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1. With Malice toward None, With Charity for All

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

James Merritt

... him." He said, "I have, and I ask you to do it to me as a personal favor." He said, "Why?" He said, "Because that's exactly what Jesus has done for you and for me." With tears in his eyes, George Washington walked into the next room and soon returned with a paper on which was written the pardon of Michael Whitman. Peter Miller went personally with him to the stockade, saved Michael Whitman from the hangman's noose, personally took him back to his own home where he led him to faith in Jesus Christ. Peter ...

2. Gentle On My Mind (Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness)

Galatians 5:23

Sermon

James Merritt

... Blessed are the men with meekness." Now why is there might in meekness? Why is there greatness in gentleness? When George Bush was inaugurated as President of the United States, he said he wanted America to become a "kinder, gentler nation." ... John 3:16. Then he began to preach on the love of God, the life of Jesus, the joy of eternal life. When he finished, Ike Miller hit his feet. Everyone just stared in awe and fear, wondering if he was going to carry out his threat. But instead, he simply walked out ...

3. Christians Aren't Perfect; They Are Forgiven

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

... and say that he would like to have this man freed of charges so that he would not be executed.General Washington said, "I cannot do this for your friend." Peter Miller said, "My friend? That man is probably the worst enemy I have in the world." George Washington said, "That being the case, that changes everything. I give him a pardon." Peter Miller had walked 60 miles to get this pardon, but he wasn't finished because the execution was taking place 15 miles away. When he walked to that place he got there ...

4. The Parables About Response

Mark 4:30-34, Mark 4:26-29

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... that he had been told that the field used to be nothing but rocks and weeds. "George," he said, "look at how God has turned this field into a thing of beauty." "Yes," said George, "but you should have seen it when God had it alone." God alone gives the ... the seed blossoms to maturity, it can be a thing of beauty. Small beginnings can have great endings. Some years ago Charlie Miller was one of my poorer confirmation students. He just didn't seem to get the information I was teaching. He was a discipline ...

5. Treasured Relics

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... does not pretend in this parable that all of us are alike. Max DePree is chairman and chief executive officer of Herman Miller, Inc., the furniture maker which was named one of Fortune's ten best managed and most innovative companies. In his book, LEADERSHIP ... Harry Von Zell tells about comedian George Burns' love for singing. As Von Zell puts it, "I know George is a great music lover, because a poet once said that every man kills the thing he loves, and I've heard what George does to a song." Burns himself ...

6. The Apostles' Creed: I Believe

Mark 9:14-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Scientist, and he talked about what they believe. I was the only Protestant in the group, and frankly, I didn't know what to say. What do I believe?" "That woman," said Miller, "must have come into the church on conFUsion of faith, not confession of faith."(3) No doubt. But she is not alone, is she? We are living in a period of history ... Confessions, (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1985), p. 62-63 6. G. A. Studdert Kennedy, I Believe: Sermons on the Apostles' Creed, (New York: George Doran & Co., 1920), p. 22

7. Face To Face With God

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... saw any one with them but Jesus only." (RSV) The focus of the story ends where it must end -- on Jesus. Herb Miller in his book, ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN VERBS tells about the famous Chapel of Loretto in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This ... dismal and dirty. "I see you've changed your house," the elder said to the woman. "Aye," she said, "I have. You can't hear George Matheson preach and live in a cellar." (5) Is that not true for those who have experienced the reality of the transfigured and resurrected Christ? ...

8. Visioning Or Vanishing?

Proverbs 29:1-27

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... prevalent at this time. In World War I a French General was asked, "Which side will win?" His reply is worth remembering: "The side that advances." (3) George Lyon of Scotland was 68 when he finally proposed to Catherine MacDonald, age 60. They had been dating 44 years. When asked why George waited so long, Catherine replied, "He is a bit shy, you know." (4) Herb Miller, in his book FISHING ON THE ASPHALT, shares that the average church member has listened to 6,000 sermons, heard 8,000 prayers, sung 20,000 ...

