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Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... p. 169. Cited at www.kentcrockett.com. 2. Contributed. Source unknown. 3. Glenn Van Ekeren, Speaker’s Sourcebook II (Englewood Cliffs, NY: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1994), p. 326. 4. Wayne Pohl, Leadership (Winter, 1982), p. 95. Cited by Steven J. Cole, http://www.fcfonline.org/content/1/sermons/011799m.pdf. 5. Mark Buchanan, Hidden In Plain Sight (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002), p. 60. 6. Cited by Don Gordon, http://www.yateschurch.org/clientimages/41513/sermons/strippedbeatenimprisonedandfree5-11-08 ...

2. The Law of Unintended Consequences

Matthew 5:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... Breeding, and a Tower in Pisa,” Farnam Street blog, https://fs.blog/2018/02/unintended-consequences/. 3. John MacArthur, The Beatitudes: The Only Way to Happiness (Chicago: Moody Press, 1998), pp. 43-44. 4. By Terri, ThriftyFun.com https. 5. In Flagstaff Live, June 4-10, 1998. Cited by Steven J. Cole, . 6. Stephen Sheane, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-older-brother-stephen-sheane-sermon-on-attitude-general-151943.asp. 7. “Lamb Over Me,” by Brother Eugene, .

3. What We Learn from Love

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... -desk/the-podcast-that-tells-ingeniously-boring-bedtime-stories-to-help-you-fall-asleep. 2. SERMONS ILLUSTRATED, P.O. Box 388, Powell, Ohio 43065. 3. Story from Let Me Illustrate by Donald Grey Barnhouse (Revell, 1967), pp. 253-254. Cited by Steven J. Cole, https://bible.org/seriespage/lesson-20-assurance-god-genesis-98-17. 4. “Bono on Christmas: ‘Love has to become something concrete’” by Jon Kuhrt December 27, 2014. All text taken from Chapter 6 of Bono on Bono: conversations with Michka Assayas ...

4. The Power of One Passion and One Prayer

Acts 1:6-14

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... of improv can make you funnier. They can also make you more confident” by Oluwakemi Aladesuyi, Life Kit, November 29, 2022. https://www.npr.org/2022/10/19/1129907651/improv-can-build-confidence-heres-how-to-apply-it-to-your-everyday-life. 5. Steven J. Cole, https://bible.org/seriespage/lesson-52-one-thing-necessary-luke-1038-42. 6. Dr. William H. Willimon, What’s Right with the Church (Harper & Row, 1985), p. 112, cited in St. Paul’s Letters to the Philippians by The Reverend Eric S. Ritz. 7. John ...

5. Good Intentions

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... 288 years later. No fine was exacted. The most overdue book in the United States was a book on febrile diseases by Dr. J. Currie which was checked out in 1823 from the University of Cincinnati Medical Library and returned December 7, l968, by the borrower's ... . He changed his mind. He changed his mind and went obediently and did the work his father asked him to do. Dr. Robert Coles tells a heartbreaking story about a young lady he met in his years as a medical intern. He was on the hospital pediatric service ...

6. Things a Child Can Teach Us

Mark 9:30-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... But faith is the natural state of a child. Robert Coles is an author, child psychiatrist, and professor emeritus at Harvard University. Years ago, he wrote an important book titled, The Spiritual Life of Children. Coles spent three decades meeting and interviewing children in many parts ... Level (Kindle Edition). 5. Andrew Foster Connors, http://www.brownmemorialparkavenue.org/september%2024%202006.htm. 6. Bill J. Vamos, The Life that Listens (Waco: Word Books, 1980). 7. If You’ve Raised Kids, You Can Manage ...

7. Sheep Just Wanna Have Fun

John 10:1-21, Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Lori Wagner

Earlier this month in some parks, farms, and yards of the UK, British sheep have been experiencing a new sense of freedom. Even as parks and open spaces are shut down due to coronavirus, and people are secluded in their homes, sheep have taken to roaming about the newly open spaces. But rather than wandering aimlessly through the fields, it seems, sheep have been seeking out children’s playgrounds, and have begun [wait for it] to play! It appears, their favorite activity is to take turns riding the “ ...

8. Déjà Vu or Divine Revelation?

Luke 23:35-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... when you come into your kingdom.” Whether or not you ever save me from my situation, save me from my sin and from my self. Steven Cole tells the true story of a mother whose daughter ran away and fell into a life of sin. For a long time, no one even knew ... topic/deja-vu/. 2. Drs. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, cited in “9 Things Your Brain Is Trying to Tell You When You Experience Déjà vu” by Brandi Neal, Feb. 26, 2018. Cited at https://www.bustle.com/p/9-things-your-brain-is-trying-to-tell-you-when-you ...

9. Entitlements

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... add: "If things work out, if the money can be found, if I can pass the test," but those phrases are implied. The children of the rich, Coles said, tend to answer the same question: "I'm going to be a doctor." "I'm going to be a nuclear physicist." The implication here is: " ... Life, 1997. 4. Leonard R.N. Ashley, The Amazing World of Superstition . . . (New York: Bell Publishing Co., 1988). 5. Sam J. Ervin, Jr., Humor of a Country Lawyer (Chapel Hill: Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1983). 6. Nell Mohney, "We Can ...

10. Sweet-Smelling Fragrance

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... potential members. How we relate to one another is one of the ways we present God to the world. Sometimes presentation is everything. 1. K. David Cole develops the faith journey in an incisive sermon, "Through This Portal," in Out of Mighty Waters: Sermons by African-American Disciples (St. Louis: Chalice Press, 1994), ... Recognize and Cope With It (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972), p. 20. 4. Joseph A. Fitzmyer, S.J., Paul and His Theology (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1989), p. 101.

11. The First Christmas Card

Philippians 4:4-9

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of God's first Christmas card. What should the Church put on its own Christmas greeting? The first Christmas card, as we know it, was designed in1843 by the artist J.C. Horsley. It measured about the size of a postcard. From this design, one thousand cards were lithographed and hand-colored three years later for Sir Henry Cole, first director of the South Kensington Museum, London. The first Christmas card shows a Victorian family celebrating the gentle spirit of the season around a table. They are making a ...

12. Good News about Thanksgiving

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... the man healed in Mark’s Gospel, to tell others, and to show others, “how much the Lord has done for [us].” That way, we can keep Thanksgiving all year long. 1. Derric Johnson, “Remember Sarah,” Dan Cole, 40plus_humor@onelist.com (40plus Humor). 2. David J. Schlafer, What Makes This Day Different? (Boston, MA:Cowley Publications, 1998), p. 123. 3. Phyllis Amy Wohlfarth, Guideposts, Nov. 1966, p. 11. Cited by Jim Westmoreland, =http://www.centurychristian.org/ Jim/Jim’s%20Sermons/Year%20B/Year ...

13. Esther: The Problem of Opportunity

Esther 4:11-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

It's one of those books that some people doubt belongs in the Bible. Neither Luther nor Spurgeon would write a commentary about it. It's full of sex and seduction, blackmail and attempted genocide. The Book of Esther never mentions the name of God and no one can be found praying. So how did such a book find its way into the Holy Scripture? Maybe only one thing: The courageous act of a pretty woman who wound up saving a nation. Our last Old Testament hero is Esther, the Queen of Persia, a Jewish girl with a ...

We split up over religious differences - she worshiped money . . . and I didn't have any.

B. J. Cole

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