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2501. A New Day

Illustration

King Duncan

... a few years back. An anxious mother met her at the door to inquire, “How did everything go, honey?” The little girl responded, “Oh, Mother, you know what. A little black girl sat next to me.” The mother, brought up in an environment in which prejudice was part of the air she breathed, asked with a certain amount of trauma, “What happened?” The little girl answered, “We were both so scared that we held hands all day."

2502. God Bless America

Illustration

Brett Blair

... and watch TV with her. I couldn't speak English very well and my mother could barely get by. She worked 6 days a week and at night we would watch the news and whatever and by 12 o'clock the 3 or 4 TV stations would go off the air and we would hear sssssss, just noise and people would presumably go to sleep. Before then we saw a jet flying through the sky and a man with in very deep voice was saying something, i couldn't understand it, and the jet then turned skyward and flew seemingly into ...

2503. The Trajectory of God’s Grace

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Robert C. Cochran

... it to the back to dump it in the woods behind our house. I walked to the end of the deck to dump the bag and then realized that though the boards were down, not all of them were nailed! The one I was standing on flew up in the air behind me, and I plunged headfirst down a fourteen-foot drop! I remember seeing the rocks coming right for me, but somehow I carried beyond them, hit the ground and tumbled head-over-heels down the slope: avoiding trees, sharp sticks, and a lead pipe sticking out of the ground ...

2504. Santa in a UFO

Luke 2:1-7

Illustration

Owen Edwards

... Bells” on his harmonica, while Thomas Stafford stood in the background and shook a set of tiny sleigh bells. It was a little Christmas prank they had planned for weeks before the Gemini’s launch. Today, Wally Schirra’s harmonica sits in a special display case in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. It is, according to historians, the first musical instrument ever played in space.

2505. Join in the Singing

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... loosened the ropes binding his arms, so he wouldn’t suffer so much pain. McCain didn’t understand why his enemy would show him such kindness until a few months later. It was Christmas morning, and the prisoners had been allowed outside for a few minutes of fresh air. The guard who had snuck into McCain’s cell a few months earlier walked up beside him. He did not speak or make eye contact. But in the dirt, the guard scratched the image of the cross with his shoe. Then he rubbed the cross out and walked ...

2506. Joseph, When Did You Know?

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... that when they reached a certain spot, he would motion to them to grab hold of a bar in the doorway of the plane. Then they were to roll out of the door, and then watch for his signal to let go of the bar and dive out into thin air. The skydiving instructor ended his instructions with these words: “Now when you grab on and roll out, I’m going to tap you on the helmet when it’s time to let go. And when I do, that’s NOT the time to start a conversation with me. I don ...

2507. How To Be Truly Happy

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... a Peanuts cartoon years ago in which Lucy asked Charlie Brown if he has ever known anybody who was really happy. Before she could finish her sentence, however, Snoopy the precocious beagle came dancing on tip-toe into the frame, his nose high in the air. He danced and bounced his way across two frames of the cartoon strip. Finally, in the last frame, Lucy finished her sentence, “Have you ever known anybody who was really happy and was still in their right mind?” Some years back the editors of Psychology ...

2508. First the Bad News...

Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... m sorry, son, but I’m up to my neck in work today” Son says, “But I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you, Dad.” Dad says, “OK, but since I’ve got no time now, just give me the good news.” Son says, “Well, the air bag works . . .” (1) Or a gallery owner says to an artist, “I have some good news and some bad news.” The artist asks, “What’s the good news?” Gallery owner says, “The good news is that a woman came in here today asking if the price of your paintings would ...

2509. Like Clockwork

John 11:38-44

Illustration

Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

... from the Grave He Arose” as they marched in perfect step down the center aisle to the front of the church. The last lady was wearing shoes with very slender heels. Without a thought for her fancy heels, she marched toward the grating that covered that hot air register in the middle of the aisle. Suddenly the heel of one shoe sank into the hole in the register grate. In a flash she realized her predicament. Not wishing to hold up the whole processional, without missing a step, she slipped her foot out of ...

2510. Recognizing Who God Is

Job 42:7-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... to Your perfect plan." This is the sum and substance of the believers' response to pain and suffering. We turn control of our lives over to God. Sheila Walsh is a lovely and talented woman, the former co-host of the 700 Club. On air, Walsh always appeared to be competent and confident. Few people guessed that she was lonely and struggling with faith issues. Although she counseled numerous people, Walsh did not share her troubles with others. Finally, after years of inner turmoil, Walsh checked herself in to ...

2511. Saved By the Light

Isaiah 60:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... one side, and crashed into the sea. Darrel was trapped inside a room on the rig. As the rig sank deeper and deeper into the sea, the lights went out and the room began to fill with water. Thrashing about in the darkness, Darrel accidentally found a huge air bubble that was forming in the corner of the room. He thrust his head inside it. Then a horrifying thought sent a shiver down his spine. He was buried alive. He began to pray—out loud—and as he did, something remarkable happened. He said later: “I ...

2512. The Law of Unintended Consequences

Matthew 5:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... over 500 laws to ensure that former criminals who have served their time can’t do such things as vote, “operate a racetrack, cut hair, sit on a jury, provide hospice care . . . deal in livestock, broker real estate and obtain a license to repair air conditioning systems.” The American Bar Association did a study to see how many laws such as these are related to keeping former criminals out of certain jobs. They found 46,000 laws across the United States that limit the activities of former criminals ...

