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Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... start out with the odds against them. An extremely short list would include: Stephen Hawking, a world-famous physicist, who was diagnosed with ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease at ... Bob Wieland. Bob Wieland lost both his legs to a land mine in Vietnam while trying to save a fellow soldier. As Bob would say about his recovery from his devastating wounds, “I lost my legs, but I didn’t lose my heart.” Bob began a grueling weight-lifting program and eventually set four world records in power lifting. In 1982, Bob ...

2. Flying High

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... this would be without those people who chose to fly higher than most of us care to fly. Physicist Stephen Hawking died last year at age 76. Hawking was born on January 8, 1942, exactly three hundred years to the day after the death of Galileo. What an amazing ... people who have invented and inspired, created and sacrificed to improve the world, to make a difference. They showed Bob Dylan, Amelia Earhart, Frank Lloyd Wright, Maria Callas, Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King Jr., Jim Henson, Albert Einstein, Pablo ...

3. The Secret Of Champions

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , almost gaunt. Their miles of training through the years have pared all the fat off their bones. They are sleek and hawk-like, built for gliding through the countryside. "All are dressed in the usual marathoner ™s attire-flimsy T-shirt, scanty shorts, lightweight ... He ran the good race, fought the good fight. (2) Champions hang in there no matter what the odds. Consider: Bob W. Ireland crossed the finish line on Thursday, November 6, 1986, as the New York City marathon ™s 19,413th and final finisher-the first person ...

4. Equipped To Play

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... Nick Price noted just before the 1998 PGA Championship, "but this one has worked really well." Yeah, right! They all work for a while. Bob Dehls, my favorite clubmaker and an elder at Center, often says, "Every club has a 45-day guarantee. After 45 days, you're ... always looking for better equipment. And by God's grace or the dark side depending upon your perspective, there's always somebody hawking that cure-all for what keeps us from nirvana. Harvey Penick described how it goes (And If You Play Golf, You're ...

5. Epiphany 4

Psalm 71:1-24, 1 Corinthians 14:1-25, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, Jeremiah 1:1-19, Luke 4:14-30

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George Bass

... frequently his shirt-tail would be hanging out in back. But this ragtag appearance seemed to enhance the storyteller's mystique." Bob Hughes continues: "Biblical narratives were Pastor Martin's stock-in-trade. The room fell silent as his eyes took on a ... pace and then to perspire. Biblical characters came alive. Kings drove chariots and Cadillacs, warriors used swords and bazookas, merchants hawked spices and bubble gum. I wonder now if our pastor was a fan of Peter Marshall and his 'sanctified imagination.' ...

6. Getting in S.H.A.P.E. for Ministry

Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... old tunes so everyone could hum along. The ducks thought everyone should be baptized by immersion. The owl said he would only attend if they had night services. The dove wanted to have peace marches and the hawk seemed content just to have chicken suppers. They called Mr. Rooster to be their pastor, elected Bob White as treasurer, and asked Mr. Chicken to chair the board. After a few weeks you could hear the raven crying, “Nevermore, nevermore. We’ve just got a church for the birds!” Why are we here ...

7. Ecological Politics

Matthew 14:22-33

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... of the child's clapping. The snakes slither in pairs forming artistic designs in the desert sands. Above, the vultures and hawks swoop and turn and bank and dive in aviary formation. The lions and tigers nod their heads as if in ... dreamt that he was very nervous, and almost pulled back. But the man radiated confidence and drew him along. As they moved into the tent it bobbed and swayed a bit, and my friend stumbled against his guide. The man steadied him however, and soon my friend got his "sea legs," or ...

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