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1351. About Marriage

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... first married, and died childless; then the second and the third married her, and so in the same way all seven died childless. Finally the woman also died. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For she had been married to all seven men." My guess is that she would be tired of all of them--but what a question! She had been married to all seven brothers. To whom would she be married in heaven? Here is how Jesus answered their question, "Those who belong to this age marry and are given ...

1352. About Marriage

Luke 20:27-40

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... she had prepared, that was all right but there would be nothing else until the next meal. Well, he was really hungry by the next meal but he didn't like what she had prepared again. But because he was so hungry, he decided to try it anyway. Guess what? Yes, you are right! He liked it and ate two servings of the dinner. He was really surprised! This story reminds me of the story in our scripture for today. The Sadducees "the important church leaders" didn't believe in the resurrection or heaven. They were ...

1353. About Work

2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... had some physical or emotional problems that held you back? Nobody should be in a job they hate. That is not God's will. Some of us, I suspect, are staying in unpleasant situations for fear of losing our health care benefits. Since the election is over, I guess it's all right for me to say that the health care situation in this country is in a mess--particularly for working people and the elderly. Something needs to be done. Nobody should be in the wrong job simply out of fear that someone in their family ...

1354. He Was Afflicted

Isaiah 63:7-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... king who once ruled in Persia. He loved his people. He wanted to know how they lived. He wanted to know about their hardships. Often he dressed in the clothes of a working man or a beggar, and went to the homes of the poor. No one whom he visited guessed that he was their ruler. One time he visited a very poor man who lived in a cellar. He ate the coarse food the poor man ate. He spoke cheerful, kind words to him. Then he left. Later he visited the poor man again and disclosed his identity by saying ...

1355. Something To Brag About

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... me to tell you about someone who found that kind of freedom. Her name is Lori Trice. From the outside, Lori's childhood home looked perfect. Her parents were active in the community. Everyone liked them. Their friends and neighbors never could have guessed the hostility and violence that dominated Lori's parents' marriage. When Lori was 12, her father killed her mother and her mother's best friend, then shot himself. Lori and her younger sister witnessed the murders. They were forced to climb over their ...

1356. The Not-So-Secret Service

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's not the same as joining a church. Let's face it. There are many people who are baptized into the church who kind of blend into the background. Some disappear altogether. They may have become members, but they have not become disciples. Why? My guess is that they're really not ready for the responsibility of discipleship. The Reverend Will Willimon, chaplain at Duke University, once told a group of ministers that he had never received a phone call from anxious parents saying, "Help! My son is on drugs" or ...

1357. You Can't Please Everybody

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... sweeter because of the negative predictions we have received. A newspaper editor was present when Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address. Afterward the editor called Lincoln's brief speech "silly," and opined that hopefully it would quickly be forgotten. Guess who has been forgotten? The newspaper editor. Meanwhile another generation of young people memorizes those words spoken long ago, "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and ...

1358. Who Should I Invite To My Party?

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... heard, once they were all together in the group, the nine were not to vote for the longest line, but rather vote for the next to the longest line. This left the tenth student being the only one who would be voting for the longest line. Guess what happened. Time after time, this tenth student would glance around, frown in confusion at the way the others were voting, and slip his hand up with the group. The instructions were repeated and the next card was raised. Each time, the self-conscious stooge would ...

1359. In A Time Of War

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... us back because we hated you. You just kept showing us love." He stopped for a minute and then went on. "I couldn't sleep after we stole your stuff, so I decided to bring it back." He paused for another awkward moment, not knowing how to proceed. "I guess this is my way of thanking you for straightening me out." With that, he walked away. Carl carefully opened the bag in his hands. He put his retirement watch back on his arm. When he opened his wallet, he checked for his wedding photo, and gazed lovingly at ...

1360. What's Really Important

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , were on a camping trip. They were in their sleeping bags looking up at the sky. Holmes said, "Watson, look up. What do you see?" Watson answered, "Well, I see thousands of stars." "And what does that mean to you?" Holmes inquired. "Well," said Watson, "I guess it means we will have another nice day tomorrow." Watson paused for a moment and then asked, "What does it mean to you, Holmes?" "To me," said Holmes somberly, "it means someone has stolen our tent." No wonder Holmes was called the world's greatest ...

1361. Bearing The Right Fruit

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... for the students that was cheap and easily accessible. Then the students were told that they could give their dime to any of these three causes anonymously. They merely had to put their dime in an envelope and write on it "India," "Poor Family," or "Copier." Guess what? Eighty percent of that money went to the photocopier! (1) When Leo Buscaglia tells that story he concludes by saying, "We have ceased caring." Now that's a terrible thing to say about any group of people, but to a great extent he is right ...

1362. The Coming Of The Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... was wondering," she said, "why you cross so much of it out." There is also that time-honored story of the pastor who stood before his congregation and confessed, "This week has been a very busy one for me. I did not have time to prepare today's message. I guess I will have to depend on the Holy Spirit. Next week I hope to do better." I depend on the Holy Spirit when I am preparing and delivering a message but the Holy Spirit is also working within you as you listen. That is our hope so that even when ...

1363. He Came To Us

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... geniuses, but how can we know their testimony is true? A little girl sits in the corner drawing a picture of God. "But no one knows how God looks," someone says to her. "They will when I've finished," she proclaims. Who's to say she is wrong? Her guess is as good as anyone else's if all we have to go on is human intuition. Truly God is neither catchable nor fetchable. Can clay describe its potter? Can fish do justice to the one who changes the water in their aquarium? How can tiny human brains that ...

