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John 6:35, 41-51

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... the Jewish leaders, the scribes, the Sadducees, and the Pharisees, the priests, people like that. And they are as incapable as John Davis of deciphering a metaphor. In verses 38 which the lectionary skips over, Jesus has also said that “I have come down ... away. He held out his hands making a bowl, stepped from foot to foot, rocking back and forth and nodding his head as I spoke. “Andrew, the body of Christ, broken for you.” With those words his faced opened up into that same grin I had seen at the park ...

2. The Monster Under Megan's Bed

John 6:1-21

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Leonard Sweet

... multimedia magazine called Nautilus picked up her story and published it. Two of the most respected business consultants in the world, Stan Davis and Jim Botkin, ran across it through a digital butler that was prowling the Internet for items they had programmed it to ... the loaves and fish. But his gift opened a way for Jesus and the disciples to achieve their goal. What if Andrew had turned away the boy with the small food offering dismissing his gift as worthless and impossible? Where would Jesus have ...

3. When the Drought Gets Really Bad

Isaiah 55:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... some kind of secret signal that the weather would break and start raining, so they started selling the market. In fact, Davis explained, it was a cool day in May and he’d put the coat on because it was chilly. (2) It’s a crazy ... world. One more drought-related story, but this one has a serious point to it. Bestselling author Andy Andrews tells about a tribe of Aboriginal rainmakers in Australia who were 100% successful in making it rain. Now, Aboriginals are known for their ...

4. We're On the Move Now!

Sermon

Ronald Love

... Martin Luther King Jr. led a procession of 25,000 demonstrators into Montgomery, Alabama. Solemnly, the cortege passed the Jefferson Davis Hotel, which had a huge Rebel flag draped across its front. Quietly they stood at Confederate Square, where Negroes had ... the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord” (Luke 4:18-19). Andrew Jackson avowed, “One man with courage makes a majority.” Empowered by the Holy Spirit, you can make a difference in the ...

5. What's Your Status Symbol?

Acts 10:23b-48

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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 ... lot at Drew University (New Jersey) except elicit mockery and ridicule. But park my pickup outside the Elks Lodge in Davis, West Virginia and...suddenly...I'm a contender! Tattoos and a tongue-ring may not impress your manger at work. But hanging at ...

6. Don't Let the Parade Pass You By

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... declaring publicly our love for Jesus? The Jesus parade is still passing by. Are you just watching it, or have you joined it? 1. Barclay, William, The Gospel of Luke, (Saint Andrew Press: Edinburgh, 1975), The Daily Study Bible Series, p. 239. 2. Lotz, Anne Graham, quoted in "Christianity Today," September 4, 2000 issue, p. 40. 3. Davis, Patti, Angels Don’t Die, cited in the Quoteletter, December, 1996. 4. Dobson, James, When God Doesn’t Make Sense, (Tyndale: Wheaton, 1993), p. 153. 5. From a sermon on ...

7. The Bloodline of Christ

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... red type. What we aren’t used to is seeing that each and every one of us are Jesus’ red letters for THIS day. Tom Davis’ marvelous book called Red Letters: Living a Faith That Bleeds (Cook, 2007) doesn’t ask us merely to love and live the propositions of Jesus ... world. He talked about hopelessness, meaninglessness, alienation.” John A. Huffman, Jr., “Enabled By His Resurrection,” St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Newport Beach, CA, 31 March 2002. “The Christian answer to the question of the ...

8. A Very Special Man

Luke 2:22-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... today's world, style is more important than substance. Broadway composer Andrew Lloyd Webber was commenting on how he'll cast the lead in the upcoming revival of Jesus Christ Superstar: "Jesus," says Andrew Lloyd Webber, "has got to have sex appeal and real star ... of that Grace. And ultimately it cost him his life. In his book, BECOMING A WHOLE PERSON IN A BROKEN WORLD, Ron Lee Davis tells about a young woman named Marie who was admitted to a mental hospital in Europe. She was in a terrible emotional state. ...

9. Another World

Exodus 24:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... another world. Someone knows what you are going through. He has suffered too. He is who He says He is. Won't you trust Him with your life? 1. Contributed by J.J. of North St. Paul in LIFE AS WE KNOW IT. Edited by Daniel Kelly (Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1996), p. 104. 2. (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1997), pp. 148-149. 3. Submitted by Paul Tong, Fort Worth, Texas, THE PASTOR'S STORY FILE, October 1991. 4. Contributed. Adapted from "Making Friends With Yourself." Source: SUNDAY SERMONS. 5. Thanks to Tim ...

10. Passing The Ultimate Test

Genesis 22:1-19

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King Duncan

... the bigger picture now, while we are going through our pain. Can we trust that God is working actively for our best? That is the question Abraham had to face. Andrew Young, former Ambassador to the UN, was talking about his daughter's decision to work in a very dangerous part of Africa. Young said something like, "When we brought her ... /May/June 1996, p. 54. 5. Quoted in Lord if I Ever Needed You, Creath Davis, Baker. Cited in Henry Gariepy, Portraits of Perseverance, (Wheaton, Illinois: Victor Books, 1989).

11. Do You Have It?

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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Leonard Sweet

... than death. Have we lost "It"? Do you have "It"? Would you like "It"? Animations, Illustrations, Illuminations, Ruminations, Applications Although Nassau Presbyterian Church pastor David A. Davis (Princeton, NJ) didn't have "It" in mind when he wrote this (in A Kingdom We Can Taste: Sermons for the Church Year [Eerdmans, 2007], 18), you ... things of God." John A. Huffman, Jr., "Essential Qualities for a 21st Century Faith: Nurture," 7 October 2001, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Newport Beach, California

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