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Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... out of their own volition serve others. There's nothing you can do for yourself that will yield greater rewards. But there is one thing more to be said. WHEN WE WIPE AWAY ANY CHILD'S TEARS IT IS CHRIST'S TEARS WE DRY. Former Governor Jerry Brown of California visited with Mother Teresa. He tells of attending a six o'clock morning service. The setting was austere. Everyone sat on the canvas-covered concrete floor. The windows were open and the street noises were so loud it was difficult to hear the priest ...

2. A Child Will Be Born

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... cheap presents.” “But,” Charlie Brown says with absolute conviction, “nothing is cheap if it costs all that you have.” (6) That tiny babe gave his all when he became a man, and it was for us. And for only one reason. God loves us everyone. So have a grand Christmas Eve and a wonderful Christmas Day, and give God thanks. “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given . . .” He came. He loved us so much, he came. We knew he would. 1. Jerry Anderson, Hummingbirds & Hollyhocks, (Knoxville: Seven ...

3. Learning to Live Without Jesus

John 16:5-16, John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

William G. Carter

... , but it was such a good thing." Then someone else added, "I don't know how we're going to live without Jerry."1 Whether or not we know Jerry Garcia and his music, most of us know how difficult it is to say good-bye to a hero. Those of us ... It is difficult to trust God like that. Sometimes it is easier to look elsewhere for our security and approval. Like the day when Charlie Brown stopped at the psychiatric help stand to talk with Lucy. He confesses, "My trouble is I never know if I'm doing the right thing ...

4. When Tragedy Strikes

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

James W. Moore

... old ideas reaffirmed and verified and I'm learning new things. Sorrow has so much to teach us. Remember how Robert Browning Hamilton put it in his poem called Along the Road: "I walked a mile with Pleasure She chattered all the way ... Fellowship. He learned it in Pure Sound. He learned it at home… but most of all, he learned it from Jesus. The best tribute we can pay Jerry is to take up his ministry of kindness, to take up his faith, his hope, his love, and keep those amazing qualities alive and well in this ...

5. What Are You Afraid Of?

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... guess they're right. And if you're really lonely, the peanut butter sticks to the roof of your mouth. (1) Poor Charlie Brown. It's awful living with the spirit of fear. Fear of the future. Fear of having the past catch up with you. Fear ... do you not fear? That is the question for the morning. Comedian Jerry Lewis said he once talked to his doctor about some of his problems and when he finished the doctor suggested, "Jerry, don't worry." "Doc," Jerry replied, "how do you don't worry?" That is a good question ...

6. The Word And Words

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... everything about it." Then Lucy asks the penetrating question, "Now Charlie Brown, I just want to ask you one question. On the ship of life, which way is your deck chair facing?" Charlie Brown responds: "Gee whiz, Lucy, I'm still trying to figure out ... of God give us direction, it can change our life and give us new meaning. Almost every day since the first week in December when Jerry and I went to Eastern Europe, I've been praying for a young man named Dorme. He is from the Macedonian section of Yugoslavia. ...

7. God's Hello People

1 John 1:5--2:14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... shared it as a perception. A couple of years ago, my wife, Jerry, attended a women's retreat led by Sister Susan out at the House of Prayer. A few days after returning from the retreat, Jerry received a letter from Sister Susan which was concluded with this prayer: " ... them. Much to Miss Williams' surprise, there was one from Grover Junior Johnson. It was characteristically ugly -- wrapped in brown paper held together with Scotch tape, with a message on it that read, simply: "For Miss Williams from Grover ...

8. The Might of the Mite

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... the past year God has been gloriously faithful." Long ago a certain Jerusalem widow would have offered a similar testimony. Jerry Clower, our Baptist friend from Mississippi, has written a book entitled "Life Ever Laughter." In it he tells about a lady ... 7. Obviously, they had been placed there by a guardian to beg. Their little hands were open and turned upwards as their brown eyes scanned the passers-by. Nellie stopped and spoke with them. She knew that the parents could be alcoholics or simply unemployed ...

