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1376. Two Women Of Faith

Luke 1:39-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... no part in our Lord's birth. Only God and a young woman named Mary. Yet even today there are people who thump their Bibles and insist that woman is supposed to be subservient to man. People get the strangest ideas about what the Bible teaches. If we were to stop right here with this story of Mary and Elizabeth, we would say that woman, not man, was favored by God. However, I don't believe the Bible teaches that either gender is superior. We're not saved by the shape of our flesh, but by the sureness of our ...

1377. I Can Make It By Myself . . .

1 Corinthians 12:12-31, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Ballantyne was shopping at a store in Scotland when it seemed that the whole world suddenly stopped. As Margo sorted through stacks of scarves, the other shoppers in the store suddenly froze in ... us together and arranged us, just as God wanted us to be, with a purpose and a plan in mind. We are God's agents of grace in the world. Let us stop looking at our own weaknesses and instead look at the God-given strengths that we as a community bring to our task. Charles Colson in his book, The Body, tells of the ...

1378. I Am Only . . .

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Here he told his audience, which included the Earl of Shaftesbury, about rooftops, alleyways, and other haunts filled with homeless children. Some listeners doubted Thomas' stories. The Earl of Shaftesbury asked Thomas to take him to see these homeless children. At their first stop, an outdoor market near the river, Thomas and the Earl found 73 homeless youths. The Earl paid for all of the young people to eat at a nearby coffee shop. To support his work, Thomas sold Bibles on the streets, in the shops ...

1379. Needed: A Radiator Cap Solution

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... their hero in 2000. In a letter to the girls, Irena Sendler wrote, "You have done big work for all the world, your homeland, Poland, and for me. I warmly believe that you will always go the same way, to stop wars and evil at last. And goodness will win." (2) That's a lofty ambition, is it not? "To finally stop wars and evil. And goodness will win." That's what Irene Sendler is all about. That is what Jesus is all about. He stirs up the people. He challenges our whole way of doing things. To see the world as ...

1380. No Plastic Easter

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... nursing home," she said, "so if you don't mind, I'd like to take my lily to her. I'll just pick one out." Before anyone could stop her, she took one of the Easter lilies out of the window next to where she was standing. And in a voice loud enough to be heard in ... as he was walking across the campus, an American student casually greeted him with, "Hi, What's the good word?" The Korean boy stopped dead in his tracks. He thought to himself: "I don't know the good word! You would have thought that after nine years ...

1381. What Do You Really Know?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... help satisfy his curiosity at all, for as he read he found that parts of the written conversation were missing. He read words like, "Yes! She did! And you know what that means!" And, "He stopped that long ago!!!" Now he was really curious. Who was she? And what did she do? And what does that mean? And what was it that he stopped doing, and who is he? There were more unanswered questions than there was information. If we're honest about it, that's how we feel about God. We probably have as many questions as ...

1382. Loved By The Father

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

King Duncan

... made us, and not we ourselves" (Ps. 100:3). This verse had no apparent connection with her problem, but he couldn't stop thinking about it. After she finished talking, she sat in silence waiting for a response. Dr. Michaelson didn't know what to ... branch. He never takes time for himself, never lets himself off the hook. When he is sick, he is still at work. He never stops, praises, or rewards himself. Clearly, Ethan has a double standard that leaves him with less than anyone else. Why? It turns out that he ...

1383. "Head" Lines

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... seeking Arms. Listen how St. Paul begins today's lesson: "For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers . . ." Paul's first prayer for the church is a prayer of thanks. In fact, Paul writes, "I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers." That's a lot of thanks. What causes Paul's sense of gratitude and joy to overflow? It was this new church's faith ...

1384. He Left Them Where?

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... , you choose the one where my enemies like to eat. I'm sure I'll relish every bite of that meal!" You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows. "I don't want any oil on my head. I prefer shampoo. And for goodness sake, can't you stop pouring before my cup overflows? What kind of waiter are you anyway? How would you like to have hot coffee spilled all over your hand?" Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. "I ...

1385. The Eleventh Commandment

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... it would be the story of the Good Palestinian rather than the Good Samaritan--if a Jew can love a Palestinian, then there is no limit on love. We are to love not only our immediate neighbors but also the cashier who checks our groceries and the cop who stops us on the expressway as well as the obnoxious people who cross our paths every day. We are to put our faith into action through loving deeds. As someone has said, "We are judged by our actions, not our intentions. We may have a heart of gold--but so ...

1386. If Your Eye Offends You

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... in Southwest Virginia. An elderly man was teaching a Sunday School class to a group of young people. That elderly man put it this way: "If you're driving down the road and you see Satan standing by the road trying to catch a ride, don't you dare stop the car, don't you dare open the door, don't you dare let him in, 'cause it won't be long until he'll want to drive." We modern, sophisticated, liberated people need to hear that word. Soren Kierkegaard, the great theologian, said that most people believe that ...

1387. He Came To Us

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... That's deep! Too deep for many of us. Wade Burton tells about a man who was riding a bus from Chicago to Miami. He had a stop-over in Atlanta. While he was sitting at a lunch counter, a woman came out of the ladies' rest room carrying a tiny baby. She asked ... moved somewhat slowly by the manger again as they drifted from the dining area back into the living room. Almost none of them stopped to look at the manger. In fact, none of them even noticed it, except two. An old woman, walking with a cane, paused in ...

1388. Three Promises

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... at the mall two blocks from where you are. I saw a beautiful mink coat . . . It is absolutely gorgeous!! Can I buy it?" "What's the price?" "Only $1,500.00." "Well, OK, go ahead and get it, if you like it that much . . ." "Ahhh, and I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the 2004 at a really good price . . ." "What price did he quote you?" "Only $70,000 . . ." "OK, but for that price I want it with all the options." "Great!, before we hang up, something else . . ." "What?" "It might look like a ...

