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1326. It's A Question Of Priorities

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... and borrow any amount of money to do whatever I wanted to. Just on my name, Reverend, just on my name! Do you understand? I could borrow it on my name only." The man then leaned forward and put his head in his hands, and said softly through tears, "I guess there are some things you can't buy or borrow." (5) There are some things you can't buy or borrow. Family, friends, health and faith. Those glass balls. IT'S INTERESTING THAT JESUS PUT A CHILD IN THEIR MIDST AS A MEANS OF HELPING HIS DISCIPLES TO ADJUST ...

1327. Come Home To God

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Angela Akers

... to anger and abounding in love, and He relents from sending calamity." These are more than just pretty words. This phrase about the Lord being "gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love" is found nine separate times in the Old Testament. Do you guess God just thinks we're thick-headed? Is that why He keeps repeating Himself? The book of Joel is only three chapters long, but the Lord is referred to as "your God" eight times in these three short chapters. (4) In fact, Joel's very name ...

1328. Search For Tomorrow

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... The patient looked at him for a second, then back to the ceiling. That was all for that day. Next day the player came again. For several days he continued to come and to play quietly. One day he said, "Does my playing annoy you?" The patient said, "No, I guess I like it." They talked a little more each day. One day the harmonica player was in a jovial mood. He played a sprightly tune and began to do a tap dance. The soldier looked on but was apparently unimpressed. "Hey, why don't you smile once and let the ...

1329. Building On A Firm Foundation

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jack Handey's style. Some of them are hilarious in a bizarre kind of way. Here's one by a youngster aged 10: My young brother asked me what happens after we die. I told him we get buried under a bunch of dirt and worms eat our bodies. I guess I should have told him the truth--that most of us go to Hell and burn eternally--but I didn't want to upset him. Or this one by a young person aged 11: I once heard the voice of God. It said, "Vrrrrmmmmm." Unless it was just a lawn ...

1330. His Name Was Rocky Johnson

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... choirs. She decided she would attend. Perhaps there she might get a little inspiration. But alas, it was not meant to be, for as she took her seat and looked at the bulletin, she discovered that her pastor was to be the guest preacher for the service and, you guessed it, he preached on Jesus healing Peter's mother-in-law. It is now the next morning and the nurse is riding the bus on her way to the hospital. Her pastor gets on the bus and sits next to her. As they are visiting, a rescue squad ambulance ...

1331. Sons And Daughters Of God

Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... for following Christ. We may lose friends, we may get thrown out of the country club, we may have to take a stand that we would rather not take, we may have to put a few more dollars in the offering plate each week--but suffer? I guess it depends how you define the word. Among those murdered in the Columbine High School shootings was a young Christian student named Rachel Scott. At her funeral service, Rachel's pastor read an excerpt from the girl's diary detailing the sacrifices she made when she became ...

1332. The Difference Between Looking Good And Being Good

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... , "Sing, Molly, sing." Anyone who says that looking good is not important is deceiving himself. A few years back there was a poll on the Internet that asked this question, "Which one member of your family is the best looking?" You want to guess how respondents answered? The top rated answer in the poll was, "Me." A majority of the respondents listed themselves as the best-looking member of their family. That corresponds with another public opinion poll which asked people which member of their family was ...

1333. Finding Something Amazing To Live For

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... and helps us reorder our priorities. These disciples were dissatisfied with their lives. So when Christ showed them something better--when he offered to give them a dynamic new purpose for their lives--they did not hesitate. They dropped everything and followed him. AND MY GUESS IS THAT, GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, YOU AND I WOULD TOO. Let's face it, most of us would like to get something more out of life. We want that abundant life that Jesus promised--and we've come to discover in our life experience that ...

