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801. The Jump to Judgment

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... whole story. A writer once told of a situation that had occurred early in his career. "When I was young and pretty much satisfied with myself, I spent a college vacation looking for what I called 'local color' for use in a book I planned to write. My main character was to be drawn from an impoverished, shiftless community, and I believed I knew just where to find it. Sure enough, one day I came upon the place, made to order with its run-down farms, seedy men and washed out women. To top it off, the epitome ...

802. Homecoming

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , the expression changes. They begin to note the connection between their motions and the motions reflected in the mirror. "Hey, that's me!" The same thing happens to us when we read this story. We hear it at first as an interesting tale with wonderfully drawn characters, but the more we listen the more we realize, "Hey, that's me."(4) It describes us and God, and the glorious homecoming that can await us as well. As I said at the beginning of this, the Bible is full of wonderful homecoming stories, and ...

803. Rejoice

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christmas Eve, and if all are praying with perfect faith, then and only then, at the stroke of midnight, the Second Coming will be at hand. And for 500 years they've come to that stone ruin and prayed. Yet the Second Coming has eluded them. One of the main characters in this novel is asked, "Do you believe that He will come again on Christmas Eve in our town?" "No," he answers, shaking his head sadly, "no, I don't." "Then why do you go each year?" he asked. "Ah," he says smiling, "what if I were the only ...

804. Last Words

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... are more ashamed of changing directions than we are continuing in our sin. Studies in psychology reinforce that idea. These studies show that once we have decided on a course of action particularly a dubious course of action, a course of action totally out of character with our better selves, we will build up all kinds of rationalizations to justify that course of action. And the more others point out our fault, the more we feel the need to justify our aberrant behavior. Our pride becomes involved and in a ...

805. Gettin' Ready For Quittin' Time

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... grabbed a fresh fistful. In went that cricket along with a jaw full of tobacco. Can you imagine the sight of Tex chewing that mixture and spitting wings, legs and body parts for the next hour? What a sight it must have been. As I said, Tex was quite a character. He had a kind of invisible sensor down inside of him. He seldom ever had to look at the clock. Somehow he always knew when it was getting close to that last whistle of the day “that time known as quittin' time. He was always washed up ready to ...

806. The Greatness Of John The Baptist

John 1:19-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... explain John the Baptist's reaction when he saw Jesus come out with the others to be baptized? Matthew tells us that John was reluctant to baptize his younger cousin.. "I need you to baptize me," John protested. This says something special to me about Jesus' character as a youth and young adult. The Jewish historian Josephus tells us that John the Baptist's ministry was a stunning success. Untold numbers of people from all over the area came to be baptized by him in the river Jordan. Many of those who were ...

807. Light For Our Lives

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christendom would have come out of Nazareth? Who, for that matter, would have dreamed that the age of air travel would be born in Kitty Hawk, a place nobody ever heard of until the Wright brothers made it famous. Or who would have guessed that the character of Abraham Lincoln would have come out of a log cabin in Kentucky? You never can guess what great things can come from out of the way places when somebody begins to think greatly. It is this kind of delightful promise and possibility that makes Christmas ...

808. You Shall Call His Name Jesus

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... by a tin-smith until the woodman was all tin. He was convinced that without a "heart" he couldn't care for anyone. The Cowardly Lion was convinced that he lacked the courage shown by other lions. He was constantly afraid of everything. All the characters felt that only the Great Wizard of Oz could solve their problems. They were most distressed when the never-seen wizard was exposed as an impotent charlatan. He said, "I'm just a common man!" In response to their continuing insistence he finally gave the ...

809. Unwrapping Christmas

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... dazzles us with heavenly splendor. A frightened but obedient young woman moves us. A faithful and loving fiancee inspires us. The virgin birth challenges our minds and stretches our faith. But none of these are the central character. These are just the packaging and the wrapping paper, not the gift. God is the central character. God's grace fills this ever told, never old, always bold story of God's gift to the world. God's gift comes gently and lovingly wrapped in flesh and blood and laid in a manger. I ...

810. The Things In Mary's Heart

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... any good thing from his children, may we not infer that Joseph was that kind of Father? No wonder Mary loved him so much. A heart as pure as hers “a heart so pure that God could have chosen her to bear the Messiah “must have been moved by the character of this strong, quiet man who had found shelter for her and her baby in this humble stable. Surely her love for Joseph was one of the things Mary pondered in her heart. Those of us who also are married need to stop and ponder this, the most significant of ...

811. See My Hands and Feet

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... , a simulated construction site for those who were in the building business, a hospital-like crypt for those in the medical profession, and so on. The crisis began when the cemetery began to run out of space. Somehow they needed, in the words of Winter's character, "to get rid of all those stiffs." Finally he hit upon it. He would place them in the nose cone of a "burial rocket and launch them into outer space." The idea worked! The government, the military, and his clients went for it. The movie ends ...

812. Three Temptations Of The American People

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... ." Human progress did not begin with George Washington and Washington, D.C. is not the capitol of the world. We have been blessed, and at our best we have been a blessing, but there is a darker side to the American character as well, just as each of us have a darker side to our character. Ask the Native American. Ask the children of American slaves. Ask the homeless on America's streets. Billy Graham spoke at an Honor America Day service at the Lincoln Memorial many years ago. He told of a picture that once ...

