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2026. The Repentant Heart

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

Timothy Smith

... the way God would want us to. It's never too late to ask for forgiveness and start over. Jesus taught us that in one of his parables. Confession is good for our souls. Joe never felt good. He always looked a little pale and complained about not feeling well. He had problems in his throat and had difficulty breathing. Joe went to doctors and spent a lot of money on tests. Most of his modest salary went to pay doctors and hospitals. He would spend days at the hospital taking tests and more tests. The results ...

2027. A Message From Above And Beyond

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... experience with death. We could tell that, as upset as she was, she was additionally upset that she didn't see him in those days before he died. She didn't get to have one last talk with him." Sarah didn't say much about what she was feeling. One October day she came home from a friend's birthday party with a helium balloon. "She went into the house," her mother said, "when she came back out, she was carrying the balloon - and an envelope." Inside the envelope was a letter she had written to her grandfather ...

2028. Wayward Children - Father's Day

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Heartbreak Than to Have a Wayward Child. Many of you know what I'm talking about. There's no more gripping fear than the fear you feel as you wait for the telephone to ring when you know that your young person is at risk. And young people today live in a world ... He was trying to help. We can get the car fixed. The main thing is that no one got hurt. He's our son, and he must feel awful right about now. We just need to love him through this." You might like to know what happened to David Leroy. He grew up to ...

2029. Get Out Of That Boat!

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... to the dogs - but mean dogs at that! We are a fearful people - fear of crime, fear of losing our jobs, fear of illegal aliens, fear of AIDS. How we need the reassurance that comes from knowing that it is at those times when our hearts are troubled and we feel most helpless that Christ comes to us. CHRIST COMES ACROSS THE TROUBLED WATER AND SAYS TO US, "DON'T BE AFRAID, IT IS I." AND HE BECKONS US TO LEAVE THE SECURITY OF THE BOAT AND WALK ON THE WATER. What powerful imagery! I don't know what walking on ...

2030. Rejected

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... that with me: JESUS WAS REJECTED. It's important. The next time you are turned down for a promotion the next time somebody higher up in the pecking order snubs you the next time you have a spat with someone you love and they walk away leaving you feeling cold and alone, think of these words, Jesus was rejected. We worship a triumphant Lord. Yes, but before he was triumphant, he was rejected. Sometimes in the loneliness and hurt of a time of rejection, we imagine that we are the only ones who have been hurt ...

2031. Living With The Birth Pangs

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... that the mystery of the rabbit's thesis had not only a solution but also a moral. The mystery's solution is that the cave contained an enormous lion. It was not the rabbit who was to be feared but the rabbit's powerful friend. (5) Perhaps you and I feel like helpless rabbits in the face of a world of change. But we have a powerful Friend. A hymn writer near the end of the last century expressed what you and I need to know as we come to the end of the millennium with all its uncertainties. It goes ...

2032. Peace, Blessed Peace

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... all the material possessions I needed . . . It's the old song of movie stars and pop stars who commit suicide. They have everything, and yet they are so unhappy. I had no inner peace. I was a puppet on a string." Becker is not the only one to feel that sense of emptiness. The echoes of a hollow life pervade our culture. (4) Many people want what they cannot have, they long for that which is beyond their reach, they lust for that which is not permitted. Now some of this restlessness is of divine origin, I ...

2033. On Being Picked For The "Rework"

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15

Sermon

King Duncan

... to lose shape. The melting flames of the word become hotter as they declare, "there is none righteous, no not one. There is none that does good, none that seeketh after God!" This one, who thought at one time that he was a pretty outstanding piece of work now feels that he is only a small part of the universal mix of others just like him lost and formless. The "form of religion" that once was his has been melted by the word of God. Thus the Divine Potter removes him from the wheel and sends him to the ...

2034. The Patron Saint Of All Who Are The Last To Know

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... then a similar fate might be theirs. Into this fear-filled, locked-down bunker Jesus makes his appearance and greets his disciples: "Shalom, Peace be with you." With great restraint the evangelist John relates that the disciples "rejoiced when they saw the Lord." (3) I have a feeling their reaction was more than that! This was more like the joy of a football team winning their home opener! This was more like the joy of a high school graduation, more like the joy of a retirement party, more like the joy of a ...

2035. Four Ways To Defeat Stress

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... minister when she was a girl. The slave preacher was allowed to come to the plantation and preach about four times a year, and on each occasion he had drilled into the consciousness of all of his hearers the notion that they did not have to feel inferior because they were slaves. As Thurman used to tell it, everything in him quivered with the pulsing tremor of raw energy when in his grandmother's recital, she would come to the triumphant climax of the slave minister's message, because he always ended the ...

2036. Don't Look Down

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... only as we attempt great things for God do we experience how great God truly is. Only as we attempt to walk on water do we feel God's strong arms holding us up. And that brings us to a final thing to be said: RISKING GREAT THINGS FOR GOD IS NO RISK ... :3: "What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee." The town emptied during the day, and the next morning Margaret arose, feeling abandoned. The new verse on the calendar was Psalm 9:10: "Thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee." The next morning ...

2037. In The Middle Of The Night

Luke 9:28-36

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... . I don't know if you are scared, or happy, or lonely, or friendly. I don't know if you like macaroni and cheese, or if you hate it. All the important things, like your thoughts and feelings, are on the inside. And other people can't see those things. But God can. God knows everything about you. God made you. God knows what you like and dislike, what makes you happy and what makes you mad. And God loves you for what's on your inside, not ...