9. A Quantum Decision

Mark 1:4-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... the authors interviewed their subjects again and found that their lives had been permanently changed by this decisive moment. As Dr. Miller, one of the book’s co-authors, said, “The moment it happened, they knew they had gone through a one-way door ... dedicate your whole life to God. But it also signifies that you belong to a very significant community—the church. The Rev. George M. Maxwell Jr. says that at the Connecticut church where his daughter was baptized, the pastor had a little routine that she ...

10. Forever Hopeful

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... determine, not one of them has any problems. Would you like to go there?" "When can we leave?" answered George. "That sounds like my kind of place." "If that's the case, George," Peale said, "I'll be happy to take you tomorrow to Woodlawn Cemetery because the only people I know ... soconfidently, triumphantly, even joyfully, by the power of the Christ who is faith, hope and love. 1. Jerry Miller, "Up Jumped the Devil: Legendary Losers of the Indianapolis 500," Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History. (Spring, ...

11. The God Who Is Near

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... 1) Dr. Leslie Weatherhead, HOW CAN I FIND GOD? (Revell Company). (2) Stephen F. Olford, GOING PLACES WITH GOD, (Wheaton: Victor Books, 1983) (3) Dr. George Buttrick. (4) Nelson L. Price, FAREWELL TO FEAR, (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1983). (5) Susan Russell, quoted in Arthur Tonne, WITH PARABLES, (Emporia, KS: Didde, 1945). (6) Keith Miller and Bruce Larson, THE PASSIONATE PEOPLE, (Waco: Word Books, 1979). (7) (Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 1983). (8) Cyril J. Barber and Gary H. Strauss, THE EFFECTIVE ...

12. Blinding Specks

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

Herchel H. Sheets

... in truer perspective. 1. Boris Pasternak. Doctor Zhivago, p. 229. New York: The New American Library, Inc. (Signet Books). Copyright 1958 by Pantheon Books, Inc. 2. Arthur Miller. After The Fall, p. 7. New York: Bantam Books, 1965. First Printing in 1964, Viking Press. 3. Henry Sloane Coffin. The Ten Commandments, p. 184. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1915. 4. Charles Elroy Burbank, Editor. Hawthorne’s Mosses From An Old Manse, pp. 257-274. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1916. 5. John Masefield ...

13. Setting The Record Straight

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... will move ahead or return to earth and attempt to live a better life. The episodes shown on the giant television screen of Daniel Miller's life reveal a man who is often fearful and afraid to take action. The prosecutor recommends that he return to earth to work ... There is heaven. 1. Norton Juster, THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH (New York: Random House, 1964), p. 20. 2. H. Eddie Fox & George E. Morris, FAITH-SHARING (Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 1986), p. 96. 3. William E. Phipps, "Jesus on Marriage and the ...

14. Moving On Up

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... the pie. (5) “The Jeffersons” was one of the longest-running sitcoms in the history of American television. The show focused on George and Louise Jefferson, an affluent African-American couple living in New York City. The show was one of the first to portray ... billboards to Mother Teresa’s honor all over that vast sea of poverty the world calls Calcutta. “Her sermons,” says Miller, “. . . were not reputed to be great. It was her life that called for transformation and conversion.” (8) I hope, as ...

15. Have You Seen a Buck Flying Past?

Luke 16:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... managed this life I’ve given you.” How would you answer? Have you been a wise manager of this life God gifted you? Dan Miller is a career coach and best-selling author. He tells of receiving an application for coaching services from a 40-year-old teacher who wrote ... Dudley Tyng was just 33 years old. Pastor Tyng’s character and his ministry were so influential that his friend, Rev. George Duffield, wrote a hymn in Tyng’s honor and presented it at his memorial service the next week. The hymn begins ...

16. Temptation Island

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... sins from God. As long as we live in denial about a certain sin, that sin still controls us. As noted author Calvin Miller has said, "When we confess, we do not ask primarily for forgiveness. Once we are saved, our sins are forever forgiven. But ... blood. Finally, the family knew Ben had hit rock bottom when he stole his mother's jewelry and sold it to buy drugs. For months, George searched the crack houses and homeless shelters for some sign of his son Ben. And then the call came. The voice didn't even sound ...

