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1026. How Much Faith Is Enough?

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... of our faithfulness. FAITH IS A GIFT FROM GOD. That is an important theological truth that many Christians do not understand. You probably think that your faith is something you earned by your superior intellectual or spiritual endeavor. Wrong! Such a faith breeds pride and even arrogance. Or you may think that if faith is not something you arrived at on your own, it must be the proper reward for your parents' attentiveness to your spiritual needs. Wrong again. God has no grandchildren. We are grateful for ...

1027. How Can I Know It's Real?

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... magician, and sometimes he would take his friends and show them the name and date dimly scratched on the concrete windowsill so many years before. (4) It is difficult to deny someone with that kind of determination. Zaccheus had that kind of determination. Impervious to his pride and his place in the community, he shimmied up the sycamore so that he could see Jesus. He longed for a change in his life. He believed Jesus could bring that kind of change. So he climbed up in the tree and waited. His diligence ...

1028. The Baptism of Our Work

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... said this to Stravinsky, who knew Madame Duval, he said, `How you flatter me, for when I do something, I have something to gain. But she, she has only the work to be done.'" Is it too old fashioned to speak in terms of taking pride in our work? We know the depressing figures over the decline in quality in the American work place in recent years. Forty-five million, seven hundred thousand automobiles were recalled by American manufacturers in one nine year period. Worker dissatisfaction has been cited as the ...

1029. Don't Apologize For Success (but Give Thanks)

Luke 19:11-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... God is that King and we are the servants. Everything we have is from God! The presumption that we are somehow self-made people is a myth. Even our ambition and our willingness to excel are gifts from God. We dare not imagine that we can take pride in our accomplishments no matter how extraordinary they may be. Rather we should each get on our knees each day and say with contrite hearts, "Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord." David SteindlRast points out that in our English language there is no ...

1030. When Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Matthew 21:23-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... He gave a host of reasons and excuses for cramming and taking short cuts. The young man had come in to see if it was working. Covey, reflecting on this incident, writes, "If people play roles and pretend long enough, giving in to their vanity and pride, they will gradually deceive themselves." (3) Such was the case of these religious officials. They had been using all the right words, going through all the right ceremonies. They had God on their lips, but not in their hearts. They had said "yes" to God, but ...

1031. Strength Through Weakness

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... . And then Paul made a great and wonderful discovery. He discovered that God could use his weaknesses just as God could use his strengths. Instead of slowing Paul down or limiting his ability to lead the early church, the thorn in his flesh saved him from spiritual pride. Which in turn helped him to advance the cause of the gospel. Pastor Jim Moore recalls when he took a course in pastoral care as a part of his seminary training. One day he was asked to visit a woman in the hospital who had lost her will ...

1032. Standing On Your Head For God

2 Samuel 6:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... independence from the British. And in order to complete his vision, David decided to move the famed Ark of the Covenant, which was believed to contain the two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments, to Jerusalem. The Ark was a symbol of national pride for the Israelites, as well as a sign of the presence of God. Its presence in Jerusalem would inspire David's people for generations. Let's begin here: DAVID HAD A VISION. Astounding things happen when someone has a vision. A vision can capture ...

1033. What Would You Have Him Do For You?

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... HIS SITUATION. That is the first thing that we need to see. Bartimaeus was tired of how he was living. Begging was all Bartimaeus knew. But he didn't want to beg. He wanted to work. He wanted to support his family. He wanted to live with dignity and pride. That takes a certain amount of courage, doesn't it ” to change the course of your life? At the turn of the century there was a woman named Annie Johnson of Arkansas. Her husband had left her, and now she had to raise their sons alone. She had very ...

1034. How Do You Get To Heaven?

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... young Ousler was privileged to share in his work on magazine stories - articles of faith, he called them - and his efforts to complete the trilogy that began with THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD. Young Ousler had also been responsible for his father's library. He took pride in knowing the exact location of each one of the thousands of volumes and more than 200 personal notebooks. So after his father's death, when he went through the things in his father's bedside table drawer, he was astonished to find a small ...

