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Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... : "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to men." It was the angels' way of singing "Happy Birthday, Jesus." God's own Son had come into the world. 1. Internet, 9/99. Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 2. MONDAY FODDER (modified slightly) 3. BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATOR 4. Contributed. Source unknown. 5. Steve Brown, OVERCOMING SETBACKS (Colorado Springs: Navpress Publishing Group, 1992), p. 43. 6. Webb Garrison, A TREASURY OF CHRISTMAS STORIES (Nashville: Rutledge Hill Press, 1990), pp. 13-16.

1802. Trying To Grasp The Meaning Of It All

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... Books, 1997), pp. 83-85. 2. "Physician, Heal Thyself" by Leon Jaroff, TIME, Special Issue pp. 84-86. 3. Larry King with Rabbi Irwin Katsof, POWERFUL PRAYERS (Los Angeles: Renaissance Books, 1998), pp. 213-214. 4. WHEN BEING GOOD ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990). 5. This illustration was sent to us from the Internet. The source is unknown.

1803. Trees

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... tree planted by the streams of living water? 1. Source: ArcaMax Trivia. Www.arcamax.com via http://www.witandwisdom.org 2. Benjamin A. Watson, ACTS OF GOD (New York: Random House, 1993), p. 107. 3. The Jokesmith 4. THIS is TRUE. Http://www.thisistrue.com. 5. Author unknown. 6. "To Illustrate" by Robert Shannon, Preaching, July/Aug 1999, p. 49. 7. "How Do We Evaluate a Youth Ministry?" Good News Nov./ Dec. 1999 p. 8. Harrison House, Tulsa, OK, 1998, p. 66.

1804. Who Is Your Hero?

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , June 17, 1996, p. C2. 3. Bruce Felton and Mark Fowler, BEST, WORST (New York: Gramercy Publishing Company, 1975). 4. Ivins, Molly. You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You (New York: Random House, 1998), 232-233. 5. MY FAVORITE ILLUSTRATIONS (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1990.) 6. James Charlton, (Avon). Cited in Pat Springle, MAKING CHOICES THAT HONOR GOD (Elgin, IL: David C. Cook Publishing Co., 1990). 7. C. Neil Strait, PASTOR . . . BE ENCOURAGED (Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1996). 8. Max Anders ...

1805. Skating To Where The Puck Is Going To Be

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... country. Do you believe that he could make that kind of sacrifice if he did not believe in the future? His example is a challenge to all of us. It takes practice to live the Christ life. It takes commitment, sacrifice! I came across a powerful poem that's an illustration of how we want God on our terms. It goes like this: I would like to buy $5.00 worth of God, please; not enough to explode my soul or distract my sleep, but just enough to equal a warm cup of milk, or a snooze in the sunshine. I ...

1806. Making Relationships Work

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... the squabbles Adam and Eve must have had in the course of their nine hundred years," wrote Martin Luther. "Eve would say, 'You ate the apple,' and Adam would retort, 'You gave it to me."' Yancey tells about two novels by Nobel prize winning authors that illustrate this pattern in a modern setting. In the novel, LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA, Gabriel Garcia Marquez portrays a marriage that disintegrates over a bar of soap. "It was the wife's job to keep the house in order, including provision of towels, toilet ...

1807. Extreme Sports, Extreme Fashions, Extreme Faith

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... extreme faith. 1. "The Best and Worst of Everything," December 31, 1995, p. 8. 2. "Culture Notes," WORLD, Sept. 21, 1996. 3. TIME, September 6, 1999, p. 30. 4. Charlayne Hunter-Gault, "Seek Adventure!" NEW CHOICES, October 1997. 5. Margaret Loftus, I'm, April 20, 1998, p. 70. 6. This illustration is attributed to Doug Barnett, source unknown. 7. April, 1985 GOOD NEWS BROADCASTER, p. 12.

1808. The Heart Of The Matter

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Fairway Press, 1990). 2. William Barclay, THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, Vol. 1, revised edition, Westminster Press, 1975, p. 106. 3. Douglas M. Lawson, GIVE TO LIVE (California: ALTI Publishing, 1991), p. 20. 4. Frederick Buechner, TELLING THE TRUTH, Harper & Row, 1997, page 5. Herschel H. Hobbs, MY FAVORITE ILLUSTRATIONS (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1990.) Eric S. Ritz is senior pastor of the First United Methodist Church, Schuylkill Haven, PA. He is the author of some of our most popular collections of sermons.

