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Mark 13:1-8, 24-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... left the mountain which contained a volcano with no cap. Without a cap of earth to keep it sealed under pressure, Mount St. Helens then exploded, sending a 100 story high mixture of ash, magma, rocks and sand spreading a path of destruction 10 miles wide as ... of white stone. And the temple was enormous. The outer court was nearly a quarter of a mile long and three football fields across. It was bordered by walls. On top of those walls were magnificent, covered cloisters or walkways, with richly carved wooden ...

2. Precocious

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... She was known for being cheerful and happy and always non-plussed. Her good friend was the famous actress Helen Hayes. At Mary Martin’s memorial service, Helen Hayes told about a trip the two of them took to Paris. They were walking through one of the ... show us how to sing God’s praises IN the world, not out of it. From the mountains to the valleys to the cities to the fields, everything in the world echoes God’s song, and we are part of that Song. When we refuse to sing, we remove ourselves from God’s ...

3. What Is Man?

Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... feeling?” (7) Ask.com doesn’t know how Aunt Helen is feeling, but God does. We’re not the center of the universe; we have significance only because God has given us significance. But there is one more very important thing to be said: We have been given responsibility for the care of the earth. “You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths ...

4. Characteristics of Christ That You and I Need

Mark 8:27-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... was abandoned in a farm house by the side of the road. A traveling evangelist found baby Helen and smuggled her out of China. Eventually, he brought her to the U.S., where Betty Stam’s parents raised her. The story has an interesting conclusion: When news of John and Betty Stam’s martyrdom reached their colleagues at the Moody Bible Institute in the U.S., over 700 students volunteered to replace them on the mission field. (3) How could the Stams be so calm and so courageous in standing strong for their ...

5. What Do You Call Success?

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.’” Our Mormon friends, as well as our Jehovah’s Witness friends, take this kind of evangelism very seriously--going out two by ... at the hands of an enemy soldier, though in this day of terrorism, I suppose anything is possible. But think of Helen Roseveare’s experience and then imagine it wasn’t an enemy soldier, but cancer, inflicting that kind of suffering. Or, even ...

6. Proper 10

Genesis 25:19-34, Isaiah 55:1-13, Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17, Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... , it grows for a time and then dies back; while in the hearts of others, it doesn't germinate at all. Different yields for different fields. The explanation lies with the soil. Outline: 1. Why does the yield of God's word (the seed) vary so much? 2. It's not ... more important than love. We see the connection between love and growth in the Helen Keller story. When Ann Sullivan came to live with the Keller family, as her live-in teacher, Helen was out of control. Being deaf, dumb and blind, she was locked in a ...

7. The Call To Ministry

1 Kings 19:9-18

Sermon

Robert Allen

... make a difference with our lives. We may not be called to stand in the pulpit and preach or cross the oceans to a mission field, but we are called to make a difference in our own little corner of the world. How are you answering the call to make a ... finally came home, he could hardly stand up. His wife helped him up to bed and he said to her, “Helen, I’m sorry! Would you pray for me?” Helen bows her head and prays, “Dear Lord, I pray for my husband, John, who lies before you drunk.” “Hey ...

8. Flesh-eaters; Blood Drinkers

John 6:51-58

Sermon

King Duncan

... the breaking of bread. When they come together, each member brings a handful of grains of wheat. It may be from one's own field, or from their personal supplies at home. As they enter the church, they each pour their grains into a common pot. When all have ... the hungry. He decided to ship his surplus wheat to the Soviet Union. This gift would serve as a memorial to his beloved Helen. With the help of other farmers, Don Butcher shipped many tons of wheat and dried beans to the former Soviet Union, Moldova, and ...

