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1 Corinthians 5:1-13

Sermon

Jon L. Joyce

... , and that is where we are, too. We have inherited a revolution, and we shall live out our days where the old and the new are clashing furiously. We carry in our own hearts the conflict that is raging without let-up throughout the world. David Rockefeller, when he was elected the "Businessman of the Year," said what so many others have said in many other ways: "In life today the past is being overwhelmed by the future. There has been a transformation so swift in pace and so profound in social implications ...

2. The Happy Hypocrite

Matthew 6:1-4, 5-6, 16-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... give all you can.” On the other hand, there is little question he was a ruthless businessman who not only believed in social Darwinism, the survival of the fittest, but could be exceedingly cruel in how he practiced it. David J. Rogers in his book Waging Business Warfare says that Rockefeller was so totally dedicated to seeking the complete annihilation of his competitors, he even did a battle with and destroyed his own brother’s company. (5) When he said his goal was to accumulate as much as he could ...

3. One Life-Changing Word

Isaiah 9:2-7 · Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

Sermon

King Duncan

... He had the best doctors in the world. They told him that he would not live one more year. Then one sleepless night John D. Rockefeller came to his senses and realized that he could not take one dime with him into the next world. Since he knew he couldn’t ... angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in ...

4. Why Cheerful Givers are Cheerful

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... say that Ludwig--who could buy and sell us all--is careful with his money is a gross understatement. According to writer David Frost his strict observance of the maxim "Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves" has led him ... man. "Are you going back by the same route?" asked Rockefeller. "Yes, sir," replied the man. "Will you do me a favor?" Rockefeller asked. "Of course," the man said. "Will you please deny the rumor for me?" Rockefeller asked, then walked on. (3) I want to start a ...

5. A Mountain Too High To Climb

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... I come from a world that may be different, but you'll find me serious and caring and wanting to help." " The people of West Virginia later elected Jay Rockefeller governor ” then U.S. senator. (3) It is difficult to minister to someone with whom you are not willing to live. In the late 1960s Dr. Keith Phillips, founder of ... : Zondervan Books, 1988), pp. 99-100. 6. Ron Luciano and David Fisher, REMEMBRANCE OF SWINGS PAST, (Toronto: Bantam Books). 7. THE PRESENCE, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1993).

6. Only One Superpower

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... SOURCE OF POWER AND PEACE, WHAT CAN WE DO TO POSITION AMERICA TO RECEIVE GOD’S BLESSINGS? The answer comes in God's guidance to David's son, Solomon, as recorded in II Chronicles, chapter 7, v. 14: "If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, ... we know how diverse are white people. White people is a broad category, including everybody from red-necks to Rockefellers, from skin-heads to socialists. But somehow in our thoughts and conversations we do make those generalizing, stereotyping ...

7. Broken Pieces

Matthew 1:3, 5, 6

Sermon

James Merritt

... is remarkable and the fact that they made it on the list is nothing short of a miracle. If these women had been Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, or if they had been royalty, you could understand their being the ancestors of the Son of God, but these women? Have ... to by name. Her story though is no better than the other two. According to Samuel 2:11, she was on a rooftop bathing herself when David saw her and lusted after her. He sent his servants to bring her to him and then had (what he thought) was a secret one ...

8. Adam’s Prime Rib

Genesis 2:4-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... the neighborhood. Then Adrienne found a bottle in the lake with a note inside. The note said, “Hi ,I’m Morgan. I am ten. My brother David is eight. My other brother Matt is five. We need a friend.” A P.S. read, “Morgan is a girl.” The kids all got together ... Island off the coast of Georgia, the summer home of the late William Rockefeller is on display. One can examine the handrail leading up the staircase, which railing Rockefeller had a workman carve to fit the exact shape of his wife’s arthritic ...

9. The Danger of American Express

Exodus 20:17

Sermon

James Merritt

... nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity." (Eccl. 5:10) When John D. Rockefeller was the richest man in the world, someone said to him, "Mr. Rockefeller, how much money is enough?" He said, "Just a little bit more." It is impossible for ... another flaw in the thinking of a covetous person. THE MATERIAL CAN NEVER FULLY AND FINALLY SATISFY THE SPIRITUAL. Henry David Thoreau, the great philosopher, said, "Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul." Indeed, covetousness is what ...

