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Sermon
Donald Dotterer
... may the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you now and always. Amen. 1-Bruce Shragg, "A Degree of Detachment," New York Times Magazine, July 26, 1987, p. 48. 2-Paul Craig Roberts, "Nation Reverts to Feudalism," Scripps Howard News Service. Published in the New Castle News, December 15, 1992, p. 4. 3-J. Edward Carothers, Living with the Parables: Jesus and the Reign of God (New York: Friendship Press, 1984), p. 16. 4-Daily Guideposts, 1986 (Carmel ...
Sermon
Albert G. Butzer III
... his home and never ever appeared in public again. Not long after he died, probably of a broken heart. One day several hundred years later Robert Fulghum was a passenger on a glider, floating through the air at 5,000 feet! Down near the ground he could see several hot air ... the judge will be merciful. Amen. 1. M. Craig Barnes, “Good Dog, Bad Dog” in The Christian Century, November 12, 2014, p. 35. 2. Ibid. 2. Robert Fulghum, It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It (New York: Ivy Books, 1988), pp. 183-185.
3. Count the Stars
Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18
Sermon
King Duncan
... can do no wrong,” asks Roberts, “what more can you expect out of life?” Maybe mentally handicapped persons have limitations of the mind, Roberts concludes, but there is no limitation on their hearts. Roberts suggests we call them the ... . And remember, it was by faith that Abraham was justified. It is by faith that our lives will be victorious. 1. Rev. Craig Sherouse, PhD., http://www.secondbaptistrichmond.org/article186275.htm. 2. http://www.holwick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=579:1- ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... human. For God took on human flesh and lived as we live. In the October 3, 1977, issue of CHRISTIANITY AND CRISIS, Robert McAfee Brown wrote an article in the form of a dialogue between a Roman Catholic priest and some of his destitute parishioners. The ... that Kingdom has already begun. In 1964, legendary announcer Harry Caray screamed to St. Louis fans, "I can't believe it! Roger Craig hit the left-center-field wall! The Cardinals are going to win the pennant!" In fact Caray was right, the Cardinals did ...
5. A Date With Destiny
Philippians 2:1-11
Sermon
King Duncan
... was invaluable and each child a burden. Mr. Jo Craig, a preacher more famous for his frank approach to problems than for his eloquence or diplomacy, was called to the bedside of a woman to hear her dying words. Mr. Craig looked at her a few seconds and then ... Father." 1. Guideposts (11-82). Cited in Church Management, May/June, 1983, p. 59. 2. Bill G. Bruster and Robert Dale, How to Encourage Others (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1983). 3. Whitney North Seymour, Making a Difference, (NewYork : William Morrow ...
Sermon
Phil Thrailkill
... on what it meant to ask, seek, and knock as a spiritual beggar. And here’s a physical beggar. So what happened in the next hour? Craig ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on a micro-waved, freezer-burned hamburger bun with a side of ice cream, a diet soda, and a ... the South Carolina based movie Radio? It’s a true story based on a developmentally challenged young man named James Robert Kennedy (played by Cuba Gooding Jr.). He was nicknamed Radio by a high school football coach (played by Ed Harris) ...
Sermon
King Duncan
Garbage truck driver Craig Randall sometimes brings his work home with him. There was that old-fashioned sewing machine he salvaged. There were some books ... believe that "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son. . . ." If you believe that, really believe that, it will change your life. In his book Lift High the Cross, Robert Morgan also tells about Dave Hutto, the founder of a Christian camp for youth in Alabama, Camp Sumatanga. On a mountain just above the camp is Camp Sumatanga's own landmark, a ...
8. Two Sinners
Luke 7:36-50
Sermon
King Duncan
... woman or to help her to a better life. His only attitude toward her was one of cold condemnation. And Jesus hated that. Dr. Robert Dunham tells a story that he heard on NPR sometime back. It was about a 31-year-old New York City social worker ... we pray this day that God will help us to love other people without reservation and leave the judging to Him. 1. Craig Brian Larson, ed., Contemporary Illustrations for Preachers, Teachers, & Writers (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1996), p. 123. 2. The Houston Post, 1/10/ ...
9. It Is Finished
John 19:28-37
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
... Veterans Memorial is striking for its simplicity. Etched in a black granite wall are the names of the 58,156 Americans who died in that war. Since its opening in 1982, the stark monument has stirred deep emotions. For three Vietnam veterans--Robert Bedker, Willard Craig, and Darrall Lausch--a visit to the memorial must be especially poignant, for they can walk up to the long ebony wall and find their own names carved in stone. Because of data-coding errors, each of them was incorrectly listed as killed ...
