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Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... to swallow this time?” (1) Well, it is kind of hard to swallow Jonah’s story for some people. As a parable of God’s grace, though, it is magnificent. God came to a man named Jonah and told him to go to Nineveh, a wicked city, and “cry against it.” ... ships. The British warship Sparrow suspected another vessel, the Nancy, of carrying illegal contraband. And so the Sparrow stopped the Nancy off the coast of Haiti. An examination of the Nancy’s papers and cargo yielded only circumstantial evidence of ...

2. When You're Dreaming One Thing And Living Another

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... success, even great opportunities for success, they are drawn inevitably toward failure. Consider, for example, a young athlete named Nancy Ormsby. Nancy's life would make you think she was born under a lucky star. A straight-A student in high ... is God who sees us without flaw. This is not a call to be perfect--quite the opposite. It is a call to accept God's unconditional grace--to recognize that God loves us just as we are, warts and all, and accepts us AS IF WE WERE PERFECT. We belong to Christ. We are ...

3. The Gift of Comfort

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... worldly standards, Floyd was a nobody. He had no home and no place to go. Floyd traveled around the country looking for work at harvest time and relied on the generosity and good graces of those he worked for. A certain couple invited Floyd into their home and gave him a home-cooked dinner. Floyd said very little as they ate. The wife, Nancy, offered to wash his clothes for him but Floyd declined the offer. He picked cherries in the orchard next to their home that day and slept under the trees that gave him ...

4. Treasured Relics

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... spatially. These are our artists and architects. Some are gifted kinesthetically. Their bodies are unusually graceful and coordinated. These are our athletes and dancers. Others are gifted interpersonally. They know instinctively ... how a woman like me in a wheel chair could do some good, and I came up with the idea of putting the ad in the newspaper." (4) Nancy does not have some of the opportunities you and I have. But she is making maximum use of the opportunities she has. She is among the blessed of ...

5. Proper 5

2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 1 Samuel 8:1-22, Mark 3:31-35, Mark 3:20-30

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... sin of turning good and evil upside down. 5. If we are concerned about committing such a sin, we are in the clear. 6. Trust in the grace and mercy of God in Christ. Bessie Delaney died September, 1995, at the age of 104; she and her sister Sarah authored a book in 1993 ... system, has brought him closer to his family. Reagan disclosed that he had the disease in November of 1994. Nancy Reagan reported: "I think any illness...brings things into focus and should reshuffle your priorities." The former first lady ...

6. The Greatest Discovery Of All

Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:31-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... answered. If the Word of God has touched your life this morning, if you are willing to make Christ the priority in your life, I hope you will respond inwardly with a "yes," too. 1. Charles R. Swindoll,THE GRACE AWAKENING, (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1990, pp. 114-115. 2. Nancy M. Cornish, UPPER ROOM, March-April, 1991, p. 39. 3. Ron DelBene,FROM THE HEART, (Nashville: Upper Room Books, 1991), pp. 36-39. 4. George H. Gallup, Jr. & Timothy Jones, THE SAINTS AMONG US, (Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishing, 1992 ...

7. Eavesdropping On Eternity

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... , "When you are still before Me, you can then reflect Me." A stressful lifestyle had prevented Nancie from spending time with God. Her inner turmoil reflected her lack of connection to Him. God was reminding her that as she spent time in quiet prayer, her inner life would reflect God's peace and grace too. (4) We understand Peter's impulse to stay on the mountain. We need this time apart with the Master. But Peter was missing the point. Peter didn't yet understand Christ's vision for the future. He didn ...

8. Try a Little Kindness (Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... ) God's kindness reserves a home in heaven for me. "that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus." (Eph. 2:7) The fact of the matter is, if you are truly saved, you cannot ... old cartoon that you used to read in the papers called Sluggo and Nancy. Well, Sluggo was talking to Nancy, and he said, "That new kid in school is nothing but a big fathead!" Nancy said, "You shouldn't call people names like that. I never call people names." Sluggo ...

