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4651. It Is Always the Third Day

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... comes on the third day and it is always the third day. Within this short discourse is also a magnificent simile of Jesus’ love, not only for the residents of Jerusalem, but a simile of God’s love for all people. “How often I have desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings.” Many, if not most of us have no firsthand experience of the behavior Jesus described. Our personal experience with chickens is limited to freshly packaged at the grocery store or cooked ...

4652. The Son and the Drawbridge

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Editor James S. Hewett

A man had the duty to raise a drawbridge to allow the steamers to pass on the river below and to lower it again for trains to cross over on land. One day, this man's son visited him, desiring to watch his father at work. Quite curious, as most boys are, he peeked into a trapdoor that was always left open so his father could keep an eye on the great machinery that raised and lowered the bridge. Suddenly, the boy lost his footing and tumbled into the gears. ...

Give me a hundred men who fear nothing but sin, and desire nothing but God, and I will shake the world. I care not a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen; and such alone will overthrow the kingdom of Satan and build up the kingdom of God on earth.

John Wesley

4654. Plutarch's Consolatory Letter to His Wife

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Editor James S. Hewett

... our little daughter was born. We are now in the same condition as then, except that the time she was with us is to be counted as an added blessing. Let us not ungratefully accuse Fortune for what was given us, because we could not also have all that we desired. What we had, and while we had it, was good, though now we have it no longer. Remember also how much of good you still possess. Because one page of your book is blotted, do not forget all the other leaves whose reading is fair and whose pictures are ...

4655. The Underwater God

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Editor James S. Hewett

In the Hebrides Islands they have a lovely legend about a god who lived beneath the sea. And the great desire of this god who lived beneath the sea was to have a little baby boy—a human baby. So he was always trying to catch little babies that might be in boats passing along the surface of the sea from island to island. And so the people always clutched their ...

4656. Wisdom from Helen Keller

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Helen Keller

... His commandment "Love one another." I believe that we can live on earth according to the fulfillment of God's will, and that when the will of God is done on earth as it is done in heaven, every man will love his fellowmen, and act toward them as he desires they should act toward him. I believe that the welfare of each is bound up in the welfare of all. I believe that life is given us so we may grow in love, and I believe that God is in me as the sun is in the color and fragrance ...

4657. The Gift of Encouraging Words

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Editor James S. Hewett

A great place to glean some profound insights into life is from children’s stories. On a Winnie the Pooh record, for instance, there is a scene that is a delightful illustration of our desire to hear words that are friendly and warm, rather than harsh or hard: One day Pooh Bear is about to go for a walk in the Hundred Acre wood. It’s about 11:30 in the morning. It is a fine time to go calling—just before lunch. So Pooh ...

4658. Only a Pebble?

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Editor James S. Hewett

... he do? He started picking up pebbles one at a time and dropping them into the jug. And as more and more pebbles accumulated in the bottom of the jug the water rose in the bottle until finally the old crow was able to drink all that he desired. That's a parable of the way God has chosen to work out his plan in our world. Each of us dropping in our own little pebble—teaching that Sunday school class, serving on a committee, providing transportation for the youth, visiting our lonely neighbor. Utilizing the ...

4659. Leadership--Two Examples

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Editor James S. Hewett

... His leaders to be like logs who allow the people totally to run the church; neither does the Lord want His leaders to be like storks that eat up the people and only take advantage of them. May the Lord grant His leaders the divine balance that He so greatly desires.

4660. The Rag Doll

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Randy Spencer

... still what it had always been, just itself. We are, too often, like the high-tech dolls of my daughter. We try to impress others with skills, talent, education, speech, or mannerisms when what they want is someone just being themselves. Within every man lies the innate desire to be loved and accepted. Don't try to be something or someone that you are not. Just be yourself. Love is not won—a reward for performance or achievement. You don't have to sing, teach, preach, or pray well to be loved. People will ...

4661. Love or Infatuation?

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Ann Landers

Infatuation is instant desire. It is one set of glands calling to another. Love is friendship that has caught fire. It takes root and grows—one day at a time. Infatuation is marked by a feeling of insecurity. You are excited and eager, but not genuinely happy. There are nagging doubts, unanswered question, little ...

4662. One Last Chance

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Editor James S. Hewett

A man never opened the car door for his wife or any other woman. He felt it was a sissy Emily Post kind of thing to do and "Besides," he was fond of saying, "she doesn't have two broken arms." His table manners left much to be desired, and manners in general were looked upon by him as quite unnecessary. After many years of marriage, the wife died and her husband was heartbroken because he truly loved her. Somehow, as the pallbearers brought her casket out of the funeral service, the husband and his family ...

When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man, I put away childish things—including the fear of childishness and the desire to be grown-up.

C. S. Lewis

4664. We May Not Understand

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Editor James S. Hewett

In an age in which time is more and more limited and valuable, why do millions return to our sanctuaries week after week to listen to sermons? Though there are multiplied reasons, for many it is the desire to hear an authentic word from God. In lives that are torn by stress, puzzled by ethical questions, filled with anxiety about the future, they come to you as God's messenger to be reminded that their lives matter, that God cares, that there is hope. They come, as the ...

4665. Truth In Advertising

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Jerry Della Femina

Advertising deals in open sores…Fear. Greed. Anger. Hostility. You name the dwarfs and we play on every one. We play on all the emotions and on all the problems, from not getting ahead…to the desire to be one of the crowd. Everyone has a button. If enough people have the same button, you have a successful ad and a successful product.

