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1326. One Came Back

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... the country, I made a bewildering discovery. These long-faced, listless people were present in every congregation." Then she asked a very good question: "How could they come into God's presence Sunday after Sunday without breathing in the joy that danced in the very air?" (1) Jesus was traveling near the border between Samaria and Galilee. He was on his way to Jerusalem. Near the border was a group of lepers. It was a common sight to see such groups banded together on the outskirts of cities. No one wanted ...

1327. Why Change Is Possible

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... we make in faith. GOD CHANGES INDIVIDUALS. A colleague in Portland, Oregon, recently shared in a sermon an excellent example of this activity of God. The story is about a gentleman named Bruce Kennedy. Bruce Kennedy was the CEO of a major corporation known as The Alaskan Air Group. At the tender age of 52, he is stepping down from the position. It was not because he was stepping down that my colleague noticed the story ” it as the reason why. Bruce Kennedy shared "I am leaving my post so that my wife and ...

1328. The Source Of Joy

John 3:22-36

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... lap. I watched his stiff fingers force open the pages. And I watched people in the audience wipe away tears of admiration from their faces. Robert could have asked for sympathy or pity, but he did just the opposite. He held his bent hand up in the air and boasted, `I have everything I need for joy.' His shirts are held together by Velcro, but his life is held together by JOY." (2) This real life story from one of God's special saints demonstrates that the source of joy depends on your orientation to life ...

1329. A Perfect World

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Last Christmas, Donna McGee received a police scanner as a surprise from husband Gary. "They're popular in our neighborhood here in Memphis," says Donna. "People like to listen to police calls. Sometimes a scanner will even pick up President Clinton talking from Air Force One." A couple of days later, Donna learned it will also intercept calls on cordless phones. Immediately after turning on her scanner one day she picked up a conversation between a man and a woman. The man asked, "Are you sure you want ...

1330. Humility You Can Be Proud Of

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WITHOUT THE REWARD OF RECOGNITION. There was an interesting article in LIFE magazine sometime back. It was about Dan Dyer, a maintenance man for Roper Hospital in Charleston, SC. Until 1989 Dan had been responsible for the hospital heating and air conditioning for 8 years ” and yet the hospital staff was oblivious to Dan's existence. Dan was usually out of sight in the boiler room or some such place, and his contribution to the healing of sick and hurting people just wasn't all that ...

1331. A Message For Big Bird

John 11:17-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... He'll be missed. They also wanted the cast to express how they felt about Will. And they wanted the kids to know that death stimulates a full range of emotions. You're sad, you're angry, you're frustrated ” all at the same time. The show that resulted aired on Thanksgiving so that parents could watch with their children. In one segment, Big Bird walks on camera and says to the cast: "I just drew pictures of all my grown-up friends on Sesame Street and I'm going to give them to you." He passes out sketches ...

1332. Bad News, Good News

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... merely grabs it with his one free arm and gently sets both it and Lois safely back on the landing pad. When he turns to leave, an astonished Lois stammers out the words, "Who ARE you?" "A friend," Superman replies warmly, and as he flies straight up into the air with a sort of half twist Lois faints in a heap. (5) That's the way we would like for Christ to come to us. And that is why we miss him. Christ reveals himself as he has always revealed himself ” through the Word and through the Sacraments ...

1333. Fear Of Flying

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... 1) Time magazine reported sometime back on the many famous people who have a phobia about planes and are nevertheless, constantly flying. Among them are Andre Previn, Joanne Woodward, Bob Newhart, Jackie Gleason ” even former president Ronald Reagan. In an interview done aboard Air Force I, the president was asked if he had overcome the fear of flying. "Overcome it!" he retorted. "I'm holding this plane up by sheer will power." (2) Some of you can relate to that. Fear Is an Emotion that Affects Everyone ...

1334. Focusing On The Possibilities

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... a mathematician) received a Bachelor's degree from University of Maryland in 1936 and a Master's from the University of Michigan in 1937 before completing his Doctorate (interrupted by World War II) at UC Berkeley in 1946. He later worked for the Air Force, took a position with the RAND Corporation as a research mathematician in 1952, became professor of operations research at Berkeley in 1960, and joined the faculty of Stanford University in 1966, where he taught and published as a professor of operations ...

1335. Yes, But He Started It!

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... our peace of mind. Having said that, though, I must add this: I don't think there is any sadder place for unresolved conflict than in the home. During World War II Perry Avery was minister of the First Congregational Church of Kokamo, Indiana. The Bunker Hill Air Force Base was located nearby and quite a few of the airmen came to Avery's church to be married in the cozy and attractive little chapel. The church was wired for sound. Just prior to the ceremony Avery would place a pile of religious records on ...

1336. A Reason For Living

Philippians 1:12-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... into synthetic alcohol to be used as a fuel additive. One day the Allies bombed the camp and almost destroyed the building where the alcohol was manufactured. The next morning, the guards decided to punish the inmates. They forced them to take all the rubble from the air-raid and arrange it at one end of a field. When the prisoners finished this task, the guards ordered them to carry it back to the other end. This went on, back and forth, for several weeks until the prisoners began to break under the strain ...

1337. How Do You Get To Heaven?

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... four, Gregory started asking his parents about heaven. His father tried to explain that Heaven was way up in the sky. For a while this answer seemed to satisfy Gregory. A few months later, the family was flying to Hawaii. As the plane rose into the air, Gregory asked how high they would go. As they reached their flying altitude, Gregory began to talk about Heaven again. His father realized that Gregory was hoping to see his twin brother in the clouds somewhere. He tried gently to explain to his son about ...

