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2101. Three O’Clock at the Temple

Acts 3:12-19

Sermon

Ken Lentz

... attempts of Germans entrapped behind the wall in the German Democratic Republic to escape to the west. Some of them tunneled under the wall. Others hid in the beds of trucks or brazenly crashed through the wall. A few daringly floated over the wall in hot-air balloons. Some simply made a run for it. Many were shot or killed on the spot or captured. Some simply vanished, their fates still unknown. One documented incident records the efforts of three men to dig a tunnel from the basement of a small house near ...

2102. The Many Faces of God

Isaiah 6:1-8

Sermon

William J. Carl, III

... he said, "We're going into a very special room. You must be completely quiet. I don't want to hear a sound as we walk into that room for God is there." As they walked in and sat down, you could have heard a pin drop. They all sucked air as they glanced at the huge dome high above them. There was a holy hush in the room. I wonder what Isaiah really saw that day. Scripture tells us he saw seraphim, which means fire-spirits. In Isaiah's day, a seraph was an effigy for a foreign god, something ...

2103. Samuel Was the Search Committee

1 Samuel 15:34-35, 16:1-13

Sermon

William J. Carl, III

... achievements, Samuel is checking them out carefully and looking each one right in the eye since the eyes really are the windows of the soul. Initially Samuel is really impressed with Eliab, the tall, dark handsome one, the one with broad shoulders who has a kind of regal air about him. "But no," says the Lord, "that's not the one." Next comes Abinadab who has all the right stuff, "But no," says the Lord, "that's not the one." Then there's Shammah, but he's not the one, either. All seven sons troop by, but ...

2104. The Real Underdog!

1 Samuel 17:1, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49

Sermon

William J. Carl, III

... dime-store slingshots. You know the kind where you pulled back the bungee cord-like launcher with the little patch in the middle and tried to nail your target. The idea that David pegged Goliath with nothing but a leather strap and a pouch you swirl in the air made the story all the more dramatic. However, the main reason we loved this tale was that we identified with David as the underdog, and better yet that God seemed to side with the underdog. No wonder we saw this famous David and Goliath story as the ...

2105. Finding Our Roots in God and Country

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 6-10

Sermon

William J. Carl, III

... without Lewis' encouragement he would not have finished writing The Lord of the Rings, sections of which he read aloud at weekly meetings with Lewis, Charles Williams, and Owen Barfield, who would also read from the works they were writing at the time. The very air you breathe is filled with history. Even the Chapel at New College, which looks more like a small cathedral, where I preached and listened every night to the soaring sounds of the New College choir, those little boys and those men who filled that ...

2106. Waiting for a Savior

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... and Maria meet and fall in love. Fairly soon after realizing they are in love, they also realize there is no place for their love in the world they live in. And they sing: “There’s a place for us, Somewhere a place for us, Peace and quiet and open air, Wait for us, Somewhere. There’s a time for us, Someday a time for us, Time together with time to spare, Time to learn, time to care, Someday . . . Somewhere. There’s a place for us, A time and place for us. Hold my hand and we’re halfway there. Hold ...

2107. The Average Adult

Illustration

Staff

If you are an adult of average weight, here is what you accomplish in 24 hours: your heart beats 103689 times your blood travels 168,000,000 miles you breathe 23040 times you inhale 438 cubic feet of air you eat 3.25 pounds of food you drink 2.9 quarts of liquids you lose 7/8 pounds of waste you speak 4800 works, including some unnecessary ones you move 750 muscles your nails grow .000046 inch your hair grows .01714 inch you exercise 7,000,000 brain cells

2108. Carelessness: Watch Your Step

1 Peter 5:9

Illustration

... to weren't bothered by the sight of looking down a hundred feet," says Green. "What they DIDN'T like, they said, were jobs in buildings that had false ceilings acoustical tile slung just a couple of feet below the rafters. They were still high in the air, and if they slipped, their weight would smash right through the flimsy tile. But the tiles gave the appearance of a floor so their minds played tricks on them, lulling them into carelessness." Satan's business is not so much in scaring us to death as ...

2109. What's Your Question

Luke 20:20-40

Illustration

Roger von Oech

... meeting to decide what should be done to prevent such a situation from happening again. After much discussion, most people agreed on the following solution. They decided to put food and water in every casket next to the body. They would even put an air hole up from the casket to the earth's surface. These procedures would be expensive, but they would be more than worthwhile if they would save some people's lives. Another group came up with a second, less expensive, right answer. They proposed implanting ...

