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826. All That From A Little Bit Of Water?

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... . First, he or she had to show serious intention by living here for five continuous years. If the person were under fifty years of age he must be able to read and use the English language. Second, he had to be a person of good moral character and show some understanding of American history and the Constitution. Third, you had to file an application and pay $50 with a federal court. Finally, on oath you had to renounce fidelity to any other country and pledge total allegiance to the United States. (5) The ...

827. Smart As A Goat

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Janko claims that he can put pictures of people in front of the goat and the goat will show, by his behavior, whether the person in the picture is of good or bad character. Evidently, the goat head-butts pictures of “unpleasant people," but eats the pictures of pleasant people. Janko has even relied on the goat's special talent to help him choose boyfriends for his four daughters. (1) Some of you parents would like to buy his goat, I know. Don't ...

828. The Heart Of The Matter

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... pure heart in Matthew 6 verse 21, when he says, "For where your treasure is, there will be your heart as well." The heart is where the real tunes are played. You simply cannot hide your true inward feelings. At some point they will express their true character. Jesus spent a great deal of time trying to reach and teach the Pharisees. Jesus agreed on many points with the Pharisees. We must understand that. It was not that Jesus felt the Pharisees were bad. It is simply that he set a much higher standard for ...

829. When You Feel Helpless

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... used in a positive and affirming sense, can transform a person's attitude and their life. Those eight words are: I AM, I CAN, I WILL, I BELIEVE. These eight words are the most powerful words in any person's vocabulary. They reflect a person's identity, self-image, competency, character, will and motivation. But the catch is that these eight words can't stand alone. Each one is just the beginning of a phrase. How each person ends that phrase will decide what that person's identity, self-image, competency ...

830. The Grateful Samaritan

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... out of his own pocket for the upkeep of a stranger who had been stripped, robbed, beaten and left for dead beside the road to Jericho. Everybody knows about the Good Samaritan. But let's not forget the story of the Grateful Samaritan. For there is nobility in his character as well. This Samaritan was a member of a group of ten lepers who asked Jesus for mercy. Have you ever asked Jesus for mercy? Have you ever gotten on your knees and prayed "Lord, I'm concerned about my son. He's about to lose his way ...

831. Why The British Coast Guard Doesn't Like Eric, But God Does

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... love you. Jesus is trying to tell us in this parable that God's love doesn't depend on our goodness; it depends on God's character. Here is this truth expressed in I John 4: 10, "This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His ... depend on anything that Pandy could do for Barbie. She was just a lifeless doll. Barbie's love for Pandy grew from Barbie's character. Anyone else in the world would have thrown Pandy on the trash heap and forgotten about her. But Barbie and the whole Ortberg ...

832. The Power Of A Focused Life

Philippians 3:4b-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... actors from long hours or hazardous working conditions. Cagney remembers that in one of his early movies, The Public Enemy, his character had to run away from an enemy who was shooting at him with a machine gun. There were few special effects back then, so ... the actor used a real machine gun with real bullets. Because Cagney often played characters that were on the wrong side of the law, he was often in movies where he was shot at with real guns and ...

833. Redefining Life

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... experienced moments of happiness. But did they ever know true joy, hope, peace, or strength? I doubt it. Remember Paul's words in Romans 5: 3-5. ". . . we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance produces character; and character produces hope. And hope never disappoints us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." This is a hard but important lesson Paul is trying to teach us: suffering can be ...

834. Do You Know This Man?

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... community that had been poisoned by a corrupt industrial plant. In the movie, Julia Roberts plays the strong-willed title character. But the real Erin Brockovich appears in one small scene. She is the waitress at the diner. Her name in the movie is Julia. Don' ... t you think that's interesting? Julia Roberts is playing the title character. Meanwhile the real-life person about whom the movie was made is playing a tiny bit part as a waitress. Doesn't that ...

835. A Failure To Communicate

Hebrews 1:1-4, Hebrews 2:5-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone." This was what God had to do to get through to God's fallen children. God sent His Son to die on the cross in our behalf. The central character in the drama A Man for All Seasons is Sir Thomas More, an advisor to King Henry VIII who must choose between his religious beliefs and his loyalty to the king. In the end, Sir Thomas More chooses his faith over his royal position. He faces his execution with ...

836. Begin With The End

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... really does matter that we live authentically--that our lives reflect integrity, kindness, justice, and mercy. We aren't living just for today. Each day we are fashioning lives for eternity. Our actions are translated into habits. Our habits become our character, and our character becomes who we are. Living with the end in mind means that everything matters. Life itself matters. As you know, there is a quaint expression in life insurance policies which calls natural disasters "acts of God." It reminds me of ...

837. It's Not About Us

Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... a humorous story in Reader's Digest recently. Mike Goodell of Apopka, Florida, wrote in to tell of his wife's experiment in cross-cultural appreciation. Goodell's wife knitted a sweater incorporating a set of lovely Chinese characters she saw on a restaurant menu. She did not know the meaning of the characters, but they appealed to her. A Chinese friend later told her that the symbols on the sweater meant, "Cheap, but good." (4) I hope she didn't encounter anyone else who could read Chinese while she was ...

838. Danny Devito In A Tree

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... plain stupid. Sometimes you're discriminated against because you're short or you're female, or because you come from a disadvantaged family, or because of your race or for a host of ridiculous reasons that have nothing to do with your ability or your character. Most people understand this and learn to deal with it. Others, though, let it get under their skins and cause them distress. We're just speculating. But Zacchaeus does seem to be a rather sad as well as comical figure as he clings onto that sycamore ...

