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Matthew 1:3, 5, 6

Sermon

James Merritt

... laundry. You would think the lineage of Jesus would be a roll-call of the rich, the famous, the elite and the admired, but quite frankly some of it reads more like a police line-up and the inmates at the county jail. The first thing that would have caught ... or in someway has shamed the family. The term originated from the fact that the occasional black sheep will be born into a herd of white sheep and black sheep were considered undesirable because their wool cannot be dyed. White is the preferred color for ...

2. Way Down In Egypt's Land

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... the right setting in which the mere mention of His name might shine forth like a spectacular jewel, like a diamond against a black velvet cloth." (4) Before we leave Christmas entirely, we need to be reminded of the reason for the season. The child that was carried ... As he was visiting, a little boy came up to him and stroked the sleeve of his coat. "I’ll never forget it," Frank told Adele. "You know full well what I’ve always said about Christmas," he said. "Christmas is for children! Well, it’s about ...

3. Just Like Frank

Humor Illustration

... and which fork to eat them with. He could fix anything. Not like me. I change a fuse, and the whole street blacks out. But Frank Feldman, could do everything right. Passenger: Wow, some guy then. Cabbie: He always knew the quickest way to go in traffic and avoid traffic jams. Not ... like me, I always seem to get stuck in them. But Frank, he never made a mistake, and he really knew how to treat a woman and make her feel good. He would never talk back ...

4. Our Journey With Jesus

2 Corinthians 5:17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... he suffered, was an inspiration to all of us. I used one of the letters that he had written me in my book on the Psalms. Frank had read that book and had been moved by Randy’s letter to me and he was quoting that letter in his sermon. You can imagine ... here enjoying this delicious meal.” John didn’t respond. When they left the restaurant, the parking attendant delivered a long, sleek, black Mercedes. As they drove toward home, Martha said, “John, you know if it were not for my money, we wouldn’t have ...

5. Second Chances

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... most respected senators of his generation. I have to wonder, though, what would have happened if Alan Simpson had been a young black male from a poor family and had committed the same offenses? Would he have been given the same second chance or would ... 3) He is also a polished public speaker addressing corporations about how to protect themselves from people like him. True story. Frank Abagnale, like Alan Simpson, is a man who could testify, “Thank God for second chances.” Here’s something we should note ...

6. "Why Don't We Just Tell Them Our Names?"

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... marked, "O-Z." And thus he came up with a land called "Oz." There's nothing peculiar about Peculiar, Missouri, Frank Gallant learned in researching a book about unusual American place-names. In 1868 the town's first postmaster proposed names ... to hear 'em roar. Thus, in 1963, the South gave birth to a 120 proof, demented Southern segregationalist who would bomb a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, the 16th Street Baptist Church, on a Sunday morning, killing four innocent girls: 3 eleven-year-olds and one ...

7. Children Of Dust Or Children Of God?

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... love, all people are children of God. We sing, "Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world; red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world." And that's true. All people, everywhere ... business leaders in Chicago. They were all very serious about serving the Lord in this magnificent house of worship. A man named Frank Loesch was one of the ushers. He was not a very imposing-looking man, but he was a legend in Chicago at ...

8. Slavery and Freedom

John 8:31-41

Sermon

... And we recognize the prostitute and understand her to be a slave to sin. But we do not see ourselves as captives of the sin of racism. This is one of the greatest indications of the power of sin to enslave. In 1970, I stood in the home of Anne Frank in Amsterdam and saw pictures of black Americans being hosed down by policemen and held in place by snarling dogs. Right next to these pictures from America I saw newpaper clippings of the Russian mistreatment of the Jew. I had never seen my mistreatment of the ...

9. There's No Such Thing as Too Much Sugar

Psalm 91:1-16

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... and urged that someone from the paper come to visit and do a story. OK. "This is too good to pass up," thinks reporter Frank Quinlan - a page-one scoop. True or not, it becomes his job to track down this alleged angel and bring him back to ... for anyone or anything. They are not curmudgeons, for that implies some wit, but rather they are simply disapproving people full of black thoughts and dire predictions, critical of everyone but themselves."(7) Know anybody like that in Warren? I, for one, am tired of ...