1809. Living In Sin Or Synergy?

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... their living arrangement by saying that it will make them less likely to separate. A good marriage, like any other form of team arrangement, can produce wonderful synergy, but it takes time and effort and commitment. Dr. Joseph Henry gives an excellent illustration of this kind of synergy in his book, FULFILLMENT IN MARRIAGE. He said that during the Second World War, two graduate students in physics heard their professor say that someday a method would be devised for polishing glass that would cause it ...

1810. Nobody Wants To Make Cold Calls

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... in their hurt and their need. And we go out with the hope and the realization that when we minister to the least and the lowest, sometimes we encounter Christ--and that, dear friends, will save our souls. 1. ktodd@vci.net (Keith Todd) 2. Herschel H. Hobbs, My Favorite Illustrations (Nashville: Broadman Press 1990). 3. John Patton, Ministry to Theology. Cited by Billy Strayhorn in parables, etc., Volume 16, Number 7, Sept. 1996. 4. (Knoxville: Seven Worlds Corporation, 2000), pp. 54-55.

1811. On Having The Right Attitude

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... along that continuum. Only one of these responses, however, will bring us life abundant. "He who has ears," said Jesus, "let him hear." 1. THE JOKESMITH, Monday, June 30, 1997. 2. THE JOKESMITH, Vol. XII #1, 1996, p. 2. 3. CONTEMPORARY ILLUSTRATIONS FOR PREACHERS, TEACHERS, & WRITERS, Craig Brian Larson, ed. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 1996), p. 217. 4. Penelope J. Stokes, SIMPLE WORDS OF WISDOM: 52 VIRTUES FOR EVERY WOMAN (Nashville: Countryman, 1998), p. 50. 5. Randy Cassingham, THIS IS TRUE ...

1812. Positive Faith

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

King Duncan

The teacher of a junior high class was trying to illustrate the word miracle. "Young people," he said, "Suppose I stood on the roof of a 10-story building, lost my balance and fell off. Then all of a sudden, in midair, a whirlwind swept me up and brought me safely to the ground. Now what word would you use to ...

1813. Where Are Your Chickens?

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children. This event in Jesus' ministry gives us a beautiful illustration of how God works in this world. I. First of all, Jesus sees a need. This is where the story of miracles always begins--in Jesus' compassion for people. Jesus sees a multitude of people who are hungry. Jesus sees a man blind from birth ...

1814. God Is Not Fair (Grumbling in the Vineyard)

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... . "Key Waits Out Hole-In-One Competition," The Knoxville News-Sentinel (July 2, 1990), Section C, p. 1, 4. 2. Contributed by Sweet Old Bill of Maplewood in Life As We Know It edited by Daniel Kelly (Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1996), p. 69. 3. Contributed. Source listed: Biblical Illustrator.

1815. It Could Happen To You!

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... ourselves alive, conveying a truth so grand that the world can only wonder at the largess of God's gift. God's Gift--To You. It Could Happen To You. I take that title, not only because it is the title of the movie which inspired the opening illustration of this sermon, but especially because of those last two words of the title, words which narrow the focus of Easter's impact. Those last two words add a vital dimension to Easter. This passage is preceded in Luke 24 with the wonderful story of the disciples ...

1816. So, You Want To Know About Love?

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... Why should you feel terrible, if the man wanted to die?" "Well," said Rose earnestly, "we could never be sure, because in the very next bed was St. Olaf's meanest ventriloquist." (6) I told you it was a terrible story, but it is also illustrative. The second characteristic of Christ-like love appropriate to Mother's Day is that love is supportive. Love offers encouragement. Love builds up, it does not cut down. Author James Moore tells about K.C. Jones, the former coach of the Boston Celtics basketball team ...

1817. Building A Faith

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... us comfort. When we are away from someone we love, we can remember them, even understand them, in new and special ways. We are forced to reflect on the one we love, and this gives us a new and more honest picture of that person. As an illustration, Barbara mentions her husband's great love for hawks. Many times Barbara feared for her life as her husband veered off the road to catch a better look at the birds circling overhead. He can tell the difference between many types of birds, and never mistakes a ...

