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1576. Extraordinary Faith

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... is an old fable from Holland about three tulip bulbs. They were named NO, MAYBE, AND YES. Someone had placed them in the bottom of a tin to save them until planting time. One day they were discussing their future as tulip bulbs. NO said, "As far as I am concerned, this is it. We have come as far as we are going to come as bulbs. That’s all right. I’m content. I don’t need anything else." MAYBE said, "Well, maybe there is something more. Perhaps if we try real hard good things will happen to us." And ...

1577. Do This And Live!

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... a chance he will love me back. I will love my neighbor if he is worthy of that love. I will love my neighbor after he shows some concern for me. What we fail to see is that while WE were unworthy Christ died for us. While WE were unloving and unlovable he gave himself in ... us and ministered to us in our need. Now we seek to do the same for others. Besides, we have found that such a concern for others is the source of unlimited joy. Our Master himself put it like this: "Do this and live!" 1. Alex Osborn, L.H ...

1578. Thankful For The Right Things

Colossians 1:11-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... have difficulty accepting. There is a story going around that makes this point painfully clear. There was a believer who was not everything he ought to be and he knew it! In fact, when he finally passed from this life to the next one, he was deeply concerned that St. Peter wouldn’t let him through the Pearly Gates. But when he got to his destination he was welcomed with open arms. “Are you certain that you didn’t make a mistake?” he asked St. Peter. “You see, there are certain parts of my life ...

1579. United We Stand, Divided We Fall

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... against the red horsehair couch?" (1) Everyone knew that the church could not continue that way. The red couch was dividing the church. The Apostle Paul knew about such divisions. From a careful reading of his letters, we discover that Paul's major concern was unity within the church. When Paul entered Corinth it was the first time the Christian gospel was preached there. After winning some converts, Paul began a church which met in people's homes. It is believed that Paul remained in Corinth for over ...

1580. Beyond Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Think of her future. I'm only asking you to do this for them," the boss said. The young man told the class, "Now, that's temptation." Jesus overcame his first temptation by putting his complete trust in God. That's a good example for us. We're so concerned about "having it all." The wise person trusts that God will provide all that he or she needs. Just as soon as Jesus refused the devil's temptation to turn stone into bread, he was tempted again. This time the devil took him to the "pinnacle of the temple ...

1581. Eating Cold Grits

John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... prepare for a lifetime of ministry." Amazingly, at the same time his mother was finishing reading her book. "As I looked back over the pages, I found one reference after another to her prayers for me as I was away." Charles writes. His mother was concerned for his spiritual welfare and for God’s best in his life. That afternoon years after his mother had died Charles was sitting in his study reading his mother’s book and recalling those precious memories. "There I sat," he writes, "thanking God anew for ...

1582. Strong Faith

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... and Jesus responded in the only way he knew how, out of love. What a contrast there is between Jesus and his disciples. Jesus was full of compassion. The disciples were more concerned about convenience. It was getting late. The people would be getting hungry. This presented a problem. The disciples approached Jesus with their concern. "This is a deserted place," they said, "and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves." The disciples were ...

1583. Getting Your Attention

John 2:12-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... thrown into dumpsters and landfills were being recycled each week. She did not stop there. She became interested in environmental issues. She wondered what else she could do to encourage others to be more responsible toward our world and its resources. She began sharing her concerns with others she worked with. Earth Day was only a few weeks away. Her co-workers decided they wanted to do something to observe it. They planted a tree in the Town Common where everyone would enjoy it. Soon the clerks had set up ...

1584. The Unexpected Jesus

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... that he was charting his own course, and playing up to no-one. Some of his teachings even contradicted the conventional wisdom of his time. Even the people Jesus was closest to ” his family ” did not understand what he was up to, and they were very concerned about him. They had heard disturbing reports about his teachings and healings. It was all so radically new that they thought he was beside himself. So when they heard that he was home in their village they set out to see him. If only they could ...

