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Zephaniah 3:14-20

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... be turned to rejoicing because the oppressor will be overthrown, and a new king is coming to the throne of David. Zephaniah also underscores the importance of an external expression of faith. Formal worship is a means for increasing awareness of ... a girl standing with her hand outstretched, and a paper crane flying from her fingertips. Inscribed on the base are these words: "This is our cry, This is our prayer, Peace in the world." People continue to place paper cranes at the base of the statue to recall the ...

2. When Table Talk Won a Super Bowl

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... cranes the gods would hear her prayer. We remember Sadako, and children still today fold paper cranes and pray for peace.” Rev. Gillespie says that when her daughter Miranda was small, she sat in church and folded dollar bills into paper cranes ... s explanation of the Sacrament of Holy Communion. David wanted to receive the sacrament. But his Dad thought he was too young to understand its meaning. So he asked David what happens during Holy Communion. David answered, “Jesus comes into my heart.” Dr. ...

3. Put the Cross on Top

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... huge crane trying to lift the cross to its proper place on top of the steeple. But the crane can't reach high enough. So the cross is just dangling in mid-air. The newspaper article beneath the picture reported that the contractor planned to get another crane with ... last month. General Conference is the supreme legislative body of our denomination. It meets every four years. A Memphis newspaperman, David Waters, is the only reporter I know who has written about what may have been one of the most significant ...

4. The Last Coca Cola in the Desert

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... around them. So if you are ever in China and someone refers to you as a crane among a flock of chickens, you should take that as a compliment. Unless they say “He just thinks he’s a crane among a flock of chickens.” Then they’re saying you’re too big for your britches ... by James M. Rochford, https://www.evidenceunseen.com/theology/historical-theology/tax-collectors/. 4. Cited by David Domke, “Bush’s Victory Heralds Ascendancy of Religious Right,” Seattle Times, Friday, November 05, 2004. Donel ...

5. The Good Son

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... a properly modest place. The only one who could see her would be someone looking over the palace's roof and even he would have to strain his neck to do so. The Russian-born artist Marc Chagall captures this moment in his painting "David and Bathsheba." We see Bathsheba modestly bathing while David peers over the ledge, craning his neck to take in all he can! David learns that this woman's name is Bathsheba, that she is the wife of Uriah, who is off fighting on behalf of the king. In spite of this knowledge ...

6. Faces of the Nation

2 Samuel 19:9-43

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... life. It would be impossible to imagine a world in which everyone went headless, a la the headless horseman, terrifying an Ichabod Crane one dark and windy colonial Halloween. Israel was a headless horseman. She had no captain to guide her ship of state through ... my brother. (Henry V. IV, iii, 60) It is good to gaze at the faces of those friends who are with us through thick and thin. As David gazed at the faces of his men, may we look back at those people who have stood by us in good times and in bad. So ...

7. Failure to Enter the Land

Num 13:1–14:9

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... north of Kadesh, where the scouts begin. Lebo Hamath marks the northern border of Canaan (Num. 34:8) and was the northernmost city of David and Solomon’s empire (1 Chron. 13:5; 1 Kings 8:65). 13:22 Hebron. This is the first major fortified city that Israelite ... a wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns football team, unintentionally killed Mario Reyes, a fifty-nine-year-old construction crane operator. Stallworth, driving while intoxicated, hit Reyes with his car when Reyes was walking across a street in ...

8. Shepherd Dreams

Jeremiah 23:1-8, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 80:1-19, Psalm 23:1-6, John 10:22-42, John 10:1-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ’s some commitment! Think about it! How many of you would take a job that required you to jump in front of moving trucks or cranes or fight wild lions each and every day? Not most of us. Maybe if you’re in the military or in the mission field in ... face that bear head on and slay that beast before it got to the camp. That’s the kind of shepherd God chooses when he chooses young David to be King of Israel. He is prepared to lay down his life for the sheep. He bears the heart of God. A shepherd too is one ...

