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John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... by our knowledge, or our intellect, or by a high and mighty education. We are saved by our faith, which is available to all of us. Faith is available even to the youngest and most limited among us. Maybe that is why Jesus used a child to help illustrate 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 ...

1852. About Marriage

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... Hybels, Making Life Work (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1998), p. 115. 6. "How Honest Are Couples Really?" Louis Lague, Reader's Digest, Aug. 2001, pp. 90-91. 7. The Timothy Report, Copyright Â©) 2002 Swan Lake Communications, http://www.swanlake.twoffice.com. 8. 1000 Windows: A Speaker's Sourcebook of Illustrations, edited by Robert C. Shannon, Standard Publishing, 1984.

1853. Maturity In Christ

Colossians 1:27-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... greatness of our lives lies in the foundation upon which we build our lives. Think about that for a moment. Others may never see our foundation, says Lannom, but they will see the fruits of a solid foundation in how we conduct ourselves. He illustrates his point in this way: The average person looks at the Empire State Building and says, "Wow! What an incredible building!" But an architect, someone who really knows buildings, would look up at the Empire State Building and say, "Wow! What a foundation!" No ...

1854. Teach Us To Pray

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... recall that God knows. If he were in pain or grief or despair, he would be comforted by thinking, "˜God Knows!' Whatever your legal name, it is good always to remember that God knows!" (6) Of course, God knows. God has big ears. God is faithful. Jesus illustrates his point that God is faithful with a fascinating example. "Suppose," he says, "one of you has a friend, and you go to this friend at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; for a friend of mine has arrived, and I have ...

1855. Drowning In A Sea Of Stuff

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... , too, gave every bit of money he had on him to the fund--even though, on that very morning, he had gone to the bank and withdrawn a sizeable amount of cash. But he handed over the whole envelope of cash to the speechless little boy. (5) Bruce had just illustrated for the boy a principle that he himself believes, that whatever we give to God's work here on earth will be repaid to us many times over in heaven. Now you may be thinking, I wish I could afford to be that generous. Generosity is not a state of ...

1856. Running For Joy

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... to be a Christian? Have you laid aside all sin so that you can run the race without being weighed down by any impediment? Do you have an assurance of the joy that is set before us? Then let the race begin. 1. Sports Illustrated, November 10, 2003. Cited by Richard@witandwisdom.org 2. "True (and False) Transformation" by John Ortberg, Leadership, Summer 2002, p.104. 3. "Relapse Recovery" by Lesley Dormen, O, The Oprah Magazine, November 2003, p.174. 4. "A Couple of High Climbers" by Carole Bula, Time ...

1857. The Eleventh Commandment

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... desperately human beings need to be loved unconditionally. Often we see this truth demonstrated in the lives of prominent people whose acceptance, or lack of it, is magnified tremendously due to their public life. There was an article years ago in SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. It was about a basketball player with the Seattle Supersonics named Tom Chambers. This article detailed his career and reputation as being a very unhappy man, in spite of his enviable position as a star in professional basketball. The title of ...

1858. In A Time Of War

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... . God's heart goes out to all who suffer and God has given us a better way--the way of the cross, the way of sacrificial love. Will you commit yourself to becoming a peacemaker today? 1. Herschel H. Hobbs, MY FAVORITE ILLUSTRATIONS (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1990.) 2. William K. Quick, THE PAST SPEAKS TO THE FUTURE--50 YEARS OF THE PROTESTANT HOUR (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995. 3. Richard@witandwisdom.org. 4. CALVIN AND HOBBES by Watterson. Copyright 1986. Distributed by Universal Press Syndicate.Cited ...

1859. You Will Not Leave My Soul In Hell

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... gently, "why do you stay in the corner all by yourself, scratching yourself?" "Because," replied the man wearily, "I'm the only person in the world who knows where I itch." God knows where we itch. And He never forgets or forsakes us. Elizabeth Harrison illustrates this truth with a story from her kindergarten. John loved his teacher so much that he always wanted to be near her. One day a new child started kindergarten. Mary Helen was a timid little girl. When circle time came, Miss Harrison suggested that ...

1860. Money Matters

Amos 5:18-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... wait a minute, I'll go fetch it." To desire material possessions is very human. But to worship material possessions is idolatry. Money can be a hindrance. We must put money into perspective in our lives. Dr. James Dobson, on his radio broadcast, once gave a good illustration of this very basic need that each of us has. He was talking about playing Monopoly. Now I suppose all of us have played Monopoly at one time or another--we passed Go and collected our $ 200 dollars, and we've gone pass Baltic Ave. and ...

1861. When Did We See You?

Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... of my God? Show me the desert, Father, or the sea; Is it Thine enterprise? Great God, send me. When did we see you? Open your eyes, my friends. The opportunity to see Christ lies all about each of us. 1. Thanks to Dr. John Bardsley for this illustration. 2. From a sermon by Dr. Joe Harding. 3. Robert A. Raines, New Life in the Church (San Francisco: Harper & Row Pub., 1961). 4. Charles L. Allen, In Quest of God's Power (Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1952). 5. Leo Buscaglia, Loving Each Other.

1862. Twelve Inches From God

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... longer, the face of Europe might have been changed because Caesar might have shown less interest in the lady. This is another example of how the size of the difference can be small, but the size of the consequences can be huge. (3) A tragic illustration of the crucial importance of little things was furnished a few years ago when a jet crashed shortly after takeoff. All 95 people on board were killed. An exhaustive study of the wreckage determined that it could have been caused by the rudder-control system ...

1863. Casting Aside His Garment

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... the road today. Would you eagerly cast off your garment and come to Jesus? Can you believe that the God of this vast universe cares about your needs and will see you through whatever crisis you are confronting? There is healing in faith like this. When Jesus wanted to illustrate the love of the Father, he pointed to a tiny sparrow and asked, "Are you not of more value than they?" We are of infinite value to the Father. He cares about us as individuals. All that we need to do is open our hearts and let His ...

