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1. Wait. Trust Me.

Exodus 20:12 · Ephesians 6:1-12 · Proverbs 22:6

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Paul Batura

... case back when John F. Kennedy was in the White House.] As the storyline goes, a homeless man named David Browne shows up in Mayberry. He swipes some sandwiches, makes friend with Sheriff Andy Taylor (played by Griffith) and by extension, Opie, Griffith’s son. Deputy Barney Fife is suspicious of Browne, but Andy gives the traveler benefit of the doubt. Soon, though, things begin to change. Opie becomes enamored with the man, impressed how he can eat well and live such a carefree existence without a job ...

2. Never Too Old For God: Abraham And Sarah

Genesis 18:1-15

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... together under one roof. They weren't the first TV family to be like that. The family on Lassie, first with Gramps and then with Uncle Petrie, falls into this category. But then there are the families of single parents. The best known is probably Andy Griffith. Here was a widowed father, trying to raise his son, Opie. But he needs reinforcements so he asks his Aunt Bee, who helped raise him, to come help raise Opie. Another family that was a widowed father raising sons, was Ben Cartwright from Bonanza. And ...

3. The Next 5 (A Drama about Love)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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Dave Marsh

... don’t have to take the first show. Beth: I know that. Doesn’t matter. This is the show I want. Dave: What in the world does Andy Griffith have to do with exemplifying love? Beth: You’re kidding right? (starts counting on her fingers.) First there was how Andy loved Opie. He always went out of his way to listen to him and talk to him about his problems and when Andy was wrong about something, he admitted it. Second, there’s Aunt B. He was always careful not to hurt her feelings and came up with ways ...

4. Digging Deeper

Philippians 3:12-16

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... that Word is with us always. When trouble comes, when temptation comes, even when times of joy come into our lives, God's Word is there to guide us. There's a great scene from an Andy Griffith show episode titled "Horsetraders." It seems the Town Council is trying to get rid of the old cannon and appoints Andy and Barney to be the ones to sell it. At the same time, Andy is trying to teach Opie about the Golden Rule. Opie comes into the Sheriff's Office one day and asks if he can leave his books. He tells ...

5. Behold The Man Who Takes Away Sin

John 1:29-34

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... like him. That is a transforming friendship we still need today. The way of Jesus is simply the best way to live and get along in this world. One time on The Andy Griffith Show Opie had been in a fight. Andy was trying to talk with him about it and how to get along with people. Andy said, "Sometimes you have to give something and expect nothing." Opie replied, "I did. I gave him a sock in the head." Andy said, "Well, you have to do things out of charity." Opie replied, "I didn't charge him nothing for it ...

6. Baptism In Three Movements

Matthew 3:13-17

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William B. Kincaid, III

... business of deepening our spiritual lives by being transformed by the newness which Christ's presence in our lives guarantees. II The second part of baptism is the good news that we have been included. You may remember the episode of The Andy Griffith Show in which the Women's Historical Society had discovered that a living descendant of a Revolutionary War hero was living right there in Mayberry. The news generated excitement and curiosity throughout the town as people made plans for recognizing the hero ...

7. Where is the Nearest Sycamore Tree?

Luke 19:1-10

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Johnny Dean

... we currently occupy? Elizabeth Taylor, who was long considered one of the most beautiful women in the world, once told an interviewer that she had spent most of her life wanting to look like someone else! Actor Don Knotts (Deputy Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith show) said that he wanted a "body transplant." Plastic surgeons make millions of dollars a year and health clubs continue to advertise, "You can be a whole new you in just a matter of months!" The manufacturers of exercise equipment tell us, "This ...

8. The Big Picture

Romans 11:36, Ephesians 1:5, Colossians 3:18-21

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James Merritt

... not changed since the first chapter of Genesis. You would not know that looking at how the family has changed here in America. You can just look at television over the last five decades and see how the family has changed. We have gone from: Father Knows Best, Andy Griffith and Leave It To Beaver (in the 50s and 60s) to The Brady Bunch and All In The Family (in the 70s) to Dallas and The Cosby Show (in the 80s) to Married with Children and The Simpsons (in the 90s) to Desperate Housewives and Everybody Loves ...

9. Joshua People: Remember, Remind and Recommit

Joshua 24:14-18, 2 Peter 1:10-17

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... pregnant. As the pregnancy advances, life with Earl becomes less tolerable, a way out less clear, and life just seems to get more complicated. In one of those moments of depression she waits on Old Joe, a crusty old curmudgeon of a character played by Andy Griffith who loves Jenna's pies. When Jenna belittles the importance of her Strawberry Chocolate Oasis Pie, Old Joe reminds her of how truly special it is. He says: "Nobody makes Chocolate Strawberry pie the way you do. Wednesday is my favorite day of the ...

10. Just Proud To Belong

Matthew 3:13-17

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William B. Kincaid, III

You may remember the episode of The Andy Griffith Show in which the Women's Historical Society had discovered that a living descendant of a Revolutionary War hero was living right there in Mayberry. The news generated excitement and curiosity throughout the town as people made plans for recognizing the hero's relative. Barney Fife, of course, twisted his ...

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