1338. Pardon Me, But Do You Know God?

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... on a few more steps. He heard the voice again, more urgent than before: "Peter!" He stopped in his tracks, bent forward to peer through the dense black, and stumbled to his knees. Reaching out a hand to the ground before him, he clutched thin air. The quarry! Sure enough, as Peter carefully felt around in a semicircle he discovered he had stopped on the edge of the abandoned limestone quarry one step before a fatal plunge into the deep. Out there in the desolate moor someone knew him and someone cared ...

1339. Have You Seen God's Heart?

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... , followed by men blowing their trumpets. Then would come wagons carrying some of the spoils taken from the conquered territory, and just behind them a number of defeated army officers in chains. The priests, carrying burning censers from which a fragrance pervaded the air, were next in line. Bringing up the rear would be a group of cheering military men of various ranks. The smell of the incense symbolized joy, triumph, and life to the victorious general and his followers; but to the wretched captives who ...

1340. Washing Away The Junk

Luke 3:21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... throughout the night. (8) Less than six feet away were help and hope, but they died unaware. I wonder how many people good people, even Christian people struggle through life never realizing that all the help and all the hope anyone needs are closer than the air they breathe. I have been baptized! God loves me. God sent Christ into the world to wash away all the junk from my life. This is my identity. I belong to Christ. 1. Mark Victor Hansen & Barbara Nichols with Patty Hansen, OUT OF THE BLUE: DELIGHT ...

1341. Body Language

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... driving me crazy. Come to think of it, I'm sick of it and I'm sick of you." Well the battle lines were drawn. The two of them continued on this way for days, the one beating the same issue to death while the other just kept blowing hot air about it. "We'll see about this," the heart finally said, pounding furiously as it told its story to the mouth. The mouth agreed with the heart and bit its lip in anger. "We'll see how swelled up the lungs will be if I hold back," it spat out ...

1342. Show Me The Fish!

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... horns and cheering. It was victory at sea. Paul Bedard, a WASHINGTON TIMES reporter, said the news was "like the end of a war." When the FIDELITY returned, the mood at the dock was as wild as Election Night. Barbara Bush thrust her fist high in the air in celebration. Relatives shouted for joy. Grandchildren kissed him. (1) It was a great victory for the President. It's frustrating to fish and fish and catch nothing. It's like a man who had spent a fruitless day fishing. In desperation he picked out three ...

1343. Getting The Proper Nourishment

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He and his father had been fishing. For 15 days Walter had waited beside the wrecked and burned plane in which his father, Steve Sedor, was instantly killed in a crash. Hungry and afraid, the boy waited alone for his mother to come for him. Royal Canadian Air Force and civilian planes had scanned 70,000 square miles of land for days but no trace had been found until the 15th day after the crash. A commercial airline pilot sighted the boy standing on a rock and waving feebly for help. For 15 days the ...

1344. Bound By A Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... athletes was tremendous. There was even pressure to boycott the Games. Some of you remember the outcry in those games when Tommie Smith and John Carlos won the gold and bronze medals in their event, the 200meter dash, and they raised their gloved fists in the air in a protest. The U.S. Olympic Committee immediately took them off the team and removed them from the Olympic village. Mel wore black running shoes to protest their removal. Nevertheless, the U.S. relay team, of which Mel was a part, set a new ...

1345. Well . . . I Was A Little Confused

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... individuals who convince themselves that a freely elected government is the enemy of the people. These people are outside the mainstream. On the fringe. And that is just the point. If people would bring their moral and spiritual concerns to church and air them with people who are committed to Christ, then truth and reason will emerge. Christ has promised it. A University of Southern California professor wrote an article in THE CHRISTIAN CENTURY a few years back, tracing his religious pilgrimage, which took ...

1346. Dogsleds And Dogged Determination

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

King Duncan

... GOD. This is the message of this verse. Commitment to Christ and to his people is not to be entered into halfheartedly. As they were walking along the road, a man said to [Jesus], "I will follow you wherever you go." Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." He said to another man, "Follow me." But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim ...

1347. Future Tense

Luke 12:54-59

Sermon

King Duncan

For nine seasons, "Seinfeld" was the toprated comedy on the air. It dominated the Thursday night television lineup. But the show almost didn't make it to the airwaves in the first place. The first few episodes didn't test well with audiences. Audience members had a number of discouraging things to say about it. The character of Jerry received a " ...

1348. To Be Abased, To Abound, To Be Content

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... inside. It doesn't matter if the Turkey is a Butterball or a $0.29 a pound turkey on clearance. Contentment comes from our relationship with our God of Providence, who knows what we need. That's what Jesus was talking about when he spoke of the birds of the air and the lilies of the field. They're not anxious, they just live and they find abundance. Jesus summed it up, "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food ...

1349. Why We Gather At The Table

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

Eric Ritz

A majestic cathedral in Northern Europe was known for its magnificent organ. Unlike the electronic organs of today, these organs depended on a man who would pump by hand the air needed for the organ to produce its great sound. A guest organist was scheduled to play for a 4:00 recital featuring the works of Mozart and Mendelssohn. This brilliant guest organist bowed before the crowd and said, "For my first selection I will play a piece by Mozart." He ...

1350. Embedded In Bedrock Or Destroyed By A Typhoon

John 18:25-27

Sermon

Dale Dickerson

... bravery which Peter showed throughout the evening and night falters. If he answers, "I am," what will happen? Will they arrest him? Will they beat or kill him? Rather then trust in God's help, Peter responds with a half-hearted, "I am not." The night air is cool. Slaves build a fire. As the high priest is questioning Jesus, Peter joins those standing around the fire. He rubs his hands together and warms himself. Not really satisfied by the half-hearted answer Peter gave as he entered the court yard, those ...

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