10. All My Children

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... have tremendous redeeming power. It was a Saturday morning in January in Michigan. A blizzard was in full force. Pastor Frank Lyman was making a hospital call and when he returned to his van, he discovered he had a flat tire ... heard the stories of Jesus. Deep in his heart he knew that "Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world; red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world." Maybe his change of heart was simply a recognition ...

11. The Will

Mark 13:1-31

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... I know them very well. The probate is finished. Okay. And I’m to inform the Farges family of the results? Okay — well, thanks, Frank. I’ll get right on it. Oh, boy. (to receptionist on intercom) Tell the Farges folks that I’ll be with them in ... were born on different planets. We don’t even agree on religion. Carl: I’m a fundamentalist and I’m proud of it. Black is black and white is white, in my book. I’m sick of these people who run around and preach, “Everything is gray.” Merrial: You ...

12. Mary AND Martha, Heart AND Home

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... 25% to 45% of the people in only four years. Venice, the only Italian city to keep accurate death records, reveals that the Black Death killed 60% of its population. In fact, the plague was so virulent that it was said that one might have breakfast with ... brother Lazarus, resided in Bethany, Jesus’ “favorite place on earth” (in the words of the title of a new book by Frank Viola). When Jesus and his disciples arrived at their door it is Martha who formally “welcomed” them into their home. As hostess ...

13. Love Without Limits

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... and backpedals as she tries to ask him what she, a white person who sincerely cares about good racial relations, can do to help black people. Malcolm X stops for a moment, looks directly at her and coldly says, "Nothing!" Then he marches on. That's a little ... to accept that anything was impossible when it came to her daughter's welfare. Now I know I'm on dangerous ground, but I frankly believe that the human being in Jesus grew in his confrontation with that woman. After all, Luke tells us that Jesus grew in ...

14. Dad: The Head of a Godly Family

Joshua 24:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... son because he was not measuring up to his expectations. After a few choice words, the father said, "Frankly, I'm just ashamed of you; you still don't have a job; when George Washington was your age ... births 5.3% of live births in 1960, 30% today and we have the makings of social chaos. This year 700,000 white babies and 500,000 black babies will be born out of wedlock.2 Liberals, Hollywood, ivory tower politicians, and the intellectual elite, are shrugging their shoulders and saying, "So what?" Let me ...

15. A Burden or a Song

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

James McCormick

... load/lift, and they thought the idea was a catchy one, so I heard more sermons on the subject than I wanted to hear. Frankly, I never cared much for them. Do you have ideas, like that, that turn you off sometimes? I thought it was a pointless ... a gold star for every good deed we do, and a black mark for every bad deed. When we die, God adds up the gold stars and black marks. If we have more gold stars than black marks we go to heaven. If we have more black marks than gold stars then we go to hell. And that’ ...

16. The Divine Deal ...

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16

Sermon

Ken Lentz

... . Unfortunately, some neighbors, unaware of the plot, called the police. Only when the perpetrators were apprehended, did the boys in blue recognize their police chaplain and rector of the seminary, Msgr. Frank Canfield and friends. The vandals were released and Jesus remained black for a very long time. Ministerial and ecumenical groups regarded the riots as a wake-up call to begin aggressively the work of reconciliation and racial integration in the Detroit area. Not all Christians celebrate the season ...

17. A Road Straight to Your Heart

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... It is about 3.5 miles in length and, by the time it was finished, it cost a staggering twenty-two billion dollars. Rep. Barney Frank, a congressman from the area, said it would have been cheaper to raise the city instead of lowering the road. (2) John the Baptist ... in an ordained ministry. All their religious services are held in private homes. Whenever a worship service is held, a big black wagon full of benches is driven to the designated home, and the worshipers gather. No one knows in advance who will ...

