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1026. A Penny For God

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... felt spite. The next man looking "˜cross the way saw one not of his church, and couldn't bring himself to give the fire his stick of birch. The third one sat in tattered clothes; he gave his coat a hitch. Why should his log be put to use, to warm the idle rich? The rich man just sat back and thought of the wealth he had in store, and how to keep what he had earned from the lazy, shiftless poor. The next man's face bespoke his greed, as the fire passed from his sight, for what he saw ...

1027. Needed: A Radiator Cap Solution

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... the Jewish children. That play led to newspaper articles, international attention, and finally a face-to-face meeting with their hero in 2000. In a letter to the girls, Irena Sendler wrote, "You have done big work for all the world, your homeland, Poland, and for me. I warmly believe that you will always go the same way, to stop wars and evil at last. And goodness will win." (2) That's a lofty ambition, is it not? "To finally stop wars and evil. And goodness will win." That's what Irene Sendler is all about ...

1028. Who Are Those Strangers In White Robes?

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Many people confuse touching God with a pleasant, wistful feeling. And so we say, I can experience God on the golf course or on a mountaintop or at the beach just as easily as I can in church. But I have to warn you, the two are not synonymous. A warm, fuzzy feeling is not the same as being in the presence of Holiness. Jesus never promised that where one person is on a golf course somewhere by himself that "I will be there also." No, he said, "Wherever two or three are gathered together in my name, there I ...

1029. What Do You Really Know?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... things at once: She didn't have her car keys, the house was locked, and they were out in the cold. Pamela's mind raced as she considered her different options. Her words betrayed the frustration she felt as she thought about the three of them struggling to stay warm in the bitter cold. Then she heard a little voice from the back seat: "Mommy, why don't we pray about it?" "Keely," Pamela said, "there's no way God can do anything." After all, she thought to herself, she was the one who had locked the keys in ...

1030. Why Just Once A Year?

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... , it was the warmest time of my life." (5) You see, wealthy, famous, infinitely successful Tony Bennett looks back on his youth spent in poverty as one of the best times in his life. He remembers his family's love and support, not their poverty. And these warm memories strengthen his character and bring him great joy. The life of faith says that even the darkest times can be times of growth and times of redemption. And the final instruction God gives to the Hebrew people is to thank God for the present. How ...

1031. Do Not Disturb

Isaiah 11:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... the sidewalk. They have come to their burial ground. They have fulfilled their function and now fill their days with dominoes, dogs, and doctor visits. They fill their nights with dreams of the granddaughter who might come next Christmas. And though the Gold Coast is warm, in their souls blow the winds of winter. . . "Society doesn't know what to do with them," Lucado continues, "And, sadly, even the Church doesn't know what to do with them. They often would find a warmer reception at the corner bar than in ...

1032. Hugging The Coastline

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... would provide the service free of charge. For some reason, this upset Mary. She begged them not to worry over her piano. When the tuner showed up at Mary's address, he discovered it to be in a very poor neighborhood. Mary's mother greeted him warmly, but Mary was nowhere in sight. When the tuner explained why he came, Mary's mother understood. She pointed toward Mary's "piano": it was an old ironing board with clothes pins glued to it to simulate piano keys. Many years before, Mary had played a neighbor ...

1033. In A Time Of War

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... in icy water. When they had finished humiliating him, they sauntered off down the street, yelling insults and curses over their shoulders and falling over each other at the hilarity of what they had done. Carl just watched them. He turned his face toward the warm sun, calmly picked up his garden hose, and went back to watering the garden. Summer was quickly turning into fall. Carl was tilling one day when he heard someone come up behind him. He stumbled and fell into some evergreen branches. He struggled to ...

1034. The Grief Of God

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... 'll always be with you, so long as that is your wish. So please serve God with joy and treat people, all people with chesed. (Hebrew for "steadfast love"). And a smile. Me, I've always thought of God as just that, a heart-gladdening, soul warming smile. No face, no body, no gender, of course. Just pure smiling radiance. Alternating with tears. Oh, so many, many tears! For life's tragedies over which he has little control . . . and from lamenting all those horrible things some people do to others." (New York ...

1035. Sleeping Through A Revolution

Ephesians 2:13-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... bag of live rattlesnakes and a trunk of rare Egyptian artifacts. (5) You know what the church ought to be? We ought to be an Unclaimed Persons Center. We ought to be the one place in society where anyone who feels lost for any reason can come and find a warm welcome and a sympathetic ear. We ought to be the one place in society where no one feels left out. Why? Because we were once left out and rejected. But someone tore down a wall. He did it at great price. But he did it out of his great love ...

1036. The Coming Of The Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... look at the old maps of the ocean currents, you will see great areas just north of the equator in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans marked "doldrums." This is an area between the prevailing oceanic winds. It is an area where the air is very warm, still and humid. Sea captains early learned to avoid the doldrums. Now and then a careless captain would sail his ship directly into the center of the doldrums--or the doldrums area would shift north or south. How would such a ship appear? Its sails would ...

1037. Like A Big Happy Family

1 Peter 3:8-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... a five year old who attended a regular worship service for first time. The preacher was one of those kind who rants and raves and roars when he preaches. And the pulpit was shaped like a broad box in which he stood. When the preacher got all warmed up that morning and started pacing back and forth like a tiger in a cage, and pounded the pulpit, and shook his fists, the youngster became frightened. He turned to his grandmother and whispered, "Grandma, what are we going to do if he gets out of there?" Trying ...

1038. Grieve Not The Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... asked him about his affliction. "I was stricken with infantile paralysis as a small child," came the matter of fact reply. "Then tell me," said the admiring friend, "with such misfortune, how can you face the world so confidently and without bitterness?" A warm smile appeared on the young man's face as he replied, "You see, the paralysis never touched my heart." How can we explain the contrast in attitude among people from sometimes very difficult backgrounds? I love the story about an impoverished but ...

