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John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Look for God's victory. 1. Contributed by Jim French in Arizona Highways, November 2000, p. 44. 2. "In Today, Already Walks Tomorrow" by Joseph N. Hankins, Vital Speeches of the Day, Oct. 15, 1997, p. 24. 3. "Hagar the Horrible" by Chris Browne, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, May 1, 2002, p. e6. 4. John Kramp, Getting Ahead by Staying Behind (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1997), p. 99. 5. Ray Pritchard, quoted in Beyond Today (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2000). 6. "Fools for Christ" by Robert ...

2. For the Love of God Is . . .

1 John 5:3-4

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... agape love of God for yourself. Open your heart to God through Christ. This is the Word of the Lord for this day. 1. Dear Pastor by Bill Adler, (Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, TN, 1980) 2. "Garfield" by Jim Davis, 7-26-94 3. "Hagar The Horrible" by Chris Browne, 5-28-91 4. Based upon a true story that occurred in the village of a friend of Jay Herndon, Seminarian, Mill Valley, CA. Submitted to Parables, Etc. by Jay Herndon. 5. Thing Called love by John Hiatt, Vocals by Bonnie Raitt on her Nick of Time ...

3. In the Wilderness of Temptation

Mark 1:9-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... us. God still whispers the great love God has for each of us. God whispers and tells us to run from temptation. And God in Christ strengthens each of us for whatever comes our way. Even Marcus Stewart. 1. Hagar the Horrible by Chris Browne 2. Methodist-Pak, January, 1994, page 2. 3. Jack Canfield & Mark V. Hansen, CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL, (Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc.), 1993, pp. 273-274. 4. William H. Hinson, RESHAPING THE INNER YOU, (San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988).

4. Cross Eyed: Triumph

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... the same Mary who appears as Jesus wife and lover in both Nikos Kazanzakis The Last Temptation of Christ and Dan Brown's DaVinci Code. Both are great novels. Both are great works of fiction. Both authors used ancient gnostic gospels as sources for ... balance that with being hopeful." Some hours passed, but then Chris' rooftop message was shown on TV and posted on some web sites. Chris' family began getting phone calls from all over the country telling them Chris was alive. (2) We live in a Good Friday World ...

5. The Bride of Jesus

John 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... reason she had her eyes closed was that a pickup truck had just crashed into the back of her BMW. She then sideswiped Chris’ Dodge, ricocheted onto the median and headed toward oncoming traffic. When she opened her eyes, Joanna’s car was totaled and she expected ... church’s wedding hostess put together something from the previous week’s sanctuary flowers . . . which had a lovely brown tint around the edges. The real flowers showed up15 minutes into the ceremony. Undaunted the florist marched down the ...

6. I Am Baptized!

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... .” Patrick, age 10 “‘Casserole’ is just another word for ‘leftovers.’” Emily, age 14 “You can’t hide mashed potatoes in your hat.” Chris, age 9 (You have to wonder how he knows that.) “You should not be the first one to fall asleep at a slumber party.” ... for baptism is that we are making a statement about who we are and what is important in our lives. Robert McAfee Brown tells of a time in 1960, when he participated in a Lutheran worship service in East Berlin, only a short time before ...

7. Influence!

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... ! Within minutes they encountered the blackness of space. Within hours he saw the earth floating like a jewel, reduced to three colors - brown land, blue water, and white clouds and snow. Duke was second out of the lunar lander. They stayed on the moon three ... my fall with my arms and legs. When I got up I thought I'd made it. That's when I saw the camera pointing toward me. Chris Craft at Houston control chewed me out for my antics." "When it came time to leave, we didn't want to go. We begged to stay two ...

8. Holy, Holy, Holy

John 16:12-15

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... created being," these burly security guards flex their muscles and shout, "No way!" Because of this, on The Holy Trinity and every Sunday, Christians respond to God's grace by doing two important things. We recite the creeds and we sing our lungs out! An ... It is good, Lord." I see a cottontail rabbit and my tethered dogs go berserk. I whisper, "It is good, Lord." I see a midget brown bear — oh — it turns out to be a chunky marmot. He looks like he has been eating pizza all winter long and needs to ...

9. A Prayer to a Good, Good Father

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... that our prayers will be answered in a way that will be ultimately for our good. That’s who God is. As a popular contemporary Christian song by singer Chris Tomlin says, “You’re a good, good Father, it’s who you are, it’s who you are, it’s who you are . . . And I’m loved by you ... Bartocci, Reader’s Digest, Sept. 1984, pp. 87-88. 4. Good Good Father, Writer(s): Pat Barrett, Tony Brown, © 2014 by WorshipTogether.com Songs. 5. Jim Daly, https://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/jim-daly/two-stories-about ...

10. Nations on Trial

Matthew 25:31-46

Drama

Chris Ewing

A Readers' Theater for Five Voices A few suggestions for staging this.... It probably makes sense for the minister to be Voice 1, and an "ordinary layperson" to be Voice 2. Voice 3 (Christ) is probably best read by a respected adult male, in order to avoid confusion or dissonance. When Voices 4 and 5 bring in quotes from news stories, other parts of scripture, and prominent contemporary thinkers, it may be helpful (or then again merely distracting!) to have these sources identified, either on cards that ...

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