2513. You Have a Story to Tell

John 9:1-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... out she was. One day, a guest on The 700 Club said, “Sheila, you ask us every day how we’re all doing, but how are you doing?” And this question broke through Sheila’s carefully curated image. She began to cry uncontrollably, right there on air. By that evening, she had checked herself into a psychiatric hospital. She gave up her co-hosting job. She took a step back from her ministries. And she admitted that she didn’t know who she was anymore. Today, Sheila Walsh is back in ministry, speaking ...

2514. Lost in the Wonder of God

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... In the hills and mountains, Moses is commissioned, and Jacob’s promises are born. The mountain is a lofty place that towers far above the rest of the earthly landscape. When one ascends a mountain, one comes into a different kind of place, where the air becomes thinner, the clouds thicker, the rainfall more prevalent, the temperature lower. It is a place where fog can obscure you, and you see things differently, or on the other hand, you can see the entire world from its pinnacle. Above the mundane hills ...

2515. The Sign of the Dove

Matthew 3:1-17 · John 1:1-34 · Mark 1:1-8 · Luke 3:1-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and devote itself to caring for the other. When one is killed or absent, the other will mourn deeply and soulfully. But more beautiful even than the mating dance of the dove is the dove that hovers and soars with wings outstretched and lifted in the air. The dove gracefully navigates its space in movements that look much like an elaborate ballet. [Have your liturgical dancers imitate the wings of the dove]. The dove’s wings raise up and in over its head in a kind of “releve” (a ballet term that ...

2516. The House on The Rock

Lk 6:12-49 · Mt 5:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... cannot serve God and wealth. Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies ...

2517. Parabola

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.” Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables; without a ...

2518. What Kind of Sheep Are You?

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20, Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... homes into the lower level, and feed them from their own food, in order that the sheep would continue to thrive. They were in a sense part of the shepherd’s family.** But the favorite place to be was on the hillsides of Bethlehem, out in the open air, where the pastures were green and the sun high. Jacob, Laban, Moses, David, and many others spent their time in the hills, staring up at the bright starry nights, pondering the will of God. It’s significant that Jesus emerges in the line of David. David is ...

2519. Redeemed

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... spruce watched as all his friends waved to him from the windows of the greenhouse. Sad, he closed his eyes and fell into a great sleep. When he awoke, the sun was streaming through his needled branches, and the snow had melted. Spring was in the air. Soon, birds flew onto his branches, squirrels ran about over his roots, and children played under his trunk. Low and behold, the spruce had grown almost to 100 feet tall. Summer ended, fall came, and soon it was time for the Christmas season again. This time ...

2520. Redemption

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Jesus’ name. In World War II a B-17 bomber had been on a run over a German city named Kassel. It took quite a bit of flak by Nazi antiaircraft guns, but miraculously it kept flying and made it back to base. Going through the plane the Air Force pilots couldn't believe their own eyes. A total of eleven shells had hit their gas tanks and yet the plane had not exploded! Taking the 11 intact shells carefully from the tanks, they were sent down to have them defused. What they found in defusing them explained ...

2521. Lord of the Harvest

Matthew 9:35-38, Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... reveals, only a few of the many survived the treacherous climb and the succeeding storm. Sherpas are those who live in the mountainous regions of Nepal and the Himalayas. Many of them act as guides for climbing the legendary Everest. Because they are used to the thinner air and terrain of the mountains, and because they know them like the back of their hands, they let the climbers know when and where it is safe to climb, and where and when not to. Often, they lead them up the slopes, guiding them to safety ...

2522. Elohim

John 1:29-34, Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... mean with your husband/wife, or your girlfriend/boyfriend, or your sister/brother, or your dog/cat, although it can mean that. But you are also in relationship with the trees around you, with the light of the sun, with the grass between your toes, with the air and the wind. And you are in relationship with the Creator of all of those things. Because even God exists in relationship! And it is through relationship that all things are revealed. All of you probably know by now that we can’t see ourselves very ...

2523. Slow Burn

Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... only does the salt increase the intensity of the heat, as all salt will, but salt also has “hygroscopic” properties. That means the salt attracts water molecules from the environment around it. The idea is that any pollutants or contaminates in the air will bind to the salt, creating a cleaner, purified atmosphere. Health benefits of salt lamps are said to include clearing of allergies, easier breathing, easing of asthma, increased energy levels, and improved mood. Whether or not this is all true, salt ...

2524. The Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... about being Officer Clemmons at all." Still, Clemmons came around to it eventually and agreed to take on the role. And, in the decades he spent as part of the show, there's one scene in particular that Clemmons remembers with great emotion. It was from an episode that aired in 1969, in which Rogers had been resting his feet in a plastic pool on a hot day. "He invited me to come over and to rest my feet in the water with him," Clemmons recalls. "The icon Fred Rogers not only was showing my brown skin in the ...

2525. Mending Fences

Luke 16:1-15, Luke 16:16-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... should be a concern. What you do here…matters! As with Jacob’s ladder, your actions here build bridges to your heavenly home. Jesus is speaking to a different audience here than he is when he is teaching his disciples or among people in the open air. Here, he is appealing to the authorities, who are educated, knowledgeable, and astute enough to know what he is referring to with his use of phonis. Jesus also is bringing in a touch of his end times talk –“when money fails….and it soon will….you ...

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