839. The Eleventh Commandment

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... can take that a number of ways, but she is right. The Old Testament includes the commandments to love God and to love one's neighbor. However, we did not see a loving God walking, talking and helping people until there was Jesus. He showed us the content and the character of love. Then he went where no one has ever gone before. He gave up his own life on Calvary to show us just how far the Father will go to win back His lost children. When we understand that love and make it our own, then we are able ...

840. Strategy For Greatness

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... No matter how committed you and I are when we start a task, there is always a test. Greatness is born in commitment, but it matures only through perseverance. There are some people who will not be defeated. Ex-pro football quarterback Bobby Layne was a colorful character. For one thing, he had more than his share of self-confidence. Bobby was known to boast: "I never lost a football game, I just ran out of time." No wonder he was a winner. Some people simply will not accept defeat. You may be familiar with ...

841. If Your Eye Offends You

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... it became a flowing spring of pure water. She rested upon a log, and from decay and death, came moss. the snowdrop, and the anemone. She had cast her shadow, and wherever it fell, some of her character fell with it. * That is what this world desperately needs--men and women of value whose character brings light and life wherever their shadow falls. You and I can be that kind of person. We are not talking about narrow-minded, sour-faced, self-righteous bigots. We are talking about people who, in a positive ...

842. The Grief Of God

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... could never let go of God's love; but in regard to God's power I was quite willing to negotiate. I came to believe that God does not plan out our lives in every detail, like the author of a play or book, (although authors tell me that their characters have lives of their own). I came to believe that God's plan for us is flexible enough to include our freedom. God's plans for us are more like the plans which parents have for their children. They love their children, but cannot live their lives for them. Just ...

843. The God Who Is Near

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the person of Jesus Christ. Isaiah the prophet knew that God was very near to him, but he had only the vaguest outline of the character of God. He didn't have the model of Christ. He could not see God hold little children in his arms, or forgive the woman of ... of the movie. God became George Burns." (6) No wonder George Burns had trouble! The mere idea that one man could reveal the character of God is truly astounding. But that is the Good News of the Gospel. Dr. George Hunter in his book, . . .AND EVERY ...

844. Wrestling With God

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... is the kind of prayer you pray when you are still immature in your faith. But Bethel did something to Jacob. He was not the same head-strong young man he had been before. Now he is a man of principle and character. It's a good thing. At this point in his life, he has his principle and his character tested by his shrewd uncle Laban. Last week we saw how Jacob fell in love with his beautiful cousin, Rachel. He agreed to work for seven years for her "and they seemed but a few days," according to Genesis 29: 20 ...

845. Preparing the Way

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... in astonishment and delight. “I never thought of that!” (7) God did not intend to make a few cosmetic changes by sending Christ into the world. God intended nothing less than to change the whole dynamic of human character. That’s why each Advent we encounter this strange character John the Baptist with his call to repentance. It is to remind us that Christmas isn’t simply about candy canes and reindeer and snowflakes and colored lights. It is about a righteous God who loves humanity so much ...

846. I Say, Rejoice!

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He made it to the major leagues, where he became legendary for his athletic skills and for his integrity in the face of prejudice. In 1995, President Bush awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to Rachel Robinson, Jackie’s widow, for her husband’s bravery and character in changing the face of professional sports in this country. (3) How do you maintain grace in the face of provocation? In the same way you maintain joy in the midst of grief. You keep your eye fixed on the big picture. God is in control ...

847. Why Cheerful Givers are Cheerful

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... the sky, and it will be quickly apparent that God is a generous giver. Cheerful givers are cheerful because they are reflecting the character of God. God is a cheerful giver. I was reading recently about one of our better known billionaires--Daniel K. Ludwig. To ... work will bring you health and wealth. But I stand on the promises of God, that we will sow what we reap. I stand on the character of God who is a bounteous and giving God. And I stand on the promise of God that He loves a cheerful giver and that ...

848. The Eureka Experience

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... and no ethics. This man, out of the stress and the strain and the failure of the experience of Watergate, found Christ as his Savior and his Lord. His life was transformed and he had character poured into his life through the Holy Spirit. He became a man who thirsted after God and acted on his faith by helping those who were in prison as he had been before. He organized and today administers the largest and most effective evangelistic Christian ministry organization to prisoners that ...

849. Amazing Grace

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... ; there’s that hope of sharing in the glory of God; there’s that victory over our troubles and that growth through Him. Paul catalogs these benefits, lays out the pattern for that growth, the troubles and the endurance, and then the character that’s produced. Out of that character the hope comes, and the hope comes because God’s love is shared abroad in the hearts through the Holy Spirit. But perhaps best of all is that intimate communion, that sweet fellowship, with Him day by day so that our lives ...

850. CHEAP WINE VS. THE BLOOD OF CHRIST

Drama

Angela Akers

... of saving them. And they believe him!" 3: "You know what I believe? I believe that I will sit here and drown myself in this cheap wine. That''s the life!" (They laugh) 1: "It just doesn''t get any better than this." (Pause. The men drop character. #2 addresses the congregation in his normal voice) 2: "And it never will get any better than that as long as we settle for cheap wine. But we know of the wine of the Communion, the blood of Jesus Christ, and so we know that death is not all ...

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