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2126. Putting A Face On Jesus

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... live in a God-invaded world? Does it not say that our lives are vitally important in the total scheme of things? If Christ would die in our behalf, we must matter! One of the tragic losses caused by the secularization of our society has been the loss of a sense of personal significance. People feel that their lives really don't count. And that's sad. Our lives matter so much to God that He laid aside His royal robes and became one of us. Paul says, "He is the image of the invisible God." He walked where we ...

2127. Responding To The Roadblocks Of Life

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... and at last to that indescribable city He has prepared for us. The Christian faith makes it possible for us nobly to accept that which cannot be changed, to meet disappointments and sorrow with an inner poise, and to absorb the most intense pain without abandoning our sense of hope, for we know, as Paul testified, in life or in death, in Spain or in Rome, that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. My closing words for today are from ...

2128. Fear Of Flying

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Here truly is good news. You and I don't need to be afraid. And let me give you three reasons we don't need to be afraid. The first is from common sense, the second two come from Christ. Our Fears Are Out of Proportion. First of all, many of our frears are out of proportion to any real threat. That's the common sense of the matter. Threatened layoffs at work. Drugs and weapons in the schools. We have every right to be fearful, right? Maybe not. In his book Scared to Life (Victor), Douglas Rumford cites ...

2129. Get Out Of That Boat!

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... something was going on that he couldn't understand. Unable to bear the ambiguity any longer, he asked an older priest who had been associated with the parish for several years what it was that he was sensing but could not name. The older priest said, "Try the word fear." That was it! Everything made sense if he took as his basic assumption that most of these folks were scared out of their wits. Sure, they were well-to-do. They were presidents of this and vice presidents of that, leading politicians, income ...

2130. A Reason For Living

Philippians 1:12-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... Author Bruce Larson says that one of his favorite verses is John 10:10, where Jesus tells us that He came that we might have life. The Greek word used for "life" is ZOE, which means: "life pressed down, heaped up and running over." The image made new sense to Larson as he stood in a market in rural Kenya with his church's local missionaries, Denny and Jeanne Grindall. Their van had broken down next to a market where hundreds of people, mostly women, were selling dried beans and rice and corn, all stored in ...

2131. Who? Me Worry?

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... if they fail to worry, that which they fear will happen. Thomas Borkovec, a professor of Psychology at Penn State University, is (like many of us) an expert in the field of worry. Borkovec points out that the worry habit is reinforcing in the same sense that superstitions are. Since people worry about many things that have a very low probability of actually occurring a loved one dying in a plane crash, going bankrupt, and the like there is, to the primitive limbic brain at least, something magical about it ...

2132. Internal Medicine

Matthew 6:16-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... life as a nation. There was the annual Day of Atonement. The whole nation fasted and prayed that day. There was a sense that we tend to flit through life too carelessly, without taking stock of the grit of sin that sticks to the soles ... him for help. Sound familiar?! And so it is with our lives before God. Are you ready to worship God right now?! Do you have a sense of his presence?! Could you lead another person to Christ?! Can you find him for yourself?! When Queen Esther had to go to her husband, Persian ...

2133. The Look Of Eagles

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christ's final victory over sin and death. We all need a future that we can set our eye and our heart on. We are told by Bible translators that an unusual characteristic of the Masai language in Africa is that there is no future tense. To convey a sense of the future, the speaker must use a complicated sentence structure. Even then, the meaning will not always be clear. In order to help the Masai people to comprehend God's promises, it was first necessary to give them a way to talk about the future. We all ...

2134. The Messiah Who Cares About Feet

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... cleaners or garbage pick ups, so you can imagine the filth and dirt which would have accumulated on their feet! Because of this, in every house there was a copper urn and basin with a pitcher by the door to wash the feet of those who entered. A common sense thing to do, don't you think? The servant, (if there was one), would wash the feet of the guest before they reclined on the couch to eat, Roman style. There was no servant there that night except Jesus. The disciples certainly were not going to wash each ...

2135. I Love You, Man!

John 21:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... pleased to see how Clifford, after accepting the forgiveness of Christ, had a changed outlook and seemed ready to die with a sense of victory. It is amazing what a difference it makes when we are assured that Jesus loves us. The story is told ... great for you.'" What a difference it makes when you believe that at the center of life is Someone who loves you. Usually we derive that sense of being loved from other persons. As a pastor, I have been blessed with the love of many great people. It is a joy living in ...

2136. Peace, Blessed Peace

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... do so because of guilt over past actions. Many of these people do not even realize that guilt is their problem. Whenever we do wrong, though, it takes a toll. Brendan Behan, an Irish playwright virtually drank himself to death. His biographer attributes it to an unrelenting sense of guilt. Behan went to England on a mission for the I.R.A. One day he planted a bomb set to go off during rush hour. It exploded as a young woman with her baby was passing by. Both died in the blast! Brendan Behan was overwhelmed ...

2137. Well . . . I Was A Little Confused

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... first rule for finding truth is to go to the Word of God. THE SECOND RULE FOR DISCERNING SPIRITUAL AND MORAL TRUTH IS TO GO TO OUR KNEES. If it is true that Christ has given us the Holy Spirit to lead us into truth, doesn't it make sense that time spent alone in prayer is a necessary part of finding the guidance Christ promised us? I like the approach taken by one of the doctors on the popular television show CHICAGO HOPE. Coming to a critical point in an emergency surgical procedure, this TV doctor says to ...

