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2151. The Present

Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... unlimited time on a jet ski during all the days he was in Jamaica. Do you think he would have found it as intense and challenging and exciting to ride a jet ski under those circumstances? No, he says, not hardly. (1) Have you ever noticed the sense of urgency that seems to pervade the New Testament? In our lesson from the Revelation of John, the victorious Christ says to his people, “Behold, I am coming soon!" And again, at the end of the lesson we read, “He who testifies to these things says, "˜Yes ...

2152. Wrong Way. On Purpose

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... and fill it with affection. We can be quite sure that the smile on Jesus' face and the compassion in his eyes robbed the word of all insult and bitterness." (3) In other words, perhaps Jesus said, "Oops, I've come the wrong way," in the same sense Corrigan spoke identical words to the Irish. But the world suspected . . . no, the world knew. They knew with a single glance into Corrigan's excited eyes that he had fulfilled his higher purpose. He was right where he wanted to be. Might Jesus have had that same ...

2153. Is It Time To Tear Down Our Church?

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... . It might be using more contemporary music. It might mean providing day-care for neighborhood children, etc. Every community is different. But we need to ask ourselves whether we are focused on our own needs or whether we are focused on the people outside these walls. In a sense we might need to tear down our church--as we have known it--in order to build it up. Secondly, we need to do a better job of telling our story. If you have met God in this place, you need to tell your friends and neighbors about ...

2154. 'Thanking" About Thanksgiving

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... not thankful. I was reading about Jean Schnelle who works on a unique crisis hotline. Jean has developed a number of skills that serve her well in her work on this hotline: quick thinking, a calm demeanor, a soothing voice, and a hefty dose of common sense. You see, Jean is the director of Butterball Turkey's Turkey Talk-Line. For the past 17 years Jean has been fielding calls from frantic cooks who have left the giblets in the turkey, forgotten to defrost it, or accidentally locked the turkey in the oven ...

2155. It's A Terrible Thing To Be Rejected

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and that he had a purpose for my life." No one who knows the unconditional love of God in their heart will allow the world to make them feel rejected for long. When we have the love of God in our hearts, we carry a sense of security that the world cannot take away. And that sense of unconditional love is available to all who will receive it. "The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: THIS IS THE LORD'S DOING, and it is marvelous in our eyes." [There is one place, of ...

2156. Invited To A Feast

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... Most of the people who had beaten the cancer odds had done so because they had a purpose to which they devoted their lives. (3) That is a finding that is confirmed time and time again. If you feel a sense of purpose for your life, you will be far heathier and happier than you would be without that sense of purpose. Myrtle Howells was ninety-one years old, and feeling like her life had no more meaning. At one point, she actually prayed that God would either give her a purpose or take her life. God chose the ...

2157. The Bold And Beautiful

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... the riots provided a powerful witness among the Chinese people. (2) Gladys Aylward weak? What do you think? Her strength was greater than that of the strongest man in that prison. Gladys was a devoted follower of Christ and that made her strong. She was meek only in the sense that she was totally devoted to Christ. She was Christ's servant. She would bow to her Lord, but she would bow to no other. And this is what we need to see. Some of the strongest people who have ever lived are people of faith. THEY ARE ...

2158. One Life To Live

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... long dark night. As he stepped off a curb, cars would honk. He walked along the lake as the moon slowly crossed the sky. All the time, this beloved pastor walked behind him, never saying a word. Finally the sun broke through the sky, and the man came to his senses. He looked up at a street sign to see where he was, and then he glanced around and saw his pastor. Dr. Tittle walked up, put his hand on this man's shoulder and said, "Come on, let's go home." (5) What a beautiful analogy to the relationship we ...

2159. I Wish Life Came With An Eraser!

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... . "Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love . . . wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin . . . purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean, wash me and I shall be whiter than snow." Yes, he prayed out of a deep sense of shame and sorrow for personal cleansing. But he seems to have done more, praying that God would take an eraser and, in effect, turn back the hands of time by actually erasing his sin. "Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities." He ...

2160. Who's Your Daddy?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... his emotional support. He Also Gives Unabashed Affection. I doubt that it is possible for a father to show his family too much physical affection. Hugging, kissing, rocking--children have a great need for holding and being held. This is helpful to them in feeling a sense of grace in their lives--that they are loved simply for being themselves. Many of us come from families where there is little tradition of showing physical affection, and that is sad. A man was waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in ...

2161. Sons And Daughters Of God

Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... nerd, a twerp, a doo-fus, at times. But, if Christ lives within us, the scripture assures us that we are children of the Most High God. Now, what does it mean to be children of God? First of all, it means that we can walk with confidence. That makes sense, doesn't it? If we are children of the King, we don't have to fear anybody or any situation. When Carl Erskine, a former pitcher with the LA Dodgers, first came to the big leagues, he was asked a question by owner Branch Rickey. Rickey asked, "Do you go ...

2162. Expectant Living

2 Peter 3:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... Mehl counseled a young woman who was deeply disillusioned with her life. This woman had bought society's concept of who she should be. She had done all the things that her friends were doing. And she was miserable. She cried, "I've lost my virginity. I've lost my sense of values . . . I'm twenty-one years old, and I'm just tired. I don't want to live like this anymore . . . I thought it was going to be so good." (4) Here is a young woman who made the mistake of living with an earthly perspective. She bought ...

2163. Beginning Again

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... to give dead people life!" Paul is not reminding the Ephesian believers of their past to cause them shame. In fact, he sympathizes with them when he says in verse 3, "All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else." All of us once lived like that. We were all in the same boat. None of us is better than anyone else. So what do we do with our past? What do we do with our fears and failings ...

