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Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... or ever existed." [[9]] What a great testimony. May that be your testimony through life, because that will meet God's Standard Building Codes. [1] "A Bad Start?", Newsweek, January, 1999. [2] William J. Bennett, The Broken Hearth, p.77. [3] "Why Purity Matters", Joe White, Focus On The Family, 3/26/2001. [4] "Divorce:Can We Do Better?", Denyse O'Leary, Faith Today, Nov-Dec. 1998, (Vol. 16), #6, pp. 20-27. [5] "In Other Words", May-June, 1994. [6] MSNBC/Stanford/Duquesen Study, Washington Times, 1/26/00 ...

2. Getting Under Your Neighbor's Skin

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... American society whole. That idea is that Americans are and must be one people, indivisible. At times we in the white community conclude that African Americans are hypersensitive, imagining racism almost everywhere. At times we are right. But if we can ... very thing to happen? Maybe there was really no x-ray down the hall to check on. That physician was able to get under Joe's skin and thereby funnel hope into his world. Please don't ever be content again to translate the fifth Beatitude as simply, "Blessed ...

3. When Extravagance Is Beautiful, and When It Is Not

John 12:1-8

Sermon

James W. Moore

... he was fixing the coffee in the kitchen, the reporter said to him. “Mr. Speaker, I thought you were having breakfast at the White House this morning with the President.” “Well, I was, but I called the President and told him that I had a friend who ... of my favorite persons in that congregation was a wonderful, older man. Most everyone in that community called him, Mr. Joe Mr. Joe was a kind-spirited man who was always gracious, thoughtful and considerate to everyone. He was a real Christian gentleman. ...

4. Which Mask Will You Wear?

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... really careful. The rules for trick or treating in Churchill, Manitoba are quite strict no polar bear costumes and no white costumes at all including ghost, nurse and bride costumes. And definitely no seal costumes. The reason? Polar bears may show up ... sick and a substitute was brought in who didn’t know the students. One of the trombone players came to a friend and asked, “Hey, Joe, fill in for me on the trombone at the concert. I’ve got a big date for that night.” The friend protested, “Well sure ...

5. Communion Is Response to an Invitation

John 6:25-59

Sermon

... King. It reminds me of the little girl named Terri who was visiting her Uncle Joe on the farm. Her uncle was a very religious man ... known by everyone to be a devoted Christian. But Uncle Joe never laughed or smiled and usually had a long, sad look on his face. Terri ... should make us feel is awe. Awe at being in his powerful presence! If indeed we were invited to a dinner at the White House one day, we would not make our acceptance of the invitation contingent upon what was to be served during the meal. It ...

6. Preparing for the King

Luke 3:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... and mercy. God is offering it. Now’s the time for you to decide if you are ready to find new life in Jesus Christ, the Messiah. 1. “How White House staff moves one president in, another out in just 5 hours” by Liz Kreutz, ABC7, New York, January 19, 2021, https://abc7ny.com/white-house-move-president-joe-biden-inauguration-donald-trump-transition/9791895/. 2. Information from Ronald Kessler, author of The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents and Jeffrey ...

7. Getting Rid of Grudges

Luke 23:34

Sermon

James Merritt

... had quarreled." Well, it's much worse than that. At the garden of Eden man declared war on God, and until we wave the white flag of surrender and receive his forgiveness, we can never be right with Him. II. The Sympathy That Is Expressed If anyone ever had ... phone rang. On the other end of the line was a Real Estate Agent whom he had never met, and this lady said, "Are you Joe Reynolds?" He said, "Yes." She said, "Mr. Reynolds, I have a client who would like to buy two acres of your property." He said, "Well ...

8. Playing The Comparison Game

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... reminded of earlier failure. Sometimes it happens in families. We lost Joe DiMaggio this year--a true American hero. A 1986 Boston Globe photo shows the DiMaggio brothers--Vince, Dom, and Joe--posing prior to an Old-Timers' game at Fenway Park. ... a woman who worked 30 years as a maid and 30 years as a live-in housekeeper. On Saturdays, when she lived with a rich White couple in Bel-Air, she would cook pigs' feet, greens and fried chicken, then invite some of her friends over for the evening. The chauffeur ...

