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2076. Who Are You?

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... question. He asked, `Does Jesus Christ live here?'" The husband asked, "Did you tell him that we have been members of the church for several years?" The wife replied, "Yes, but that's not what he asked." "Did you tell him that we are among the largest supporters of his church?" "That's not what he asked either, " she answered. "He asked, `Does Jesus Christ live here?'" That is a relevant question for all of us today. Life in the spirit is optional, but it is as easy as answering "yes." However, we must make ...

2077. He Calms The Storms

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and in the other he wrote what was good about his situation. He was stranded on a desolate island, but he was not starving. The rest of his ship's company had drowned at sea. He was away from human society, but he was still alive. The little island could support his basic needs. He had no clothes, but he was in a hot climate and did not need them. He was without any means of defense, but he saw no wild beasts such as he had seen on the coast of Africa. He had no one to talk to, but ...

2078. Casting Aside His Garment

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... 't love a baby any less because of its size. If we don't judge value on the basis of size, why should God? We may be a very tiny part of God's creation, but we're far from insignificant. Every bit of evidence from both theology and science supports the proposition that this world was created on our behalf, and we are the most prized creatures in it. But there are so many of us for God to love. There are over five billion people on earth right now. How could God know and care about each of us ...

2079. Three Promises

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... and they have their place, but the testimony of scripture is that you cannot deal with ultimate human issues using only human resources. I am constantly amazed about two things regarding human beings: The first is, HOW WONDERFUL HUMAN BEINGS CAN BE. People can be amazingly supportive, loving and kind. That's one of the things you see so often in the church--just how warm and wonderful human beings can be. But the other thing that amazes me is HOW FLAWED HUMAN BEINGS ARE. All of us. We have noble intentions ...

2080. Hey, Gang, We're Moving!

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... back of the bus, and were required to give up their seat to a white person if the bus filled up. Thousands of citizens--particularly African-American citizens--spent months walking or carpooling to work, to school, to the market and the bank, rather than support the racist bus line. After many months, Dr. King suggested to one elderly woman that she return to riding the buses. At her advanced age, she didn't need to be walking so much. But the woman insisted on walking until the boycott was complete. "But ...

2081. Passing The Ultimate Test

Genesis 22:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

A pastor was making a wooden trellis to support a climbing vine. As he was pounding away, he noticed that a little boy was watching him. The youngster didn't say a word, so the preacher kept on working, thinking the boy would leave. But he didn't. Pleased at the thought that his work was being admired, the ...

2082. The Coat Of Many Colors

Genesis 37:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Your Family May be Dysfunctional . . . 1) No more sunny breakfast nook now that the kitchen is a methamphetamine lab. What causes a family to fall apart? Why do some families fail to develop the closeness and loyalty that makes them a healthy and supportive unit? In Joseph's case, it appears that his father's favoritism poisoned the whole family system. Joseph's father, Jacob, had longed to marry his beautiful cousin, Rachel. After working seven years to earn her hand in marriage, Jacob was heartbroken to ...

2083. The Dynamic Law Of Love

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... , a single body in Jesus Christ. Love is a powerful force in our lives. But even more than that, love is a commitment. Fourteen days before he died, President John F. Kennedy addressed the Protestant Council of the City of New York and urged church leaders to support foreign aid. He deplored the fact that it had dropped to a mere 4 percent of the national budget, and added, "I do not want it said of us what T.S. Eliot said of others some years ago: Here were decent godless people: Their only monument ...

2084. Piercing A Hole In The Darkness

Job 38:1--41:34

Sermon

King Duncan

... prayers. So what should the man pray for? He could pray for wealth, but he had no children to pass it on to. He could pray for sight, but then he'd be able to see his incredible poverty. He could pray for children, but he was too poor to support them. Suddenly, the man knew what to do. He bowed his head and fervently prayed, "Dear God, grant me just one thing--the joy of seeing my children eating off of gold plates." (7) The man gave God a clever answer. In a subtle way, he asked for sight, wealth ...

2085. When The Economy Goes South

1 Kings 17:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... appeared hopeless in her eyes, but not in the eyes of the stranger. For the stranger was the prophet Elijah. He knew that God is a bountiful, giving God. Elijah would have appreciated a story about George Mueller--that saint of a man who supported his orphanage exclusively on prayer. Mueller never directly asked anyone for a contribution. He simply prayed to God about his circumstances. Someone observed, "It looks like a hand-to-mouth proposition." "Yes, it is," Mueller responded, "But it is God's hand and ...

2086. "God News" For Bad Times

1 Kings 17:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... the sign. It read, "GOD NEWS FOR THE DAY." Such a small revelation, but it struck him that this is what both he and his people were needing desperately. They needed a fresh word from God. Is that not what we also need when we are dangling from a cliff supported only by a fragile daisy? What hope is there for us if God turns his back? That was Israel's cry in its hour of need and that is ours as well. Isaiah said to them and he says to us, "That will never happen!" As he writes in our ...

2087. The Sower and the Seed

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Brett Blair

... about them and thinking that the church will have some good workers, And they do good work, at least for a while. But then their church attendance becomes sloppy. They habitually turn down offers of responsibility. They never volunteer for a task. Their financial support is not generous but only marginal. And then I realize that it is yet another example of seed falling on shallow soil. People like this are charming and congenial but they are not good soldiers of the cross. When Valley Forge comes they are ...

2088. Like Parent, Like Child

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... or not?” Uh-oh. If Jesus says it’s all right to pay taxes to the Roman government, then he will lose face with the majority of his audience. For the pious Jew it was offensive to pay taxes to the hated Romans. Paying taxes was tantamount to supporting this detestable occupation. On the other hand, if Jesus says it’s wrong to pay taxes, then he will be in trouble with the Romans. He will be siding with the revolutionaries who want to overthrow the Roman government. It’s a no-win situation. Jesus knew ...

