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John 1:43-51

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the world called “the worst of the cross,” the ultimate tragedy, this is where God did God’s greatest work. E. Stanley Jones was one of the greatest missionaries in Christian history. He was born January 3rd, 1884, and at 21 became a missionary to India, where he lived and loved almost until he died in 1973. Jones was offered the episcopacy, but declined it in favor of his mission work. E. Stanley Jones wrote his last book, The Divine Yes, at the age of 83. The age of 83 is not what makes the book so ...

2. Temptation

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... him to be a superb athlete that he was not allowed to eat red meat or such things as snack cakes. But on January 21, 1991, Todd Marinovich was arrested for possessing cocaine and marijuana. His father would not come to see him in jail. He left ... can reach it," she insists. But as she reaches out one more time, she slips from Indy's grasp and falls to her death. Indiana Jones now knows how dangerous it is to try to reach for the Grail. And yet, only seconds later, when he too finds himself dangling above ...

3. Never Too Old For God: Abraham And Sarah

Genesis 18:1-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . He studied the salmon industry and explored the great glaciers. He made friends at an Eskimo school far above the Arctic Circle, where in January and much of February the nights are 24 hours long, and in June and July the days never end. He enjoyed the experience so ... seen anything like it. And he asked St. Peter, "Is this my place?" St. Peter said, "No. But do you remember old miss Jones, one of the homebound widows in your church?" The preacher said, "Sure, she's one of the sweetest most faithful women I' ...

4. Sometimes You Have to Do Something

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... on above the house and trees and out of sight. About that time, at the Los Angeles Airport, the air traffic controller received a report: “This is Captain Jones, flight 411. I’d like to report that I’ve just passed a man in a lawn chair at 3,000 feet.” I am happy to report ... born in January . . . you were born in July, dear.” I guess if it had been January and the Sea of Galilee had somehow frozen over, anyone could have walked on it. But this wasn’t Minnesota and it wasn’t January. Yet Jesus ...

5. After A Lost Election, Field Of Dreams

Jeremiah 8:4--9:26

Sermon

James Angell

... friendly to me - and honestly so. The night the city council met, the vote was 3 for Mr. Jones and 3 for me. The mayor had to cast the deciding vote, and he voted for Jones. I wasn't shattered by that turn of events. I would have been surprised to have been chosen ... and experience. At age 69, Jesse Herrmann had suffered a fatal heart attack at the All-Star baseball game. That was in July. By January I was ready to assume the role, though I was but half his age. My greatest asset: a young family easy for all ...

6. Why Is Life So Unfair?

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... that out of you in two weeks.” He meant it and he tried, using every pressure and tactic imaginable. But all his efforts just made Stanley more resolute. Later Jones wrote, “I actually grew under his lash. There I got hold of a principle and a power that was to be the driving force in my life. I wouldn’t ... begins to fail, Thou who never lost a battle, stand by me.” (1) The Commercial Appeal, January 8, 2007 issue, p. A-1. (2) Jones, E. Stanley, A Song of Ascents, (Abingdon: Nashville, 1968) pp. 36-37

7. I Have Seen the Lord

John 20:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... have gone through your own long night. The words of a doctor, “I’m sorry, it’s malignant. There is nothing we can do.” A phone call in the night, “Mrs. Jones, there has been an accident. Could you come to the hospital?” The words of your accountant, “Bill, if you sell your assets now, you might be able to recoup part of ... .org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/jonestown-bio-leo-ryan/. 3. “Stephen Colbert: His tragic real-life story” by Amanda June Bell on NickiSwift.com, January 15, 2019.

8. When We Are Weak

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... , 2020, My Modern Met, https://mymodernmet.com/bethany-noel-murray-migraines-in-nature/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=etcetera. 3. Jones, V.C. “Patrick Henry: A Personality Profile,” American History Illustrated, (January, 1969), pp. 12-24. 4. “An Infectious Joy: The resilient life of Kristen Fersovitch” by Robert Jones. Rev. Robert W. Jones is the senior pastor of North Pointe Community Church in Edmonton, Alberta. He blogs at http://blog.northpointechurch.ca. https://testimony ...