1039. Three Promises

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... issues using only human resources. I am constantly amazed about two things regarding human beings: The first is, HOW WONDERFUL HUMAN BEINGS CAN BE. People can be amazingly supportive, loving and kind. That's one of the things you see so often in the church--just how warm and wonderful human beings can be. But the other thing that amazes me is HOW FLAWED HUMAN BEINGS ARE. All of us. We have noble intentions that never are realized. Even the best of us can be so preoccupied with our own self-interests that we ...

1040. God Has Gone Up

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... that he was there. In fact, they all stood around with what he thought was a pained look on their faces. Finally he came to one brother who looked more accessible than the rest and said to him, "I'm sorry to say this, but this isn't a very warm church. What is it that you folks believe in?" The man replied grimly, "Oh, we believe in simply doing our duty and bearing our crosses until Christ returns." The salesman looked at the man's sour face and said, "Buddy, let me tell you one thing, if he's ever ...

1041. Please, I'd Rather Do It Myself

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

King Duncan

... argued over who would wear the plants in the family. They had it all. They lived in a paradise. They lived almost as well as we! What's that? How could I call our world a paradise? Don't you have enough to eat? Don't you have a nice warm house when the weather is cold? Don't you have family and friends who care about you? Why is it you stay so tense, so depressed, so angry? But you say that Adam and Eve didn't have to work. Ah, but they did. It was already God's plan ...

1042. Another Great Love Story

Genesis 29:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... told her father. At this point, Jacob's tricky Uncle Laban enters the picture. Laban would never have admitted to being a liar and a cheat. He was simply a shrewd businessman--a man who got the best of every deal. Laban comes to greet Jacob. He gives him a warm embrace and takes him to his home. There, in the comfort of Laban's home, Jacob spills out all that has happened to him to this point. And Laban takes on Jacob as a hired hand. After the first month, he even asks Jacob what he would like to be ...

1043. Why Shepherds?

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... man holding the bleeding child said, “Hurry, my friend, my child is still alive.” A moment or two later he said again, “Hurry, my friend, my child is still breathing.” A moment later he said with more urgency, “Hurry, my friend, my child is still warm.” Finally he said, “Hurry. Oh, my God, my child is getting cold.” When they reached the hospital, the little girl had died. As the two men were in the lavatory, washing the blood off their hands and their clothes, the man turned to the reporter ...

1044. Amazing Grace

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... be saved by him from the wrath of God. He has done that on the cross. So one of the words Paul uses is the word justified, that legal word; and the other word he uses is the word reconciled or reconciliation. It’s a family word, it’s a warm word, a very personal word. It points to the deeper consequences of our sin against God and others. Sin corrodes and destroys, it puts a barrier in our relationships with others and a barrier between us and God. We become suspicious of God and of His goodness. We don ...

1045. Because He Lives

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

The death of our loved ones who know and love the Lord is a bitter-sweet experience. It is bitter because we lose for a time the close and warm experience of sharing life and love with them, but it is sweet because beyond the sorrow of our loss there is a knowledge that life is far better for them in the house of our Heavenly Father, and because His comfort and love become more meaningful to us. _______________ was ...

1046. A Way Made Ready

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... night many years ago. Mary, Joseph, angels, manger, shepherds, wise men; a child is born unto us. Glory to God in the highest! That is what Christmas is all about. Jesus is the reason for the season. So we honor sweet, little Jesus boy, get warm fuzzies, and hug our family members. What does John the Baptist have do with Christmas? For Mark, everything. Instead of Bethlehem and choirs of angels, he begins the story of Jesus’ coming with a prophet blaring and baptizing in the wilderness of Judea. In so ...

1047. WHAT'S ON YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST?

Drama

Angela Akers

... my son happy." Angel: "Yes, I know. So, what did you ask for?" Father: (trying to hide his list under his arm) "Oh, um, nothing." Angel: "Let me guess. A Corvette, an electric power saw, and a subscription to Sports Illustrated . . . Am I getting warm?" Father: "You''re frying. Okay, so I''m greedy and materialistic. That''s part of the fun of Christmas." Angel: "Why do you want those things, Doug?" Father: "They''ll make me happy." Angel: "Let''s try another question. What did you get ...

1048. THE SAVIOR HAS COME?

Drama

Angela Akers

... You must have been mistaken." Simeon: "But the baby was just as the angel said he would be." Nathan: "Well, then, what did this baby look like? Surely he was more fair of face than any child ever born." Simeon: "No. He looked like a . . . baby. He was warm and clean, and pleasant enough to look at. But there was nothing special about his face that would cause a man to say, ''There goes the one of God.'' " Nathan: "Next you''ll have the gall to tell me that he was born of a man and a woman ...

1049. What on Earth Is the Trinity?

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... . What would happen if we could get some of the spiritual fire which empowered those first Christians at Pentecost? Perhaps it would not burn down the church, but burn out of the church all of the laziness, pettiness, selfishness, half-heartedness, luke-warmness, and give the world a sample of what a spirit-filled people really looks like: a people filled with Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. A people of Gods purpose living and working in the world. The ...

1050. God’s Body Language

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... me pick the “fundamentals.” Central to my fundamentals is faith in the Incarnation. And the fact that God is love. But I digress.) This fellow was suspicious of all other ministers’ theologies, and especially suspicious of Methodists who are famous for their warm hearts and weak minds. I told him that I considered myself to be a classically orthodox Christian. He then decided to quiz me about my orthodoxy. His first question was, “Where is the body of Jesus now?” Being young and even more foolish ...

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