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Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... for my friend’s family because their first house burned down. He also visits my grandmother in the nursing home and makes her happy with his stories and his harmonica playing. He is a lot like Jesus. I hope he wins. But if he doesn’t it won’t matter. He will still be the same good old Anthony.” And it was signed, “Love, Anne.” (5) I like that. He “makes [my grandmother] happy with his stories and his harmonica playing. He is a lot like Jesus.” There are people I’ve known through the years ...

2. A Little Book Of Comfort

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... are quite eager to die in order to achieve this paradise. Life after death is one of the most ancient and persistent hopes of the human race, yet it is such an uncharted experience that some believe it may be a testimony to the power of ... said women getting an education would be a sin and the beginning of the end of marriage. They threw rotten eggs at Susan B. Anthony in Syracuse and waved knives and pistols at her. Finally, in Albany, New York, policemen had to be placed all around the building where ...

3. The Day God Repented

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... Anthony. The priest told Anthony that he would have to go to confession once a week and eat fish on Friday. "Anthony asked the priest what was Friday? "Some time later, the people of the village said Anthony was not going to confession. So the priest went to see him. It was a Friday. "When he found Anthony ... it would be in our best interest to do so. It is interesting that John Mahaffey, who won the Bob Hope Desert Classic in January, 1984, decided three years earlier to get rid of some of his bad habits in ...

4. Lost, But Not the TV Show!

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... gasoline. But he would not ask for directions. It was over 24 hours later that they returned home. How did they finally find their way home? Anthony had an accident and ran into another car. The police came and helped them get back home. (2) Can you imagine that a man, of ... one gentleman who, having lost his parents, his wife, his three children, after nearly three weeks of searching, hope against hope, found his youngest daughter, a little three-year old girl. She had been rescued and sheltered and was safe ...

5. The Problem With Giving Up Chocolates

Mark 8:34-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... wrong; what is and what is not valuable and worthwhile." (1) This man lived fifty years without stepping out and taking a look at himself. I hope you and I don't make that mistake. In fact, I want to ask you to do something for me. Actually, it's for you. I ... in the United States now had the right to vote. She had achieved her goal, and just in time to honor Susan B. Anthony. Carrie Chapman Catt spent the last years of her life educating women about the political process and working for world peace. (3) Now ...

6. On the Wrong Plane (New)

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" A few weeks later, Karen gazed in the mirror at her new uniform. It was a floppy clown costume with a bright ... Are a Loser (Kansas City: Andrew McMeel Publishing, 2004), pp. 134-135. 2. "A Handful of Nails," The Last Word By Ole Anthony, with Skippy R., The Door magazine, Issue #197, January/February 2005. 3. "The Laughter Cure" by Robert Schimmel, Reader's Digest, March ...

7. Straight Backs And Rekindled Dreams

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... as that woman's, it's time to begin looking at the positive side of life. It's time to look to Jesus. Jesus is a hope giver. Jesus is a dream restorer. Jesus takes people who are hanging on with clinched teeth and gives them a new, fresh beginning. Jesus was teaching ... N.J.: Career Press, 1994), p. 46. 3. Dr. Gary Rosberg, Guard Your Heart (Multinomah Books, 1994). 4. By Janice Anthony. Found in Joan Aho Ryan, Lessons from Our Children (Deerfield Beach, FL.: Health Communications, Inc., 1999), pp. 120-121. 5 ...

8. Some Things Ought Not to Happen

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

James L. Killen

... Some things that happen in our world really just ought not to happen. But how can we say that in our "open" culture? Anthony Bloom, the college professor who wrote The Closing Of The American Mind,1 surprised many of us by telling us that most college ... and Sarah had no children. God had promised to make of their descendants a great nation, and they had hung all of their hopes upon that promise. But God had not yet given them any children, and they were getting old, and they were getting worried about whether ...