1334. Better Ignorant Than Uncaring

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... One night he got a call from a woman in one of the branch banks who had this question. She said, "I've got smoke coming from the back of my terminal." Then she added, "Do you guys have a fire downtown?" Well, that makes sense, I guess. If they get their information via the phone lines from downtown, why couldn't they also get smoke? Which is more dangerous--a little knowledge or a little ignorance? Some of you are familiar with Judge Judy on television. As presiding jurist on national television, Judge Judy ...

1335. Willing And Able

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... and why is she following us?" "Well," Timmy explained, "every night my Mom makes me say the 23rd Psalm with my prayers cuz she worries about me so much. And in it, the psalm says, "˜Shirley Goodnest and Marcy shall follow me all the days of my life.' So I guess I'll just have to get used to it. (3) As a pun, that is pretty bad: "Shirley Goodnest and Marcy shall follow me all the days of my life." But it's not that bad as theology. God is with us . . . all the days of our lives. And God ...

1336. Light Shines Into The Darkness

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... with whom God will share eternity? Besides, if God were to show God's self to us, in all God's glory, would we still have our sense of freedom? Would not God's presence overwhelm us to the point that we would immediately bow our lives before Him? My guess is that the hidden-ness of God is an essential part of God's plan for helping us become complete as spiritual beings. I wish it were easier at times. People continually come to me with questions about God that I cannot answer. I can only say with St. Paul ...

1337. Can We Really Trust God?

Romans 4:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... daring escape under cover of night on a homemade boat. But wait, that's not the end of the story! They sailed straight into a violent storm. Pham reports that they surely would have been lost, if not for the expert sailing skills of"”you guessed it"”the four Vietcong soldiers. The escapees landed safely in Thailand. Eventually, Hien Pham emigrated to the United States, where he made a new life for himself. Hoping against hope. Being fully convinced that God is able to do what God has promised. What does ...

1338. Are You Ready For Your Inheritance?

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... , but also liberty. When the time was up, Rudolf Nureyev rose to his feet, strode to the door, and stepped into freedom. (5) You and I are confronted with a decision. We have an inheritance awaiting us. We did nothing to earn it. So, in a sense I guess we are a little like poor Liesel Pritzker with her billion-dollar trust. Except for this--this inheritance cannot be taken from us. It is imperishable. All we have to do is to walk through an open door like Rudolf Nureyev and claim it. The door to which ...

1339. Needed: Peacemakers

Ephesians 2:14-18

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... God's people. The Ephesians were not Jews. They were Gentiles. There was a lot of friction between these two groups. Paul was explaining that Jesus came to make peace between these two groups of people. He broke down the barriers. Jesus' love is for all people! I guess you could say that Jesus is the referee or the peacemaker. That is still true today. Jesus is our peacemaker. He is here to help us love all people and get along with all. Prayer: Thank you that you loved us enough to come and teach us to ...

1340. Faith-based Living

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... at the same desk you sat at last time. 7. Cross your legs. 8. If you still think you will have trouble, swallow a live goldfish. It will make you even more intelligent. (1) I am not sure that any of these suggestions are a sign of intelligence, but I guess some people need every edge they can get. It's never fun to take a test. How would you like to take one of Jesus' tests? Jesus was first of all a rabbi--a teacher. And from time to time he gave his disciples tests. In our Bible passage for ...

1341. What Must I Do?

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... Motors building, for example, located a few blocks up Fifth Avenue is 705 feet high (vs. 664 for Trump Tower), but it has only 50 stories. (1) Sometimes, things are not exactly as they seem. A wealthy young man came to see Jesus one day. My guess is he was quite nice looking. He could afford the self-indulgence that allows people to maximize their personal attractiveness. And he was a devout young man--a credit to his family in every way. He had that grand impetuousness that accompanies youth, but also that ...

1342. Two Women Of Faith

Luke 1:39-45

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... very best toy I could buy. I brought it home and showed my family. They were impressed also. We all thought it would be a superb gift for (name someone that you would give it to.) After dinner last evening (name one of your friends) came over. You'll never guess what he/she had. It was a bigger, better, prettier model of (hold your toy up) this. (Describe details of how the other one was better.) How do you think I felt? How would you feel? Maybe a little jealous? There is a story in the Bible about this ...