1364. The Competitor

Genesis 25:19-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... the idea." "Who cares what Gehrig likes!" McCarthy snapped. "Just do as I tell you." McCarthy then said to the coach: "Now that's the story. What conclusions do you draw from it?" The coach considered the matter for a minute, then answered: "I guess you were trying to wake up Gehrig." "See?" McCarthy shrugged his shoulders in resignation. "You missed the point entirely. There wasn't a thing wrong with Gehrig. Crosetti was the one who was sleeping. I wanted to wake up Crosetti." (3) How to motivate people ...

1365. The Other Woman

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... 137. He lived 38 more years after her death. Abraham remarried, which is pretty remarkable for a 137-year-old man, but he gave all his inheritance to his son Isaac. Abraham died at age 175. And he was buried beside his beloved Sarah. Guess who was there for Abraham's burial? His banished son Ishmael. Ishmael helped Isaac bury their father. Interestingly, Ishmael showed no sign of resentment over his treatment by his father nor the fact that Isaac inherited all of Abraham's considerable wealth. However, the ...

1366. Mud Below, Stars Above

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... dreams of changing his personality." But unlike changing lead into gold, changing a personality is no idle dream. It will happen when we realize who we really are: we are citizens of heaven as well as citizens of earth. We have within us both stars and mud. Now I'm guessing that all of us would like to see the `stars' part of us be stronger than the `mud' part of us, as that is the part that is closest to God. But there is a journey we must take if we would allow our citizenship in heaven to take precedence ...

1367. Excellence In Living

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... or build our cars, but also in how we raise our families and treat our neighbors, and how we relate to ourselves? Isn't there a plan somewhere that we can follow to help us find excellence in every aspect of our lives? You may have already guessed that the answer is "yes," and it is found in these words written by St. Paul: "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." (Romans 12:1) Can ...

1368. Free At Last!

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... citizens in her town. Aunt Lina used this sensitive knowledge to raise funds for her pet cause, Hebrew University. Each year, she would call up a variety of people and promise them secrecy in exchange for a donation to the University. University officials never guessed that one of their most effective fund raisers was blackmailing their donors. (7) I wonder if there are any of us who carry around secrets that we would pay good money to keep hidden. (Hmmm. That's something to think about when we have ...

1369. Living with the End in Mind

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jenny was four, she asked her mother, “Does heaven have a floor?” Surprised, her mother said, “Well, Jenny, what do you think heaven is like?” Jenny looked up at the sky and clouds and replied, “Well, I can’t see any floor, so I guess people are just up there on coat hangers!" One mother told her nine-year-old, Heather, that in heaven we will have glorified bodies. Heather asked, “Do you think we’ll look like Barbie?” One Sunday school classroom had several glass prisms hanging from the ...

1370. The Total Steward

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... around the circle, except for Bea who sat quietly in her chair. A shy yet talented person, Bea lacked self-confidence. "O.K., Bea," someone said, "what part do you think you play?" "I don''t know," Bea replied. Then, thinking hard, she finally replied, "I guess I''m just a little toe." They all laughed, and then joked a bit about the value of a toe. "It gives the toenail a place to stay," Bill suggested quickly. "You couldn''t count beyond eighteen without it," another added. Then their discussion grew more ...

1371. Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hell!

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... on the pages caught his attention. He read on one page, "He spent an hour with me today." And "Oh," she said, "it was like heaven." On another page he read, "I wonder if he will come this afternoon." And then on another, "It''s dark. I don''t guess he''s coming today." He could sense through those words the yearning loneliness of this wife who loved him so and whom he had neglected all those months, and perhaps all of their married life, consumed with his own concerns, his own desires. And all the sorrow he ...

1372. On Not Losing Heart

2 Corinthians 1:1-11

Eulogy

Edward Inabinet

... woods were too thick to determine a path. There was nowhere to go. The hunter was at the mercy of the night. After a while the sound of whistling could be heard. A beam of light could be seen like a flare. Of course, it was the friend who had guessed the problem and, with the aid of a flashlight, had come to offer guidance through a dark path. Thanks to the friend and his light, the path became clear and, in minutes, both were in the truck and on the way home. (4) It is the Holy Spirit that comes ...

1373. Where Meek Souls Will Recieve Him Still

John 3:22-36

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... as he says it. No sense of resignation to the divine will here, “Well, God is in charge, and He says Jesus has to increase, and I have to decrease. I don’t particularly like that, but I don’t have much say in the matter, so I guess I will have to live with it.” No; the Baptist rejoices in the coming together of bride and groom, saying, “That joy is mine, and it is now complete!” What a refreshing sense of proper self-understanding, humility, and worship we find in John. In contrast John the ...

1374. THE DESIRE OF YOUR HEART

Drama

Angela Akers

... many movies. Don''t let Walt Disney do all your thinking for you." Woman: "Well, what''s your advice?" Genie: "I have seen many places and met many people. I granted each of them a wish, the desire of their heart. And guess where these people are today?" Woman: "Where?" Genie: "Nowhere. They''re all dead." Woman: "You''re right. You are nothing like those genies in the movies." Genie: "You want a song and dance routine, or you want the truth?" Woman: (hesitantly, meekly ...

1375. WHAT DOES YOUR CROSS SAY ABOUT YOU?

Drama

Angela Akers

... already have, like, five crosses?" Shauna: "Yeah, but you can never have too many. I like to mix and match, try different styles. You can never have too many crosses." Wendy: "Yeah, I mean, we''re trying to make a statement here." Liz: (a little confused, not convinced) "Yeah, I guess so."

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