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John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the world to do." And it doesn't! God has brought into being a magnificent creation with the sole purpose of providing for His children's needs. Isn't that mind-boggling? But why such extravagance, why such bounty, why such seeming waste? Generations ago John Spencer offered an interesting theory on this matter. He noted that the Jewish rabbis taught that when Joseph, in the times of plenty, had gathered much corn in Egypt, he threw the chaff into the river Nile. His purpose was to convey by means of the ...

2. A Man Of Character And Generosity

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... the second thing we need to note about Joseph: In addition to being a person of sterling character, Joseph also had a generous and forgiving spirit. Joseph not only took care of the needs of Egypt. He tried to help others as well. A scholar named John Spencer once offered an interesting scenario concerning Joseph. He noted that the Jewish rabbis taught that when Joseph, in the times of plenty, had gathered much corn in Egypt, he threw the chaff into the river Nile. His purpose was to convey by means of the ...

3. The Grateful Samaritan

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... to school, ultimately living out his days as an invalid. Years later, a reporter doing a story on Great Lakes tragedies found Spencer as an old man in a nursing home in California and asked for his recollections of that night. He said bitterly, “ ... room bubbling over with joy about all the great things God has done for us. 1. Michael Halleen, Monday Moment, 4-28-08. 2. John Feinstein, A Good Walk Spoiled Days and Nights on the PGA Tour (Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1996, pp. 197-198). 3. Nov/Dec ...

4. Preparing the Way

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... a voice of one calling in the desert, Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’ And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The whole Judean countryside and ... , yeah, I know, Dad,” he said. “Even though he doesn’t deserve it, we’re supposed to give him grace.” “Sure,” says Spencer Perkins, “I knew that the words that came out of his mouth were almost the complete opposite of what he was feeling in his ...

5. Here I Am

Hebrews 12:18-29

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... the money, but what you really need is to give your life to the Lord Jesus Christ." And that day, Eddie Charles Spencer gave his life to Christ. After Eddie was released from prison, he traveled all over the country speaking to school children about ... and Jacob. Just like Moses. Just like Joshua. Just like Isaiah and Jeremiah, David and Solomon. Just like John the Baptist. Just like Jesus, Peter, James and John. Just like Paul and Timothy.Just like your favorite pastor. The only difference is that today I am ...

6. News From The Vineyard

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... teach him. If you cannot teach him what I have taught you, then I have failed." So Les Spencer began to teach his friend, and the multiplication process began. Spencer's friend found someone else who wanted to be taught, and the process continued until on that one ship ... how the ministry of the Navigators began. I thought of Dawson Trotman this week as I contemplated the words of Jesus recorded in John's Gospel, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine dresser. Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, ...

7. About Kissing

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... and American governments were afraid that spies within the armed services might begin using the "XXX" mark to encode secret messages. Spencer lists some old superstitions about kissing: "If your nose itches, you'll kiss a fool." "A falling star means a kiss ... kiss." Kissing on the silver-screen is nothing new, she notes. The kissingest movie ever was 1926's Don Juan, in which John Barrymore bussed Mary Astor and Estelle Taylor 126 times. Kissing is good for your health. According to the Academy of General ...

8. First Things First

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... someone in your life for whom you would give your life? Have you made peace with Christ and invited him to become your Lord, your Savior, your friend? 1. John C. Maxwell, Today Matters (New York: Warner Faith, 2004), pp.240-241. 2. Wisdom, Inc. by Seth Godin, HarperBusiness, New York, 1995, p. 53. 3. Daily Bread, August 4, 1992. 4. Spencer Johnson, The One-Minute Sales Person (New York: William Morrow, 1984), pp. 23-24. 5. “A House for Katherine Red Feather” by Robert Young, Guideposts, March 2004, pp ...

9. Open the Window, Aunt Minnie, Here It Comes!

Jeremiah 33:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... gets a little closer. Some of them are already making list of things they want Santa to bring them. Pastor John Jewell tells about a young boy a few years ago who at one of their Christmas Eve candlelight services expressed his ... a nearby home had taken time to come over to where the Church had been and found the statue in the rubble. They decided that everyone in Spencer needed to see that Jesus was still there, so they stood him up for all to see. (5) Those young girls were right. Whether times are good ...

