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1401. Boldly Going . . . Nowhere

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Write Stuff," by Will Norton, Jr., Interview w/John Grisham, . . . talking about staying grounded in the midst of fame, Aspire, November 1995, p. 55. 4. Bob Moorehead, found in A Life of Integrity, edited by Howard Hendricks (Sisters, OR: Multnomah Books, 1997), pp. 26-27. 5. Mike Trout. Off the Air (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1995), pp. 145161.

1402. What Love Looks Like

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... 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 arms on the cross of Calvary. That was the ultimate hug. Perhaps a good way to refer to it would be ...

1403. Haunted By The Cross

John 18:1-11; 18:33-19:16; 19:28-42

Drama

King Duncan

... . You were not born to royalty, Jesus of Nazareth. A man who moves easily among common men---a man who carries no purse or sword---a man without a throne or an army or a crown. (Mocking) Where is your kingdom, O Great One? Is it a kingdom of the air? "What was it he said to me? That he came to testify to the truth. "˜Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.' That's what he said. A kingdom of truth---there's a lost cause. Kingdoms are built on power and might. Truth is what the king ...

1404. It's Not About Us

Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... the cross. "See from his head, his hands, his feet, sorrow and love flow mingled down; Did e'er such love and sorrow meet or thorns compose so rich a crown." One beautiful November morning a man named Henry Coffeen launched his monoplane into the air. Things seemed perfect for the first few moments aloft. Then, while running through some aerobatic maneuvers, the plane's engine exploded into flames. Coffeen bailed out just in time. He awoke in the hospital with third degree burns over most of his body. The ...

1405. Bacon Grease And Abounding Grace

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... a bed for the comfort that only a clear conscience and an authentic awareness of God's presence can bring. Sometimes you have to let go of something you once prized in order to take hold of that which is without price. Danny Cox, a former Air Force pilot who helped pioneer supersonic flights, reports that there was a problem in the early jets with the process of ejecting pilots out of their seats. Ideally, the process went something like this: pull up both arm rests in the flight seat, squeeze the ejection ...

1406. Trust Your Upbringing

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus." In chapter one, Paul establishes that Timothy has been brought up in a Christian home. Like many of us, Christian faith was part of the air he breathed. That has both its advantages and its disadvantages. Sometimes those of us who have grown up in the faith take it for granted, while those who come to the faith later in life have a greater excitement, a greater enthusiasm. There is a ...

1407. Running For Joy

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... -altitude environment. This forced his body to produce more oxygen-rich red blood cells. Plan B paid off; Lance returned to the top of the cycling world, winning a total of five Tour de France competitions. (3) World champions don't simply materialize out of the air. Hard work is involved, dedication to a demanding discipline. I'm always amazed at the person who tries to be a follower of Jesus, but refuses to train for it. I'm talking about the person who wants to grow spiritually, but doesn't want to spend ...

1408. You Will Not Leave My Soul In Hell

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... a great batter he was. Finally the father said, "All right, son, show me what you can do!" So the little boy got his softball and bat and they went out to the backyard. The father stood over to the side while the boy tossed the ball up into the air and then swung the bat with all his might. "Strike one," said the little fellow after he had missed the ball completely. "Strike two," he said as he missed the ball again. "Strike three," he said as he missed a third time. Then he turned to his father with a ...

1409. Casting Aside His Garment

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... a sea of literature and the more they view them as individual books. Let's use another example. Some of us know nothing about what goes on under the hood of a car. Today, most cars come with all kinds of standard features, such as power steering, power brakes, air conditioning, and cruise control. But these features make things a lot more complicated than they used to be. Suppose we have car trouble on a deserted road? We open the hood of the car, but what do we see? We'll probably see a meaningless mass of ...

1410. Gathered Around The Throne

Revelation 7:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... an umbrella on the place, much less a mortgage. One day the family was in town, except for Mother and me. She was sitting in a rocker on the old porch, knitting. I was lying on the floor, my face in my hands and my heels sticking up in the air. I looked at my Mother’s hands. They were hard and toil worn. I asked her, ‘Mother, tell me about the happiest hour in all your life.’ She told me, but not what I expected. “I thought she might tell me about the day my Dad, a tall six-footer ...

1411. The Coming Of The Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... notes that if you look at the old maps of the ocean currents, you will see great areas just north of the equator in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans marked "doldrums." This is an area between the prevailing oceanic winds. It is an area where the air is very warm, still and humid. Sea captains early learned to avoid the doldrums. Now and then a careless captain would sail his ship directly into the center of the doldrums--or the doldrums area would shift north or south. How would such a ship appear ...

1412. Three Promises

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... met but him. Nobody was paying him any attention. Sometimes you and I feel that way about our lives. Nobody notices. Nobody cares. But we would be wrong to jump to that conclusion. There is someone who is paying attention. There is someone as close as the air we breathe who knows our every need and who cares about us intensely. All we have to do is open ourselves to his love. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale was one of the most popular preachers who ever lived. Dr. Peale had an effective technique that he used ...

1413. Please, I'd Rather Do It Myself

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

King Duncan

... self-actualized, king of our own castle. "Please, I'd rather do it myself." That is how Adam and Eve felt too. There they were in that beautiful garden. They had everything good at their disposal. They had plenty to eat, good health, fresh clean air to breathe. Best of all, they had each other for companionship. Scholars tell us that the English translation of this ancient story does not adequately convey the full measure of Adam's delight when he first gazes upon this lovely creature, woman. He pronounces ...