1035. About Miracles

John 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... this before. Bob, Jr. had gone away to college and we had gathered ourselves together until we had gotten over it...So we thought we knew how to handle separation pretty well, but we came away lonely and blue. "Oh, our hearts were filled with pride at a fine young man and our minds were filled with memories from tricycles to commencements, but deep down inside somewhere we just ached with loneliness and pain. "Somebody said you still have three at home ” three fine kids and there is still plenty of ...

1036. Like The Love Of A Mother

John 10:27-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... his own heart, John Deckard knew that he would again win the blue ribbon, for this year his rose was truly a rose among roses. Never had he seen such perfection in a flower. This was his masterpiece and as he watched it daily, his contentment and pride grew. The show was on Saturday and he planned to transplant his rose to a pot early in the morning. But while he was at breakfast, the tragedy happened. His little son Rob burst into the kitchen, and chatting excitedly he rushed to the table and cried, "Look ...

1037. Who Are You Trying To Impress?

Galatians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... . We need to be who we say we are. Our lives ought to speak to the world about our relationship with Jesus Christ. Once long ago there was a gigantic oak tree that stood in the middle of the town square of a small community. The tree was the pride of the townspeople. It had been there long before most of them were born and would undoubtedly outlive them. Then one day storm winds cracked the tree in half and revealed a trunk filled with disease. A symbol of strength on the outside, the oak had been weak and ...

1038. Why Do We Call Him Good?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... it is thrust upon us when we least expect it and are ill-prepared. Surprise will always be our first response. Inconvience will always be our first thought. Unwillingness will always be our first desire. Then we remember the word, "good." And we swallow our pride and our prejudice and take the time to help. This brings us to a third thing to be said. THE SAMARITAN SHOWED HIMSELF CAPABLE OF THE HIGHEST ACT OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS ” THAT OF EMPATHY. He saw in the traveler stripped and beaten on the road ...

1039. Lessons From The Locker Room

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... track waiting for the starter's signal. Everyone who has ever walked this life in faith is cheering for us. But we can't start the race until we get rid of the monkeys on our back, until we get rid of our selfishness and arrogance, our sloppiness and pride. You can't run a race looking over your shoulder. And you can't live your life fully if you are bogged down with unfinished business ” regrets, grievances, hurt feelings. Get your eyes on the goal and get rid of anything that is slowing you down. It's ...

1040. The Gift Of Inadequacy

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... John Olgivie's books, he speaks of the "gift of inadequacy." Think about those words for a few moments. The gift of inadequacy. It's easy to forget about God when everything's going our way. It's easy to fall into self-congratulations and pride. Shirlene Lashley is a middle school teacher in Florida. She feels God called her to teaching. "But gradually, as the years passed," she writes, "I began to rely more on myself and less on God...Within three or four years I found myself doing more, accomplishing ...

1041. A Date With Destiny

Hebrews 10:19-39

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... is a way of life. Why is that? Does religion make you hard and rigid? Does it make you stubborn? Stubborn people refuse to give up because they're scared of failure, or because they live in a world of the past, or sometimes just because of their silly pride. After the British took over Gibraltar in the 18th century, the Spanish retaliated by laying siege to "the Rock." The Queen of Spain was sure her armies would defeat the British in a matter of hours. She ordered a chair to be placed on a hillside against ...

1042. It's Hard To Be Number Two

John 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... that he is reluctant to even baptize him. I wonder how John felt, don't you? We have turned Biblical figures into people so holy, so virtuous, so remote from our lives, that we don't think of them having real feelings. It's not easy, though, when you take pride in what you do to be around someone who does it so much better. That sort of thing happened to that great man of God, E.B. Meyer. Meyer was a British Baptist preacher known around the world in his day. And yet he discovered a demon within himself ...

