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501. Not Raising Hogs

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Brett Blair

From the Desk of: Don Hogarth To: The Honorable Secretary of Agriculture Washington, D.C. Dear Sir, My friend, David Hansen, over at Honey Creek, Iowa, received a check for $1,000.00 from the government for not raising hogs. So I want to go into the "NOT RAISING HOGS" business next year. What I want to know is, in your opinion, what is the best kind of farm not to raise hogs on? And what is the ...

502. Number One on the List

Mt 6:31-34

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Brett Blair

Ivy Lee (1877–1934) was an American publicity expert and worked as a consultant for a number of businesses. One of those was for Charles Schwab, who was then president of Bethlehem Steel. Schwab was obsessed with efficiency and wanted Bethlehem Steel to become more productive. Ivy Lee was brought in. Schwab asked: “Show me a way to get more things done.” Lee: “Give me 15 minutes with each of you...

503. Of One Mind

Philippians 2:1-11

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: The necessity of Christians being of one mind. Props: None needed. Lesson: I would like to play a game with you today. Would you like to play? (response) The way we play is that we all stand up. They all get up. Now take one another's hands so that everyone is holding hands with someone. On the count of three, I want the group to start walking. Okay one, two, three, go! The child...

504. Oh, How The Mighty Have Fallen

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Brett Blair

I am holding in my hands a copy of one of the world’s most revolutionary documents. In it are found these immortal words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. . .” Of course, that document, the Declaration of Independence, is the charter of the American Revolution. Though we have not yet lived up to it, it has been the vision that inspires us. The only documen...

505. Oh, How The Mighty Have Fallen! - Sermon Starter

Luke 2:39-56

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Brett Blair

506. Oh, Lord, It's Hard To Be Humble

Luke 18:9-14

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: To teach humility before God in prayer. Props: None. Lesson: Usually when we gather up here, we talk to one another about different things, but this morning I'd really like to pray, but I need you to help me. Would you help me pray? (response) Good, let's pray: As you pray fold your hands, look up to heaven, and pray in a prideful manner. "God, I thank you that I'm not like other b...

507. One Generation Away from Extinction

Matthew 16:13-20

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Brett Blair

It has been pointed out that the Church is always one generation from extinction. If we don't spread the Gospel, it will be just one generation away from disappearing from the face of the earth. It's a compelling idea, isn't it? It enhances our sense of Christian responsibility. We need to get out there and work for the Gospel or the Church could fade into history. Perhaps you have heard the old ...

508. One Handed Results

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Brett Blair

Does anyone know this name Hank Luisetti? He is considered to be one of the great innovators in the sport of basketball. In an era that featured the traditional two-handed set shot, Luisetti developed the running one-handed shot, an early version of the jump shot. When Hank came along, virtually every basketball coach in the country insisted that players shoot with two hands. Instead of two hands,...

509. One Nation Under God?

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Brett Blair

You would have thought that the population of the US was headed toward a godless future reading this stat from 1992. But compare this first paragraph to a the second which is a Pew poll. Not much has changed. The good news here is that America remains a wonderful field for evangelism and change. 1992 In "One Nation Under God," a statistical map of American religion, summarized in the November 29...

510. Only a Compromising Man Can Be King

Matthew 21:1-11

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Brett Blair

Perhaps some of you saw Mel Gibson's movie that came out a couple of years ago called Braveheart. In the movie William Wallace (a Scottish commoner) attempts to unite the feuding clans of Scotland in their fight against England in the 13th century. He attempts to elicit the help of Robert the Bruce, the leader of the most powerful clan. Bruce refuses to help and in soliloquy he says: "Wallace is a...

511. Opening Minds

Luke 24:25

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Brett Blair

It is the very last instructions that the disciples receive from Jesus. It took all of 30 seconds to deliver. 70 words in today's English. 41 in the Greek. Just before the teaching there's an interesting comment. Luke says that Jesus opened their minds. It's an interesting image isn't it? This opening of the mind. I'm not sure that anything significant in this world can be accomplished without it....

512. Oppression and Liberty

Psalm 100:1-5

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Brett Blair

In 2001 as the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan advanced through the north and took control of Mazar-e-Sharif, reports slowly made their way to the rest of the world how the common afghan people were responding. The reports underscored for me, once again, the unimaginable oppression of the Taliban government but also, it served as a vivid reminder of the tremendous liberties we enjoy. The Associat...

513. Orphans Can't Eat Souls

Luke 6:17-36

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Brett Blair

C. H. Spurgeon preached once a each year for his orphans. At that great meeting many would come to hear the famous preacher, and an offering would be received for the orphanage. After one of these meetings he was leaving the sanctuary when one of those "super spiritual," narrow-minded, nitpicking individuals accosted him with the charge, "Why, Mr. Spurgeon, I thought you preached for souls and not...

514. Our Actions Reveal Who We Are

Luke 19:28-44, Matthew 21:1-11

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Brett Blair

A little boy by the name Billy visited his grandmother in California one summer and almost wore her out with his vigorous activity. She was accustomed to living a peaceful, orderly life. He was perpetual motion, into everything, and nearly turned the house upside down everyday. One night when they were both sound asleep, there was an earthquake. The grandmother was awakened by the house shaking an...

515. Our Dependence upon God

Matthew 24:37-41

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Props: Wear shoes that can be tied. Lesson: Good morning. (response) I've got a problem this morning. Look down at your shoes. (response) My shoes are not tied. What am I going to do? (response) But I don't know how to tie my shoes. What am I going to do? (response) You know how to tie shoes? (response) Who has shoes on that you had to tie this morning? (response) Did you tie your own shoes? (res...