2164. What Must I Do?

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... hardly unique in this regard." Colson went on to say that in a secular, materialistic world, there is no ultimate meaning to life. "If that's the case," says Colson, "it makes sense to do all you can to maximize your material enjoyment. Whether it's drinking the best wine, eating the best food, or flying in a private jet, it makes no sense not to spend more money if this life is all there is. "But what a bankrupt and hopeless way to live," Colson continues. "Christians know that . . . there's much more to ...

2165. God Has Come

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... night, isn't it? When you're a kid, it's the most exciting night of the year. And it should be. The coming of the Christ child is the most exciting news that this world has ever experienced. It should be celebrated with joy and laughter and a sense of great anticipation. Comedian Jay Leno's book of headlines shows an advertisement for a dentist offering a special on dentures. The ad is tagged, "After all, the gift of chewing is what the holidays are all about." To this Jay Leno responds, "That's right. It's ...

2166. Children Of Dust Or Children Of God?

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... more important than experience. (2) That is a staggering statistic when you think how many lethargic, unenthusiastic people there are in the world. Where does enthusiasm come from? For the worldly person, it comes from a positive upbringing, from a sense of competence, from a healthy sense of self-esteem. For the believer, however, it comes from another source--our relationship with God. The roots of the word say it all. "En theos." Filled with God. Now, again, please do not misunderstand. We're not talking ...

2167. Taking Charge

Joshua 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... when a marriage comes apart. Sometimes when there is a significant failure of any kind in people's lives, bitterness sets in and the sense of God's presence becomes a distant memory. If something like that is going on in your life, I'm asking you to come back ... away. Barney returned that night to his wife Mildred, who welcomed him with a spirit of love and forgiveness. With a renewed sense of God in their lives, Barney and Mildred went on to become shining examples of love and integrity in marriage. (4) ...

2168. Finding Peace

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... Spangler (and really creepy) was the fact that these alligators had silently been watching him all along. No doubt, they and countless others had watched him hike for the mile or so through the swamp and along the bayou. Their piercing eyes and acute sense of smell had sensed the presence of flesh and blood and they had stalked him like any other prey. All the while, he was completely unaware of their hungry vigil. It wasn't until he tossed the marshmallow out into the water that they abandoned their hiding ...

2169. Above All--god

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... worship. They want to recover the mystical chants and songs and prayers of ancient worship. They are deep into Bible study. But they are looking for more than a surface relationship with "the Man Upstairs." Instead, they want to recover the awe and majesty of God; a sense of the Divine Other. Perhaps there has never been a time in our history when there has been such a hunger to touch God. And so we come to our reading from the book of Revelation, chapter 21. [In order to help us experience the majesty of ...

2170. Like A Tornado

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... evidence of God's presence. Some people have to have their religion that way. It has to be big. It has to challenge the senses and defy logic. Satan is still trying to tempt Jesus to throw himself off of the pinnacle of the temple. But when ordinary ... from that day forward. They were people not much different from you and me. They weren't well educated in a worldly sense, but they had studied, nonetheless, under the greatest teacher of all. And now that his physical presence was gone, his spiritual presence ...

2171. Don't Be Ashamed . . .

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... about that). Unlike almost every other mammal, Jerry does not run in the opposite direction when an angry skunk lifts its tail at him. You see, Jerry Dragoo has no sense of smell. It's funny. Jerry didn't even know that skunks emitted an odor until he asked his college classmates why they always shunned him. Dragoo's lack of an olfactory sense makes him fearless in his pursuit of skunks. His unique "disability" makes him outstanding in his field. (2) All of us are gifted in different ways. And God has given ...

2172. Hugging The Coastline

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... seen . . ." Faith is focused on a future promise. But faith is also obedience to a high calling. Abraham left his home, left his comfortable lifestyle, moved to a far country. Why? Because this is what he believed God wanted him to do. Abraham had a high sense of calling and he was obedient to that calling even when life was difficult. In the book, What's So Good About Tough Times?, there is a powerful story about a wealthy philanthropist who set up a music scholarship for 10 deserving students in a certain ...

2173. Marks Of A Champion

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... was that they would endure. Many of us watched with admiration a few years ago when baseball star Dave Dravecky lost his pitching arm to cancer. He lost his arm, but not his faith. After the surgery he thanked his fans for their prayers and said he sensed an "amazing" peace after doctors amputated his left arm and shoulder. Life's not easy. And so to righteousness, godliness, faith and love, St. Paul adds endurance. You don't give up in the fifth round, or the seventh round. You fight the good fight to the ...

2174. First, Last And Always--god!

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... tumbling down. Victor looked up at the sunset As he stood there all alone: Cried: "Are you in Heaven, Father?" But the sky said, "Address not known." (3) There are many people in our world today who have that same sense of loss when it comes to God. Perhaps as children they had that positive sense of trust in God's providence and care. But life has treated them roughly and gradually their faith has been chipped away. And so, like Victor, they look at the sunset and stand there all alone crying: "Are you in ...

2175. The Bread Of God

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... challenge. He tells them that he not only gives, but that he himself is all that the manna was for those ancient desert wanderers and more, and that he is for all people's souls. He came to us like manna from heaven, but in a much more profound sense! He is food, like the manna. But unlike food, he can forever end the craving of the famished soul; unlike food, he not only nourishes a bodily life, but communicates a spiritual life that never dies; and, unlike food, he was meant to be given to the whole world ...

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