1585. All You Need Is A Miracle

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... the base, the Jewish boy thanked Captain Bacon for his prayer, and the atheist was no longer an atheist. (3) That is the right way to use prayer. It was not an attempt to manipulate God, it was not a plea for their lives, it was an honest sharing of concerns with the One who provides all our needs. They prayed, they gave what they could of themselves to get home, and they made it. Miracles do happen, but they are most apt to happen when we have first of all done everything we can to help ourselves. They are ...

1586. Working For Love

Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... . They write their messages of hope and encouragement from the unique experience of someone who has been in their shoes, even though they both know that no one can truly know the pain of another. They share a genuine concern to help people who are hurting, and people often respond to their concern, sometimes writing a letter of gratitude in return. (5) Yes, pain is universal. But through people like George and Hope, God's love is made manifest. And this brings us to our final point: GOD'S LOVE IS AVAILABLE ...

1587. When More Is Never Enough

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... an accepted belief of the day that if you were wealthy, God was looking favorably on you. Besides, it's much easier for a wealthy person to serve God, at least that's what they thought. It is because of these ideas that Jesus' words concerning the difficulty of a wealthy person entering heaven shocked the disciples. They began asking each other, "Then who can be saved?" Jesus looked at them lovingly and said, "For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for with God all things are possible." What Jesus ...

1588. What Would You Have Him Do For You?

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... US WHO ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO CALL THEM, TO GIVE THEM A FRESH CHANCE IN LIFE. There may be people we know who are lost in the crowds of life, yet who are ready, and even eager, for someone to reach out to them with genuine compassion and concern. Like Lupe. Lupe is thirty-seven years, but he looks twenty years older. His body is covered with tattoos. He has been a drug addict since he was thirteen. His mother was a drug addict, too, as were his uncles. His brothers were all in prison. Lupe spent most ...

1589. Will This Be On The Test?

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... wipes dishes? Answer: II KINGS 21:13 "AND I WILL WIPE JERUSALEM AS MAN WIPETH A DISH, WIPING IT AND TURNING IT UPSIDE DOWN." 2. Who took off his shoe to bind a contract? Answer: BOAZ, RUTH 4:7-9. "THIS WAS THE MANNER IN FORMER TIME IN ISRAEL CONCERNING REDEEMING AND CHANGING TO CONFIRM ALL THINGS; A MAN PLUCKED OFF HIS SHOE, AND GAVE IT TO HIS NEIGHBOR." 3. Who warned his son to beware of a woman's eyelids? Answer: SOLOMON, PROVERBS 6:25: "LUST NOT AFTER HER BEAUTY IN YOUR HEART; NEITHER LET HER TAKE THEE ...

1590. Searching For A Lost God

Romans 9:30--10:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... see as many as 50 channels on Sunday morning on a cable system, but no Sunday morning worship service. Some of that we can credit to our friends the TV evangelists, but not all of it. God simply does not exist as far as most TV programmers are concerned. Check out the content of most television prime-time programs. If religion is ever mentioned at all, it is usually in derision. As when Bart Simpson - in a program aimed at millions of America's young - is asked to say grace and he says, "Dear God, we paid ...

1591. Who Will Wipe Away Their Tears?

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... in a society where folks are trapped in the rubble of life. Some of their woes are self-inflicted, to be sure. But that doesn't mean their suffering isn't just as real. Who will reach out a helping hand? Who will show real love and concern? I have some good news for you. There is nothing you can do for yourself that will enrich your life more than demonstrating that kind of compassion. Want proof? AMERICAN HEALTH magazine reported the findings of a study by the University of Michigan's Research Center. This ...

1592. Want To Sit At The Head Table?

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... sometimes forget it. I hope today's Yuppies and Muppies and even some affluent retired folk make that discovery before it is too late. We have some problems in our society that cannot be solved until more people in the upper strata of society are as concerned with giving as with gaining. That's the first lesson Jesus teaches us with this humorous little example. Greatness is measured not by what we gain, but by what we give. The second lesson is like unto the first. TRUE STATURE IS NOT MEASURED BY HOW MUCH ...

