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2426. Good News For Broken Hearts

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... of her life of sin? Undoubtedly. Maybe that is the first reason that Jesus makes no effort to stop her. Only he can see her heart. But there may be another reason. ONLY JESUS COULD SEE GOD'S HEART. There are many Christians who still have an Old Testament view of God. God is a God of judgement, of vengeance, of wrath. As far as these Christians are concerned, Jesus need not ever have come. For they will not listen to him, they will not heed his example of love and grace and acceptance. Maxie Dunnam tells a ...

2427. When You Are Anxious About Many Things

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... recorder's tuner, the viewer can watch two live programs simultaneously or one live and one taped. The second program appears in an inset box located in the corner of the television screen. Studies show that 75 percent of television watchers already view two shows at the same time by flipping back and forth between channels using remote controls. Magnavox calls this trend "grazing." It is also called channel surfing. Now I suppose that by skillfully flipping the remote while watching his picture-in-picture ...

2428. Preparing for the Unexpected

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

King Duncan

... parable contains one of the great truths of life. People who are prepared have an advantage over those who are not. We can see a practical example of the importance of preparation in the success of legendary Boston Red Sox baseball star, Ted Williams. In the view of many, Williams was the greatest hitter of all time. And Williams was always prepared. In an article about Williams some years ago, he was reported as saying that in the course of a game he expected to see only one perfect pitch. Only one perfect ...

2429. Drooping Arms And Crooked Feet

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... God loves. It is a compliment to us, St. Paul is saying. God regards us as sons and daughters. This is important. How we feel about ourselves is a critical determinant of our energy level. One of the deadliest drainers of energy is low self-esteem. How do we view ourselves? Let's consider the case of a very competent young woman named Sharon. Sharon works as a computer operator at a large software company. She is well-educated and very good at what she does, but she is not one to blow her own horn. In her ...

2430. Who Is Your Lazarus?

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... response of the skin becomes "habituated." In familiar terms, we would say, we have grown accustomed to the noise. We are "used" to it. Habituated. When we see an unfamiliar image, at first our eyes tend to move in a new pattern around it, but as we view it repeatedly, we tend to look in a fixed way at the same portions of it and ignore the rest. That's habituation. An interesting example of habituation is what a Stanford University researcher calls "the Bowery El effect." A noisy elevated train used to run ...

2431. Destined To Have A Great Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... first hold up the cloth with the lovely embroidered side showing ” all the threads forming a beautiful crown. This she would describe as the plan God has for our lives. Then she would flip the cloth over to show the tangled, confused underside ” illustrating how we view our lives from a human standpoint. (3) There is a pattern to life, she would say, a pattern we may not see. Corrie Ten Boom believed in destiny. She was one of that company of people who believe that there is a divinely ordained plan for ...

2432. A Lesson From Two Golfers And A Saint

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... old man seemed troubled. Finally, Penick came clean. With all his medical bills, he said, there was no way he could advance Simon & Schuster that much money. The writer had to explain that Penick would be the one to receive the $90,000. How often we mistakenly view God's offer of salvation in Jesus Christ just like Harvey Penick mistakenly perceived Simon & Schuster's offer of an advance. We ask what must I do?" God answers back, "just receive." (2) We have a place in the family of God. There is no greater ...

2433. Mark Twain's Briefcase And A Great Mental Attitude

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... kind of influence this young man began to have. A year after the young man's turnaround in attitude, he sat down with Dr. Remen to wrap up his therapy. At one point, they looked over the art work he had done in therapy, and discussed how his views of life had changed. One picture expressed it beautifully. The young man, when asked to draw a picture of his body, had at first drawn a vase with an ugly, jagged crack running down the middle. This crack represented all the anger, bitterness, and disgust that had ...

2434. Where Is Your Home?

2 Corinthians 5:6-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... One evening at school, the young Kirk Douglas had a major role speaking, dancing, and singing in a play. He knew his mother would be there, but seriously doubted that his father would go. To his amazement and surprise, about halfway through the program, he caught view of his father standing in the back of the auditorium. After completing the evening's program, he wanted his father to come up and congratulate him for a job well done, but true to fashion, his father wasn't able to say much. Instead, he asked ...

2435. Long Range Planning

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... and daughters, and local AA meetings, Chad Everett overcame his drinking problem. He has starred in one short-lived series, done guest-spots on some others, and has a small part in an upcoming movie. But he's not as worried about his career anymore. In his view, what he couldn't handle, God is handling beautifully now. (6) Chad Everett discovered what we all need to discover ” we live in a meaningful world. In fact, we are the center of that meaningful world. "God so loved the world that He gave His Son ...

2436. Paul's Prayer For Us

Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... and weaknesses, a team of psychologists found just the opposite. They asked 180 couples a series of questions about themselves, their partner, their ideal partner, and their satisfaction with the relationship. For the most part, they discovered, individuals viewed their partners in a more positive light than their partners saw themselves. And in the happiest relationships, there was an outright frenzy of mutual delusion: Each partner saw the absolute best in his or her significant other, regardless ...

2437. The Greatness Of John The Baptist

John 1:19-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... living with Zacharias and Elizabeth. Indeed, Elizabeth was the first person in the Scriptures to declare that Jesus is Lord. You will find the story in the first chapter of Luke. As you are aware, we know very little about Jesus' childhood. However, in view of Mary and Elizabeth's relationship, can we not speculate that young John and his six-month younger cousin Jesus spent a great deal of time together? Perhaps they played together and fished together and did all the things young boys and young men ...

2438. Are You Going Down?

Luke 2:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... been to that humble first family of our faith huddled in that crude stable had they realized that the birth of the Christ child would become an orgy of materialistic indulgence. In the cartoon, Sally Forth, Sally says to her mother after she has just viewed the large family Christmas tree with all the packages lying under it: "Have you ever noticed how one particular emotion gets real strong at Christmas?" Her mother answers: "I sure have, honey. I get very nostalgic at this time of the year. I especially ...