1043. Rejected

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... girl in class. But on the last day of school, they broke up, and he came to Tempestt to confide his troubles. Little Tempestt tried comforting him by telling him what a great guy he was and how he'd find someone extra special real soon. Then she swallowed her pride and asked him the question she'd been wanting to ask all year would he go with her? At that moment, this young man didn't answer. But when they were back in class, he wrote her a note. The note had a strange message. It said, "Yes, as long ...

1044. Pardon Me, But Do You Know God?

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... enthusiasm for the revival, and told Bruce that she had already invited a friend. The friend's name was Juanita, and she was a crackerjack accordion player. Vicki had told Juanita that she could play her accordion for the opening night of the revival. Bruce took pride in Vicki's enthusiasm, and he assured her that her friend was welcome to play at the revival. The night of the revival, Bruce shook hands with a noticeable nervous Juanita. The girl had never been in a Baptist church before, and she didn't ...

1045. Getting The Proper Nourishment

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... Did Jesus really mean them to apply to her life? "Oh, yes," Jesus replied, "I wrote that for you." Jesus continued around the room, talking to each sorrowing person. In each case, he heard tales of people turning away from God to pursue riches, ambition, lusts, pride. And in every case, Jesus answered them with a letter meant specifically for their lives. Colleen Evans asks, "Have you read Jesus' letter to you?" (4) How sad it is to live like shrubs in a parched land when help is so close. Our first source ...

1046. Well . . . I Was A Little Confused

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... was not spoken to the Kiwanis Club or the Chamber of Commerce. It was spoken to the church. When you are wrestling with moral and spiritual questions, bring them to church with you. Now, I realize that most people in this country, even church people, take pride in their independence of thought. That's what surveys show. We don't like for the church to tell us what to do. According to a recent Gallup Poll, when people have a pressing spiritual or moral question, only a small minority consult their pastor ...

1047. Becoming One of the Beautiful People

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... he ordered as he showed the jogger an 81/2 by 11 inch piece of paper that had been laminated. In big black letters across the top it said, "Fourth Grade Math Whiz." Underneath was Matthew's name, the school name, the date and the teacher's signature. His pride was undaunted. "I'm a math whiz," he went on beaming, not waiting for the jogger to come to that conclusion by reading the card only inches from his face. "Last year my sister was the math whiz," he continued, "but this year, I'm the math whiz!" "That ...

1048. On Being Picked For The "Rework"

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15

Sermon

King Duncan

... making of Hershey's Kisses would be for us today, nearly 3000 years later. Here are the basic lessons taught by both parables: First, a product is expected to attain certain very high standards of perfection. Both the potter and the candy man take enormous pride in the finished product and will accept nothing short of perfection. Second, sometimes, the product fails to measure up. For Steve Bailey, the top may be a bit too curled or the outside of too rough texture. For Jeremiah's potter, the work is said ...

1049. Day Of Decision

Mark 14:10-26, 43-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... ." "Ah, yes," sighed the other, "how well do I know." "But soon he had grown to a bright handsome boy, So stalwart and kind, and it gave me such joy To have him just walk down the street by my side." "Ah, yes," sighed the other, "I felt the same pride." "How often I shielded and spared him from pain, And when He for others was so cruelly slain, When they crucified Him and spat in His face, I would have gladly taken His place!" A moment of silence, "Oh, then you are she? The Mother of Christ!" and she fell ...

1050. What Fragrance Are You Leaving?

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... a gold watch passed on to him from his father. It was the day before Christmas and Della had all of $1.87 to spend. Out of love for her husband, she had her hair cut and sold it for $20.00. She purchased a platinum chain for Jim's pride and joy--the watch. In the meantime Jim sells his precious watch to purchase a set of expensive combs for her lovely hair. Each gives the other all he or she has to give. Each holds nothing back. Each gives, not out of a cold calculating sense of duty, but ...

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