10. How Many Times?
Matthew 18:21-35
Sermon
King Duncan
... hostility and death rates. The angrier people are and the more cynical they are, the shorter their life span." (3) Dr. Robert R. Kopp puts it this way: grudge-holders are grave-diggers and the only graves that they dig are their own ... . 2. Kent Crockett, THE 911 HANDBOOK (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1997), p. 43. 3. CONTEMPORARY ILLUSTRATIONS FOR PREACHERS, TEACHERS, & WRITERS. Craig Brian Larson, ed. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 1996), p. 17. 4. "Now Here Comes the Tough Part," June 8, 1997 ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... years, Vernon E. Jordan, top lawyer and former advisor to President Clinton, worked as a chauffeur for a prominent Southern banker, Robert F. Maddox. Jordan drove Maddox around in the mornings, then served him dinner in the evenings. In the afternoons when Maddox napped ... .org 3. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995). 4. Contemporary Illustrations for Preachers, Teachers, & Writers. Craig Brian Larson, ed. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 1996), p. 216. 5. "Great Expectations" by Vernon ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... to those dressed in white robes who this day rest from their labor and worship in praise before the throne of God.] 1. The Knoxville News Sentinel, May 29, 2003, p. A8. 2. "Why Rules Fail" by Dr. Robert R. Kopp, Oct. 1, 2000, p. 5. 3. "The Sherpas" by T. R. Reid, May 2003, p.71. 4. Contemporary Illustrations for Preachers, Teachers, & Writers. Craig Brian Larson, ed. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 1996), 103. 5. "Can Wal-Mart Get Any Bigger?" by Bill Saporito, Time January 13, 2003, p. 42.
Sermon
Donald B. Strobe
... they place their money in the offering plate. It goes: “When we asunder part, it gives us inward pain....” Last fall, when Bishop Craig was with us I told her that I have never during my ministry looked to see what any individual member of the congregation ... where people put their money is a pretty good indication of their true priorities. Some years back Presbyterian preacher Robert K. Hudnut said: “It is presumptuous, to say the least, for affluent American church members to pontificate about world ...
Sermon
Eric Ritz
... in simple language that allows the reader to receive understanding where there was once confusion. Henri Nouwen has appeared recently on Robert Schuller''s program, "The Hour of Power." This Priest has had the privilege of teaching at some of the best known ... their feet, thus giving us the right path to travel in our earthly journey. Recently, one United Methodist Bishop, Judith Craig, shared: "Let the servant image be the stretching image toward which we move....remember, God can use even faltering, leaking ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... will it or even merit it. Only one way does a person who is truly dead come back to life, by an act of God. Pastor Craig Barnes compares our human struggle to that of a person pushing against a huge stone--a stone like the one that blocked the entrance to Christ’s ... Factor” http://www.gbgm-umc.org/unionchapel-oh/sermons/Mar31_02.html. 5. Stephen Arterburn, M.Ed., Paul Meier, M.D., Robert L. Wise, Ph.D., Fear Less for Life (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2002), pp. 181-185. 6. J. Ellsworth Kalas, ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... ve got Homo Sapiens." The first planet replies: "Oh, don't worry. It will soon pass." Nor by grand hope does Ephesians one mean what Robert Schuller said memorably in his autobiography, My Journey: "You can go anywhere from nowhere. My life is witness to that. I was born at ... knew you had it and if only you knew how to say it" (Haddon Robinson, "Foreword," in Mark Galli and Craig Brian Larson, Preaching that Connects (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994), 9.). Part of our glorious inheritance is a great cloud of ...
17. Christ’s Twin
Philippians 2:1-11
Sermon
King Duncan
... , 5 December 2000. Cited by Stephen Arterburn, Flash Points Igniting the Hidden Passions of Your Soul (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 2002), pp. 162-163. 3. From a sermon by John C. Bush, http://www.firstpresbyterianbirmingham.org/sermons/Sermon8‑13‑06.htm. 4. “The Competitive Edge,” by Robert McGarvey, USAir Magazine, February 1992, pp. 30-31. 5. http://www.lesandhelga.com/sermons/2000/032600.html. 6. The Communicator’s Commentary: Luke (Waco, TX: Word Books, 1983), p. 158. 7. From a sermon by M ...
