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1. The Powerful Fragrance of Sharing and Caring

Philippians 4:10-20

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... kept the paper as a special reminder, for later on that day, he wrote the name of Jesus Christ on the note. He never met Henry Ford again, but he spent the rest of his life living out the fullness of love and grace of Jesus Christ. In an era when so many of the answers and models of life are negative, now more than ever the simple but powerful principles of the Christian faith need to be lived out by God''s people to present an alternative to the world. That is why the witness of people like Billy Graham ...

2. Digging Deeper

Luke 1:1-4

Sermon

James Merritt

... not do what He said He did, die on the cross for our sins and come back from the dead, then the entire Christian faith collapses like a house of cards. That is why this series is so vitally important. We are calling it “Unearthing Truth.” Since everything ... I can’t prove to you that Henry Ford built the first Ford automobile. You can’t prove to me that he didn’t. When I look at the evidence, it is far more probable that the first Ford was built in Mr. Ford’s plant than that an explosion took place ...

3. The Power of Belief

1 John 5:9-13

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... his idea and tirelessly pursued his dream. Although his first attempt resulted in a vehicle without a reverse gear, Ford knew he could make it happen. And, eventually he did. “Forget it,” the experts advised Madame Marie Curie ... eternal life. Like Jesus, John wants all to be saved; he desires to seek out the lost and provide the message that will bring both the faithful and those who are non-believers back to God. John’s message provides both comfort and challenge for all who believe. In a world that is ...

4. Let's Make A Deal

Luke 16:1-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... deals with Stewardship and Money. And it's true, it does. When Jesus says in verse 10: "Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much." He IS speaking ... . But before returning it he got four $5 dollar bills for one of the $20's. B. Or we tell stories like the one about Henry Ford who was know for both his frugality and his philanthropy. He was visiting his family's ancestral village in Ireland when two trustees of the local ...

5. Washed Clean

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... scene has the three desperados hiding out in the woods, running from the law. There they encounter a procession of white-robed faithful going down to the lake to be baptized. As the ceremony begins, Delmar is overwhelmed by the mystery and majesty of it ... two years later when they went into the voting booth and elected Jimmy Carter as president instead of Gerald Ford. Many years have passed now. President Ford said he did it to help the nation move forward, beyond the Watergate scandal. He said in his address ...

6. The Lamb and the 144,000

Revelation 14:1-5

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

... right hand and forehead, the 144,000 … had the Lamb’s name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. The two names identify the faithful remnant as belonging to God’s reign, which the Lord shares with his Father (cf. 3:12; 5:13; 11:15; however, cf. 22:4). The ... of the beast or to worship God and to become ‘companions’ of the Lamb on Mt. Zion” (Revelation, p. 181). 14:1 Ford points out that biblical references to Mount Zion are usually tied to a “Warrior-God” (cf. Jer. 25:30; Ezek. 43: ...

7. Empowered

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Spirit and God's Spirit empowered them to do things they never dreamed possible. That is what the church is about. It is to preach faith. It is to remind us that all things are possible to those who believe. It is to declare with St. Paul, "I can do all ... yards away. They looked at the school, and no Debbie Jean. While his wife checked the shopping center across the street, Leighton Ford went to the principal and they looked through the class rooms. There was no sign of her. Panic gripped his heart; he ...

8. Have You Gone Far Enough?

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... man turned to the helpful stranger and said, "Just who are you anyway?" And the man stuck out his hand and said, "The name's Ford, my boy. Henry Ford! I made that car! I ought to know what makes it run." And the Gospel of Jesus Christ is that he is the Son ... Son of God! That is fact. It's history! But, it's not salvation until you invite him into your own life by a prayer of faith. Have you done this? Will you do so now? I tell you, one does not have to commit intellectual suicide to do so! The credentials of ...

9. The Hinge of History

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... history has gotten its revenge on the pioneer auto maker. It has made Ford himself a benchmark of history, at least in its industrial and economic phases. Ford effectively disproved his own statement when he established Greenfield Village, which is probably ... now, but we measure differently when we're young -- to show somebody his Kilroy evidence. We Christians are part of a faith which has respect for history. As the New Testament writer puts it, "We did not follow cleverly devised myths"; rather, first- ...

