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1. Help Wanted, Dad. Ask For Calvin And Hobbes.

1 Kings 19:1-8

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... 6D. 3. Stanford Observer, October 1973, p. 4. 4. "Calvin and Hobbes," by Bill Watterson, San Jose Mercury News, June 25, 1987. 5. "Father's Day can be a celebration of all kinds of ties," by Al Morch, San Francisco Examiner, June 21, 1987, p. E-4. See also Martin Greenberg, THE BIRTH OF A FATHER (New York: Avon Books, 1985), pp. 71-72. 6. "Calvin and Hobbes," by Bill Watterson, August 25, 1987, San Jose Mercury News, p. 7C. 7. Bill Watterson, THE CALVIN AND HOBBES LAZY SUNDAY BOOK (Kansas City: Andrews and ...

2. The Savior Life Diet

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... to 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 ... more than four decades, continues on in the work of God. (Taken from Descending Into Greatness by Bill Hybels and Rob Wilkins. Copyright (c) 1993 by Bill Hybels and Ron Wilkins. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House). Jesus said, "I am the bread ...

3. The Lord's Song in a Foreign Land

Psalm 137:1-9

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... second is like unto it, love your neighbor as you love yourself." (Matthew 22:37) There is an excellent article by Bill McKibben in the current issue of Harper's Magazine entitled "The Christian Paradox: How a Faithful Nation Gets Jesus Wrong." ... and we can learn to sing it, even in a foreign land. NOTE: For further reading, I highly recommend Bill McKibben's article in the August 2005 Harper's Magazine entitled "The Christian Paradox: How a Faithful Nation Gets Jesus Wrong." On request, I will gladly provide you with ...

4. It's Not Nice To Call Someone A Dog

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... " or "mistakes that are commonly made." They know what they’re looking for. They are specialists in the real thing. False bills seem glaringly obvious to them. (4) Last Spring we saw an awful tragedy occur just outside Waco, Texas. A religious mis-leader ... it. Love will find a way. (5) 1. Buddy Westbrook, London, Kentucky, Loyal Jones,THE PREACHER’S JOKE BOOK, (Little Rock: August House, 1989), p. 26. 2. THE UPPER ROOM. Martha P. Johnson. January/February 1992, p. 49. 3. CHUCKLE TOWN TIMES. Cited ...

5. Numbered Hairs

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Herchel H. Sheets

... question. A U.S. Representative once went around the country for about six months asking total strangers, "Where can I find the Bill of Rights?" The replies he got, he said, ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. One bewhiskered fellow wearing tennis shoes not ... Luke, p. 165. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1953, 1956. 3. "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution," February 28, 1962. 4. "Decision," August, 1970, p. 16. 5. Halford E. Luccock. In The Minister’s Workshop, p. 113. New York and Nashville: ...

6. Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There!

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... so hard? For what? For this? For stuff? Other countries they work, they stroll home, they stop by the cafe, they take August off. Off. Why aren’t you like that? Why aren’t we like that? (He walked through the house and high-five ... .) Because we’re crazy driven, hard-working believers, that’s why. Those other countries think we’re nuts. Whatever! Were the Wright brothers insane? Bill Gates? Les Paul? Ali? Were we nuts when we pointed to the moon? That’s right, we went up there, and you know what we ...

7. Because We Are Chosen

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... for 20 years. So the woman said, “Fine. From now on I’m going to tell everyone who calls that their bill is paid in full.” The medical billing company got a new number the next day. (6) Do you understand the freedom and joy that comes from hearing that ... purpose, and your future in Christ. 1. “7 Incredible but True Inheritance Tales” by Emmet Pierce, Money Talks News, August 5, 2019, https://www.moneytalksnews.com/slideshows/heirs-chosen-at-random-and-6-other-incredible-inheritance-tales/?all. 2 ...

8. An Announcement in Song

Psalm 98:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... who received his Visa bill from last Christmas. There was a note attached: “This bill is now 1 year old!” He sent it back with a note: “Happy Birthday, Bill!” Some families will spend the greater part of this year paying off last Christmas’ bills. I won’t ... aspirations of people on the verge of desperation. This year was the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. On August 13, 1961 the Berlin Wall was erected in the dead of night by the communists of East Germany. Its purpose? To keep ...

