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1. Be Careful What You Wish For, You Just Might Get It!

1 Samuel 8:1-22

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David E. Leininger

... reading from Goodnight, Moon and Curious George and wishing for a chance to go back to those days. I know how he feels. I have only one more year before I send my son off, and, to be painfully honest, I do NOT look forward to that. Hillary Clinton wrote in her syndicated newspaper column this week, "We find ourselves fighting back tears as we contemplate what our days will be like when our daughter leaves the nest to embark on a new stage of life." I know. Someone has suggested that God made teenagers the ...

2. Angels

Psalm 91:1-16

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David E. Leininger

... an NBC special called "Angels: The Mysterious Messengers." Michael Landon starred for five years as an angel sent to earth to assist mortals in "Highway to Heaven," and CBS currently has one in the same vein on Saturday nights' called "Touched by an Angel." Hillary Clinton has a gold angel pin she wears on days she needs help (1). Lots of interest. According to a Time Magazine/CNN poll, 69% of American adults believe in the existence of angels; 46% believe they have their own Guardian Angel (2); almost one ...

3. The Difference Is You

Matthew 5:13-16

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King Duncan

... legal work to us." "This is church business," shouted one of the women as she pounded her fist on his desk. Eventually, an investigation was launched. The jailer resigned. And gradually things changed for the better. (4) In the recent Presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton was criticized for saying she could have stayed home and baked cookies. These women could have stayed home, too, but they decided to be salt and light, and the salt burned and the light glared ” but they changed things in their little ...

4. Want To Sit At The Head Table?

Luke 14:1-14

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King Duncan

... to her predecessor: "Nancy Reagan adores her husband; I adore mine. She fights drugs; I fight illiteracy. She wears a size 3; so's my leg." (2) No wonder some of us think the country would be better served if the election were between Barbara Bush and Hillary Clinton. Don't you love a person with a sense of humor? A person with a sense of perspective? A person who doesn't take himself or herself too seriously? If so, then you really ought to love Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus had a terrific sense of humor ...

5. How Many Times Should We Forgive?

Matthew 18:21-35

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King Duncan

... obvious thought: I. Forgiveness is a tough chore. It's not easy to forgive. There are people who have no association with Officer Schroeder who still have not forgiven Katherine Ann Power. In fact, I think some people actually enjoy hating and resenting. Sen. Hillary Clinton was speaking at a prayer breakfast in Washington, D. C. She was joking about the vast amount of criticism she and her husband have received over the years. She said, "In the Bible, Jesus says we must forgive seven times seventy. I just ...

6. Grace in the Midst of Judgment

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

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Glenn McDonald

... News & World Report asked a large group of Americans whom they thought was worthy of going to heaven, Mother Teresa of Calcutta topped the list, receiving the support of 84 percent of those polled. Oprah Winfrey received a thumbs-up from 66 percent, Bill and Hillary Clinton merited 52 and 55 percent respectively, and O. J. Simpson brought up the rear at 16 percent. What was most revealing was the answer to the final question in the poll: Do you think you personally are going to heaven? A stunning 86 percent ...

7. Righteousness Exalts a Nation - The Fourth of July

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James McCormick

... to find someone who does not love his country. But patriotic feelings are not enough. Loving your country is not enough. It takes more than that to be a good citizen. George Bush loves his country. John McCain loves his country. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton love their country. So do Kim Jong-il and Hugo Chavez. These political leaders all love their countries – I’m convinced of it. But some love their country more helpfully and more healthfully than others. Love of country is good or less than good ...

8. Precious and Privileged Children

Galatians 4:4-7

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Donald Charles Lacy

... . In Jesus' case it is more — much more — than a lofty level of respect. It is seeking to become like one who came to us as God in the flesh. This is a lot more than trying to become like a Michael Jordan, Barry Bonds, Ronald Reagan, Hillary Clinton, or even Billy Graham! Models of people in our midst and people long gone may be helpful, but they do not have the substance of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. Even denominations have to be careful that Martin Luther, John Calvin, and John Wesley are ...

9. Come, Holy Spirit, Come

Psalm 104:24-34

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J. Howard Olds

... God takes away their breath, they die." For he breathes into us the breath of life, and these dust balls become living beings. May I ask you today. What has knocked the wind out of you lately? What has knocked the breath out of you recently? Hillary Clinton announced to the world this week that when her husband confessed to his affair with Monica Lewinski she could hardly breathe. She started gulping for air, began crying and yelling at Bill, wanting to wring his neck (maybe she should have, I don't know ...