9. Do You Believe in Miracles?

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... him, “How did it happen, Joe?” Joe told them God did it. It was Joe’s firm belief that God used the dog dish and the basement stairs and the wall to effect his miraculous healing. He gave God complete credit. (1) Joe’s experience and his ... felt was quite humorous and yet also right on target. “Tell me,” he asked this blind lady, “do you carry one of those white canes?” “Yes I do,” she replied. “Then,” said the radio pastor, “the next time someone says that hit them over the head ...

10. Confronting a Christless Culture

2 Timothy 3:1-17

Sermon

James Merritt

... keep getting told that with every new election things will get better. We were told several years ago, "Put a new Democrat in the White House and things will get better." We were told to put a new Republican majority in Congress and things would get better. We ... us to the center of Your will. I ask it in the name of Your Son, the Living Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.9 Did Joe Wright get a chorus of amens, hallelujahs, and thank yous from that august body? No. Within a few seconds some representatives sat down ...

11. Where Is Your Citizenship?

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... OF DREAMS. It is a beautiful story about a young farmer who hears a voice in his cornfield. The voice says to him, "If you build it, he will come." Build what? he wants to know. A ball park, he learns. Who will come? Shoeless Joe Jackson, the great star of the Chicago White Sox. So the farmer plows under his corn and builds a ball diamond. It seems like a foolish exercise. A cornfield is real. It is something you can touch, something you can enjoy here and now ” but a ball field and a ball player long ...

12. Tired of Trying?

James 5:7-12

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... quit many times--but he didn''t and because he didn''t quit, he became one of the greatest presidents to sit in the White House. Once, after losing an important Senate race, he said, "The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from under me, knocking the ... family had been fishermen in Sicily. But out of the nine children in the family, all the boys helped Papa on the fishing boat, except Joe. Joe didn''t like the rocking of the small boat, and the smell of the fish made him ill. He tried hard to adapt to ...

13. A Glimpse of Eternity

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Jesus kicked-off his sandals and went barefoot for awhile. Can you imagine God in bare feet? His robe, which was now dazzling white, had been transformed from being soiled by people yearning to touch him. Can you imagine the children having the nerve to want ... horse that everyone had ridden. The youngster had taken two wooden sticks and made a "cross" to place at the grave and was praying. Joe was a camera buff and thought it to be a Kodak moment. He was ready to snap the picture, and then he stopped. He ...

14. Falling Into Faith

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... “inthrusted” power and promise upon Abraham, and Abraham gave in and gave up. He finally arrived at the place where he waved the white flag of surrender and confessed that he needed God’s power more than he needed his own agenda. Sometimes it takes a great ... think that I am the great star of the trapeze, but the real star is Joe, my catcher ... The secret is that the flyer does nothing and the catcher does everything. When I fly to Joe, I have simply to stretch out my arms and hands and wait for him to ...

15. Yes, No, Someone Else

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... come. Kinella is deeply convinced that he is to build a ball field. He becomes obsessed with getting it built. A section of his cornfield is bulldozed, and a baseball diamond is constructed. He waits. One evening, out of the tall corn steps Shoeless Joe Jackson. Other White Sox players and members of the old New York Giants later join him. Every day the teams play each other, but they are only visible to the farmer, his family, and a social activist named Terrence Mann -- people who have heard the voice and ...

16. He Is Not Here He Is Risen

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... all the sounds still rang in their ears. The stone was a grim reminder of Jesus’ death. They had no thought or hope of resurrection. (Joe A. Harding, “Let Easter Happen to You”, March 30, 1986) Can you feel with them? Who will roll away the stone? And what about the ... . The highlights were numerous. I believe the most electric and meaningful for me was the testimony of Peter Storey a white Methodist preacher who serves in Johannesburg. Peter is going to preach for us here in the fall of 1988. Peter ...

17. Easter Makes Us One!

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... that in faith we “won’t exploit people, we won’t trample them.”[4] Yes, we are better for being inclusive. Literacy coordinator Joe Bishop says it well: “If we’re going to live up to our potential, then we need to be inclusive of everybody.” ... year is to celebrate it and work with others in unity. [1] For specifics, see Charles Murray, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010. [2] John Wesley, Commentary On the Bible, ed. G. Roger Schoenhals, p.480. [3] Martin Luther King, Jr., “A ...

