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2226. Help For Troubled Hearts

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... were afraid of something. They were afraid of losing their health or their marriage or their job. They were afraid even when there were no tangible grounds for their fears. Do you know anyone like that? Lois Gould in her novel, SUCH GOOD FRIENDS, has a character who is convinced for years that sooner or later he would have cancer. His wife said of him, "His living faith rested firmly on the notion that something terrible was just about to happen." You’ve known people like that. They can’t enjoy today ...

2227. I Am The Only One Left Who Cares!

1 Kings 19:9-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... , a woman, and their kids. What can we say? When you start thinking in terms of eternity your values change. Even Calvin Klein must be aware of that! Just as important as the decline in sexual morality among our young is the overall decline in the general character of our adults. This may be a more difficult problem to remedy. In 1888 when Kodak came out with the first simple camera, a piece of equipment that anyone can use, they coined the slogan, "You press the button, we do the rest." Eliminated were the ...

2228. A Strategy For Status Seekers

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Perhaps that is why she never produced another novel. When you are totally absorbed in yourself, you do not grow. Pride causes us to do foolish things. Pride keeps us from growing. Pride also keeps us from reaching out to others. One of the saddest characters in American literature is Willy Woman, in Arthur Miller’s classic play, "Death of a Salesman". Poor Willy was always going to make that "big sale." He was going to bring home a fortune one of these days then people would give him the recognition ...

2229. Lost In America

Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... no hope, who are wandering frightened and alone like a little lost lamb in a terrible wilderness. Playwright Arthur Miller years ago gave us a classic portrait of what it means to be lost. The play was DEATH OF A SALESMAN. The tragic central character was Willie Loman, the man who searched all his life but "never knew who he was." We see his family being poisoned by Willie’s inclination toward dreaming all the wrong dreams. Those who loved him most suffered the most. Throughout the play Miller, however ...

2230. Don't Apologize For Success (but Give Thanks)

Luke 19:11-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... OUR BLESSINGS WITH THOSE LESS FORTUNATE. If you recognize that what you have is a gift from God, then you understand it is not to be hoarded. To do so is deadly. In Eugene O’Neill’s play, DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS, the drama centers on the character of Ephraim Cabot, a closefisted, greedy, self-righteous hypocrite. Through a series of tragedies, the play ends with Ephraim Cabot left alone on his farm. His self-centered goals have led to the death of his wife and to nothing but hatred and rejection from his ...

2231. A Christmas To Remember

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... . So during the pageant Joseph tended to maintain the maximum allowable distance from Mary, as though she were carrying some kind of fatal bacteria." (1) Dave Barry's right. It wouldn't be much fun to play Joseph. Joseph appears to be an insignificant character in the Christmas drama. Joseph emerges from the shadow of Mary and the baby Jesus. All the attention is on Mary while Joseph hangs around with the shepherds and animals off to the side somewhere. Joseph has no lines to speak in the Christmas drama ...

2232. Promises Kept!

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... WANT TO DO IS GIVE SOME SHAPE TO THEIR FAITH. And that’s what the Church is all about, isn’t it? It’s the visible shape of God’s promises on earth. Not just the buildings, although they are part of it. But the whole structure and character and institution of the Church. During the Sixties, there was a strong movement against institutions and things established. We can worship God on our own, out in the woods and forests! We don’t need the Church, with all its trappings and its mumbo-jumbo! Give us ...

2233. Have You Changed Your Clock?

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... get married. C. A younger couple was waiting to have a child. D. A younger child said he was waiting for the day when his Dad no longer had to sleep on the couch and could sleep in the bedroom. Maybe his Dad would be in a better mood. A character in T. S. Eliot's play, "The Elder Statesman," shares this insight on waiting: "If I had the energy to work myself to death how gladly would I face death! However, waiting, simple waiting with no desire to act, yet a loathing of inaction. It is like sitting in an ...

2234. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 6:23

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... the unjustifiable, excusing the inexcusable. The Wages of Sin "The wages of sin is death." Paul tells us that in the sixth chapter of Romans. Death is being cut off from the love of others as the result of our selfishness. Death is ending up with no character at all because the excuses that we offer become more real to our family and friends than the deeds which express who we are. Death is a society without direction in which everyone is for himself or herself. Death is life without a sense that what I ...

2235. The Conversion Of A Scoundrel

Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... minutes later, the innocent looking man would go back to Rockefeller’s office to deliver a detailed report of what the unsuspecting visitors talked about during the ride in the elevator. (1) John D. Rockefeller undoubtedly would have liked the Old Testament character, Jacob. There was no doubt about it, Jacob was shrewd. Remember how Jacob hoodwinked his old, nearly blind father, Isaac, into giving him the blessing that was meant for his older brother, Esau? There was no mistaking these two brothers. Esau ...

2236. The Riches Of God

Romans 11:33-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... to whatever the student wanted to get off his mind. Surprisingly, both groups of students showed about the same amount of improvement. (2) No wonder prayer is so important in the life of the Christian. We have someone who listens to us. I like the way the character Simon puts it in Og Mandino's The Return of the Ragpicker. "....when I am confronted with a situation I cannot handle, " he says, "...I try to find a private place, get down on my knees if practical, put my hands together, look up, and simply say ...

2237. Are You Dressed For The Banquet?

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... that Americans are hungry not for the things that politicians offereconomic entitlements and political rightsbut for meaning in their lives. "Human beings," says Lerner, "have a deep need to have their lives make sense...." That's true. One of the most appealing characters in American society in recent times to people who think has been comedian/actor/director Woody Allen. Allen has been obsessed with the search for meaning. Much of his humor reflects that search. He comes up with far more questions than he ...