10. A Peaceful Mind

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... for some form of inner peace, but we don’t go to such desperate lengths to gain it. Still, we long for it. That’s why John 14:27 is a favorite verse for so many people. Jesus says to his disciples: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I ... a few items of church property they found scattered in the area. When they saw the statue lying in the rubble they figured everyone in Spencer needed to know that Jesus was still there, so they stood him up for all to see. (5) That is our purpose today as his ...

11. Like Fighting a Giant Tuna

Romans 7:14-25a

Sermon

King Duncan

... . or any endeavor in life. Plato once said, “For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all virtues.” The writer John Milton put it like this: “He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires and fears, is more than a king.” But how do ... His help in the battle is the best help of all. 1. http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/what-is-lent-temptation-spencer-homan-sermon-on-discipleship-115505.asp?page=3. 2. Reader’s Digest, April 17, 2016. 3. Daniel H. Pink, Drive: The ...

12. Love In Action

1 John 3:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... to the game warden. "Now," he said, "Are you just going to sit there or are you going to fish?" That's the question I get from our lesson from I John. "Are you going to sit there or are you going to fish?" We read, "Little children, let us not love in word or speech but in deed and truth." In ... is love that doesn't just sit there. It fishes! 1. Spencer Marsh, EDITH THE GOOD (New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1977). 2. Steve Salerno, TNS: THE NEWEST PROFESSION (New York: William Morrow and Co., Inc., 1985). 3 ...

13. The Wondrous Possibility Of Change

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... tells us we were created. Of all God ™s creatures we seem to be the only ones who possess this quality. We can change. As Spencer Marsh has noted, of all God ™s creatures we alone can be creative. Animals are not creative-rather, they are instinctive. For this reason, ... are goal setters. They visualize, then they stratigize. Skip Ross in his book, SAY YES TO YOUR POTENTIAL tells about John Goddard. Goddard may have been the paramount goal setter of our time. His story was published in LIFE magazine in ...

14. Trying To Grasp The Meaning Of It All

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... along life's paths. But it didn't turn out like that. Philip remembers one Christmas when the Gulley's toddler son, Spencer, became fascinated with the family Nativity set. One day, he dipped one of the figurines in ketchup and proceeded to lick it ... , and most of them have been cured. Now, the U.N. is funding a study of Heantos' effectiveness, which will be overseen by the Johns Hopkins medical center. The brew will be analyzed at U.S. labs, and patients using it in Vietnam will be closely monitored. If Dan ...

15. Duuuh!

John 14:15-31

Sermon

David O. Bales

... faith. They’ve never caught on that in the Bible God’s laws are for our benefit. Over twenty years ago I drove through Spencer, Nebraska, on Highway 281. The speed limit through the town was thirty miles an hour. However, the street was brick and had become something ... should be able to figure out how to love and obey him. Jesus gives us what we need in order to do both. In John 14 he promises to grant us another Advocate, the Spirit of truth, so that through the Spirit we’ll again encounter the living ...

16. Adam, the Law, and the Curse of the Covenant

Romans 5:12-21

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... crimes against humanity for their activities during the Hitler regime. The chief justice, Dan Haywood (played by Spencer Tracy), makes an effort to comprehend how defendant Ernst Janning (played by Burt Lancaster) could have passed ... gained momentum in human history, culminating in the crucifixion of Jesus. Third, the phrase “eternal life” is more typically Johannine than Pauline. For John, eternal life is here and now in Christ. For Paul, spiritual life in Christ both begins now (see, e.g., 5:17–18; ...

17. The Rich Young Ruler

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Brett Blair

... King Agrippa to Paul's challenge to become a Christian was: "Almost Thou persuadest me to be a Christian." This led John Wesley to write perhaps his most famous sermon: The Almost Christian and the Altogether Christian. Suppose the rich young ruler had done ... our ranking--by being aggressive, achieving, by being superior. Yet, this story raises the issue of how God sees true success. Spencer Haywood, a former pro basketball player, once said: They call me a superstar. I’ll tell you who the superstar is. ...

