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II Corinthians 8:1-7, 11-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Someone said, “Money talks.” I guess it does. According to legend, a hundred dollar bill and a dollar bill got into a conversation at a local bank. The hundred dollar bill said to the dollar bill, “Man, I’ve had quite a life. It’s been a wonderful life. I’ve ... a diet of leaves, insects, and grass. In a miraculous recovery, Marines arrived with a helicopter and rescued him. Captain Scott O’Grady talking about that experience later said, “In those six days my priorities in life were slapped into ...

2. How Could We Possibly Forget?

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... Scott Macauley was 24 years old, his parents were going through a divorce. His family was arguing and torn apart by bitterness. And Scott dreaded the thought of Thanksgiving. He wanted to share Thanksgiving with people who wouldn’t take the holiday for granted. So that year Scott ... put an ad in his local paper inviting anyone who might be alone on Thanksgiving Day to come to his house for dinner. He cooked a big meal, and a few people came, and they all had a good time. And Scott ... Scott ... . Scott says ... Scott ...

3. Saint and Sinner

Romans 3:21-31

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... know all the lies, all the excuses, all the lines. Honesty is the only alternative. The meetings begin with introductions. First names only, like Bill W., and with the same lines. "Hello, I'm Susan and I'm an alcoholic. I have been sober since May 3, 1988." Did ... from the works prescribed by the law. (Romans 3:24, 25, 28) It all begins today with the very first step. Hello, my name is Scott, and I am a sinner who is in bondage to sin and cannot free myself. But thanks be to God who has called me through ...

4. Bigger, Better, Basta!

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ”! And bravo to a more fulfilled, peaceful, purposeful life in Jesus! [1] David Montgomery, “Billions Served. McDonald’s Heiress Joan Kroc Took Her Philanthropy and Super-Sized It,” Notre Dame News, March 13, 2004. [2] Andrew Lisa, “Billionaires Who Are Known for Giving Money Away,” Chase, April 27, 2021. [3] Scott Gleeson, “Bill Gates Says Pledge to Give Away ‘Virtually All’ His Money Will Erase Him from World’s Wealthiest List,” USA Today, July 14, 2022. [4] Gleeson. [5] Gleeson.

5. The Dishonest Manager

Luke 16:1-13

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... How much do you owe? The man replied, a hundred containers of wheat.” The manager said, “Take your bill and make it eighty.” He reduced each bill considerably resulting in a lower payment for each one. When the landowner realized what the manager had done he ... in God’s revelation in the Bible, I live by faith; I don’t live by reason like the rationalists I know do.” Scott Peck, a psychiatrist, in his book, The Road Less Traveled & Beyond: Spiritual Growth in an Age of Anxiety told the story about a ...

6. Unstoppable Determination

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

Years ago the Florida State University football team recruited a place kicker named Scott Brantley. Brantley lived in Colorado and was considered the premier high school place kicker in the country ... told him. “I could have told you when you bought it that there is no such thing as a squirrel‑proof bird feeder.” Bill looked at him in disbelief. “You mean,” said Bill, “we can land a man on the moon and send instantaneous messages via satellite to anywhere around the world, but our best and ...

7. Elephants in the Room: Depression

Lamentations 3:17-26

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... tees” you off, but you never deal with that anger, and so you get depressed. The late great Psychiatrist, M. Scott Peck, suggested in his book, “The Road Less Traveled” that much mental illness, including chronic depression, occurs as a ... locked. He could have gotten a key from the volunteer who was monitoring the balcony, but he did not want her to see him jump. So Bill went back to his dorm. He lied on the black and white tile floor and thought about this church and his faith. He thought about the ...

8. Be Joyful

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

King Duncan

Bill Adler wrote a book once that consisted of children's letters to Santa Claus. Here are some of the letters: "Dear Santa: Last ... the wooden figures of his family's nativity scene with new eyes. He wanted to hear the Christmas story with new ears. He wanted to sing with new fervor, "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." (9) Scott Walker discovered what many of us have discovered. The joy of Christmas is so precious. We can't afford to let it slip away without having it take up residence in our hearts. After all, ...