9. All My Children

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... a spiritual change--Wallace did make some dramatic U-turns. He recanted his "Segregation Forever" speech, he met with Vivian Malone-Jones, one of the students whose entry he tried to prevent, and at the 30th anniversary event honoring the Selma to Montgomery ... of I John, "because he first loved us." Acts of unconditional love have tremendous redeeming power. It was a Saturday morning in January in Michigan. A blizzard was in full force. Pastor Frank Lyman was making a hospital call and when he returned to his ...

10. Preach the World and Reach the World

2 Timothy 4:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... word for that—heresy. We've been told that whatever we do we should never hurt people's feelings. The old evangelist, Sam Jones, said, "When I started preaching I thought I would hurt somebody's feelings. Now I'm afraid I won't." Peter Cartwright was ... to be saved. Thank God Robert Eaglan followed that advice. He was a deacon in his church in Colchester, England. He woke up one January Sunday morning and the ground was blanketed with a foot of snow. He started not to go to church thinking no one else would ...

11. Get Ready

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... appear in different publications. The Wall Street Journal might announce the end of all things with this headline: “Dow Jones Plummets as World Ends.” Sports Illustrated might use this simple headline: “Game’s Over.” Discover magazine might feature ... now. How would it look to live as Christ wants us to live? Let me give you an example. An awards ceremony was held January 27, 2016, at the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the ceremony was to honor Roddie Edmonds, an Army master ...

12. Fish Bait

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... less-than-faithful parishioners returning from a day's fishing and engaged him in conversation. "Ah, Brother Jones," he began in his best preaching tone, "You are a fine fisherman, but I am a fisher of men." Jones, determined to get home after a long day, replied, "So I have heard. But I was passing ... Resource For Congregational Leaders" edited by Herb Miller and Lyle Schaller, vol. 11, no. 7, January 2004 3. Warren Times-Observer, 2/7/04, C 3 4. Henry Holt & Co.: New York, 2002 5. Ehrenreich, p. 36 6. ibid., pp. ...

13. A Matter Of The Heart

Psalm 51:1-19

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... to live in the world: with an open heart, open to feelings of others, open to the needs of the world. E. Stanley Jones was probably the greatest missionary of the Methodist movement. He was converted in a Methodist church in New Jersey. He says he went ... Georgia colony. But it was a total failure, and he returned to England, writing in his journal: In my return to England in January 1738, I was strongly convinced that the uneasiness I felt was unbelief, and that gaining a true, living faith was the one ...

14. The World's Worst Bargain

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... roles. He was nominated for an Oscar for his role in 1988’s Running on Empty. He also played the young Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. For one film he won the National Society of Film Critics’ best actor award. He had it all ... edge of deprivation. He spent most of his life in a rugged copper mining town in Arizona. But Kidd was deeply troubled. On January 2, 1946 he sat down and wrote out his will. Four years later he disappeared and was never heard from again. Authorities responsible ...

15. Live Spelled Backward

Matthew 26:14-27:66

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... an Upper Room. Plant that line firmly in your thinking. It was an Upper Room. One of my favorite preachers, the late Dr. William A. Jones, told me a story out of his native Kentucky. He said that up in the mountains there is an interesting thing called the "snake line ... higher ground. -- Johnson Oatman Jr., 1898 (public domain) __________ 1. CBS News 60 Minutes broadcast on January 13, 2013. 2. Dr. Scott Peck, People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1983). 3 ...

16. Walk Wisely

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... keep ignoring that one fact? Why do they keep beating their heads against a wall that will not come down? The words of E. Stanley Jones years ago are still some of the most profound ever penned. He wrote, "The universe is not indifferent to your virtue and your vice, it ... . Lewis Timberlake in TIMBERLAKE MONTHLY 2. SPECIAL TIMES, Tennessee Special Olympics Newsletter, January, 1988. 3. Betty Goodwin, "How Far Actors Will Go to Land a Role," April 23, 1988 4. Jerry Sittser, THE ADVENTURE ( ...

17. The Day God Repented

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... new Guide for our lives, a new Standard, a new King. FOR SOME OF US THAT WILL MEAN A NEW LIFESTYLE. Sam Jones, one of the great revival preachers of this century used to conduct what he called, "Quittin' Meeting" during his revivals. They ... habits. Certainly it would be in our best interest to do so. It is interesting that John Mahaffey, who won the Bob Hope Desert Classic in January, 1984, decided three years earlier to get rid of some of his bad habits in order to be a better golfer. He says that he quit ...

