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976. How Have We Made It This Far?

Acts 1:6-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... means for us to be. The amazing thing about the church is that it has not only survived, but that it claims hundreds of millions around the world in its membership. How did it happen? How can it be that with its many frailties the church continues to survive? One place we can find an explanation is Acts 1:14. In this brief verse we read these important words describing the early Christian church: “They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with ...

977. What On Earth Is The Trinity?

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... act on the stage of human history. When Jesus was no longer with the disciples, they did not feel that God had left them. And, at Pentecost, the presence of God became richer and deeper than ever before, as the Holy Spirit came upon them. This God who continues to reveal Himself in the world and in the hearts of persons, Christians call "Holy Spirit." Very early in the life of the Christian Church it was found necessary to speak of God in these three ways: as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Around the year 55 ...

978. How Can I Know The Truth?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... great ship. "Exactly like you taught me," he responded to everyone’s surprise, "I use the sextant to shoot the angle of the sun at midday. After fixing my longitude and latitude on the charts, I get out my compass and other instruments to plot my course. And then," he continued, "I go up on deck at night and I look at the stars and I listen to the wind in the riggings, and I check the drift of the seas...and go back down to correct my calculations." (1) God gave us brains. He meant for us to use them ...

979. Transforming Moment

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... mood, but more likely, they had only annoyed me. And, of course, the flowers had always bloomed, but I hadn’t noticed their sweet fragrance and appreciated a peach-colored rose opening its delicate petals to the sun. "I changed when Jesus came into my life. And he continues to change me and to delight me today," she witnesses. Ah, that each of us could have that kind of mountaintop faith. Sometimes we do. How sad to see a Christian who has lost the joy of his or her salvation. But it was never meant for ...

980. Time To Do Something About The Piano

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... and banging the fenders. The salesman said disgustedly, "Look at that guy out there. He's a wheelkicker." Apparently this man had visited this used car lot before and had done the same thing. He could never decide if he really wanted to buy a car or not. They continued to watch as this man kicked the tires. "He'll say the wheels are out of line," the salesman said. "He'll listen to the motor and say, 'Hear that knock?' Nobody else can hear the knock, but he can hear it. Something is always wrong. He is ...

981. Generic Christians Or Disciples?

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... to encourage him down the track with shouts of, "You can do it." "Go for it." "You're gonna make it." The second cadet did not respond with any great burst of speed but he didn't give up either. With the first cadet running alongside him, he continued to plod along, pushing himself for all he was worth. The first cadet kept yelling. And he kept running. And with all the energy he could muster, he finally crossed the finish line with the first cadet at his side. The second cadet was totally exhausted. It was ...

982. Help Me Make It Through The Night

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... rest of the church. Suddenly, he began to contemplate suicide. His life was over. All was finished. As he sat at a table, he began to cry intensely, holding his head in his hands. The more he wept, the more he was convinced that his life had ended. He would continue no more. He was beaten. It would be so easy to end it all. As he looked up, in total despair, he noticed a faded poster on the far wall. Depicted was the image of a man, in that same total despair he was experiencing, head in hands and in ...

983. The Salvation Army Parade

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... doctor's orders but agreed that after the play was over he would go to the southwest to recover. At that night's performance Harold had difficulty getting through his scenes. Between scenes he would lie down to rest. A stage hand asked him if he could continue. Harold wondered that same thing. His lines took on new meaning as he was near collapse when he said, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" "I had to forget myself, my pain, my fears, everything but being Jesus," he recalled. Once he was able ...

984. Working For Love

Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... years later while he was in the Navy. He found that it made him feel secure again, for the first time in many years. He continued to drink in order to maintain his sense of security, and before long he was an alcoholic. One night some years later, while John ... quick to give the credit for his recovery to God. He knows that it is God who has taken care of him, and that He will continue to do so. Recalling his former life John says, "If people could go back and see the way I was drinking, and then see how much ...

985. What Is The Question?

Job 38:1--41:34

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... believe in God? It's an example of asking the wrong questions in a back-handed way. Be aware. Don't get hooked on the wrong questions. Be sure you ask the right questions before you seek answers. The message I hear from freed hostages, POWs and ordinary people who continue to advance their coping skills is this: when you believe in the God of Jesus, you don't have to know why; you just know that God is good and that God is love. While you're sorting out the questions, take a second look and notice that God ...

986. Jeremy And Jesus

Luke 1:39-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... Spock to find out why babies cry and what to do about it. Since Spock's book is rather long, the baby cried a long time. Grandma was in the house, but since she had not read the books on child rearing, she was not consulted. The baby continued to cry. Finally, Grandma could be silent no longer. "Put down the book," she told her children, "and pick up the baby." Good advice. Put down the book and pick up the baby. Spend time with your children. Particularly at Christmastime. We have the mistaken notion that ...

987. Empowered By Angels

1 Kings 19:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... . This gave me hope and a sense of harmony." It was forbidden to look out the window, and soon his captors caught him. To prevent this from ever happening again, Weir's chain was made significantly shorter, but the memory and hope of that scene continued to live on in his soul. That memory, like an angel from God, sustained him in his hour of need. Life is hard. Like Elijah, we may find ourselves under the broom tree questioning, wondering, doubting. FORTUNATELY, THE GRACE OF GOD ALWAYS PREVAILS IN TIMES ...

