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2451. Rise Above It

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... every ten people is going through a crisis experience. Certainly the Bible knows about pain, crises, suffering. There is Moses gazing upon a promised land that he will never enter. Hannah, downhearted, unable to eat, because of a child she is not able to bear. Elijah, fearful of his life, fleeing into the desert, alone and miserable. The widow of Nain, distracted by grief over the loss of her only son. The Gadarene demoniac, so emotionally wrought he is mutilating himself. The woman with the issue of blood ...

2452. What Makes You Blush?

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... There's nothing to keep you from wearing your white dress down into this mine. There is a considerable amount to keep it from being white when you come back up." In a society without moral heroes, it's very, very difficult to maintain your moral bearings. Certainly we live in a time in great moral confusion. You've probably read about that new book, THE DAY AMERICA TOLD THE TRUTH -WHAT PEOPLE BELIEVE ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT REALLY MATTERS. The authors did a survey in which they asked people about their real ...

2453. Save The Children

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... that someone will always be there for them. They need to know that they are recognized and special. If that means that we delay or even discard some of our own dreams, if that means we make some extra sacrifices, if that means we sometimes grin and bear a difficult situation, so be it! Their welfare comes first! We can't keep them from making tragic mistakes, and we can't keep them from making wrong decisions. All we can do is give them the proper environment. The rest is up to them. Someone once compared ...

2454. Noblesse Oblige

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... are sons and daughters of the King. Before the Civil War, some visitors from the North were watching a company of slaves in New Orleans wearily shuffling along the dock. But one, in striking contrast, with head erect and with unbroken spirit, strode among them with the dignified bearing of a conqueror. "Who is that fellow?" someone asked. "Is he the straw boss; or the owner of the slaves?" "No," was the answer, "that fellow just can't get it out of his head that he is the son of a king." And so he was. He ...

2455. The Majesty And The Misery

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... stage today is that of Alexander Solzhenitsyn. At one time Solzhenitsyn was a prisoner in a Soviet labor camp. "Like other prisoners, Solzhenitsyn worked in the fields, his days a pattern of backbreaking labor and slow starvation. One day the hopelessness became too much to bear. He felt no purpose in fighting on; his life would make no ultimate difference. Laying his shovel down, he walked slowly to a crude work site bench. He knew at any moment a guard would order him up and, when he failed to respond ...

2456. The Wondrous Possibility Of Change

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... reason, the beaver dams, birds nest, and ant hills of the 1980s are no different from those of the 1580s. But as humans we can create entirely new models. We can take the raw materials given to us by God and arrange them in a pattern that bears the stamp of an individual creative mind. Taking words, colors, clay, musical notes, bricks, or marble, a man or woman may shape something that has never been. We find such activity "fulfilling." Why? Because we are living up to the image of God woven deep in our ...

2457. Does Jesus Care?

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Eisley's mother was deaf. Young Loren alone heard the sounds of his father's agony. This was before the wide application of painkilling drugs. Eiseley said a curious thing happened to him during that very stress filled time. He became so tense that he could no longer bear the ticking of the alarm clock in his own bedroom. He smothered it with a blanket but still he heard it as if it were ticking in his own head. He tried to sleep, but he could not. His distress and loneliness were too great. It was then ...

2458. Do This And Live!

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... are fans of America's best known fat cat, GARFIELD. In a recent Garfield cartoon, Garfield, seated in a comfortable chair, sees his friend Odie at the window peering in eagerly. Garfield says to himself, "Poor Odie. Locked outside in the cold. I just can't bear to see him like this. I gotta do something." At this point Garfield gets up from his chair and closes the curtains! Two responses to need. Louis Pasteur sought a cure. Garfield closed his curtains. A lawyer put Jesus to the test with this question ...

2459. Where Have All The Heroes Gone?

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... one of the paramedics said to newsmen covering the story, "I guess the only thing that saved her life was the singing." Puzzled at this revelation, they asked him what she was singing. He replied, "What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear...what a friend we have in Jesus!" I doubt that Linda thought of herself as heroic, but perhaps she was. Each of us can be, under the right circumstances, just as surely as the Bible heroes listed in Hebrews 11. All we need is courage, character and ...

2460. Marriage In Heaven? No. Heaven In Marriage? Yes.

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... In the Bible the verb "to know" when applied to our knowledge of God is often the same word that is used when we read that Adam knew Eve and she conceived and bore a son, or Mary's stunned reply to Gabriel's announcement that she would bear a son, "How can this be since I have not known a man?" The marriage relationship in many ways parallels our relationship with God. When you came into fellowship with Christ and this church, that was not the end but the beginning of your spiritual pilgrimage. Suppose you ...

2461. Beyond Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... of God...," as if there was some question of Jesus' identity. The devil wanted Jesus to throw himself off of the temple. To make the temptation even more appealing, the devil quotes scripture: "He will command his angels concerning you," and "On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone." Jesus once again countered the devil's temptation by quoting scripture, "Do not put the Lord your God to the test." Of course, Jesus could have leaped from the temple and angels ...

2462. Taking The Risk Out Of Dy(e)ing

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... The crowd cries back, "The Lord is risen, indeed." Then in total silence, everyone walks to God’s Acre, an ancient cemetery where all the graves are covered with flowers. Even the oldest graves, some of which date back three hundred years, bear forsythia, jonquils, tulips, or azaleas ” whatever is blooming in season. Everyone stands and watches as the sun comes up over a hill covered with ancient cedar trees that were brought with the original Moravian settlers from Germany. In the awesome silence, with ...