1864. That Believing Ye Might Have Life

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... ; they died.' (2) They were born; they suffered; and they died. Is that the whole story? I doubt it. Remember how Peter Marshall put it many years ago in Mr. Jones, Meet the Master? He said: "I think the Christian treatment of trouble is splendidly illustrated by the oyster, into whose shell one day there comes a tiny grain of sand. By some strange circumstance, this tiny piece of quartz has entered into the shell of the oyster and there, like an alien thing, an intruder, a cruel, unfeeling catastrophe, it ...

1865. Dare To Dream

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... keep his footsteps going in a straight path. The boy, on the other hand, was so concerned with the job of putting one foot ahead of the other that he lost sight of the objective and created a zigzagged path to the tree. That's a simple illustration, but the truthfulness of it should be clear. The early church after Pentecost had a rather simple but clear-cut sense of what their objective was"”they were to call men and women to faith in Jesus Christ. And empowered by God's spirit, they were spectacularly ...

1866. Standing Outside Graceland

Romans 3:21-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's time for you to come down off the wall. The Master is asking you to let Him have the next dance. 1. Lynn Anderson, FINDING THE HEART TO GO ON (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1991), pp. 91-92. 2. From "Mike's Funnies List." Cited on Pastor Tim's Illustrations List.

1867. A Victory For The Angels

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... bring his kingdom of love and compassion to rule over all the world. Can't you see it? Can't you taste it? A final victory for the angels. 1. Signs of the Times, Copyright Â© September 1971, Pacific Press, www.pacificpress.com/signs via http://www.witandwisdom.org. 2. Biblical Illustrator. 3. Ellen Wulfhorst (Reuters-10/09/98) via Keith's Mostly Clean Humor, .

1868. Three Promises

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... with our own self-interests that we don't even notice that our neighbor is crying out in need. And sometimes, human beings can be so cruel to one another. Several years ago there was an article in the newspapers that illustrates that cruelty. The story concerned John E. Beverly, a Vietnam veteran. When his fellow employees of Miller Brewing Company in Milwaukee discovered that Beverly suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, they began making sudden loud noises to watch his fearful reactions ...

1869. The Divine Family

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

King Duncan

... find their way into his thinking process, leading him to conclude that he is ugly or incredibly stupid or that he has already proved himself to be a hopeless failure in life." The famous psychiatrist Dr. Alfred Adler had an experience when a young boy which illustrates just how powerful such a belief can be upon behavior and ability. He got off to a bad start in arithmetic and his teacher became convinced that he was dumb in mathematics. The teacher then advised the parents of this "fact" and told them not ...

1870. Wrestling With God

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... spent the night wrestling with God? Perhaps Jacob was wrestling with regret about his past dealings with his brother Esau. It is not unusual for brothers to have conflict. A Sunday School teacher was teaching the importance of love in the home. She illustrated her point by referring to the commandment, "Honor thy father and thy mother." Then she asked if there was a commandment which taught how to treat sisters and brothers. One little boy from a large family raised his hand quickly. Innocently he asked ...

1871. Son of Man; Son of God

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... None by Charles Garfield, Business One Irwin, Homewood, IL, 1992, p. 202. 3. “The Crown,” Today in the Word, November 16, 1995, p. 23. 4. Clare Nullis (The Associated Press) in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Monday, June 13, 2005, p. 9B. 5. Mark Berg in Donald L. Deffner, Seasonal Illustrations, Resource, 1992, p. 21.

1872. Praise the King with a Song of Joy

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... 1. CleanLaugh 2. Contributed by Byrl Shaver 3. Doris Shumate in A Foxfire Christmas, edited by Eliot Wigginton and his students (Chapel Hill, N.C.: The University of North Carolina Press, 1989), p. 118. 4. 1000 Windows: A Speaker’s Sourcebook of Illustrations, edited by Robert C. Shannon, Standard Publishing, 1984. 5. “Overwhelmed” by J. Wallace Hamilton, published by The Methodist Center, Jan. 28, 1968, p. 6. 6. Howard and Phyllis Rutledge with Mel and Lyla White, In the Presence of Mine Enemies (Old ...

1873. Grace: Amazing or Mystifying?

Romans 3:21-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... s death paid for our sins in full. (2) That is grace. Grace justifies us before God. That means that, by faith in Christ, God sees me “just as if I’d never sinned.” Timothy D. Keller, a pastor in Carlisle, Pennsylvania gave an illustration of grace and justification sometime back in Leadership magazine. He notes that on September 8, 1998, St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire made history by hitting his 62nd home run of the baseball season. It was an emotional moment for four people sitting ...

1874. MONEY MATTERS

Amos 5:18-27

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... a minute, I''ll go fetch it." To desire material possessions is very human. But to worship material possessions is idolatry. Money can be a hindrance. We must put money into perspective in our lives. Dr. James Dobson, on one of his radio broadcasts, gave a good illustration of this very basic need that each of us has. He was talking about playing Monopoly. Now, I suppose all of us have played Monopoly at one time or another--we passed Go and collected our $200 dollars, and we''ve gone past Baltic Avenue and ...

1875. The Question That Will Not Go Away

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... US OF THE UNFINISHED AND TEMPORAL NATURE OF THIS LIFE. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick shares that one of the great pieces of classical music is the "Unfinished Symphony" by Franz Schubert, who died when he was 31 years old. That is a great illustration of human life and achievement. Seldom, if ever, does anyone die when all of their business is complete and all of their talents are used up, when all of their relationships have reached their pinnacle of development. Richard Baxter (1615-1691) was a dynamic ...

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