10. Radical Love is Truthful (Series: Radical Love in a Risky World)

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... these multiple gifts to maintain the unity of the spirit, for there is one body and one spirit, just as there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all. Integrity means that it fits together. Not that it’s all just alike. The body ... to heaven. Smedes goes on to tell about two writers working on a book about the Ford family. They were interviewing Henry Ford II and getting less than they wanted from him. Ford told them “There’s a lot of stuff you’re never going to know about me ...

11. How to Live the Good Life (Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... here, you're not cleared in." She says, "But I was invited." But he won't let her in. Well, she is heartbroken. The Ford Executive takes all of this in, takes Frances Green aside and gets her story. He says, "Stay here." He goes to the White House, ... you, that man understood the good life. It is a life that promotes forgiveness. III. The Good Life Is the Life That Proceeds From Faithfulness The last thing we are told is that goodness is "to walk humbly with your God." Now we learn what the real secret and ...

12. The Paralysis of Analysis – The Fear of Failure

2 Corinthians 4:8-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... on fear and how to overcome it. She said, "From that day forth, I gave my fear to the Lord. He replaced my fear with faith and I don't get sick anymore." There are so many phobias in America today there is even a website - www.phobialist.com- that lists ... the technology that they learned through the development and research of the Edsel and used it to produce the Ford Mustang, which was in its time Ford's all time best seller and at one time the most profitable car in America. From what the engineers ...

13. Why Do You Believe What You Believe?

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... up and demanded to know what was holding them up. When they reported that they hadn't yet discovered a place shallow enough to ford, Patton pointed to his wet trousers and calmly informed them that he had personally waded across the river at a point a few hundred yards away. They hurriedly investigated the river and proceeded to get their unit moving again. A faith based on reason alone will be a very cautious faith with little fire, little daring. This is not to disparage reason. Reason is essential to ...

14. David Flees to Gath—Again

1 Samuel 27:1-12

Teach the Text

Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... (cf. 26:19), but the Lord has protected David and reminds him of his destiny time and time again (cf. 1 Sam. 23–26). Yet his faith wavers, and he leaves the land he is destined to rule. He resorts to deceit, as he has done before (cf. 1 Sam. 21–22), rather ... of his divine oversight and in the promise of eternity. History: In The Attentive Life (2008), Leighton Ford, head of Leighton Ford Ministries and former member of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, tells the following story: When the bombs ...

15. The Scroll and the Lamb

Revelation 5:1-14

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

... open it, the writing discloses the objects of divine wrath rather than the recipients of divine redemption. (2) Ford suggests the writing contains the prophecies of divine judgment found in Revelation (Revelation, pp. 92–94). The visions ... each other and to form together a community which bears witness to the new Jerusalem in the age to come (Cf. S. C. Mott, Biblical Faith and Social Change N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 1982). The power of God which raised Jesus from the dead is at work in the community ...

16. The Thousand Years

Revelation 20:1-7

Understanding Series

Robert W. Wall

... —especially to scoffers! In our view, then, the idea of a millennium found in 2 Peter is symbolic for the redemptive plan of a faithful God whose promises are patiently fulfilled according to a divine timetable and not one drawn up by scoffers or well-meaning prognosticators (cf. Acts 1 ... the first to experience the blessing and holiness of the eschaton when Christ returns in his glory (cf. Ford, Revelation, p. 350). John employs this idiom as an exhortation for those in his embattled audience to overcome ...

17. Behold The Man Who Turned Toward Jerusalem

Mark 10:32-34

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... wrote out a check for $5,000. The next day headlines in the paper read, "Henry Ford Gives Orphanage $50,000." Later that day the director of the orphanage called and apologized. Henry Ford said, "Never mind. I'm giving you a check for the other $45,000, but only ... is more than we can do on our own. The good news is we are not on our own. Carl Michalson, in his book Faith For Personal Crises, told the story of Felicitas of Carthage. She was a Christian who was persecuted and placed in prison. While there she ...

