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1126. Who Could Forget That?

Mark 14:32-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... cross for us." "Well," the child responded, "how could we forget something like THAT?" (1) How COULD we forget something like that? And yet we do, don't we? This is the Sunday we celebrate not only Christ's victorious entry into Jerusalem but also his passion - his crucifixion and death upon the cross. Of course, it is not his suffering and death we celebrate, but the atonement, the at-one-ment, Christ has made possible for us with God by his suffering and death. Christ has broken down the wall between God ...

1127. A Firm Grip On Your Balloon

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... go of their balloons and came forward. People do make those kinds of decisions ” sometimes at great risk. Last August TIME magazine carried the story of Thomas Leyden. Leyden had recently left the neo-Nazi, skinhead lifestyle that had been his passion for the past fifteen years. And though he lives with constant death threats from his old group, Thomas refuses to go back. Thomas' involvement with the skinhead movement began after his parents' divorce when he was fifteen. His descent into anger, confusion ...

1128. Blood Sprinkled On A Modern Altar

Exodus 24:3-8, Mark 14:12-16, 22-26, Hebrews 9:11-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... from a boot-camp prison program in Greene County, Illinois. The convicts had been sent to help with sandbags for shoring up a levee. If it failed, the little town of Inota on the Iowa-Illinois border faced destruction. The criminals worked with furious passion and energy. They refused to sleep. They wouldn’t leave the sandbag brigades even to eat. Still, the levee gave way and the town, with its two hundred houses, was lost. Now the convicts wept openly in frustration and compassion. Why had they suddenly ...

1129. Driven To Serve

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... going to take to make Australians wake up to the dangers of sun exposure, Mark prophetically said: "Certainly, I hope it's not my dying, but then...." Four months after the story aired, Mark Marcelis died. (8) Mark Marcelis was an evangelist extraordinaire. He was passionate that others would not suffer as he had suffered. He was out there seeking the lost ” people who did not know what he knew. Christ does not expect us to comb the beaches as Mark did telling people that God loves them, though there are ...

1130. In Search Of A Reason For Being

Hebrews 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... tapes of himself doing impersonations of various stars. And on each tape, the "star" would ask Johnny to let John do the introduction. After six years of this, someone from "The Tonight Show" called John Searing and asked him why he kept writing. John explained his passion for the show. A few days later, they called to tell him he would be on the show. John flew out to California, where "The Tonight Show" drove him around in a limousine and generally pampered him. That day, at the taping of the show, Johnny ...

1131. A Society Out Of Control

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... all morality and ethics is the realization that "I am the Lord your God...you shall have no other gods before me." In Romans 1:25 St. Paul teaches us that people who worship the creature rather than the creator give themselves to unnatural passions. "Worshipping the creature, rather than the creator." Is that not an accurate description of our secular society? Consider this. The fourth commandment is remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy. There was a time when people were put into stocks for having too ...

1132. Grace The New Fashioned Way

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... St. Paul that the word grace occurs 101 times in writings attributed to him. It only appears 28 times in the rest of the New Testament. Why was it important to St. Paul? Because he had tried his best to earn his way to heaven. He was the most passionate Pharisee of all. He had even persecuted the early Church in his zeal. And yet he met Jesus on the Damascus road. There Jesus turned his life around. He, who was in his words, the chief of sinners, came into the knowledge and love of Jesus Christ not because ...

1133. From Tears To Triumph

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... is not enough. Others want us to see Jesus die on the cross and say that is the kind of courage and sacrificial love we need in the world today. It is, but it is not enough. If the story of Jesus had ended with his life, teachings, passion, and death on the cross, it is clear that his disciples would have gone back to their previous occupations and Jesus would have long ago been forgotten. IT WAS THE EXPERIENCE OF THE RISEN CHRIST THAT TRANSFORMED THAT LITTLE COMMUNITY OF FOLLOWERS INTO A DYNAMIC FORCE THAT ...