9. About that Salesman

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... this book.” Although she had never read the book, she spoke the truth. Her husband had secretly been using the book to hide $100 bills. The customer was at least $600 richer for his investment in the book she sold him. (1) An anonymous bard has written, Most salesmen ... of you have had unfortunate experiences with such persons. Maybe those experiences have caused you some emotional damage. Pastor Scott Harrell tells the story of a man named Roy. Roy was brought up in the church. Unfortunately, however, Roy ...

10. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:1-15, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... the opponents and in the face of a lack of concrete support from the Corinthians. These opponents, who evidently bill themselves as “apostles,” had made a strong impression on the church at Corinth with their subversive teachings and ... A late inscription (possibly fourth-fifth century A.D.) attests to the existence of a “synagogue of the Hebrews” in Corinth. 11:23b–29 Cf. Scott B. Andrews, “Too Weak Not to Lead: The Form and Function of 2 Cor. 11:23b–33,” NTS 41 (1995), pp. 263–76. Ben ...

11. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

12. In the Light of His Glory

Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... Schools. For the past ten years she had worked at this same job. Though it wasn’t fulfilling, custodial work helped pay the bills for Bessie and her husband, Ben. Bessie and Ben had married young, and had started a family by the time Bessie was eighteen ... Christ. Christ, who is a dependable guide, whose love never fails. “If you look in the dictionary,” writes Pastor Scott Coltrain, “the first definition for ‘light’ is ‘something that makes vision possible.’ In other words, light makes it ...

13. What’s So Amazing about Grace?

2 Samuel 7:1-14a

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... and it climbed the pop charts, introducing the song to a new generation. And then, more recently, television broadcaster Bill Moyers decided to look into this hymn's phenomenal popularity. His work resulted in an eighty-minute PBS broadcast ... special grace; a grace strong enough to make it possible for me to live a Christian life, even in London." Author and psychiatrist, Scott Peck, writes that psychiatry has become a fairly accurate science today, that more is known now about what causes many neuroses than ...

14. Chaos or Christ: Dreams Which Calm our Fears

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... served in a restaurant. Fair people do not do things like that. Fair people do not blame others for their problems. Scott Peck, in discussing our need to take personal responsibility for our problems, tells about interviewing an Army career sergeant in Okinawa ... the doctor says my eyesight will return soon. The wonderful boy who rescued me is kindly sharing his apartment with me. His name is Bill. He had to drop out of school but I love him all the same. In fact, you'll be pleased to know that you will be ...

15. How to Forgive

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... very reluctantly and with great effort, Joe apologized for things he had said and done. He also assured Bill that he forgave him for his offenses. Everything seemed fine until Bill turned to go. As he walked out of the room, Joe called out after him, “Now, just remember, ... that we are harming others in holding these negative feelings, but the deeper harm is to ourselves. Pastor Scott Hoezee tells about some research on the subject of forgiveness by the well-respected Templeton Foundation. The foundation ...

16. Created For Freedom

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... are the characteristics of people who are genuinely free. Scott Brown visited in East Germany when the wall was still there. An East German pastor asked Scott this question, "Are the people in the West really free?" The question puzzled Scott. He asked an East German friend what the pastor meant ... p. 136. Cited in C. Thomas Hilton, RIPE LIFE, (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993), p. 7. Bill Hybels, DESCENDING INTO GREATNESS, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1993). 8. GUIDEPOSTS, Nov. 1990, p. 17.

17. Life Is What Happens When You've Made Other Plans

Genesis 37:1-11

Sermon

Dr. Robert E. Lair

... burning their fingers. So, he tried issuing gloves to hold the frankfurter. But, people kept stealing the gloves, and the laundry bills cut his profits to nothing. Finally, he came up with another idea: a long sliced roll. Thus, the hot dog was ... was so ashamed of his first work that he published it anonymously. It was a hit. The man's name was Scott -- Walter Scott -- Sir Walter Scott after knighthood. A young man who wanted to be a teacher failed completely. He said after being dismissed from his position ...

