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1201. Breaking Down The Walls

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... of a Palestinian. Ironically, the man who actually received the heart went into hiding to escape Arab rage. The widow of the dead Israeli soldier, however, knew the Shema. She knew also the words of Jesus. She was satisfied. She said, "If a person can be saved, I feel it is a blessing." (6) It is a blessing. One more wall came tumbling down. The western world cheered a couple years back to see the despised Berlin Wall come tumbling down. But there are other walls still to go. Can I give you an axe? A hammer ...

1202. Read My Heart As Well As My Lips

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... is to be on fire. The only way Christ can use any of us is when we are driven by a great passion, when we feel or hear his voice within our heart showing us a great cause that needs to be championed. Nothing is accomplished in this world by people ... to our hearts? One, by facing the worlds great need for people on fire. Two, by confronting the futility, the boredom, the feeling of emptiness that halfhearted living brings. FINALLY, WE DO IT BY SIMPLY RESPONDING TO CHRIST'S INVITATION. For 30 years Mother ...

1203. Noblesse Oblige

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... in a daze in a Des Moines, Iowa, hotel room. Under hypnosis she said her name was ENO ON MA I. Spelled backwards that reads, "I am no one." There are lots of people in this world who feel they are no one. In his autobiography, THE RAGMAN'S SON, actor Kirk Douglas tells how much pride he feels in being recognized on the street by strangers. Recently, though, he was walking down the street when a taxi pulled over to the curb. A pretty girl smiled and called to him, "Mr. Douglas! Mr. Douglas!" Figuring she ...

1204. The Baptism of Our Work

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... greater design for life. If we cannot, we may be in the wrong place. Work allows us, first of all, to be partners with God in the provision of the world's needs. Can you see how important it is that you and I, who have been so blessed should feel that we are making that kind of contribution? In one of his books Robert Schuller tells about a conversation he had with that splendid actor, George Kennedy. Kennedy told him that every time he and his wife Joan sit down to a meal they pray, "Oh, Lord, help us give ...

1205. Set Free

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... was started on one of the most remarkable careers the sports world has ever seen. (2) Can you imagine a player on a major college team having the chutspah to step out onto a field under those kind of circumstances? That’s confidence! That’s a feeling of chosenness. You and I can operate with new confidence ” new freedom ” in this new year, because we, too, have been chosen by God. We are set free, in the second place, when we realize that our sins are forgiven! To encourage the Ephesians Paul wrote ...

1206. Surprised By Love

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Let’s begin with loving God. After all, that’s where we must begin. What does it mean when we say we “love God?” Perhaps it is easier to say what we do not mean. Loving God is not having a mushy, good feeling--like loving pizza or loving a good movie. The bubbly, air-head beauty contestant giggles and says, “I just adore God--He’s neat!” Well, maybe He is neat, but that’s not the kind of love Jesus was talking about. An old Russian woman lay on a sofa ...

1207. For Future Generations

Psalm 22:1-31

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... a while. What would she do, if she could wish for just one thing right now? She decided that, more than anything else, she’d like to talk with her boyfriend in New York. He was the one person who could pull her out of this mess and make her feel safe and wanted and needed and important and loved. And so she found a telephone. And somehow she managed to get a long distance line. And the operators passed her on from one station to the next. And finally, after the minutes dragged by, she heard his voice. He ...

1208. Getting Your Attention

John 2:12-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... Level 3. The Unknown Rebel at Tiananmen Square continues to be a symbol human rights in China. Jesus got angry. People had traveled great distances to go to the Temple. The Temple was one place where people could feel closer to God. The sanctuary was a holy place. It was a place to feel God's presence in their lives. Amidst all the commotion of cattle, sheep, doves and money changers, people had a hard time praying. There were too many distractions, too much noise. Something had to be done. Jesus, filled ...

