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Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... will be asked of everyone who comes seeking admittance. The first question is this: "Did you come alone?" And if ” tragically ” your answer is "Yes," the second question follows. "How could you?" I don't want our church to be mistaken for a mannequin, do you? The answer is really quite easy: a commitment to fellowship, a commitment to prayer, a commitment to outreach. Pentecost can happen again, but it will only happen when those three attributes of the early church are present. 1. (Grand Rapids, MI ...

2. More Than A Mannequin; Not Quite A Masterpiece

Acts 4:32-37

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King Duncan

One of my favorite pieces of humor is the blooper. These unique manifestations of our humanness appear from time to time in newspapers, magazines and even church bulletins. Often they are typos that give a whole new meaning to a sentence or a phrase. Kathleen Hunzeker in Kimball, Nebraska noticed this item in the President's Report of the First English Lutheran Church of Kimball: "We as a congregation have achieved many accomplishments. We have been truly blessed in our missions and ministry. All of the ...

3. An Announcement to a Virgin

Luke 1:26-38

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King Duncan

... life will be easy. Let’s use an analogy. Christmas is a blessed season, the most blessed season of the year. But it can still be a stressful time. In Philadelphia, the Old First Reformed Church, United Church of Christ, always has a Nativity scene with mannequins representing Joseph, Mary, and the baby Jesus. But to liven up things, they use live animals. One year, the scene featured a couple of kids (baby goats). The kids were a big attraction, as they were lively and would sometimes climb up on the back ...

4. How Big of a Risk Would You Take?

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... instructor in charge of the demonstration would turn to the rookie officers and ask, "So who wants to wear a vest and let us test how it works on you?" (7) That’s the real test of faith, isn’t it? It’s one thing to see a mannequin get shot in the chest wearing a vest, it’s another when you have to put your life on the line, trusting that same vest. Following Jesus means walking by faith not fear. Following Jesus means trusting God. Following Jesus means seeking to hear the Master say, "Well, done ...

5. You Can Be Intelligent

2 Chronicles 1:1-17

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... way (and) the truth ...." 3 -- Wise folks understand the difference between that which is important and that which is insignificant. I first heard from my father the famous illustration about the storefront window. In the window, he said, were mannequins dressed in clothing the store wished to sell. Some were dressed in expensive articles, while others had on bargain attire. Some had gold bracelets and diamond cuff links. Others wore imitation jewelry. Mahogany furniture shared window space with inexpensive ...

6. A Princely Passion

2 Samuel 13:1-22

Sermon

... with jealousy. His well-tailored suits are a model for budding executives on Broadway. He is Ken. Like Barbie, he, too, is a doll. Ken and Barbie are not real. They do not spring into action when the department store closes for the night and the mannequins make merry. Once upon a time, there were two dolls. In this chapter we look at their story, which begins in fairy tale enchantment and ends in nightmarish tragedy. She walked like an angel and talked like an angel. Her name was Tamar, meaning in Hebrew ...

7. The Racial Gap

Psalm 53:1-6

Sermon

William McKee Aber

... were Caucasian and her skin just happened to be black. I’ve not seen Julia on television, but I was completely entranced with Diahnn Carroll when I saw her in NO STRINGS on Broadway a few years back - she too, has white features rather than black. Notice the dark mannequins that are beginning to appear in store windows. You have to look at them a long time to try and figure out if they are meant to be white or black and even then you’re not sure. The same is true with dark models in clothing ads. There ...

8. The Fine Art of Doing Nothing

Acts 2:1-21

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Leigh Bond

... they knew. But Bill Fuqua, the Motionless Man, stood perfectly still. Fuqua is the Guinness Book of World Records champion at doing nothing. In fact, he appears so motionless during his routines at shopping malls and amusement parks that he is sometimes mistaken for a mannequin. When I heard about Bill Fuqua, "The Motionless Man," he reminded me of a lot of churches I know—many congregations seem to have mastered the fine art of doing almost nothing. Well, that's not the way it was on the Day of Pentecost ...

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