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1026. Speak, Your Servant Hears

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

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King Duncan

... afraid to ask people to make serious commitments or live sacrificial lives. Hyde notes that such a lukewarm Christianity cannot be expected to grip men's minds and hearts. (4) Hyde's right. If our jobs are only a means of securing wealth, or passing time, or achieving status, they will eventually be as a millstone around our necks. If, however, we can see them as an extension of God's plan for humanityeach of us doing our part to clothe God's children, feed God's children, teach God's children, and in a ...

1027. True Love

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... Johannes Brahms reached a point in his life when his composing almost came to a halt. He started many things, serenades, part songs and so on, but nothing would seem to work out. Then he thought, "I am too old. I have worked long and diligently and have achieved enough. Here I have before me a carefree old age and can enjoy it in peace. I resolve to compose no more." This cleared his mind and relaxed his faculties so much that he was able to pick up with his composing again without difficulty. Many of us ...

1028. Would You Mind Rescuing Me?

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... and they felt themselves too small to effect any change! (2) The church of Jesus Christ is a sleeping giant. There are millions and millions of us around the world. We are still by far the largest movement of any kind. There is nothing in this world we cannot achieve. The reason we have lost our dynamic character is that we have been neglecting our power lines. We need to stay in the city until we receive power from on high! There is one more important thing that needs to be said. THE FOURTH ELEMENT WE MUST ...

1029. Connections In High Place

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... that made the top two-thirds look good." Taking advantage of a scholarship offered to persons with sight disabilities, Baker entered Indiana University and received a bachelor degree, ranking fifth in a class of 780. He received the Presidential Achievement Award, and went on to earn his master and doctor of business administration degrees. A university professor for 10 years, Baker formed his own company, Time Management Center, Inc. in St. Louis. He now presents time management seminars internationally ...

1030. The Awesome Power Of Love

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... revolutionize households throughout the world. It was the first sewing machine. Howe's invention made him famous, and it made him rich. It also helped restore him to health. It was his love for his wife, however, that drove him to this high achievement. (3) George Eastman, the talented inventor and founder of the EastmanKodak Company, often stated that he never set out to become rich. Nor was it specifically his intent to promote photography. Eastman lost his father while he was still young. He was forced ...

1031. Finding Our Way Back Home

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... study of almost 2,000 fifth and sixth graders--some of whom had been reared by strict parents, others by permissive ones--produced some surprising results. The children who had been strictly disciplined possessed high self-esteem and were high achievers, socially and academically. What these children said revealed that they were actually happier than the undisciplined children. They loved the adults who made and enforced the rules they lived by. (3) Consider the story of Kenny Wheeler. Wheeler grew up ...

1032. The Secret Of Winning

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

King Duncan

... The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility." God said to the people of Israel, "I have set before you life and death. Therefore choose life." Many of us have deluded ourselves into believing we can achieve our dreams without making hard decisions. And yet deciding is the most godlike characteristic which the Creator has bestowed upon us. If being created in His image means anything at all, it means we have the ability to choose. Not to choose means giving ...

1033. From The Rubble Of Life

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... knew where he wanted to go. According to one biography, Iacocca boasted to his college classmates that he would become a vice president of the Ford Motor Company before his thirty-fifth birthday. Seventeen years later, just thirteen months after his self-declared deadline, he achieved his goal. A clearly defined plan for life can perform wonders. What a difference it makes when you know where you are going. If I were to ask you what was the deepest need in your life, could you tell me? If Jesus were here ...

1034. Who Will Take Away This Burden Of Guilt?

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... together for the first time in the middle of the tunnel under the sea. The "Chunnel" running underneath the English Channel will join a long list of modern public works projects that engineers, historians and others rank among humankind's greatest achievements. The Erie Canal: The original 363-mile canal in New York was the missing link between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The Transcontinental Railroad: Linking the Pacific and Atlantic coasts by rail in 1869 required massive earthmoving and ...

1035. He Can Change Water To Wine

John 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... . The fact that the column has been a success underscores, for me at least, the central tragedy of our society, the disconnectedness, the insecurity, the fear that bedevils, cripples, and paralyzes so many of us. I have learned that financial success, academic achievement, and social or political status open no doors to peace of mind or inner security. We are all wanderers, like sheep, on this planet."1 A Harvard scholar, Harlow Shapley, made up a list of "possible causes of the destruction of civilization ...

1036. Help For Troubled Hearts

John 14:15-31

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King Duncan

Nissan Motors once used as its motto: WE ARE DRIVEN! According to Gordon MacDonald that phrase describes many of us. We are driven. Driven to acquire-driven to achieve-driven to be. And this "driven-ness" is taking its toll. A physician, Dr. Robert Anderson, who has researched the subject of stress extensively, says that he used to think that 35 to 40 percent of the problems he saw in his office were stress induced. Now he thinks it ...

1037. Harmony Within The Family

Genesis 11:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... If we are not experiencing God’s power in the church today, it may be because we are not as committed to God’s work as they were. Why give us the power only to see us squander it on little goals that we setgoals we know we can achieve by our own power? The crisis in the church and the home today is not only one of communication but also one of commitment. Evangelist James Robinson tells of seeing a television interview with members of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang. He was impressed by their creed ...

