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1051. Stranglers Or Wranglers?

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... find the shelter of his hut quickly. He also knew that if he struck out blindly, without a central reference point for a sense of direction, he would become hopelessly lost. Refusing to panic, the admiral assessed the situation. In his hand was a 10-foot pole ... when a crisis occurs; when you just don’t know which way to turn? At these times, you need a point of reference; a sense of direction. (3) The Bible is the point of reference for the Christian. We can’t listen to the Apostles teach in the flesh, ...

1052. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 6:23

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... the middle ” a very large capital "I." Sin is selfish, I-centered existence. Two Meanings of Sin This morning, I want to emphasize two senses of the word "sin": Sin as failure to keep one's word; and sin as refusal to accept responsibility for one's words and ... express who we are. Death is a society without direction in which everyone is for himself or herself. Death is life without a sense that what I do counts, that I stand for something, that my acts, deeds, and work are of value. Death is not knowing ...

1053. Surprised On The Mountaintop

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... important role in his life. Grandpa Boggs had been blind for nearly twenty years. Grandpa would tell you quickly that the way the world was going he didn't much care to see it anyway. He did have one regret however. He had never seen his grandson. Sensing death closing in on him, William's grandfather began praying more intensely for the Lord to give him sight, just long enough to see his grandson before he died. The doctors had told him that it was an impossibility because his eyes had long since turned a ...

1054. Passage To New Life

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Little Yellow had gone to a better place. (3) That's a good point for us to remember this Easter day. There are some things we just cannot hold on to. Many of us have lost loved ones through the years, and it hurts. And Easter does not minimize our sense of loss. But it does say: thank God that that which has been lost shall be returned to us. We can trust God with those we love. We can let go. What are you clinging to that is preventing you from experiencing a new life in Jesus Christ? Mary Magdalene ...

1055. Unlocking The Doors

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... the group when Jesus appeared that first Easter evening. And when the other disciples caught up with Thomas, they told him that they had seen the risen Jesus. They were filled with excitement and hope. Thomas wasn't quite sure he understood. He was trying hard to make sense out of their story, but what they told him was just too good to be true. It wasn't quite that Thomas didn't believe his friends, but he was a realist. He wasn't someone who believed in fairy tales. Thomas shook his head and said, "Unless ...

1056. Working For Love

Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... before long he was an alcoholic. One night some years later, while John was drinking himself into a stupor, he began to think of what had become of his life. He looked at himself and decided he didn't like what he saw, with the drinks controlling his sense of well-being. He decided he needed a change. He left his drink half-finished on the counter, and the next day he went to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Today John is a respected, contributing pillar of the community, and he is quick to give the credit ...

1057. Angels Announce His Coming

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... what the Bible says? It says that the angels rejoice every time a sinner comes home to God. Maybe this hasn't been a year of peace, goodwill and joy in your life. But it's not too late. Maybe you need to regain a sense of transcendence, a sense of significance, a sense of cosmology in your life. Maybe your greatest need right now is to glorify God. Won't you open your heart this Christmas morning to Christ's peace, his goodwill, his joy? 1. Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1987 2. Nancy Gibbs, "Angels Among Us ...

1058. I Was There

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

Gary Whitbeck

... of God. That was blasphemy! I have to admit to you that the time or two I myself heard him preach it didn't seem like blasphemy. His voice had a sound of genuine caring. You know, one of those things you can't put your finger on, you just sense it, feel it. He in fact did seem very loving and caring to everyone. Those disciples who followed him from place to place seemed to have no doubt about him. And they were people just like us. Good men, working men. It was especially touching when we saw the children ...

1059. Freedom's Year

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... next script. And there, at the top, was a single line. It said, "With one uncontrollable bound, our hero was free." It made no sense. But that really wasn't the point, was it? Nobody really wanted freedom, or resolution, or peace to come for the man. That isn' ... to other men. And he did exactly that. And when they asked him why he did it, this is what he said: "It makes little sense to free a nation unless all its citizens enjoy freedom as well." Freedom is only a tool. It can never be an end in itself. ...

1060. A New Vantage Point

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... below. When we were older we'd climb to the top of a skyscraper and gaze upon a vast city below. Why do we need to do that? What's inside of us that makes us want a view from above? Psychologists have an answer. They say there's a sense of power that comes when we stand above the world. We can play "god," looking down on everything, having a feeling of omnipotence! It's kind of the Goliath complex in us: you remember the big warrior of the Philistines, in Old Testament times. He stood half a man's ...

1061. Want To Sit At The Head Table?

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... some of us think the country would be better served if the election were between Barbara Bush and Hillary Clinton. Don't you love a person with a sense of humor? A person with a sense of perspective? A person who doesn't take himself or herself too seriously? If so, then you really ought to love Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus had a terrific sense of humor. He made puns. He used hyperbole ” extreme exaggeration. And he kept people off-guard with his unique perspective on life. An Old Testament prophet described ...

1062. The Fourth King In The Christmas Story

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... is illuminated with this light. Then comes this thing slowly rising up in total silence, because it takes a few seconds for the sound to come across. You hear a WHOOOOOSH! HHHH-MMMM!' It enters right into you. You can practically hear jaws dropping. The sense of wonder fills everyone in the whole place," says Needleman, "as this thing goes up and up. The first stage ignites this beautiful blue flame. It becomes like a star, but you realize there are humans on it. And then there's total silence. People ...

1063. Show Me The Fish!

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... volunteer for martyrdom. Isn't it interesting? Origen was brave enough to be martyred, but not brave enough to go outside naked. Stepping outside without clothing would have sped up his arrest and imprisonment, but it was a step he was unwilling to take. (3) In a sense, I suspect that talking with a friend about our faith is, for many of us, the equivalent of going outside naked. It makes us uncomfortable. We feel exposed. We declare that we will give our lives for Christ if he should ask it, but to risk a ...

