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1176. Now Is The Day Of Salvation

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... stolen, probably it was cut into small pieces and sold as scrap metal for fifty cents a pound. Police said the nine-hundred-pound cross probably brought only about four hundred and fifty dollars. (8) Obviously the thieves didn't know the value of that cross. I guess if you don't understand the significance of what happened on Calvary two thousand years ago, crosses do come cheap. Calvary's cross didn't come cheap to God. Last spring a 12-year-old girl and her parents drove across five states and traveled 1 ...

1177. Two Parades

Luke 22:66--23:25

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Still, the candy bars kept coming. Case and his comrades screamed "Stop! Stop!" And finally the jubilant prisoners stopped. Case, 50 years afterward, still flinches recalling this suicidal act of defiance on the part of those prisoners in that camp. (1) My guess is that the residents of Jerusalem greeted Jesus with that same kind of desperate enthusiasm the first Palm Sunday. Instead of chocolate bars, they waved palm branches. They greeted Jesus as a deliverer ” not from the power of sin, but from the ...

1178. How Can You Tell A Christian?

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... that is on the market for cellular telephones. It costs nineteen dollars. This antenna gives the appearance of the real thing, but it is a fake. It's for people who can't afford a cellular telephone, but don't want their friends to know it, I guess. The amazing thing is that more than two hundred thousand people have bought these fake antennas. When I read that I thought of a survey done by a psychology professor at DePaul University. The purpose of the survey was to find out what people think of those ...

1179. On Being Mistaken For A Mannequin

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... . There was a news item sometime back about a man, Gail L. Boller, age twenty-seven, of Mankato, Minnesota, who was fined $100 for trying to set fire to an evangelist while he was preaching. (2) I don't know the background of this news item, but my guess is that there are a lot of evangelists, pastors and lay people who need to be set on fire in a figurative and positive sense. The church on the Day of Pentecost was afire with enthusiasm and excitement. What was there about this particular church that made ...

1180. Sons And Daughters Of God

Galatians 3:23-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... ten thousand dollars.' The next day the papers reported: Reagan's Son Wins Outboard Championship.' I felt that I had finally done something significant. I was certain that when Dad read about it in the papers he would say, Doggone it, Mike, you're a world champion. I guess you've finally found your niche,' and he and Nancy, or Mom, would welcome me with open arms because of my success. I never heard from them. I realized with despair that no matter what I did, it probably wasn't going to be enough to earn ...

1181. Beaten And Bloody, But Fortunate Nonetheless

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... him: Please help me! Please help me! But the words stick in my throat. Oh, no, please no, he's not stopping. He's leaving me here bleeding. Oh, God, how much longer can I hold on? "Sorry, Lord, I must have blacked out there for a few moments. I guess the priest is not coming back, is he? Maybe he didn't really see me. Maybe he assumed I was a common beggar. Of course, that's it. The thieves took my clothes. They took the ring off my finger. There was no way the priest could tell from that ...

1182. When You Are Anxious About Many Things

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... to be done. Vegetables to chop, fruit to be washed, tables to be set. Martha even complained about it to the Master. "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me." Jesus loved and admired both these women. My guess is that he had a warm, understanding smile on his face when he said, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things; one thing is needful. Mary has taken the good portion which shall not be taken from her." Let's linger for a few moments ...

1183. When What's Lost Is Found

Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... valuable rock. After installing a trap at a downstream manhole, they flushed the pipe by sending a high pressure stream of water down the sewer pipe. Then one of the crew crawled down into the manhole and fished the diamond ring out of the sewage. (2) I guess most of us at least temporarily have lost something valuable to us. It is characteristic of Jesus' teachings that he took one of the most familiar situations in human life and used that situation to teach us about God. In chapter 15 of Luke's Gospel we ...

