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1526. The Ultimate Evidence of God

2 Peter 1:16-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... , don’t you think? Is there a God? Is there life beyond this world? How can we know? Who can we trust to give us the answers? There are some things you need to know about the Christian faith. First of all, no one sat down and thought up our faith. It is not the work of philosophers or holy seers, but of preachers, prophets, teachers, housewives, fishermen, and a host of common folk who were witnesses to events that they could not understand but cherished in their hearts. Christian faith is not reason, but ...

1527. Cut Down Lifted Up

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... did it in our behalf. In a Peanuts cartoon, Charlie Brown and Linus are standing next to each other, staring at a starfilled sky. "Would you like to see a falling star?" Charlie Brown asks Linus. "Sure..." Linus responds. "Then again, I don't know," he adds, after some thought. "I'd hate to have it fall just on my account." In the book Parables of Peanuts, Robert Short uses this cartoon to make the point that a star did fall on our account. God came down to us as Jesus: like a lamb led to slaughter, He died ...

1528. Belonging To The Right Family

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... at the flower shop. It was real pretty, but it was too expensive. It had a ribbon on it that said, `Rest in Peace,' and we thought it would be just perfect since you are always asking for a little peace so that you can rest." I hope that, if nothing else, you ... watching television with his family back in the days of live broadcasts. A woman was walking down a staircase carrying what they all thought was a real baby. Midway down the stairs, she dropped it. Since it wasn't a real baby, and since dropping the ...

1529. Walking On The Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... to pray. While He was praying, a wind came up and the waves beat against the boat and drove it out to sea. It was in order to be with His disciples that Jesus walked on the water. When they saw Him coming toward them they were terrified for they thought He was a ghost. These strong and hardened sailors were so afraid they cried out. In order to calm them Jesus spoke those words that are so common in the New Testament: "Have no fear." ONE OF THE KEY MESSAGES OF THE GOSPEL IS 'HAVE NO FEAR!' Don't be ...

1530. Vive La Difference

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... . In the open fields he had no problem staying in front of the lion. Unfortunately, he soon ran into wooded country, where his antlers became entangled in the branches of a tree. The lion caught him. The buck thought to himself, "Alas! my legs which I thought were too frail were my salvation and the antlers which I thought to be my strength were in fact my destruction." Remember that God can use anything we offer to Him in a great and wondrous way. He can use our weaknesses as well as our strengths. He can ...

1531. Started Toward A Great Tomorrow

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... this point. I was amused to read an article last Spring about a 42yearold Ohio secretary who found herself running a marathon. She thought she had entered a much shorter race. The two races were to begin minutes apart, and when the woman saw a crowd ... pain is to dig a hole in the ground, lie down on your stomach, and speak out loud into the hole all your negative thoughts as well as your fears, frustrations, discouragements, and anger. Then you are to cover the hole over with dirt and "bury" those stressful ...

1532. Lesson From Five Maidens

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... . (3) Dr. John Mitchell relates a story about seeing a friend who was in the last day of his life. When Dr. Mitchell came to his bedside, the man reached out and grasped his hand. "Oh, John," he whispered, "I'm so sick." Then his head dropped back and they thought he was gone. But after a moment he opened his eyes again. "John, is that you?" he asked. Dr. Mitchell replied, "Yes, it's me." The dying man said, "My, my, I'm so disappointed. I was expecting to see the Lord and all I saw was you." There was ...

1533. Ultimate Thanksgiving

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... the comfort of the living Christ. If we did not, we would probably not be here this morning. Perhaps you recognize the name, Henry Francis Lyte. Lyte was an ordained minister, But he was a sad and burdened man. He was nearing the end of his ministry. He thought he had accomplished very little during his life and he was very disheartened, old, tired and infirm. The doctor told him he had only a few months to live. One evening in a dejected mood he started to thumb through his Bible and it fell open to one ...

1534. Possibly Our Best Year! (A Sermon for New Year's)

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Family membership is a real advantage in this world, is it not? When Senator Teddy Kennedy first ran for the Senate, his brother Jack was President, and his other brother Bobby was Attorney General. According to one source Teddy told his brother the President that he thought he would change his name. It was too well known politically, he concluded, and he did not wish to hang on to the coat tails of his brothers. The President asked, "What name are you going to ask for?" "Well," said Teddy, "I think I'll ...

1535. You're A Good Kid!

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... from our bad deeds. A little child broke a vase that was a cherished heirloom. Because she knew its value, the child cried out when she broke it. Her mother came running. The child was surprised to see not anger but relief on her mother's face. "I thought you were hurt," her mother said, gathering her into arms. Looking back on that event later she said "I discovered that day that I was the family treasure." - Would that every child would grow up with that kind of feeling. "I am the family treasure." We all ...

1536. A Story Almost Too Big To Tell

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... them as the secret police of the State Research BureauIdi Amin's assassins. Their faces were full of pure hate and rage. "We are going to kill you," said the leader. "If you have something to say, say it before you die." Sempangi stood there feeling himself lose control. He thought of his wife and child and began to shake. Somehow he managed to speak. "I do not need to plead my own cause," he said. "I am a dead man already. My life is dead and hidden in Christ. It is your lives that are in danger, you are ...

1537. A New Way To Escape From Prison

James 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... language has enriched our culture. Many of the phrases we use in everyday life can be traced back to the immortal bard. Compared to the influence of the Bible, however, the influence of Shakespeare and Plato both pale drastically. It's impossible to separate Western thought and civilization from this book. Thus, no person is truly educated unless he or she knows the Bible. That's why it's so sad that so many of us even in the church are Biblically illiterate. A pastor of a large suburban mainline Protestant ...

