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King Duncan
... than a decade ago an article appeared in the New York Times that disheartened many bird lovers. It was about a man named Tony Silva, a well-known bird breeder and outspoken defender of endangered species of parrots. Even today on Amazon.com you ... you must be credible, you must be caring. And you must be committed. “We’re supposed to be advance persons for Jesus,” says Andrew Greeley. “Sometimes you wonder why he doesn’t fire us.” We all are guilty, aren’t we? We’re silent witnesses for Christ ...
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King Duncan
... wounded bird, since geese mate for life and are extremely loyal to their mates. Once on the ground, the healthy birds help protect the wounded bird and care for him as much as possible, even to the point of throwing themselves between the weakened bird and ... the rock of the church at Jerusalem. Yet there would have been no Simon Peter leading the church if there had been no humble Andrew to lead Simon to Christ. Some of you may never occupy an exalted leadership role in the church, but your life may touch ...
3. The "E" Word
John 1:35-42
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David E. Leininger
... would not have had the foggiest notion what he meant. The only passions I had were baseball and peanut butter. I did not learn about the birds and the bees until I was twelve, and even then I was not sure I believed it. At any rate, I doubt that too many ... E" word. It is a way of life in faithful response to the command of his Savior. But I hope someone, someday, tells Duffey about Andrew. Amen! 1. Matthew 28:19-20 2. www.gallup.com reporting on a poll taken March 17-19, 2000 3. ibid. 4. Roy Oswald, Making ...
4. The Lonesome George Church
Matthew 4:23-25, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17
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Leonard Sweet
... ). Jesus is not issuing a mere invitation; he is giving an authoritative order. At the sound of Jesus’ call, Simon Peter and Andrew leave their nets, their profession and their livelihood. James and John leave not only fishing, but family, abandoning the security of a ... “Lonesome George.” No, not the comedian Lonesome George Gobel (1919-1991), whose mantra was “I’ll be a dirty bird.” But another Lonesome George (you can Google many great images of “Lonesome George”), an 80-year-old, 200 pound ...
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Larry Powell
... you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow or reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? ... men was dispatched by Britain to capture the city, only to be thoroughly routed by the forces of General Andrew Jackson. However, a treaty of peace had been signed at Ghent, Belgium, fifteen days before the famous battle. Again, ...
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Robert Allen
... unhappy or uncomfortable. He had grown accustomed to his environment and came to think of his chains as friends. One day a bird perched on the crevice of the ledge above and began to sing. It was the sweetest music he had ever heard. Suddenly, ... church to begin, he was not there. As he had grown older, he sometimes slept late. But he had never been this late before. Finally, Andrew, the town blacksmith, went next door to the parsonage to remind him that it was time for church. He knocked on the door, but ...
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Leonard Sweet
... (15 November 1998) did a special theme issue on status. The introductory essay on status in a class-free society by Andrew Sullivan distinguished between class and status. It's an extremely helpful distinction. "If class is fixed, determined by where you have ... not realize that a dove is not a formal species name. Technically doves are merely white pigeons. You know that favorite city-bird, responsible for all the disgusting white guano in the park on the benches, on your car, fondly known as "rats with wings ...
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King Duncan
... barley loaves and two small fish,” he says, “but how far will they go among so many?” Andrew is probably trying to make the boy feel important. Andrew was like that. Children are important to the teacher. Give the boy some attention and some praise. Besides, ... and that day he and his crew had food. Not only did they have food for that day, they cut the intestines of the bird into strips of flesh so that they had bait for several more days for the two fishhooks they had. Then came their first rainstorm ...
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J. Howard Olds
... to chair the board. After a few weeks you could hear the raven crying, “Nevermore, nevermore. We’ve just got a church for the birds!” Why are we here? We are here to glorify God and make disciples of Jesus Christ. Sometimes it is good to be reminded ... name of Matthew, a banker by the name of Judas, an impulsive extrovert by the name of Peter, an introvert by the name of Andrew, a deep thinker by the name of Thomas, a young dreamer by the name of Phillip, a couple of ambitious entrepreneurs by the name ...
10. Oh, Jerusalem
Luke 13:31-35
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Frank Ramirez
... of New Orleans was a decisive victory for the new nation in the War of 1812, and it catapulted General Andrew Jack­son into national prominence and eventually the presidency. The battle, however, took place two weeks after the peace treaty ... the attention of a world intent on ignoring the good news. Our example comes not only from the cross, but from God's world. Take the birds. Birds can be persistent when it comes to mak­ing a nest. Last year a robin was persistent in using my porch light as a base for ...
11. Epiphany 3
Mt 4:12-23 · 1 Cor 1:10-18 · Is 9:1-4 · Amos 3:1-8 · Ps 27 · Ps 139
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Russell F. Anderson
... more of a sense of the darkness of prison. People don't so much walk in prison or live there; they merely sit on their perches like birds in a cage. Incarceration immobilizes its victims. In proclaiming the nearness of the kingdom of God, Jesus is initiating a movement of spiritual liberation. Kairos crisis. This account of the call of Andrew, Peter, James and John leaves the impression that Jesus suddenly came along, issued his call and these men immediately left what they were doing in midstream. There ...
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Brett Blair
... times the rate of North America and Europe. The church’s work is not yet done. The church is exploding. But it was Andrew who made the first invitation to his brother and Phillip who made the second to a friend. They were watching as people began ... need to praise someone or something for it would be so great that you might even have to go out and speak of it to the birds of the air." Phillip had his moment. A moment I like to call a muddy turnip moment. A moment with Jesus that transformed him. A moment ...
