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1226. Save The Children

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... when he said, "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me." Our number one responsibility is to our children! That responsibility even supersedes our responsibility to our parents. In the movie "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" there is a great exchange between Dr. John Wade Prentice (played by Sidney Poitier) and Dr. Prentice's father. The father is trying to convince his son to see things his way and resorts to reminding his son what ...

1227. Looking For Mr. Right

James 4:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... than husbands who do not. I thought you might like to know that. Furthermore, they are involved in fewer auto accidents, are ill 50 percent less time, and earn 20 to 30 percent more money. The study did not indicate what kissing did for their wives. My guess is that it improved their day, too. So, men get busy! We want each of you around a long time. OF COURSE, THERE IS ONE ASSUMPTION IN MARRIAGE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY OTHER. THAT IS THE ASSUMPTION OF PERMANENCE. Either marriage is a lifelong commitment or ...

1228. He Can Change Water To Wine

John 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... it to anyone," she said, "I don't want anyone to recognize me. But I plan to see your show. Afterwards we will talk about your career." The young girl was speechless. "My career?" she thought. "I am only 17." The television star? You may have already guessed it--Carol Burnett. The teenage girl, Vicki Lawrence, became a star in her own right. The stuff that dreams are made of. We all have our dreams, don't we? Our lives have a way of getting dull, flat, uninspired. We fantasize about romance. Did you know ...

1229. Superstition Or Authentic Faith?

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... next station. When he was gone, the passengers burst into spontaneous applause for the little old woman. "I know it isn't much," she said, graciously accepting the compliments, "but he's the sixth one I brought down today." We all have our part to play, I guess. Do you see the point, though? We are constantly asking God to solve the world's problems. He is asking us to do the same thing. We need the spirit that Winston Churchill embodied so memorably. As Great Britain was fighting for its life during World ...

1230. The Waiting Father

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... do no damage. One day he thought that both his parents were out and the house empty, and he longed for the feel of a real golf ball on the head of his club. Just this once wouldn't matter. He teed up a real golf ball and swung. You guessed it, he sliced his stroke and the ball headed for his parents' bedroom window. He heard the glass shatter and then he heard his mother scream. He ran into the house and up the stairs to her bedroom. She was standing there in front of the broken window and she ...

1231. Ultimate Freedom

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... the cross. Only by surrendering to the love of that cross can we break the hold of our possessions, our past or our petty dreams. There is a currently redhot baseball star who seems to have found the freedom of the cross. Many of you could quickly guess his name. He is Orel Hershiser, the brilliant young pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hershiser calms his nerves by singing hymns. He thanks God for everything in his life. Bill Reel, in a column for the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS entitled "Sermon on the Mound ...

1232. How Shall We Pray?

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... that had been lying about on the veranda. Mildred thought the auction sale a marvelous opportunity to get rid of it. So she sent it all off to be sold. But when the time came for the auction, Mildred was ill and couldn’t go. Joe went instead. You guessed it! Joe saw this lawn furniture and bought it. He thought he had found a terrific bargain. Poor Mildred! She had to wait another year to get rid of the stuff. (2) We don’t worry about our daily bread. We worry about gaining weight. We don’t worry ...

1233. Where Have All The Heroes Gone?

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... was some time before they could free her and treat her wounds. All the while she remained conscious and alert. They were amazed at her calmness in view of the serious injuries she had sustained. Later one of the paramedics said to newsmen covering the story, "I guess the only thing that saved her life was the singing." Puzzled at this revelation, they asked him what she was singing. He replied, "What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear...what a friend we have in Jesus!" I doubt that ...

1234. A Strategy For Status Seekers

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... times, what’s wrong with me?" "I’m bright and talented and work hard, but I never get a promotion I want; what’s wrong with me?" I have just found out that my son uses marijuana; what’s wrong with me?"(3) Have you ever asked that question? I guess we all have. Now it may be that something is wrong with us something we need to correct. But if we are doing the best that we can, we need to relax and affirm our worth in the sight of God. A little boy said to his mother, "Hey, Mom ...

1235. I Should Have Written That "Thank You Note"

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... my might. And then I remembered that I had not said thank you to the Rabbi who had healed me. And so I ran back to where he was and I fell on my face and gave thanks. I was surprised to see a disturbed look on his face. I guess he was not used to a Samaritan bowing at the feet of a Jew. I heard him say to his friends, ‘Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?’” When your friend walks away you silently ...

1236. How Can I Know It's Real?

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... their sons held. Yet, Robert James, their father, deserted his wife and sons while they were still very small so that he could search for gold in California. (1) But enough about the Baptists. Another of the men who terrorized the West was named John Wesley Hardin. Guess where he got his name? Hardin was the son of a Methodist circuit rider who also taught school and practiced law. Hardin’s father, a fervent Texan, raised his son to hate the North. When Hardin, at age 14, shot and killed a black man in ...

1237. Finding Jesus

John 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jesus approaching and exclaims, "Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" Two of John’s followers hear John’s witness, and they begin to follow Jesus ” not because of any dramatic vision they had, but because they trusted John. My guess is that this is the way most of us came to Christ ” through the witness of others. It may have been our parents or our spouse or a strong personality who made an indelible impression on us, but somewhere along the way the witness of someone else ...

1238. Dr. Life

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... Each time he has made this visit someone in the house has died. "People in the area think it is creepy," says neighbor Dawn Lyons. When the white van pulls into the neighborhood, the buzz begins: "Uh-oh, it's going to happen again." You have probably already guessed that the white van belongs to a Dr. Jack Kevorkian, one of the most controversial men of our time. Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who has assisted in 15 suicides in recent years. Dr. Jack Kevorkian, also known as Dr. Death. (1) Now go back with me in time ...

