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1826. Waiting On God

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... was writing to a church that was waiting for the revealing of the Lord Jesus Christ. We are still waiting today. We recognize there are some things in life we can't control, but we also believe there is Someone who can-and will. 1. PARABLES, ETC. 2. THE TAO OF POOH (N.Y.: E.P. Dutton, Inc., 1982). 3. Quotes on Mather, Wilberforce and Taylor taken from: LOVING GOD by Charles Colson, Judith Markham Books, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Mich. 2nd printing 1987, p. 36. 4. Patt Barnes in GUIDEPOSTS ...

1827. A Most Successful Sermon

Acts 2:14a, 36-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... final demise. No, according to the news report, this enormous tree was finally overcome by beetles. Little bugs so small that anyone could crush them between finger and thumb, and yet these little unobserved beetles brought down this mighty Colorado tree. (1) That is a parable of our lives. As Solomon once noted, it is the little foxes that eat the vines (Song of Solomon 2:15). The late Norman Vincent Peale was not a judgmental pastor. He was known, of course, for his “power of positive thinking.” I was ...

1828. A Service the Church Will Never Forget

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... do you do with all the grease you make here? To whom do you sell it?” The guide said, “Oh, no. We don’t sell it. We have to use all the grease that we produce to lubricate the machinery here at the factory.” Here is a parable if I ever heard one. We can put all of our energy, all of our time in church to lubricating our own machinery--spending all our time planning our services, working on our finances, enjoying our fellowship opportunities and ignoring the needs of the world outside. The number ...

1829. What On Earth Is The Trinity?

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... fire" which the Book of Acts says came to rest on the heads of the disciples at Pentecost. Unfortunately, the fire got out of hand and burned the costumes, set fire to the draperies, and eventually burned down the whole church! Perhaps there's a parable for us here. What would happen if we could get some of the spiritual fire which empowered those first Christians at Pentecost? Perhaps it would not burn down the church, but burn out of the church all of the laziness, pettiness, selfishness, halfheartedness ...

1830. Are We Offering the Right Cup?

Matthew 9:35-10:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... the diamonds which she had replaced at such great cost had been fake and that the necklace she had lost cost less than 500 francs, a fraction of the cost of the replacement necklace. All those sacrifices had been a tragic mistake. What a parable of contemporary life! People frantically slaving for values that turn out only to be paste. People chasing after dreams that only end in heartaches. People worshipping idols that can never bring them real happiness. Jesus had compassion on the crowds. We need to see ...

1831. Freedom!

Romans 6:3-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... s weakness, though. Each day he had sent to Raynald's room a variety of delicious foods. Instead of growing thinner, Raynald grew fatter. He was a prisoner not of locks or bars or iron gates. He was a prisoner of his own appetite. (1) What a parable of the dilemma faced by many people every day. There are forces within the human personality that can attain an almost demonic grip on our behavior. We must admire the person who wins a permanent victory over nicotine or alcohol or cocaine or even chocolates. It ...

1832. Why Won't They Listen?

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... seed so that you might go forth to bear fruit? If my sermon or any pastor's sermon fails to turn you on, is the fault completely mine, or could it be that your heart was not ready to receive God's Word? Do you see Jesus' emphasis in this parable? It is not upon the sower or the seed but upon the soil. The most eloquent preacher or teacher in the world cannot reach the heart that has hardened or the life choked with the weeds of worldly concern. Our personal devotional life has much to do with our ...

1833. Living In Spite House

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... for our own peace of soul. We forgive because the past is past. Only today and tomorrow count. We want to sow all the good we can. FINALLY, WE FORGIVE BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN. In order to fully answer Simon Peter's question, Jesus told a parable about a servant who owed his master 10,000 talents. This debt amounted to more than fifteen years of a laborer's wage. The servant could not pay it. His master forgave the debt. This servant was greatly relieved. The servant, in turn, had a man who owed ...

1834. Ready For The Game Warden

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... a makeshift arrangement. He bought a shirt from a replica shop. Wrote his number on the back with a felttip marker. Borrowed socks from a player on another team. And purchased his cap at the airport. What a sight!" (5) That player should have read Jesus' parable about the foolish virgins. Or the one about the man who showed up at a banquet in the wrong garment. The willingness or the failure to prepare says a lot about a person's character. Contrast his haphazard approach to life to our Apollo astronauts ...

1835. Possibly Our Best Year! (A Sermon for New Year's)

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... meaning for them. For not only had they been deceived by the worthless lookalike mineral, but they had foolishly abandoned everything they needed for life in a quest that would have made no sense even if their discovery had indeed been real gold. (3) Is that not a parable of the way many people spend their lives? Stocking up fool's gold. Ignoring the really important matters in life until it is too late. We can have a great new year if we know who we are and if we know where we are going. AND, FINALLY ...

1836. Face To Face With The Tempter

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... . There he laid it down gently. Suddenly the snake coiled, rattled and leaped, biting him on the leg. "But you promised," cried the youth. "You knew what I was when you picked me up," said the snake as it slithered away. (6) That is a powerful little parable. The snake could be drugs or alcohol or extramarital sex or greed or a host of other attractions forbidden by God and our good sense. The best protection we have is in avoidance. Jesus resisted the Tempter. Perhaps some of us can put ourselves in the ...

1837. Rise Above It

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... , our fears, our frustrations, our grief and our pain. By obedience to him and faith in him we can be victorious. Pain is inevitable in life. Some of it is essential, even beneficial. However, we can rise above it by faith in Jesus Christ. 1. THE PARABLES OF PEANUTS. 2. LAYMAN'S LIBRARY OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE, (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1985). 3. Don Emmitte. 4. "Take Charge of Your Life" Robert H. Lauer and Jeanette P. Lauer in Reader's Digest, Sept. 88. 5. Joe Franklin, A GIFT FOR PEOPLE, (New York: M ...