1538. How Do You See It Now?

Haggai 2:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... many years ago who was driving in his buggy along a lonely country road when he overtook a young man walking along that same road. The minister stopped and with dark, gloomy tones invited the young man to ride with him. As they were riding along the minister thought to himself that he had not said anything to this young man about his soul. So in a deep, ministerial voice he asked, "Young man, are you prepared to die?" With a face as white as death the young man jumped over the back of the buggy and lighted ...

1539. Narrow Doors-limitless Horizons

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... located in Egypt, Germany, Belgium and Italy. Leningrad was transported to Jamaica; Montreal to Spain." Many schools are in crisis. I like what comedian Joe Hackman said, "At first I wanted to be a cop, but you have to be 6'1", know karate, and carry a gun. Then I thought I’d be a schoolteacher, but you have to be 6'1", know karate, and carry a gun." (3) Maybe it’s not that bad yet most places, but we do have problems in our schools. Each of us has a stake in education. In today’s world we need ...

1540. Don't Give Up - He Hears!

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and Beatty felt pretty good about it. He had given the little lady what she asked for even if he had alienated all his performers in the meantime. He felt pretty good about it until the little lady walked by him on the way out. "Humph," she said, "I thought there would be more to it than that!" (1) That little lady reminds me of a little lady Jesus once told about. It seems there was a certain judge who neither feared God nor man. However, there was a certain widow who needed the judge to act in her ...

1541. Why Jesus Likes Sinners

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... world to introduce people to a new reality. There was no need for him to waste his precious time with persons who thought they already knew it all. Jesus likes sinners, first of all, because they know they still have room to grow. JESUS LIKES ... up to pray. One was a thief and a traitor. The other was one of the best people in town, but both were sinners. The Pharisee thought he had already arrived. So no further growth was possible. He looked down on those who were not as far along as he. He depended on ...

1542. What Do We Need For Christmas?

Luke 2:(1-7) 8-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... the following story. Time before time when the world was young, two brothers shared a field and mill, each night dividing evenly the grain they had ground together during the day. One brother lived alone, the other had a wife and a large family. Now the single brother thought to himself one day, "It isn't really fair that we divide the grain evenly. I have only myself to care for, but my brother has children to feed." So each night he secretly took some of his grain to his brother's granary to see that he ...

1543. Way Down In Egypt's Land

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... to deal with two losses, two funerals. "I buried Nettie and our boy in the same casket," he says. "Then I fell apart. During this painful time, one of Dorsey’s friends made arrangements for him to use a local music school’s piano. There, alone with his thoughts and a piano, Dorsey describes what happened: "I sat down at the piano and my hands began to browse over the keys. Then something happened. I felt as though I could reach out and touch God. I found myself playing a melody, one I’d never heard or ...

1544. Promises Kept!

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... sea of life! Tell us again what you’re all about, and speak to us of the promises of God! When Mahatma Gandhi was a young lawyer in South Africa, he read the Bible and was impressed by the teachings of Jesus. He was a Hindu himself, but thought that he might consider Christianity seriously. So he went to a church for several weeks and looked around him for the promises of God. But all he found was boredom and complaining and a lack of joy. And he decided right then that Christianity couldn’t be the ...

1545. Sorry, The Doctor's Been Delayed

John 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... pain. Everything turned a warm, gentle orange color. I saw my mama who had been dead for years. I saw other people from my life. It was a newsreel like you read about " my life passing before my eyes. But it was so pleasant, so wonderful, I felt great. I thought, boy this dying is really fun. It’s when I woke up in the hospital badly burned and in pain that I knew I had come back to life again for some reason." Eternal life means that we do not have to live our lives fearing death. Lee Trevino said ...

1546. Is There Any Wind?

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... boat was a sailboat, the other a rowboat. He wondered. If his father had to make the choice of which boat he would prefer to cross that body of water, which would he choose? Kinsey bought the card, and in a note to his Dad shared the thoughts he had in the card shop. Then he asked his father this question, "In your simple style of living, and with your ability to decide things that make the most sense, which boat would you choose? Several weeks later, he received this response from his father, "I noticed ...

1547. Strong Faith

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... time. This man helps others who are struggling with problems like his. He goes to meetings and treatment centers to help people overcome their disease. En route he always stops at a doughnut shop and buys some fresh doughnuts and a cup of coffee. One day he thought that the other people who come to meetings would like some doughnuts and coffee too. He bought some and took them with him. He said it was like having the sacrament when he shared those doughnuts and coffee with others in the group. At the close ...

1548. To Forgive Is Divine

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... rabbis instructed persons to forgive someone only three times, and if there was a fourth then God would take care of the person. Peter was more generous, he doubled the amount and added one more for good measure. "As many as seven times?" Peter might have thought that he finally had the right answer. To forgive someone who has wronged you or has hurt you seven times is a lot. The average person finds it extremely difficult to forgive even once. To forgive someone seven times was more than twice the amount ...

1549. When Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Matthew 21:23-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... . They began arguing among themselves, "If we say, ˜From heaven,' he will say to us, ˜Why then did you not believe him?'" On the other hand if they answered that John's authority came from human origin that might cause a riot because many in the crowd thought that John was a prophet sent by God. They realized it was a no-win situation. No matter how they answered, they would be in trouble. They finally said, "We do not know." Jesus told them that he would not answer their question either. SOMETIMES WE ARE ...

1550. Roll Call

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... she responded. "This is a state school, isn't it?" "Yes," said David, his blue eyes brimming, "but you wear a cross." Her grandmother's words surged to the surface of her memory. "Never forget what this cross means," her grandmother said. "We thought that meant something," said Roman, clearly disappointed. "It does. Thank you for reminding me," Margaret said, as she bowed her head, no longer afraid. (4) Margaret learned something about sainthood that day. Saints trust in God and God alone for their ultimate ...

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