18. Do You Hear What I Hear?

Luke 1:46-56, Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... is in the other! Do you hear what I hear? That is not only the question of the Christmas carol, it is the question of Isaiah, it is the question of Mary. It is the question of faith. Do you hear what I hear? Listen...and be blessed. Amen! 1. John 15:13 KJV 2. Words and Music by Noel Regney and Gloria Shayne, 1962 3. Dan Brereton, via Ecunet, "Sermonshop 1999 12 12," #15, 12/7/99 4. Author unknown. Posted by Jeff ...

19. In Praise Of Goofing Off

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... is not true. Hard work, dedication, sacrifice are important attributes in life ” but some of the most effective people who ever lived have spent a considerable amount of time goofing off. We are told that influential men like Charles Darwin, Herbert Spencer and John Maynard Keynes only worked two-three hours daily. Their leisurely approach is not widely known because they seldom advertised it. As Ralph Keyes notes in his book TIMELOCK, there is far more prestige in seeming harried and overworked than in ...

20. Security Concerns

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... the day of evil comes, the armor of God proves sufficient. That knowledge should greatly strengthen our moral conscience. 1. John Killinger, "Mainline Preaching's Changed Pulpit," The Christian Ministry (September -- October, 1987), pp. 7-9. 2. Thomas H. Conley, "A ... 1, Summer/Fall, 1988. 4. Howard Thurman, For the Inward Journey: the Writings of Howard Thurman, selected by Anne Spencer Thurman (Richmond, Indiana: Friends United Meeting, 1984), pp. 4-5. Thurman's essay is titled, "The Conscientious Demand." ...

21. Let the Bible Find You

Illustration

... . Campbell Morgan had already enjoyed some success as a preacher by the time he was 19 years old. But then he was attacked by doubts about the Bible. The writings of various scientists and agnostics disturbed him (e.g., Charles Darwin, John Tyndall, Thomas Huxley, and Herbert Spencer). As he read their books and listened to debates, Morgan became more and more perplexed. What did he do? He cancelled all preaching engagements, put all the books in a cupboard and locked the door, and went to the bookstore and ...

22. Two Sticker Books and a Cabbage Patch Doll

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Dr. John Killinger tells about a passage in Viktor Frankl’s book, Man’s Search for Meaning, that is appropriate for this day. Viktor ... life, God is our hope, God is the Source of every good thing. There’s a wonderful illustration of this kind of awareness found in Dr. Spencer Johnson’s little book The Present. The Present is about a little boy and an old man an old man who appeared to be so ...

23. Don't Forget the Best!

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... this year that is nearly over, just as the shepherd boy made his way out of the mountain vault, we do not want to forget the best. John Wesley, the spiritual father of the Methodists, said on his deathbed: “The best is God with us.” The Biblical word for that is Emmanuel. God with ... at Carnegie Hall” were some performers whose names are etched in our memories—Carol Channing, Rock Hudson, Spencer Tracy, Hedda Hopper, Henry Fonda, and Julie Andrews. Everyone present that night knew that Judy Garland was ...

24. No Promotion Required

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

On March 4th, 1966 pop music icon John Lennon set off a firestorm in this country by declaring that his band, The Beatles, were more popular than Jesus. And ... of the Lord!” rang out everywhere. Hosanna is an interesting word. It is not a word you are likely to hear any other day of the year except Palm Sunday. Pastor Steven D. Spencer says that years ago, when his youngest son was about 3 years of age, the boy was frustrated and angry as they left church. His face was all scrunched up; his cheeks puffing ...

25. Praying To Win

John 14:5-14

Illustration

John E. Sumwalt

Ithaca High School has been known over the years for its championship wrestling teams. I wrestled on some of those teams in the late 1960s when Steve Waterman was our coach. Steve encouraged us to give our best for the school and the team, but he also made it very clear that church, family and relationships with friends came first. His supportive style of coaching and his caring personality fostered a team spirit that, for many of us, resulted in great individual achievements. We knew that he cared about ...

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