1343. Taking Charge

Joshua 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... . . . and that's fine. But I wonder how often it works out well for these offspring? We often see children of the very wealthy whose lives are a mess. Some eighteen-year-olds would have the maturity to handle a half million dollars quite responsibly. But my guess is that most of us put in that situation at that stage in our lives would do just what the young man in Luke's Gospel does--he squanders his inheritance. It's party, party, party. And soon the bank is calling. His checks are overdrawn, the money ...

1344. What Love Looks Like

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's right, I said "hug," a group hug--at a Scout event in Sweden. (1) Perhaps some of you wish you could have been in that crowd. The world seems to be divided into people who hug and people who don't hug. (Huggers and non-huggers.) My guess is that the huggers are more emotionally healthy people than their counterparts. Imagine all the positive energy that filled the air that day at the Scout event. The world's biggest hug--except for the hug that took place that day long ago when Jesus stretched out his ...

1345. No Plastic Easter

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... Then they are thrown away. We thought that was a terrible waste, and you wouldn't want to waste Easter, would you?" (2) That's a good question. We wouldn't want to waste Easter. Certainly we would not want to waste an Easter worship service. But I would still guess that you don't want a plastic message this day. You want to hear the heart of the Easter message. Here it is: Christ the Lord is risen! That's it! And that's all that really matters to us--the absolute certainty that Christ the Lord is risen. It ...

1346. Who Are Those Strangers In White Robes?

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... not amused. A Denver radio network, which also had this number, received dozens of calls a day. "God, I really need to talk to you," one woman said in a message. "I need to repent because I've cheated on my husband five times, but I guess all of us people who are prostitutes eventually cheat on our husbands." Universal Pictures, the studio which produced the film, said in a statement that the phone number was chosen because it does not exist in the Buffalo, New York, area, where the movie was filmed. The ...

1347. Above All--god

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... . I don't want his feet on my table." The president promptly did as he was told, for as Mrs. Bush observes: "Even presidents have to listen to their mothers." Today we honor our mothers. And we continue our series on Touching God. If you were just guessing, what would you say is the most visited grave site in America? Abraham Lincoln's grave? Martin Luther King, Jr? Elvis? According to tour guides in New Orleans, the most visited grave site in the United States does not belong to a Civil War general or a ...

1348. "yes, And..."

Luke 24:44-53

Sermon

King Duncan

... their trade. Entertainers in vaudeville had to face some pretty tough audiences. So, many of them ended their acts with show-stopping moves to ensure applause at the end. One performer named Eddie Leonard announced at every performance that this was his last show. He guessed (correctly) that very few people would be heartless enough to boo a man who was performing his last show. So, for 20 years, the announcement that this was his last show ensured Leonard a big ovation at the close of his act. (1) Our ...

1349. Winners Every One

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... pleasing to Him.'" (6) St. Paul was one of the most contented people who ever lived. And why not? His was a life well lived, a race well run. And one thing more: he wore a crown well deserved. We don't talk much about our heavenly reward nowadays. I guess we don't want people to think we are talking about "pie-in-the-sky by-and-by" as some earlier generations of believers did. Plus, as a way of guarding against self-righteousness, we try to emphasize that no one wins God's favor. It's given as a ...

1350. Danny Devito In A Tree

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... realize they don't. " (1) We could have told her. Psychologist Ed Diener once made a comprehensive study of happiness. One of his comparison groups was composed of American college students. A second group was composed of slum-dwellers in Calcutta, India. Guess which of these two groups turned out to be happier? You're right. The slum-dwellers. [That's because they eat healthier diets. Just kidding.] Diener believes the reason the slum dwellers are happier lies in the close network of social relationships ...

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