10. How to Have a Rich Future

Mark 13:24-37

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King Duncan

... those who say they know when the market will crash, but the truth is the markets often defy all logic. Some things in life are unknowable even by the world’s greatest experts. Remember when every political pundit in this land was convinced that Hillary Clinton would be our next president? The future is, to a certain extent, unknowable. For that matter, none of us can know for certain what the future holds for us individually. Beware of the fortune cookie that tells you that romance, prosperity and good ...

11. The Art of Impersonation

Matthew 5:21-37

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King Duncan

... love for God grows, then we will begin to think with the mind of God and respond with the heart of God. That is the starting and ending point of all that God means for us to be. 1. “Meet Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Impersonators Who Make a Living by Playing the Presidential Candidates” by Jake Lefferman and Alexa Valiente, Oct 31, 2016, https. 2. “Meet The World’s Top Joel Osteen Impersonator” by Michael Hardy, Feb. 1, 2018, Texas Monthly, . 3. @overheardinnewyork “128 Hilarious Conversations ...

12. Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

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Will Willimon

... place. People go to universities for bread and power. People get up on a March Sunday and come to Chapel to pray for spiritual attainments. And Jesus refused. What will Satan offer us? When defending her efforts on the national healthcare debate, Hillary Clinton once said, “All the American people are asking for is security." Security. Is that too much to ask? Security. So we spent $1 trillion on the project. It's called ''health care," but let's call it ''security management." While we were spending ...

13. How To Fail Successfully

Mark 6:7-13

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Maxie Dunnam

... Majors. I heard a marvelous story sometime ago about Thomas Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer for the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company -- in fact, he told the story on himself. Lately I've been hearing it about President Clinton. So the story goes with the new actor Bill Clinton in it. He and his wife Hillary were driving through a city up east and noticed they were low on gas. They pulled over at the first exit and came to a dumpy little gas station with one pump. There was just one attendant ...

14. How to Fail Successfully - Sermon Starter

Mark 6:1-13

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Maxie Dunnam

... Johnny Majors. I heard a marvelous story sometime ago about Thomas Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer for the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company in fact, he told the story on himself. Lately I've been hearing it about President Clinton. So the story goes with the new actor Bill Clinton in it. He and his wife Hillary were driving through a city up east and noticed they were low on gas. They pulled over at the first exit and came to a dumpy little gas station with one pump. There was just one attendant ...

15. Be Careful Which Entree You Choose

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

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King Duncan

... was on an announced trip out of town, pizza orders to the White House went up an average 18 percent. (I'm not sure what that means. Maybe Bill pigs out when Hillary's not around.) Here is a pizza fact that has nothing to do with the Clintons: *Domino's California pizza franchises had over 100 requests for after-midnight deliveries to fat farms and health spas. Sounds like someone is cheating, doesn't it? (1) I don't know what relevance these figures have for us, except to emphasize what an important role ...

16. Generous Religion

Luke 6:27-36

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King Duncan

... heaven. Only 79% believed Mother Teresa would. Sixtysix percent believe Oprah will. Sixtyfive percent believe Michael Jordan will. Sixtyone percent believe Colin Powell will. Sixty percent believed Princess Di would. Fiftyfive percent believe Al Gore and Hillary Rodham Clinton will. Fiftytwo percent believe President Clinton will. Only 47% believe TV evangelist Pat Robertson will. (1) "Heaven," Mark Twain once said, "goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out, and your dog would go in." One of ...

17. What Are Your Chances of Going to Heaven

John 14:6

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James Merritt

... second? Oprah Winfrey at 66%. Third place went to Michael Jordan at 65%. Fourth place went to Colin Powell at 61%. Princess Diana scored an impressive 60%. But when it came to politicians, the figures began to plummet. Al Gore and Hillary Rodham Clinton each scored 55%. Coming in next was Bill Clinton at 52% (keep in mind this was before the latest scandals). Newt Gingrich came in at 40%. But then what is surprising, is to find that even heavenly connections didn't seem to help much in some cases. Only 47 ...

18. Are You Dressed For The Banquet?

Matthew 22:1-14

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King Duncan

... take this accession seriously enough? Perhaps this part of the parable is designed to reinforce the idea that God's invitation really does matter. Perhaps you have been reading about the "politics of meaning" as espoused by our first lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton. It is a phrase coined by writer Michael Lerner. The politics of meaning is based on the idea that Americans are hungry not for the things that politicians offereconomic entitlements and political rightsbut for meaning in their lives. "Human beings ...

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