516. Our Logo the Cross

Matt 16:21-28, 27:32-44; Mar 15:21-32; Lu 23:26-43; Jo 19:17-27

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Brett Blair

Marketing experts are always quick to tell start-up businesses how important it is to develop a corporate logo. "Brand identity" they call it. Think about it. One symbol can readily identity a billion dollar organization. The ultimate goal of any designer when creating a logo is to develop a mark that identifies the company but also persuade viewers to respond in a specified manner. Logos. So wha...

517. Our Lord's Abundant Table

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

Charles Swindol tells a funny story about a nine-year-old named Danny who came bursting out of Sunday school like a wild stallion. His eyes were darting in every direction as he tried to locate either mom or dad. Finally, after a quick search, he grabbed his Daddy by the leg and yelled, "Man, that story of Moses and all those people crossing the Red Sea was great!" His father looked down, smiled, ...

518. Our Lord's Abundant Table - Sermon Starter

Matthew 14:13-21

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Brett Blair

519. Parable of the Crabby Grass

Matthew 13:24-30

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: Encouragement to be wheat rather than tares. Props: A tray, a strand or clump of good grass, and a patch of crabgrass (or weed). Try and pull up one whole system of each. Place the grass side by side in the tray so that they initially look like one system of grass. Lesson: I have something in this tray. Can anybody tell me what it is? (grass) Is there anything strange about the g...

520. Parable of the Crabgrass

Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: Discernment of who is a good person and who is a bad person is sometimes difficult and should be left to God. Props: A tray, a strand or clump of good grass, and a patch of crabgrass (or weed). Try and pull up one whole system of each. Place the grass side by side in the tray so that they initially look like one system of grass. Lesson: I have something in this tray this morning. C...

521. Parable of the Crazy Old Lady

Luke 18:1-8

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Brett Blair

Frankly, don't we wish that Jesus had told this parable in a little different way. Couldn't he have gotten the same point across if He had told it something like this: Verily, verily I tell you that once upon a time there was a good lady who lived next door to an atheist. Everyday, when the lady prayed, the atheist guy could hear her. He thought to himself, "She sure is crazy, praying all the tim...

522. Parenting

2 Timothy 1:5

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Brett Blair

It is in the home that we first develop our sense of who we are. Every child has a right to a secure, happy home life. Every child has a right to the love and nurture of his or her parents. Akin to identity is the question of self-worth. Dr. James Dobson, author of several excellent books on raising children cautions us that, "A child can learn to doubt his worth at home even when he is deeply lo...

523. Part of the Ritual

John 18:33-37

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Brett Blair

The story is told about the baptism of King Aengus by St. Patrick in the middle of the fifth century. Sometime during the rite, St. Patrick leaned on his sharp-pointed staff and inadvertently stabbed the king's foot. After the baptism was over, St. Patrick looked down at all the blood, realized what he had done, and begged the king's forgiveness. Why did you suffer this pain in silence, the Saint ...

524. Partners In The Gospel

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

LEADERSHIP magazine printed a delightful story sometime back. It was about Mark Wellman, a paraplegic, who gained national recognition by climbing the sheer granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. On the seventh and final day of his climb, the headlines of a local newspaper read like this: SHOWING A WILL OF GRANITE. Accompanying the headline was a photo of Wellman being carried on th...

525. Pastoral Prayer

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Brett Blair

D-Day for WWII was June 6, 1944 — the day on which the Battle of Normandy began — commencing the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II. President Roosevelt composed a prayer and delivered it on the radio that evening. What follows is the full text of that address: My Fellow Americans, Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I...

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501. Not Raising Hogs

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Brett Blair

502. Number One on the List

Mt 6:31-34

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Brett Blair

503. Of One Mind

Philippians 2:1-11

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

504. Oh, How The Mighty Have Fallen

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Brett Blair

505. Oh, How The Mighty Have Fallen! - Sermon Starter

Luke 2:39-56

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Brett Blair

506. Oh, Lord, It's Hard To Be Humble

Luke 18:9-14

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

507. One Generation Away from Extinction

Matthew 16:13-20

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Brett Blair

508. One Handed Results

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Brett Blair

509. One Nation Under God?

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Brett Blair

510. Only a Compromising Man Can Be King

Matthew 21:1-11

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Brett Blair

511. Opening Minds

Luke 24:25

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Brett Blair

512. Oppression and Liberty

Psalm 100:1-5

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Brett Blair

513. Orphans Can't Eat Souls

Luke 6:17-36

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Brett Blair

514. Our Actions Reveal Who We Are

Luke 19:28-44, Matthew 21:1-11

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Brett Blair

515. Our Dependence upon God

Matthew 24:37-41

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

516. Our Logo the Cross

Matt 16:21-28, 27:32-44; Mar 15:21-32; Lu 23:26-43; Jo 19:17-27

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Brett Blair

517. Our Lord's Abundant Table

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

518. Our Lord's Abundant Table - Sermon Starter

Matthew 14:13-21

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Brett Blair

519. Parable of the Crabby Grass

Matthew 13:24-30

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

520. Parable of the Crabgrass

Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

521. Parable of the Crazy Old Lady

Luke 18:1-8

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Brett Blair

522. Parenting

2 Timothy 1:5

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Brett Blair

523. Part of the Ritual

John 18:33-37

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Brett Blair

524. Partners In The Gospel

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

525. Pastoral Prayer

Illustration

Brett Blair

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