1064. Sister Act

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... the kind of person anyone would want to have for dinner. He was so loving, so accepting. There is evidence that he had a great sense of humor. This was a happy occasion. So, it was something of a downer when Martha made her cryptic remark to Jesus, "Sir, doesn't ... As we can now see, it was false. She meant well, she loved the Lord, and she thought she was serving him, but her sense of proportion with regard to what was necessary was, in fact, depriving the Lord of what he most wished for, and depriving her of ...

1065. Where's George?

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... room opened, but then looked disappointed to see Sue walk in. As Sue checked Mr. Williams chart and asked about his condition, she sensed that he wanted very much to ask her something. Finally, with tears in his eyes, Mr. Williams asked Sue to call his ... [and there our name would appear], I forgive you. I know that you love me. I love you, too. Jesus." (5) Have you lost a sense of the meaning of your own salvation from sin and death? Jesus has a passion for the lost of the world. That includes us. And ...

1066. What Would It Take?

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... for. HERE'S A QUESTION TO KEEP US UP AT NIGHT: WHAT WOULD YOU AND I HAVE TO LOSE IN ORDER TO FIND JESUS? In other words, what is standing in the way--keeping us from saying "yes" with our whole heart, like Paul did, when we sense Jesus calling to us? We can fill in the blanks: "My social status, my material possessions, my desire for approval, my spiritual apathy, my need for control, my self-centeredness, my fear, my guilt and shame." What is it that is standing between you and a wholehearted commitment ...

1067. Wounded, In Pain. Serving Still

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... of them!" To yet a third person able to pick Peter out of a lineup, "Man, I do not know what you are talking about!" The cock crowed. The Lord turned to look upon Peter. Eye contact. Peter's heart splintered under an awesome sense of unworthiness. It was more than he could stand. The lowest moment of his life. Unqualified. Beneath expectations. Entirely unsuitable. He hung his head in shameful agony and slipped away, weeping bitterly. Traitor. Unworthy. But echoing in his ears was the call of mercy, "Return ...

1068. Skating To Where The Puck Is Going To Be

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... . "We're now a family of three drivers," he thought to himself, "don't we need a third car? Doesn't every red-blooded American family need a van, a sedan and a Hummer!" He discovered very quickly that being rich, or imagining himself as rich, warped his sense of what really matters! Wealth can do that do us. However it can also do something else--something more subtle, yet more deadly. IT CAN DEADEN US TO THE SPIRITUAL REWARDS THAT AWAIT THOSE WHO SERVE GOD. The key to the woes that Jesus speaks of is found ...

1069. Casting Out Demons

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... to be a passion for the eternal, a passion which rises in the soul at the sight of an object which suggests the eternal, from which the soul has come into the world. The soul is alien here, and its chief joy in the midst of the world of the senses is the sight of something which reminds it of its old divine home. (6) This was the old Greek's way of saying that there is a void at the center of our lives that only God can fill--and God will fill that void if we will let Him ...

1070. Sacred Memories

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... a tumor they were concerned that the slightest mistake could cause her to lose either her memory or her eyesight. So they asked the woman to choose which side of the brain tissue they'd enter with their scalpels. In other words, if she had to lose one of those senses, which would she prefer to lose? She wisely said, "Let me think about it overnight, and I'll tell you tomorrow which is more important to me." The next day she said, "If I had to lose either my memory or my eyesight, I would prefer to lose my ...

1071. Boldly Going . . . Nowhere

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... through Jesus Christ. Many years ago, Pastor Bob Moorehead wrote a declaration of his faith. Here are some excerpts from it: "I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed . . . I am a disciple of Jesus Christ . . . My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure . . . I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity . . . I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't give up, shut up, let up, or slow up until I've preached up, paid up, prayed up ...

1072. "yes, And..."

Luke 24:44-53

Sermon

King Duncan

... There's a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, or a relationship, is over, and let go. It means leaving what's over without denying its validity or its past importance in our lives. It involves a sense of future, a belief that every exit line is an entry, that we are moving on rather than out." (2) Ms. Goodman's words are awesome when applied to the Ascension. Jesus' departure wasn't the end of the story. In fact, his ascension into heaven opened the ...

1073. Drowning In A Sea Of Stuff

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the coming years. And if our current prosperity doesn't satisfy us, then what will? Another reason we are discontented is what Easterbrook calls "cataloginduced anxiety." We have access to images of luxury goods we can never own, and so our own sense of satisfaction is diminished. Another theory Easterbrook sets forth is "abundance denial," which is our natural tendency to be blind to our own prosperity. We always think that the wealthy are those with a little bit more than we have. Our abundance of ...

1074. A Lightning Rod Instead of a Cross

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... the oven?” The distraught husband yelled from the kitchen, “In the oven? I can’t keep it in the kitchen! It will soon be all over the house!” There is no sadder thing that can happen to a person or a group of people than to have a sense of powerlessness. “There is nothing that we can do,” we whine. Often we can do more than we think. If God is with us we can say to mountains, “Be moved . . .” and geologists will come from all over the world to seek a rational, scientific explanation for the ...

1075. Living Between D-day And V-day

Romans 6:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's Progress? Pilgrim was running from the City of Destruction, and on his back was the guilt of his sin, which was weighing him down heavily. The heavy load was making his progress difficult, and he wanted to be rid of it, he wanted to be delivered from this sense of guilt. Then he met Evangelist, and Evangelist pointed him towards a wicket gate and said to him, "Go to that gate, go through that gate, and as you go through that gate someone will meet you and will be able to show you how you can be delivered ...

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