9. A Dead Man in a Witch’s Cave

1 Samuel 28:1-25

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... are possibly inspired by Washington Irving’s classic, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, with its depiction of the ungainly Ichabod Crane and a scary headless horseman. But Ichabod is a scriptural name, whose source dates back at least to the time ... 9:2; 10:23) 18. ___ Anointed by Samuel, Saul was Israel’s first king. (10:1, 20-24) 19. ___ David was also anointed by Samuel to become a king. (1 6:1-1 3) 20. ___ David was the youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem. (16:1-13) 21. ___ Samuel was a judge. (7:6, 15) 22 ...

10. When You Feel Helpless

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

Journalist David Osborne was excited about the purchase of his new home at 58 Glebe Street in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Renovations were nearly complete, and he was due to move in within a week. After work, he drove to his new address to check on some of the final details. When Osborne arrived that fateful Monday afternoon, he found a “what's-wrong-with-this-picture" scenario beyond his ability to believe. His dream home had become a nightmare. A huge crane with a wrecking ball towered over his ...

11. No Room At The Inn

Luke 2:1-7

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... . [4] Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. [5] He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a ... In A Manger" softly in the background. The director signaled for the cloth that was covering the sign to be raised. They all craned their necks upwards and waited. And then they saw it. At first there was a kind of quiet murmur that rippled through the ...

12. Condemned to Wilderness Wandering

Numbers 14:1-45

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... Sam. 12:13). But it cannot bring back from death the person killed. Nor will it necessarily keep you from being punished. David himself suffers loss, despite God’s forgiveness (2 Sam. 12:11, 14). If you commit adultery and repent, God will forgive you, ... , a wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns football team, unintentionally killed Mario Reyes, a fifty-nine-year-old construction crane operator. Stallworth, driving while intoxicated, hit Reyes with his car when Reyes was walking across a street in Miami. ...

13. The Days Are Coming

Jeremiah 33:14-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety ... with joy the blossoming of the almond in early spring. He wrote of the migratory impulse of the turtledove, the swallow and the crane. Animals have to obey their impulses. Humans don’t. Why couldn’t he check those red-hot impulses that so often got ...

14. The Banquet

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... covenant tradition, the heart and spirit of the covenant tradition did break through at various times. One such time was when David ate the bread which was considered to be the Lord's portion and which only the priests were allowed to eat ... particular quarter as a result of the exciting confluence of the church renovation project. But a thought kept nagging at his mind. Elizabeth Crane, one of his grand old homebound members had recently come home from the hospital after suffering a mild stroke. And Mark hadn' ...

15. The Banquet

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

16. A Colt Is Not A Horse

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... strokes breathing life into divine figures, celestial landscapes, and the very essence of creation. As he lay on his back, neck craned, he transcended earthly limitations. The ecstasy of creation surged through him, and the chapel’s vault a celestial canvas. If ... resisted, fought back. His hands bled, his spirit wavered. But he persisted. And from that stubborn rock emerged the David, a towering symbol of human potential, strength, and vulnerability. The agony of creation had birthed a masterpiece. That’s ...

17. Food for the Fed-up

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.” (Isaiah 55:1-3) “I am the bread of life,” said Jesus. “Whoever comes to me will never be hungry.” In those words, He ... could not even guess what possible use could be made of them in the service of worship. But time after time he craned his neck forward to see the ecclesiastical menagerie. But they never appeared. Still, he kept hoping that one day they would. The ...

18. The Man Who Wasn’t There

Acts 16:9-15

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David J. Kalas

I've never had a vision — at least not of the sort that Paul had. I don't know personally, therefore, what you feel the next morning. But it's clear from the story that whatever Paul felt, he felt it so strongly that he and his companions changed their itinerary immediately in response to that vision. Perhaps this sort of turn-on-a-dime operation is acceptable for a missionary. It's a little hard to imagine in other lines of work, however. Does the salesman staying in Phoenix tell his boss that he ...

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