1184. On Fooling a Mafia Don

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... he could do. He could help his church by his ministry of caring. I believe that everyone in this room is a nice person, I hope you will leave church today asking yourself this question: What is my ministry? Am I plowing or just feeding? My guess is that Jesus used this scoundrel ” this dishonest steward ” to shock us into awareness. Being nice is great ” being honest is essential ” but it is only the beginning of the Christian life. We've got a world to save from the powers of death and darkness ...

1185. What's This World Coming To Anyway?

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Randolph W. Barr

... her. Now they have thrown her out emotionally and physically. I thought some people at church could help her find a place to live, get some things for the baby and most importantly, show her some real love." Wayne started to soften. "Okay, pastor, we all make mistakes. And I guess I'm glad that folks from church are going to help her. But did we have to make such a big deal of it? You could have just asked around. Even I would have kicked in a hundred bucks on the sly." "But she needs more than money," the ...

1186. Some Things We Can Do, God Can't

2 Timothy 2:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's raining too hard to practice. But as he watches the rain, he sees a small boy standing where home plate once was. The small boy is up to his knees in water. The coach says to his wife, "Some stupid kid is over there on the ball field. I guess I'd better go rescue him." He puts on his rubbers and raincoat, grabs his umbrella, and swims over there. "Jimmy, what are you doing here? Can't you see it is too wet? We can't practice in this weather." Jimmy looks up at his coach and says, "I ...

1187. The God Of The Living

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... freely and heartily yield All things to your pleasure and disposal. (3) God is the God of the living. God does not want us to give up. Let's even go farther than that. GOD WANTS US TO BE FIGHTERS. I don't know for sure, of course, but my guess is that the most repulsive sound to God's ears is the pathetic whine of someone who moans in a time of adversity, "Well, this is God's will for my life, I'll just have to accept it." Now, admittedly there are those events in life ” for example, the ...

1188. Good News For Tough Times

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... violence and child abuse. The newspapers, magazines and nightly news shows continue to immerse us with reports of various and sundry misfortunes until it almost leaves you numb. You begin to understand the man who said, "I used to be an incurable optimist, but now I guess I HAVE BEEN CURED." I am sure, if there is anything that all of us need to hear it is good news for tough times. Our scripture readings certainly brought a proclamation of good news for tough times in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago. On this ...

1189. Be Careful Which Entree You Choose

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , doesn't it? (1) I don't know what relevance these figures have for us, except to emphasize what an important role food plays in our lives. A recent poll taken in an American suburb asked what were the principle problems confronting our world. Guess what they found. How many think it was war? Drugs? Immorality? Hunger? Marital infidelity? The number one problem, said this small village, was "dogs running loose in the neighborhood," and number two was "how to lose weight." (2) Food is important. It's ...

1190. Resuscitating An Iguana

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... children. He longed to be in the middle of the kids reaching for Cinderella, calling her name. But can't you feel his fear, fear of yet another rejection? Fear of being taunted again, mocked again? "Don't you wish Cinderella would go to him? Guess what? She did! "She noticed the little boy. She immediately began walking in his direction. Politely but firmly inching through the crowd of children, she finally broke free. She walked quickly across the floor, knelt at eye level with the stunned little boy, and ...

1191. With A Name Like That . . .

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... too difficult for his little girl to pronounce in school. So he chose a shorter, simpler name she could both pronounce and spell. He chose the name by closing his eyes and pointing to a map of the U.S. His finger came down on Reno, Nevada. I guess she can be thankful he didn't point to something more unusual. (1) Names are important. Sometimes we are embarrassed by our names, so we look for nicknames or we go by our initials. Our names may have special significance for us. Ann Hallstein, a minister in the ...

1192. What Makes A Family?

Mark 3:31-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... is a good mother. Finally, a working mother of two would have made herself immune to the guilt feelings she developed when others criticized how she raised her children. (3) Having a family is not easy. All families have problems. If Jesus had problems in his family, I guess you and I can expect to have some problems in ours. THE SECOND THING WE OBSERVE IN OUR TEXT IS THAT JESUS REDEFINED WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A FAMILY. A family is not so much defined by its bloodlines but by the love and respect members have ...