1134. Three Temptations Of The American People

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... We have very few persons, however, who want to take up the cross and follow Him. How much difference does it make in your life to say, "Jesus is Lord"? Does it affect your manners and your morals? Does it keep in check your prejudices as well as your passions? Is the world a better place because Jesus died on the cross for you? A businessman returned home one evening with a contract in his hand. It provided him and his wife with an opportunity to make a lot of money. In the quietness of the evening, he sat ...

1135. What In The World Are We Doing Here?

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... are also to do justice. Justice is a much larger and more complicated concept than kindness. Kindness is an individual act. I see a person in need and, like the Good Samaritan, I try to help. That is kindness. Justice, on the other hand, is the passion that followers of Jesus have for making certain that every person on earth has a decent opportunity for a healthy, wholesome, rewarding life. Abraham Lincoln once saw a slave girl being sold on an auction block like a head of cattle. She was being sold away ...

1136. The Ultimate Evidence of God

2 Peter 1:16-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... shook his head, and pointed him back to the miserable slope down which he had run. Phillips own words best conclude the story: “I have never known such bitter disappointment, and although I turned obediently, I could not help bursting into tears. This passionate weeping must have awakened me, for the next thing that I remember was the figure of the night-nurse bending over me and saying, rather reproachfully: `What are you crying for? You’ve come through tonight--now you’re going to live!’ “But ...

1137. In The Valley Of Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... heads to say grace, the child suddenly caught on. As his father started to pray, the boy, shouted, "Hey, Dad! Could I be the one that talks to the plate this time?" Some people could easily be talking to their plates, their prayers have so little forethought and passion. Such is not the case for those who have been in the valley. In the darkness of the valley we have reached out and felt an unseen hand. When Norris Dam was first built in the hills of East Tennessee, a worker on the night shift noticed how ...

1138. Cut Down Lifted Up

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... dance and sway merrily, tossing and leaping and bowing in joyous abandon. He would lead the great dance of the garden which most delighted his master's heart. One day the master himself drew near to look at this Bamboo with eyes of curious expectancy. And Bamboo, in a passion of love, bowed his head to the ground in joyful greeting. The master spoke: "Bamboo, I would use you." Bamboo flung his head to the sky in utter delight. The day of days had been growing hour by hour, the day in which he would find his ...

1139. The Battle For Control

Romans 7:7-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... be a more relevant passage of Scripture for many of us? The battle for control. Plato once said, "For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all virtues." The writer John Milton put it like this: "He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires and fears, is more than a king." The question is, how is it done? How do we become more than kings? How do we win the battle for control of our own desires and actions? WE BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT NOBODY CAN DO IT FOR US. The battle ...

1140. The Day God Repented

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... was seeking to change kingdoms, allegiances, ultimate loyalties. He did not make it, but we can. Part of the struggle is understanding that repentance involves that kind of shiftfrom the kingdom of self to the kingdom of Godfrom the kingdom of purposelessness to one of Divine passion. No longer are we our own. We have a new Guide for our lives, a new Standard, a new King. FOR SOME OF US THAT WILL MEAN A NEW LIFESTYLE. Sam Jones, one of the great revival preachers of this century used to conduct what he ...

1141. Face To Face With The Tempter

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... himself to gunfire or temptation! (3) Better persons than you or I have given in to the Sirens' song. The Jim Bakkers, the Ivan Boeskys, and the scores of other prominent persons who have fallen to lust or greed or any of our darker passions, are no different than you or I. Temptation is a reality for all of us. GENERALLY TEMPTATION SLIPS UP ON US BEFORE WE RECOGNIZE THE SERIOUSNESS OF IT. In her autobiography, Lauren Bacall described how she became romantically involved with Humphrey Bogart. Bogart was ...

1142. The Deal Of A Lifetime

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Are you willing to take him at his word? William Shirer was a prominent newsman during the Second World War for CBS News. After the war CBS fired him (he thinks for being too liberal). For the next twelve years he became consumed with the passion of becoming a writer. During that time he had difficulty feeding his family. His books rarely sold. It was a dark and desperate time. Out of it came a manuscript -- 1200 pages long. Everyone -- his agent, his editor, his publisher, his friends -- told him it ...

