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Colossians 1:27-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... not your own; understand that it's not about you. It's about God's plan for God's creation. 1. Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz. Bruce & Stan Search for the Meaning of Life (Nashville: Word Publishing, 2001), p.74. 2. Sent by a friend from the Internet. Original source unknown. 3. Jack Lannom, Untapped Potential (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1998), p. 54. 4. Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz. Bruce & Stan Search for the Meaning of Life (Nashville: Word Pub, 2001), pp.19-21. 5. Interview with Diane Sawyer of ...

2. Aha! I See It Now!

John 1:29-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... life. Will we take action? 1. Originally published in Reader's Digest. From Psychology Today, (March 9, 2015), Copyright © 2015 by Bruce Grierson, psychologytoday.com. “The Meaning (and Science) Behind Those Life-Changing, Transformational Aha Moments” Bruce Grierson, Reader's Digest https://www.rd.com/culture/aha-moments/. 2. Philip Kennicott, “Rich with Irony: When Golden CEO Jack Welch Stepped Down, It Was into the Mud,” Washington Post, October 14, 2002, Cl. Cited by Chuck Colson, The Good Life ...

3. A WALL OF ROCK AND THE EVERYBODY GAP

Drama

William McKee Aber

... the lower level of meaning - not the toothpaste, eggs, and weather level - but the level where she feels unloved, he feels inadequate! Sue: Is that what has been bothering you, Jack? I never meant you weren’t a good husband. Remember you came in on the end of that conversation and I bet you never heard the beginning ... Emily was all broken up because Bruce hadn’t gotten that job they counted on and I thought I was helping, you know, sharing with her, when I said I knew how she felt because you hadn ...

4. How Did That Hole Get There?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... posed some challenging questions for his pastor to answer. Bruce tells about one Sunday after church when Blair came up to him and asked Bruce if he could have a conference with him. “Of course, Blair,” Bruce replied, “I’d be happy to visit with you ... Riding Up Front (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1995), pp. 81-82. 2. Contributed. Source unknown. 3. Pastor Ken Jack, http://www.firstpresbyterianhuntsville.org/Sermons/welistenbutdoweunderstand.htm. 4. Lloyd J. Ogilvie, The Communicator’s Commentary, #5 ( ...

5. Tasting the Gruel of Love

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... the example of Christ. Christ cared enough to come into our world. Let’s start there. Christ loved us enough to come into our world. Just as Chuck Colson and Jack Eckerd cared enough to go into the dirt and despair of a Russian prison and even eat the prison gruel, Christ cared enough to come into the dirt and despair ... .org/html/sermon012107.pdf. 6. Jerry Goebel: 2005 © http://onefamilyoutreach.com. 7. Bruce Larson, The Communicator’s Commentary: Luke (Waco, TX: Word Books, 1983), pp. 247‑248.

6. You Will Not Leave My Soul In Hell

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... not leave my soul in hell." Obviously the psalmist is saying that God is aware of our situation. Bruce Larson recalls seeing Jack Benny on the Johnny Carson show shortly before Benny's death. During the interview, Benny turned to Johnny and in his unique way ... your eyes beyond the gloom of your despair. Let Him give you a new purpose and a new direction for your life. 1. Bruce Larson, Believe And Belong, (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell, 1982). 2. Source Unknown. 3. Dale Evans Rogers, No Two Ways About ...

7. The Scariest Job Interview

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Purpose for the Rest of Your Life, Dale Bourke writes about a conference she attended years ago. She and her friend Bruce planned to drive to the airport after the conference when another attendee asked if he could ride with them. On their ride, Dale ... 7, 2012, https://joemckeever.com/wp/incarnation-illustration-2/. 5. “Where Did Jesus Travel While On Earth?” by Jack Wellman, December 17, 2015, Patheos, https://www.patheos.com/blogs/christiancrier/2015/12/17/where-did-jesus-travel-while ...

8. When We Don't Know God

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... they realized that, in the words of Isaiah, their religion and their righteousness were like filthy garments (Isaiah 64:6). When Dr. Jack McKinney was pastor of First Baptist Church of Bethesda, Maryland, he preached a sermon on our lesson for the day in ... with his love. Soon you will know that you know God . . . for the grace of God will be evident in your life. 1. Bruce and Darlene Marie Wilkinson, The Dream Giver For Parents (Sisters, OR: Multonomah, 2004), pp. 45-46. 2. Sermon posted on PRCL, 10/3/1999 ...

9. Dr. Life

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... to happen again." You have probably already guessed that the white van belongs to a Dr. Jack Kevorkian, one of the most controversial men of our time. Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who has assisted in 15 suicides in recent years. Dr. Jack Kevorkian, also known as Dr. Death. (1) Now go back with me in time some two ... ). 3. Melinda Beck "The New Middle Age" NEWSWEEK Dec. 7, 1992, p.53. 4. Bruce Narrimore, FREEDOM FROM GUILT, p. 7 5. Henry Gariepy, PORTRAITS OF PERSEVERANCE, (Wheaton,Illinois: VictorBooks, 1989).

10. A Guide to a Rich and a Joyous Life

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... even see the program, but Mr. Benny replied, “I wasn’t thinking of the Jews. I wouldn’t like the Gentiles to think I didn’t respect my religion.” (8) One reason Jack Benny observed the Jewish holy day was as a witness. How much more important is it that we respect these laws as a witness? Yes, Christ has set us free from the ... ’s Digest (Reader’s Digest USA). 8. Lawrence J. Epstein, A Treasury of Jewish Anecdotes, p. 37. Cited in David Bruce, The Funniest People in Comedy, (Kindle Edition).