9. The Real GPS: Gospel Positioning System

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Before the monthly fuel bill became the size of a mortgage payment, it used to be fun just to “go out for a drive.” Especially on Sunday. At ... to call her a hero. She was just a human being doing what human beings do caring for those in need in a very needy world. She was the last survivor of the Annexe. And every August 4th, Miep Gies would draw the curtain, take the phone off the hook, and mourn her lost friends — the Frank family. She was not a hero, she said, but she had done all she could to ...

10. Read My Heart As Well As My Lips

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the living God. Traditionalism rears its head in many ways, in many times and in many places. There was a bill introduced in one of our State Legislatures many years ago to buy an electric chair. One traditionalist was irate. He stood to ... the floor of the House and eloquently spoke against buying an electric chair. He said to that August body, "Hanging was good enough for my daddy and hangings good enough for me!" Well, he may have been right. Jaroslav Pelikan once ...

11. "Say It Ain't So"

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... Let me illustrate. When Sally was six years old, she was with her father when they were caught speeding. Her father handed the policeman a twenty-dollar bill along with his driver's license and the policeman did not give him a ticket. "It's all right, honey," the father said, "Everybody does it." ... 1990, pg. 2. Dr. John Ed Mathison, The Weekly Frazer Memorial Messenger, August, 1990, pg. 1. 3. Dr. William Sloane Coffin, LIVING THE TRUTH IN A WORLD OF ILLUSIONS (Harper & Row, 1985), pg. 112. 4. Ibid, pg. 113.

12. The Dark Didn't Catch Me!

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... surrender prayed, "Why not." There and then a great feeling swept over me. It was as if someone had opened the door of a hot, stuffy attic in August and let in the cool, scented spring air of May. And for the first time since I was twelve years old I was at peace with God. When ... good soil and began to grow, but the cares of the world grew up like weeds and choked the plant's life. I knew Bill was talking about me. When he gave an invitation, I went forward asking Jesus to be more than the Savior he'd been to ...

13. Living The Faith For Dummies

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... help me feel better about the mistakes I make. You've probably heard Bill Engvall and his "Here's your Sign" bit. He says: "Stupid people should ... is five dollars." Whereupon, the man handed the woman a ten dollar bill and gave her his address so that she could bring back ... of eternal salvation. And third, I got rid of that counterfeit ten dollar bill I've been carrying for more than a year." (5) If that attitude ... 19, 2004 3. Based on Bill Engvall's comedy routine 4. An original story 5. Dave Stone, "The Good ...

14. I'm On a Mission from God!

Jonah 1:1-17

Sermon

... who keeps calling ... on a mission from God? • Is someone like that teenage daughter with her room filled with giggling girlfriends ... on a mission from God? • And how about someone with bills to pay, kids to shuttle, dinner to cook, a garage to clean out, and 10 pounds to lose ... on a mission from God?(1) YES! All these people may very well be on ... of the Earth", (Louisville, KY : Geneva Press, 1998) 4. B. Clayton Bell, "Common Tools and Uncommon Tasks," Clergy Journal, July/August, 1999, pp. 19-22

15. On Being Mistaken For A Mannequin

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... to accept Christ as his Savior. About five years ago Goodwin began an effort to find this missionary couple. His efforts failed until August 1993, when he heard that the Lutheran Free Church of Norway had had a mission in Ankang during 1944. He wrote a ... for Coke. Any healthy organization reaches out. If it did not, it would die. Why are we in the church satisfied to outdo Bill Fuqua in our commitment to remain motionless? Mark Sutton compares us to a kindly old lady who was watching as a pair of golfers ...

16. Get off the Throne and Learn Wisdom

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... away, asked the lawyer, "Do I have a right to send that woman a bill?" "Certainly," the lawyer replied. The next day the doctor sent the woman a bill. That same day he also received a bill from the lawyer!"9 “And the measure you give will be the measure you ... MI: Zondervan, 1984), 183. 9. James Hewett, Illustrations Unlimited (Wheaton, ILL: Tyndale, 1988), 311. 10. Our Daily Bread, August 4, 1991. 11. Edited from William White, Stories for the Journey (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg, 1988), 47. 12. PreachingToday ...

17. I Believe In God The Father Almighty

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... as opinion. Now I’m going to tell you that I have a quarter in my hand. Do you believe me? I hope that you would respond, “Yes, brother Bill, I believe you because I trust you and have found you to be truthful with me in the past.” If that is your response, you are making a ... From an obituary article written by Susan Adler Thorp, printed in the Commercial Appeal newspaper, Memphis, TN, August 21, 2002 issue. 7. Johnson, Luke Timothy, The Creed, (Doubleday: New York, 2003), p. 92. 8. Howell, James C., The ...