1818. Dreaming Of Florida--awaking In Alaska

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... our destiny. We are those who will one day surround the throne of God. We are those who have been washed in the blood of the Lamb. 1. M. Hirsh Goldberg, THE BLUNDER BOOK (New York: Quill/William Morrow, 1984). 2. These two illustrations are taken from a sermon by Wayne Brouwer. 3. Jason Ward, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S TOTALLY TRUE FACTS (Lincolnwood, IL.: Contemporary Books, 1994). 4. Philip Yancey, “What's a Heaven For?" CHRISTIANITY TODAY, Oct. 26, 1998, p. 104. 5. Ted Menten, WHERE IS HEAVEN? (Philadelphia ...

1819. People Who Inspire Us

2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... St. John Deane, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1998, p. 184. 3. Les Sussman. Praise Him! (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998), pp. 63-68. 4. “How to Stop Troubles from Overwhelming You" by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (Pawling, N.Y.: Foundation for Christian Living, 1964), pp. 10-12. 5. Illustrations of Bible Truths, compiled by Ruth Peters (Chattanooga, TN.: AMG Publishers, 1995), p. 252. 6. From the Internet. Source unknown.

1820. Take This Job And Love It

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... the Message (New York: Doubleday/Currency, 1988). 3. The Business Bible--Ten Commandments for Creating an Ethical Workplace by Rabbi Wayne Dosick, William Morrow and Co., Inc., New York, 1993, p. 55. 4. Nancy Collins, Hard to Get (New York: Random House, 1990), p. 259. 5. A Treasury of Bible Illustrations compiled by Ted Kyle and John Todd, AMG Publishers, Chattanooga, TN., 1995, p. 91.

1821. Look Who's Giving Thanks!

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... it seems to me that the wrong people are thankful. Some people who are thankful, seem to have no right to be. And some people who don't have an ounce of gratitude in their soul, ought to be thanking God with every breath they take. Let me illustrate what I mean like this: Reader's Digest magazine once did an informal survey of the honesty of citizens in dozens of major cities around the world. They gave over 1100 volunteers wallets with up to $50 in cash inside. Each wallet also contained the name and ...

1822. If You Are The King Of The Jews....

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... of who Christ is and what Christ has done. And we need to be reminded of who we are and what Christ has called us to do. We are not our own. We are ambassadors for Christ in a fallen world. 1. Wayne Rice, Still More Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks (http://www.YouthSpecialties.com/mall/browse/#illus). 2. "Do Many Paths Lead into God's Presence?" by Erwin Lutzer, Preaching Magazine, Mar./ Apr. 2001, p. 20. 3. Tony Campolo. Let Me Tell You a Story (Nashville: Word Publishing, 2000), pp. 19-20. 4. Wear ...

1823. The Grateful Samaritan

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... grateful. Their lives would be empty if they could not pass on the mercy they had received to another. Friends, that is real gratitude. 1. Attributed to Reinhold Neibuhr. 2. USA Today (1/27/00, 1A). 3. Wayne Rice, Still More Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks. wayne@uyt.com (http://www.YouthSpecialties.com/mall/browse/#illus) Copyright 1999 by Youth Specialties, Inc. 4. Compiled by Richard G. Wimer, WITandWISDOM(tm) 5. Whirlwind Resources/Help 4 Sunday 6. Tony Campolo. Let Me Tell You a Story (Nashville ...

1824. Through The Storm, Through The Night

Luke 18:1-8

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: Picture of a hummingbird. Good morning, boys and girls. Today I want to talk to you about hummingbirds. Hummingbirds are almost the smallest birds on earth. A hummingbird is a little shorter than one of my fingers (hold up a finger to illustrate). Hummingbirds are very good at flying, even though they have tiny wings. Did you know that hummingbirds flap their wings about 50 to 80 times per second? Every second they flap their wings at least 50 times. When you go home today, go to your room and try ...

1825. What Makes A Person Successful?

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... shall be exalted." 1. Compiled by Dale Galloway, LEADING WITH VISION, (Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1999, p. 81. 2. SUPERSELF: DOUBLING YOUR PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS (New York: Simon & Schuster 1993). 3. Harold Lindsell, HARPER STUDY BIBLE (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Publishing House, 1972), p. 1477. 4. "To Illustrate Plus," LEADERSHIP, Summer, 1998, p. 81. 5. Stephen Saint, "To the Ends of the Earth," EXPRESSIONS OF FAITH (Ulrichsville, OH : Barbour Publ, Inc., 1998). 6. SPOKESMAN-REVIEW, June, 1994.

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