2089. God's Witness Security Program

1 John 3:1-3

Sermon

King Duncan

... , even sharing the same first letters as their old name, so they can adjust to it more easily. The Marshals Service also helps the relocated witness find a new job, find housing, arrange for counseling, and obtain new paperwork (like birth certificates) supporting their new identity. There are two incontrovertible rules that every relocated witness must follow in order to remain safe and remain in the program: they must never contact their old friends and colleagues, and they must never return to the town ...

2090. Is There Hope for the Hapless Wedding Guest?

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... have been given to him as well. Many commentators note that Eastern kings and wealthy potentates provided wedding garments for their guests which, obviously, he refused to wear. That speculation is, however, not only far-fetched, but without one scintilla of historical support. There’s something else that troubles me about the way commentators trash this poor man. They automatically assume the king in this parable is God. Well, if it is, He bears no resemblance whatsoever to the God who, after the Fall ...

2091. The Scariest Drug on the Market

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... "changing" neighborhood. The area was becoming increasingly overcrowded, noisy and dirty. It was a bad situation. The woman decided something would have to be done about it. She started a fund-raising drive. She called people. She sent letters. She got some financial support from private foundations. She finally raised $85,000. Then she used the money to move to another neighborhood. There is a parable there. How many times we see it with idealistic youths? Ask them what they would do if they had a million ...

2092. The Total Steward

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... God''s greatness. God, he says, is the source of past and future blessings. Psalm 24 reflects this great truth: "The earth is the Lord''s and the fullness thereof; the world and they that dwell therein." God doesn''t have to be helped, supported, or subsidized. He made and owns all things, and that includes your life and mine. A Christian steward simply acknowledges what is already true. We show both our sinfulness and our ignorance by living under the illusion that anything on this earth really belongs ...

2093. The Death of a Child

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... were told that their three-year-old daughter, Robin, had leukemia. She hung on for eight months, with Barbara, whose hair began turning white, sitting at her bedside. Friends say George and Barbara Bush "handed their grief back and forth, acting alternately as mourner and supporter." It is the ideal way for two people to process a tragic event. Mrs. Bush says, "George held me tight and wouldn''t let me go. You know, (many) people who lose children get divorced because one doesn''t talk to the other. [George ...

2094. On Not Losing Heart

2 Corinthians 1:1-11

Eulogy

Edward Inabinet

... sing in our hearts for her victory. The poet spoke of the space between our birth and our arrival in the heavenly home as Christians. WE WHO ARE IN THE SPACE BETWEEN HAVE A SERVICE TO GIVE ONE ANOTHER. THAT IS THE SERVICE OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. The old Greeks discovered that if a person really cared for another he might enter into that person''s experience. They call this sym-pathos, meaning "with sympathy." From that came our word of caring, the word sympathy. By sympathy we enter into the heart and ...

2095. A DIFFERENT CLASS OF SAINTS

Drama

Angela Akers

... notice the girl who sang the offertory this morning?" Darcy: "Yes." Grandmother: "Her brother died of a rare blood disease. She organizes the Red Cross blood drive every three months for our church. And every year she has a church fund-raiser to support medical research on diseases of the blood." Darcy: "That''s incredible. That''s a little closer to my idea of saintly. It''s when someone does something incredible for a bigger purpose." Grandmother: "That''s the easy way to sainthood, Darcy ...

2096. WHY THEY MATTER TODAY

Drama

Angela Akers

... t get arrested for that in this country. There are other countries where people don''t have that right. If you''re feeling grateful, you can send your thanks to descendants of Thomas Jefferson, our third President. He was one of this nation''s biggest supporters of religious freedom for all people." Julie: "My grandparents came from Europe, and they''ve told me how scared they were during World War II, when Hitler came to power. Some people thought that he would take over all of Europe. They know ...

2097. Grace Is Not a Blue-eyed Blond

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... only Biblical notion of forgiveness. Thus it may come as a surprise to learn that this concept is of relatively recent origin, and was propounded by Anselm of Canterbury in the 11th century. There are some Biblical passages which can be adduced which seem to support this view of the atonement, but our relationship to God cannot be described by simply quoting a few Bible passages out of context. We must see the whole sweep of the Biblical revelation. The problem with this popular picture of God as the Judge ...

2098. So Who Needs A Shepherd?

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... us over the head and dragging us kicking and screaming into the Kingdom of Heaven. In the 19th century a mystical poet named Francis Thompson, whose life had become a shambles until he was finally reduced to living off the income of prostitutes to support his drug habit, wrote a poem called “The Hound of Heaven.” The poem was about God, and God’s unremitting love. Everyone else had written Francis Thompson off. Everyone but God. In the depths of his darkness and despair, God met him and touched ...

2099. The Shy Member of the Trinity

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... just told them that He was about to leave them. The One whom they had loved most in all the world was going to go away. Soon they would be on their own. How would they carry on without Him? How could they face the world without the encouragement and support of His presence beside them? It seemed to be the end of everything. Then it was that Jesus said some very strange things to them. He told them that it would actually be to their advantage that He go away. Instead of being an irreparable loss, it would be ...

2100. Only the Neighbors’ Kid

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... He replied, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” (Luke 2:49) I like the older translation better: “Did you not know that I must be about my Father’s business?” - but there is stronger textual support for the new version of His words. In a sense, this was Jesus’ declaration of independence from His parents. Sooner or later it comes to all of us. That child of ours, that little boy or girl soon is little no longer, and each must strike out on his ...

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