2038. Smart As A Goat

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... important question: how do you know what your spiritual gift is? What are the signs? For one thing, your spiritual gift will be something that stimulates and fulfills you. When you perform that certain task, whether helping others, giving generously, or interpreting the Bible, you will feel like you are “in flow," like you've just found the perfect fit for a puzzle piece. God doesn't call us to a ministry without first equipping us for it. You are part of the grand human puzzle that makes up the body of ...

2039. A Healthy Body

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... and copper. According to a professor at the Illinois Medical School, the total value of these minerals is just a little over $8.00. So the value of the human body is roughly equal to the price of a movie ticket in most major cities. (1) Makes you feel good, doesn't it? Our Bible passage for today is about the church being the body of Christ. Why do you think the apostle Paul used the image of a body to symbolize the church? Our bodies are strange, and wonderful, and complex, and awesome, and awkward things ...

2040. Nobody Wants To Make Cold Calls

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... . But, if we do, we've got to examine our motives. We don't go out simply to build a bigger church or to impress people with our goodness. We go out because there are people out there who are in great need. We go out not as people who feel superior to the world, but as caring people who identify with them 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 ...

2041. Right Choices

Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Yes, it is a special--it is very special!" (7) Why? Because Christ died in your behalf. Why do good people do stupid things? Nobody knows all the answers. But we do know this: We always have a choice. The choices we make reflect how we feel about ourselves. There is One who tells us that our lives are special, that the choices we make do matter, that there is always hope. 1. Myron S. Augsberger, THE COMMUNICATOR'S COMMENTARY MATTHEW (Waco, TX: Word Books, 1982), pp. 172, 173, 176. 2. Randy Scott, COUNTRY ...

2042. Building An Understanding Of God

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... this universe came into being without a Supreme Intelligence guiding it is almost preposterous. The DNA code that determines the course of the evolving nature of our universe is itself intelligence. The majesty of the mountains, the trees, the skies nurture within us a feeling of gratitude for such beauty, such grandeur. But to whom shall we say thanks? Instinctively we know the answer to that question. We give thanks to God--the Creator and Sustainer of our world. People who do not believe in a Creator-God ...

2043. Passing The Test Of Faith

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... uncomfortable. It's just that you look like my son, who just died recently." "I'm very sorry," replied the young man, "is there anything I can do for you?" "Yes," she said, "As I'm leaving, would you say "˜Good bye, Mother!'? It would make me feel so much better." "Sure," answered the young man. As the old woman was leaving, he called out, "Goodbye, Mother!" She waved back at him and disappeared through the supermarket door. As he stepped up to the checkout counter, he saw that his total was $127.50. "How ...

2044. Invited To A Feast

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... her such joy. (4) Deep in your heart I believe you know that, don't you? THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD ARE THOSE WHO HAVE SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR. And it has nothing to do with our bank account or our stock folio. Material success can give us a feeling of relief, but it cannot give us joy. It can ease our fears about the future, but it cannot fill that future with love and peace and hope. As an anonymous writer once put it: Money can buy a house but not a home./Money can buy a bed but ...

2045. How Many Times?

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... paper, drop it into the lowest drawer of my desk. That drawer became over the years a sort of private wastebasket for crumpled-up spite and discarded personalities. Besides, it seemed to be effective, and helped me avoid harboring useless black feelings." Resentment and hatred are "useless, black feelings." Usually they do more harm to us than the person we resent. That's the first reason we forgive: it's good for our mind, body and spirit. THE SECOND REASON WE FORGIVE IS THAT CHRIST TOLD US TO FORGIVE. We ...

2046. Playing The Comparison Game

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... the point. Every Saturday night, they heard the joy and laughter coming from their housekeeper's quarters, and they wanted to be part of it. Would she please leave her door ajar, they asked, so they could not only hear the joy, but see it, experience it, feel it? The warmth and happiness that their 14-room house, three cars, swimming pool and who knows how much money could never buy them. In her book, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, Maya Angelou paints the scene like this: "I draw the picture of ...

2047. I Smell Bread

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Mebane Pridgen McMahon

... any of those questions. Instead, all he manages is, "I smell bread." Isn't that odd? What Major Winchester wants . . . what he craves . . . are answers to all the pain, all the waning destruction, all the tragedy and suffering around him. "Can you see anything? Can you feel anything? I have to know." And what he gets, instead of answers, is a fragrance, a symbol, an image, an experience. For, all the dying soldier can say in the midst of his own suffering and pain is, "I smell bread." That's it. "I smell ...

2048. Temptation Island

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... of true, cleansing confession of sins. It would be helpful to many of us to consider these three characteristics before we leave this place. FIRST, CONFESSION MUST BE CONTINUAL. Each day we must acknowledge our sins and turn them over to God for forgiveness. We may feel foolish at times. We are not always conscious of our sinfulness. But part and parcel of being human is to have weaknesses that only God can make strong. SECOND, OUR CONFESSION MUST BE COMPLETE. There's no use in trying to hide some sins from ...

2049. The Young And The Restless

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... told his priest, "I'm changing my ways, Father." The priest, of course, was happy to hear this and asked, "Did you finally see the Light, my son?" The former troublemaker answered, "No, Father, I felt the heat." (3) The only time some people change is when they feel the heat. And that's sad. There are two kinds of change--the kind that is thrust on us--losing a job, having a health crisis, etc.--and the kind we choose. We cannot avoid the changes that are thrust on us. They happen. They will always happen ...

2050. Worried About Her Child

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... be a daughter, a son, an aging parent or a spouse. We might even need help for ourselves. It may be a physical problem or a problem of the emotions. Whatever our need or the need of our loved one, it can be frustrating getting anyone to listen. We may feel that the whole system is against us. Let's learn from this mother who would not be turned away. First of all, this woman was persistent. Too many people give in and give up without getting the help they need. When Henry Ward Beecher was a young boy in ...

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