2238. Finding The Real Thing

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... in her life, she feels pretty. It is the perfect gift. (4) God knew the perfect gift for humanity. He knew if you feed the hungry, that solves a problem for only a generation. He knew that satellite television would only bring out the worst in human character. A spectacular display in the heavens would have to be repeated until it lost its appeal. Only the Word made flesh could really point the way to God. Only One who has walked where we walk could claim our loyalty. God broke into human history and gave ...

2239. A Most Disagreeable Man

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... state who did not agree with anybody about anything. The man found that cabbage didn't agree with him, the Senator says, and from that day forward wouldn't eat anything else. Jonah, the Old Testament prophet, must have been a cabbage eater. He was a most disagreeable character. At times he was stubborn and even rebellious. THE FIRST THING THAT STRIKES US IN THIS STORY IS JONAH'S RELUCTANCE TO DO WHAT GOD ASKED HIM TO DO. Jonah was a prophet. God told Jonah to go to the city of Nineveh to hold a preaching ...

2240. Surprised On The Mountaintop

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... was shoved at gunpoint into the back of a green Mercedes. His face was pressed to the floor and a blanket thrown over him as the car accelerated. The date was March 16, 1985. While in captivity Terry began reading the Bible. The Bible characters came to life! He came to know them as living beings. (4) Terry Anderson found the strength to endure years of captivity because God was with him. The mountaintop experience in the little English church was preparation for what lay ahead. "And Jesus was transfigured ...

2241. Face To Face With The Devil

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the 3/4 inch steel plate from which the stacks had been formed. All that remained were more than thirty coats of paint that had been applied over the years. The steel had rusted away. Is that not an analogy of what happens to some people's character? They give into temptation time and time again, until their inner moral fiber is eaten away. Fortunately, the converse is also true. The more times we resist the Temptor the weaker he becomes. Anyone who has ever begun an exercise program or gone on a diet or ...

2242. Help Me Make It Through The Night

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... to tell Nicodemas that God's devotion to His children is beyond measure. It is love in its purest form. There is a story that comes out of the Bedouin culture. "Bedouin" is the Aramaic name for "desert dwellers." These people live much as the characters of the Old Testament did. During a heated argument, according to this story, a young Bedouin struck and killed a friend of his. Knowing the ancient, inflexible customs of his people, the young man fled, running across the desert under the cover of darkness ...

2243. The Unexpected Jesus

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... an understatement. She was fuming. As she passed the truck she looked up at the driver, no doubt to give him a dirty look. But when she glanced up at him he was already looking at her. And then a hand puppet appeared in his window. It was a character from Sesame Street, and it was waving at her as the truck driver smiled. Well, that unexpected gesture changed the woman's attitude. She smiled and laughed. She was no longer upset. In fact she now says that as she drives that section of the highway she looks ...

2244. Whoever Would Have Thought?

Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... would conquer any problems, and they adopted the child. But it didn't take too long before they realized they had made a mistake. As year after impossible year passed, they consulted with principals, counselors, and teachers. Terms such as "character disorder," "sociopath," and "psychopathic personality" were used to describe their daughter's behavior. The experts all agreed that there was no hope for improvement. Over the years Clarence and his wife prayed, prayed long and hard, with no observable results ...

2245. Coming For The Right Reasons

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

Billy had always been quite a character. He had been the class clown, and he always had a joke to tell. One time years ago when stores still gave out Green Stamps, Billy was talking to one of his friends, who was an active member of his church. "Can you tell me what I should do with ...

2246. Preparing For An Unknowable Future

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... not forsake us. We are in God's eternal care. But what about in the meantime? What does God expect out of us while we are awaiting the culmination of God's plan? OUR TASK IS TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE PRESENT. In the words of the Robin Williams character in the movie, The Dead Poets Society, "Carpe diem" or seize the day." In the movie Williams plays an English teacher who takes his class into the hall to the trophy case. There he shows them pictures of past heroes of the school. "All of these young men were ...

2247. The Seven Year Switch

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... woebegone weakling? Who am I? They mock me, these lonely questions of mine." (1) We are faced with the same haunting question. Who am I, really? Some of us don't know. There was a prank they played in the old west. Owen Wister's character, the VIRGINIAN, was guilty of pulling this trick. He had ridden 118 miles to get to the Swintons' barbecue and dance. But Miss Woods, the schoolteacher, danced with the married men rather than with him. He was upset. He got even, though, by swapping the blankets ...

2248. I Was There

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

Gary Whitbeck

... 't know me. There's not enough room in historical documents to record everything and everybody. History merely tries to capture the important events that chronicle our progression as a people. Individuals who are on the scene are rarely known (much like the background characters who fill in your movies). However, I have been allowed, by the grace of the Almighty, to come to you during this special season of the year, to remind you of THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN HUMAN HISTORY. I have come to recall something ...

2249. A Time To Remember - Memorial Day

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... carefully tucked the letter away in his waistcoat. After the close of the war he went to Charlie's hometown and sought out the mother's home. He knocked at the door and stood waiting, ragged and worn from the ravages of war, a very unsightly character. As the lady opened the door, she looked upon him and thought him to be just another beggar passing by. But Jim handed her the letter through the half-opened door. She read it, recognizing her son's handwriting. When she read the last line, "Mother, receive ...

2250. Who Are You Trying To Impress?

Galatians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... right impression. Everybody has his or her own favorite story to tell ” particularly about those awkward days of adolescence. Or perhaps it was your boss. There was a terrific Broadway musical years ago, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. The main character, played by Robert Morse, was constantly trying to impress his boss. For example, in one scene he arrived at work a few minutes before nine. He loosened his shirt and tie. Quickly he scattered papers on his desk and filled the ashtrays ...

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