813. Walk Wisely

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... a thriftshop polyester dress a couple of sizes too big for her, a funny little hat, laceup shoes and a flat little handbag she could carry on her wrist. Getty shuffled into NBC that way, stayed in character throughout the audition, and when it was over she shuffled out again, still in character. She was hired the same day. The TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT translates verse 16 of Paul's words like this, "making the most of every opportunity, for these are evil days...." This is a competitive world. That ...

814. How Do We Choose?

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... casting lots was better for the disciples then standing around doing nothing. First of all, Christ had given them a world to save. They needed to get at it. Secondly, they really could not make a bad decision. Both men met the qualifications. Both were men of character. So often in life we fuss and fume over decisions that are important, but from all available evidence, are nearly equal in merits. We might as well go ahead and make a decision and get on with our lives. The third reason is the most important ...

815. Blessed Are The Believers

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." Where are you this morning-on the side of the doubters or on the side of the believers? Anybody can be a doubting Thomas. It takes no particular strength of character to say, "Lest I put my fingers in his hands and his side, I will not believe." It does take strength of character to say, "I don't have all the answers. But I know who is making this world a better place to live. It is those who are followers of the Man from Galilee. And I want to make my ...

816. Determined Discipleship

1 Timothy 6:11-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... us have quit looking at the light. We are content to watch other people and to do as they do. And thus we remain adrift with no fixed point of reference for our lives. In the novel, THE CAINE MUTINY, Herman Wouk has one of the characters, Willie Keith, receive a letter. The letter came from his father who was dying of an incurable disease. His father offered three bits of advice to his son: "First, there is nothing, nothing more precious than time. Wasted hours destroy your life.... Second, religion. I ™m ...

817. Victory on a Broken Knee

2 Timothy 4:6-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... had not simply persevered. Paul had given everything that was in him. Paul’s life was a study in excellence. He could look back with satisfaction not only because he had “fought the fight” but also that it was a “good fight.” That is the meaning of character. To be able to say, “I had some tough breaks and I had some heartbreaks along the way but I gave it my best shot regardless of the circumstances.” Such dedication will always earn a reward. Lee Buck tells about a young actor in a play many ...

818. Waking To A World Upside Down

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... and bad folks and we’re the good. That’s not true. We are all sinners saved by the grace of Jesus Christ. It’s just that we believe there is something redemptive and maturing about people taking responsibility for their actions. That is how character is built -- not by taking the easy way out. It is recognizing that we make certain choices, and that there are consequences to those choices. Christians believe that people are accountable for how they live. Certainly, most of us have come from relatively ...

819. Isn't It Time To Get It Right?

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... you they made it simply by hanging in there when things got rough. They trusted God, they learned their lessons and they achieved more than they ever dreamed possible. St. Paul put it like this: "We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts...." (RSV) Are you one of those people who never seems to get it right? Isn't it time you made a new beginning? Get right with ...

820. A New Vantage Point

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... see Jesus has everything under control?" It's not what we say, is it? Not if you read the same paper I read. Just the opposite seems to be true. John Steinbeck earned a Pulitzer Prize in 1940 with his book, THE GRAPES OF WRATH. Tom Joad is the main character in his book. Tom's Grandpa homesteaded a farm out on the prairies. He broke the sod. He worked the land. He raised his family. And when he died, Tom's Pa took over. The land was good. God blessed his efforts. And all was right in the world. But ...

821. If We Had Known You Were Going To Win . . .

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... know that Christ reigns in your heart this Easter Day and throughout the year? Writer J. B. Phillips says there are three distinctive marks of a Christian: These are a tranquil mind, an unquenchable joy, and an outgoing love. These are three character traits that only come from God, says Phillips, and they are the marks of a sincere, committed follower of Christ--a tranquil mind, unquenchable joy, and outgoing love. In a sermon on victorious Christian living, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale suggested one more ...

822. Full Barns--empty Souls

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... Don Wanderhope resumes his life of atheism and despair. And that is how the story ends. It is only fiction, of course. But DeVries meant it to be a parable of the way many people live in this world. In fact, the name he gave his lead character is a play on words. The name Wanderhope is taken from the Dutch word "wahhoop," which means "despair." (3) And that is how some people live. And we can appreciate their dilemma. Life was good. Their barns were full. Their prospects were excellent. Then boom, out of ...

823. One Giant Leap

John 1:1-18, Isaiah 51:17--52:12

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... that sometimes--they can bridge a gulf. Anthony Trollope, the great British novelist, said that he never wrote a story merely to entertain or to describe something. He said he wrote his stories rather to cross over into the world in which other people lived. He said his characters were always the person next door, or the girl down the street, or the man in the office on the corner. And he said that what he tried to do was to enter the world of the reader in such a way that they would never once think about ...

824. When The Fish Won't Bite

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... one's head against a brick wall, one doesn't relish more pain! If I'd been Simon I might have responded to Jesus' invitation by turning him down with one of the catch phrases of our time: "Been there. Done that. Bought the T-shirt." But Simon has more character than most people. He says yes to Jesus: "At your word I will let down the nets." (Luke 5:5b) Simon had the courage to try again. Good things did happen. Simon wanted fish; he got fish! He got so many fish that he nearly sank the entire fleet of ...

825. Passing The Test!

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... so flawed, as we all know. Contrast Mark Antony with Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus was a penniless, itinerant preacher in the eyes of Rome, yet he cast a shadow over history like none other who ever lived. And he did it partially by the strength of his character. The Bible tells us he was without sin. In other words, whatever the circumstance, Jesus always did the will of God. Only a strong person could achieve such a record. How strong are you on the inside? The truth is that some people are stronger than ...

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