last thing we are entitled to. WE ARE ENTITLED TO THE CHANCE TO START OVER. Here is the Good News for the day. We are entitled to begin again. Would you want to reap every thing you sow? Do you remember the old adage about the person who sows wild oats then prays for a crop failure? We don't want to reap everything we sow. We sometimes do stupid things. We act impulsively. We leap before we look, talk before we think, give in to the worst that's in us rather than the best that's in us ...

799. Getting Rid Of Fear

2 Timonty 1:6-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... loud noise while falling." (2) Fear is a terrible thing. Many of us would give our right arm to have someone take our fears from us. Bruce Larson tells about a man who had terrible hallucinations that plagued him for a number of years. "I believed that there were wild, hideous animals hiding under my bed," the man told one of his friends. "Every night when the lights went out, they would come out, prowl all around the room and scare the stew out of me. But my brother finally solved my problem." "Oh, is he a ...

800. What Would It Take?

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... . All for the sake of Christ. And yet his joy, his faith, his confidence never wavered. He gave up everything for the sake of the one thing that truly matters. YOU ARE NEVER WRONG TO TRADE THAT WHICH IS TEMPORAL FOR THAT WHICH IS ETERNAL. Fans of the American Wild West will find in Deadwood, South Dakota a museum in which there is this inscription left by a beleaguered prospector: "I lost my gun. I lost my horse. I am out of food. The Indians are after me. But I've got all the gold I can carry!" (2 ...

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