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901. The Trouble with Stables

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... gets exhausted and wonders how she can go on. She gives and gives and gives some more...and gets nothing in return. Not even at Christmas. That is hard. It is almost what one would expect in a stable. After all, people do not come to stables looking to be cared for. When we go to a stable, we expect there is work to be done. No thanks, no rewards, just drudgery. And the story of Christmas says that, in the midst of the drudgery, God is there. Story #4. Boy Meets Girl. They fall in love. They marry. They ...

902. True Excellence

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... relate to my family, I've accomplished nothing. I can be a world class athlete, totally committed to being the best I can be, but if I care not for others, my gold medals are a sham. Is that what St. Paul is saying? Gee, I can think of some people who are not ... feeling of being loved." (3) That is love, isn't it? Love is more than an emotion. Love is found in concrete acts of caring. A woman visited a newspaper editor's office, hoping to sell him some poems she had written. "What are your poems about?" the ...

903. On Being Mistaken For A Mannequin

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the road" is a fitting location for a church. There are so many people at the end of life's road whose strength and hope are gone, it is there the church needs to be. (3) Halford Luccock was describing the church at its best ” a caring church, a church where love is experienced. Jesus said that the world would know his disciples by their love for one another ” and that was certainly true of the church on the Day of Pentecost. They ate together, sang together, worshiped together. They even had their ...

904. Jesus, Where Are You?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... Where's the helicopter?" Where was the helicopter? It never got to the scene. At the investigation and hearing, it was discovered that the rescue team had decided to do some Christmas shopping at a PX fifty miles away. That team was so busy taking care of themselves, they never heard the cries for help. Knofel Staton goes on to say, "The multitudes are all around us. Many are already in the water without an inflated raft, and the parachute lines of complex living are entangling them. Some are still floating ...

905. More Than A Mannequin; Not Quite A Masterpiece

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... den of thieves and betrayal was everywhere. Each man was out for himself. Envy and suspicion were the order of the day. The one good thing that they had going for them was a buddy system called "The Mucker System" in which buddies "mucked" for each other, that is, took care of each other. One man fell deathly ill and the Japanese put him in what was called the hothouse to quarantine him. It was a bamboo hut, and if you died there, they'd simply burn it down and build a new one. Once you ended up in the ...

906. Where Is Your Home?

2 Corinthians 5:6-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... named Tony wrote Fred Rogers that he considered him his only friend. Tony was placed in a foster home and is writing a book. He sends parts of it to Mr. Rogers. Tony wrote of his foster parents: "My dad has shown me that if I take care of the present, I can take care of forever at the same time." (8) That about sums it up, doesn't it? That's a good message to take with us on Father's Day. This world is not our home. We are only passing through. We need to make better use of our ...

907. Some Things To Get Choked Up About

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... lady her landlady wanted her to meet. When she said she was cutting HAIR, it meant she was editing a movie. (4) You never know. Linda Ellerbee learned much too late that she had more in common with this other young woman than she realized. Be careful this Christmas whom you shut out. Late one Christmas Day a resident of the posh community of Hillsborough, California, accompanied by his wife and children, set out to sing carols for the neighbors. As they were tuning up outside their first stop, the woman of ...

908. Love In Action

1 John 3:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... malnutrition. She saw the diseased and dying by the thousands from the ravages of drought. She said that she was in such despair that she "felt like screaming out at God." Then she realized that God "was screaming out at (her)." We are God's plan for the caring for the unfortunate of this world! Are we going to sit there or are we going to fish? Christian love is always centered in the needs of others, whether they are around the world or across the street. III. Christian Love Is Always a Response to God's ...

909. Response To The Resurrection: Christian People In A Pluralistic Society

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... my art." The ending of the story is sad but happy. The little boy dies, and the man who has pledged that he would never care much about anybody tearfully holds the little prince in his arms and cries at the loss of this one who understood him and believed ... your faith you will get well. If you do not, you will not." You and I need to know that God is available and accessible and he cares about us. That is what Jesus Christ came to teach us and to embody in his own life. What do we have to say to a pluralistic ...

910. The Love of a Father (Father's Day)

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... different roll than in earlier generations. In most households today Dad is called upon to play more of a nurturing role in caring for children. If Mom works outside the home, Dad must take a more active role in doing household chores. Dad is ... But I know what God is like. He is like a Father who notices a little sparrow fall from the sky and cares for us much, much more than he cares for sparrows. That means even though we still must face obstacles and crises, we do not face them alone, and someday, somehow ...

911. Are We Offering the Right Cup?

Matthew 9:35-10:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... like sheep without a shepherd. And there were so many of them. Just like today. “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Where are the workers? Where are those who care enough to become involved in the lives of others? Where are those willing to take their time to show love to young people and old folks, to the substance abuser and the victims of broken families, to the down and out as well as the up and in ...

912. Blessing, Testing, Response

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... , our gratitude, our willingness to obey, and our responsibility to our neighbor. It is a test which many fail. In Luke 16 we read about how the rich man was tested by the constant presence of Lazarus, the poor beggar at his doorsteps. The rich man didn't care enough to help he failed the test and was condemned. Then there is the rich fool in Luke 12. One year he had such an abundant crop that his barns would not hold it all. Rather than share with his less fortunate neighbors, he decided to build bigger ...

913. The Awesome Power Of Love

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... up like this, "Look...how they love one another." Would the casual observer say the same thing about our church today? "Look how they love one another." Would it be possible for a hungry soul to come into our fellowship and to leave feeling nobody cares? How well do we measure up to this commandment from Christ? LOVE HAS AWESOME POWER. Dr. Karl Menninger, the wellknown psychiatrist, claimed that the most tragic word in society today is "unloved." "Love cures people," he said, "both the ones that give it and ...