4666. Out of Touch with the World

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Editor James S. Hewett

... soon solved the mystery. The two were Tibetans, and they were overjoyed that at last someone was able to understand them and to listen to their incredible, almost unbelievable, story. It seems that in the summer of 1941 the two friends, lured by a desire to see something of the world outside their tiny village, crossed the northern frontier of Tibet and for weeks wandered happily in Soviet Russian territory. Abruptly they were picked up by Russian authorities, put on a train with hundreds of other young men ...

4667. A Method of Praying

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Walter Rauschenbusch

... want that you do not feel. Do not confess any fault that you do not mean to forsake. Do not keep anything back. Remember that it is He that searcheth the heart to whom you are speaking. Pray earnestly. The words need not be loud, but the desire should be intense. "The fervent, energetic prayer of a righteous man availeth much." "The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force." No listless, drowsy petitioning will serve. Do not mock God in your prayers. Do not beg him to come to ...

4668. People of the Lie

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M. Scott Peck

... well, go to work on time, pay their taxes, and outwardly seem to live lives that are above reproach. The words "image," "appearance," and "outwardly" are crucial to understanding the morality of the evil. While they seem to lack any motivation to be good, they intensely desire to appear good. Their "goodness" is all on a level of pretense. It is, in effect, a lie. That is why they are the "people of the lie." Actually, the lie is designed not so much to deceive others as to deceive themselves. They cannot ...

4669. Proclaim the Gospel

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Karl Barth

... is exhausted in self-serving, it smacks of death; the decisive thing has been forgotten, that this whole life is lived only in the exercise of what we called the Church's service as ambassador, proclamation, kerygma. A Church that recognizes its commission will neither desire nor be able to petrify in any of its functions, to be the Church for its own sake. There is the "Christ-believing group"; but this group is sent out: "Go and preach the gospel!" It does not say, "Go and celebrate services!" "Go and ...

4670. In Which City Do You Live?

Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... on law--the city of God is a kingdom of love. But here is the conclusion of the matter: the city of man is based on personal striving--the city of God is a gift from on high. There beats within the heart of every man and woman the desire for recognition and appreciation, for power and position, for material wealth and worldly acclaim. Years ago Wallace Hamilton called it the drum major instinct. All of us long to march out in front of the parade. So we strive for success. We build up our businesses. We work ...

4671. Jesus' Guide to Wise Investing

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... would just think about the good we could do with our financial resources, we would do more for those who need it most—not out of guilt but out of gladness. We have so much. Others have so little. There is so much need in this world. Again, my desire is not to make us feel guilty—just a little foolish. The more luxuries that we have, the less they bring us happiness. That is what the research shows. But to know that we have made a real difference in somebody’s life—that could bring unimaginable joy ...

4672. Where's the Magic?

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-12

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King Duncan

... I don’t mean that when you come to worship you are expecting a magic show with a charming magician and his beautiful assistant and rabbits that appear out of no where. You may wish that was going to happen this morning, but obviously it’s not. I have no desire to make a spectacle out of worship. What I do contend is that there ought to be a sense of expectancy when you come into this room that something special is going to happen–as if you expected this day that you would come into the presence of God ...

4673. On Taking Candy from a Stranger

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... being good Christians by teaching their slaves God’s word. But since they were using such a distorted, misleading text, they could ensure that their slaves wouldn’t get any ideas that their lives were important to God and that freedom was God’s desire for them. Fortunately, educated slaves and traveling preachers spread the true message of God’s love among the slaves. For those who were illiterate or didn’t have access to a proper Bible, they often created songs and spirituals to teach them the ...

4674. About Unclaimed Luggage

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... answered, “Yes, Lord, I am!” (3) Do you understand that you are also important to God? What you do with your life really matters to Him. If it seems that there is more distance in your life between yourself and God, it is not He who has moved. His desire to rekindle His relationship with you is more intense than you can imagine. There is a story of a man who was driving along the highway. Along the way he hits a big bump and hears a clang, but he ignores it and keeps on driving. When he gets home ...

4675. To Be Expected

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John Hamby

... ourselves to it again! It has been said, “To pray against temptation and yet to rush into occasions that expose you to it, is like thrusting your fingers into the fire and then praying they might not be burnt.” Don’t be confused by temptation. Understand it! It may seem desirable, but it leads to deception and disobedience, and eventually death. Think about the consequences.

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Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation

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4651. It Is Always the Third Day

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

4652. The Son and the Drawbridge

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

John Wesley

4654. Plutarch's Consolatory Letter to His Wife

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

4655. The Underwater God

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

4656. Wisdom from Helen Keller

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Helen Keller

4657. The Gift of Encouraging Words

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Editor James S. Hewett

4658. Only a Pebble?

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Editor James S. Hewett

4659. Leadership--Two Examples

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Editor James S. Hewett

4660. The Rag Doll

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Randy Spencer

4661. Love or Infatuation?

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Ann Landers

4662. One Last Chance

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Editor James S. Hewett

C. S. Lewis

4664. We May Not Understand

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Editor James S. Hewett

4665. Truth In Advertising

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Jerry Della Femina

4666. Out of Touch with the World

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Editor James S. Hewett

4667. A Method of Praying

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Walter Rauschenbusch

4668. People of the Lie

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M. Scott Peck

4669. Proclaim the Gospel

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Karl Barth

4670. In Which City Do You Live?

Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23

Sermon

King Duncan

4671. Jesus' Guide to Wise Investing

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

4672. Where's the Magic?

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-12

Sermon

King Duncan

4673. On Taking Candy from a Stranger

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

4674. About Unclaimed Luggage

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

King Duncan

4675. To Be Expected

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John Hamby

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