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Psalm 63:1-11

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Maxie Dunnam

... that there was really no reason for the Soviet authorities to have done this. Yet, nevertheless, in the middle of the night, they had taken a giant bulldozer and had sought to destroy that ancient Jewish presence in Kiev. In that setting, Herbert Gold’s professor friend said, you have heard of brain drain – and that’s what the Soviet authorities were complaining about, because so many of their intellectuals were defecting. You have heard of brain drain – the problem here in Russia, though, is not ...

2. The Three Shower Gifts

John 1:1-18

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Leonard Sweet

... possibilities of what lay at the end of the star. One brought a gift for a “king”—nothing less than pure gold. Gold is never a bad choice. Gold testified to the true royalty of this sign-rich king. But how was this newborn child, not born in a ... Ferrar was the priest who founded the Little Gidding Community, which T. S. Eliot made famous a century ago. After his death Herbert arranged to have deposited his entire collection of poems in the care of Ferrar. His only instructions were to deposit them as ...

3. Can You Hear the Music?

Luke 18:9-14

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Leonard Sweet

... stands behind all those accolades high achievers get throughout life — Rhode’s scholarships, purple hearts, Silver stars, gold statues, merit raises for school teachers, making partner in a big firm, getting re-elected (in any ... amazing grace as a Debt-Eliminator, and Jesus, the Great Debt-Eraser. One of the greatest poets in the history of Christianity is George Herbert. He lived from 1593 to 1633. Born into a wealthy family, he received the best education of his day and taught at Cambridge University. ...

4. Will Names Never Hurt Us?

Proverbs 10:1-32

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... against in school. To support that conclusion, he cites the results of a test done in 1973 by Herbert Harari, a psychologist at the University of California at San Diego. Eighty elementary school teachers were handed eight ... of money, it was obvious from their behavior that "a good name is more to be desired than great riches; esteem is better than silver or gold." No doubt, that good name "Sunkist" and the good will it has engendered repaid those California orange growers many times over, but back then it ...

5. Inevitabilities and the Last Days

Mark 13:1-31

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James W. Robinson

... to the ancient historian, Josephus, were forty feet long and twelve feet high by eighteen feet wide. It was sheathed with gleaming gold. If it existed today, it would be one of the world’s greatest tourist attractions. The disciples must have been amazed and ... p. 47. Quotation and context by permission of publisher. 2. Ibid., p. 48. 3. Awe, Chulho (as told to Herbert F. Webster). Decision at Dawn (New York: Harper and Row, Publishers), pp. 70, 71. Quotations and context by permission of publisher. 4. Ibid., ...

6. The Difference between Happiness and Joy

1 Peter 1:1-12

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Leonard Sweet

... to Paul, it's profoundly important. Unless we're filled with joy we cannot pray. And unless we pray we cannot give thanks" (Herbert McCabe, God, Christ and Us; edited and introduced by Brian Davies (New York: Continuum, 2003), 110). 4) Happiness is from the world. Joy ... 's the message printed on the Sunday School cup. Could the hunger for this go-for-the-true-gold message be why the bidding on this gold trimmed cup went to $252.50? Let others worship glittering dust And boast of earthly toys Christ is ...

7. Windows Of Wonder

Sermon

James Angell

... strong regard and awe; but speech alone, Doth vanish like a flaring thingAnd in the ear, not conscience, ring. - George Herbert (1593-1633)"The Windows" Windows have been opened for me by two modern artists of the imagination. There's this ... has been found. Come in, please ..." Jesus, said Fred Cropp, left the story there. A legend tells of a boy who looked for some windows of gold which he saw far away "when he looked in the valley at sunrise each day." He set out in search of them, only to discover them at ...

8. Stewards of Creation

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... , hang onto their checkbooks and purses, fill out a pledge card reluctantly, and sing the hymn: "Take my silver and my gold, not a mite would I withhold." For biblical justification of this once-a-year holy harassment, we preachers drag out the ... (which used to be called losing money), we are apt to compromise all of our ethics and give up all of our Christian morals. Herbert H. Kirsten wrote in The Des Moines Register of June 7, 1985, "A prudent solution requires a national land-use law that will recognize ...

9. Good News For You

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... occurred. In retrospect some recognized that the gifts the magi brought to offer to the Christ child spoke powerfully of the glory that was to come “gold, as the symbol of his kingliness “frankincense, a fragrant incense, the symbol of pure worship, an indication of his essential mission “and myrrh, symbolic of the ... lights bear witness to it. The Savior has come into our world. * Ernest J. Lewis in Herbert V. Prochnow, 1,497 JOKES, STORIES AND ANECDOTES (New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 1985).

10. The Grief Of God

Luke 19:28-44

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King Duncan

... it takes on the lives of the fine young men and women our families and communities produce. In a novel by Rabbi Herbert Tarr, A Woman of Spirit, the title character Hannah Trilling leaves her "ethical will" for her children. She writes: "I'll always be ... story of a small boy who was walking along the street with his parents during the Second World War. They saw a house with a gold star hanging in the window. "What does that mean?" asked the boy. His parents told him that it meant that that family had lost a ...

11. Body Sculpting and Self Shaping

Mark 1:21-28

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Leonard Sweet

... technology-fascinations we strive to create the perfect outer self, a slimmed-down and firmed-up body. Once a "Ten" or "Gold's Gym" body is achieved through makeovers by Moore's Nautilus and takeovers by TCBY (the new breakfast, lunch and dinner ... what ails you, even if you have to turn your kitchen into a chemistry set, can sound pretty good. Says Mt.Sinai's Dr. Victor Herbert: "People want to believe in magic. They see nutrition as a religion, not a science." The drive to shape our own bodies, sculpt our ...

12. Valley of Weakness (Series: Peace in the Valley)

Luke 6:17-26

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J. Howard Olds

... diseases.” Let me pose a question, “Why is it so hard to own our weaknesses?” Is it because Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer continue to teach us “natural selection” and the “survival of the fittest?” Is that the name of life’s game? Just ... a dog sled. Underneath is this caption, “Unless you are the lead dog, the scenery is always the same.” Try telling an Olympic Gold Medalist there is very little difference between her swim time and those who win no medal at all. See if she agrees. How ...

13. What's It Take to Be A Saint? (All Saint's Day)

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... are drawing near to the river of death. As they reach the river they are met by two shining figures whose raiment shines like gold and whose faces shine as the light. These two shining figures are able to lead Christian and Hopeful as they emerge from the river ... the glory of Christ. 1. Dr. Ken Carter, http://www.providenceumc.org/files/mediaArchive/21/s_101107.pdf. 2. Herbert Lockyer, Daily Promises (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., 1996). 3. http://mppc.org/sites/default/files/transcripts/ ...

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