914. Do Not Lose Heart

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... AT HAND. Wise people learn to let go of both their regrets about the past and their anxieties about the future and to concentrate on those necessary things that must be done today. Did Jesus not say, "Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will take care of itself?" (Matthew 6:34) As Casey Stengel used to tell his baseball players when they began to tighten up in the homestretch, "We play'em one at a time." That's a good philosophy for life. F.W. Boreham, once told about a man in his congregation ...

915. Victory on a Broken Knee

2 Timothy 4:6-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... these beautiful flowers?” he asked. “Jane sighed,” writes Denis Waitley, “turned a little pink, and Today took a time-out to sell something.” (5) You and I know Mr. Smith’s secret, don’t we? In his mind he had a great purpose for living, to take care of his flowers. It is the saddest of all conditions to have no real purpose for your life. St. Paul had a purpose--a purpose that helped him persevere when every earthly helper had forsaken him. He had a purpose that drove him to excellence in all ...

916. When Christ Shall Come

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... goes to explain the whole story to Jesus, and asks what to do. Jesus says, "It is simple. You give him back his nickel and tell him to go to [the devil]!" (2) Pardon my crudeness, but we need to face the reality of this text. Jesus says that caring for the needy is serious business! Surprise. This brings us to the second thing we need to see. THIS PARABLE IS ABOUT FAITH IN ACTION. There are some who will dismiss this parable by saying, "This sounds like salvation by works. I believe in salvation by faith so ...

917. The Jesus Connection

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Then, suddenly, Gary had Mike's arm and pulled him onto the safety of the rocks. Mike was wet, shivering, and frightened, but safe. Of his heroism Gary simply says, "All I did was lend a hand to a friend; I acted as a source of help when someone I cared about called for it." (2) What a graphic picture of our relationship with Christ! We are about to go under, and we reach out to him. And once we are connected with him we can face any and all obstacles. Just as the branch takes its life from the vine ...

918. A Great And Wonderful New Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... The consultant said, "Ah, so you wear them for comfort." "No, no!" the foreman said, "It's because we are surgeons. Just like my son. He takes care of the pipes of the body. We take care of the pipes of the plant! The plant isn't going to have any breakdowns as long as we're working on its arteries. We take care of these pipes exactly the way a doctor takes care of your heart." The consultant even noticed the stencils on their locker doors said, "Dr." and then the worker's name. (3) What was happening here ...

919. Offer Them Christ

Romans 9:30--10:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... dirty people of the world. She replied that it was Jesus who gave her compassion. He asked, "How does Jesus give you the power to care for the poor?" She replied, "Come with me and you can meet Jesus." He followed her out of the chapel into a large room where ... he picked it up, and on the other end of the phone was his pastor, John Ripley. Bob said that it was good to hear the caring voice of his pastor. When they came to the close of the call Bob says that his pastor asked him, "Are you ready for the surgery ...

920. When The Going Gets Tough

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... the time I met God, and it shows how good God is. I have great faith, sir, and I know that I can never get outside the care and love of God. "It was close to the end of World War II," he began. "I was a little boy. Our country had been ravaged. The ... and I was almost frightened. I could feel Him in my heart. I knew that He was present, and I knew that He was going to take care of us poor starving people. "Then we sang one of those old Dutch hymns of faith and we went out into the streets and back to our ...

921. What Fragrance Are You Leaving?

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... so would his life be poured for many. But the disciples, primarily Judas, protest. This expensive perfume could have been sold and the proceeds given to the poor. Here is reflected the constant tension in the church about the use of funds entrusted to our care. Should we build cathedrals or should the funds be given to Habitat for Humanity for building homes for the disadvantaged? Are stain-glass windows food for our hungry souls or should the funds have been spent to buy bread for the hungry? The biblical ...

922. Straight Backs And Rekindled Dreams

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... We live in fear of the future. Our health is uncertain. Our jobs are endangered. We are coping with family matters that are weighing us down more than people around us can possibly imagine. But here's the good news: Jesus knows! We have a friend who cares about our situation. EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, JESUS HAS THE POWER TO LIFT BURDENS FROM OUR BACK. Jesus can set us free. Author Max Lucado tells about his boyhood days of playing football out in the West Texas fields. The fields where Max and his friends played ...

923. Time to Pull the Weeds

Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... about maintaining that building. More windows will get broken. As the building becomes more dilapidated, there is a growing assumption of lawlessness by the residents. People assume that they can lower their standards of behavior, because no one will notice or care. The mayor of New York City used the Broken Window theory in the 1990s as a guide for reducing the crime rate. He had work crews cleaning up vandalism and repairing crumbling buildings. He assigned officers to patrol neighborhoods and cite people ...

924. Being A Sheep Is Not So Bad

Matthew 25:31-46

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... 't it be interesting if God gave us a report card? What if God graded us on the things that are important to Him, like taking care of poor people, giving food to hungry people, visiting sick people? Do we do any of those things? Would we get a good grade? God wants ... us to do good things for people who are hungry, or sick, or thirsty, or poor, or in prison. He wants us to take care of these people, to share what we have with them. If God were to grade us, that's what He'd grade us on. So what ...

925. The Difference Between God And Santa

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... before we did. Not only does He know our name, He knows our address too. He knows our history and future and He even knows how many hairs are on our heads. All Santa says "You better not cry." JESUS says "Cast all your cares on me for I care for you." Santa's little helpers make toys . . . JESUS makes new lives, mends wounded hearts, repairs broken homes and builds mansions. Santa may make you chuckle but . . . JESUS gives you joy that is your strength. While Santa puts gifts under your tree . . . JESUS ...

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