11. How It All Began

Luke 2:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... God foresee crowded malls, raucous office parties, people congratulating themselves on giving and receiving extravagant gifts—people acting much like Little Jack Horner sitting in a corner, eating his Christmas pie . . .” You remember the rest of the poem, don’t you? “He ... who considers himself or herself a sinner--which at my last count, includes all of us. Pastor and author Bruce Larson makes the interesting point that when it came to delivering the greatest message on earth, God chose amateurs and ...

12. No Improvement Possible

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... at the telephone switchboard. Fearing that he would call the police, the young men grabbed him and beat him savagely with brass knuckles and a black jack. Thinking that he was dead, they then stuffed him behind a radiator near the swimming pool and left. Later that evening Gertrude Ederle, the famous swimmer, ... neighbor as yourself. 1. From a sermon by Joe Harding 2. Bruce Larson, MY CREATOR, MY FRIEND (Waco: Word Books, 1986). 3. Zig Ziglar, STEPS TO THE TOP (Gretna,La.: Pelican Publishing Company, 1985).

13. The Wondrous Possibility Of Change

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... said, "You can ™t say that civilization doesn ™t advance...for in every war they kill you in a new way." In 1961, Bruce Catton, editor of AMERICAN HERITAGE and an authority on the Civil War, spoke on the theme, "What 1861 has to say to 1961." ... there no hope for us as individuals? The late Samuel Heffenstein said, "Wherever I go, I go too, and spoil everything." And there is Jack Paar ™s classic line. "Looking back, my life seems like one long obstacle race, with me as it ™s chief obstacle." Many of ...

14. Bad News, Good News

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... . John C. Maxwell, DEVELOPING THE LEADERS AROUND YOU (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers), p. 71. 2. TIME, August 28, 1995, pp. 52-57. 3. Anthony de Mello, TAKING FLIGHT (New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1990), p. 65. 4. "To Illustrate," PREACHING MAGAZINE, Jan-Feb 1989. 5. Jack Kuhatschek, THE SUPERMAN SYNDROME (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995), p. 133. 6. Arnold Prater, THE PRESENCE, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1993), p. 13. 7 ...

15. On Picking Your Battles

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... take the first step, even though we know that the other person is in the wrong. And the best time to take that step is today! 1.Contributed by Byrl Shaver 2. THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC 1998 (Dublin, NH: Yankee Publishing, Inc., 1997). 3. Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo, THE MISFORTUNE (New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1988), pp. 125-126. 4. Cited in Stan Mooneyham, DANCING ON THE STRAIT AND NARROW (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1989). 5. "Jackie's Gold Medal Faith," an interview with Jackie Joyner-Kersee by Ramona ...

16. Tastes Great, Less Filling - Sounds Good, Not True

Proverbs 23:29-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... M. Sailler and David Wyrtzen, The Practice of Wisdom: A Topical Guide to Proverbs (Chicago: Moody Press, 1992), p. 11. 2 Jack VanImpe and Roger F. Campbell, Alcohol: the Beloved Enemy (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1980). 3 Zig Ziglar, Raising Positive Kids in a ... Robert L. Alden, Proverbs (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1983), p. 148. 14 R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., Bruce K. Waltke, eds. Theological Word Book of the Old Testament (Chicago: Moody Press, 1980) Vol. 2, p. 927. 15 Norman L. ...

17. Prison Theology: Bait and Bail

Philippians 1:12-30

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... comes out of prison…think Cervantes, Voltaire, Diderot, Dostoevsky, Defoe, John Donne, Henry David Thoreau, Oscar Wilde, Jack London. Christianity’s prison literature includes classics like Martin Luther’s translation of the New Testament ... their way back to prison within three years. One of the best definitions of prison: "an expensive way of making bad men worse" (Bruce Anderson). In the eyes of his culture, Paul was one of those long-term criminals. His recidivism rate was dismally high. Yet every ...

18. When You're Rejected

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... movie stars tell of being rejected. Veteran talent agent Robert Littman tells how he once rejected a young would-be actor named Jack Nicholson. Nicholson wanted to try out for parts on the popular television shows The Virginian and Bonanza (anyone remember those two vintage ... 1. Mark Litwak, Reel Power (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1986). 2. Bruce A. Demarest, Who Is Jesus? (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1978). 3. He Shall Be Called: 150 Names of Jesus and What They Mean to You (New York ...

19. Searching for Happiness

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the community. Some are dangerous to their immortal soul. In 1991 Mario Van Peebles directed a motion picture titled New Jack City which contains a scene in which a character accepts some illegal drugs. When this scene was shown at a theater in ... from a sermon by Rev. C. Paul Walker. 2. Jessica Parker, Great African Americans in Film, p. 57. Cited in David Bruce, The Funniest People in Movies: 250 Anecdotes (Lulu Press. Kindle Edition). 3. Charles Swindoll, Day By Day (Nashville: W Publishing Group, 2000 ...

20. Fathers Need A Giant Sized Faith

1 Samuel 17:1, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men had scrambled eggs for breakfast. Once upon a time there was a boy named Jack who traded a cow for some beans and grew a beanstalk that was so big a giant almost ate him. So he cut down the beanstalk. And ... , LETTING GOD, (New York: Harper & Row). 2. Taken from Dads Say The Dumbest Things, by Bruce Lansky and K. L. Jones, published by Meadowbrook Press,Deephaven, Minnesota, 1989. 3. Tim Hansel. YOU GOTTA' KEEP DANCIN'. (Carmel, NY: Guideposts, 1985), p. 135 ...

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