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1. More Than A Mannequin; Not Quite A Masterpiece

Acts 4:32-37

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King Duncan

... IT WAS ALSO FILLED WITH LOVE. These were people who cared about each other. James Moore in his book titled STANDING ON THE PROMISES OR SITTING ON THE PREMISES? tells a wonderful story about Bennett Cerf, a respected publisher and author for Random House a few years ago. Because of his keen intellect and warm sense of humor, Cerf was often featured as a panelist on numerous television and radio programs. Some of you will remember seeing him on those early popular TV shows like "What's My Line?" and "I've Got ...

2. Proper 14

Mt 14:22-33 · Rom 9:1-5 · Ex 14:19-31 · Ps 106:4-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... If only Jesus were here!" - vv. 22-24 B. "I knew you would come!" - vv. 25-27 C. "Because you came!" - "You are worshiped as Son of God." - v. 33 Illustration Keep Your Eyes on Jesus. When Peter took his eyes off Jesus, he began to sink. Bennett Cerf once told this story: "In Java they tell of a young man who spied a beautiful maiden on the high road and followed her for a mile. Finally she wheeled and demanded, "Why do you dog my footsteps?" "Because," he declared fervently, "you are the loveliest thing I ...

3. What Makes Us Human?

Isaiah 6:1-13

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Louis H. Valbracht

... , is the fact that we are possessed of an inborn sense of responsibility to what Rudolph Otto has called "The Other." Thus, the impulse that sets us apart from all other living creatures upon earth is our inevitable and universal impulse to worship "The Other!" Bennett Cerf tells the story of the man who took his race track bookie to church with him one Sunday, when apparently the horses weren't running. And, after the Service, he told his handicapper how much he'd embarrassed him. "It wasn't so much that ...

4. The Problem With The Big Ten

Exodus 20:1-21

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King Duncan

Book publisher Bennett Cerf once told about a book called THE TEN COMMANDMENTS which was to be published for the armed services during World War II. Unfortunately the book was too long. "How about using only five of them," quipped one of his editors, "and calling it A TREASURY OF THE WORLD'S BEST ...

5. Marriage: Agony Or Ecstasy

Matthew 5:31-32

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King Duncan

... to climb the fence!" (2) Many of us are fortunate to know about that kind of love. Commitment, communication, cooperation, constancy and Christlikenessthose are the keys. 1. Leslie Parrott, EASY TO LIVE WITH, cited in Robert Schuller, POWER IDEAS FOR A HAPPY FAMILY (Charlotte, N.C.: Commission Press, 1972). 2. Bennett Cerf, STORIES TO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD (New York: Random House).

6. Like A Big Happy Family

1 Peter 3:8-22

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King Duncan

... 's help for them, for we are to be kind to others, and God will bless us for it." (3: 8-9). Here is the real strength of the church--it is the love we share for one another. If we could but help people know that such love exists. Bennett Cerf, who many remember as the master of ceremonies of the program "What's My Line?" was once asked, "What are you most afraid of?" His reply was, "I have to admit that the thing I am most afraid of is not being loved." My friends, there are lots of people ...

7. Grieve Not The Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4:1-16

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King Duncan

... and we can change. "Grieve not the Holy Spirit . . ." We don't have to settle for a life filled with bitterness, anger, and all the rest. We can choose, and by His grace, we can change. 1 David Augsburger, Be All You Can Be (Harrisonburg, VA: Choice Books, 1970). 2 Bennett Cerf, The Sound of Laughter (New York: Bantam Books, 1970). 3. Bill G. Bruster and Robert D. Dale How to Encourage Others (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1983).

8. Your Greatest Trouble

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Bennett Cerf tells a fable about a very wise old man who was visited by a delegation of malcontents determined to tell him their troubles. Suggested the wise man, "Write down your greatest trouble on a piece of paper." He then threw all the papers into a pot and said, "Now each ...

9. She Had Great Faith

Matthew 15:21-28

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King Duncan

A few years ago author Bennett Cerf was addressing an audience of doctors in San Diego. Afterwards one of these doctors told him about an operation he had performed on an ill‑tempered lady of about eighty. The woman came through the surgery with flying colors despite all her dire prognostications. Nevertheless she became quite agitated when ...

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