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Genesis 18:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... to break every one of your records!" The football legend smiled and said, "That's great, kid. What's your name?" The boy grinned and answered, "Orenthal, sir. Orenthal James Simpson. My friends call me O. J." (3) O. J. Simpson did indeed go on to break all of Jim Brown's records and set some new ones of his own. We live in a world of infinite possibilities. Abraham and Sarah would have a son just as God had said, and just as the divine visitors had now confirmed. Here's the last thing to be said: God Keeps ...

2. John Was not like Gene

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

... point out where he is. It is to lead the sinners, the non-Christians, people with different insights, those in need of the salvation he brings to him. It is not to keep them away. It would be as though Gene Hickerson came charging around the end pointing to Jim Brown saying, "There he is! Go get him, guys!" John the Baptist was a transition figure; his role of preparing the way of the Lord was to call attention to Jesus and to point out how what God had done in the past was connected with what he was doing ...

3. Andy Would Not Stay "Throwed"

Illustration

Staff

... story is told that Andrew Jackson's boyhood friends just couldn't understand how he became a famous general and then the President of the United States. They knew of other men who had greater talent but who never succeeded. One of Jackson's friends said, "Why, Jim Brown, who lived right down the pike from Jackson, was not only smarter but he could throw Andy three times out of four in a wrestling match. But look where Andy is now." Another friend responded, "How did there happen to be a fourth time? Didn't ...

4. Casting Out An Evil Spirit

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... of them. Colorful former football coach John Madden says that some professional football players won't have an injury treated when anybody else is around for that reason. Quarterback Kenny Stabler was like that, he says. So was the legendary Jim Brown. Instead of going to the trainer's room after a game, Brown treated himself at home. He didn't want anybody to know that he was hurt. He figured that if even the trainer or one teammate, knew, then somebody on the other team might know. And if the other team ...

5. A Child Will Be Born

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... was a tempting thought. Pastor Jerry had a Christmas Eve Communion Service scheduled for 8 p.m. and he could use the time to prepare. Jim, however, answered his own question, “Well, let’s give it a try. If we can’t find the place, we can always come back and give ... like “The Littlest Angel” who couldn’t get his halo on properly or “The Charlie Brown Christmas Special” about that loveable loser, Charlie Brown And how about Rudolph, the reindeer with the bright shiny nose? “Rudolph, the Red- ...

6. What God Has Joined Together

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... intently at everything she saw, studying every little detail. Then the old woman noticed a brown bag on the seat next to Sally. "What’s in bag?" asked the old woman. Sally looked down at the brown bag and said, "It’s a leather coat. I got it for my husband." ... to go on record as saying I love you!" "That’s how I’ve survived," Carol said later. "Knowing that the last words I said to Jim were I love you!" (5) Wouldn’t it be tragic if the last word you spoke to your husband or wife was a word of ...

7. How Can I Know It's Real?

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... boy would knock on the door of his room and tell him to go see the coach. "You know what Jim did?" Bill Parcells, the Giants’ coach, told Madden. "Jim slept on the floor under his bed. He figured if somebody came to his room but couldn’t find him ... without making any real changes in their lives. "Next year I’m going to be a changed person!" Charlie Brown tells Lucy. "That’s a laugh, Charlie Brown!" she says. "I mean it!" he replies. "I’m going to be strong and firm!" "Forget it," she says as ...

8. A Lesson From Two Golfers And A Saint

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... the family of God. In a Peanuts cartoon, Charlie Brown and Linus are talking. Linus says, "I feel kind of depressed today. Do you ever have the feeling that life has passed you by, Charlie Brown?" Charlie Brown answers, "Worse than that. Sometimes I think life and I ... and God's love is always available to us if we seek it. Would you mind one more golf story? In 1971 a man named Jim Reid moved to Florida to work for Walt Disney World as a surveyor. In his spare time Reid took up scuba diving and searched for ...

9. Called to Love, Not Like

John 15:9-17

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... uncle, or friend, or fellow believer are all ways in which we first learn what it's like to be loved. Remember Elizabeth Barrett Browning's words in Sonnets from the Portuguese? The face of all the world is changed, I think, Since first I heard the footsteps of ... a wall? What must it be like for Jim to peek at me, as if barely, with just one eye, around the corner? What fear must be rampant? What excessive reservation gives such pause? And how can I gain Jan and Jim's confidence so they will take down the ...

