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1526. Look Who's Giving Thanks!

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... to this point in human society by ourselves. In the words of Winston Churchill, “Never have so many owed so much to so few . . ." But, most of all, we are thankful this day to God: for life and health and opportunity and a multitude of blessings beyond our ability to count. And, of course, most of all we are thankful for the gift of Jesus Christ. Paul writes in I Corinthians 1, “I can never stop thanking God for all the wonderful gifts he has given you, now that you are Christ's: he has enriched your ...

1527. Standing Tall

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... person of worth, a person of dignity. Pastor Charles Swindoll tells about attending a Bible conference at which lay people were encouraged to think of their jobs as a holy calling, just like the ministry. God has called all of us to use our talents and abilities in a way that glorifies him, whether we work as a taxi driver, a data-entry clerk, or a custodian. Near the end of the conference, Swindoll overheard one man ask another, "Say, Tom, what's your job?" And Tom, standing straight and dignified, replied ...

1528. Entertaining Angels

Hebrews 13:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... , then you know how great it feels to encounter any show of hospitality, no matter how small. Jesus said, “A cup of cold water given to a stranger in my name will not go unrewarded." (Matthew 10:42) You and I probably need to pray for the ability to be more hospitable to strangers. How can we show the love of Jesus to the world, if we regard strangers with fear and distrust? In fact, Jesus went further than the writer of Hebrews. He indicated that when we help the stranger, we are in fact ministering ...

1529. Playing The Comparison Game

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... a lighted room where Black servants were lifting their voices in merriment and comradery, and I realize that living well is an art which can be developed," she writes. "Of course, you will need the basic talents to build upon: They are a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings, an assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift." (7) Maybe this is what Jesus meant when he concluded his parable by saying, "So the last will be first, and the ...

1530. Passions

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... out of his pocket, he retrieved a mirror the size of a quarter. He told how, as a small boy, he had found the small fragment of mirror on the road where a German army motorcycle had been wrecked. The mirror became a new toy. He was fascinated by the ability to reflect light into the darkest places. Papaderos then said, "As I grew older I learned that reflecting light is not just a child's game. It is a metaphor for what I might do with my life. I came to understand that I am not the light, or the ...

1531. I Wish Life Came With An Eraser!

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... 's eraser, for an opportunity to be made new. One can't help but notice the proliferation of self-help books. A recent Wall Street Journal article notes that one of the most intriguing marketing strategies of publishers in the last decade has been the ability to sell self-help books to the public with titles that insult the consumer's intelligence. There are two types of these books, the Idiot series and the Dummy series. You're familiar with those orange laden handbooks called The Complete Idiot's Guide ...

1532. What Are You Afraid Of?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... money and possessions. Things enslave us. True freedom is found in contentment, in not wanting more. And the fourth area we struggle with is the source of our significance. Many times, we find our worth in our appearance, our status, our job performance, our athletic ability, our money and possessions. But our true worth comes from being a unique creation of God. This worth cannot be diminished in any way. (7) This is what Jesus is saying to us: Do not be afraid. God cares for the smallest sparrow falling ...

1533. Managing Your Anger

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... dealing with anger. She says that once she admits that she is angry, she pictures herself handing her feelings to Christ: As 1 Peter 5:7 (KJV) says, "Casting all your care upon Him; for he careth for you." Then she asks God to give her the ability to see her situation from God's perspective. This may not change her circumstances, but she says it greatly affects her response. For the inevitable times when she feels overwhelmed and needs to vent her anger, she has developed a habit that she learned from David ...

1534. Casting Out Demons

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... mail was addressed to "Occupant," and the post office had returned it with the legend, "No longer at this address." Many of us have this feeling; that our lives really do not matter--that we are unnoticed and unloved. Thomas Merton once said: "Our ability to be sincere with ourselves, with God, and with other people is really proportionate to our capacity for sincere love . . . And the sincerity of our love depends in large measure upon our capacity to believe ourselves loved. Most of the moral and mental ...

1535. Redefining Life

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... are good looking, and all the children are above average." We smile when we see polls that show that eighty per cent of men rate themselves as above average athletically, because we know that nobody--[especially men]--wants to be thought of as below average--in ability, in social status, in how we look, in what we've accumulated or what we've accomplished. And so we strut around with one intent--to convince others that we are, at least, above average. If anyone had the right to claim "above average" status ...

1536. Beautiful Words Of Life

John 6:60-71

Sermon

King Duncan

... will eat anything. There is almost no substance that it finds inedible. Also, the opossum is not susceptible to any diseases. It even has a built-in resistance to certain types of snake venom. But the single most effective defense mechanism opossums possess is the ability to "play dead." When threatened by a predator, opossums react by falling into a coma-like state, which can last up to six hours. Most wild animals will not eat a dead animal, so the predator often leaves the opossum alone. (5) In the ...

1537. When Life Tumbles In

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... persons in their fifties--or a young athlete who has experienced a devastating injury. Life can be cruel to us, and it can happen in a few breathtaking moments. Things we have taken for granted--a happy old age with our spouse, a comfortable retirement, the ability to run and jump and do things we enjoy--can be ripped away from us in a second. You never know when life may suddenly change. It's like something that happened to Lt. Col. William Rankin. The year was 1959. Rankin was flying over Virginia ...