9. Made for Joy

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... determined by circumstances on the outside. Even though there’s nothing happening out there, there’s plenty happening in here.” Anthony Evans goes on to say, “When you accepted Jesus Christ, He came into the inside. So what’s happening on ... this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:10-11) Here is the reason we have light and hope during December’s darkness. Here is how we can have internal joy in the midst of external despair. A Savior has been born. Do you know ...

10. A Grayhound and a Kite

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... don’t come to church as you might come to a museum or a theater, to be fascinated or to be entertained. I hope you come here each week prepared to receive a life-changing encounter with God’s Spirit. I hope you come anticipating a God-thing occurring in your own life. Author Anthony De Mello tells a story that I think is particularly appropriate for Pentecost. It is about a man who invented the art of making fire. The man took his tools and went to a tribe in the north, where it was very cold, bitterly ...

11. Just Speak the Name

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... book Brother to a Dragonfly, shares the testimony and story of a United Methodist Woman from the city of Atlanta, Georgia, whom I hope to meet someday in Heaven, named Mrs. Tilly. According to Brother Campbell, Mrs. Tilly was small in stature but mighty and loving in ... . Anthony. Two of the priests would use this time to discuss with St. Anthony the struggles, the concerns, the salvation of their soul with him. The third priest always remained silent and asked nothing of the spiritual leader. St. Anthony ...

12. Searching For St. Anthony

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I awakened at 6 a.m. one Saturday morning, hoping to get an early start getting my five children dressed and fed before a nine o'clock soccer game. I began searching for my rosary, which I had not been able to find the ... into our bedroom to see what I was doing. "Have you seen my rosary, Brittanie?" I asked her. "I have looked and looked, and I can't find it anywhere." "Did you ask St. Anthony to help you find it?" she asked. I told her that I had, but I had still not found it. "Well, Mommy," she said, "St ...

13. For Those On The Outside

Luke 8:40-56

Sermon

... and children of poor families to live on the streets, eating garbage, freezing in bitter cold weather. The newspaper columnist Anthony Lewis condemns the United States as a country which refuses to face its problems. He asks this haunting question: "How ... may be obtaining the right degree from the right college. For a nation it may be gaining military superiority. We may hold the vain hope that changing politicians will solve all of our problems. It may be any number of things, but we seem to be people who ...

14. A Prize Is Waiting For You!

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... there waiting to be discovered. But many of us are living impoverished lives, not knowing that the Kingdom is ours if we want it. Anthony De Mello tells a story about some people who were on a raft off the coast of Brazil. They were perishing from thirst, for ... commitment in the first place. And this is the reason there are so many unhappy Christians: They never did lay all they are, all they hope to be, on the altar of God. Remember how Jesus said in Matthew 6:21 that where a person's treasure is, there is ...

15. Who Are Your Gentiles?

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Landon Winstead

... we learn what Peter learned in his dream--that God is no respecter of persons, that God's love is extended to all. Dr. Anthony Campolo, in his video series Carpe Diem, tells of a pastor friend of his who lives in Manhattan. Every morning, this pastor would ... the diner and introduced himself to the crowd, then asked everyone there to also introduce themselves to each other. He was just hoping for a more friendly atmosphere in the place. It worked. It worked for everyone but the owner. All he would reveal of ...

16. Why Are You Acting Like Orphans?

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... must surrender. [Alternate Ending - In case you want to go a little longer in your sermon and say something about the Casey Anthony trial, here is something you might consider:] Just as we fail to act as “children of God” and instead act like uncared for orphans ... of acceptance, forgiveness, and new life. All approach without hope. And all who confess Christ and embrace the “Spirit of adoption” and the “Spirit of Christ” are filled with new hope, with new life, and are re-born as “children of ...

17. The Little Madness Of Hope

1 Peter 1:1-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Zorba the Greek is one of my favorite stories. It was a memorable theatre experience when Anthony Quinn played Zorba. The climax of the drama is two men -- Zorba and his boss -- dancing. The story was that the boss's money is invested in an untried invention to bring timber down a mountain. The wood, badly needed by the community, is to be used to reinforce the walls of an old mine which, it is hoped, will restore economic life. Everyone turned out to watch the great occasion. Anticipation turned quickly to ...