13. God Is Amazing
John 1:43-51
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Richard Gribble
... McCoy" — what you see is what you get. Yet, Nathanael is wary at first. When told by Philip that he, Peter, and Andrew had found "him about whom Moses in the law and the prophets wrote," Nathanael responds incredulously, "Can anything good come out of ... amazing power of God. We might see a beautiful sunrise, feel the warmth or the cold of the air, or hear the call of morning birds. God's creation is all around us; we should be amazed. As we prepare for the day ahead, we might eat breakfast, read the paper ...
14. People Who Inspire Us
2 Thessalonians 1:1-12
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King Duncan
... people have to overcome tremendous obstacles on their way to success. Some of you know the story of former basketball superstar, Larry Bird. Larry was the third of six children, five boys and one girl. His father was chronically unemployed and an alcoholic who ultimately ... to the good for all who love God." 1. Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo, The Hollywood Walk of Shame (Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1993). 2. Succeeding Sane by Bonnie St. John Deane, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1998, p. 184. 3. Les Sussman. ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... connection between these two facts. As food was always abundant -- and there was no danger near -- no fearsome beast or reptile, the birds have no necessity to spread their sings and fly. With no necessity to fly they soon lost their ability to fly. No ... perspective. God does not allow us to be tempted beyond the point of no return. In the novel, Patience of a Saint, Andrew Greeley has a character named Red Cain. He is a rough, hard-living reporter in Chicago. Then Cain undergoes a dramatic conversion ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... connection between these two facts. As food was always abundant -- and there was no danger near -- no fearsome beast or reptile, the birds have no necessity to spread their sings and fly. With no necessity to fly they soon lost their ability to fly. No ... perspective. God does not allow us to be tempted beyond the point of no return. In the novel, Patience of a Saint, Andrew Greeley has a character named Red Cain. He is a rough, hard-living reporter in Chicago. Then Cain undergoes a dramatic conversion ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... ; they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!" What good does your anxiety do? "Can you add one inch to your lifespan by being anxious?" No, in fact it's just the opposite ... that's my fantasy, back to the story. Dr. Schneeberger, who has visited our church and is a friend of one of our members, Dr. Andrew Lasslo, said for the first time, they were able to put a sign out in front of our church. And do you know what the ...
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King Duncan
... , but all five jets, the entire fighter defense force of the Benin nation, were completely destroyed. So an errant golf ball flew into a flying bird which landed on a pilot who lost control of his plane and thereby destroyed the Air Force of an African nation. (3) Do you understand ... holwick.com/sermons/Job-book/job1_1.html. 3. Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions . . . (Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, 2007), p. 172. 4. Daily Encounter, http://www.actsweb.org/. Cited by MONDAY ...
19. But First...
Luke 9:57-62
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King Duncan
... was with this first man who said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Notice Jesus’ response to him, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” Jesus seems to be saying to him in a gentle way: ... of Jesus’ life in the gospels we find him giving this command on many occasions: Follow me! He went to those fishermen Peter, Andrew, James and John and said, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Matt 4:19). When the rich young ruler ...
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Dennis Kastens
... would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little" (John 6:7). The need is so great that Andrew thinks his suggestion is worthless (John 6:8). God’s children in ages past have often lacked necessities of life. Israel lacked ... God not make good these promises to us? He feeds the beasts (Psalm 147:9) and the fouls (Matthew 6:26), and he cares for the birds (Matthew 10:29). If his care extends even over brute creation, will he fail to provide for us (Matthew 6:26b, 30)? Furthermore, God provides ...
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King Duncan
... and watch the people passing by, the children flying kites, lovers walking hand in hand, the clouds in the sky, the flight of birds, flowers in bloom, the rising of the moon. In observing these things he would forget himself. The day came when the tank rusted ... of focusing Simon Peter on his real mission in the world. Go with me back to those earliest days when Jesus first recruited Andrew and Simon. He said he would make them fishers of men. Now he is challenging them to continue that journey on which they ...
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King Duncan
... came inspiration: the tailor cut an indentical slit in the other trouser leg and sewed up both with an elaborate bird-shaped design. When the astonished mafioso tried on his new suit, the tailor explained that wing-tipped knees were the ... do." There's nothing surprising about such thinking. People do it all the time in our society today. A man in Florida had survived Hurricane Andrew. One day one of his neighbors asked him, "So, what claims are you putting in?" The man had not suffered any damage to his house ...
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King Duncan
... as if the cross were some terrible burden that God places on humankind. You probably know that little parable that tells how when birds first received wings, they thought that God was seeking to saddle them with some terrible burden. So it is with the cross. There ... the Pinnacle of the Temple, then clubbed to death. Bartholomew was flayed alive. Peter was crucified in Rome with his head downward. Andrew witnessed to Christ right up to the moment of his own death on a cross. Jude was shot with an arrow. Make ...
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Donald B. Strobe
... in Exodus, Chapter 3.) The name Jacob means “the supplanter,” Israel means “One who strives with God,” David, “the beloved,” Andrew means “brave,” Peter, the “rock,” etc. And in the Book of Revelation, when John talks about those who have been redeemed ... told of the Oriental gentleman who saw this symbol and said: “Honorable Father very good; Honorable Son very good; Honorable bird I don’t understand at all!” He’s not alone. The Trinity, however, does not refer to three different ...
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King Duncan
... or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable ... is the key to happiness. 1. Bob Fenster, Well, Duh! Our Stupid World and Welcome to It (Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2004), p. 85. 2. Karl Shaw, Oddballs and Eccentrics (Castle Books), p. 437. 3. Maxie Dunnam, Jesus’ ...
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