1538. The Perfect Antidote For Worry

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?" (NIV) There is an old saying that wherever you see the word "Therefore" in the Bible, it's there for a reason. What came before it? Jesus had just been talking about money and its ability to enslave us and take the place of God in our lives. He is telling his listeners, most of whom were poor, that their security could not be found in money and possessions. And they're thinking, "Yeah, right. Where are we supposed to find our security ...

1539. God, The Promise Keeper

Luke 3:16

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... Do any of you know someone who makes better grades than you do? . Do you know someone who is a better athlete? Someone who plays his or her horn better than you do? How do you feel about these people? Do you sometimes feel just a little jealous of their abilities? It takes a lot of strength to be happy for them, doesn't it? What if a new kid comes in to your class and gets all of the attention from your friends? This week we have another story about John the Baptist. You remember from last week that he ...

1540. It Doesn't Matter What I Do

Jeremiah 17:19-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... within ourselves. Christian theology is much more realistic about human nature. The prophet Jeremiah in verse 9 says, "The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse--who can understand it?" What Jeremiah is saying is that human beings have an amazing ability to rationalize their behavior, so that almost anything can be justified. I am concerned with what is happening to our sense of integrity as a people. There was an interview on National Public Radio recently with a Mom and her teenage son about ...

1541. Sacred Memories

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... and dates to the headboard, and new stories to the family history. (4) There are some things that need to be remembered. There are some things that need to be forgotten. Our memories are a wonderful gift to us--unless they cripple our ability to function as whole persons, as families, and as a community in the present world. There are tragedies being lived out in the world today because people refuse to forget ancient grievances, ancient resentments, ancient hatreds. Life magazine carried a story recently ...

1542. A Terrifying Darkness

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... exists, but we don't really trust that God is aware when a sparrow falls to the earth--and that we are of infinitely more value than a sparrow. We believe God exists, but we do not trust that God will always ensure that we are not tested beyond our ability to endure. We believe there is a God, but we're just not sure about Christ's promise that, "in my Father's house are many rooms . . . I go to prepare a place for you that where I am so you may also be." This is certainly why the glass ...

1543. How Did You Do On The Test?

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... --our hurt, our anger, our loss--that we fail to see that life is not over. We've just hit a detour, and there is much yet that God can bring into our lives. Hold onto God's promises: God will not let you be tested beyond your ability to endure, and God will provide you with an open door. Some of you may remember an international incident in 1987 that made headlines around the world. While serving as an international hostage negotiator for the Church of England, Terry Waite was taken hostage in Beirut. He ...

1544. "yes, And..."

Luke 24:44-53

Sermon

King Duncan

... . (6) The disciples were not just fans. They were true followers. They were "Yes, and...." men. They waited for the power from on high, and when they received it, they went out and preached and taught and healed and performed miracles far beyond their own abilities. And today, Jesus' message is still proclaimed, his name is still worshiped, his power is still available to people of every nation on earth. You and I have salvation and new life because one day, two thousand years ago, a small band of men and ...

1545. Like A Tornado

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... night and sleep late on Sunday morning. "Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them . . ." "All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability . . ." This is exciting stuff. The disciples began to speak in other languages. We've talked about this before, but it's important. The disciples were not speaking in other tongues, as some may suppose. Some of our friends in other denominations practice an ...

1546. What Do You Really Know?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... what it takes to enter God's Kingdom. When little Elizabeth heard the voice on the P.A., she assumed it was God. That shouldn't surprise us, since children are not nearly as cynical and close-minded as adults are. Children have an amazing ability to see life without boundaries. They are bursting with potential, and see no reason why they can't achieve anything they set their minds to. Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey of Carlisle, Iowa, know a lot about children. In 1997, the McCaugheys made national headlines when ...

1547. A Life Without Apology

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Faithful will probably regain its normal schedule of eruptions, if it hasn't already. Still, for a while, this wonderful geyser failed to meet its responsibilities. (3) Need I say that you and I have earthquakes in our lives--earthquakes that may affect our ability or our willingness to keep our commitments? Have you ever known a person who was a committed jogger who had an accident and never regained his or her former level of performance? A small earthquake, perhaps, but an earthquake just the same. There ...

1548. Winners Every One

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... . After all he had persecuted the church and he had a hand in the martyrdom of Stephen. But he knew the full grace of Jesus Christ over his life. He confessed his sins, had his sins forgiven and now, to the best of his ability he was living a life beyond reproach. In the 1950s, a tabloid magazine called Confidential came under fire for publishing scandalous stories about some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Many of the stars--concerned for their public images--banded together and convinced the powerful ...

1549. Danny Devito In A Tree

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... And sometimes it's plain stupid. Sometimes you're discriminated against because you're short or you're female, or because you come from a disadvantaged family, or because of your race or for a host of ridiculous reasons that have nothing to do with your ability or your character. Most people understand this and learn to deal with it. Others, though, let it get under their skins and cause them distress. We're just speculating. But Zacchaeus does seem to be a rather sad as well as comical figure as he clings ...

1550. About Marriage

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... requires constant, honest communication. You knew I was going to say that. Good communication in marriage has become a cliche, but it is also a necessity. I ran across a fascinating study. Researchers and pollsters interviewed 1,000 married people to discover their ability to communicate and connect with one another. One of the most surprising findings of the study was that some people don't share many of their most intimate feelings with their significant other. For instance, 38% of the men in the study ...

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