1838. From Coping To Conquering

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... our lives, is it not? We cannot only cope, but we can conquer. How? By the transcendent power of God working in our lives--turning opposition into opportunity. 1. SALES UPBEAT. 2. Dale E Galloway, CONFIDENCE WITHOUT CONCEIT, (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Power Books-Fleming H Revell, 1989). 3. IN PARABLES.

1839. Breaking Down The Walls

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... go. Can I give you an axe? A hammer? A bulldozer? Or perhaps you are one of those who has built a wall around your own heart. If Christ has never broken through that wall, why not let him today? 1. Don Maddox, Corona, CA. in PARABLES, ETC. Sept/1989. 2. Robert Frost, "Mending Wall," THE COMPLETE POEMS OF ROBERT FROST (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1947). 3. David W. Smith, MEN WITHOUT FRIENDS, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990). 4. Judson Swihart, HOW DO YOU SAY "I LOVE YOU"? (Downers Grove ...

1840. Save The Children

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... selling sand from the riverbed. He had removed too much sand near the pillars holding up the bridge. This was thought to be a contributing factor in the bridge's collapse. Among those killed was a motorcyclist. He was the sand dredger's own son! (5) Is this a parable of the fate of our children? Will we so despoil the planet with our greed that they will be unintended victims? I don't have the answers, but it is an issue we must address. There is a Kenyan proverb that goes like this: "Treat the Earth well ...

1841. In Defense Of Ceremony

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... are today. We didn't come into this world by ourselves. We didn't come into the Christian faith by ourselves. We are interrelated, whether we like it or not. We are part of a family. Robert Short, author of THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PEANUTS and PARABLES OF PEANUTS, tells how as a high school student in Midland, Texas, he became an agnostic, though he was raised in a Methodist home. He became president of a science club that caused such a controversy that his high school principal complained to his parents. He ...

1842. Opening Up Heaven

Luke 3:21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... explained quickly, `We used this for a storage room during the summer. Just haven't gotten it cleaned out yet.' "At first it seemed like a sacreligious thing to the visitor stacking a prayer room full of junk. But then he realized that the room was a parable of his own life. He was so busy traveling around the country speaking and doing good things, he had lost the habit of praying. The time he had formerly spent talking with God each day was now crowded full of other things." (2) That has happened to ...

1843. Superstition Or Authentic Faith?

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... CAN CONTROL. Some people sit around and speak sadly about what life has done to them. Jesus says to them and to us that on the day of Judgement we will not be asked what life has done to us but what we have done with life! Jesus used the parable of the fig tree and said that if it does not bear fruit, cut it down. He was saying to them and to us that we are responsible for bearing fruit, for making a difference, for taking responsibility for that part of life that we can control. We are not ...

1844. Forgiven!

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner." Jesus could tell what the Pharisee was thinking. So he said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." The Pharisee answered, "What is it, Teacher?" Jesus instructed him with a parable. "A certain creditor had two debtors, one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they could not pay, he forgave them both. Now which of them will love him more?" Simon answered, "The one, I suppose, to whom he forgave more." Jesus said, "You ...

1845. The Secret Of His Success

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... himself to the will of God and was totally committed to the ministry to which God had called him. EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, ST. PAUL SO OPENED HIMSELF TO GOD, THAT GOD COULD USE HIM AS AN ALMOST PERFECT INSTRUMENT. Soren Kierkegaard once told a parable about a certain rich man who bought a team of excellent, faultless horses. His own Coachman was somewhat inept and undisciplined, but the rich man hoped that the quality of the horses would offset this. After a few months, it was impossible to recognize ...

1846. Living Smart

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

John Claypool, in one of his sermons, tells a parable about a young man who was applying for a job. As a part of the application process, the young man had to take an aptitude test. He arrived at the appointed time, was given instructions about the test, and then was ushered into the testing room. Immediately, though, the young ...

1847. You Are Not Yourself!

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

The Gospel more than anything else is good news! We all know that, but how often we forget. A news story that appeared recently in USA Today might serve as a helpful parable. It seems that many McDonald’s restaurants, rather than using bank bags and armored trucks, move their daily cash intake by putting the money in regular carry-out paper bags and handing the bag to a drive-thru courier. The plan conceals the fact that a large amount of money ...

1848. No Price Too High

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... . There is nothing more discouraging than to hear a congregation sing mournfully, like a funeral dirge, "Must Jesus bear the cross alone and all the world go free...." as if the cross were some terrible burden that God places on humankind. You probably know that little parable that tells how when birds first received wings, they thought that God was seeking to saddle them with some terrible burden. So it is with the cross. There is a cost to bearing a cross. It means that you can never look at your life in ...

1849. Determined Discipleship

1 Timothy 6:11-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jesus Christ. 1. "Rustlers Stuff Steers in Little Car," The Knoxville News-Sentinel: (April 11, 1989), Section A. p.5. 2. Rev. Harry L. Morgan 3. Arthur Fay Sueltz, LIFE AT CLOSE QUARTERS, (Waco, Texas: Word Books, 1982). 4. Nancy Faber in "People Weekly" 5. John R. Brokhoff, PREACHING THE PARABLES, (Lima, Ohio: C.S.S. Publishing Co., Inc., 1988).

1850. The Problem with Being Idle

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... but to understand its role in God's plan for our lives. HUMAN BEINGS HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO WORK. Even Adam and Eve had responsibilities in the Garden of Eden. For most of humanity work has been essential for survival. There was no choice. There is a parable about a king who ordered his wise men to condense all human wisdom into one memorable phrase. They returned after twelve years of work with twelve volumes. "It is too large," protested the king, "condense it further!" So the wise men returned in a year and ...

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