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One of my favorite PEANUTS cartoons has Lucy coming to Charlie Brown and saying, "Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown. Since it's this time of the season, I think we ought to bury past differences and try to be kind." Charlie Brown asks, "Why does it just have to be 'this time of the season''? Why can't it be all year long?" Lucy looks at him and exclaims, "What are you, some kind of fanatic?"

52. What Kind of Ruin Do You Want?

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Maxie Dunnam

... for me!” There was a moment when no one said anything, for everyone there knew what he was talking about. Then, finally, one of the men spoke up in a soft voice. “And what will happen to you if you don’t carry on your business as Christ teaches? What kind of ruin do you want?” You can apply that question to the whole of life -- not just to business, but to social relationships, to your home, to political life. What ...

53. A Kudzu-Kind of Kingdom

Matthew 13:1-23

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Bill Bouknight

... way to plant kudzu is to throw it over your shoulder and run. It's important to plant kudzu at the right time. Always do it at night. If you do it in broad daylight, your neighbors will take you to court. We Christians are part of a kudzu-kind of kingdom. When Christians are faithful, God blesses his kingdom with prodigious growth and transforming influence. Let's Look First to the Parable of the Sower, Matthew 13: 1-9. This is one of the few parables of Jesus which he interpreted. It tells about a farmer ...

54. A Kudzu Kind of Kingdom

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

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Bill Bouknight

... best way to plant kudzu is to throw it over your shoulder and run. It's important to plant kudzu at the right time. Always do it at night. If you do it in broad daylight, your neighbors will take you to court. We Christians are part of a kudzu kind of kingdom. When Christians are faithful, God blesses his kingdom with prodigious growth and transforming influence.

55. The Right Kind of Devotion

Matthew 22:34-40

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... . Now this end is to cling to God. Thus, if we know how to love ourselves, the commandant to love our neighbor bids us to do all we can to bring our neighbor to love God. This is the worship of God; this is true religion; this is the right kind of devotion; this is the service which is owed to God alone.

56. Small Acts of Kindness

Matthew 25:14-30

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Robert W. Bohl

... , Annie Sullivan went to Tuscumbia, Alabama to unlock the door of Helen Keller's dark prison and to set her free. One human being, in the name of Christ, helping another human being! That's how God's kingdom comes, through small acts of kindness! Note: We were not able to verify the friend Maggie's part of this story. The rest is pretty accurate. The Tewkesbury Alms House was investigated for reports of cruelty to inmates including sexually perverted practices, during the time that Annie Sullivan was there ...

57. A Small Act of Kindness

Matthew 25:31-46

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King Duncan

... , 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 his livelihood. Early the next morning Floyd returned to the couple who had shown him kindness. While he finished one last project in the orchard, Nancy, on an impulse, wrote him a letter telling of God's love. Then she tucked it with a little cash into a New Testament. She found his backpack in the yard, and stuck the packet inside. She ...

58. Two Kinds of People in This World

Mark 1: 21-28

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The British journalist and Christian apologist G. K. Chesterton once said that there are two kinds of people in the world: When trees are waving wildly in the wind, one group thinks it's the wind that moves the trees. This is the customary and ancient view of things. The invisible is behind the scenes giving energy to the visible. But more and more we hear ...

59. What Kind of Sinners Can Be Members

Luke 18:9-14

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Larry R. Kalajainen

... her for her past life, and she now wanted to become a member of the church. For a few moments, the silence was deafening. Finally, Samuel Colgate arose and said, "I guess we blundered when we prayed that the Lord would save sinners. We forgot to specify what kind of sinners. We'd better ask him to forgive us for this oversight. The Holy Spirit has touched this woman and made her truly repentant, but the Lord apparently doesn't understand that she's not the type we want him to rescue. We'd better spell it ...

60. God’s Kind of Revenge

John 1:29-42

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King Duncan

... own life, the young soldier dragged the officer to safety. The officer said, apologetically, "Son, I owe you my life." The young man laughed and said, "I told you that I would make you regret humiliating me if it was the last thing I ever did." That is God's kind of revenge. "Behold the Lamb that takes away the sins of the world..." Something happened on Calvary that bridged the gap between a holy God and unholy humanity. We see Christ in his majesty but also in his mercy.

61. Two Kinds of Love

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... was all that she could do, The other prayed for a child and God led her straight to you. And now you ask me through your tears, the age old questions through the years, Heredity or Environment which are you the product of? Neither my darling--neither just two different kinds of love.

62. Killed With Kindness

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... you must be my father. You shall ride my best horse and wear my best clothes." In utter amazement and remorse his enemy exclaimed, "My son, now you have killed me!" He meant, of course, that the hate in his own heart had been completely erased by the forgiveness and kindness of the Indian chief.

63. Nothing of the Kind

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Once in a saintly passion I cried with desperate grief O, Lord, my heart is black with guile Of sinners I am chief Then stooped my guardian angel And whispered from behind "Vanity my little man, You're nothing of the kind."

64. Four Kinds of Saviors

John 20:1-18

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Brett Blair

The historian Arnold Toynbee in his monumental work “The Study of History” notes that there are four kinds of saviors that have appeared on history’s stage. There is the savior with a scepter who is a politician who has defeated cultural and civic chaos. The savior with a book who is a philosopher who has conquered ignorance. The savior with the sword who is a military leader ...

65. Two Kinds of Mosquitoes

Humor Illustration

Earl Wilson

In Louisiana, there are two kinds of mosquitoes: Those small enough to get through screen doors - and those big enough to open them.

66. Two Kinds of Blood Donors

Humor Illustration

Staff

On a blood-bank poster which read: "Be a volunteer Blood Donor," somebody had printed, "That's the best kind."