1038. Entering Into The Agony

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... a great price for his commitment to Christ. Such a price is always necessary for the accomplishment of a grand purpose. "No pain, no gain." You have heard that phrase before. Athletes know its meaning. So does anybody who has ever set their heart on achieving great things. Coulson Kernahan has a remarkable dream allegory called "The Man of No Sorrows." An eastern prophet arrives in London announcing that he is the new savior of the world. Sorrow and pain, he says, have no place in the universe and human ...

1039. Teach Us To Pray

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us...." Of all of our emotions there are two that are the most destructive to us; two that keep us in bondage; two that keep us from achieving our noblest aspirations and grandest dreams. The two are fear and guilt. That's what psychologists tell us. Notice how Jesus deals with both of these crippling emotions. "Our daily bread"...our need for security; and "forgive us our sins"...our need to be absolved of ...

1040. Ready For The Great Race

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... think he has a chance. They think Creed wil make hamburger out of Rocky. For his own part, Rocky is determined only to stay in the ring the entire 15 rounds. As he put it, he simply wants to "go the distance." "Going the distance" is a noble achievement. Many begin races that they never finish. It is always disheartening to a pastor to see middle-aged people drop out of the church "after the children are grown." Even more astounding is to see a person who has been a dedicated officer drop out of church when ...

1041. A Strategy For Status Seekers

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... . But there is one thing more that must be added. Jesus words to his host about inviting, "the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind..." says to us that when brownie points are added up in Heaven, it won’t be on the basis of our educational achievements or our financial accumulation. There is only one path to greatness in the kingdom of God, and that is the path of service. After many years of service to mankind, Albert Schweitzer wrote: "The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will ...

1042. No Price Too High

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... verge of admitting failure they walked into their laboratory one night to see their evaporation dishes aglow in the darkness. They had discovered a new element the element radium, so useful in our world today. (4) The stars are at our fingertips. Do you not sense it? We may never achieve greatness in a worldly sense as did the Curies, but we can be more than we ever dreamed possible. But how, we may ask? How can I move from where I am to where God means for me to be? The answer has to do with taking up a ...

1043. How Can I Know It's Real?

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... said his work was easy like a game and he soon found great joy in what he once despised. (5) Walgreen saw that since he could not change his situation, he would change himself. Many of us want to try it the other way. We want to achieve our dreams without adjusting our deeds. What we are basically searching for is magic. We want to be able to manipulate life without it costing us anything. What Jesus brings is not magic but medicine. There is something sick within the human heart. There was something sick ...

1044. The Problem with Being Idle

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... of thousands of workers. Each was involved with raising and spending billions of dollars. And each was engaged in highly competitive industries, often cited in health magazines as a cause of early death. What was the average age of death for these enormous achievers? Eighty-seven! The healthiest people around are those people who enjoy their work. (3) One summer evening, when Thomas Edison returned home from work, his wife said, "You've worked too long without a rest. You must take a vacation." "But where ...

1045. From Foolishness To Power

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... were powerful, not many were of noble birth." By the world's measure of success the Corinthian congregation was not a promising lot. But God saw what the world could not see. Have you ever noticed that some rather ordinary people sometimes achieve extraordinary success? As a child Lawrence Welk was fascinated by his father's accordion, an heirloom which had been brought from Europe. In the summer after fourth grade, Lawrence suffered a ruptured appendix and nearly died. He spent seven weeks in the hospital ...

1046. Stranglers Or Wranglers?

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... gentle, thoughtful, positive and kind. They lifted each other up and encouraged one another. Twenty years later, a university researcher looked at the careers of the members of both groups. Not one of the bright young talents in "The Stranglers" had achieved a literary reputation of any kind. "The Wranglers," on the other hand, had produced half a dozen prominent, successful writers. What was the difference? The formats of both groups were similar. Both groups had very talented students. The difference was ...

1047. Treasured Relics

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the opportunities you and I have. But she is making maximum use of the opportunities she has. She is among the blessed of this world. "Hell begins," Giano-Carlo Menotti has said, "on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts which we have wasted, of all that we might have done which we did not do....For me," said Menotti, " the conception of hell lies in two words: `too late.'" What is your gift? What has God entrusted to you to share with the world ...

1048. Why Are You Troubled?

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... no mental illness, no suicide, no truancy; in fact nothing even approaching what we would call depressed behavior. Stewart found this tribe to be the most serene and democratic group he had ever encountered, with a social system equal to modern man's achievements in communications and physics ” all because they had learned to deal with the problem of guilt. (4) We don't always deal as well with guilt as the Senoi. I read some fascinating research from World War II about cases of mental breakdown ...

1049. Whoever Would Have Thought?

Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:30-34

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King Duncan

... their daughter could have changed so much? It must have been the seeds of love that they planted and their prayers that made the difference. God works in ways we do not understand. God's ways are not our ways, and He works slowly but surely to achieve His will in this world. III. Great Things Happen from Small Beginnings. Now the upshot of all of this is that great things happen from small beginnings. Jesus explained that the kingdom of God is "like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground is the ...

1050. Sons And Daughters Of Thunder

Mark 10:35-45

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King Duncan

... Hitler and Jack Oakie as Mussolini are shown getting shaves in adjacent chairs. The scene centers around the attempts of each to put himself in a dominant position in order to assert his superior leadership. Trapped within their chairs, there 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 ...

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