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John 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... we have the same spirit Christ had. Let us yield ourselves to him this day. 1. (New York: Ivy Books, 1991), pp. 155-160. 2. http://www.chapel.duke.edu/worship/Sunday/viewsermon.aspx?id=1. 3. (New York, NY: Warner Faith, 2005), pp. 69-70. 4. The Rev. Dr. Gary Charles, Day 1, 2005. http://www.day1.net/index.php5?view=transcripts&tid=512. 5. As told by Dr. Glen Schmucker

2. The Jesus Connection

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... wouldn't long be able to keep himself from being swept over the falls by the raging stream. Seeing his friend's plight Gary immediately grabbed hold of a sapling and stretched out over the water as far as he could in a desperate effort to reach his ... fruitful life we bear witness to God's presence in our world. An outspoken atheist in the early part of this century, Charles Bradlaugh, challenged a preacher named Hugh Price Hughes to a public debate in London. The preacher gladly accepted the challenge, but on ...

3. The Year of the Woman

Genesis 2:18-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... and that requires the grace of God. In his book Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life, Charles Swindoll writes about the courtship and marriage of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Although he was a world-renowned aviator, Charles Lindbergh was not content to have his wife stand in his shadow. He encouraged Anne to develop ... @att.net to subscribe 6. (Portland, OR: Multnomah Press, 1983), pp. 66-67. Cited by Gary Bruland, https://www.preaching.com/sermons-topics/marriage-friends-and-lovers-genesis-218-24/.

4. The Work of An Evangelist

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... s ax, he passes the baton to his young friend, Timothy, and entrusts to him the next lap of his race. [Gary W. Demarest, The Communicator’s Commentary: 1,2 Thessalonians; 1,2 Timothy; Titus (Waco, Texas:Word Books, 1984) p. 285] These ... for persons, then you will do the work of an evangelist. There is an old story about a church in Ystad, Sweden. Back in 1716, King Charles XII announced to that little town that he was going to come and visit them, and that he would worship in the village church. The pastor ...

5. Predictions of the Future

Mark 13:1-8; Luke 21:5-38

Illustration

... ." Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in "Gone With the Wind." "Radio has no future. Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. X-rays will prove to be a hoax." William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, British scientist, 1899. "It will be years not in my time before a woman will become Prime Minister." Margaret Thatcher, 1974. "I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone." Charles Darwin, The Origin Of Species, 1869. "There ...

6. Driven To Serve

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... Harvard Business School Press, 1995), p. 171. 3. Bruce Melver, JUST AS LONG AS I'M RIDING UP FRONT (Dallas: Word Pub., 1995), pp. 80-81. 4. IN OTHER WORDS . . . , Mar/Apr 1993, p. 7. 5. Charles R.Swindoll, THE BRIDE (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1994), pp. 35-36. 6. Gary R. Collins, CHRISTIAN COUNSELING, (Dallas, Texas: Word Publishing, 1988). 7. Greg Asimakoupoulos, Concord, California in LEADERSHIP/'93, Winter Quarter 1993. 8. Patrick Perry, "Safe Under the Sun," Sept./Oct. 1996, p. 42.

7. An Empty Stage Or An Empty Tomb?

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... SO HAS LIFE. Because of what happened that first Easter Sunday, you and I can walk in freedom and dignity and joy. That prince of the pulpit Charles Hadley Spurgeon was walking the streets of London deep in thought when he saw a young street boy. The lad was carrying an old, bent bird cage. ... stage ” his was an empty tomb. 1. (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1991). 2. Charles Panati, PANATI'S BROWSER'S BOOK OF BEGINNINGS (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984). 3. Tony Campolo, THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS A PARTY ( ...

8. Willing And Able

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... others who also had great needs. Would Jesus take time for him? In his novel, A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens tells about two very different men--Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Darnay was an innocent Frenchman, and yet he ended up a victim of the excesses of ... , March 1996, p. 53. 2. "Beware Belgium" by David Brooks, Modern Maturity, Nov./ Dec. 2000, p. 52. 3. Monday Fodder 4. Gary E. Parker, The Guilt Trip (McCracken Press, New York, NY, 1993). 5. Bill Hybels. The God You're Looking For (Nashville: ...

9. Love: The Happiness of a Godly Family

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... O 1965 Blue Seas, Inc., Jac Music, Inc., International Copyright secured. Made in USA. All rights reserved. See also, Charles R. Swindoll, Dropping Your Guard (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1983), p. 114. 3. K. M. Banham,"The Development of Affectionate ... 1968, p. 44. 7. Delores Krieger, "Therapeutic Touch: the Imprimatur of Nursing," American Journal of Nursing, May 1975, p. 784. 8. Gary Smalley and John Trent, The Blessing, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1986), p. 40. 9. Ibid, pp. 41-42. 10. Ibid. p. ...