17. You Can Be Forever Young

Genesis 25:1-11

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... To my children I am old. To my father I am just a boy. When I look in the mirror, I just see a member of the George Foreman generation. We're not getting older; we're getting better. Bifocals because "it's time"? Bah! Humbug! As much as anything else I suppose it ... crowds as large as the regular PGA and often larger. And the players, from the "youngster" Nicklaus to Chi Chi Rodriguez to Miller Barber and Arnold Palmer are still shooting below par. There is a great lesson to be learned by observing life and ...

18. Is There Any Wind?

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... was totally unaware that a Baptist from America was there, spying on his litany but very much in need of the Lord. Calvin Miller testifies that he was able to worship there far away from home in two unknown languages because, as he puts it, a fire ... the Christian Year. Eugene H. Peterson (ed.) New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1992, pp. 152-153. 2. The Saints Among Us. George H. Gallup, Jr. & Timothy Jones. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishing, 1992, pp. 61-62. 3. Happiness Is a Choice. Barry Neil ...

19. Searching For A Lost God

Romans 9:30--10:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... Our neighbors are looking for us to be genuine representatives of the mind and heart of Christ, and nothing else will do. Herb Miller tells about a trial that was beginning many years ago at the courthouse in a small county-seat town. When officials prepared ... Messerschmidt, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Hampton, VA. 2. Herb Miller, ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN VERBS (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1989.) 3. (Schaller, September 3, 1975). ” George G. Hunter, III, TO SPREAD THE POWER, (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1987). 4. ...

20. Building A Home

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... Mushy sentimentality? No, authentic Christian faith. For that is the love God has for us. 1. "Virtual Baby," June 4, 1995, p. 18. 2. READER'S DIGEST. 3. Dan Rather with Micky Herskowitz, THE CAMERA NEVER BLINKS TWICE (New York: William Morrow, 1994). 4. George E. Knowles, A WORLD TO LOVE (Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1990), p. 49. 5. "In Praise of Black Mothers," by Laura B. Randolph, May 1998. 6. Dennis Prager in GOOD NEWS, July/Aug, 1993, quoted in CHRISTIANITY TODAY, Oct 25 ...

21. The Heart of an Intimate Matter

Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... correct, and it is bleak. We cannot save ourselves; we are truly lost. In order to be reminded how serious things are, Dr. Donald Miller keeps a picture of five year old Sasha on his desk, a child he never met. He writes: “Sasha is one of the children ... comes to romance. “Honey, I’m home,” is just not adequate! I love the story from the late 1970's when Phyllis George interviewed Roger Staubach. It was a dull interview until Phyllis asked, "Roger, how do you feel when you compare yourself with Joe ...

22. What Happens When I Die?

John 14:1-4

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... Bernard Shaw once said that he doubted that he could stand an eternity of George Bernard Shaw! We are not promised that we will merely live forever. That could be hell, instead of heaven. You see, life must have more than length in order to be meaningful. It must have depth as well. In Arthur Millers great play Death of a Salesman, Willy Lomans wife cannot understand why he should have committed suicide. At this time especially.. First time in 35 years we were just about free and clear. He only needed ...

23. Power in the Pulpit

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... needy generation. On that date the most far reaching radio broadcast up to that time was scheduled; it was the message of Great Britain's King George at the opening of the London Naval Arms Conference. The whole world was to hear the voice of the King for the first time. Citizens of ... 1838, 143-144. 4. Quoted in Lee Williams, No Room for Doubt, (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1977), p. 36. 5. Miller, Life and Works of Abraham Lincoln, 5:209. 6. Liberty, September/October, 1984. 7. Jane Chastain, Dispatches, 22 May ...

24. Keep the Stars in Your Eyes

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... writes, "If the '80s were the decade when nothing was sacred, then this is the one when everything is" (Cyndee Miller, "People Want to Believe in Something," Marketing News, 28, December 5, 1994, 1). And when we allow the label "sacred ... , Target, Borders, Barnes & Noble are expanding their religious inventories. Syndicated evangelical columnist Cal Thomas appears now in 450 newspapers, second only to George Will. It's time for the church to say, "The truth is not out there; the truth is in here, right here, ...

25. Holy Hocus-Pocus!

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

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