18. Keeper of the Springs

Proverbs 31:10-31

Sermon

Peter Marshall

... all the Marys in history, was to be the only one who should ever wear entwined the red rose of maternity and the white rose of virginity. It was told her–and all Keepers of the Springs know how such messages come – that she should be the ... school, I took a business course and got a job–not because I needed the money–but because I wanted to be on my own. Before Joe and I were married, we used to say that we would not be slaves to each other. And after we married, our apartment became headquarters for ...

19. Fanning the Flames of Family

Ephesians 5:8-10

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... camp song be true for the American family? What happens in your house may be more important than what happens in the White House! The greatest threat to America may not be terrorists abroad, or storms above; our greatest threat may be the disintegration of ... coaches here? “To love each of you?" They shouted it to one another before every game and before every practice. You see, Joe Ehrmann wanted kids to receive what he never received from his own father and failed to achieve as an NFL football star. That ...

20. Worth the Wait

Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)

Sermon

Robert J. Elder

... for the day (with apologies to Dr. Seuss and all poets everywhere). From Nazareth to Bethlehem the far-off king sent Joe and Mim traipsing down the country courses riding mules, no rides on horses money for king August raising building roads with ... , all, God's dear ones short and tall ones, big and small ones young and old ones, scared and bold ones dark or tan ones, white as sand ones all, that is the perfect number God is thinking, when we slumber dreaming sweet dreams of Christmas day God loves each one ...

21. Seeing with Eyes Closed

Exodus 34:1-28, Exodus 34:29-35, John 1:1-18, Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... 20 feet in front of him. It took less than a second to travel from there to him, knocking him to the ground. Joe described the experience as numbing his entire body at first, so that he couldn’t move. Eventually, he got up, went inside, and ... as by Joel and Isaiah and Jeremiah all attest to God as seen as a vision of Light, sometimes flashing light, brilliant light, white, pure light. Even at Jesus’ baptism, the light that seemed like a dove alighting, shone upon Jesus as He began His mission. Now, ...

22. God's Bouncer or God's Ambassador?

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... For instance, how many Christians—consciously or unconsciously—make up rules to decide who is or is not acceptable to God? Pastor Joe McKeever shares an experience from his early days in the ministry, sometime in the late 1970s. A visitor to one of his ... .” On it, he painted Bible verses and prayers and birds and flowers and stars. On top of Salvation Mountain is a large white cross, and underneath the cross, in huge red and pink letters, are the words “God Is Love.” In fact, the word “love” ...

23. An Invitation That Went Astray

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... had the wrong number. He asked her to text him a picture. She did. Then Hinton texted her a picture. Dench is white. Hinton is black. She probably was not his grandmother. After sharing a good laugh about the mistaken invitation, Dench then texted to ... this is an important moment in Jesus’ life. Up until now, he’s been, for all practical purposes, anonymous. Just an average Joe. One of the guys, a tradesman, a carpenter. But in order to “fulfill all righteousness,” as the scriptures say, to show the ...

24. "Weird People" Everywhere

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... . God chose to make us male and female, right-brained and left, short and tall, oldest child and youngest, rural and urban, brown and white and black and yellow, speaking different languages and coming from different backgrounds. This was God's plan for reasons only God can know. And, ... of the family of God. 1. THE JOKESMITH, Vol. VIII, No. 3, 1992, p. 12. 2. Joe Claro, THE RANDOM HOUSE BOOK OF JOKES AND ANECDOTES, (New York: Random House, Inc., 1990). 3. Dee Brestin, MOODY, July/August 1992. 4. James ...

25. All Dressed Up

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... what the dress code was for the occasion. It said that he was supposed to wear white gloves and a white belt. So that's what he put on: white gloves and a white belt . . . and NOTHING else! And when the military commanders saw him out there on the ... these walls as an emissary of Christ? If you do not, then these images are lost on you. If you just view yourself as an ordinary Joe or Josephine who lives a very ordinary life and comes to church for a weekly feel-good spiritual bath, then you don't need any ...

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