18. Report of a Secret Meeting

John 3:1-21

Sermon

George Bass

... be to God - and to Jesus Christ, our Lord, who died on the Tree and rose from the Tomb, that we might live forever. 16. Webster, Douglas, In Debt to Christ: A Study in the Meaning of the Cross (Philadelphia: Fortress Press). 17. Forde, Gerhard O., Justification by Faith - A Matter of Death and Life. (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1982). 18. From a story in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, August 17, 1983, by Dennis McGrath. 19. A story by Paul Levy and Lewis Cope, "Jamie Fiske Story Inspired Seven-year-old ...

19. Opening Up Heaven

Luke 3:21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... was so astonished and impressed by his action, that he cabled Mr. Ford himself, who was visiting a European plant, and explained the entire event in detail. Immediately Ford cabled back: "Dam up the Detroit River," he said, "and baptize the ... what is your own." Baptism is the symbol of a new life. Most of us, following the example of our Lord, have already taken that step of faith and commitment. Today we are one week removed from the beginning of a new year. This can also be a time for a new beginning for ...

20. The Look Of Eagles

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... eagles . . . I wonder if St. Paul had the look of eagles in his eyes? Here was a man who was converted to the faith after being one of its harshest critics and most intense persecutors. Here was a man who spent much of his ministry in chains as ... things. "A weakness of all human beings," Henry Ford said, "is trying to do too many things at once. That scatters effort and destroys direction. It makes for haste, and haste makes waste . . . Every now and then," Ford continued, "I wake up in the morning . . . with ...

21. The King Born in a Manger

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... scene. She said, “I didn’t put it up because my husband died, but because Jesus was born.” There’s a woman of faith. It is because people are in need, because people are hurting, because people are grieving that they have found hope in the babe of ... sympathizes with our situation. Years ago, during one of the “welcome home” ceremonies for Desert Storm troops, veteran film star Glenn Ford told a story of his involvement in the Vietnam conflict. He referred to a time when he and a number of ...

22. Where a Cross Should Be Worn

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... motivational rally, not a community of redemption and sacrifice. The most precious symbol of the church is the cross. Mark this down. Our faith was born in failure, rejection and despair. If you’ve ever failed at something, if you’ve ever been rejected by somebody, if ... Tiger Woods. One name that will probably never surface in a conversation about golfing legends is Doug Ford. “Few people would have any idea that Ford won the 1957 Masters. He never won another green jacket and he hasn’t made the cut ...

23. Crossing the Jordan

Joshua 3:1-4:24

Understanding Series

J. Gordon Harris

... action of the story slows down in the crossing narrative (Josh. 3–4). Commands are repeated and events are described in laborious detail to indicate the importance of crossing the Jordan for the faith of Israel. The narrator also describes a liturgical drama that would be used for instruction of the young. The fords of the Jordan River and then Gilgal, the camp after Israel crossed the river, become the central locations for the narrative and the events to follow. The Israelite narrator’s point of view ...

24. When Good People Pray

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... s the wonderful promise of Christian baptism. We can have new life in Christ Jesus, William P. Barker tells about a machinist with the Ford motor company in Detroit who had, over a period of years, “borrowed” various parts and tools from the company which he had not bothered ... 2. (St. Louis: CBP Press). 3. Contributed. Source unknown. 4. Emil Brunner, Our Faith, pp. 111-112. 5. Tarbell’s Teacher’s Guide, Vol. 82, (Old Tappan, N.J.: Fleming H. Revell). 6. Scott Walker, Life Rails ( ...

25. What Do I Do When My Prayers Go Unanswered?

Deuteronomy 3:1-11, 23-26

Sermon

James Merritt

... ." God says, "I will answer you." God always answers prayer. Let me put it to you this way - if you are a child of God through faith in Christ and you are walking with Him and living for Him, the only prayer that God doesn't answer is the prayer you don't ... for that is very simply. God has a plan that is better than yours. Years ago with I was kid growing up, Ford used to have a slogan that went like this, "Ford Has A Better Idea!" When it comes to your plan for your life, trust me - God has a better idea! I ...

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