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2 Corinthians 8:7-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . One Sunday a little girl crawled up and hollered in Ms. Davis' ear, "Ms. Davis, if you can't hear the sermon, why do you come to Church." The whole congregation got quiet so they could hear her answer. Ms. Davis said one of the most profound things I've ever heard: " ... Taylor of the Tualatin United Methodist Church in Tualatin, Oregon, tells the story of a 13-year-old boy in the hospital. Joe had been run over by a tractor and left almost completely paralyzed. He could use only one arm. The accident left him ...

2. Baby Steps on the Sea of Galilee

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... the right connections to get through the door. He couldn’t pay the price of admission. Vince Vitale writes that he was able to share with Joe that “the message of Christianity is that what makes us right with God has nothing to do with anything we do or ever could do, but ... -factors/19488/. 5. Palmer Chinchen, PhD, True Religion (David C. Cook, 2010), pp. 55-57. Cited in Barry L. Davis, 52 Sermons From the Book of Acts (Pulpit Outlines 4) GodSpeed Publishing. Kindle Edition. 6. “If God, why suffering?” ...

3. Power Praying

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... ceremonial than they are sincere outpourings of the heart. RLD tells about a prank he played on a friend in seminary named Joe. He and Joe had a class together. It was taught by one of the most boring professors in the school. Like all of the classes in their school, this one ... p. 16. 2. Cited in Gordon MacDonald, RESTORING JOY, (New York: Inspirational Press, 1992), p. 157. 3. Ronald L. Davis, MISTREATED (Portland: Multnomah, 1989). 4. Aug/Sept. 1993, p. 2. 5. Donald F. Ackland, Brian Harbour, Polly Cooper, ...

4. Being Good

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Will Willimon

... ." "But…” says Jesus. "And before that, there was Sam. That loving relationship was fulfilling for about three months. Then there was Joe. So what's with this sin bit, Mr. Morality?” Jesus looked around at his feet, searching for a large stone… ''Think ... commands. 5:17-20 is a tough text to interpret. While not wanting to relax in any way the tough commitment to Torah (which Davies points to so well in his commentary on The Sermon), I felt that Calvin's interpretation of the three uses of the law ( ...

5. Courageous Preaching

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... or angry. But neither should preachers be bribed with popularity, for we are not called to please our customers. Grady Davis, a great teacher of preachers a generation ago, wrote these words: "The gospel is meant for everybody, but it cannot ... that our listeners can interpret it the way they want to. So the theologian’s flower has been called the "hedge" and wise old Joe Sittler talked about coming down on an issue "with both feet planted in mid-air!" Yes, strong sermons will evoke disagreement, but I ...

6. Was The President's Advisor's Sin Really That Bad?

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... time was just as great. But once again, Staubach kept his cool. " Phyllis,' he said calmly, I'm sure I'm as sexually active as Joe. The difference is that all of mine is with one woman.' "Touchdown!" says Farrar. "Roger hit the end zone with that comeback. Real men don ... HOAXES, SWINDLES, SCANDALS, CONS, STINGS, AND SCAMS (New York: Penguin Books, 1992). 4. (Portland: Multnomah., 1990). 5. Ken Davis, I DON'T REMEMBER DROPPING THE SKUNK, BUT I 6. DO REMEMBER TRYING TO BREATHE (Grand Rapids, MI: ...

7. Jesus and the Baptists

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... ? Some years ago Saturday Review actually did conduct such a poll, asking a group of people to vote for “the greatest man in the world.” Radio commentator Elmer Davis commented (as a commentator should:) “Who during the reign of Tiberius Caesar would have said that a carpenter from Nazareth was the greatest man in the world? Maybe the greatest man is JOE BLOTZ - who does his job, pays his taxes, tries not to chisel on his fellow citizens, and makes an honest effort to find out what it is all about ...

