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1101. Why He Came

Mark 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... hungry have been fed--the sick have been ministered to--the world has been made more humane. 1. Parables, Etc. Volume 21, Number I, March 2001. 2. "Prayer Priority" by Mell Winger, Rev magazine, Nov/Dec 2001, p. 55. 3. Jim Sheard and James F. Gauss, A Champion's Heart--Qualities for Success (Nashville: Countryman, 1999). 4. Elie Wiesel in All Rivers Run to the Sea: Memoirs. Cited in Arthur P. Ciaramicoli, Ed.D., Ph.D. and Katherin Ketcham. The Power of Empathy (New York: Dutton, 2000), p. 118.

1102. Needed: Peacemakers

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... Gentiles were created solely to be "fuel for the fires of hell." (3) Prejudice is an ugly part of human nature. We all want to feel better than someone else. We all have moments when we try to improve our own self-image by projecting negative qualities onto others. Many of us have heard of the "brown eyed-blue eyed" experiment performed by a third-grade teacher in 1968. Let me remind you of that painful study. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had just been assassinated. Teacher Jane Elliott wanted her students ...

1103. Something To Die For

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... get us into heaven? No. That's already promised. We don't serve others in order to ensure our salvation. We serve in order to try to be more like our Master. A catchword in today's business world is "servant leadership." No one ever personified that quality more than Jesus. We serve and we sacrifice because we want to be more like him. Let's return now to our story about the Civil War. It has an exciting ending. Colonel Joshua Chamberlain had a decision to make. He had been ordered to shoot 120 deserters ...

1104. Children Of Dust Or Children Of God?

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... obstacles and taking advantage of opportunities. Steve Goodier in his book, One Minute Can Change a Life, reports that a group of two hundred executives was asked what makes a person successful. Eighty percent listed enthusiasm as the most important quality. More important than skill. More important than training. Even more important than experience. (2) That is a staggering statistic when you think how many lethargic, unenthusiastic people there are in the world. Where does enthusiasm come from? For the ...

1105. The Not-So-Secret Service

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... a purse or bag or sandals," Jesus said. "Don't take time for small talk. Keep moving. Keep healing. And most of all, keep telling. You've got a message to share. There's no time to waste." A young man once asked Pastor T.D. Jakes what one quality a pastor needs in order to achieve his goals in ministry. Jakes pastors one of America's largest churches, the 28,000 member The Potter's House in Dallas, Texas, so he knows something about achieving his goals in ministry. Jakes replied that such a pastor needs to ...

1106. You Will Not Leave My Soul In Hell

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... their Irish songs, glad to be back at work. Gradually, though, they discovered that the roads they were building didn't go anywhere; they just ran off into the bogs and stopped. As the truth dawned on them, they became listless and stopped singing. The quality of their work suffered. Commenting on this, the author said, "The roads to nowhere are difficult to make. For a person to work well and sing, there must be an end in view." (4) Victor Frankl discovered in the Nazi concentration camps that those who ...

1107. A Victory For The Angels

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... , would your contribution make the difference? The question is not as intimidating as it sounds. There are many ways the scales may be tipped. We are part of the victory of God when we are the best parents of which we are capable. When our children see the quality of our lives and the intensity of our faith and commitment, then they carry on the word and the work of God in their lives. When our neighbors see us serving Christ and hear how naturally we talk about our faith, then we are part of the victory ...

1108. A Word For Christian Fathers

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... with his children. "Dad, can you give me a minute?" Thirty-seven and seven-tenths seconds do not even make up a minute. Many of us need to reassess the amount of time we spend with our children or our mates, or perhaps, even our parents. I mean quality time. I do not mean sitting in the same room virtually ignoring everything that is going on around you. Like one comedian said, "My Dad believed in meditation. He used to always say to me, "Sit down and shut up." One of the greatest preachers and pastors who ...