67. Two Kinds of Partiers

Humor Illustration

There are two kinds of people at parties those who want to go home early and those who want to be the last ones in the place. The trouble is that they're usually married to each other.

68. Two Kinds of Coaches

Humor

Bum Phillips once philosophized: "There's only two kinds of coaches, them that's been fired and them that's about to be fired."

69. Christian Values Two Kinds of Wisdom

James 3:13-18

Bulletin Aid

Call to Worship Leader: Who is wise and understanding among you? He will show it by his life, by deeds done in humility that comes with wisdom. Congregation: He will not harbor bitter envy or selfish ambition in his heart, either boasting about it or denying it. Such wisdom or cleverness is of the devil. Where there is envy and selfish ambition there is disorder and every evil practice. Leader: Wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and ...

70. What Kind of Cross?

Mark 8:31--9:1

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Larry Powell

Not long ago, a hard-rock singer reknowned for his notorious over indulgence in mind-altering drugs appeared on television to scream, lunge, and gyrate through one of his bestselling songs. Inasmuch as the rather badly garbled words were totally incomprehensible to me, I turned my attention to the bizarre, uninhibited attire of this widely heralded "artist." Not to dwell on the flamboyance of his appearance, I wish only to point out that dangling from an expensive chain around his neck was a large cross. ...

71. A New Kind Of Faith

John 20:19-31

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King Duncan

Reverend Rick Lemburg, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Casa Grande, Arizona describes himself as "a Presbyterian by earthquake." He explains that his grandmother, a Baptist, moved the family from Iowa to California many years ago. A Presbyterian pastor visited her and invited her to come to the Presbyterian church. "I'm a Baptist," his grandmother said, "and it will take an act of God to get me to change." While they were chatting, an earthquake shook the home. Being from Iowa, she wasn't sure ...

72. A Strange Kind of King

John 18:28-40

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King Duncan

A five-year-old boy was stalling going to bed. He asked for a glass of juice. "No, sir," his father answered. "No more juice. I’m king of the juice in this house." "That’s not right, Daddy," the young fellow retorted. "Our Sunday school teacher said Jesus is the king of the juice." Pilate summoned Jesus to his palace and asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus doesn’t answer the question directly. How could he? The title "King of the Jews" hardly sums up his mission. But finally he does concede ...

73. Many Kinds of Bread

Matthew 14:13-21

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Johnny Dean

In the English language, in some contexts, the word "bread" is synonymous with food. In other parts of the world, that's not true. For example, in Eastern Asia, when you say "food," people automatically think of rice. In Malaysia, the same applies to sweet potatoes. For every culture there is a "staff of life." For most it's bread. It's the basic thing you need to stay alive. But all these words - bread, rice, and sweet potatoes - can also refer to the emotional and spiritual basics that keep us alive. ...

74. What Kind of Leader Are You?

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Jon Johnston

A study was recently completed on corporate managers. Emerging from this study were the four leader-types which are found in all organizations. Type 1 - courageous. These people expressed ideas to help the company improve, in spite of personal risk or opposition. Type 2 - confronting. These people spoke up, but only because of a personal vendetta against the company. Type 3 - calloused. These people didn't know, or care, whether they could do anything for the company; they felt helpless and hopeless, so ...

75. What Kind of King Is This?

John 18:28-40

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King Duncan

Welcome on this last Sunday of the church year. As most of you are aware, the church calendar is not the same as the calendar we use in our normal lives. Rather than beginning with January 1, the church calendar begins with Advent which begins next Sunday. Advent is, of course, when we celebrate the coming of Jesus into the world at Christmas and anticipate his return at the end of time. After we celebrate Jesus’ birth, the church calendar follows his life--beginning with Epiphany--his baptism, his ...

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51. Be Kind at Christmas

Humor

52. What Kind of Ruin Do You Want?

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Maxie Dunnam

53. A Kudzu-Kind of Kingdom

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

54. A Kudzu Kind of Kingdom

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

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Bill Bouknight

55. The Right Kind of Devotion

Matthew 22:34-40

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56. Small Acts of Kindness

Matthew 25:14-30

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Robert W. Bohl

57. A Small Act of Kindness

Matthew 25:31-46

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King Duncan

58. Two Kinds of People in This World

Mark 1: 21-28

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59. What Kind of Sinners Can Be Members

Luke 18:9-14

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Larry R. Kalajainen

60. God’s Kind of Revenge

John 1:29-42

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King Duncan

61. Two Kinds of Love

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62. Killed With Kindness

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63. Nothing of the Kind

Humor Illustration

64. Four Kinds of Saviors

John 20:1-18

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Brett Blair

65. Two Kinds of Mosquitoes

Humor Illustration

Earl Wilson

In Louisiana, there are two kinds of mosquitoes: Those small enough to get through screen doors - and those big enough to open them.

66. Two Kinds of Blood Donors

Humor Illustration

Staff

On a blood-bank poster which read: "Be a volunteer Blood Donor," somebody had printed, "That's the best kind."

67. Two Kinds of Partiers

Humor Illustration

There are two kinds of people at parties those who want to go home early and those who want to be the last ones in the place. The trouble is that they're usually married to each other.

68. Two Kinds of Coaches

Humor

Bum Phillips once philosophized: "There's only two kinds of coaches, them that's been fired and them that's about to be fired."

69. Christian Values Two Kinds of Wisdom

James 3:13-18

Bulletin Aid

70. What Kind of Cross?

Mark 8:31--9:1

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Larry Powell

71. A New Kind Of Faith

John 20:19-31