10. When Christians Pray

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... happen. Why? Because we have God’s power, God’s presence and God’s purpose. What more could you ask for? 1. Cited in Charles L. Allen, All Things are Possible through Prayer (Westwood, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1963), pp. 52- 53. 2. You Don’t Need a ... Thomas Nelson Inc., 2005), p. 163. 4. Taken from www.benwitherington.blogspot.com; November 11, 2005. Cited by Gary Yates, http://www.preaching.com/sermons/11547123/. 5. God’s Devotional Book: Inspiration and Motivation for the Seasons of Life (Colorado ...

11. Lent 4

Luke 15:11-32, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Isaiah 12:1-6, Joshua 5:1-12, Luke 15:1-7

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John R. Brokhoff

... who made themselves rich by demanding exorbitant taxes, women who sold their bodies to satisfy the sexual lust of their customers. These were people who told dirty stories and used profane language. In our day they are the Charles Mansons, the Gary Gilmores, the Himmlers, the Bonnie and Clydes, the John Dillingers. These people are atheists, anti-God, anti-church, and anti-decency. Associate with these people? b. Sinners need repentance.Jesus associated with sinners not because he approved of their ...

12. Lent 4

Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 · 1 Cor 1:18-31 · 2 Cor 5:17-21 · Isa 12:1-6 · Jos 5:9-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... -collectors who made themselves rich by demanding exorbitant taxes, women who sold their bodies to satisfy the sexual lust of their customers. These were people who told dirty stories and used profane language. In our day they are the Charles Mansons, the Gary Gilmores, the Himmlers, the Bonnie and Clydes, the John Dillingers. These people are atheists, anti-God, anti-church, and anti-decency. Associate with these people? B. Sinners need repentance. Jesus associated with sinners not because he approved of ...

13. In The Lion's Den

Daniel 6:1-28

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... an upstairs room with windows opened toward Jerusalem. Do you think Daniel changed his habit because of the king’s decree? Did Gary Cooper run away when his sworn enemies were due to hit town at high noon? Of course not. Daniel’s enemies caught ... ." You can see the lion on the Internet, on the Napster Website, for example, where teenagers can download songs about the murderer Charles Manson, songs about cop-killing, suicide, and every kind of perverted sex. You can see that lion on TV in a pagan program ...

14. What Are Spiritual Gifts For?

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... is with its purposes. This concern parallels, interestingly enough, our contemporary concern with so-called New Age spirituality. Charles Allen, the great Houston, Texas, pastor, used a technique many ministers have alluded to in their efforts ... behavior except the Christ. 1. Derl Keefer The Abingdon Preaching Annual 1998 (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997), p. 56. Thanks to Gary Carver of Chattanooga, Tennessee, for pointing me to this source. 2. Richard S. Ascough, The Formation of Pauline Churches (Mahwah, ...

15. Lost In America

Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... our own family. We have a grand calling to care for the lost. For there is rejoicing in Heaven whenever one who is lost is found. 1. As told by Motivational Speaker, Les Brown. 2. Brennan Manning, THE SIGNATURE OF JESUS, (Old Tappan, N.J.: Fleming H. Revell, 1988). 3. Charles Colson: WHO SPEAKS FOR GOD? (Westchester, Ill:Crossway Books, 1985). 4. Harold Hazelip and Ken Durham, JESUS OUR MENTOR AND MODEL,(Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1987). 5 ...

16. Visioning Or Vanishing?

Proverbs 29:1-27

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... lack of one for the past twenty years. Anybody can curse the darkness, but people of faith light candles to defy the darkness. Charles Dickens, in his classic book A TALE OF TWO CITIES, perhaps describes best the paradox that the Church is facing when he ... Holmes of Helena, Montana, in "Catch The Spirit" booklet published by the United Methodist Committee on Communications. 2. Thanks to Gary Carver of Chattanooga, TN, for this illustration (this is my adaption of it.) 3. Herb Miller, FISHING ON THE ASPHALT ...

17. Better Ignorant Than Uncaring

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... with the love of Christ. 1. "Personal Glimpses," Reader's Digest, June 1999, p. 91. 2. Quoted in Frederick Tatford, Revelation (Minneapolis: Kock & Klock Christian Publishing Co., 1985), pp. iii-iv. Cited in Charles R.Swindoll, The Bride (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1994), pp. 65-66. 3. Gary E. Parker, The Guilt Trip (McCracken Press, New York, NY, 1993). 4. Giggles & Grins Copyright (c) 2000 by Igiggle@aol.com All Rights Reserved, gigglesngrins-subscribe@topica.com 5. My Daily Dose ...