8. I Saw Satan Fall

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... whether they would receive and entertain them as such, or reject them.” (David Gooding, According to Luke, p. 197) Earl Davis, Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Memphis, tells a precious story that speaks to us here. A pastor and his ... in one session for ten dollars. I haven’t had a problem since.” The psychiatrist asked him, “What in the world did the bartender do?” Joe happily responded, “The bartender told me to go home and saw the legs off of my bed.” So we can do something, and we must ...

9. Barnabas Found the Way

Acts 4:35-5:16

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... still call our son David "DD" because that's what he first called himself. And one of my cherished memories is of my grandfather, the only person who ever called him "Davy." Nicknames. Sometimes they are a necessity, and sometimes they are just right. That must have been the case with this one named Joseph. Evidently, there were so many Joes in the early church, the disciples first identified him by his nationality…he's the ethnic minority person, you know, the one from Cyprus. Then they called him by his ...

10. A Gospel that Fills the Glove

Sermon

James Bjorge

... No ear may hear his coming, But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive him, still The dear Christ enters in. - Henry W. Davis And the grace of God can fill any human container. Jesus said he was the Water of Life and you know how water will assume the ... . When completed he looked at the men and said, "Tally up your scores!" Now there was some buzzing going on amongst the men. Joe thought he was coming out safely as he scored over seventy-five and he recalled from school days that such a score was ...

11. Narrow Doors-limitless Horizons

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... during the same decade. Sid Caesar was an early Roman emperor. Mark Twain invented the cotton gin...Jefferson Davis played guitar for the Jefferson Airplane. Benito Mussolini was a Russian leader of the 18th century; Dwight D. ... variously located in Egypt, Germany, Belgium and Italy. Leningrad was transported to Jamaica; Montreal to Spain." Many schools are in crisis. I like what comedian Joe Hackman said, "At first I wanted to be a cop, but you have to be 6'1", know karate, and carry a gun. Then I thought ...

12. Adopted

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... say God is holy. In fact, we ought to take God’s holiness more seriously. We’re just uncomfortable applying those words to ourselves. Who wants to be a holy Joe? There was a time when it was common to make fun of some of our more enthusiastic fellow Christians as “holy rollers.” Who wants to be called a holy roller ... E. Gamble, http://www.culvercitypres.org/sermons/Ephesians%201.3 14.htm. 5. Jim Davis, http://www.focusongod.com/security.htm. 6. http://www.mickeyanders.com/Sermons/Sermon19990905.html

13. Does Easter Really Matter?

Mark 16:1-8, John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... the young man’s story. He pointed Chris in the right direction and before he knew it, Chris was standing at the grave of his friend, Joe, on Easter morning. He didn’t know what to do. He didn’t know what to feel. He didn’t understand why his teacher had brought them ... God: Humorous Anecdotes about Churches, Clergy, and the World of Religion. Kindle Edition. 6. Adapted from Barry L Davis, 52 Sermons About Jesus (Pulpit Outlines Book 1) (p. 157). GodSpeed Publishing. Kindle Edition. 7. Adapted from a ...

14. The Heartbeat of a Christian

1 John 3:16-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... heartbeat” by David Hambling, Technology Review, Jun 27, 2019, https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613891/the-pentagon-has-a-laser-that-can-identify-people-from-a-distanceby-their-heartbeat/. 2. From a sermon by Robert L. Allen. 3. Cited by Pastor Joe Wittwer, “Love is a verb,” https://lifecenter.net/sermons/2014/love-is-a-verb/. 4. “Frances Havergal Wrote ‘Take My Life and Let it Be’” Christianity.com, https://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1801-1900/frances-havergal-wrote ...

15. What Heaven Will Be Like

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... LegalZoom.com October 2009 https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/top-ten. 2. “Inmate Sued Himself—And Wanted Us to Pay” by Marc Davis, The Virginian-Pilot April 8, 1995, https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1995/vp950408/04080237.htm. 3. Unknown. ... -sin-160540.asp?Page=1. 5. “An old Virginia plantation, a new owner and a family legacy unveiled” by Joe Heim Washingtonpost.com January 22, 2022. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/01/22/virginia-plantation-slavery-owners-history/. ...

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