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1251. The Good Samaritan: A New Look at an Old Story

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... 's new "Good Samaritan" law which said that failure to render assistance when appropriate is a crime. The rest of the show is their trial in which, one after another, all the people they have offended over the preceding nine years on the air come back to testify against them for being insensitive, uncaring creeps. Guilty! Jerry gives his closing monologue from prison. Yes, people KNOW a Good Samaritan when they see one...Mother Teresa, Albert Schweitzer, the anonymous trucker who stops to change a lady's ...

1252. Building a World

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... , spun out of control, left the road, and hit a tree. Fred was flung through the windscreen (these were the days before compulsory seatbelts), severing an artery in the process. He says that he remembers watching his life’s blood fountaining into the cold night air and thinking his end had come. Fortunately for him, two farmers’ wives heard the crash and ran across the field to his aid. Between them they called an ambulance and stemmed the flow of blood as Fred drifted in and out of consciousness. The ...

1253. East of Easter

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... talk to survive large pain. We all do it, until forced to do otherwise. Perhaps that is why Jesus engaged them in conversation. The Great Physician was a Great Therapist. These two NEEDED to verbalize what was inside...to get things out in the open, to let some air get to the psychic wound. He knew what he was doing. They were still living WEST of Easter, where "the world, the flesh, and the devil" come out on top. They needed to see for themselves that the new day had dawned. With a sadness tinged by anger ...

1254. The "E" Word

John 1:35-42

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... like young Duffey Strode unless they make a commitment; revival preachers interminably imploring "just one more" to raise that hand and make a decision for Christ; folks with bad hair on cable TV imploring folks to send more money to keep this soul-winning ministry on the air. That is not us. That is not our way of reaching people. Do you know whose way I like? The fellow we met in our lesson from John's gospel a moment ago...Andrew...the apostle with the missionary heart. Apparently, he had always been a ...

1255. Rejoice

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... they light candle lanterns and, singing carols and hymns, they walk down a country path several miles to an old abandoned stone shack. There they set up a creche, complete with manger. And in simple piety, they kneel and pray. Their hymns warm the chilly December air. Everyone in town capable of walking is there. There is a myth in that town, a belief that if all citizens are present on Christmas Eve, and if all are praying with perfect faith, then and only then, at the stroke of midnight, the Second Coming ...

1256. Mary's Song

Micah 5:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the scales was a pile of gold, jewels, lumber, houses, lands all symbols of earthly, material power. In the other side of the scales was a nest of straw. The gold, jewels, houses and lands had tipped the scales down until the nest of straw was high in the air. The gold-laden side of the scales touched the earth. Then, a woman came from the sky with a baby in her arms. She put the baby in the nest of straw. The king in his dream saw the scales immediately begin to move until the child outweighed the side ...

1257. The Triumphant Christ

Revelation 1:1-3

Sermon

King Duncan

... just society rather than in simply protecting our own interests. READER'S DIGEST recently printed a humorous little item. On a can of room freshener there appeared these words: "Bring the clean, natural freshness of a country meadow indoors. Freshens the air in your home with a clean, backtonature scentas refreshing as the summer grass and fragrant flowers of a country meadow." Following were these words: "WARNING: Inhaling the contents can be harmful or fatal." Those instructions remind me of some rhetoric ...

1258. How Can You Tell A Christian?

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... to certain characteristics. The results were quite interesting. Men wearing glasses were considered more intelligent and more trustworthy than those without. In the rating of women for intelligence, however, glasses made no difference. But glasses did add an air of financial success to both sexes. Women with glasses were generally considered more competent than those without glasses. After the survey was completed, the professor bought himself a pair of fake eyeglass frames to wear at counseling sessions ...

1259. Hope Wins!

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... is left on. In it is a sheet of paper. It looks like someone has stopped typing in mid-sentence. But the strangest thing is the clothes. Everywhere they look there are small piles of clothes. It looks as if the wearers of the clothes have evaporated into thin air, leaving their apparel behind them. Jim and Frank don't know what to think. Though neither of them will say it, the word "rapture" is going through their minds. (Rapture is a term used by many Christians to refer to the time of Christ's return when ...

1260. Sons And Daughters Of God

Galatians 3:23-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... ugliness. The witch believes that if Rapunzel is convinced that she is ugly, she will never try to escape. But then, one bright day, Prince Charming comes riding by on his white horse, just as Rapunzel is leaning out of the tower for a breath of fresh air. Their eyes meet, and it is love at first sight. "Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Let down your hair," says the prince. And she does just that: She lets her long, flowing hair hang down from the balcony, and Prince Charming, using her hair like a rope ladder, climbs ...

1261. Finding Glory

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... we are suffering. But the cross shows that line of thinking to be in tragic error. A TV news anchorwoman in Houston, TX named Sydney Seaward recently performed a courageous act. Near the conclusion of a special report on breast cancer treatment that aired repeatedly, Seaward removed her ash blond wig before the camera, revealing her own hair loss from recent chemotherapy. By doffing the wig she has worn during broadcasts of the all-news station since May, Seaward hopes to raise public awareness about cancer ...

1262. Preparing for the Unexpected

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

King Duncan

... the amateur and the pro, the star and the alsoran, the winner and those who trail behind. Bryant Gumbel, who was the host of NBC's "Today" show for 15 years, is one of those who knows about preparation. Gumbel said he never got nervous on the air. His secret was to be overly prepared. It wasn't the information he was absorbing that mattered so much as the act of getting ready and the knowledge that he had put in the time prepping. Presidential candidate booked for Friday? Gumbel would have his staff prepare ...