18. Trumpets in Church on Easter, The Very Idea!

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jon L. Joyce

... trumpets sounding forth from the balcony. Well, the trumpeters were quite enthusiastic, and I must admit, quite loud; and, quite frankly, the innovation was not received with unanimous approval. In fact, one elderly lady in the congregation was quite vocal ... to the water. Don’t worry about me." I crawled out of the tent. The water was at the highest point yet, still and black in the yellow light of my lamp. Little specks of coal dust swam lazily on the surface, going nowhere. "Lord," I said, "You’ve ...

19. Seeing God In The Ordinary: Family

Luke 4:16-30

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... to run down to the basement and turn off the iron she had accidentally left on. Without bothering to grab a towel or robe, Frank headed down to the basement. Just as he reached the bottom stair, the lights came on and about two dozen friends, family and colleagues ... surprising the baby had dark hair, since both her husband and she were fair. The grandmother said, "Well, your daddy has black hair." To which the daughter replied, "But, Mama, that doesn't matter, because I'm adopted." With an embarrassed smile, ...

20. Lost Baggage: The Middle Seat

1 Corinthians 5:1-13

Sermon

James Merritt

... refers to “mourning over a dead person.” Instead of wearing white like they were going to a party, this church should have been wearing black as if they were going to a funeral. What Paul says is strong, but true. Just like cancer he says, “Let him who has ... to minimize salt. If you have digestive or heart problems, one of the first things doctors do is put you on a low sodium diet. Frankly, salt is bad for you. Now, most of us accept a little bit of salt. We accept a little bit of a bad thing because ...

21. A Sign in the Heavens

Isaiah 60:1-6 · Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... , “Myrrh.” The third one then gave them his treasure and said, “And Frank sent this.” Well, it’s possible one of the wise men could have been named Frank. “And Frank sent this.” Speaking of traditions, Maria von Trapp tells us another tradition ... wise men were residents of three different parts of the world, and they were of three different races--white, yellow and black. These three men beheld the star shining over Bethlehem independently and yet at the same time. Each decided on his own ...

22. Salve To Soothe Our Souls

Jeremiah 8:4--9:26

Sermon

Richard L. Sheffield

... it," and at tax time, "how do I keep more of it." I listened until it was time to speak. I whispered to one of the black ministers who was leading the group, "Do you suppose those kids would want to hear what the white pastor of a 'well-heeled' westside church has ... worship life of the people was directed to other gods, other concerns, and some of what Jeremiah describes would be frankly considered inappropriate reading from this pulpit, even though it's described in detail on headline news. You'll have to ...

23. Victim or Visionary

John 19:28-37

Sermon

Robert Bachelder

... , it had to make an illegal payment to an official of the Honduran government. It was something other companies were doing, but Eli Black was too sensitive to live with this procedure, and it claimed his life. With agonized conscience, he jumped to his death from the ... mean, and I think that Christianity is nothing if it is not realistic about this. But always it is. Always our faith is frank and open-eyed. So it is that in Chapter 8 of Romans, Paul speaks of the sufferings of the present time, the slavery to ...

24. Onesimus

Isaiah 43:1-13

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... skin, language background, national origin, economic standing, or sex, cannot be basis for discrimination. If a seventy-year-old black woman is best qualified to be governor of the state, president of the university, or head of a corporation ... Among the Letters of Paul; Morton S. Enslin, Christian Beginnings; and Deissman’s St. Paul hold that Philemon was written in Ephesus. 2. Frank S. Mead, Who’s Who In The Bible (New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, Harper Chapel Books, 1966), p. 250. 3. Will Durant, ...

25. Bear Love

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Bill Mosley

... God. We act out of his giving. Our acts, our deeds, our works come from grateful hearts empowered by God's grace. Like the bear is a black bear or a kodiak by what he does. Like a person is a mother by the mothering actions she (or he!) does. Faith, the Christian life, ... into every home, in every street and lane. The City Council met and sorrowfully faced the city's plight. They frankly acknowledged their mistake of dismissing the Keeper of the Springs. They sought him out in his hermit hut high above ...

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