18. Small Towns
Luke 2:1-14
Sermon
King Duncan
... the most inauspicious circumstances. A stable, a manger, shepherds in the field, a humble couple with no place to lay their heads. Christian comedian Robert G. Lee put it in a humorous and memorable way. He said, “Christianity is filled with paradoxes. The Israelites ex­pected the Messiah to be ... Christing, Comedy Comes Clean (New York: Three Rivers Press, 1996). 4. Rev. Craig Ross, http://www.stpeterslutheran-lanc.org/worship/2005_sermons/01.02.05.pdf. 5. http://www.appleseeds.org/Christmas‑quotes.htm.
Sermon
Lee Griess
Garbage truck driver, Craig Randall, brings his work home with him sometimes. There was that old-fashioned sewing machine he found. There were some books he ... worship today. A treasure from the garbage heap — for after all, it was from the garbage heap of humanity that our salvation was lifted. In his book, Lift High The Cross, Robert Morgan tells about a most unusual cross that stood on the lawn of a Dallas church one Lenten season. The cross, which was about ten foot tall, created such a stir that ...
20. When We Don't Know God
Philippians 3:1-11
Sermon
King Duncan
... God will be evident in your life. 1. Bruce and Darlene Marie Wilkinson, The Dream Giver For Parents (Sisters, OR: Multonomah, 2004), pp. 45-46. 2. Sermon posted on PRCL, 10/3/1999. Cited by Dr. Mickey Anders, http://www.mickeyanders.com/Sermons/Sermon20010325.html. 3. The Rev. Dr. M. Craig Barnes, http://day1.org/669-could_you_be_wrong_about_god. 4. Godspell, Stephen Schwartz, 1973. Cited in Robert Schnase, Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations (Kindle Edition).
Sermon
King Duncan
... kind of emotional experience . . . or does it mean much, much more? “Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.” Craig Brian Larson tells a story of a bright young woman named Marian, who was working her way through college by cleaning the dorm ... please.” One day she got so disgusted and disillusioned that she was ready to quit. She went to see her professor, Robert Coles. She said, “I’ve been taking all of these philosophy courses and we talk about what’s true, what’s ...
Teach the Text
Grant R. Osborne
... are taken by Jesus onto a new Sinai, a final place of revelation where God’s glory (now in his Son) is to be revealed. Robert Gundry says that the emphasis on the “high” mountain makes it a virtual “suburb of heaven,” where it is natural to speak of “righteous ... Exodus 34:30 comes to mind, but also the pure white clothing of the Ancient of Days in Daniel 7:9 is echoed. As Craig Evans points out, Jesus as the Son of Man (8:38) “has taken on some of God’s characteristics (much as Moses’s face ...
23. Equipped To Play
Ephesians 6:10-20
Sermon
Robert R. Kopp
Just as the United States Golf Association says, "I really, really, really love golf." It's fun, good exercise without a cart, an unconquerable adventure, and cheaper than a shrink. That's why one of us confessed: "My wife said it's her or golf. Boy, am I going to miss my wife." I'm kidding. But there are some things that are really starting to bother me. The prize money on the three big tours is increasingly obscene and already unconscionable. And it's getting really, really, really expensive. The costs ...
24. David’s Mighty Men
2 Samuel 21:15-22
Teach the Text
Robert B. Chisholm Jr.
Big Idea: The Lord enables his chosen servants to accomplish their God-given tasks by providing them with the support they need. Understanding the Text As noted above, in the concentric structure of the epilogue are two matching units (21:15–22 and 23:8–39) that focus on David’s mighty men. The epilogue reflects and summarizes David’s career as outlined in 1–2 Samuel. These units correspond to 2 Samuel 5–10, which describes David’s military victories. They also form a ring around the epilogue’s central ...
Understanding Series
Craig A. Evans
Luke’s account of the feeding of the 5,000 is based on the Marcan account (Mark 6:30–44) and is the only miracle found in all four Gospels (Matt. 14:13–21; John 6:1–15). Luke omits, however, Mark’s feeding of the 4,000 (Mark 8:1–10 and see Matt. 15:32–39). Such an omission is due to (1) Luke’s avoidance of repetition and to (2) the fact that the evangelist has omitted a large section of Mark (6:45–8:26, sometimes called Luke’s “Big Omission”) in which the second feeding story occurs (see note below). Verse ...
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