1109. He Came To Us

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... moonshiner know as Big Haley. The woman's real name was Mahala Mullins, but since she weighed somewhere around 500 pounds, "Big Haley" was not an inappropriate name. Big Haley and her sons ran a reliable operation. They were renowned for the quality of their product. They didn't dilute their moonshine and were known to deal honestly. That fact, coupled with the problems of arresting a mountain clan, caused local government officials pretty much to leave them alone. However, a newly-elected sheriff did ...

1110. Drinking From His Cup

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... to be servant of all." Aspire after greatness. Pay the price of greatness. Remember, however, that greatness always comes through service. 1. Bernie Smith, THE JOY OF TRIVIA (New York: Bell Publishing Company, 1986). 2. Tim McCarver, OH, BABY, I LOVE IT!, (New York: Villard Books, 1987). 3. Gary Ingrid, QUALITY FRIENDSHIP, (Chicago: Moody Press, 1981). 4. A. L. Williams, ALL YOU CAN DO IS ALL YOU CAN DO....(Nashville: Oliver Nelson, 1989). 5. Allan Cox, THE ACHIEVER'S PROFILE, (Amacom, 1988).

1111. What Would Bill Do?

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’s story to the nation on Christmas Eve 1995 and it was later dramatized in an HBO movie starring William H. Macy. Bill Porter’s perseverance and positive thinking have had an impact on many people. As one of his many fans wrote: “I once read that the quality of one’s life is not measured by the things one acquires, but by the lives one touches.” Bill Porter has touched many lives. (1) Bill Porter’s story inspires us. But it also reminds us. Life is tough. For some people like Bill Porter, it is ...

1112. Maturity in Stewardship

2 Corinthians 9:6-15, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... stewardship is mentioned we usually think of money and giving, but giving is only a part of stewardship and the tithe is only a part of giving. Let’s look as some marks of a mature Christian steward this morning. This is a Christian who has the qualities Paul mentioned in II Corinthians 9 and which Jesus mentions in Matthew’s Gospel. FIRST OF ALL THE MATURE CHRISTIAN STEWARD MAKES CHRIST LORD OF HIS OR HER LIFE. This is really the starting place, the heart of all stewardship, for we are moment-by-moment ...

1113. Why Cheerful Givers are Cheerful

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... way for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God...." You will be enriched in every way! That''s what it says! An article in PSYCHOLOGY TODAY disclosed that there is a remarkable difference in the health and quality of life among those who volunteer in community service and display loving concern for others compared with the general population. The stress level, which increases cholesterol, raises blood sugar, and depresses immune functions, is much higher among those who share ...

1114. The Death of a Child

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... the everlasting arms. This is a day when our faith is more essential than any other. FIRST OF ALL, LET''S GIVE GOD THANKS FOR THIS YOUNG LIFE THAT HE GAVE US FOR A BRIEF SPAN. After all, life is not to be judged by its quantity but by its quality. Many people live nearly a century and do not bring as much joy into people''s lives as ________________ did. In his short life he carved out a very special place in many people''s hearts. Even though they will always bring an ache to these same hearts, nothing can ...

1115. Making Sense of the Ascension

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... they returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the Temple blessing God! (Luke 24:52) I would suggest, then, that the Ascension is just another way of saying what the earliest Christians said in their very first creed: Jesus is Lord. Jesus is Boss. The quality of life which we see in Him is a clue to the nature of God. Jesus is Lord! Only three words. . . but what explosive words they were! For there was another power in the world to be reckoned with and he thought that he was lord. Every ...

1116. Jesus: The Life of the Party

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... , even anonymous brides and bridegrooms in an out-of-the-way peasant village located somewhere (where, we are not sure) in the Galilee. As William Barclay put it in his commentary on this passage: "...whenever Jesus comes into our lives there enters a quality which is like turning water into wine. The trouble with life is that we get bored with it. Pleasure loses its thrill. there is a vague dissatisfaction about everything. But when Jesus enters our lives there comes a new exhilaration!" The most ancient ...