1209. How Do You Know?

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... one day. She was wearing a sweatshirt with the phrase, "The truth will make you free," printed on it. Harry was intrigued. He didn't feel free. He felt trapped. He felt that his life wasn't worth anything. He actually felt he was using the people he was photographing. ... agent said, "Thank God we don't charge a tax on love or you'd owe a bundle." And that's how we who are in Christ feel about life. It really is a good thing that there is no tax on love because we would be paying it for all eternity. But we don ...

1210. How Do You Act In The Presence Of The Queen?

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... for that. He was a bit liberal, you see. But there's one thing more to be said. MAYBE NONE OF US KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO ACT IN GOD'S PRESENCE. Maybe that's why worship does not affect us more. Imagine if we came into this room with the feeling that God really is in this place. There would be no yawns as we made our way through the service ” no bored, glassy-eyed stares. Instead, we would react just like Isaiah and Simon Peter. FIRST, WE WOULD BE CONSCIOUS OF OUR SINFULNESS. Isaiah said, "Woe is me, for I ...

1211. Jesus Prays For Us

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... a check for a million dollars, and the hardest part would be signing his name at the bottom. He had been sick recently, and his face and his walking showed it. But he walked over to the widow and started to cry, and she cried with him, and you could feel the atmosphere in the room change. This man who had never read a book in his life spoke the language of the heart and held the key that opened the gates of solace where learned doctors and clergy could not. (1) We need people who can speak the language of ...

1212. The Gift Of Inadequacy

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... Think about those words for a few moments. The gift of inadequacy. It's easy to forget about God when everything's going our way. It's easy to fall into self-congratulations and pride. Shirlene Lashley is a middle school teacher in Florida. She feels God called her to teaching. "But gradually, as the years passed," she writes, "I began to rely more on myself and less on God...Within three or four years I found myself doing more, accomplishing less, and enjoying little." As her relationship with God slipped ...

1213. It's Hard To Be Number Two

John 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the school choir. You get all the choice parts, but then a new guy comes to school and right away you recognize that this new classmate is going to be the star from now on. Or, perhaps, you've worked your way up through the company and you're feeling pretty comfortable. But the company has hired a new hot-shot MBA. And she's got all the energy and enthusiasm and fresh ideas that you once had. What do you do when someone comes along who shines just a little bit brighter than you do? It happened to John ...

1214. Why Do You Stand Looking Into The Sky?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... so?" Lee asked. "Because they say that thunder is God's voice," Smith answered, "and if I could only hear it thunder I should know I was on God's earth; as it is now, I don't know where I am." Like the disciples Smith was feeling alone and bewildered. As the disciples stood there gazing into the sky, they also probably wished they could hear some thunder ” some sign that Christ was still with them ” some acknowledgment that they were not alone. You and I have hungered for that kind of reassurance too ...

1215. Surprised Sheep And Graceless Goats

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Stan Meade

... any love or compassion?" the voice asked. "None!" said the man. "I would destroy the whole planet without any hesitation or regret!" "That's why you can't use my glasses," said God. "You may not see what I see, unless you can feel what I feel." (2) The goats did not see nor did they feel. That was their crime, and it was devastating. In Hebrews 10:4, we are told that the blood of goats does not take away sin. If we extend that as a metaphor, we could say that the offering we put in the plate, or the songs ...

1216. Thanksgiving: Where Are You Looking For It?

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... give oxen? Why not nuts instead?" On the way to offer the nuts, he became hungry and ate the nuts. He ended up offering the empty shells as his sacrifice. (3) Empty lives and empty promises seem to go hand-in-hand. Some people do not feel what we feel on this day. Thanksgiving is a foreign concept to them. Even the biblical writers found it necessary to issue a corrective for ingratitude. We read in Deuteronomy these stirring words: "For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks ...

1217. On Eating Peas With A Knife

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... toward Jesus, not away from him. The worse a person felt about herself, the more likely she saw Jesus as a refuge. Has the church lost that gift?" Yancey asks. "Evidently the down-and-out, who flocked to Jesus when he lived on earth, no longer feel welcome among his followers. What has happened?" (4) What has happened? A prostitute who rents out her two-year-old daughter? It would be hard to fall any farther than that. Could you accept her? Forgive her? This is when the Christian faith gets difficult, isn ...

