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Sermon

Thomas Long

... . There is a wordless act of worship, the promise of the resurrection came home. On the road and in the place of worship, the great parabola of grace touches the near edge of life, and Easter becomes a very local issue. 1. Robert Coles, The Spiritual Life Of Children (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990), pp. 332-334.

2. The Cracked Crystal Ball

Jeremiah 28:1-17

Sermon

... resilient and tenacious, most stubborn and unyielding fact that I’ll encounter this day is the eternal and all-embracing love of God. With a God like this, and his caring love, you’ll never need a crystal ball. 6. The Collected Short Prose of James Agee, Robert Fitzgerald, ed., Houghton Mifflin Co., 1968, p. 243.

3. Manasseh

2 Kings 21:1-18

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... or Socrates, Pilate or Christ?2 1. E. Douglas Bebb, God Does Intervene (London: The Epworth Press, 1954), p. 95. Used by permission. 2. "lo Victis" by William Wetmore Story, from Masterpieces of Religious Verse, edited by Morrison (New York: Harper & Brother Publishers, 1948), p. 289. Used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston.

4. Numbered Hairs

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Herchel H. Sheets

... American Library (A Signet Classic), 1938, 1964. 9. Tolstoy, op. cit., p. 548. 10. Reginald L. White. "The Price Of A Life," in "Saturday Review," December 16, 1972, p. 8. 11. John Howard Griffin. Black Like Me, p. 133. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company; Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1960, 1961. 12. Fulton Oursler. Modern Parables, p. 30. Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc. (Permabooks), 1950, 1951, 1952. 13. Iola B. Parker. "Nothing Bad Is Happening Right Now," in "Christian Herald," August ...

5. Counting The Cost?

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... we have made. God certainly did not count the cost that dreadful afternoon at a spot called Calvary. 1. Lytton Strachey, Eminent Victorians (New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1928), p. 147. 2. From "The Vision of Sir Launfal" quoted in The Poetical Works of James Russell Powell (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1978), pp. 108, 111. 3. "How Does the Soul Grow?" in Masterpieces of Religious Verse, p. 363. 4. "If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking" in Masterpieces, p. 418.

6. God Bless the Child

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... .cfm?article_ID=ZZZ3S3DRUDC&sub_cat=355 3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (1999). Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 4. "Does Universal Preschool Pay?" Business Week, 4/29/02 5. Psalm 127:3-4 6. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1987

7. What We Have Is A Communication Problem

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... . The important thing is that we listen ” listen to Christ. "This is my Son," said the voice from the cloud, "My Chosen; listen to him!" 1. Marvin T. Suitt, Oakdale Baptist Church, Madison Heights, VA 2. Lloyd Dobyns and Clare Crawford-Mason, QUALITY OR ELSE, (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991). 3. John C. Maxwell, BE A PEOPLE PERSON, (USA: Victor Books, 1989). 4. (New York: The Viking Press, 1979). 5. Dr. Julius Segal, WINNING LIFE'S TOUGHEST BATTLES (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1986).

8. Drooping Arms And Crooked Feet

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... of self worth ” a great new purpose ” and one day a crown of victory placed on our heads by Christ himself. 1. Robert H. Spain, HOW TO STAY ALIVE, (Nashville: Dimensions, 1992), p. 2. Martin Blumenson, THE PATTON PAPERS 1885-1940 (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1972). Cited in Allen Wheelis, HOW PEOPLE CHANGE, (New York, Harper & Row Publishers, 1973), p. 77. 3. Joseph P. Klock, "The Purpose Of Life," PERSONAL SELLING POWER, Nov/Dec 1992, p. 62. 4. Contributed by Wayne Long. Source: ILLUSAURUS.

9. The Problem With The Big Ten

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... not enough. What is needed is to add to these laws the love of Jesus. That is why Jesus said that he had not come to destroy the Law but to fill it full. To fill it full of love. 1. Isaac Asimov's, TREASURY OF HUMOR (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1971). 2. "To be a Beacon," Ted Roberts in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Cited in "Heroes for Today, a compilation, READER'S DIGEST, April 1996, p. 185. 3. Max Anders, THE GOOD LIFE (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1993), p. 215. 4. "Honesty First," John Feinstein in INSIDE ...

10. Light

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... a stable in Bethlehem ”a stable that serves as a nursery for the King of Kings. He is what the world has been seeking. He is where the world is headed. He is the One who brings light into your life and mine. 1. William Zinsser, Editor, EXTRAORDINARY LIVES, (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company). 2. From a sermon by Norm Lawson 3. From an Advent "Calendar of Devotions" by Jo Carr and Donna Cash, Abingdon Press, 1980, p. 29.

11. Lord, When You Came Down To The Jordan

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... ), p. 119. 3. Jane and Robert Handly, The Life Plus Program for Getting Unstuck (New York: Rawson Associates, 1989), pp. 56-57. 4. Charles Kuralt, On the Road with Charles Kuralt (New York: G. P. Putnam & Sons, 1985), pp. 26-29. 5. Robert Coles, The Spiritual Life of Children (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990), pp. 333-335.

12. May Christ Be Born In You

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... our ways and realign ourselves with Jesus Christ. Amid all the confusion we need to hear clearly the voice of John the Baptist calling out to each one of us. "Prepare the way of the Lord..." 1. PRAIRY EARTH. William Least Heat-Moon. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991, p. 525. 2. WHEN THE HEART WAITS. Sue Monk Kidd. San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1990, pp. 181-182. 3. THE CUP OF WONDER. Lloyd John Oglivie. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1976. 4. Op. cit. WHEN THE HEART WAITS. Kidd ...

