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1. Dynamic Preaching January 2024 Sermons

Sermon

King Duncan

... the race, encouraging him every step of the way 2. When Chris crossed the finish line, Nik was there to give him a big hug and congratulate him on his incredible achievement 2. The Nikic family’s story is a testament to the power of love and ... decided to climb. He became the first cancer survivor to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, in 2002. But Sean didn't stop there. He set out to climb the tallest peak on each continent, aiming to inspire and give hope to cancer patients. ...

2. Religion In A Nutshell

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Robert Allen

... to be a little weaker than the time before. Mildred was married to one of the roughest roughnecks in Oklahoma. He was a big, burly man, and one look at him told you that in his younger days, he was the kind of fellow who didn’t ... cannot respond to someone who is in need. When I was at Drew University in New Jersey, I became friends with a Catholic priest named Sean O’Kelly. Sean was redheaded and always seemed to have a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eyes. He spoke with a heavy Irish brogue ...

3. Failure Is Not Final

Hosea 2:2-23

Sermon

William L. Self

... which Sean Penn, surrounded by some crusty old prison guards, is being taken from his cell to the execution chamber. One of the guards calls out, "Dead man walking." That is the way a lot of people live. They are dead men/women walking because they have determined that their failure is final. Haven't you been around people who just seem to be losers? It's because they have decided that they are failures -- in marriage, career, church relationships -- life in general. They act as if they had a great big "F ...

4. The Rock

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... was very large, had already been rolled back. Rocks are a hot commodity! I'm not talking pebbles and peagravel. I'm talking boulders. Refrigerator big chunks of stone. The price tag? Well, let's just say they're not cheap. But won't a shapely stone look fantastic in your ... the claim that there was never a successful escape from The Rock. Untrue. One man, the hero of the movie, played by Sean Connery, had in fact been the only one to escape, many years earlier. The Rock is about to see action once more. ...

5. Submission

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

... with popularizing the harp and reviving many musical scores written for it by such composers as Handel and Camille Saint-Seans. She started playing the harp as a child and continued giving public performance well into her eighties. At the age of ... Heaven said, "This is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased." This Sunday we observe the Baptism of the Lord. It is not a big feast day of the church, like All Saints Day or Christmas. It is certainly not a "little Easter." It is a Sunday when we reflect upon ...

6. Dead Man Walking

Psalm 130:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Dead man walking. As we all learned from the Sean Penn/Susan Sarandon movie of that same name a few years back, "Dead man walking" is the phrase uttered by ... balloons take on even more life, for they're animated not just by the air within them, but by the winds that buffet and bolster them down the street. [If you can get a big balloon – like the ones they have at car dealerships – and blow it up at this point in your sermon, that would be ideal. Or if you're good at drama and calisthenics, you can ...

7. Joshua People: Remember, Remind and Recommit

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

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... we are called to Remember. Joshua People: Remember, Remind and Recommit. I. Remember A. Joshua People Remember. In the movie The Final Season, Sean Astin plays in the true story of Kent Stock, who in the early 90's, gave up a job and his wedding ... shoes and that they can go out winners, taking home their 20th State Championship before their school is closed. In the locker room, before the big game, Coach Stock tells the team, "OK, it's won and done, forever. South Clay is 31 and 8. The 8 games they lost was ...

8. Saved by the Bell

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... for another to defraud bookies; "dead" here means exact rather than lifeless. Just so you don't think I've mistaken urban legend for historical truth, there's clip from Sean Connery's 1978 film, The Great Train Robbery (CBS-Fox Video, 1978) that depicts such a circumstance. In fact, the movie's plot pivots around it. Numerous patents were issued ... will be locked and bolted. And on the front door, there will be a note in the keyhole of the big lock. The note will read simply: "I'm out there." Signed, GOD.

9. The Aaronic Blessing

Numbers 6:22-27

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

Big Idea: God is the source of his people’s blessing. Understanding the Text Why the Aaronic blessing occurs after the section on the Nazirite is ... peace are poured out on his people precisely because they bear his name. Illustrating the Text If we want God’s blessings, we must live under his authority. News: Sean and Elizabeth Canning were thrust into the international spotlight in 2014 when their daughter, Tanya, secured a lawyer and sued them. Her contention: her parents should continue to provide ...

10. Scrubbing Our Social Media Accounts

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’s social media accounts to decide if they’ll offer you college admission or a job, so cleaning up your social media account is becoming big business these days. (1) Most of us know what it’s like to do some foolish or crazy stuff in our younger years. Those of ... students-online-profiles-clean-up/. 2. “The end of forgetting: How social media makes it impossible to escape the past.” by Sean Illing May 25, 2019 Vox.com https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/14/18510760/social-media-end-of-forgetting- ...

11. Finding Your Dream Job

Matthew 4:12-23

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King Duncan & Angela Akers

Just for a second let yourself dream big. What would be your dream job? The one that would even made Mondays exciting. I came across a list of real ... knew the movies would generate a lot of merchandise tie-ins---notebooks and T-shirts and action figures. As he said in an interview, “I wasn't ready to be on a lunchbox.” Actor Sean Connery turned down the role as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings movies because he didn't understand the story line. In an interview he said, “I never understood it. I read the ...

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