1143. The Wondrous Possibility Of Change

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... the entire Encyclopedia Brittanica. In 1972, John Goddard was fortyseven years old and 103 of his 127 goals had become a reality. As a result, he became a highly paid lecturer and toured the world telling of his adventures. (2) You and I may not be driven by the passions that drove John Goddard. But we do need some idea of where we are headed. Our goals may seem minor but we need some kind of measuring stick for personal progress. If I can set a goal of spending one half hour in Bible study each day, I know ...

1144. A Strategy For Status Seekers

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... money and he or she will say, "Recognition." As someone once put it, "If we had our way, most of us would choose the front of the bus, the back of the church, and the center of attention." (1) It is clear that Jesus was seeking to channel this passion for recognition so that it might be a force for the Kingdom of God. Thus in his own colorful way he was teaching his disciples some lessons about the nature of true greatness. IN THE FIRST PLACE HE WAS WARNING HIS DISCIPLES ABOUT THE DANGERS OF PRIDE. Nothing ...

1145. Marriage In Heaven? No. Heaven In Marriage? Yes.

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... respect and a firm commitment that this really is ˜til death us do part. 1. Nathan Ausubel, A TREASURY OF JEWISH HUMOR, (New York: M. Evansand Company, 1951). 2. Harold Hazelip and Ken Durham, JESUS OUR MENTOR AND MODEL,(Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1987). 3. Mark Hunter, THE PASSIONS OF MEN, (New York: G.P. Putnam ™s Sons, 1988).

1146. Finding Jesus

John 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... know the Scriptures like you do, Dr. Hammond, but I was raised on it. The Bible commands that we love one another." Tears welled up in her eyes. "It was a very loving thing you did. I can’t just keep silent and let you go away." Gladys, in a passionate plea says, "Dr. Hammond, you are a good disciple. You mustn’t stop now." (3) It is clear that this pastor’s witness of love had a profound effect on the faith of this woman. That has been true for many of us. We have found Christ through the witness ...

1147. Angels Announce His Coming

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... remained for 22 years. During those years, that massive church was filled by large congregations who flocked to hear Brooks preach. Brooks emphasized the incarnation of Christ and the brotherhood of humanity, always in a spirit of radiant optimism. Employing a passionate yet undogmatic style of preaching, he won the confidence and affection of all who came in contact with him. Two years after being elected a Bishop in the Episcopal church, Brooks died of heart failure. His funeral was attended by thousands ...

1148. Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Philip Ware

... say, just before he died, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." Did this mean the soldier had found salvation? Did it mean that Jesus had fulfilled Isaiah's somber prediction about the fate of the Son of Man, for whom suffering Israel waited so passionately? Did it mean that death squad would never again torture its victims? What can we say about THIS NAIL OF THE CROSS CALLED CRUELTY? What does cruelty at the Cross of Jesus, the Christ, teach us about God's plan of Salvation? WELL, ONE THING IT ...

1149. Our Damascus Road Experience

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

King Duncan

... hear Him. Once there was a young man named Francis. Like some of us, Francis tried to ignore God's warning signals in his life. Francis intended to become a priest. His father was a medical doctor, however, and wanted him to study medicine. Francis' real passion was poetry. He never told his father that. To make matters worse, while he was in his early twenties his mother suddenly died. Francis' world crumbled about him. Unable to pass his medical school exams, he went to London where he lived as a tramp ...

1150. Pax Augusta, Pax Christi

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... Caesar Augustus! And yet . . . And yet . . . Listen to what Epictetus wrote. Epictetus who also lived in these times, these days of Caesar Augustus. He said: ". . .while the emperor may give peace from war on land and sea, he is unable to give peace from passion, grief and envy." Says Epictetus: "He cannot give peace of heart, for which humanity yearns more than even for outward peace!" And so it is that Edward Gibbon begins his great seven-volume work on THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE precisely ...

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