9. The Last Parable

Mark 12:1-12

Sermon

James McCormick

... by the mother of Helen Keller. You remember, that while she was an infant, Helen Keller lost both her sight and her hearing. How can you communicate with someone who can neither see nor hear? Her mother cried out, “O, my precious little Helen, if there were only ... decided that on November 27 at noon, everyone in the country would walk out of homes, businesses, offices, factories, or fields. Everyone would simply walk out into the streets at noon. Every bell in every church in Czechoslovakia would be rung at ...

10. Oops! I Didn't See You

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... friend of his, a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology. One day this friend telephoned another specialist in the same field and asked him for a favor. “My wife has been having some abdominal problems and she’s in particular ... The New Yorker magazine, had a special friend to whom he always took a special gift. His friend’s name was Helen Keller. Most of you remember this name. Helen Keller was a special lady who could neither see nor hear, but still was an outstanding author and speaker. Wollcott knew ...

11. The “Nine Lives” of David

1 Samuel 19:1-24

Teach the Text

Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... :28–39). Illustrating the Text God’s people are not insulated from danger. Christian Autobiography: Living Sacrifice, by Helen Roseveare. Dr. Helen Roseveare (b. 1925) was an English missionary to the Congo from 1953 to 1973, where she practiced medicine ... but also medical care has been recorded in her books and in articles. About her multiple hardships on the mission field, including the treatment by rebels, she recounts: Beaten, flung on the ground, kicked—teeth broken, mouth and nose gashed, ribs ...

12. Who's The Blind One Around Here?

John 9:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... different kinds of brightness. Another patient was asked what he could see. He answered that "he saw an extensive field of light, in which everything appeared dull, confused, and in motion. He could not distinguish objects." Another patient saw, " ... but had the gift of spiritual sight was Helen Keller. She once wrote, "I learned that it is possible for us to create light, sound and order no matter what calamity may befall us in the outer world." (5) Helen Keller possessed an inner light even in the face ...

13. Only Matthew…Only Joseph

Matthew 1:1-13

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... was in college, I traveled with a drama troupe called "The King's Players." One of the plays we performed was called "For Heaven's Sake" by Helen Kromer. In it there is a poem which I can still, after all these years, repeat from memory: I'm nothing, I'm nobody, no one, ... version. Perhaps we prefer an Advent focused on looking back across the ages to the warm memories of shepherds in the fields and silent nights, a baby in a barn and adoring angels. Perhaps we prefer a Hallmark Christmas by Currier and Ives ...

14. Can These Bones Live Again?

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and floating debris, some of the salmon and steelhead had managed to survive. By using alternate streams and waterways, some of which were less than six inches deep, the fish returned home to spawn. Within a few short years, the fields, lakes, and rivers surrounding Mount Saint Helen teemed with life. The water and soil seemed to benefit from the nutrients supplied by the exploding volcano. Even the mountain itself began to show signs of new vegetation. (2) Don’t ever call any situation hopeless not as ...

15. Being Wealthy, Religious and Powerful

Micah 2:1-5

Sermon

... moments have occurred or not. The calm voice and the calm figure are in the foreground, the devastated Mount St. Helens in the background. The foreground takes precedence over the background. Not so here. All the fury of the text is ... said came true. What they had done to others was done to them. "We are utterly ruined. Among our captors he divides our fields." Uncleanness has destroyed with a bitter destruction. We have moved beyond Micah, but not beyond the conditions he describes, not beyond the message ...

16. Led To Follow

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... we at last have found our connection with God. It is in every human soul. Ann Sullivan approached her deaf and blind student Helen Keller saying, “Today I am going to teach you about God.” Ms. Keller signed to her “Good, I’ve been thinking about him ... question. He had the heritage but had not met the Holy One. Whether you have traveled from afar o’er moor and mountain and field and fountain or whether you are living in the same city and been in the church all your life, the question is the same. ...