1593. When Heaven Rejoices

Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... the energy and focus has been on the members inside the church. We have forgotten those outside the fold. Dr. William Oden has traced the development of the American church over the last two hundred years. On the American frontier the major concern was winning souls to Christ. Preachers would go into saloons and other places where "sinners" congregated, trying to convert them. Much effort and attention were given to bringing lost persons into the fold. Over the years attention has shifted from those outside ...

1594. More Than Meets The Eye

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... down the Niagara River. As he was rowing, the man debated with himself about whether or not to stop at Buffalo. If he cannot make a decision he has already decided. His indecision has not interfered with the flow of the river, and if he debates long enough concerning his stop at Buffalo he will awake and discover he is already past the stop, thereby rendering his decision irrelevant. "Indecision is a decision of the most final sort." (4) It's not a question of how much faith we have but how we choose to use ...

1595. A Mountain Too High To Climb

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... up to God, God came to us. Advent means to "come to." God came to our world. We live on a God-invaded planet, as J. B. Phillips once put it. But there is a second amazing claim Christians make about Advent: GOD IDENTIFIES WITH OUR NEEDS AND OUR CONCERNS. God is no stranger to the challenge of being human. For God took on human flesh and lived as we live. In the October 3, 1977, issue of CHRISTIANITY AND CRISIS, Robert McAfee Brown wrote an article in the form of a dialogue between a Roman Catholic priest ...

1596. The Mother Side Of God

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... for a friend." "You expect me to believe that?" asked her mother. Maria gets mad and stomps off to her bedroom and slams the door. Does any of this sound familiar to some of you? When the mother called for advice, Jane Nelson asked, "Why were you so concerned with finding a six-pack of beer in her closet?" "Because I don't want her to get into trouble," the mother answered. "I understand that," Nelson replied, "but why is it you don't want her to get into trouble?" The mother answered, "Well, because I don ...

1597. A Niche For Every Itch

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... do have power over how we respond to the Gospel. We may be the products of our environment, but the Gospel that comes to us from God's word is now part of our environment and we have the power to choose whether we will allow the weeds of worldly concerns to choke it out or whether we will root ourselves as deeply as possible in the faith we have received. It's like two sisters that John Maxwell tells about. One named Lisa is eleven years old and is an excellent swimmer. She spends a lot of time practicing ...

1598. Living With The Birth Pangs

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... and save the farm by making farmers less lonely. Well, they might have been overly optimistic. But change is inevitable. As Adam said to Eve as they left the Garden of Eden, "We live in times of great change." (3) There was an interesting article in Newsweek recently concerning the conversion of the city's air-raid sirens. Remember air-raid sirens? They are a vestige of the Cold War. It's been a long time since an air-raid siren went off in Los Angeles. But L.A. officials have decided it would cost too much ...

1599. Teamwork

Nehemiah 1:1-11

Sermon

Rev. Dr. Ward Williams

... is that when people cooperate with one another, their combined effort is often greater than their individual endeavors could produce. There is a third thing that is important, as well: COOPERATION GIVES US A SENSE OF WELL-BEING THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE WHEN WE ARE ONLY CONCERNED WITH OUR OWN SELF. Back in the late 40s, just after the close of World War II, Jimmy Durante got a call from Ed Sullivan. Sullivan asked Durante to go with him to a hospital to entertain wounded and disabled veterans. Durante tried to beg ...

1600. Is It Wrong To Be Ambitious?

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... reimbursements for travel;a National Security Adviser who resigned amid controversy over a $1,000 "honorarium," and an EPA assistant administrator who was convicted of perjury concerning preferential treatment for a former employer, to cite but a few. (3) Neither party has a lock on virtue. Sometimes we wonder if either party has a clue concerning virtue! Ambition without ethics is dangerous. Of course, we contribute to the problem when we do not demand the highest standards of conduct from our elected ...

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