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Drama

Edward Long

... 't leave the farm. (He muses). I can still see Mom putting some money under a rock by the mailbox with a note that Mr. Smith would take to town. He'd bring us things we needed - and just leave them at the end of the lane. TINA: Oh, Dad, I ... and little Sis each a raisin cake - from the bakery. TOM: You are unfortunate! Just think! No Star Wars outfits. No racing sets. No football gear! JIMMY: A different sort of life you've got, I wager. But we've got the candle service at the Abbey and we're just glad to ...

2. Robert Paul, You Were Right!

Daniel 7:1-14, Daniel 7:15-28

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Richard Hasler

... built yet. These four men are elders of the church. I told them that you’d be glad to help the church get started.”1 And Jimmy Stewart did help them. The church became his own, and later the church took on special meaning for him when he and his wife were ... . A Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie titled My Name is Bill W. tells the story of Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, the founders of AA, Alcoholics Anonymous. A chance meeting of these two individuals in Akron, Ohio, sparked one of the century’s ...

3. The Road To The Wilderness

Mark 1:9-13

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... know about a person's life by the kind of commitments that person has made. That great saint of our church Bishop John Owen Smith used to say, "Give the best you have to the highest you know." I wonder if you are willing to do that? Have you ... voice of God ringing in your ears, "Thou art my beloved son, my beloved daughter; with thee I am well pleased." 1. Carter, Jimmy, Why Not The Best?, Broadman Press, Nashville, 1975,p.8. 2. Henson, William H., Solid Living In A Shattered World, Abingdon Press, Nashville ...

4. Surprise in a Graveyard

John 20:10-18

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King Duncan

... reads like a who’s who of American celebrities over a thirty‑ or forty‑year period, starting with Joe McCarthy and Jimmy Hoffa, through Frank Sinatra, and a series of senators and high government officials. “Although Williams was quiet about it,” says ... , “And he shall reign for ever and ever, King of kings and Lord of lords! Hallelujah, hallelujah!” Here is how Bob Smith expressed the experience of being swept up by the sound of those 500 voices: “I frankly confess that my soul was stirred ...

5. A Desperate Question

Matthew 11:1-19

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George Bass

... Mediterranean magicians who was able to do all sorts of magic tricks with and upon the sick and the handicapped. Morton Smith, in his book, Jesus the Magician, writes: "Jesus the magician was the figure seen by most ancient opponents of Jesus. Jesus the ... God cares and loves us enough to be with us in all we do, all we endure and suffer in this life. When former President Jimmy Carter participated in the renovation of some slum housing in New York City, a black man who lived there said, "When you come down ...

6. This Could Have Been Your Life! (A Drama about Coveting)

Drama

Dave Marsh

... not really. Bob: Of course you don’t! It’s the Bahama’s – a place you’ve never been but a place where Sarah Smith is going! Jean: Sarah Smith from my small group is going there? She can’t afford to go! Bob: Of course not but she won it in a drawing ... let’s look at these slides! (SLIDE OF A CUTE KID) Recognize this kid? Jean: Yes. Bob: Of course you do! It’s little Jimmy Jackson from down the road and he’s perfect. Am I right, Jason? Jason: Yep, perfect. Bob: He never disobeys, has 50 Bible ...

7. Lust - To Discipline The Eye And The Heart

Matthew 5:27-30

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R. Curtis Fussell

... feelings, hopes, and dreams, and sees them as only so many body parts, or just a thing to have. We heard the report of Susan Smith in Union, South Carolina, who did away with her two young children by driving them into a lake to drown. The reason? We don't ... the dark shadows of their hearts know the distinction and can readily name it. Perhaps you remember a few years ago how Jimmy Carter sent people back to read their Bibles, the fifth chapter of Matthew. Carter gave an interview with Playboy magazine while ...

8. WHAT IS MAN?

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Larry Powell

... a "Crystal Cathedral" in California, wonderfully conceived and awe-inspiring. Oral Roberts, Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, Jimmy Swaggart, a host of other evangelists, along with the institutional Church, have together accomplished some really ... , another tornado ripped and slashed through Jonesboro, only three miles away, on the other side of the Ridge. While I was living in Fort Smith, a spring storm blew an awning onto the hood of the car. Another time, hail pounded the car until it resembled an egg carton. ...

9. Breaking Down The Walls

Ephesians 2:11-22

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King Duncan

... Nobody would talk to him. Everybody was afraid of him." The awkward ostracizing of the former president ended only when President Jimmy Carter walked over to Mr. Nixon, shook his hand, and welcomed him back to Washington. Newsweek magazine concluded that this ... Frost, "Mending Wall," THE COMPLETE POEMS OF ROBERT FROST (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1947). 3. David W. Smith, MEN WITHOUT FRIENDS, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990). 4. Judson Swihart, HOW DO YOU SAY "I LOVE YOU"? (Downers ...

10. What Are You Sitting On?

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

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King Duncan

... achieve those dreams. This is not to say that sometimes our dreams do not have to be adjusted. They do. Ex-president Jimmy Carter dared to dream he could become president of the United States. He achieved that dream, but world events turned against him ... dreams... "I understand the fears and apprehensions of the closet dreamers, but, oh, how I admire the Mother Teresas...the Samantha Smiths, the Christa McAuliffes, the Helen Kellers and, yes, the Sarahs who write poetry on the kitchen table at night. "Are they ...

11. The Edge Of Night

Philippians 2:1-11

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King Duncan

... friends, disappointment on the job. There is a humorous story concerning David Marston, former U.S. Attorney for Pennsylvania under Jimmy Carter. In response to a direct summons from President Carter, Marston braved the worst snowstorm in years to get to ... is strong, that God is good and loving. 1. From web page, hiwaay.net 2. DAILY BREAD, July 1, 1990. 3. Richard Smith and Edward Decter, OOPS (New York, The Rutledge Press, 1981). 4. AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HUMOR (Peabody MA: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., 1998). 5 ...

12. Three Ways to Know a Saint

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King Duncan

... Student Center, Austin, TX notes that our culture is captivated with making lists. It all started in 1955 when Edgar Smith of Fortune suggested that the magazine publish a list of the largest U.S. companies. At that very moment, the Fortune ... for readers to submit their votes. Heading the list of “The Least Embarrassing Christians” was Archbishop Desmond Tutu, followed by Jimmy Carter and Billy Graham. Topping the list of “Spiritual Leaders Least Likely to Be Confused with Jesus” was Fred Phelps, the ...

13. It Is Right To Fight When You Fight For Right

Jude 1:3-4

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James Merritt

... other testament. We don't need a revelation of new truth. We just need an application of the old truth. We don't need Joseph Smith, Mary Baker Eddy, Ellen White, golden tablets, or dreams and visions. All we need is what we have, which is the inspired truth of ... that I agree whole-heartedly with the great Dr. R. G. Lee who once said: I have more respect for the burglar who puts a jimmy under my window and steals my wife's wedding ring, than I have for any Ph.D. college professor who, wielding the cutlass of ...

14. The Victory Is Ours

Revelation 7:9-17

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Timothy J. Smith

All Saints provides an opportunity to remember and give thanks for all the believers who have lived before us. Some of the saints are people we might have known quite well, we might recognize the names of others, and still there are many more numbering in the millions whose names and lives are known only to God. There are people we knew personally who impact our faith in profound ways: our parents, grandparents, other relatives, good friends, fellow church members, or neighbors who now reside in heaven. We ...

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