9. All This and Heaven Too

Luke 18:18-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... at these gifts. I. First, pardon for the past. When we were in Memphis, Jerry had a jail ministry. (Tell of ministry.) I remember baptizing one of the women. I didn’t know her story, but Jerry did. Jerry had met her when she first came into the jail. Let’s call her ... us to them. And as their ranks swell so does the possibilities that open up in our own lives.” (Barbara Brown Taylor, “A Great Cloud of Witnesses, Weavings, September/October 1988) All this—and Heaven too. That’s what Jesus was saying ...

10. The Eleventh Commandment

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... , we have missed the Gospel. Back to that theologian of the comic strips, Charlie Brown. Lucy stands with her arms folded and a resolute expression on her face, while Charlie Brown pleads, "Lucy, you MUST be more loving. This world really needs love. You have ... by our actions, not our intentions. We may have a heart of gold--but so does a hard-boiled egg." Comedian Jerry Clower tells a story about Christian love in action. Two Christian businessmen were having lunch in a downtown restaurant. The waitress ...

11. Much Obliged

Hebrews 12:14-29, Psalm 116:1-19

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... I want to declare that we are a "much obliged" people this morning. I call us to do exactly what that old beloved hymn from the brown Cokesbury hymnal advised, "Count your blessings, name them one by one, count your many blessings, see what God has done." It is true that blessings are ... made of all the members who don't pay nuthin' and that the list be posted on the wall of the vestibule. Jerry said that the motion failed because "we got a lot of Christians on the board and they outvoted me." If you are " ...

12. Two Small Coins

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... an update of the University’s database, some tired secretary had miskeyed the name of the would-be donor. Instead of saying, "Dear Jerry . . ." the letter simply read: "Dear Jerk . . ." (1) That wouldn’t work with everybody, but it worked with this man. "Dear Jerk . . ... Recognizing that was not it, he bent down and asked her what was wrong. She looked up at him with giant limpid brown eyes and said sadly, "Well, Daddy, it cost fifty cents. So, I gave Brandon my quarter." Then she said the most beautiful ...

13. The Healing Of Simon's Mother-in-Law

Mark 1:29-34

Sermon

James W. Moore

... for many years, unable even to lift her head from her pillow. But then one day she was visited by a man named Robert Browning. It was love at first sight. In just one visit, he brought her so much joy and happiness that she lifted her head. ... to be honest we didn’t make much progress at all. It seemed hopeless. But then the most amazing thing happened. A new young man named Jerry moved to town (the son of a Methodist minister) and he fell in love with Betty. He said, “Betty, I know about your past. I know ...

14. Staying Alive All Your Ministry Life: Will You Finish Well?

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... sermon manuscripts into a file. Now listen to this. I believe that different things in our dreams have special meaning. I put the sermons into the kind of file my wife uses for domestic work – an accordion-type file, usually brown, with ten or twelve compartments. The lesson? I need to be more dependent upon Jerry. We need to accept the care of those who love us and admit our need for that care. I put all the sermons and notes in that file, jumped into my car, and headed for the convention hall. I got ...

15. Comfortable Christianity Is a Big, Fat Lie

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... a clean and moral Christian life. And anyone who did not accept Jesus and live a Christian life simply went to hell. That's where Jerry Sisco was, and we all knew it."1 I understand the polite reticence of the Sunday School teacher, but her student and his friend DeWayne, ... The teacher was pleased and complimented Lucy’s fine essay. In the final frame, Lucy leans over and whispers to Charlie Brown, "After a while you learn what sells."13 If it sells, beware. If it’s popular, beware. If it depends mainly ...

16. Changed Lives - Mary Magdalene

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... that the power of the risen Christ is still loose in our world today. He is not dead. He is alive. The Rev. Ronald B. Brown of New Britain, Connecticut tells a beautiful story about his own faith journey. He notes that life was a struggle for his parents and grandparents ... He is risen. 1. W. Gregory Pope, http://www.crescenthillbaptistchurch.org/oldsite/sermon‑04‑16‑06.htm. 2. Jerry Shirley, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=90254&ContributorID=9625. 3. Jonathan Darman, Newsweek, May 29, ...

17. Jailhouse Rock

Acts 16:16-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... get this airplane into that I cannot get you out of. If you want to learn to fly, go up there and do it again.” James Brown says, “At that moment God seemed to be saying to me, ‘Remember this. As you serve me, there is no situation you can get yourself into that ... or later you will be having an impact on those who are listening and watching. 1. Song by Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber. 2. Rev. Russell B. Smith, http://thirdmill.org/newfiles/rus_smith/NT.smith.colossians.1.1‑13.html. 3. Discoveries, Fall, ...