1239. Stranglers Or Wranglers?

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... our homeless program, helping to stock the food pantry and the clothing supply for Houston’s homeless." An elderly woman said, "My ministry is to help in the nursery. I love to care for your babies. I’ve had five of my own and eight grandchildren. I guess the Lord can use me in taking care of little ones." A thirteen-year-old boy, recently baptized, said, that he sings in the young people’s gospel choir and is in Sunday School. "It took awhile ” ten or fifteen minutes to hear from each one ” but ...

1240. The Fourth Person In The Trinity

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... did meet [Jesus]" in those special moments. This remark surprised Ron, and, in a sense, changed his way of thinking of his role with the children. From that moment on Ron would ask himself, "What am I doing each day to be more like Jesus?" (2) Have you guessed by now who the fourth person is in the Trinity? I don’t want to sound too heretical. But the fourth person in the Trinity is the believer. All evangelism is incarnational. That is, when we witness to our faith in Jesus Christ, the Word becomes flesh ...

1241. How Much Do You Trust God?

Genesis 22:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... willing to put our lives where our mouth is. (3) The question for the day is: How much do you trust God? Abraham learned that behind the clouds of uncertainty God awaits. He placed his total trust in God and his trust was not misplaced. My guess is that Abraham was a different person when he descended from the mountain. From that moment on Abraham realized that God would take care of his son, Isaac. From that moment on he realized God would provide whatever was necessary for the fulfillment of His promises ...

1242. It's Not Nice To Call Someone A Dog

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... My daughter is severely possessed by a demon." Her intemperate tone made the disciples uncomfortable. "Send her away," they said to Jesus, "for she is crying after us." Have you seen the pictures of women in Bosnia crying for their dead and wounded? My guess is that the woman was crying with somewhat that sort of abandon. The disciples were embarrassed and uncertain how to deal with her. Jesus himself was in an uncomfortable position. This woman was a Canaanite. Jesus’ mission was to the Jews. "I was sent ...

1243. To Forgive Is Divine

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... lowest point that he began to examine the feelings he had at the time of his father's death. Hubert began attending church and reading the Bible. The process was slow and often painful but he began forgiving the man who killed his father. And guess what? After a while the doctors were able to take him off his medication completely. Soon after that, his neurological disturbances disappeared. It has been 12 years now. The problem has never returned. (2) When we harbor negative feelings, when we are unable to ...

1244. Gaining A Gratitude Attitude

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... Let's not have a turkey day this year. Please don't misunderstand. I'm not arguing for a vegetarian celebration. I'm disturbed over the growing tendency in our society of referring to the Fourth Thursday in November as "Turkey Day" rather than "Thanksgiving Day." My guess is that this trend reflects a growing alienation from our religious heritage. We have so much to be thankful for. I was reading recently that we lose as much in loose change each year as the rest of the world has to live on. Figure it for ...

1245. For Future Generations

Psalm 22:1-31

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... mother got out the old photo albums, and they looked at the pictures of years gone by. And suddenly he was struck with the thought that the pictures of his father look a whole lot like him right now. And he sings: “I’m seeing my father in me. I guess that’s how it’s meant to be. And I’m finding I’m more and more like him each day. I notice I walk the way he walks. I notice I talk the way he talks. I’m starting to see my father in me.” (Paul Overstreet) And he ...

1246. A Star And A Dream

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... . This brings us to the last thing to be said. CHASING A STAR WILL OFTEN BRING A CHANGE OF DIRECTION. In the wise men's case, it was necessary to go back home by a different route in order to avoid Herod. They went home a different way. My guess is they also went home different people. Bill Demby was a twenty-year-old Army private serving his country in Vietnam. On March 26, 1971 a Vietcong rocket hit his vehicle. Bill lost both his legs below the knee. He spent the next year in Walter Reed Army Hospital ...

1247. Surprised On The Mountaintop

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... to say. MOUNTAINTOP EXPERIENCES PREPARE US FOR LIFE IN THE VALLEYS. The time came for Jesus and his three disciples to come down off the mountain. As Peter, James, and John descended the mountain they pondered the significance of what they had just experienced. My guess is that they walked back down in silence ” they were too filled with awe. As they came down off the mountain, Jesus instructed them not to tell anyone of their recent experience, "until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead." The ...

1248. Never Too Old for an Adventure

Romans 4:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... go to waste. That was many years ago. The purse is worn out and long gone as are at least half a dozen others. The gift of the purse gave her mother a new sense of hope. Jane's mother just celebrated her eighty-third birthday. Jane bought her, you guessed it, the most expensive designer purse she could find. "She'll use it well," Jane says. (2) There is power in trust. That's where faith begins. Abraham trusted God's promises and he was not disappointed. But There Is A Second Element to Faith, and That is ...

1249. Aren't You Glad?

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Anne-Rose Reeves

... there one could see a tear falling on someone's cheek or a Mom or Dad protectively holding a small child in their arms. Pastor Jones said, "Bill Haney, would you come up and get this little lamb of yours? And you can have the apron and knife too. I guess I don't need it after all. Today is Easter. You see, all of you good people from St. Michaels, I just didn't know how to tell you what Easter really is about. And tomorrow you might even ask for my resignation with all that I've done today ...

1250. Unlocking The Doors

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... -American linebackers. He credited Penn State's hard-hitting defensive backs with the victory. "[Miami's] receivers just didn't want to catch the ball," he said. "They heard footsteps all night long, and they just didn't want to get hit." (1) I guess we could say the disciples were hearing footsteps like that. They were very frightened. But suddenly, out of nowhere, Jesus appeared in their midst. He showed them his hands and his feet and greeted them with familiar words, "Peace be with you." Their response ...

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