988. Responding Instead Of Reacting

Jeremiah 28:1-17

Sermon

Dr. B. Bruce Humphrey

... In his 30's Handel became successful as a composer. By his 20's he had already established his reputation throughout Europe as an outstanding organist. On moving to London, he decided to build a reputation as a music composer. Through his 30's and 40's he continued to write music in London. He primarily wrote operas for the upper class. The difficulty was that it took him so much time to write an opera and to rehearse it with the singers and to get everything ready that by the time it was finally performed ...

989. Pray Constantly

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... it seems they are getting no results. "Pray always and do not `lose heart,'" Jesus tells them. That's sound advice for us. Even when things go wrong, even when we don't seem to get the results we want, even when it seems our world is crumbling, continue to pray. We receive strength in the face of difficulty when we are able to pray without ceasing. The great missionary to India, Dr. E. Stanley Jones, once put it like this: "Prayer tones up the total life. I find by actual experiences I am better or worse ...

990. A Holiday For Every Day

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

Dr. Chane M. Hutton

... in a better position to be thankful. Maybe one of the reasons we don't rejoice more is the picture we have of a joyful person: Someone whose head is in the clouds or acts too spiritual. However, I believe rejoicing is more of an inward experience. Continuous rejoicing can only occur on the inside. It is an attitude of the heart. The biblical picture of someone who rejoices always is a person who is somehow able to rejoice his or her way through life. I suspect that true Christian rejoicing helps us face the ...

991. Bad News, Good News

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... church, than maybe God will notice my situation, maybe then God will open the door." But the picture the New Testament gives us is not of our pounding on God's door, but of Christ gently knocking on ours. We are the ones with an attention problem. Christ continually comes to us, but like those two disciples on the road to Emmaeus, we do not recognize him. There is a story of a British soldier in the First World War who lost heart for the battle and deserted. Trying to reach the coast for a boat to England ...

992. Why Do You Stand Looking Into The Sky?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the trenches with the battalion that was going to lead the way in a major attack. He called the battalion commander. "Major," he said, "when the signal comes to go over the top, I want you to go first, before your men." He paused and then continued, "If you do this, your battalion will follow. You will earn the Distinguished Service Cross and I will see that you get it." He looked the Major over for several long moments. "I see you are going to do it," MacArthur said. "You have [the medal] now." So ...

993. Offer Them Christ

Romans 9:30--10:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... she received the Nobel Peace Prize because she had inspired so many to care for the poorest and for those who are dying. Many times persons who knew her well said that she had testified to them that it was the life and the ministry of Jesus that had continually inspired her to serve. Once a leader of the Church went to see her. He asked the secret of her compassion for the dying, 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 ...

994. Bound By A Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... for speed, and explosive starts. He went on to win many more track meets in Okinawa. In 1961, Mel's division was given some time off to visit Tokyo, the future site of the 1964 Olympics. Mel resolved then to qualify for the Olympics. He continued his service in the army, but devoted his free time to rigorous physical conditioning. Although he was gaining great respect as an athlete, as an AfricanAmerican he faced much discrimination. One time when Mel was back in the U.S.and dressed in his military uniform ...

995. When The Going Gets Tough

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that dayand not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. "At my first defense," Paul continues, "no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered ...

996. An Unlikely Witness

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... they left church. An older husky woman came up to the pastor and, as she was shaking his hand, she squeezed it quite unmercifully. He cried out, "That hurts." She asked him, "What was the telephone number of the Garden of Eden?" He said, "I don't know." She continued to squeeze his hand even harder. She again asked the question and once again he said, "I don't know." She said, "The telephone number of the Garden of Eden is ˜ADAM ATE ONE, TOO.'" (Adam-8-1-2) (1) My guess is that this pastor was careful what ...

997. All That From A Little Bit Of Water?

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , a new birth. God's Spirit comes upon us and we begin living as citizens of God's Kingdom. Think what it takes for an immigrant from another country to become an American citizen. First, he or she must show a serious intention by living here for five continuous years. If the person is under fifty years of age he must be able to read and use the English language. Second, he must be a person of good moral character and show some understanding of American history and the Constitution. Third, he must file an ...

998. On Having The Right Credentials

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... Rome, the church at Corinth, etc. Surely this man had such a forceful impact that it was not necessary for him to continually establish his credentials. But he did. That is why he begins his letter to the Corinthians like this: "Paul, CALLED TO BE ... 's a scary step. You must trust what you're tied to more than what you're standing on. "Jesus offers us the same lesson," Richards continues. "œWhat you're tied to is so much greater than the little bit you're standing on. The One to whom you're connected is far ...

999. A Friend In High Places

Hebrews 7:11-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... us have a friend who will lay down his or her life for us. Oh, it happens occasionally. Certainly it happens in time of war. Horror gripped the heart of the World War I soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. Caught in a trench with continuous gunfire whizzing over his head, the soldier asked his lieutenant if he might go out into the "No Man's Land" between the trenches to bring his fallen comrade back. "You can go," said the Lieutenant, "but I don't think it will be worth it. Your friend is ...

1000. Like Cupped Hands

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... marriage, though he had never known it himself. We also need to say a word to the divorced--for the last thing we want to do is to cause further pain. Though the Church never welcomes divorce, we know that some marriages should not continue. To perpetuate a brutal relationship which is beyond reconciliation would only be to compound misery. And many people in churches are divorced--and being divorced was the last thing they ever wanted to happen. As we acknowledge the suffering which is in every divorce ...

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