2110. The Test of Goodness

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F.B. Meyer

... is not in the greater but in the smaller incidents of our character and practice; not what we are when standing in the searchlight of public scrutiny, but when we reach the firelight flicker of our homes; not what we are when some clarion-call rings through the air, summoning us to fight for life and liberty, but our attitude when we are called to sentry-duty in the grey morning, when the watch-fire is burning low. It is impossible to be our best at the supreme moment if character is corroded and eaten into ...

2111. What Can You Do With 24 Hours?

Illustration

Staff

IN a 24 hour period, if you're an adult of average weight, here is what you accomplish: Your heart beats 103,689 times Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles You breathe 23,040 times You inhale 438 cubic feet of air. You eat 3.25 pounds of food You drink 2.9 quarts of liquids You lose 7/8 pound of waste. You speak 4,800 words, including some unnecessary ones You move 750 muscles Your nails grow .000046 inch Your hair grows .01714 inch You exercise 7,000,000 brain cells. Feel tired?

2112. Out of Sight, But Not Mind

Illustration

Henry Scott Holland

... old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged. Whatever we were to each other, that we are still. Call me by the old familiar name. Speak of me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference into your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be ever the household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without an effort, without a ghost of a shadow ...

2113. So Close Yet So Far

Illustration

J.M. Boice

... that day," writes Gilbert, "as men fight for their lives... We entered Sheria station on the heels of the retreating Turks. The first objects which met our view were the great stone cisterns full of cold, clear, drinking water. In the still night air the sound of water running into the tanks could be distinctly heard, maddening in its nearness; yet not a man murmured when orders were given for the battalions to fall in, two deep, facing the cisterns." He then describes the stern priorities: the wounded ...

2114. A Toothless Beast

Illustration

... he continued to sweep. "Well, then that cat must be tame." "No," came the reply, "he ain't tame." "If you aren't brave and the wildcat isn't tame, then I can't understand why he doesn't attack you." Armerding said the man chuckled, then replied with an air of confidence, "Mister, he's old and he ain't got no teeth."

2115. Quite a Shock

Illustration

Tom Carter

... clamped to the microphone. The guy couldn't let go. He was a captive of voltage. Suddenly his wife raised her arm, and in karate fashion, hit his arm with all her force. The blow broke his grip from the charged microphone, but his painful yells had gone over the air. As calmly as I could, I said, "one moment please."

2116. A Bird Dog's Best

Illustration

Staff

During quail season in Georgia, an Atlanta journalist met an old farmer hunting with an ancient pointer at his side. Twice the dog ran rheumatically ahead and pointed. Twice his master fired into the open air. When the journalist saw no birds rise, he asked the farmer for an explanation. "Shucks," grinned the old man, "I knew there weren't no birds in that grass. Spot's nose ain't what it used to be but him and me have had some wonderful times together. He' ...

2117. Perfect Timing

Illustration

Dean Merrill

... hauling loads of concrete block up to the fifth level of a construction site. Gone was the piped-in music in the corridors; now he had to endure blaring transistors. Any girl who walked by was subject to rude remarks and whistles. Profanity shot through the air, especially from the foreman, whose primary tactics were whining and intimidation; "For -sake, you -, can't you do anything right? I never worked with such a bunch of - in all my life..." Near the end of the third week, the new employee felt he could ...

2118. Laws of the Harvest

Illustration

Staff

... a four month period: May, June, July, and August. After that, not a drop of rain falls for eight months. The ground cracks from dryness, and so do your hands and feet. The winds of the Sahara pick up the dust and throw it thousands of feet into the air. It then comes slowly drifting across West Africa as a fine grit. It gets inside your mouth. It gets inside your watch and stops it. The year's food, of course, must all be grown in those four months. People grow sorghum or milo in small fields. October and ...

2119. The Kite and Its String

Illustration

John Newton

... fly without a string." It tugg'd and pull'd, while thus it spoke, To break the string at last it broke. Depriv'd at once of all its stay, In vain it try'd to soar away; Unable its own weight to bear, It flutter'd downward through the air; Unable its own course to guide, The winds soon plung'd it in the tide. Ah! foolish kite, thou hadst no wing, How could'st thou fly without a string! My heart reply'd, "O Lord, I see How much this kite resembles me! Forgetful that by thee I stand ...