2463. Stranglers Or Wranglers?

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... 100 yards away from the safety of his South Pole hut when a sudden blizzard hit. The temperature was several degrees below zero, and the snow was blinding. There were no landmarks in the white expanse of snow and ice-covered sea that would help him get his bearings. Yet he knew that if he didn’t find the comparative warmth and safety of his hut, he would freeze to death in a matter of minutes. Admiral Byrd could not see his hut or anything else in the freezing blizzard that would guide him to safety. He ...

2464. Eating Cold Grits

John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... so lost?" Just then Jim felt a touch on his shoulder. He turned around and saw his father. "My father had come after me and had found me. He held me down, reassured me, then bought me a Coke, a hot dog, a Yo-Yo, a lizard, a little stuffed bear, and a candy apple. I learned a valuable lesson that day: Being lost is terrible...being found is wonderful!" (3) Jesus wanted his disciples to know that even though he would no longer be with them he would not let them get lost. He would be with them every step ...

2465. For Laughing Out Loud!

Genesis 18:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... have as many descendants as there are stars in the sky. There was only one problem. Abraham and Sarah had no children. Abraham was an old man, he was ninety-nine years old. Certainly his best years were behind him. And his wife was also well past child-bearing age. How could it be that he and Sarah would produce children? "Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old?" Abraham asked God. In fact, it seemed so absurd that Abraham fell to the ground laughing. What God had promised seemed impossible ...

2466. The Conversion Of A Scoundrel

Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... of those evil conditions. It was not until he came face to face with his own moral decay as a part of an occupying army that he first cried out to the Lord. It happened one dark night in Germany, while he was guarding a bombed-out ball bearing factory. The moon was visible through the charred rafters overhead. Larsen was alone. He took his carbine off his shoulder, knelt down, and asked the Lord to change him if He could. He knew he couldn’t promise the Lord that he would change, even though he wished ...

2467. For Future Generations

Psalm 22:1-31

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... hypocrisy, a foolish lie. He’s pretended to be something he never was. He’s pretended to believe in things that were never real. And when he looks at his children, he knows that they can see right through him. And in the end, that’s more than he can bear. And what does he do about it? He kills himself. He commits suicide. His children found him out. They rejected his hypocrisy. And now he has nothing more to live for. That’s the way it is sometimes. (3) But the other side of the story is just as ...

2468. Face To Face With The Devil

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... for forty days, Jesus confronted evil head on. He was tempted of Satan just as we all are tempted. We all face temptations large and small. When we are tempted, we need to learn from Jesus. Jesus confronted Satan head-on. There is something else we ought to bear in mind. WE BECOME STRONGER WHEN WE RESIST TEMPTATION. This is something we need to understand about the power of the Tempter: the more we give in, the weaker we become. The more we resist, the stronger we become. In C. S. Lewis' book, THE LION, THE ...

2469. Never Too Old for an Adventure

Romans 4:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... Abraham was willing to pick up and move. What a promise ” Abraham would be famous. But not only that, he would have as many descendants as there are stars in the sky. Now this was a little sticky. After all, Abraham and Sarah were well past child-bearing age. Paul writes of Abraham, "He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead." Abraham had every reason to doubt God's promise. The only place you ever hear of older couples having babies is on the covers ...

2470. A Life Above All Others

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... to be plugged in when it is convenient or when it is necessary. The Christian life is lived daily. There is a cost involved. Jesus said, "Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit." This is the paradox of our Christian faith. It is only by losing ourselves that we find new life. It is in burying our selfish aims and ambition that we are of real use to God. That's what Jesus wanted his followers to understand. The grain ...

2471. Why Are You Troubled?

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... a family: like illness, accidents, and hunger. She was a buoyant soul, but when her mother broke her hip, Hannah expressed her bitterness in a manner that has since become a family legend. She said: "I know the Lord won't send me more trouble than I have strength to bear, but I do wish He didn't have quite such a good opinion of me!" (2) That's exactly where the disciples were. Things looked pretty bleak. What could the future hold for them? Can you relate to that? If you can, I have some good news for you ...

2472. Where God Can Be Seen

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Still, Alice knew she would be in danger if she ignored the warning. One day as Princess Alice stood in a far corner of her son's room, she heard her son whisper to a nurse, "Why doesn't my mother kiss me anymore?" That was more than Alice could bear. As tears streamed down her cheeks she raced to her son's bed, held him in her arms and smothered him with kisses, reassuring him of her love. Tragically, this turned out to be the kiss of death. Princess Alice contracted the deadly disease, and in a matter of ...

2473. How Do You Know?

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... for his homesickness. It had black beady eyes, a red bow tie and orange feet. It was a stuffed toy penguin that stood about five inches tall, and attached to its left wing with paste (still wet when he tore away the wrapping) was a wooden sign bearing the hand-painted declaration, "I Love My Dad!" The salesman immediately granted it a place of honor on his dresser. Later the salesman was going through customs at Kennedy Airport in New York. A customs agent dug the penguin out of the salesman's suitcase, and ...

2474. Working For Love

Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... firm, polled executives about the most bizarre excuses they've heard. Some of the winners were: "My favorite actress just got married, and I needed time alone;" "I had to sort my socks;" "The wind was blowing against me;" "A plane landed on the highway;" "There was a bear on my street;" and, opting for honesty, one employee wrote, "I just forgot to come to work." (2) Certainly work is an important part of our lives. It takes a great part of our time and most of our energy. As someone has said, things are so ...

2475. What Is True And Who Can You Trust?

John 18:28-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... ” all free. And there is not one tiny bit of anti-Semitism! Love, Your son, Yuri. P.S. There is only one thing you can't find here: red ink. (1) In our lesson for the day, Jesus says that for one purpose did he come into the world--to bear witness to the truth. IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHAT IS TRUE IN TODAY'S WORLD. Isn't that your experience? We see the outcome to a trial and we shake our head and say, "How could it come out like that? Were there a bunch of morons on ...

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