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John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (14-16). To me that is incredible good news. When we bring our requests to God, Christ is right along side us, interceding in our behalf. Pastor Melvin Newland tells a powerful Mother’s Day story that comes out of World War II and the horrific holocaust which took the lives of millions of people. It is the true story of Solomon Rosenberg and his family. Solomon Rosenberg and his wife and their two sons as ...

2. A Difficult but Joyous Journey

Luke 1:39-55

Sermon

King Duncan

Pastor Melvin Newland tells about a man in Salt Lake City who decided to send out 600 Christmas cards to total strangers. He got telephone directories from several ... promises. God loves you. God will never forsake you. The star of Christmas still shines today. 1. https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/christmas--if-christmas-comes-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-32337. 2. https://blog.logos.com/2012/11/explore-the-life-of-mary-this-advent-season/. 3. Bruce Larson, My Creator, My Friend (Waco: Word Books).

3. Surprise in a Graveyard

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... whom the risen Christ appeared. And it is the song that rings in our hearts this day, “For he shall reign for ever and ever, King of kings! and Lord of Lords! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!” 1. Melvin M. Newland, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/easter what-a-difference-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-33346.asp. 2. Dr. Daniel Lioy, International Bible Lesson Commentary (Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2008), p. 270. 3. Change the World: Recovering the Message and Mission of Jesus. 4. Edward ...

4. A One Sentence Legacy

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... , Stupid History Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions Throughout the Ages (Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, 2007), p. 173. 4. (Charisma House, 2008). 5. Daniel H. Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us (New York: Penguin, 2009). 6. Melvin Newland, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/love-divine-melvin-newland- sermon-on-christmas-40903.asp. 7. John Ortberg, The Me I Want To Be: Becoming God’s Best Version Of You (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010), p. 75.

5. A Global Celebration

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... extend beyond the grave. Because he lives, we can live victoriously, freely, without fear. That is why around this globe this day above all days bells are ringing and choirs are singing. He is alive! 1. Melvin Newland, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-most-excellent-way-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-32363.asp. 2. Six Hours One Friday (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2005). 3. http://nbcsavannah.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/cant-wait-till-morning/. 4. Cries from the Cross (Nashville: Abingdon Press ...

6. The Lord Is (More Than) My Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... more than our parents love us or we love our children. He loves us with a love that is unimaginable and for that we can truly be thankful. 1. Christian Parenting Today. 2. Melvin M. Newland, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/a-mothers-love-melvin-newland-sermon-on-mothers-day-35609.asp. 3. http://www.preaching.com/sermons/11567179/. 4. http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_a_all_we_like_sheep_have_gone_astray.htm. 5. http://www.preachingtoday.com/illustrations/2003/january/14106.html. 6. Our Guide ...

7. Like a Butterfly

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Allow him to turn you into a beautiful butterfly. We are not called to remain in the state that God found us, but to feed on His word and grow. Let him transform you today. 1. Melvin Newland, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/glory-and-majesty-melvin-newland-sermon-on-transfiguration-32723.asp. 2. Lafcadio Hearn, Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. 3. Reader’s Digest, May 2004. 4. “Jesus, Betrayed and Crucified,” http://www.preachingtoday.com/sermons/outlines/2014/march/jesus-betrayed ...

8. Being Thankful for the Right Reasons

John 1:14, Colossians 1:11-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... God--an inclusion made possible by one who took creation’s longest walk--from the throne of heaven to a stable in Bethlehem to a lonely cross on a hill called Calvary and back to heaven once again. Those are things for which all of us can be thankful. 1. Melvin Newland, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/enter-with-thanksgiving-melvin-newland-sermon-on-thanksgiving-holiday-39929.asp. 2. Contributed. Source unknown. 3. (Waco: Word Books 1986).

9. I Once Was Blind…and Maybe I Still Am

John 9:1-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... people. The Pharisees were as blind as the beggar beside the road had been before Jesus healed him. How about you? Are you among the vision impaired particularly when it comes to God’s love for all people? If so, why not allow Christ to heal your eyes today? 1. Melvin Newland, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/enter-with-thanksgiving-melvin-newland-sermon-on-thanksgiving-holiday-39929.asp. 2. (Waco: Word Books, 1984).

10. Cure for an Aching Back

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... a spirit that heals or one that hurts? Let’s make certain that we are a church family that always seeks to heal a church family that surrounds people with the love and grace of Jesus Christ. 1. www.jesuswalk.com. 2. http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/father-forgive-them-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-33337.asp. 3. John Ortberg, The Life You’ve Always Wanted (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002). 4. http://www.plymouthchurch.org/news/PCsermon051808.pdf.

11. Four Magic Words

Psalm 126:1-6, Psalm 145:2-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... is good in the world. Never forget those four magic words: I thank thee Lord. Amen. 1. The Speaker's Sourcebook (Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1988). 2. Don Friesen, http://www.ottawamennonite.com/sermons/t4thanksgiving.htm. 3. Diamond Pocket Books Ltd. (Kindle Edition). 4. Contributed. From a sermon by Rev. Melvin Newland.

12. Kissing Cousins (Father's Day)

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... comes. Amen. 1. Russ Fisher, In Search of the Funny Bone (Houston, TX: Rich Publishing Co., 1988), pp. 35-36. 2. Homemade, April, 1990. 3. “What The World Needs Now,” www.ridgeumc.org/files/Nov_18.pdf. 4. Christopher Stinnett, http://funnysermons.com/ 5. Melvin M. Newland, TX, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=33953. 6. A. J. Conyer, The Eclipse of Heaven (Intervarsity Press, 1992), 185. Cited in Mark Buchanan, Hidden In Plain Sight (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002), p. 178.

13. When the Golden Rule Isn't Enough - Mother's Day

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... The Golden Rule, as wonderful as it is, is insufficient for this task. We are not simply to do unto others as we would have them do unto us. We are to do unto them as Christ has done unto us. 1. Melvin M. Newland, http://www.visitgateway.org/Services/Messages/2014/05-11-14/Gary_Gaertner_05_11_14.pdf. 2. Jerry Shirley, http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/NoGreaterLove.html. 3. Uncle John’s Perpetually Pleasing Bathroom Reader (Bathroom Readers’ Institute). 4. Nancy Abeshaus (Reader’s Digest USA). 5. From a ...

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