2138. Help For Hurting Dads

Galatians 3:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... children is to provide them with the basics of food, clothing, and shelter. But this is only the beginning. Every child needs unconditional love and support. Intangibles like a sense of stability, a set of values, a measure of selfworth and encouragement are all significant. In addition to all these, most children look to their parents for a sense of identity. This is difficult in many households because one parentusually, but not always, the Dadis missing. What to do when one parent is gone? Let me tell ...

2139. Entitlements

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... family that rich? Harvard psychiatrist Robert Coles cites a characteristic he found to be common among the children of the rich. He calls it a sense of entitlement. Most children, he said, when asked what they will do when they grow up, will say something like: "I want to be ... I'm going to be a nuclear physicist." The implication here is: "Whatever I want, I'll get." Along with that sense of feeling everything is possible for them, may go the feeling that they are entitled to take personal credit for things ...

2140. Straight Backs And Rekindled Dreams

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... -years-old, the last thing you want to be is different. And so this beautiful girl starts hunching her shoulders. She's crippled by a spirit of embarrassment. I've seen people bent over with a sense of responsibility. Not that their responsibilities are greater than anyone else's. What weighs them down is a sense of inadequacy to meet those responsibilities. The sad thing is that they are not inadequate. But somewhere along the way they have been made to feel that way, and they go around with the weight of ...

2141. Extreme Sports, Extreme Fashions, Extreme Faith

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... modern people seek out danger is that life today is so safe, so secure. There are few frontiers left to conquer. Few dangers we have to face. Lacking outside threats to their security, some people have to manufacture danger in order to give them a sense of excitement, a sense of being alive. They have to engage in extreme behavior to forget the emptiness within. What has all this got to do with faith? Maybe we have made being a Christian too easy. Maybe we need to offer people the opportunity to risk life ...

2142. On Having The Right Credentials

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... that St. Paul made? When you do, you will find that "what you're tied to is so much greater than the little bit you're standing on." I have been listing St. Paul's credentials, but really they are credentials that every follower of Jesus should carry: A sense that God has a calling for you, a radical change of life as you seek to become what God has called you to become, a rock-hard character that cannot be shaken, and a lifelong commitment to walk in Christ's steps. Credentials ARE important. When some day ...

2143. Living In Sin Or Synergy?

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... it is amazing how few of us apply it to our lives. This means we have a choice: to be yoked to Christ or not. In a sense we can put it like this: we can live in sin or we can live in synergy. LET'S TALK ABOUT "LIVING IN SIN." Talk about an ... among these women. Many men and women in this industry have also died of AIDS. When you are seeking to live separated from God, your sense of values becomes distorted. You are drawn to darkness and death. Max Lucado puts it like this: "Cut off from God, the soul withers ...

2144. When You Feel Helpless

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... a chapel message at Wheaton College during the 1970s, when the Death of God movement had reached its peak. He spoke on the third commandment: “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain." We usually interpret that commandment in a narrow sense of prohibiting swearing, said Webber, but there is much more to it than that. He proceeded to expand its meaning to “never live as though God does not exist." Or, stated positively, “Always live in awareness of God's existence." (5) If you claim to ...

2145. Balancing Act

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... In a similar way, when we draw aside in a quiet place to pray, we must block out our busy world and open our hearts to the Father. Our darkened world of disappointments and trials will then be illuminated. We will enter into communion with God, we will sense His presence, and we will be assured of His provision for us. Our Lord often went to be alone with the Heavenly Father. Sometimes it was after a busy day of preaching and healing, as in today's Scripture reading. At other times, it was before making a ...

2146. Positive Faith

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... point on, the abolitionist Christians who come to lend their support are referred to, from the Africans' perspective, as The Miserable Ones. "It's a sad and significant commentary on religious experience," writes Penelope J. Stokes. "We are The Miserable Ones, the people who have no sense of humor, no joy in life." (2) The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, said Jesus, which a person planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of seeds, when it grows, it becomes a tree, so that the birds of the ...

2147. Clean Hands and Dirty Hearts

Matthew 15:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's will for us. Let's not major in minors. Jesus wants us to build bridges, not walls. All that really matters in life is our relationship with God and our relationships with one another. Let's reach out to the world for which Christ died. 1. 6th-sense@XC.Org 2. Jay Strack, Above and Beyond (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1994), p. 40. 3. "The Golden Chain" by in Mom in My Heart, compiled and edited by Joe L. Wheeler (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1997), pp. 17-23. 4. Jack Maguire, The Power of ...

2148. Family Survival

Genesis 37:1-11

Sermon

Stephen DeFur

... room have some real deep hurts. I want to speak in these moments to three categories of people. 1. Some of you have never worn the robe. Some of you have never received the kind of affirmation and love from your parents that you longed to. You never had the sense of being prized and valued. Maybe you were in a contest with a real high achiever in your family and no matter what you did you couldn't study hard enough, run fast enough or jump high enough. Maybe you were in a family with a real beauty queen and ...

2149. It Could Happen To You!

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... longer experienced him as a figure of flesh and blood, but as a spiritual reality. They no longer experienced him as limited by time and space, but as one who could be experienced anywhere, anytime. This experience has continued through the centuries, ranging from dramatic encounters to a quieter sense of a presence that is felt to be the living Christ. This Jesus is not a figure from the past, but of the present. It Could Happen. It Could Happen TO YOU. Jesus is alive. And occasionally someone desperately ...

2150. How To Love

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... on water. Pool filters do not like Jell-O. Always look in the oven before you turn it on. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy. It will, however, make cats dizzy. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy. A good sense of humor will get you through most problems in life. Unfortunately, mostly in retrospect. (1) Raising children has never been easy. It is life's most joyous task; it is also life's most demanding task. Our text for today is John 15: 12, "My command is ...

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