18. Lesson From A Blind Man

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... was a very nice boy." Linus replied, "In the sixth chapter of Luke, it says, `Woe to you when all men speak well of you.'" Charlie Brown leans his head on his hand and sighs, "So much for feeling good." It is amazing how, in the name of religion, people can spread such ... we never develop the mental, and emotional, and spiritual toughness that is required for dealing with life situations. In Jerry Kramer's book, DISTANT REPLAY, he tells about his days with the Green Bay Packers, the most dominant team in ...

19. Remember Me

Luke 22:7-38, John 13:18-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... me tell you a story! When I was in seminary we had a course on worship. “One day the old professor who taught the class came in carrying a brown paper bag, and declared that today we were going to learn the significance of the Lord’s Supper. As he began to talk he reached into the bag and ... With Christ,, pp. 155-157. http://www.challengeonline.org/modules/articles/article.php?id=56. 4. Jerry Fritz, Machias, Maine via PresbyNet. Cited by Dr. David E. Leininger, http://leiningers.com/waiting.html. 5 ...

20. Waiting And Remembering

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... more meat to it. "Well, let me tell you a story!" When I was in seminary we had a course on worship. One day the old professor who taught the class came in carrying a brown paper bag, and declared that today we were going to learn the significance of the Lord's Supper. As he began to talk he reached into the bag an pulled out a handful of buckeyes, ... proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes" (v. 26). 1. The Clergy Journal, May/June, 1992, p. 29. 2. Jerry Fritz, Machias, Maine, 8/8/95 via PresbyNet.

21. Parable of Association

Matthew 7:15-23

Illustration

... barnyard and as he watched the pigs wallowing in the mud he seemed to envy the fun they were having and soon he himself first waded and then sat down slopping in the mud. As some friends passed by, one said, "I see farmer Brown has another pig in his pen. He now has ten pigs." But Jerry stood up indignantly and hollered, "Hey, I'm not a pig, I'm a boy." In this day of social mixing and down to earth living there is still a real need for marking yourself for what you are. It is often difficult to ...

22. Let Not Thy Will Roar, When Thy Power Can But Whisper

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... a good time to call on a Peanuts cartoon. Because you are an intelligent congregation and you know that in Peanuts Charlie Brown is the consummate perennial loser. But to let you know that I read more theology than Charles Schultz, I call on another ... mainland. For three days we were there, and that is where God taught me. I had gone to the beach to be alone with God – just Jerry and me and maybe a person here and there we would invite to share it with us. Our time of rest and renewal had only begun ...

23. What Is True And Who Can You Trust?

John 18:28-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... . There are few heroes anymore, few authority figures. And everyone seems to have his or her own agenda. Jesse Jackson and Jerry Falwell are both ordained ministers of the Gospel ” and yet their versions of the truth are wildly different. To make matters ... the life and ministry of the Word made flesh. This was their testimony and it is good enough for me. Truth is Christ. Steve Brown tells the story of a British soldier in the First World War who lost heart for the battle and deserted. Trying to reach the ...

24. A Place Of Honor

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... wanted respect, honor. They wanted their place in the sun. They wanted to sit in places of honor in the kingdom of God. Steve Brown tells about a pipe organ at the Pacific Ocean Studios on Clement Street in San Francisco called the "Chamberlain Music Master." What's ... wonder people find it hard to motivate themselves in many workplaces. I mean, if nobody cares, what's the use! Jerry D. Twentier in THE POSITIVE POWER OF PRAISING PEOPLE, suggests that we pick our favorite professional football team. Assume we ...

25. When the Storms Come

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... group of people was preparing to have a "hurricane party" in the face of a storm named Camille. Police chief Jerry Peralta pulled up sometime after dark at the posh Richelieu Apartments. Facing the beach less than 250 feet from the ... that either God doesn't hear or doesn't care. You may remember Robert Browning's famous poem: The lark's on the wing, The snail's on the thorn; God's in his heaven, All's right with the world. Browning wrote those words in the mid-Nineteenth century, an era of boundless optimism. ...

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