18. Sunday's Coming

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . Indeed, the cynic would say that those who would live on hope will soon starve to death. Well, I have some good news for you this morning. I could offer it in any number of ways, but one of my favorites is from a special book called, It's Friday, but Sunday's Comin'.(6) My mother gave it to me. It is a series of essays by Dr. Anthony Campolo, and the title work tells of a church service in which the author participated that remembered those horrific events that led up to Jesus' death on Good Friday - it ...

19. Love

Romans 12:9-21

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... , for the love of pure doctrine demands a condemnation of false doctrine. A modern theory of truth verification propounded by Anthony Flew, who maintains that the criterion for truth necessitates the establishing of the falsity of its opposite, would appear to corroborate ... -Israelites) in various emergencies. The fruit of such charity would be peace and friendship among peoples, with the hope that one’s enemies might becomes one’s friends. But ancient Judaism never succeeded in formulating the love for ...

20. Where Is Your Home?

2 Corinthians 5:6-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... pet goldfish dies. The whole family gathers in the bathroom and around the commode. Little Anthony, the 3-year-old, holds the "deceased" while his sister says a little prayer. Then Anthony drops the fish in the bowl and Lexy, the 5-year-old, flushes it ... our attention: people. Let me give you an example of what I mean. C. R. Snyder, in his book, THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HOPE, tells about an interesting and revealing phenomenon that he witnessed on two separate airplane trips. First, there was Jenny and her mom. ...

21. Working Out Our Salvation

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... poured our wine – life and energy spent for the sake of others. Let me close now, not on a somber note, but one of hope and joy, and rejoicing. “Even though I am in prison,” Paul says there in verses 17 and 18, “even though I’m imprisoned, being ... groups and that sort of thing, a filmed conversation with Archbishop Anthony Blume, the Russian orthodox, who has written so helpfully about a life of prayer. When I questioned Anthony Blume about ordinary persons, like you and me, living the contemplative ...

22. A Sure Path to the NFL

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... of God as a loving Father who gives us our identity as His children was life-changing to new converts in the early Christian church. I hope it’s just as life-changing for us. I read a story this week that made me think of what it means to be a child ... did give up on football, he turned to drinking and partying to fill the emptiness in his life. And then Trent’s college roommate Anthony Arline, who had also failed to achieve an NFL career, took his own life. And Trent woke up to the direction his life was ...

23. An Empty Cup

Job 23:1--24:25

Sermon

King Duncan

... video clip: "Shadowlands" About 90 minutes into the movie. Scene starts in the cloakroom at the cathedral. C.S. Lewis (Anthony Hopkins) is putting on his robes while speaking to a colleague. The move "Shadowlands" tells the true story of C.S ... all of us will stand before God with an empty cup. But remember those words: Only an empty cup can be filled. If we will not lose hope, but trust fully and completely in God's love for us, God will take our empty cup and fill it to overflowing. 1. Pamela Grim, M.D ...

24. The Story of Abraham versus the Story of Israel

Romans 4:1-25

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... the ungodly by faith was not revolting enough, the apostle goes on to indicate that Abraham himself was ungodly and thus had no hope of obligating God to save him; his only hope was to be reckoned by God to be righteous by faith.4Thus, Paul’s theological point in 4:1–5 is that Abraham ... by Joy; Malcolm Muggeridge (journalist), Jesus Rediscovered; Josh McDowell (Christian apologist), From Skepticism to Faith; Anthony Flew (philosopher), There Is a God: How the World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His ...

25. Against All Hope

Romans 4:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... try. But even more than a positive attitude, I pray that each of you has the faith of Abraham. I hope you trust in a God who will never forget you, never forsake you, and who will give you all the blessings God intends for God’s children to have. No matter how much you and I can accomplish with the right attitude, with God’s help we can accomplish much, much more. 1. Robert Anthony, How to Make the Impossible Possible (Berkley Publishing Group, 1996), pp. 85-86. 2. From an article by Douglas Colligan ...

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