2439. Some Things To Get Choked Up About

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... of Palm Springs, California. Celebrities and sports figures drop in from time to time at this hospital to bring cheer and much appreciated gifts. Singer Frank Sinatra made the most spectacular Christmas present to the hospital, at least from the kids' point of view. He contributed a carefully hand-crafted three-foot-tall statue of Santa, made completely out of solid milk chocolate. This chocolate Santa weighed nearly 75 pounds ”enough for a year's supply of cavities ”and was a work of art besides. The ...

2440. Mustard Seed Faith

Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... , it is the pearl of great price. "Lo, it is in the midst of you." said Jesus. We are not alone in this world. Imagine the difference that makes. Many of us were amused a few weeks ago to read about little DeAndra Anrig in Mountain View, California. According to the Associated Press DeAndra and her parents, who live in the East Bay community of Dublin, were picnicking with friends at the Shoreline park about 30 miles south of San Francisco and about two miles from the Palo Alto Airport. They were taking ...

2441. Something Is Missing

John 6:24-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... would rig up paint cans and hang them on a scaffold, tipping slightly, and then place a canvas underneath. But was he just making a joke? No, he was making a statement, and a loud one. His art was random, without purpose, meaningless. And so was his view of the world. Life was purposelessness for him and thus his art reflected it. There are many in the same boat. Evelyn Underhill, the famous English writer, believed that "we spend most of our lives conjugating three verbs: to Want, to Have, and to Do." And ...

2442. Walk In Love

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... fifth. Dr. John C. Barefoot, who headed one study, told a meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society that it's not known why this happens or if people can change their behavior, but "It's not going to hurt people to adopt a more positive view of others." (3) That is certainly the understatement of the year. NEGATIVE EMOTIONS ARE NOT ONLY DESTRUCTIVE BUT THEY ARE DEGRADING TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT. You may have read about a reply that came to the credit department of a jewelry store from an irate customer ...

2443. Walk Together

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... , it has been suggested, older couples find the best way to survive years of minor catastrophies is to learn to laugh at them. (3) A mutually rewarding marriage is one in which a couple submit themselves to one another and work at their marriages. In short, they view their marriage as a partnership. Each is to encourage and advise the other. I understand there is still a law on the books of the State of Kentucky which forbids a man to buy a hat without his wife along to assist in the selection. Such a ...

2444. The Path To Real Success

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... was reading about drive-through funerals down in Pensacola, Florida. Mourners don't even have to leave their cars at Willie J. Jr's. funeral parlor, to pay respects to the recently deceased. All they have to do is drive by a serenely lit 8 by 10 foot window to view their departed loved one. A pullout tray even lets them sign the guest register while sitting in their cars. (2) We want what we want and we want it now. We will not put up with any inconvenience. We will not be second in line. We will settle for ...

2445. Polished Up For Christmas

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... are changes you need to make. The great old evangelist, Dwight L. Moody, used to tell a legend about a beautiful swan that alighted one day by the banks of the water in which a crane was wading about seeking snails. For a few moments the crane viewed the swan in stupid wonder and then inquired: "Where do you come from?" "I come from heaven!" replied the swan. "And where is heaven?" asked the crane. "Heaven!" said the swan, "Heaven! have you never heard of heaven?" And the beautiful bird went on to describe ...

2446. Polished Up For Christmas

Matthew 3:1-12

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: four children's outfits -- a casual play outfit, one fancy girl's dress, one fancy boy's jacket, and a pair of children's pajamas (the rattier the better). Might want to put the clothes in a box to keep them out of view until the appropriate time. Good morning, boys and girls. What if I told you that someone very important was coming for Sunday lunch today? I'm talking somebody superimportant, like Michael Jordan or the President of the United States. Would you do anything special to get ready for ...

2447. How God Gets His Kicks

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... terrible at making decisions. And yet he made one of the biggest decisions of his life in six minutes. He added, "I have a feeling it had to do with the uniform." He saw himself for a few moments as tough, decisive Gen. Douglas MacArthur. How we view ourselves makes all the difference in the world. Hockey great Wayne Gretzky was interviewed before the second game of a playoff series. His team had not looked good in losing the first game. He was asked whether his coach had shown the players their mistakes on ...

2448. People Who Would Destroy God’s Temple

1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... an ending. (3) For Christians the central episode in human history is the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We are inspired by his example and empowered by his presence in our lives. Our perspective on history is unique. We focus on the world outside, but we always view it from the foot of the cross. In everything we do we pray that we do it in the love and spirit of Christ. He is the founder of the church, but more than that, his spirit is to infuse everything we do. He is the cornerstone of it ...

2449. The Ultimate Evidence of God

2 Peter 1:16-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... is a story told about Robert Browning when he first met the poet, Shelley. People wanted to know what else happened on that particular occasion when the two met. Browning is said to have answered: “What else? I tell you I saw Shelley, and, of course, in view of that, everything else just faded from my mind.” That was the kind of feeling Simon Peter had in the presence of Jesus. Still, to claim him as the long awaited Messiah required a very demanding leap of faith. So many had come declaring to be the ...

2450. The Love of a Father (Father's Day)

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... . A second grader once asked his teacher how much the earth weighed. The teacher looked up the answer in an Encyclopedia. "Six thousand million, million tons," she answered. The little boy thought for a minute and then asked, "Is that with or without people?" Viewed from one perspective, it might very well seem that people don't really matter very much. After all, we are but microscopic inhabitants of a tiny planet orbiting a relatively obscure star in a small galaxy among the billions and billions of stars ...

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