18. How Shall We Pray?

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... living Hope. Without Him we would not even exist. When Dwight Eisenhower was being inaugurated president of the United States in January, 1953, he surprised the nation by personally offering up a prayer to Almighty God. Here was a man who had ... MEET OUR DAILY NEEDS. With this sentence we know that Christ means for prayer to be a daily exercise. Someone asked E. Stanley Jones for the secret of his tremendous physical energy. He wrote more than two dozen books and preached three times a day across India ...

19. It's Not Nice To Call Someone A Dog

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... woman received healing for her daughter. People are people whatever label they may wear. Faith is faith wherever we may encounter it. Love will find a way. (5) 1. Buddy Westbrook, London, Kentucky, Loyal Jones,THE PREACHER’S JOKE BOOK, (Little Rock: August House, 1989), p. 26. 2. THE UPPER ROOM. Martha P. Johnson. January/February 1992, p. 49. 3. CHUCKLE TOWN TIMES. Cited in Quote, 12-15-88, p. 376 4. Denis Waitley,TIMING IS EVERYTHING, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1992). 5. LIFE’S NOT FAIR BUT ...

20. Are You Available?

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... and not the narrow one, the easy road and not the road that leads to life? Chiune Sugihara was born on a day of new beginnings January 1, 1900. As a boy, he cherished the dream of becoming the Japanese ambassador to Russia. By the 1930s, he was the ambassador to Lithuania, just ... opportunity arises. It's such a simple thing really. It is to say when God calls, "This is Jeff Smith or Sally Jones or Willy Davis or whatever your name might be. I'm available." 1. Jeff Hill, quoted by Sue Shellenbarger in The Wall ...

21. Christ The King

Revelation 1:1-3

Sermon

King Duncan

... no one recognized her was that she was working undercover to research a part in an upcoming movie. The movie was Bridget Jones and the actress working to research the part of a secretary was Renee Zellweger. For two months this Hollywood actress carried ... up to, and by his blood, he has taken away our sins. He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. 1. Joyful Noiseletter, January 2001, p. 2, The Lord's Laughter. Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 2. Reuters Limited, 03-30-01. 3. Told by Bishop Slattery. Cited ...

22. The Bible: The Book No Other Can Match!

2 Timothy 3:16

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... of you have undoubtedly seen that marvelous television commercial about the yellow pages done by the outstanding actor, James Earl Jones, as he shares testimony why the Bell Telephone Yellow Pages is the book no other can match. The purpose of ... the book no other can match. THE BIBLE CONNECTS US TO GOD AND SUPPLIES THE POWER NEEDED TO LIVE LIFE TO ITS FULLEST. Last January I experienced a wonderful application of this principle by Professor Tom Boomershine at a workshop in New York City. He shared a story ...

23. Faith for Troubling Times

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... or not. Just remember when trouble comes: "When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." 1. Robin Meyers, Morning Sun on a White Piano (New York: Doubleday, 1998), p. 70-72. Adapted from a sermon by Gregory Knox Jones, http://chesterpres.org/osermons/s122400.htm. 2. Brett Blair, eSermons. com, adapted from "First Lady" by Ann Gerhart from The Perfect Wife: The Life and Choices of Laura Bush, condensed in Reader’s Digest ...

24. With Overflowing Cup

Psalm 23:5

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... about. Hans Christian Andersen, suffered from dyslexia, yet despite that his stories have thrilled millions of children. He's still one of my favorites. Winston Churchill and James Earl Jones, both noted for there voice and their oratory skills, had a problem with stuttering. Churchill wrote his speeches very carefully, leaving out words that ended in s and then ... , Vol. 11, No. 3+ 4. Preaching Vol. 13, #2+ 5. Parables, Etc. (Saratoga Press, P.O. Box 8, Platteville, CO, 80651; 970-785-2990), January 1989

25. Radical Love is Risky (Series: Radical Love in a Risky World)

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... times you can, to all the people you can, As long as you ever can. Our founder was serious about doing good. Are we? On January 30, 1956, Martin Luther King, Jr. came home from a meeting to find his home had been bombed while his wife and children were inside ... is ours. Jesus had radical things to say about that, which is really hard for us American Christians to understand. E. Stanley Jones once asked Mahatma Gandhi why he refused to become a Christian when he so regularly quoted the words of Christ. Gandhi ...

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