2120. An Angel On Wheels

Illustration

... . Leaning up against the trailer, she prayed, 'Please God, send me an angel . . . preferably one with mechanical experience.' Within four minutes, a huge Harley drove up, ridden by an enormous man sporting long, black hair, a beard and tattooed arms. With an incredible air of confidence, he jumped off and, without even glancing at Dodie, went to work on the truck. Within another few minutes, he flagged down a larger truck, attached a tow chain to the frame of the disabled Chevy, and whisked the whole 56 ...

2121. Like Birds of a Feather

Illustration

Charles Swindoll

... . Four come to mind. 1. Those in front rotate their leadership. When one lead goose gets tired, it changes places with one in the wing of the V-formation and another flies point. 2. By flying as they do, the members of the flock create an upward air current for one another. Each flap of the wings literally creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. One author states that by flying in a V-formation, the whole flock gets 71 percent greater flying range than if each goose flew on its own. 3. When ...

2122. The Replacement Medal

Illustration

David Wallechinsky

... race Johnson was five feet in front. Lewis was convinced he could catch him. But at 80 meters, he was still five feet behind. It's over, Dad, Lewis thought. As Johnson crossed the finish, he stared back at Lewis and thrust his right arm in the air, index finger extended. Lewis was exasperated. He had noticed Johnson's bulging muscles and yellow-tinged eyes, both indications of steroid use. "I didn't have the medal, but I could still give to my father by acting with class and dignity," Lewis said later. He ...

2123. He With the Most Toys

Matthew 16:26

Illustration

Steve Farrar

... , "He who dies with the most toys wins." That was the wisdom of Malcolm Forbes. In fact, that was his ambition. That's why he collected scores of motorcycles. That's why he would pay over a million dollars for a Faberge egg. That's why he owned castles, hot air balloons and countless other toys that he can no longer access. The Lord Jesus Christ gave us words of superior wisdom when he said, "What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?" (Matthew 16:26). It is a fatally ...

2124. Yark Work Aerobics

Illustration

Arnie Kunz

A woman hired two men to do some yard work. The day they came, she was giving a bridge party. During the afternoon, a guest looked out the window to see one man raking and the other performing majestic leaps and spirals in the air. "Hey, look at that," she said to her friends. "What a wonderful gymnast," remarked one. "I'd pay him a hundred dollars to perform for our aerobics class." The hostess opened the window and asked the fellow raking if he thought his friend would like the job. "Hey, Fred," the ...

2125. History's Prophetic Goofs

Illustration

Staff

... . In 1939 The New York Times said the problem of TV was that people had to glue their eyes to a screen, and that the average American wouldn't have time for it. An English astronomy professor said in the early 19th century that air travel at high speed would be impossible because passengers would suffocate. Marshal Ferdinand Foch in 1911: "Airplanes are interesting toys, but they have no military value." Business Week, 1958: "With over 50 foreign cars already on sale here, the Japanese auto industry isn't ...

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2101. Three O’Clock at the Temple

Acts 3:12-19

Sermon

Ken Lentz

2102. The Many Faces of God

Isaiah 6:1-8

Sermon

William J. Carl, III

2103. Samuel Was the Search Committee

1 Samuel 15:34-35, 16:1-13

Sermon

William J. Carl, III

2104. The Real Underdog!

1 Samuel 17:1, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49

Sermon

William J. Carl, III

2105. Finding Our Roots in God and Country

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 6-10

Sermon

William J. Carl, III

2106. Waiting for a Savior

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

2107. The Average Adult

Illustration

Staff

2108. Carelessness: Watch Your Step

1 Peter 5:9

Illustration

2109. What's Your Question

Luke 20:20-40

Illustration

Roger von Oech

2110. The Test of Goodness

Illustration

F.B. Meyer

2111. What Can You Do With 24 Hours?

Illustration

Staff

2112. Out of Sight, But Not Mind

Illustration

Henry Scott Holland

2113. So Close Yet So Far

Illustration

J.M. Boice

2114. A Toothless Beast

Illustration

2115. Quite a Shock

Illustration

Tom Carter

2116. A Bird Dog's Best

Illustration

Staff

2117. Perfect Timing

Illustration

Dean Merrill

2118. Laws of the Harvest

Illustration

Staff

2119. The Kite and Its String

Illustration

John Newton

2120. An Angel On Wheels

Illustration

2121. Like Birds of a Feather

Illustration

Charles Swindoll

2122. The Replacement Medal

Illustration

David Wallechinsky

2123. He With the Most Toys

Matthew 16:26

Illustration

Steve Farrar

2124. Yark Work Aerobics

Illustration

Arnie Kunz

2125. History's Prophetic Goofs

Illustration

Staff

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