1218. To Be Abased, To Abound, To Be Content

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... concern for me . . . I have been paid in full and have more than enough; I am fully satisfied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. . . ." This is not a stirring thank you note. Aunt Ethel and Uncle Joe would have been appalled! We get the feeling the money didn't mean that much to Paul . . . and we'd be near the truth! Paul begins his letter not with a "Thanks for the money," but with a "Thanks for your love . . . and the love of God." Paul has learned the secret of the good life ...

1219. Man, Give Me Some Bread: I Want To Make Sense Out Of My Life

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... is in Christ. We are a worshiping community seeking to exalt the name of Jesus. There are other fine churches who worship God in a slightly different way. We are seeking to be true to God's call in the way we best understand. We want you to feel at home here, but our most important purpose is to exalt Christ and to remind ourselves that he alone is the bread of life. Even the songs we sing reflect our desire to achieve both essential purposes in worship. Some of the hymns we sing are designed to promote ...

1220. Yes!!!

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

Sermon

King Duncan

... pew. He looked toward his priest, but the priest was thumbing through his prayer book, trying to find his place in the liturgy. And young Travis stood there. A look of panic on his face and a sense of failure in his heart. That's the way many people feel about their religion. When we think about the sacrifice Christ made in our behalf, when we think of the summons we have heard since childhood to follow in Christ's steps--then when we think of our own inadequate efforts to repay what has been given us--our ...

1221. Hurting People Hurt People

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... you, pray for those who despitefully use you. If someone strikes you on one cheek offer also the other . . . Be merciful even as your Father is merciful. And judge not: and you shall not be judged . . ." Why do we find it so hard to live like that? Why do we feel the need to strike out at others--whether they are our children or our spouse or our neighbor or someone who is of another race, or even someone whose lifestyle is deplorable by our standards? Why can't we live and let live? Why do we have to utter ...

1222. Living With Difficult People

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... between ourselves and God. Christ's dream for his followers is that we will build bridges to others--whether they be in our own family, or our workplace or simply in our world. See what the other person sees, walk for awhile in their shoes and feel what they feel, then build a bridge. Match their reality to your own. 1. The Jewish Humor List 2. Shared by Daily Chuckle 3. Michael B. Brown, BE ALL THAT YOU CAN BE (Lima, Ohio: CSS Publishing Company, Inc., 1995), p. 2. 4. The source of this information is ...

1223. On Having The Right Attitude

Matthew 13:1-23

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... to hear things with. Our Bible story for today is about hearing God's voice. We don't necessarily have to hear God speaking to us with a real voice. Sometimes, we just hear God speaking to us in our heart, like when we feel His love in our heart, or when we do something wrong and feel bad about it. But some people don't want to hear God's voice. They may ignore God, pretend that He isn't real. Some people's lives are so full of sin that there's no room there for God. But some people ...

1224. Where Are Your Chickens?

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... of miracles always begins--in Jesus' compassion for people. Jesus sees a multitude of people who are hungry. Jesus sees a man blind from birth. Jesus sees a man who is lame, another with leprosy and Jesus has compassion for them. Compassion means to "feel with" another. Jesus feels our pain. He is aware of our hurt. He sees our need. Storyteller Jack Maguire tells about a young woman in one of his classes who recalled a time from her childhood when a neighbor granted her a moment of grace. This woman had ...

1225. How To Love

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... humble ourselves. It is a decision to give up our own self-interests. It is a decision to let go of our own agendas. It is a decision to stay faithful, even in the face of pain. It is a decision to give of ourselves, even when we don't feel like it. This is the kind of love Jesus had for us, and it's the kind of love He commands us to have for one another. SOME PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE. This is why Jesus' commandment is necessary. Some people simply don't know how to ...

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