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1. Never Too Old For God: Abraham And Sarah

Genesis 18:1-15

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... so that Opie can become attached to her. Instead, she fails miserably at fishing. Finally, early one morning, Opie, still in his pajamas, hears Aunt Bee talking to Andy about leaving. Just as she gets in the pickup to leave, Opie runs outside yelling, "Don't let her go. She can't go." Then he explains. "Well, ... CO, 80651; 970-785-2990) Oct 1986 Creative Sermon Resources, Volume VII, Summer, 1986, page 294.+ 4. James Hewett, HOW TO LIVE CONFIDENTLY IN A HOSTILE WORLD, (Dallas, Texas: Word Publishing, 1989).

2. Behold The Man Who Takes Away Sin

John 1:29-34

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... 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, " ... he is there to uphold us, to guide us, and to lead us as we serve him and God's Kingdom. On a Sunday in the summer of 1945, a German bishop was preparing to preach. But the Nazi soldiers came and arrested him and put him in prison. He knew he might ...

3. The Savior Life Diet

John 6:25-59

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Alex Gondola

... eat any of it." So observed Sixty Minutes commentator Andy Rooney (quoted by Fred Lyon in "The Savior Life Diet," Lectionary Homiletics, August, 1997, p. 21). I made a trip to the discount bookstore this past week to see if Andy Rooney was right. I discovered he was at least ... within us ... some sense that our hearts will never be at rest until they rest in God. (Biblical Preaching Journal, Summer, 1994, pp. 20-21, quoted in Lectionary Homiletics, August, 1997, p. 20) We may pursue the material when what we ...

4. One Good Word - Thanks!

Lamentations 3:1-66

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Bill Bouknight

... friendly Indians taught the Pilgrims to fish off the rocky coasts, to plant corn and to hunt. The following summer and fall brought a good harvest. So, despite all the death and hardships, they held a three-day thanksgiving ... that I know I can trust Him for the future. Some time ago Sports Illustrated magazine printed an interview with the great Pittsburgh outfielder, Andy Van Slyke. He talked about a near tragedy that happened in their home. Their three year old son Jared was discovered by his five-year ...

5. Driven to Complete

Mark 9:30-37

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King Duncan

... around us. Rabbi Harold Kushner tells the story of a driven young man in the pre-med program at a competitive college. The summer before his junior year, the young man took a break from his studies to travel to the Far East. He met a guru ... the Box (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007). 2. Contributed by Barbara J. Gebler, Reader’s Digest, March 1996, p. 26. 3. Schlomo’s Wisdom, Andy Kort, Larchmont Avenue Church, http://www.lacny.org/sermons/dsp_sermons.cfm?id=127. 4. “Wizard of Oz: A TV Success Story” by ...

6. Better Than a Spanking

Luke 3:1-20

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King Duncan

... tells him how proud he is of him. It’s good when any parent says, “I’m proud of you,” to a child. Pastor Andy Cook tells about a touching moment at the end of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games. That’s the one in which the US hockey ... his first year at college. He appeared at Nelson’s office to tell him that he would not be at church while he was home over the summer. When Nelson asked why, the young man said, “Well, you see, I have been doing a lot of thinking about religion while I was at college, ...

7. The Four Scents of Adventing

Mark 1:1-8

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Leonard Sweet

... there is the smell of increased coldness, the smell of snow, the smell of winter. (Now you’re hearing Andy Williams singing “Sleigh Ride”). But for plenty of people in the southern regions, there is the smell of sunscreen ... a church in South Africa known as “Third Place” (www.3rdplace.co.za). In South Africa, Christmas comes right in the midst of summer holiday. Most people are away from church. So Pastor Pierre and some of his parishioners like author Chris Kamalski and artist Gerhard van Wyk ...

8. Born Again? When?

John 3:1-21

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Donald B. Strobe

... s decision, but he was worried as well. He told his pastor that the daughter had decided to attend a Christian Youth Camp the following summer. Then he paused, and a worried look came across his face. He said, “Pastor, I want her to become a good Christian...but I ... You could hardly get elected dogcatcher without claiming to have been “born again.” Commenting on the 1980 election, satirist Andy Rooney asked, “If a person is born again does that mean that he gets to vote twice?” Interestingly enough ...

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