1263. Who Is Your Lazarus?

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... flabbergasted if they knew how well we eat and how little we pay for it. And we should not forget that many of the things we take for granted are really at heart, luxuries. Our ancestors got along quite well without video games and Velcro, televisions and telephones, air conditioning and airplanes. And the list goes on and on. Our world is filled with luxury. And we have our health. Most of us. Notice that Lazarus couldn't even walk. He WAS LAID at the rich man's gate. People who have good health are among ...

1264. Thankful Day By Day

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... day looking after other people's children or cleaning another family's house. She had nothing to be so happy about. Yet she saw the day as a blessing, Ron reflected, while he saw it as a grind. Ron got out of his car, took a deep breath of fresh air and looked to the east, where the sun was just beginning to brighten the sky. "This is the day the Lord has made," he said. "And a woman whose name I did not know had reminded me to rejoice and be glad in it." (3) How does it happen that ...

1265. Be Joyful

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the kingdom of God. As long as children feel loved, their joy is evident, even in the worst situations. One writer tells of her trepidation at seeing the slums of Bombay. The poverty was overwhelming and hygiene all but lacking. Nonetheless, the air was filled with the laughter of children at play. Psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross speaks movingly of an even worse situation. Visiting a children's barracks in one of the German death camps after the Second World War, she had expected to see evidence ...

1266. A Lesson From Two Golfers And A Saint

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christian? Kierkegaard was directing his thoughts toward those of us who have grown up in the church. He was saying that second-hand faith is not enough. It is easy to take the faith we have grown up in for granted, isn't it? After all, it is like the air we breathe. It's always been there. We need something more than that. Baptism reminds us that a fresh experience of God's grace and God's love is always available to us if we seek it. Would you mind one more golf story? In 1971 a man named Jim ...

1267. Was The President's Advisor's Sin Really That Bad?

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... , how do you feel when you compare yourself with Joe Namath, who is so sexually active and has a different woman on his arm every time we see him?" "We've all seen Staubach keep his cool in pressure game situations," says Farrar, "and the tension in the air this time was just as great. But once again, Staubach kept his cool. " Phyllis,' he said calmly, I'm sure I'm as sexually active as Joe. The difference is that all of mine is with one woman.' "Touchdown!" says Farrar. "Roger hit the end zone with that ...

1268. Paul's Prayer For Us

Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... appointment with the pastor to get straightened out. It was like one of those "Let's-invite-the-preacher-over-to-save-our-children-during-dinner" things. That's not exactly the best way to start a relationship with a pastor. Anyway, Danny arrived on time, sat down with an air of belligerence about him, and before Dr. Kopp had time to offer him a cup of coffee said, "Listen, I'm not interested in any of your Jesus talk. I'm just here because my parents said I've got to see you or I can't live with them ...

1269. Driven To Serve

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... , saving hundreds of lives through. When asked what he thought it was 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 ...

1270. After The Beep

Isaiah 66:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... no time for all the things God might be trying to sell that day. Hal Shymkus tells of an answering machine in Florida that bears the message, "No, we do not need a new roof. The siding on our house is okay. We are not in the market for an air conditioner or a refrigerator. We already have health insurance. And we don't want to be in your survey. If, after all that, you'd like to leave a message, do so after the beep." (4) Can we not respond to God's call in much the same way? "No ...

1271. Light

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... men were obliged to find another way out. They struggled through a labyrinth of old workings and a stagnant pond. Jack's father, one of the best miners and a devoted parent, took Jack on his back and led his fellow miners over dangerous ground. In the foul air, the flames of their open lamps began to weaken. "Careful, son, you hold fast round Dad's neck," his father said as they reached the dark water. Slowly he was tracing his way through the murky water which was almost up to his chest. Across the water ...

1272. Light For Our Lives

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... captured from His environment all the values it offered and then enriched it with His own insight. "Nevertheless, who would have guessed that the faith and hope of Christendom would have come out of Nazareth? Who, for that matter, would have dreamed that the age of air travel would be born in Kitty Hawk, a place nobody ever heard of until the Wright brothers made it famous. Or who would have guessed that the character of Abraham Lincoln would have come out of a log cabin in Kentucky? You never can guess ...

1273. The Greatest Good News Of All

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... distrust. But all is not bleak. An American entertainer has come with a troupe of pretty girls and musicians to do a show to raise your spirits. His name? Bob Hope. Hope begins his show with his regular patter: "When I landed," he says with an air of warm congeniality, "General Clay came up to see me, shook my hand, and asked me for my autograph. What a sneaky way to get enlistments." All the fellows are laughing and cheering. What a terrific change from the gray, monotonous days that generally characterize ...

1274. Flight To Egypt

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... eyes, with the upper and lower halves of each eyeball operating independently and having separate cornea and irises. The upper eyes protrude above the surface of the water and enable the anableps to search for food and to spot enemies in the air. The lower eyes remain focused in the water, functioning in the usual fishlike fashion. Thus, in rather ordinary ways these four-eyed fish navigate with ease in the waters of their environment." But, in addition, they enjoy a remarkable capacity to participate ...

1275. Grace The New Fashioned Way

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... Beck, a former all-American basketball player at Kentucky and a minister, doubles as a part time chaplain to our U.S. Olympic team. Once he suggested that the kingdom of heaven is like the best, first class athletes. Seeing them train at the Air Force Academy practice field with all the technology and their native skill he concluded that here might be the pearl of great price and commitment. But then he wandered down to the running of the Special Olympics, which feature the physically and mentally limited ...

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