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John 20:1-9

Sermon

Brett Blair

... sake, which I thought was the best of the year, but for the stories sake. That story told by JRR Tolkien is, next to the bible, one of the greatest stories ever told. Time has proven it so. Why? Is it timeless because it has sold over 50 million copies and everyone now knows the story? No. It is so timeless because it's the product of a truly top-shelf mind. Tolkien was a distinguished linguist and Oxford scholar. You see Tolkien was the real thing not some product of pop culture packaging a product for the ...

777. Our Strange, Strong Peace

John 14:15-31

Sermon

David & Marian Plant

Reflecting on her experiences with the Holy Spirit, pastor and educator Marian Plant once wrote, “There are times when the last thing I need in my life is the activity of the Holy Spirit. That “presence” of God which has a way of seeping into the psyche and unsettling one’s accepted ways of carrying on life. That manifestation of the Holy which alights on one with the innocence of a summer firefly, but whose motive is to transform the unsuspecting believer into something akin to a fiery dragon on behalf of ...

778. Baby Steps on the Sea of Galilee

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

A comedian said he was in a shoe shop recently trying out a new pair of sneakers. He said to the salesclerk, “It’s too tight.” She said, “Try it with the tongue out.” [Pastor, stick out your tongue.] He said, “It’th nho ghood, it’th thtill thoo thight!” [It’s no good. It’s still too tight.] Sorry, sometimes I can’t resist a little joke like that. If you’re into fashion or social media, then you probably know that the market for sneakers and athletic shoes is huge. In 2017, the global sneaker market reached ...

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

Alexis de Tocqueville

When a thing has been said, and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.

Anatole France

Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose.

Andy Rooney

There are many teachers who could ruin you. Before you know it you could be a pale copy of this teacher or that teacher. You have to evolve on your own.

Berenice Abbott

Knowledge is what we get when an observer, preferably a scientifically trained observer, provides us with a copy of reality that we can all recognize.

Christopher Lasch

Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.

Clarence Darrow

It is all very well to copy what one sees, but it is far better to draw what one now only sees in one's memory. That is a transformation in which imagination collaborates with memory.

Edgar Degas

I never leaf through a copy of National Geographic without realizing how lucky we are to live in a society where it is traditional to wear clothes.

Erma Bombeck

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

Oliver Goldsmith

Good artists copy, great artists steal.

Pablo Picasso

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

Paul Cezanne

The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.

Quentin Crisp

792. Church Chain Letter

Humor Illustration

A Lutheran newsletter has some tongue-in-cheek suggestions for church members unhappy with their pastor: "Simply send a copy of this letter to six other churches who are tired of their ministers. Then bundle up your pastor and send him to the church at the top of the list. Add your name to the bottom of the list. In one week you will receive 16,436 ministers, and one of them should be a dandy. Have faith in this letter. One man broke the chain and got his old minister back."

793. Soli Deo Gloria

Romans 16:1-27

Sermon

Ron Love

... to the study so it would not squeak. He then went over to the locked cabinet and squeezed his arm through the lattice. He carefully grabbed a manuscript and spread the precious pages out on the table. The rest of his night was spent carefully copying the notes of the music. He would then begin to learn this piece in the morning. When Johann was an adult and an established church organist and composer, he still believed music to be sacred. Realizing his compositions were inspired by God he always followed ...

794. About Face!

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... place. One sleepless night, she found the answer to her fear in a passage from the book of Joshua chapter 1, verse 9: “Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord Your God will be with you wherever you go.” She copied that verse down on a piece of note paper. She kept it with her and read it every day until she had it memorized. “Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord Your God will be with you wherever you go.” On ...

795. The Word Above All Earthly Powers

John 8:31-36

Sermon

Albert G. Butzer III

... exclusively to church professionals, so he translated the Bible from Latin into his local language, German, thereby making the scriptures accessible to anyone who could read. Thanks to Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press with moveable type, copies of Luther’s Bible translations were printed and then distributed far and wide, setting the stage for dramatic changes in church and society. Luther held ideas about the Bible that were both unusual and beautiful. According to church historian ...

796. A Quantum Decision

Mark 1:4-11

Sermon

King Duncan

Some of you will remember that, on April 18, 2006, a new word entered our lexicon when President George W. Bush made a comment referring to himself as “the decider” during a press conference. A fine, decent man, Mr. Bush was simply asserting that he was the one who ultimately made important decisions in his administration. Let me ask you something: do you consider yourself a decisive person? I’m not talking about routine decisions like what to wear in the morning or which restaurant to choose for lunch. ...

797. You're Never Too Old

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... years ago on trumped up charges after treating a wounded revolutionary. She was arrested and held without trial in a detention camp. She was finally found guilty of a minor infraction but still was held in the detention camp. She was given by a doctor a copy of the New Testament. Leafing through it, she came to that passage in Romans where Paul asks, “Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword? No. In all of these things ...

798. Driven to Complete

Mark 9:30-37

Sermon

King Duncan

Would you consider yourself a competitive person? Or maybe I should ask, in what area are you most competitive? Maybe you’re competitive in getting the best grades in your class or the best parking spot at work. Maybe you compete to make the best pancakes in your family or tell the funniest knock-knock joke or to get up the earliest on Christmas morning. Humans are naturally competitive. We like to have an edge over those around us. Rabbi Harold Kushner tells the story of a driven young man in the pre-med ...

799. The Wedding Planner's Worst Nightmare

John 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

If you were to make a list of jobs that require the ability to think on your feet and handle extreme levels of stress, which jobs would make your list? Fighter pilots, police officers, kindergarten teachers, perhaps? They’d belong on that list, right? What about wedding planners? Surely not, you say, but think about it. Wedding planners juggle hundreds of tiny details while also managing the emotions of the wedding party. Their job is to create the perfect day for the bride and groom. That’s a huge ...

800. Through the Heart of Jesus

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

King Duncan

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, just in case any of you men need something to panic about. Just a friendly reminder for any procrastinators who might be in the house. Tomorrow’s big day reminds me of an article that came out last year about candy hearts. You know those candy hearts that are bright pink and orange and yellow, and they have sappy sayings stamped onto them—“Kiss Me,” “Hot Stuff,” “Be Mine,” etc. The original candy hearts with sayings—their official name is “conversation hearts”—were the ...

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776. Why I Believe In The Resurrection

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Brett Blair

777. Our Strange, Strong Peace

John 14:15-31

Sermon

David & Marian Plant

778. Baby Steps on the Sea of Galilee

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

Alexis de Tocqueville

When a thing has been said, and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.

Anatole France

Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose.

Andy Rooney

There are many teachers who could ruin you. Before you know it you could be a pale copy of this teacher or that teacher. You have to evolve on your own.

Berenice Abbott

Knowledge is what we get when an observer, preferably a scientifically trained observer, provides us with a copy of reality that we can all recognize.

Christopher Lasch

Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away.

Clarence Darrow

It is all very well to copy what one sees, but it is far better to draw what one now only sees in one's memory. That is a transformation in which imagination collaborates with memory.

Edgar Degas

I never leaf through a copy of National Geographic without realizing how lucky we are to live in a society where it is traditional to wear clothes.

Erma Bombeck

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

Oliver Goldsmith

Good artists copy, great artists steal.

Pablo Picasso

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

Paul Cezanne

The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.

Quentin Crisp

792. Church Chain Letter

Humor Illustration

793. Soli Deo Gloria

Romans 16:1-27

Sermon

Ron Love

794. About Face!

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

795. The Word Above All Earthly Powers