10. This Is Not What You Expected

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... have the recipe. The waiter was quick to oblige. A few minutes later, he returned from the kitchen with a piece of paper. All parties were satisfied. Until Jim French unfolded the paper. The recipe was written in Chinese. (1) This is not what Jim expected. That's like a "Peanuts" cartoon from years ago. In the first panel Charlie Brown says, "I learned something in school today. I signed up for folk guitar, computer programming, stained glass, art, shoemaking, and a natural foods workshop." He continues, "I ...

11. United We Stand

John 17:11b-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy? Like I said, you have to be of a certain age. Anyway, in this episode Murphy Brown is, for some reason, asking the staff about their thoughts or feelings about God. Each of the characters had a different ... response--one was an agnostic, one was a Baptist, and so on. But the response of the character Jim stands out. Remember, this was on a secular television show. Jim said he was a Presbyterian and went to church every Sunday with his wife. He said something on the ...

12. Changed Lives - The Woman at the Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... men said, “Yes. They always read the 23rd Psalm at these things and you didn’t do that. Would you read the 23rd Psalm?” Jim said, “Certainly.” And he did. Another man spoke up and he said, “There is a passage in the 3rd chapter of John which says ... immoral and the amoral, to the Arab and the Jew, to the native and to the illegal immigrant, to gay and straight, to black and brown and yellow and white. And it is good news. Rev. Randall D. Bell tells a powerful story about a pastor who stood in court ...

13. Breathe on Me, Breath of God

Acts 2:1-4

Sermon

James W. Moore

... t write down the right score on the score card and kept hitting ball after ball into the lake?” She said: “No.” And Jim said: “Well, Lawson Cooke wouldn’t either!!!” The Third Story comes from a minister who put an ad in the local paper for ... built on trust in Him? Now, let’s move to the second question. II. SECOND, DO YOU HAVE A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS? Barbara Brown Taylor tells the story of a 97-year-old friend who is having trouble now with her “short-term-memory,” but her long- ...

14. Responsible Living

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... on something crunchy in the hallway. When she turned on the light, she saw that the floor was covered with little round pieces of dark brown paper. She followed the trail of candy wrappers and found a totally empty box of See’s candy! Jeanie was stunned. She thought, “She’s ... ? Many of us resent responsibility. We act a lot like the fictional character José Jiménez. Perhaps a few of you will remember José. José Jiménez was a character created and performed by comedian Bill Dana on The Steve ...

15. Little Jimmy

Mark 3:13-19

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... name of Jim. The problem is that his son is also named Jim. When his son and our son were growing up together, it was simple to identify Jim the son from Jim the father by calling him “Little Jimmy.” But now, “Little Jimmy” is bigger than “Big Jim,” and has ... whose name was written there, and whose name is written down in glory! In the comic strip “Peanuts,” Charlie Brown held up his hands before Lucy, and proudly said, “These are hands which may someday accomplish great things... These are ...

16. Strength Through Weakness

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... day he was asked to visit a woman in the hospital who had lost her will to live: she had no cards or flowers, and she sat all day in a darkened room. But Jim was terrified. He felt that he was too inexperienced, and that he wouldn't know what to do. And his nervousness affected his visit. First he pushed the door open too hard and it ... LORD, I HAVE SINNED, (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1991), pp. 96-98. 5. Robert Lauer and Jeanette Lauer, WATERSHEDS, (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1988), pp. 65, 90-91.

17. What Fragrance Are You Leaving?

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... one unique possession. Della's hair was her glory. It was quite long and a beautiful shade of brown. Jim's prized possession was a gold watch passed on to him from his father. It was the day before Christmas and Della had all of $1.87 to spend. Out of love for her husband, she had her hair cut and sold it for $20.00. She purchased a platinum chain for Jim's pride and joy--the watch. In the meantime Jim sells his precious watch to purchase a set of expensive combs for her lovely hair. Each gives the other ...

