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2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... his eye, Franklin slowly rose on his cane to say, "I cannot give you the sun nor the moon, but I give you General George Washington of the United States, the Joshua who made the Sun and Moon stand still when he commanded." (1) This weekend marks the ... one Sunday morning in a small church. As he was waiting for the service to start, he decided that he needed to comb his hair and straighten his tie. Unfortunately, he couldn't find a mirror. But he did find a glass-framed picture hanging on the wall, and ...

2. Is It Wrong for Us to Brag?

Luke 18:14

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... call him a big bag of wind. (Blow up George) I keep telling George that he’d better be careful, or someday when he’s all blown up, someone will slap him on the back and that will be the end of George. (Blow it up again, then BAM, hit it, ... filled with air but instead with love. Some of you may know of people like my sacks. Some people never want to do anything but comb their hair and look at themselves in a mirror and stay pretty. But for what? Other people work hard, and don’t think about themselves, ...

3. Tenders Of The Sacred Fire

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... corner. A spark flashed in this community. A faith community was born and the flames quickly spread through this neighborhood. The charter members knew, of course, that they were doing something that must continue beyond the founders of the congregation. As George Hamilton Combs put it, "What we begin, others will complete. The good is like the building of cathedrals. Only through faith can those who lay foundation stones hear bells ringing in unraised steeples."2 Each pastor has taken a turn as lead tender ...

4. Trees

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... the botanical diversity of our world can prove beneficial in many ways. Even as we speak, pharmaceutical companies are combing through jungles in search of herbs which might prove beneficial to the healing of our bodies. What a wondrous thing ... like a tree planted by a stream. According to Tim Storey in his book, IT'S TIME FOR YOUR COMEBACK heavyweight boxer, George Foreman, used to be a very disturbed, angry, mean, individual. One day after losing a fight, he was lying in the back room on a table, ...

5. Turn on the Lights

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Paul E. Flesner

... along the route he will travel and near the place he will be appearing. They go over each building with a fine tooth comb from roof to basement in their efforts to prepare for his safety. We often refer to them as "advance persons." They work invisibly ... everything is neatly packaged for us and all we have to do is pick it off the shelf when we need it. Nor is faith a "let George do it" affair in which we allow a dedicated few to burn out doing the tasks which belong to all of us. John is saying that ...

6. What Would Bill Do?

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... tie his own shoes without difficulty or button his own shirt cuffs. Having exhausted his patience with state counselors, Bill began combing the want ads himself. Naturally, this met with more rejection. Most times he didn’t even get past the initial phone ... ratio of Christians who have been divorced is higher than the percentage of non-Christians, according to a study by researcher George Barna? (2) Marriage isn’t easy, of course. A hilarious letter has been circulating on the Internet. It’s supposedly ...

7. Facing Difficult Decisions in Life! Part VI

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... are twisted and his feet are useless. He can''t bathe himself. He can''t feed himself. He can''t brush his teeth, comb his hair, or put on his underwear. His shirts are held together by strips of Velcro. His speech drags like a worn- ... is centered on God. People like Robert Reed, David Ring, and Joni Erikson Tada teach us that joy is always only one decision away. Choose God. George MacDonald had great insights when he wrote, "It is the heart that is not yet sure of its God that is afraid to laugh in his presence ...

8. Pre-Game Analysis

I Corinthians 9:19-27

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... devised originally to train these citizens for battle. Battle in those days was hand-to-hand combat, so the games were combative in nature. There was boxing and wrestling. There was javelin throwing, which was a weapon, and discus throwing. There were races ... work, generosity, integrity, humility, loyalty, faithfulness, all piled on top of his extraordinary athletic abilities. As some of you know, George Will writes heroic prose when he talks about Tony Gwynn. But living heroically is no longer seen as being ...

9. God's Dirty Job

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... parents and spouse. They have held children, consoled neighbors, and shook in fists of anger when I didn’t understand. They have covered my face, combed my hair, and washed and cleansed the rest of my body. They have been sticky and wet, bent and broken, dried and raw. And ... of Churches, 1991, 33. Terry Thomas, in a sermon in The African American Pulpit (Spring 2005), 79, tells a George S. Johnson story. Johnson, in his book Critical Decisions in Following Jesus, tells about a doctor who received a call ...

10. A Circle for Dorothy

Ephesians 2:11-22, Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... and the other still at home but just as lost. God is like a frustrated bus captain and a bunch of tired tourists who comb the streets of an ancient city to find Dorothy. John Wesley called it "prevenient grace." It is the grace which goes before; the grace ... . I'm the one that if there's a storm will come and stay." He imagined Mrs. Kruger would come to the door and say, "Ah, George, look who's here! It's our storm child! We've been waiting for you. Come on in. Have some ginger snaps and milk. Bad storm... ...

11. A Shepherd's Love

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... pile of smoldering rubble. “Even before the dust settled, the heroic rescue effort began as thousands of people systematically started combing through the debris to find the survivors. One rescuer told how he had climbed down into a hole in the ... I know the Father . . .” One of the most disturbing and influential books of the last century was a futuristic novel by George Orwell titled, 1984. Some of you undoubtedly were required to read 1984 in school. In this novel everyone is under complete surveillance ...

12. Love Each Other (Mother's Day)

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... usually is attached to someone who isn’t getting enough sleep.” Of course, sometimes it’s not easy having a mom, either. Comedian George Wallace says, “I grew up hearing such stupid things. My mother would say, ‘That’s the last time I’m gonna tell you ... friend. Ortburg says, “My friend decided to love. He took her into his home and cared for her, feeding her by hand, combing her hair, and cleaning up after her messes . . . about all she could do was cry and moan incessantly.” Ortburg thought ...

13. The Choice: Obedience or Punishment

Lev 26:1-46

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... despite disobedience upon repentance (vv. 40–45) 5. Conclusion of Leviticus 25–26 (v. 46) Historical and Cultural Background George Mendenhall has observed that God’s covenant with Israel is very much like treaties made between suzerains (monarchs) and ... 21 hostile. Hebrew qeri appears to be derived from qarah, “to meet, encounter.” Thus, qeri refers to Israel’s combative, stubborn opposition toward God, which God promises to reciprocate (cf. vv. 23–24, 27–28). 26:22 wild animals. ...

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