1389. God Has Gone Up

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... know that when the Gospel is understood in terms of its height, its depth, and its breath, it is an occasion for unadulterated joy. There was joy in the early church. And there ought to be joy in every church. There is a story about a traveling salesman who stopped in to visit a church for the first time in a strange community. He was an emotional kind of fellow and he got carried away in the service. He even let out a little "Amen." Several people turned around and looked at him rather sourly. He hung his ...

1390. When The World Goes Crazy!

Genesis 6:1-8:22

Sermon

King Duncan

... 'LL NEVER HEAR A DAD SAY: 10. Well, how 'bout that? I'm lost! Looks like we'll have to stop and ask for directions. 9. You know Pumpkin, now that you're thirteen, you'll be ready for unchaperoned car ... know the rest of the story. For forty days and forty nights, the rains came down. What was Noah thinking as he watched the waters rise? When the rains finally stopped, Noah sent out a raven. Next, he sent out a dove. The dove returned, so Noah waited a while longer. He had a Ph.D. in waiting by now. Finally ...

1391. Where Heaven And Earth Meet

Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... keep himself pure. Therefore, Jacob had to travel to Paddan Aram to find a devout wife among God's chosen people, the Hebrews. It was while he was on the run from his brother Esau that Jacob had an encounter with God. On his way to Paddan Aram, Jacob stopped for the night to sleep. Verse 12 reads: "He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it." The Lord stood above the ladder and declared to Jacob ...

1392. Hey, Gang, We're Moving!

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... an average of six times during his life. Eats his corn on the cob in circles, not straight across, and prefers his steak medium. Can't whistle by inserting his fingers in his mouth. Prefers that his toilet tissue unwind over, rather than under, the spool . . . Will not stop to ask for directions when he's in the car." (4) It's all right to be an average man or woman. If you want something more than average, however, you're going to have to leave your comfort zone. That is what God was asking Abram to do ...

1393. Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hell!

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... from that gnawing guilt in hell. Arthur Walker transmitted classified secrets to a spy ring that was operated by his brother. Even stopping his deals after the second time didn''t relieve Arthur Walker of a gnawing guilt in his soul. He said, "I ... knew that. Okay?I don''t know how to put this, maybe except to put it in religious terms. Once you start sinning, you either stop or you just keep going and going, and then you carry this guilt around, subconscious perhaps, but it''s always there and there''s always ...

1394. Jesus, Our Hope

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... of world, He is no answer at all! Christmas is a charade. Jesus is a charlatan. The message of the angels is old-fashioned snake oil: high on promise, low on cure. If Jesus is not the answer for a broken world, we need to quit pretending. We need to stop playing the Christmas game, silence the carols, and throw out the gifts. We need to get rid of the nativity scenes, and make sure we throw the baby out as well. If Jesus is not the answer for our kind of world . . . But He is! Brother and Sister, Jesus is ...

1395. Hope in the Shadows

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... of human history cannot deny its impact. Today more than ever, Jesus’ words in this passage hold true; He has come, is coming, and will come again; and His coming is a greater reality than the shadows. The sun may stop shining. You and I depend on the sun every day, don’t we? The minute the sun stops shining life on this planet ceases to exist. Thankfully, the sun’s shining is a certain reality. Jesus’ coming to us is even more so. The moon and stars may fall from the sky. You and I depend on the ...

1396. CAN WE TALK?

Drama

Angela Akers

... more to tell, I''d tell you. But school is school. Life is life. If you wanted a speech, you should have told me. I would have prepared note cards." Dad: "We''ve had this conversation a thousand times before. When did you just stop talking to me?" Son: "When you stopped listening to me." Dad: "That''s a cheap shot. I listen to you." Son: "You listen if you want to hear about my day. But you don''t listen to me." Dad: "What do you mean?" Son: "All of a sudden when I got ...

1397. THE SAVIOR HAS COME?

Drama

Angela Akers

... cause a man to say, ''There goes the one of God.'' " Nathan: "Next you''ll have the gall to tell me that he was born of a man and a woman, just like normal babies." Simeon: "Yes, that he was. His parents were kindly peasants, quite poor." Nathan: "Stop! Stop! I''ve heard enough. You say the Lord, the God of our people, was born on earth just a few weeks ago. And that he was born a peasant, with nothing special in family or face that would set him apart from you and me. There can be no ...

1398. Making Sense of the Ascension

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... had been bitter, and sarcastic, and cynical about life. She had said many bitter things about her neighbors, often envying them their good fortune. . . being married, and having homes of their own, while she felt doomed to a life of loneliness. She had stopped praying years before, and even blamed God for the poor deal she felt she had gotten in life. Then, rather late, love came into her life. A rather youngish widower asked her to marry him. She became radiant, a radically different person altogether. She ...

1399. Jesus: The Life of the Party

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... , for this is not the usual picture most people have of Christ or of the Christian life. A lot of people picture God as a Cosmic Killjoy who is forever looking around to see whether anyone is having a good time so he can put a stop to it! What was it that H.L. Mencken called Puritanism? "The haunting feeling that somebody, somewhere, might be enjoying himself?" Jesus would never have understood that kind of religion. But where did we go wrong? How is it that Christians and the Christian Faith have gotten ...

1400. Is Suffering Punishment for Sin?

John 9:1-12

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... I guess is much better than an answer anyway. When tragedy strikes us and we cry to the heavens, “Why?” I do not believe that an answer for our minds is what we are really asking for. One might give a theological answer, but that would not stop the pain in our hearts. What we need is not an answer, but an assurance that behind everything that happens to us there is a loving God who will neither leave us nor forsake us. So: Jesus specifically rejects the notion that suffering is necessarily the result ...

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