18. You Are Somebody!

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

King Duncan

... a schoolteacher and a large group of students. The teacher began by dividing the kids into two camps: Blue Eyes, or “Bluies,” and Brown Eyes. Then she proceeded to explain that Bluies tend to be slower, clumsier, and dumber than other kids. To reinforce the lesson, every ... Sunday Evening Club, 1994. http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/claypool_3716.htm. 4. Reuters News Service. Cited by Dr. Jim Simpson, 5. Michael Guillen, PhD, Can a Smart Person Believe In God? (Nashville: Nelson Books, 2004). 6. Life of ...

19. Take Off Your Shoes...You Are Standing on Holy Ground

Acts 7:1-53

Sermon

James W. Moore

... them – the ears of faith to hear them – and the hearts of faith to feel them. In her work Aurora Leigh, Elizabeth Barrett Browning put it like this: “Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God But only He who sees takes off his ... of what that Mom had said: “After 9/11, my children all called and asked, ‘What did St. Luke’s do and what did Jim say?’” And as I let those words soak into my soul, I realized the sacredness of our responsibility as God’s church. I realized ...

20. "Wow!"

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... by what he had witnessed.(3) I wish everyone could have that WOW experience. I am reminded of a "Murphy Brown" episode in which for some reason she asks the staff about their thoughts or feelings about God. There were different responses ... people who attend are experiencing God, and I am hoping that one day I will too."(4) Sound familiar? I wonder how many real-life "Jims" there are in our pews waiting...waiting. Plenty, no doubt. No great mystery. After all, life is lived in the valley, not on the mountain ...

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

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... new language; and although I couldn’t have put it into words then, I needed a new mystery.” (John Fowles, The Magus, (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 965, pg. 150) That word first burrowed its way into my soul a long time ago when I had to make a ... most beautiful fragrance to me. I reveled in what had been repulsive just a moment ago. The Lord seemed to say to me in that instant, “Jim, if you and your wife have any value to me, if you have any purpose in my work – it has to do with this odor: This ...

22. The Work of An Evangelist

Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... said, “My vocation is to serve lepers – I want to give my life to serving lepers.” Mother Teresa looked at him with those sharp brown eyes and with a smile on her face she said, “Your vocation is not to serve lepers – your vocation is to love Jesus.” ... beautiful fragrance to me. I reveled in what had been repulsive just a moment ago. The Lord seemed to say to me in that instant, “Jim, if you and your wife have any value to me, if you have any purpose in my work – it has to do with this odor: ...

23. The Work of An Evangelist

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , “My vocation is to serve lepers – I want to give my life to serving lepers.” Mother Teresa looked at him with those sharp brown eyes and with a smile on her face she said, “Your vocation is not to serve lepers – your vocation is to love Jesus.” ... beautiful fragrance to me. I reveled in what had been repulsive just a moment ago. The Lord seemed to say to me in that instant, “Jim, if you and your wife have any value to me, if you have any purpose in my work – it has to do with this odor: This ...

24. A Prayer to a Good, Good Father

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , http://www.fairlingtonumc.org/sermons_2003/sermon08242003.htm. 3. “The Unexpected Answer,” by Barbara Bartocci, Reader’s Digest, Sept. 1984, pp. 87-88. 4. Good Good Father, Writer(s): Pat Barrett, Tony Brown, © 2014 by WorshipTogether.com Songs. 5. Jim Daly, https://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/jim-daly/two-stories-about-prayer.html. 6. Josephine M. Kuntz, “The Little Red Hen,” Snowflakes in September (Nashville: Dimensions for Living, 1992), pp. 29-30. Cited by Dave Redick, http://preacherstudy ...

25. Fourth of July

Galatians 3:27, 28b

Children's Sermon

... Our nation's leaders wrote a paper called the Declaration of Independence. Independence is a big word which means that all of us - red, yellow, brown, white - are free to worship God as we wish to do. Today we want to learn how we can serve God and America. To help ... met by Indians. Indians were the first Americans. We can all be proud of our Indian past. Great Americans like ballplayer Jim Thorpe and dancer Maria Tallchief have been Indians. The third color is black. (Draw a black "E.") Many African boys and ...

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