1193. Yearning For Rejection; Thriving On Insults

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... is true in all of life. People who have had happy marriages are sometimes insensitive to people whose marriage has brought them nothing but heartache and pain. People who are successful financially may have little patience with people whose dreams have turned to dust. My guess is that one reason Paul was so successful in his ministry was not only because his thorn in the flesh made him vulnerable, but that it also gave him genuine compassion for others. It gave him a compassion like that of his Lord's who ...

1194. In Praise Of Goofing Off

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... handicap. We don't punish others with handicaps. Our society provides for them and should do the same for those with a natural dislike for work. Why can't we live and let live with each to his own style?" End of quote. (1) That's a different attitude. My guess is that it is the attitude of more people than we might imagine. I am not agreeing with the writer of this letter, but I want to begin this morning by making one thing clear. YOU AND I HAVE A RELIGIOUS RESPONSIBILITY TO GOOF OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. It ...

1195. Have You Checked On Your Investments Lately?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... , too. For generation X, having a good time is more important than money, according to surveys. One reason generation Xers say that, we are told, is that they don't think they will ever fare as well as their parents in the economic marketplace, anyway. My guess is that this will be a passing phase. When Xers start moving up in our outrageously successful economic system, they, too, will be tempted to sell out to mammon. My hope is that many of our younger people will learn from their parent's mistakes and ...

1196. We Know Where You Came From

John 6:41-51

Sermon

King Duncan

... and make restitution to the school he vandalized. Then he entered college, studying for an education degree in science and math. He decided that he would pay back society by becoming a good role model for other confused young people. He would become a teacher. I guess you could say he reached his goal. In April 1993, Tracey Bailey attended a special ceremony at the White House where the President awarded him the National Teacher of the Year honors. (5) What is your dream? Don't tell me the strikes you have ...

1197. Good Taste Or Good Religion?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... , some people say. And good breeding is important. I think that is why some Americans love British television shows. Thirty-seven percent of Americans agree that while they would hate being British, they wouldn't mind having a British accent. Why is that? My guess is that a polished British accent is for many people the ultimate in class and sophistication. We admire people with good taste, good manners, good breeding. DID YOU KNOW, THOUGH, THAT GOOD MANNERS IS NOT THE SAME AS GOOD RELIGION? There are many ...

1198. Stealth Christians

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... need time to read her Sunday newspaper? Hasn't she ever become angry at the minister or had her feelings hurt by someone and felt justified in staying home to hear a good sermon on the radio or TV? WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH MRS. CRAIG ANYWAY?" (2) My guess is that Mrs. Craig has found something in the huddle that is important to her life. It may be the fellowship. It may be the instruction or the liturgy or (heaven forbid), even the preaching. The huddle is important. BUT THE HUDDLE IS NOT THE GAME. The game ...

1199. Motorcycles, Marriage And A Word From God

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... meat house and wanted to become a collector of debts for a loan shark. Pauly couldn't understand why Rocky was attracted to Adrian. "I don't see it," he said. "What's the attraction?" Do you remember Rocky's answer? Rocky said, "I don't know, fills gaps I guess." "What's gaps?" asks Pauly. "She's got gaps," says Rocky, "I got gaps. Together we fill gaps." In his simple but profound way, Rocky hit upon a great truth. He was saying that he and Adrian each had empty places in their lives. But when the two of ...

1200. A Time For Hope

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... our world. THE OVERWHELMING TRUTH ABOUT LIFE IS OUR PERSONAL INADEQUACY FOR DEALING WITH LIFE’S MOST BASIC DEMANDS. One of the mistakes many people make is to assume that, on their own, they can conquer any circumstance life may send their way. I guess this is the most refreshing thing about being around young people: their feeling that nothing is impossible. Whether it is righting the world’s wrongs, curing society’s ills or even avoiding death, youth is convinced that an answer can be found. Not ...

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