18. The Cost of Commitment

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... the 20th century by the National Geographic Society. She’s also received other honors and recognition for her adventures around the world. For example, at the age of 63, Helen and her husband Bill, set out to walk more than 1,600 miles across the Gobi Desert between Mongolia and China. Can you imagine that—1,600 miles? Walking on foot that whole way allowed the ... 3. “Texas student is adopting baby he found covered in ants in trash can: ‘I took a leap of faith’” By Sethuraman S, August 15, 2022.

19. At Home In The Daylight

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that what you are inside is reflected in your ordinary conduct...every thought and deed a reflection of the light of Christ. Bill Schwein, a Methodist minister, tells of a young woman who was a music major at the University of Indiana and an ... 's love in Christ. As Albert Outler puts it: "The world hears the Gospel when it sees it."" (Rev. Donald Shelby, "Faith Shared is Faith Alive", August 28, 1988), pp. 4-5). If we are going to live as those who are at home in the daylight, we must be true to our ...

20. Your Image of Tomorrow

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... them one letter, and in that letter I tell them just one thing, and that one thing is this: if you don’t pay this bill immediately, that thing which you are afraid will happen will happen." He was, of course, gambling on the rather safe bet that most people have ... of Gibraltar, so it is said, someone chisled the Latin legend, "Ne Plus Ultra," meaning "Nothing More Beyond." Then one August day in 1492 three small ships under command of Christopher Columbus loosed from the port of Palos in Spain, swung into ...

21. Counting The Cost?

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... . What a pathetic picture that was. Yet, out of it came the Society of Jesus - the Jesuit Order. They hooted when William Wilberforce stood in the House of Commons, introducing bill after bill to end the slave trade. Counting? How vividly I recall Intermediate Camp, near Gatlinburg, Tennessee. It was a glorious August day which turned into a torrential downpour, as we climbed Mount LeConte. The Smokey Mountains were never lovelier, and the view - prior to the rain - was spectacular. An elderly gentleman ...

22. David and Bathsheba

2 Samuel 11:1-27, 12:1-31

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . Fortunes of war and all that. Win some, lose some. But we know better - this was murder, pure and simple. Yes, this was much worse than Bill and Monica. The pregnant Bathsheba is now a widow with no one around to raise the "Who's your Daddy?" question. After her period of mourning ( ... ! 1. Young & Drake, "Blondie," The Washington Post, January 28, 2000, C12, quoted in Homiletics, July-August, 2000, p. 33 2. I Samuel 13:14 3. I Chronicles 11:4-6 4. Homiletics 5. cf. II Samuel 23:18-39 6. Homiletics 7. Deuteronomy. 23:9; ...

23. Winning When It Really Counts

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... the field and then back up several steps when the visitors came to bat thereby causing some would-be homers to fall short. When Bill Veeck owned the Cleveland Indians, he moved the outfield fences in or out depending on the lineup of the visiting team. When the league ... raked the north central part of the country. He filed a bill in the Ohio legislature that would officially abolish January and February and divide their 60 days up among June, July and August, which are more pleasant months. That is one way to ...

24. Managing Your Anger

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... starvation wages. His egomaniacal adviser demanded top billing when the important research was published. Having done all the work, the Ph.D. candidate balked at giving his adviser top billing. The adviser wouldn't yield, so ... ) If you are unable to do that, there is one more possibility: TURN YOUR ANGER OVER TO GOD. Colleen Jennings Fraioli, in DECISION magazine (August 1997) describes her way of dealing with anger. She says that once she admits that she is angry, she pictures herself handing her feelings ...

25. Expectant Living

2 Peter 3:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... Mailto: Judib@kktv.com. 2. Calvin Miller, A Hunger For Meaning (Downers Grove, Illinois: Inter-Varsity Press, 1984). 3. "Expect Christ's Return," by H. Mark Abbott, Light & Life, August 1995, p. 9. 4. Ron Mehl. The Tender Commandments (Sister, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1998), p. 63. 5. "The Last Taboo" by Mark Matousek, an interview with Bill and Judith Moyers, Modern Maturity, Sept./ Oct. 2000, p. 46. 6. Kimberly Olson Fakih. Off the Clock (New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1995), pp. 20-21. 7. Submitted by R ...

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