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1426. Flight To Egypt

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... a constant. It changes very little. (5) Humanity has a sinful heart. Andrew Tobias wrote a thoughtful column a few years back in TIME magazine about his flirtations with communism as a youth. The communist goal is so appealing: "From each according to his ability; to each according to his needs." That sounds so Christian, does it not? No more billionaires living it up on lavish yachts, while the poor live hungrily on the streets. Provide everyone with a decent standard of living regardless of how much he or ...

1427. Written In Our Hearts

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... ANXIETY TO TRUST. The esteemed psychologist Eric Erickson told us many years ago that the primary task of childhood is the development of a sense of trust. The mark of the adolescent, of the immature, is to be fearful, jealous, possessive. The ability to walk through life with confidence and conviction because we have this sense of inner security and peace, is the greatest gift that God gives the believer. David Buttrick tells about a pastor whose office desk faces some especially designed wallpaper. The ...

1428. News From The Vineyard

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Landers: Dear Ann: Last December a pal of mine killed himself. Another friend attempted suicide three times in the past 14 months. I tried to take my own life a few years ago. We all had promising futures and financial security, but we lacked one thing-the ability to relate to others. I stopped wanting to kill myself when I realized my death would make a difference. That somebody really cared. If people want to help, they can. Here are a few things everyone can do: Smile more, even to people you don't know ...

1429. Mustard Seed Faith

Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... not alone in this universe. Here is the critical factor in mustard seed living. We are not alone. Life can be lived in more than one dimension. When Jesus talked about the Kingdom of God being like a tiny mustard seed, he wasn't talking about the wonderful abilities of man. Rather he was describing the availability of God. This is God's world and He is involved in it. "If you would do the best with your life," British leader Arthur Wallis has said, "find out what God is doing in your generation and fling ...

1430. Something Is Missing

John 6:24-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... come closer. Suddenly there was a blur of green, and, before anyone knew it, the snake had wrapped itself around the little mouse. That's the way sin works, according to Thielmann. Particularly is this true with regard to sex. Its power lies in its ability to fascinate and mesmerize. (4) The one thing that it cannot do is fill that emptiness you feel inside. Affluence. Fame. Sex. One more power. Katharine Hepburn once said, "The world is dominated by power, and you'd better not be weak, if you can help ...

1431. Walk Wisely

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... Go try out for track." Walker's response was to undertake a training programcalisthenics, running, stretching, eating carefullyto build himself into an All American football player and Heisman Trophy winner. He said of his success: "My Godgiven talent is my ability to stick with it longer than anyone else." Herschel Walker learned a great lesson of life. We are told that a German named Philip Reis actually invented the telephone fifteen years before Alexander Graham Bell. His instrument could transmit music ...

1432. The Path To Real Success

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... control over their life. This is what separates us from animals. Animals cannot abstain. Animals cannot deny themselves. You can train an animal to show a certain amount of discipline but the animal cannot make that decision himself. It is a uniquely human ability to discipline and control desires and wants. There was a certain bishop, in the horse and buggy days, who had two horses named Pride and Prejudice. He said on one occasion that people thought it was awful that a bishop should be drawn hither ...

1433. A Woman's Place

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... social status. Women deserve to be accorded dignitythe same dignity as a man enjoys. For two reasons. One: A woman, by her very nature, is equal to man. If God ever intended for women to be subservient I suspect that he would have created her of lesser ability. But every study shows that woman is just as able in almost every area as men and exceed men in some areas. I like the story about a motorist who was lying in the street badly injured following a traffic accident. As a crowd gathered, a woman rushed ...

1434. The Placebo Effect

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... voice he had, and help him sing if he could. "And so God feels toward us when we try to serve him or simply believe [in Him]. He would help us in our failures, and unlike Gough, he is able to do it." (2) We have within our grasp the ability to become children of God. Aren't you tired of inferior substitutes? Isn't it time to move beyond the placebos and meet the Person--the only Person who can truly heal you and make you whole? His Lordship, His Leadership, His Love can be yours. Why settle for anything ...

1435. Waiting On God

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... the little fellow standing at the bottom of a department store escalator. Intently looking at the handrail, the small boy would not take his eyes away. A salesperson asked, "Are you lost?" "Nope," came the reply, "I'm waiting for my chewing gum to come back." The ability to wait is one of those childlike qualities that says, "Hey, there are some things in life I cannot control. But Someone is in control. It takes humility to wait. IT ALSO TAKES FAITH TO WAIT. We do not like to wait because that means that ...

1436. He Brings Light

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... the meaning of darkness. Thus when Biblical writers proclaimed that the people who walked in darkness have seen a great light, they were speaking of something vivid, dramatic, hopeful. When they spoke of Christ as the light of the world, they were ascribing to him the ability to transform their world from one of darkness and despair to one of hope and joy. You must understand the darkness of that world to appreciate the words of the Psalmist: "The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear?" (27:1 ...

1437. Fans or Followers

Matthew 4:18-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... power. When you are asked to serve God in some capacity, don’t talk yourself out of a great opportunity by saying, “I’m too old,” or “I don’t have enough education,” or some other personal put-down. God can give you the ability. What he can’t give you is the commitment, the dedication, the faithfulness. That must come from within. That is why God always prefers the holiest to the brainiest. That is why Christ prefers followers to mere fans. The first disciples that Jesus called were ...

1438. We Haven't Seen Anything Yet!

1 Corinthians 2:9

Sermon

King Duncan

... God has placed us. Walter D. Cavett tells about a boy who was taken by his father on a camping trip to the Adirondacks. They hired a guide, left the beaten trails, and spent a week in the heart of the woods. The boy was greatly impressed by the ability of the guide to see all sorts of things invisible to the ordinary eye. One day, after the guide had been pointing out some of the hidden secrets of nature, the boy asked with an awed voice, “Mister, can you see God?” The old man replied, “My boy, it ...