10. Another Kind Of Success

6-16, 2 Samuel 5:1-5

Sermon

Arthur H. Kolsti

... succession of conquerors. How they dreamed that another David might rise and make them a nation once again. In the popular imagination David became enshrined as Israel's warrior celebrity par excellence. "And David became greater and greater, for the Lord, ... the universal fantasy of making it big. The rich man who had made it bigger still sought more. Someone once asked John D. Rockefeller how much money it took to make someone happy. He replied, "Just a little more." Note the way the parables veer from the ...

11. A Tale Of Two Brothers

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... said we would go and that is good. The question is, have we gone? Writer Elizabeth Sherrill tells of visiting the ice-skating rink at Rockefeller Center in New York City a few years ago. Dozens of people skated around the rink. But in the center of the rink was a ... FOR A CHANGING CHURCH. 4. Dr. William P. Barker, TARBELL'S, (Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Church Ministries, 1994). 5. SELLING POWER, June 2000, p. 96. 6. David Halberstam, "Becoming Michael Jordan," VANITY FAIR, Oct. 1998, p. 143. Cited in Linda ...

12. The Cathedral Within

II Corinthians 9:6-15

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... generation only a few had to answer the question of what to do with wealth. Some of them, like the Rockefeller family, were raised in the Protestant ethic of personal morality and social responsibility, so the second, and then following generations ... the passage read to us this morning from I Kings. Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. But the Lord said to David my father, "Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst ...

13. Where Are You?

Hosea 11:1-11

Sermon

Richard L. Sheffield

... was buying a baker's dozen bagels at the Essa Bagel Shop on Third Avenue. At 9:45 I was trying to find the men's room at Rockefeller Center. At 10:00 a.m. I was in a pew in the Lady Chapel at St. Patrick's Cathedral. At the other end of the pew, by ... of us try anyway! But the Bible calls us to learn from the mistakes of all those people you thought were perfect like Moses, and David, and Isaiah, and Jeremiah, and even the 12 disciples. To learn from their lives, and our lives, as we live them where we are ...

14. How To Hear A Sermon

Micah 1:1-7

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... , was not certain of his vocation in life at graduation time. Therefore, he decided to explore different possibilities by accepting a Rockefeller Scholarship to study at Union Theological Seminary in New York City for a year to see if the ministry was for ... them personally. Act Upon The Message Received Finally, if we are to hear a sermon, let us act upon the message received. David H. C. Read recently retired as pastor of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City after serving for 30 years ...

15. Be Careful How You Walk

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... the back. It simply means that you are preoccupied with great thoughtsat least I trust they are great. Albert Einstein was so absentminded that he once used a $1,500 Rockefeller Foundation check as a bookmark and then lost the book. Just tell people you are another Einstein if they wonder why you have misplaced your glasses for the thousandth ... . 3. A PILGRIM PEOPLE, Harper & Row, 1984. Cited in TARBELL'S TEACHER'S GUIDE91, William P. Barker, editor, (Elgin, Ill: David C. Cook Co., 1990). 4. PREACHING TODAY.

16. Lost in Plain Sight

John 1:29-34, John 1:35-42

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... he would find it in other places and those other places turned out to be America. With the help of Hollywood, newspapers, and Nelson Rockefeller, Fawcett was able to scrape together enough to go but not enough to pay salaries, so he took only two companions with him ... after having been kidnapped by Indians and bartering $30,000 worth of camping gear for their freedom. Then, in 2005, David Grann, a staff writer for the New Yorker magazine stumbled across a reference to Fawcett while researching another story. ...

17. Blessed Be The Title That Binds

Deuteronomy 14:22-29

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David E. Leininger

The TITHE. You do know what that is, right? You would be surprised how many do not. Lots of folks think the tithe is simply what you give to the church, no matter what amount - a dollar, two dollars, a hundred - no matter what proportion of income the amount represents. And that is why, according to the Gallup folks, 17% of church members say they tithe. Unfortunately, lots of those good people are wrong. The word tithe comes from the Old English and simply means one-tenth. A tithe is one-tenth of ...

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