1117. Lazarus Laughed

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... a couple of puzzling things in the Gospel record. For one thing, scholars have wondered why Jesus chose to remain in Perea two days after He had heard the news of Lazarus’ illness. Certainly it was not, as some have suggested, to heighten the miraculous quality of what He was about to do, or to test the faith of His dearest friends. I cannot believe that Jesus would have acted with such cruelty. Was it, instead, a matter of Jesus’ wrestling within Himself, needing time to pray: “Father, is this the ...

1118. On Panicking Close to Shore

John 6:16-24

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... a book titled Christ at the Round Table: Jesus changes everything he touches. Call him a man, and you will have to change your ideas of what a man is; call him God and you will have to change your idea of what God is. You can transfer every quality of Jesus into God without the slightest sense of blasphemy. (p. 297) By using these precise words, John is proclaiming Jesus as the One whom God has sent into the world to bear His divine name. And in Jesus we see a God of compassionate, caring, suffering, love ...

1119. When Tradition Gets in the Way

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... a Christian. “Yes,” the man said. “Well,” said Kennedy, “I’ve just described my dog.” Negativity is not the Christian Faith. Christians ought to be people who are distinguished from others by what they do, not by what they don’t do: a quality of life lived in love toward God and toward others. And you cannot really separate the two. When Jesus was asked what was the “greatest” commandment in the law, he broke the rules of grammar and gave us two “greatest,” or one “greatest” with ...

1120. On Not Knowing What to Say

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... pastor writes: “That’s the way these encounters with the Presence are. One moment we are enthralled with this Mystery we call God, and we’re lifted high above all the common confusion of life; and the next moment we are thrust back into the everyday qualities of humanness. It’s a little like coming to church and being surprised and uplifted by an inspiring moment of wonder and worship only to return to your car in the parking lot and discover that the battery is dead. The world refuses to go away ...

1121. Radical Surgery

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... same thing is said in two different ways. It seems to be so here. “The Kingdom of God” is that state in which God’s “will is done on earth as it is in heaven.” Is the kingdom here and now or yet to come? Both. It is here in quality, but not yet in quantity. But we may enter it here and now. It is the “great treasure” for which any of us ought to be willing to make any sacrifice, give up anything that gets in the way, to enter. Whenever John Wesley was confronted with a passage of ...

1122. On Claiming One’s Inheritance

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... do nothing forever and ever.” (Never mind about hereafter, I know some folks who have adopted that as their philosophy here and now!) We make a distinction between “living” and merely “existing,” do we not? The New Testament word “eternal” refers to a quality of life live in love and fellowship with God, (depth), and not merely a quantity of life stretched out forever, (length). “Eternal Life” in Biblical terms is not a reward at the end of an arduous journey, like the America’s Cup, or ...

1123. Holy Thursday

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of life. A favorite youth camp song is: “God is great, God is good, and we thank Him for this food.” That is a very Biblical prayer. Blessings before meals remind us of our dependence upon the grace of God. Because of the sacred quality of meals, our ancestors in the faith saw eating and drinking as very special ways of being with God and with each other. Today when we give testimonial dinners to show our appreciation for someone, we are reflecting the ancient Biblical practice. Covenants were usually ...

1124. Did You Leave the the Door Open? (I am the gate)

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... : "All that which troubles is but for a moment." Over the central door is the inscription: "That only is important which is eternal." This example reminds us that the doors we open--and the doors we allow ourselves to go through--determine not only the kind and quality of life we choose, but also our eternal destination. Today we will examine the third "I am" statement of our Lord Jesus found in the gospel of St. John. We are continuing our study of Jesus at the Feast of the Tabernacles. It is amazing what ...

1125. Called by Life ( I Am the Resurrection and the Life)

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... of God--no longer does my life have to be engulfed by fear--but it can be energized by faith. The resurrection power of Jesus Christ fills this day --this very moment--with importance and opportunity. My life and yours are not in vain. They have an eternal quality and legacy. Our lives are not like a mist which can evaporate in a moment--because we are connected to the Eternal purposes of God. Nothing is able to separate us from God''s purpose in life. Jesus did not say, "I am despair and death"--but I ...

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