1414. Clearing Back The Jungle

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... will is for us to look for and expect and give thanks for the good things in life. I suspect that it is much easier to reach true holiness through "wholesomeness" than it is through obsession with sin. Remember why God created you. Take a whiff of the fresh morning air, take a glance at the blue sky and remember who you are and why you are here. That is the first step in clearing back the jungle. Here is the second: In every storm look for a bow in the clouds. In the first step we drew our inspiration from ...

1415. Mud Below, Stars Above

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... hearing that rats were strictly lowland creatures. So he put his plane into the steepest climb possible and took it to the highest altitude that it would go. Although the motor sputtered a bit, and he felt slightly giddy because of the thin air, the chewing vibrations gradually ceased. A few minutes later he descended to his normal altitude and continued to the airport with no further trouble. Checking the tail section after landing, he found not one, but three rats, all dead from the lack of oxygen ...

1416. Piercing A Hole In The Darkness

Job 38:1--41:34

Sermon

King Duncan

... him late for work because of a traffic accident. As he voices his bitterness, he is oblivious to the pain of a person on a stretcher in the background--the obvious real victim of the accident. What good does complaining do? Does it help us clear the air? Does it lower our blood pressure? Do we expect anything to come of our complaining? Did Job? Probably not. In his darkest hour, Job cried out to God. And to his surprise, God answered him. A few years ago, a Hollywood director was making a film attempting ...

1417. The Longest Night

Psalm 143:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

"The air was so still that not a single leaf trembled. Dark gray clouds hovered overhead. Animals ducked for doorways as if by some mysterious instinct they knew that this would be a long dreadful night." That was how one man described the longest night of his life--a night when several ...

1418. Son of Man; Son of God

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... that were more than 20 years old. The trees probably are permanently disfigured. So the university decided to take action. So, why skunk? “Can you think of something worse? “ asked grounds superintendent Les Potts. Cold weather masks the smell. But warm, indoor air releases it. “We’ll probably still lose some trees,” Potts said, “but I have some satisfaction in knowing that it’s not going to work out the way the thief thinks it will.” However, he did admit wondering what the campus would ...

1419. First Things First

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... chided the young stockbroker on being so wrapped up in material things. “Forget about your Lexus,” said the policeman, “can’t you see that the truck ripped off your left arm?” The stockbroker looked down and screamed, “My Rolex, My beautiful Rolex!” An Air Force Colonel was in charge of a B-29 bomber that was hit over Tokyo in World War II. The plane was a thousand miles from its base. So, the colonel had the crew start throwing out everything which was not essential, including ammunition and ...

1420. Why Cheerful Givers are Cheerful

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work." God is not a miser. Look at the bounty of this earth--rich beyond belief. Try to count the fish in the sea or the birds in the air or the stars in the sky, and it will be quickly apparent that God is a generous giver. Cheerful givers are cheerful because they are reflecting the character of God. God is a cheerful giver. I was reading recently about one of our better known billionaires--Daniel K ...

1421. Forgiveness: Human and Divine

Matthew 6:12-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... from sin and its guilt. Paul, in Ephesians 2, tells us what we are like before we become Christians, before we come to that forgiveness state in Jesus Christ. He says we are dead in our trespasses and sins. We follow the prince of the power of the air--Satan. He is managing director. He is really the God in our lives. Paul goes on to say that we live in the passions of the flesh, following the desires ofmind and of body, and so we are by nature children of wrath, like the rest of creation. According ...

1422. A Way Made Ready

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... , your faith has healed you.” Immediately Bartimaeus can see. He can see the blue sky and the white puffy clouds as they sail pass. He can see the green grass, the beauty of the sun reflecting off the water, the birds flying through the air. He can see! What I want us to catch, however, is this. When Bartimaeus sees, and Jesus turns to resume His trek to Jerusalem, Bartimaeus follows Jesus “on the way,” as the Revised Standard Version translates. In doing so, Bartimaeus shows he understands something ...

1423. RISK-FREE RESOLUTIONS

Drama

Angela Akers

... and change the world?" Daughter: "I don''t know. I think I''m going to get my own credit card this year. And maybe a tattoo. Yeah, a really cool tattoo!" Son: "I''ve made my resolutions, too. I resolve to learn to do a really cool air guitar and to cut my toenails! I''m serious. I''m doing it this year. No one''s goin'' to slow me down." Pastor: (trying not to be sarcastic) "I''m really impressed. You''ve obviously committed yourselves to making this a better year. I wish everyone had ...

1424. In the Meantime: Between the First and Second Comings

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

David Busic

... the activity of showing kids how to categorize on the basis on likeness and difference. Well, that’s the song we should be playing as we read the early chapters of Isaiah. We come to the passage before us in chapter two and find it floating almost, in mid-air. It is the one, “not like the others.” What comes before and what comes after have to do with God’s judgment of the rebellious nation. But Isaiah 2:1-5 has a very different tenor and a very different message. It is a message of hope, hope that ...

1425. Making Sense of the Ascension

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... wisdom upside down. For this, he was denounced by scientists and theologians, as well as ordinary people who exclaimed: If this new astronomy is true, people on the other side of the earth must be walking on their heads with their feet in the air! About 75 years later, Galileo sought to validate Copernicus theories through the use of the telescope, but people refused to look into the thing, saying that it was an instrument of the devil, designed only to confuse people. Galileo was called on the carpet ...

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