18. Fulfill Your Ministry

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Anticipating the executioners, he passes the baton to his young friend, Timothy, and entrusts to him the next lap of his race. (Gary W. Demarest, The Communicator’s Commentary, I and II Thessalonians, I and II Timothy, Titus, Word Books, 1984, p 285). The ... see the Gospel and we would do the work of an evangelist and fulfill our ministry. I close with this. Back in 1716, King Charles the Twelfth of Sweden announced to the little town of Ystad that he was going to come and visit them and that he would ...

19. Let Not Thy Will Roar, When Thy Power Can But Whisper

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... this would be a good time to call on a Peanuts cartoon. Because you are an intelligent congregation and you know that in Peanuts Charlie Brown is the consummate perennial loser. But to let you know that I read more theology than Charles Schultz, I call on another cartoonist, Gary Larson. He retired from giving us those Farside cartoons, cartoons that were so far to one side that I really couldn’t understand many of them. But this one I got. He pictured an overstuffed woman sitting on an overstuffed sofa ...

20. Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... is the story of a grace that grows best in winter. Here's but one example: We're all familiar with the Charles Dickens, Tale of Two Cities story of Sydney Carton, who changed clothes with Evremonde in the prison. Just before his head was chopped ... Susan paused and then continued, "You want to know what I make? I make a difference. What do you make?" - With thanks to Gary Zustiak, Director, CIY (Christ in Youth) Jesus' death was the only death in history that didn't leave the world impoverished, but enriched ...

21. Dad: The Head of a Godly Family

Joshua 24:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... Lord." Only the father can say it, and the father had better start saying it if America is going to be recaptured for God. 1 Gary Smalley, The Hidden Value of a Man, (Colorado Springs, Colorado: Focus on the Family Publishing), p. 32. 2 Dick Williams, "As Always a Father' ... Fuel Crime Explosion," Conservative Chronicle, 11-21-93. 8 Ibid. 9 Williams, The Atlanta Journal. 10 Reed, pp. 90-91. 11 Charles Colson, A Dance with Deception, (Dallas: Word, 1993), p. 177. 12 Ibid, p. 178. 13 Reed, p. 87. 14 In Other ...

22. The Longest Journey Is the Shortest Distance

Acts 17:22-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... truth of Jesus Christ of God in their midst? Why did Paul expose their search for the "unknown god" as a fruitless quest? Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad in their book Competing for the Future (Boston: Harvard University Press, 1994) suggest that to move forward ... the wilderness. At every turn of his journey, Jesus discovered a greater sense of God-around-him and God-within-him. Charles R. Page II, in his book Jesus and the Land (Nashville: Abingdon, 1995), points out that Jesus' openness to discovery enabled ...

23. Five Smooth Stones

1 Samuel 17:1, 4-11, 21-24, 32-50

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... the image we often get of God through some of the stories in the Old Testament. Some of the passages make God out to an Angry Vengeful God. Kind of like an old Gary Larson Far Side cartoon which showed God looking into a computer monitor. You see a young man walking along and there is a piano overhead being raised or lowered. As you look at ... knows you, God knows you, God treasures you, God forgives you, and God is with you. 1. Charles R. Swindoll. STRESS FRACTURES. (Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1990), p. 128.

24. The Church As Family

Matthew 12:46-50

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... August 8 as this sanctuary is scheduled to be painted and re-carpeted. First I want to thank the Building Committee chaired by Gary Carden and the Trustees chaired by Phil Wenk. You are leading us well. And I want to especially thank Mary Ann Haney and ... Great Thanksgiving, the Holy Eucharist. By whatever name it is the Church’s family meal. In our tradition, all are welcome. As Charles Wesley said, “Come sinners to the gospel feast, let every soul be Jesus’ guest.” 1. Here we receive and share grace ...

25. When the Going Gets Tough

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... , that’s all we need as well. 1. Bantam, 1987. Cited by Dr. David E. Leininger, http://lectionary.org/Sermons/Lein/Mark/Mark_06.14-29_WhenEvil.htm. 2. Hugh Vickers, Even Greater Operatic Disasters (London: MacMillan, 1982), p. 41. 3. Edward Cornish, Futuring: The Exploration of the Future (Kindle Edition). 4. Charles Swindoll, Day By Day (Nashville: W Publishing Group, 2000), p. 93. 5. Rev. Dr. Robert M. Franklin, http://day1.org/1328-strong_in_the_broken_places. 6 ...

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