1439. Good Reasons For Not Cheating

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... are attacking, the trees emit a chemical signal that travels on the wind. This enables distant trees to prepare their protectionphenol in the leaveswhich is distasteful t.the catepillars. This advance warning of an attack amazes scientists: The individual trees have the ability to behave in a way that benefits not just themselves but the whole species. (2) Are we not a higher form of species than willow trees? Treat other people as you would like to be treated. THREE. ALWAYS GIVE YOUR BEST. Integrity ...

1440. Marriage: Agony Or Ecstasy

Matthew 5:31-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... difficulty in verbalizing their emotions. One little boy was cautioned that "big boys don't cry." Later when he was observed taking a bad spill, he did not shed a tear. "I've learned," he explained, "to cry in my brain." How sad that is. The ability to communicate about our deepest feelings would save many marriages and enrich many more. The third big "C" after commitment and communication is cooperation. It is interesting in Genesis 2: 18 that God says, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will ...

1441. Follow that Dream

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... God's Dream for His World? That is the secret of a satisfying life. What dream does God have for your life? Where do you fit into the total scheme of things? Is the world a better place because you are in it? Are you using you gifts and your abilities to enrich the lives of others? That is what gives life meaning to bring our dreams into harmony with God's dream. And If That Is True Of An Individual Life, How Much More Is It True of a Church. What is your dream for our church? What can we ...

1442. Not Having Seen Him, You Love Him

1 Peter 1:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... postresurrection appearances. They received all their information about him secondhand. They heard about him from followers such as Simon Peter whose experience of Christ was still fresh and vivid. Those who knew him personally spoke of his gentleness, his kindness and his ability to forgive, even as he hung upon the cross. They told how he prophesied his resurrection. They told of his promise that he was coming back. That's all these second generation Christians hadthe testimony of those who had known him ...

1443. A Man Who Walked the Talk

Acts 7:55-60

Sermon

King Duncan

... to death. The Scriptures testify that Saul gave his assent to that act of brutality. Most of us feel that the integrity of Stephen’s witness--the way he lived and the way he died--his willingness to pay the ultimate price for his faith and his ability to forgive those who persecuted him--probably had a dramatic effect on Saul of Tarsus. They surely prepared him for his experience with Christ on the Damascus Road. It would be most surprising if such were not the case. Very few conversions occur in a vacuum ...

1444. Lightning Struck

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , bent down, and put his ear to the ground. "What are you listening for?" inquired the driver. "I'm listening for the tread of unnumbered thousands of feet," said Clay, "that will pass this way westward." Part of the power that the Spirit brings is the ability to see visions and to dream dreams. Part of the impotence of the church today may be our lack of vision. Bruce Larson in his book WIND AND FIRE tells about a National Football League championship game many years ago in which Dallas was playing Green ...

1445. Freedom!

Romans 6:3-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... many who walk around enjoying the benefits of political freedom every day. Regardless of your political inclinations, you have to wonder if Nelson Mandela was ever really a prisoner of the South African government. How does a man maintain such dignity, such grace, such ability to articulate the concerns of his people after being confined for such a long period of time. His body may have been imprisoned, but not his mind, not his heart, not his soul. The Apostle Paul knew what it was to be imprisoned. Some ...

1446. Where Are Your Loaves And Fishes?

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... to the old man and asked, "Could you do that?" The old fellow grinned and said, "I could if you'd let me use what we had left over last week." The size of the crowd doesn't really matter. The point of the story is Jesus' compassion and his ability to feed the hungry. Even though the lad who offered the five loaves and two fish is not mentioned in our text for the day, I am glad that the Gospel of John brings him to our attention. We have young people in this church and they are so important ...

1447. Time To Walk On The Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... is not challenging enough to be the whole truth...Our task today is recklessness...For what we (Christians) lack is most assuredly not psychology or literature. We lack a holy rage... "A holy rage. The recklessness which comes from the knowledge of God and humanity. The ability to rage when justice lies prostrate on the streets and when the lie rages across the face of the earth. "A holy anger about things that are wrong in the world. To rage against the ravaging of God's earth and the destruction of God's ...

1448. The Lure Of The Easy Way

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... it." Richard Leaky, the famous archeologist who worked in northern Kenya, discussed in his book People of the Lake what it is that separates man from the great apes. It is not man's intelligence, says Leakey, but his generosity. Only human beings have the ability to share. Only human beings are capable of genuine compassion. Only human beings are capable of laying down their lives for a friend. When it comes to taking up the cross of self denial, however, many of us have not discovered our humanity. If we ...

1449. The Way Life Ought To Be

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... in Christ, any incentive of love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy..." In other words he's saying, "if you have ever found Christ's support in an hour of need, if he has ever refreshed your spirit and given you the ability to hold on, then complete my joy by being of the same mind...." The words Paul uses in the original text picture Christ coming and standing by our side to comfort, console, to encourage as only Christ can. In one game this past season that matchless ...

1450. Save The Tokens For Uncle Sam

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... Our money does belong to God. I was amused by a story published by the University of Oregon, in soliciting support from its alumni: "When the King of Siam came to America for an eye operation some years ago, his American surgeon, accustomed to setting prices somewhat by ability to pay, couldn't decide exactly how much to charge His Royal Highness$1000 to be a good neighbor? Or $10,000 to prove the operation worth the trip? After all, a king is a king. Someone suggested that he check with the king's New York ...

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