13. An Empty Stage Or An Empty Tomb?

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... Pavlova danced in the hearts of the people who loved her and admired her. The resurrection of Jesus was something more. He is alive. More than an empty stage ” his was an empty tomb. 1. (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1991). 2. Charles Panati, PANATI'S BROWSER'S BOOK OF BEGINNINGS (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984). 3. Tony Campolo, THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS A PARTY (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1990). 4. Gary Smalley and John Trent, THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE (Pomona, CA: Focus on the Family Publishing, 1988).

14. Building A Church

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... COMMENTARY, #5 (Waco, TX: Word Books, 1985), pp. 47-48. 5. Jacqueline Schiff in SATURDAY EVENING POST, July/Aug. 1998, p. 37. 6. "Digital Living," by Dr. C. Thomas Hilton, THE CLERGY JOURNAL, January 1995, p. 39. 7. "Old Reliable," PEOPLE, Nov. 11, 1998. 8. Jeffrey McQuain, POWER LANGUAGE (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996).

15. Insincere Religion

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... fool God. Isn't it time we put aside all excuses, all rationalizations, and give ourselves unreservedly to Christ, the Son of the living God? Isn't it time we quit criticizing and began bearing a cross? 1. Jeffrey McQuain. POWER LANGUAGE (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996). 2. Arthur P. Boers, "Church Growth and the Consumer Church," THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY, Sep./Oct. 92. . 3. Augsberger, Myron S. THE COMMUNICATOR'S COMMENTARY #1 (Waco, TX: Word Books, 1982), p. 257. 4. THE JEWISH HUMOR LIST. 5. Pp. 140 ...

16. Excited, Motivated, Changed!

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... the church on the day of Pentecost. Let's pray that it happens again--to us--our church--here and now. 1. Maurice Boyd, A LOVER'S QUARREL WITH THE WORLD (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Westminster Press, 1985) 2. Richard C. Huseman and John D. Hatfield, MANAGING THE EQUITY FACTOR (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989). 3. Tim McCarver, OH, BABY, I LOVE IT! (New York: Villard Books, 1987). 4. Napolean Hill, THINK AND GROW RICH (Connecticut: A Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1960).

17. In The Beginning And The End...God

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... -thin, and dies; Where but to think is to be full of sorrow And leaden-eyed despairsWhere beauty cannot keep her lustrous eyes, Or new love pine at them beyond tomorrow. (John Keats, "Ode to a Nightingale", In selected Poems and Letters, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1959, pp. 205-206). The poet had felt the emptiness, the darkness the meaninglessness, the hopelessness of life. And that happens to us. The darkness of our particular circumstances make us believe that all of life is dark and so we are frightened ...

18. How Does It Work?

1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Sermon

James L. Killen

... the Lord's Prayer in unison, and then shouting all together, "Keep a-coming back. It works if you work it." We need to know that is true of the Christian faith as a whole. It works if you work it. ____________ 1. David Macaulay, The Way Things Work (Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1988).

19. Why The Evergreen Trees Never Lose Their Leaves

John 1:1-14

Drama

Matthew Powell

... the juniper are always green, and that is why the evergreen tree is the symbol of kindness and of the birth of a new life at Christmastime. The End Source: There is a version of this folk tale in Good Stories for Great Holidays by Frances Jenkins Olcott, published by Houghton Mifflin Company in 1914.

20. Risky Business

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... ," The Wall Street Journal, 245:107, June 2, 2005, A1. 2. Erik Weihenmayer, Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See (New York: Dutton, 2001), p. 72. 3. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994), p. 60.

21. Never Too Old For God: Abraham And Sarah

Genesis 18:1-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... 're Never To Old For God." 1. Parables, Etc. (Saratoga Press, P.O. Box 8, Platteville, CO, 80651; 970-785-2990) June 1996 Adapted from What about Tomorrow? by J. Wallace Hamilton. 2. The American Heritage Dictionary, Third Edtion Version 3.6a, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1992. 3. Parables, Etc. (Saratoga Press, P.O. Box 8, Platteville, CO, 80651; 970-785-2990) Oct 1986 Creative Sermon Resources, Volume VII, Summer, 1986, page 294.+ 4. James Hewett, HOW TO LIVE CONFIDENTLY IN A HOSTILE WORLD, (Dallas, Texas: Word ...

22. Wedding Bell Blues

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... into new creations Trust Jesus. Let His true glory and identity be revealed and you will be transformed. 1. Clean Jokes, www.jokeaday.com 2. Parables, Etc. (Saratoga Press, P.O. Box 8, Platteville, CO, 80651; 970-785-2990), January 2002 3. Robert Coles, The Spiritual Life of Children(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990), pp. 333-335. 4. Parables, Etc. (Saratoga Press, P.O. Box 8, Platteville, CO, 80651;970-785-2990), January 1990

23. Whose Wife Will She Be?

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... , Craddock Stories (St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2001). 2. Michelle Cromer, Exit Strategy: Thinking Outside the Box (New York, NY: Penguin Group, 2006). 3. Josephine Young Case’s At Midnight on the 31st of March, an out-of-print title published in 1990 by Syracuse University Press (originally published by Houghton Mifflin, 1938). Cited at http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/easter_incredible.htm. 4. Dynamic Preaching, Oct/Nov/Dec 2010.

24. Oh, That I Knew Where I Might Find Him

Job 23:1-9, 16-17

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need" (Hebrews 4:14-16). Amen. 1. Archibald MacLeish, JB (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1956), p. 14.

25. An Answer Out of the Whirlwind

Job 38:1-7 (34-41)

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... and all, is the God who has redeemed and will restore it. The God who was hidden in deep darkness will be revealed to us in glory. Amen. 1. Robert Frost, Selected Poems of Robert Frost (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963), p. 201. 2. Archibald MacLeish, JB (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1956), p. 147.

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