17. With A Name Like That . . .

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... strange dream he had during last year's election. He dreamed he was crossing a large field when suddenly he realized he was not alone. The field was populated by a large herd of Texas Longhorn cattle. Suddenly a very unfriendly looking bull ... them. Look for his spirit of love, tolerance, forgiveness. For Christ is already at work in the lives of everyone on this earth. When Helen Keller, that beautiful child who was denied the ability to see or hear, was first told the Gospel story it is said that she ...

18. Essentials

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... theology, about the means and method of baptism and communion, about songs and hymns and choruses and chants, but in the mission fields it was all about the essentials. It was all about Jesus! What do we believe? What do we confess? Are we ... dispossessed, if we take the side of the oppressed, against the wealthy and powerful, we should expect resistance from the world. Sister Helen Prejean, who works for victims' rights and also against the death penalty, noted in her book, Dead Man Walking, that if you ".. ...

19. Good News about Thanksgiving

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... healthy about Thanksgiving meals. Most of us will overindulge this Thanksgiving, just as we do every Thanksgiving. There is a humorous story that actress Helen Hayes used to tell on herself. As she retired to the kitchen to put the finishing touches to a Thanksgiving dinner she was ... not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little ...

20. When It’s Time to Seek Direction

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... 2nd chapter saying “I need to say to this my particular Jewish audience Christ who was born is Christ for all”. O’er field and fountain and moor and mountain they followed the star. In the heat of the day and the chill of the night, they ... together in the formation of your life, is the deep, deep, deep hunger for God. Ann Sullivan approached her deaf and blind student Helen Keller saying, “Today I am going to teach you about God.” Ms. Keller signed back, “Good, I have been thinking about Him for ...

21. A Young Man's Vow

Luke 14:25-33

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... cost whether he have wherewith to complete it. The result was that I resolved to realize my plan of direct human service in Equatorial Africa.”[1] As he planned to enter the mission field, his family and close friends attempted to persuade him otherwise, telling him he would be wasting his enormous gifts in Africa. His wife, Helene, served as a nurse by his side for many years. Eventually, she had to leave him and return to Europe because of poor health. From time to time Dr. Schweitzer returned to Europe ...

22. Epiphany 5

Matthew 5:17-20, Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... you put too much salt in food, it is no longer tasty. Try eating a tablespoon of salt alone. Or if you put salt in a fertile field, it is no longer fertile. The allies broke the dikes and let in the sea on the Island of Walchern in the Netherlands when they invaded the ... have no sight. Persons who live in moral darkness do not develop sight and insight. 2. Sight while Blind. Helen Keller once was traveling through Connecticut. She commented that someone was using yellow paint. At first those traveling with ...

23. Step Three - Faith

Mt 8:5-13 · Heb 11:1-7 · Is 55:6-9

Sermon

John A. Terry

... 101. In any survey course there is always far more to study than is possible to cover. I tried to study the entire field of theological thought. I reviewed all my class notes. I even resorted to prayer. But neither the study nor the prayer prepared me ... than ours. God's thoughts are higher than ours. Yet ours is a God who is present and accessible, even in our ignorance. Helen Keller, when communication had been made by touch of hand through long and patient love, when she could learn about God in Christ ...

24. Do You Believe In Easter?

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... meets us in the middle of our grief over someone we desperately want to meet again in heaven. So it was for the great actress, Helen Hayes. Her nineteen-year-old daughter died of polio. She wondered how she would bear the loss. She said that her key to survival was ... a shame! Do the people in your workplace know you’re a Christian. If not, why not? That’s part of your mission field. The most important thing you can say to another person is this: "I believe that Jesus Christ is alive because he has touched ...

25. For He Shall Save His People

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Staff

... who are keenly aware and can read between the lines, you will take note that when the Angel meets the shepherds out abiding their fields he says, “Peace good will toward men.” That’s well and good and fits my four year old concept of Christmas. But the ... it just the opposite. We see power as being invulnerable. There was a song that came out a number of years ago by the singer Helen Ready that rather typified what many sought in the woman’s lib movement. It went: I am woman. I am invincible. That is a ...

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