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701. Housekeeper Wanted

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Staff

... sale, cheap. Telephone 626-1313 after 7 p.m. and ask for Mrs. Donnelley who loves with him.'" Thursday: "Please take notice that I, the Rev. A.J. Jones, have no color TV set for sale; I have smashed it. Don't call 626-1313 anymore. I have not been carrying on with Mrs. Donnelley. She was, until yesterday, my housekeeper.'" Friday: "Wanted: a housekeeper. Usual housekeeping duties. Good pay. Love in, Rev. A.J. Jones. Telephone 626- 1313.'" Mistakes are inevitable in the publishing business.

702. Satan Is No Myth

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J. O. Sanders

... false teachers who are specialists in his "theology," to bring in "destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them" (2 Peter 2:1). They are adept at mixing truth and error in such proportions as to make error palatable. They carry on their teaching surreptitiously and often anonymously. He sends out false prophets. "And many false prophets will arise, and will mislead many" (Matthew 24:11). He introduces false brethren into the church, who "had sneaked in to spy out our liberty...in order ...

703. Corrected Corrections

Humor Illustration

... TV for sale. Cheap. Telephone after 7 p.m. 555-1313 and ask for Mrs. Donnelley who loves with him." One day later the minister took out an ad: "Please take notice that I, the Rev. Jones, have no TV for sale. I have smashed it. I have not been carrying on with Mrs. Donnelley. She was, until yesterday, my housekeeper." The next day one more ad appeared: "WANTED a housekeeper. Telephone the Rev. A. J. Jones 555-1313. Usual housekeeping duties, good pay, love in." (from Paul Harvey, FOR WHAT IT''S WORTH)

704. Israel Will Rise

Micah 7:8-13

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... brought low in the present, it will in God’s future once again rise in victory over those who have defeated it and taunted it (vv. 8, 10). The gloating of Jerusalem’s enemy over its downfall reminds the reader of the boasting and ravaging of Jerusalem carried on by the Edomites after the city fell to the Babylonians in 587 BC (Obad. 11–14), but that does not mean that this passage necessarily dates from that time. Its date is unspecified and it could as well remind the alert reader of the mocking of ...

705. Friction Inside and Outside the Family

Genesis 21:1-7, Genesis 21:8-21, Genesis 21:22-34

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... ? This story has often been read as standing in bold contrast to that in chapter 16. For instance, it is maintained that the Ishmael of chapter 16 is a lad of sixteen years or so, while the Ishmael of chapter 21 is but an infant whom Hagar carries on her shoulders and “throws” under the tree to watch him die. A closer reading of chapter 21, however, shows that Ishmael is anything but an infant (as Ishmael’s mocking of Sarah and Isaac suggests, 21:9). Chapter 21 is not a second account of the same ...

706. Psalm 71

Psalm 71:1-24

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... to the psalmist even though he has not yet rescued him from the troubles he is causing him (71:17–21); (B´) the psalmist has full confidence in God and will praise him, for he has begun his deliverance (71:22–24). Several ideas occurring in Psalm 71 carry on the thoughts of previous psalms: God is hidden from the psalmist (71:12; cf. 69:17); God is urged to hurry his work of deliverance (71:12; cf. 70:1, 5); the enemies scorn the psalmist—the psalmist desires them to be scorned, and they are (71:1 ...

707. Lamenting a City in Shambles

Lamentations 1:1-22

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... lives for the moment and does not consider her future. 1:12–17 · In search of comforters:From a lament about Jerusalem by some onlooker, attention shifts to a lament by Jerusalem herself. Hurting people feel their hurt accentuated when others carry on as usual. She acknowledges the Lord’s role in her affliction. Anger, like fire, consumes, and here consumes completely (“into my bones”). That God, like a hunter, has become Israel’s adversary, is an additional disgrace. The winepress is figurative ...

708. Request for Prayer and the Second Prayer

2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... care with a word about their responsibility: “We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command” (3:4). Within this indicative sentence about God’s work of strengthening and guarding them, we find the implicit exhortation to carry on doing what they are already doing. Paul’s confidence is in the Lord (see 2 Cor. 2:3; 7:16; Gal. 5:10; Philem. 21), who enables them as they face grave danger. Paul’s second prayer for them (see 2:16–17) says: “May the ...

709. Complete Breakdown

Humor Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

... have a nice carport." At this, the counselor shook his head and said, "Ma'am, I'm sorry, but I just don't see any reason why you should divorce your husband." The lady looked at the counselor and said to him, "It's just that the man can't carry on an intelligent conversation."

710. Despite Blindness

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Editor James S. Hewett

... course at Glasgow University he was completely blind. With courage and faith he graduated with honors in philosophy, studied for the ministry, and in a few years' time became the minister of one of the largest churches in Edinburgh, where he carried on a memorable ministry. In addition to his laborious preparation of his services he did a great deal of parish visitation, wrote numerous articles and twelve books, and continued his own studies throughout his life. It must have been heartbreaking for George ...

711. A Leader Is Not the Cause

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Editor James S. Hewett

... , and does not become the cause. Staying personally dedicated to the cause can become extremely difficult, particularly if the cause succeeds. A subtle change in thinking can overtake the leader of a successful ministry. He or she begins "needing" certain things to carry on the ministry-things that were not needed earlier. I admire Mother Teresa, who decided after winning the Nobel Prize that she would not go to accept any more recognition because it interfered with her work. She knew she was not in the ...

Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see.

Arthur Schopenhauer

The artist is the confidant of nature; flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him.

Auguste Rodin

A man to carry on a successful business must have imagination. He must see things as in a vision, a dream of the whole thing.

Charles M. Schwab

I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.

Edmund Burke

Man is still responsible. . . . His success lies not with the stars, but with himself. He must carry on the fight of self-correction and discipline.

Frank Curtis Williams

You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don't seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together.

Henry Ford

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.

Walter Lippmann

719. You Light Up My Life

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Maxie Dunnam

... the Methodist Church at Traverse City, Michigan, had a son who died tragically. Right in the middle of the funeral service, this father walked over to the piano in the sanctuary and began to play with great feeling, “You light up my life, you give me hope to carry on, you fill my days with song.” It was an incredibly tender moment. So the song strikes a responsive chord in us. We all need someone to light up our life. Someone who will fill our days with song. God does that. But knowing some loving human ...

720. A Talking Metronome

Luke 2:21-40

Humor Illustration

King Duncan

Tom Ervin, Professor of Music, University of Arizona tells this story: I had purchased a talking metronome while I was attending a conference in New York for music teachers. Before my son and I boarded our flight home, I hefted my carry-on bag onto the security-check conveyor belt. The guard's eyes widened as he watched the monitor. He asked what I had in the bag, then slowly pulled out the six-by-three-inch black box covered with dials and switches. Other travelers, sensing trouble, vacated the area. "A ...

721. If You Get Too Close to the Cross, You Will End Up Carrying It

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

Listen: “If you get too close to the cross you will end up carrying it.” Let me say that again. “If you get too close to the cross you will end up carrying it.” This liturgical season of Lent is the occasion when we Christians rehearse the passion, suffering and death of our Lord Jesus. We who follow Jesus ought always to live in the shadow of the cross. Yet also there are specific times when we walk the Via Dolorosa as we deliberately choose a cross – or we have thrust upon us a cross not of our choosing ...

722. Why Must We Carry A Cross?

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

Brett Blair

You might remember comedian Yakov Smirnoff. When he first came to the United States from Russia he was not prepared for the incredible variety of instant products available in American grocery stores. He says, "On my first shopping trip, I saw powdered milk you just add water, and you get milk. Then I saw powdered orange juice you just add water, and you get orange juice. And then I saw baby powder, and I thought to my self, What a country!" Smirnoff is joking but we make these assumptions about Christian ...

723. Troubled Carrie and Clear Connie

1 Peter 3:16

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: 2 jars of water, one clear and one filled with particles. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have a conscience? (Let them answer.) Do you know what your conscience is? (Let them answer.) It's part of you that tells you what is right or what is wrong. If you do something wrong and you try to hide it or lie about it, your conscience will bother you. The Bible teaches us that we should have a clear conscience. Do you know what that means? (Let them answer.) I brought along some friends of ...

724. Compelled to Carry

Matthew 27:11-26

Drama

Joe Barone

The scripture moves us forward. We may not want it, but we have moved from the feeling of impending death to death itself. It's easy, in the abstract, to say Jesus died for us, but devastating in the concrete. Today as we walk with him to the cross and stand and watch him as he dies, we do so from the point of view of Simon of Cyrene. Dramatic Monologue: Simon Of Cyrene I've heard it said that what you do can change the way you feel. If you want to reconcile with an enemy, they say, you have to do ...

725. Carry Your Cross

Mark 8:31--9:1

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: Discipleship involves suffering and hardship. Props: A large cross that will be difficult for the kids to lift. If you do not have a large cross then have the kids make a medium size cross out of two-by-fours. Allow the children to do as much as possible in the construction. You will need: Hammer, nails, and appropriately cut pieces of wood, and plywood on which to work. If you are doing the latter, you will be able to use only some of the material below. Lesson: Good morning! (response) ...

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Showing 701 to 725 of 5000 results

701. Housekeeper Wanted

Illustration

Staff

702. Satan Is No Myth

Illustration

J. O. Sanders

703. Corrected Corrections

Humor Illustration

704. Israel Will Rise

Micah 7:8-13

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

705. Friction Inside and Outside the Family

Genesis 21:1-7, Genesis 21:8-21, Genesis 21:22-34

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

706. Psalm 71

Psalm 71:1-24

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

707. Lamenting a City in Shambles

Lamentations 1:1-22

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

708. Request for Prayer and the Second Prayer

2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

709. Complete Breakdown

Humor Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

710. Despite Blindness

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

711. A Leader Is Not the Cause

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Auguste Rodin

A man to carry on a successful business must have imagination. He must see things as in a vision, a dream of the whole thing.

Charles M. Schwab

I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.

Edmund Burke

Man is still responsible. . . . His success lies not with the stars, but with himself. He must carry on the fight of self-correction and discipline.

Frank Curtis Williams

You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don't seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together.

Henry Ford

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.

Walter Lippmann

719. You Light Up My Life

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

720. A Talking Metronome

Luke 2:21-40

Humor Illustration

King Duncan

721. If You Get Too Close to the Cross, You Will End Up Carrying It

Mark 15:21-32