9. Equipped To Play

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... . But whether it's golf or some other therapeutic distraction, we're always looking for better equipment. And by God's grace or the dark side depending upon your perspective, there's always somebody hawking that cure-all for what keeps us from ... over an existential disease that she inspires confidence and peace and joy in all who visit her. I've often thought of "Footprints" after visiting Nancy. It's familiar to most of us: One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord ...

10. Can People Change?

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... she felt so much at home. Her television set was in a corner, and her stockings were hung by the fireplace. The clincher was that the hostess was wearing her dress. Nancy caught up with the officers outside, and told them what she had seen. They returned with a search warrant, and arrested the host and hostess after recovering $9,000 worth ... 103. 5. Bob Echols, "The Speaker's Digest," QUOTE, July 1993, p. 191. 6.Michael Scott Horton, PUTTING AMAZING BACK IN GRACE, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1991).

11. You Are God's Handiwork

Ephesians 2:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... That’s good advice. Learning to accept yourself and believe in yourself is one of life’s most important battles. In 1971 Nancy Miller was a shy fifth-grader in Atlanta, Georgia, with a poor self-concept. This poor self-concept came partially from the ... where he is knocking is your heart. He wants to come in and make you a new creation. It’s not too late by the grace of God to change the way you think about yourself. Virginia Mollenkott, a professor of English and a theologian, wrote that she loved to ...

12. A Small Man Who Was Given a Big Heart

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... feel unworthy and inadequate. You need to know that God really does love you and accepts you just as you are and that God’s grace is sufficient to fill your life to overflowing. The story of Zacchaeus is good news for you. It’s like a story that Pastor Ray ... everything he had left with the poor. If it could happen to a man as sleezy as Zacchaeus, it could happen to you and me. Nancy Leigh DeMoss once put it like this: “When you first look at all the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, it’s hard to believe there ...

13. Can A Christian Brag?

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... a greater sacrifice than any the Ephesians had made. But he did not even allow himself to boast of his works; he insisted that all are saved by grace. This is not to deny the importance of good works in the Christian life. It is to say that our good works flow from our acknowledgment that ... CO 1996). Contributed by Curtis Fussell. 5. Charles Colson with Nancy Pearcey, A DANGEROUS GRACE (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1994), p. 53. 6. "Our Christological Crisis," by Dr. Robert R. Kopp, August 9, 1998, pp. 8-10.

14. A Time for Penance and a Time for Partridge

Ps 100, Col 2:1-7

Sermon

... to be asking. Or has too much happened for the holiday to do its work in us (or have its way with us)? Nancy Gibbs, who authored that marvelous essay in Time Magazine entitled "We Gather Together," says that this is just the kind of holiday we ... gave thanks for her 57 years. We called her "the glue of the family." We told her story. We offered God's promise. We sang "Amazing Grace." And then we put her casket into the wagon. After which a cousin approached me in the hall. Struggling to get out a word, she ...

15. Why Believe the Bible?

John 17:17

Sermon

James Merritt

... a river that flows from the throne of God. The golden thread that runs from Genesis to Revelation is the redemption of sinful man, by the grace of God through faith in a Redeemer, named Jesus Christ. So far, so good, but how do we know that all that the Bible says ... is truth". I am going with the Bible. [1] Chuck Colson and Nancy Pearcey, How Now Shall We Live?, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndelhouse, 1999) p.17 [2] I take this concept from Nancy Pearcey in her book, Total Truth, (Wheaton, IL, Crossway Books, 2004) ...

16. Moving On Up

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... main character in those mysteries, Nancy Drew. Benson was surprised at the impact this resourceful fictional character had on the lives of her readers. Many women found the inspiration to improve their lives through Nancy’s example. Benson’s parents ... to serve. You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love. And you can be that servant.” (7) Author Calvin Miller was in India when Mother Teresa died. He says ...

17. Our Oneness in Christ

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

... along as well. Finally, we were ushered through two massive steel gates into the secure area. The inmates were allowed out of their cells, and we joined in a circle in the walkway while Nancy strummed the guitar and sang. It was a beautiful moment for those condemned men-and for us-as we closed by singing together "Amazing Grace." Two of the men, I knew from their correspondence with me, were believers. One of them, James Brewer, had the most radiant expression during our visit, and he sang at the top of ...

