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1. Does God Care Who Wins the Superbowl?

John 14:5-14

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... of the game's crucial plays, with just over a minute left in the first half and the Steelers leading 14-10, Denver fullback Howard Griffith made a one-handed grab of a John Elway pass and raced into the end zone. "I attribute everything to Him," Griffith said ... an advantage over a non-believer on the other side of it? Richard Wood is a Methodist and Quaker minister who happens to be the Dean of the Divinity School at Yale. He says, "It doesn't seem to me odd that God would know in detail what happens in ...

2. No Other Name

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... Thurman, a beloved professor at the Boston University School of Theology. Thurman was a nationally recognized preacher, author, and lecturer. He served for many years as dean of the chapel at Boston University, bringing it international acclaim. In his autobiography titled With Head and Heart Howard Thurman records a compelling experience on his first trip to India in 1935. He was invited to preach at an Anglican cathedral in South India. Following the evening service, as he stood greeting the worshippers ...

3. Repairing Your Broken Dreams

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... college president and then was forced to live another kind of life. Gart Evans is dean of students. Gart probably had a dream that one day he'd be a dean. He had in his mind what the life of a dean of students would be like. Bet it didn't turn out exactly the way he ... L. Allen in The Miracle of Hope (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1983), pp. 16-17. 2. See John Howard Yoder, The Politics of Jesus (Grand Rapids, Minnesota: William B. Eerdmans, 1972), p. 61. 3. Ernest A. Fitzgerald, How To Be A ...

4. On Being a Beautiful Christian

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... I do not like thee Mr. Fell. Who was this gentleman? He was a clergyman of the Church of England in the 17th century. He was quite a man: Bishop of Oxford, Dean of Christ Church. He was famous in the field of literature; built many new buildings at Oxford University; lifted the academic standards of the colleges. Very few of us remember that. ... Figure Who Has Returned to Haunt Us, (New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1944). 3. Howard Spring, My Son, My Son, (New York: The Viking Press, 1938) p. 273.

5. Homesick For a Future: New Life for the New Millenium

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... power because we have closed ourselves off from the need for such demonstration. (Fresh Winds, Fresh Fire, Jim Cymbala with Dean Merrill, Zondervan Publishing House, 1997, pg. 141-143) NOTE: The second book would be The Lord of Belavista – (Possibly ... and on with us. Many years ago Eldon Weishert wrote what some may label an irreverent poem. He titled it “Coffee at Howard Johnson’s.” I memorized it back then and remember it because it captures the meaning of the transforming power of relationship when ...

6. You Are Somebody!

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

King Duncan

... get you inside the gates of the kingdom, though? Not at all. Jesus Christ died for your sins. He has accepted you as part of his family. That is all that matters. Because of his amazing grace, you and I are children of God. Howard Thurman was dean of the chapel at Boston University. He was also the first African American professor at that stalwart institution. He inspired many of the leaders of the civil rights movement. Thurman attributed much of his own sense of dignity and vocation to his grandmother, a ...

7. Have You Seen a Buck Flying Past?

Luke 16:1-13

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King Duncan

... ? Give an account of your management . . .” Jesus is saying, first of all, that God is the Master of our life and He created us for His own purposes. Our life is not our own. We belong to God. Before his death in 1981 Howard Thurman was the Dean of the Chapel at Boston University and an influential civil rights leader. He was also the grandson of slaves. He recalled his grandmother’s stories of growing up in slavery on a Southern plantation. On Sundays, the plantation owner allowed the slaves to attend ...

8. The Original "Average Joe"

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . The message was from the Lord. It was too strange to have come from anyone else. "...what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit." Uh-huh. Will Willimon is Dean of the Chapel at Duke University. He describes a student who came to him, distressed that he was, in his own words, "losing my faith." When he asked what the faith ... permission of Westminster/John Knox Press 4. William H. Willimon, "Pulpit Resource," Vol. 31, No. 4, p. 51 5. Howard Chapman, Via PresbyNet, "Sermonshop 1998 12 20," #64, 12/17/98

9. Stay in the Boat!

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... you hear, "Take heart. It is I; don't be afraid." What got Peter in trouble? He got out of the boat. STAY IN THE BOAT! Our friend Will Willimon, the Dean of the Chapel at Duke, tells of a visit he made one afternoon to the office of a lawyer in his congregation. It was just a drop-in. Will says he ... John 6:15-21 3. Helen H. Lemmel 4. Posted to Ecunet by Howard Chapman, "Sermonshop 1996 08 11," #24, 8/7/96 5. Will Willimon, "The Gothic Spirit," http://www.chapel.duke.edu/sermons/090896.htm 6. Psalm 139:7-10

10. Science and the Bible

John 17:17, 1 Timothy 3:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... except through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit of a God who created this world with "four corners." No, sports fans, Dean Smith did not invent the four corners! There are hundreds and hundreds of years when men believed that stars could be ... of Peace who can give you peace when nothing else can. One of the great scientist of this century was the American surgeon, Dr. Howard Kelly, who was a professor of gynecology at John Hopkins University in the early Twentieth Century. In his time he was one of the ...

11. The Bread We Daily Need

Luke 11:1-10

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J. Howard Olds

At a small dinner party in the home of a member, a pastor was invited to ask the blessing for the meal. Turning to the talkative six year old in the house, the pastor suggested she might like to do the blessing instead. The outgoing youngster now suddenly shy replied, “I wouldn’t know what to say!” “Just say what you hear your Mommy say,” said the pastor assuredly. With that the little girl folded her hands, bowed her head and said, “Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?” Give us this ...

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