18. The Truth about Warren Buffet's Secretary

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... church proportionally than her boss does. Now I know that Mr. Buffet is a very generous man. In fact, under the influence of Bill and Melinda Gates, Buffet has been giving away vast sums of money for a variety of good causes. But the principle remains ... held the future and she trusted God to take care of her in the future just as He was taking care of her today. When Dr. Scott Weimer first came to the church he is now serving, he received in the mail a very unusual financial gift for his church. The gift was ...

19. Preparing for the King

Luke 3:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... On July 26, 1987, while Rev. Walt Everett was preparing to leave for a mission trip with Habitat for Humanity, he got the call that his son, Scott, had been shot and killed by his neighbor, a drug addict named Mike Carlucci. Understandably, Rev. Everett struggled with a horrible anger toward his son’s killer ... would. He reached out to the man who killed him.” by Christopher Hann. Photos by Bill Cardoni, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa. September 2011, http://www.drew.edu/news/2016/04/21/uncommon-bond.

20. Redrawing The Landscape

Multiple Scriptures

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... we were little children. If we are wise and committed to the journey of life, we will continue to work on these maps all our lives. Dr. Scott Peck has written a book called The Road Less Traveled. In it he talks about the ability to see the world as it really is as a ... program. The program is unique in how it helps tellers detect counterfeit bills. Not once during the two-week training does a teller ever see a single counterfeit bill. Not once do they listen to a lecture describing the characteristics of ...

21. Jesus Prays For Us

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... two-and-a-half years old and their son, Jonathan, was seven months old, the children were in the bathtub together. That week Pam and Bill had out-of-town company, and the guest had brought two dogs with him that were left outside in the yard. While Pam was ... 1. Harold S. Kushner, WHEN ALL YOU'VE EVER WANTED ISN'T ENOUGH (New York: Summit Books, 1986). 2. Jeff Scott Cook, ELEMENTS OF SPEECHWRITING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING (New York: Collier Books, 1991). 3. Contributed. Source: Keith L. Brooks, ILLUSTRATIONS ...

22. The Spin Zone

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... So you tell two lies to try to cover. Then you tell three lies and oh brother! You are in trouble up to your ears. As Walter Scott put it, "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." As we all now know today, David's cover-up was ... that we do? Things would be all right if the Lord didn't see them, but the Lord always sees them. Dan Rather interviewed Bill Clinton after his Presidency and asked him why he got involved with Monica Lewinsky. Do you know what his answer was? "Just because ...

23. About That Anger

John 2:12-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... the nun who arranged his speaking engagement if she would approach the McVeigh family about a meeting. Bud spent the afternoon with Bill and his daughter, Jennifer. They talked about farming and work and family. They cried together over the senseless evil that had stolen ... Lexham Press, 2015). 2. (Nashville: Dimensions, 1993). 3. “Poll: Americans Say We're Angrier Than A Generation Ago” by Scott Hensley, NPR.com, June 26, 2019. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/26/735757156/poll-americans ...

24. I Am the Keeper of the Zoo

Isaiah 11:1-9

Sermon

... are other ways of looking at our nature. We are indeed "fearfully and wonderfully made" as the psalmist says (Psalm 139) and as Bill Loechel loves to remind me on Wednesday mornings. And just this past week, another man well into his eighties….renowned atheist philosopher Anthony ... biblical scholars and theologians, but is of lesser interest to congregants. Concerning Isaiah 11:6-8 of R. B. Y. Scott writes: "The state of peace and well-being to follow is symbolized by the idyllic picture of wild beasts and ...

25. What Is Man?

Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... the earth and the moon, your first response is not about man and his grandeur; your first response is about God. Pastor Scott Hoezee tells about a short science movie titled, Powers of Ten: “As the film opens, you see a close-up view of ... galaxy is not an observable speck when compared to the entire universe. We seem so tiny and insignificant in the total scheme of things. Bill Bryson in his book, A Short History of Nearly Everything, says it is a miracle that we even exist. Trillions of atoms come together ...

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