18. Come

Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... on the list. But if you've ever been denied love or only experienced conditional love then you understand fully what this extravagant grace is all about. Where nothing you ever did was right or garnered the love and affection you needed and desired, Now, God says ... Whatever the case, the invitation still stands. "COME HAVE A DRINK. COME." II. Drink A. And that is the Second part. DRINK. Nancy Spiegelberg wrote a short poem: "Lord I crawled across the barrenness to you with my empty cup uncertain in asking any ...

19. Timeout at Tiberias

John 21:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... 96 percent of its efforts in the laboratory end in failure. Most researchers never work on a winning drug their entire career. Nancy Hutson, for example, spent fifteen years in the Pfizer lab working on thirty-five drugs. Not one of them made it to ... am calling you out and commissioning you three times so that you know that I still have need for you to feed my sheep. I have applied my grace to your life and I have forgiven you of your past. I love you, Peter, and I need you just as I did before to fish for men ...

20. From Hurting to Helping

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... out of her. She received the horrifying news that her son John, a cabinetmaker who loved to play the violin, and his wife Nancy, a woman who came from a closely knit farm family and who loved to read poetry, had been found in their bed, ... chose to live. She had to struggle to find the strength that would put her on the road to healing and finding peace. Somehow, by the grace of God, (and she prayed like mad for strength) she got up, and got on with her life. Today she is a respected author of several ...

21. Those Romans 7 Moments

Romans 7:7-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... movie). They are hysterically funny (one of my favorite comedians, Bill Murray, has a sister who is a Sister: Nancy Murray, a member of the Adrian Dominican Sisters, a flourishing Congregation of the Order of Preachers, which has a ... these Romans 7 Moments away before joining in fellowship with one another. There are many great “graces” that you can say before meals, but one of my favorites is called “The Wesley Grace” because in it God’s mercies are part of our mealtime gratitude. It’s a prayer ...

22. The Great Divide

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... There’s a CROSS to bridge the great divide.” She transposed the cross and the bridge. The young women in Point of Grace chose to maintain her typo in the song because it is exactly right. The cross of Christ does bridge the great divide ... die? Paul tells us in Romans that it was for you and me so that we might stand fully acceptable before God. Another singer/songwriter Nanci Griffith has a song which is titled, Across the Great Divide. One verse says, “The finest hour I’ve ever seen / is the one that ...

23. You Have a Story to Tell

John 9:1-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... can boast or complain if our lot in life changes. Whether we win or lose, we don’t deserve either state. Nancy Eiesland, Associate Professor of Sociology of Religion at Emory University has written: “Growing up with a disability, I could not accept ... to tell you my story is to tell of Him. “(9) The formerly blind man’s story is a story of hope and love and life and grace. It’s the story of what Jesus did in him. And he refused to be silenced by the fear tactics of the Pharisees. The next time they ...

24. Shockwaves of Joy

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... resurrection, we live the rest of our lives “just outside the fullness of God’s grace in life everlasting.” The fullness of God’s grace is found in an empty tomb. The fullness of God’s grace is found in the victory of love over hate, of life over death, and of ... Perry and Morris M., https://www.grunge.com/34322/actors-couldnt-memorize-lines-cheat/. 3. “The Message of Miracles” by Nancy Gibbs, Time, June 24, 2001. 4. Source: 5. http://paxchristi.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Elements_Love- ...

25. Made New By Getting Lost

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... advice, rather than simply suffering with you, I hold myself away from your pain. We are found when we are open to holy disorder. Nancy Baker, editor of our church paper, is among the most well-read persons I know. She recalled a novel I spent time with by ... Baptist came from the emptiness of the desert and said, "Repent -- about-face." That word was not one of judgment, but grace. The God we worship makes straight the paths of our lives and finds us in the midst of paradox, contradiction, chaos, disorder ...

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