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Matthew 4:12-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... his message and character and vision that led them to say “Yes” immediately and get up and go. Andrew, Simon Peter, James and John got up and followed Jesus because they saw God in him, and they wanted to know how God could use them for His ... Is there something you could be doing for God in this church or in this community? It doesn’t have to be as spectacular as Scott Harrison’s ministries. God uses small gifts just as surely as He does large ones. The best way to see God clearly in 2020 is to ask ...

2. An Invitation to a Wedding

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... to investigate spiritual matters. He summed up his priorities this way: “Everything else in life can wait, but the search for God cannot wait.” (6) Harrison’s song cut across all religious faiths. We can’t claim it as a Christian song. It was for all who seek God. But we can relate to its sentiment. We all want to find and to be found by God. John Ortberg in his book Faith and Doubt tells about Mortimer Adler, one of the great philosophers of the twentieth century. For most of his life Adler ...

3. You Will Not Leave My Soul In Hell

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... addressed the patient gently, "why do you stay in the corner all by yourself, scratching yourself?" "Because," replied the man wearily, "I'm the only person in the world who knows where I itch." God knows where we itch. And He never forgets or forsakes us. Elizabeth Harrison illustrates this truth with a story from her kindergarten. John loved his teacher so much that he always wanted to be near her. One day a new child started kindergarten. Mary Helen was a timid little girl. When circle time came, Miss ...

4. Lost in Plain Sight

John 1:29-34, John 1:35-42

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... the question, the existential question that defines, to a large extent, exactly who we are. What are you looking for? Percy Harrison Fawcett was looking for El Dorado. Not the city of gold, the city of myth and legend. He wasn’t looking for ... kept or a mystery to be solved. He was standing right there in broad daylight, plain as the nose on our faces. Upon taking John’s advice and following Jesus, Andrew and the other, unnamed disciple, believed that they had found it too. In fact, Andrew was so sure, he ...

5. Panic Room

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... he do? He said to them, “Peace be with you!” And he showed them his hands and side. He wanted them to know it was really him. John tells us that “the disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.” Here’s the importance of his showing them his hands and his side. The greatest ... fear of dirt and infection that he refused to shake hands. President and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison were so intimidated by the newfangled electricity installed in the White House they didn’t dare touch the switches. If there were ...

6. Who Is He?

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... 't go on about IT, do I?" "Rex," said his wife, "that was James Lovell. He just came back from flying around the moon." (1) Rex Harrison was embarrassed of course. If he had known who he was talking to, he might have accorded him more respect. But he shouldn't feel too ... what today we might call a reality check. "Who do people say that I am?" he asked them. "They say you are John the Baptist," one of them replied. Someone else said, "Elijah," while others said that he was seen as "one of the prophets." ...

7. God’s Weather Report

Matthew 5:38-48

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

In the 1985 movie, Witness, Harrison Ford plays a tough Philadelphia detective who uncovers corruption within his department. To protect himself and a young boy who has witnessed a murder, Ford's character, John Book, hides out among the ... do in each situation. As best we can, we should resist violence. In the movie, Witness, many in the audience felt a catharsis when Harrison's Ford's character beat up the two bullies. Maybe, because of Christ, sometimes we must wait for that sense of catharsis, that ...

8. In Search Of A Reason For Being

Hebrews 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... -e-e-ere's Johnny!" And Johnny Carson came out and waved, and went on with the rest of the show. (1) Some may laugh at John Searing's goals. They're not exactly world peace or anything. But no one can laugh at his determination. The saddest person in the world is ... HIS OWN (New York: Collier MacMillan, 1991), p. 57-59. 2. "The state of greed," by Harrison Rainie, with Margaret Loftus and Mark Madden, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, January 17, 1996, pp. 62-64,67-68. 3. "Jeff Comment: Mining Diamonds . . .," ...

9. Historic: The Declaration of Independence

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... Delaware: Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean Maryland: Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton Virginia: George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton North Carolina: William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn South Carolina: Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton Georgia: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton Background On July 4, 1776, the Second ...

10. I'm On a Mission from God!

Jonah 1:1-17

Sermon

... over half the presidents of the United States. That makes us heavily responsible for what has and has not happened here. We can be proud of James Knox Polk, a direct descendant of Scotland's John Knox, and of Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan and Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison and Woodrow Wilson, Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan. We might even stretch it a bit and claim Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln never joined any congregation, but he attended Presbyterian churches. There are three Lincoln pews in ...

11. A Call to Servanthood and Suffering

Mark 10:46-52, Mark 10:35-45, Mark 10:32-34

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... ) or of divine judgment in Isaiah 30:28.5 10:39 We can. In their desire to be princes in the final kingdom, James and John think of the cup as the golden goblet of royalty, and the baptism as an anointing to highest office. “Of course we can do that!” ... our culture. Fame is like a drug that drives people to achieve. But what happens when fame is unsatisfying? In 1988 George Harrison, former member of the Beatles rock band, told Time magazine, “Of course, at first we all thought we wanted the fame. . . ...

12. The Voices Of Christmas

Drama

Jerry Nordstrom

... ! SHOPPER: A set of sterling silver pimento forks might be nice. CHILD: And I want a real fur coat. A red one. TRADITIONALIST: John, my son-in-law, isn’t too keen on Scandinavian foods and things, but I think it would be nice to show the ... ! CORPORATION MAN: (On phone) Hello, Jennifer? This is Paul Martin - you know, over on Duxbury Drive? - Well, anyway, Sally said that - Sally Harrison. She said she thought you might be free to baby-sit Monday night. - Yes, the 24th. - Yes, I know that’s Christmas ...

13. The Story Worth Living

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Who doesn’t love the “Indiana Jones” series of movies? Harrison Ford was in an airplane crash last week, and it was the head-liner for all the prime time media ... a whole new world of possibility. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life” (John 3:16). That is the text everyone knows, even when we do not know what it means. What does the text mean? It means there are no more snakes. God has sent us so ...

14. Job Feels under Attack by God

Job 16:1-17:16

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... his body that, according to the retribution principle, it is exhibit A of his guilt (cf. the question by Jesus’s disciples in John 9:2). His gaunt body looks like a ghost rising up as a witness against Job. People who observe Job cannot look past ... his friends’ verbal attacks. Film: My Fair Lady. The musical My Fair Lady, as well as the film of the same name starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn (1964), is based on George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion. In the musical and the film version, in a song ...

15. A Time of Transition

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... sporting events and spectacular special effects in our motion pictures can the lowly pastor compete for people’s attention? Rev. David Harrison, a pastor of a church in Bolton, England used to bring a human skeleton with him to the front of the ... this practice like this: “If you don’t rivet their attention, you are lost!” And in still another church, in a sermon about John the Baptist, and his strong words: “Even now, the ax is laid to the root of the stump . . . !” the preacher pulled out a ...

16. The Downside Of The Practice -- Performance Equation

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... . Andrews during the final round of the 1995 British Open. Constantino Rocca of Italy needed to get down in two to tie American John Daly and force a playoff. Only a chip and putt from his goal, he totally blew the chip. But instead of giving up ... , and built a university which bears their name as a memorial to a son that Harvard didn't care about. I also think of Jodie Harrison. Jodie was dying of cancer. I prayed healing for Jodie. Following the prescription of James 5:13-16, I anointed her with oil and laid ...

17. Battle Cries

2 Samuel 1:17-27

Sermon

Michael Mills

... field the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row.1 In the Soviet Union twenty million persons died in World War II. Harrison Salisbury of the New York Times has written that, in all likelihood, at least one member of every Soviet family fell in that conflict ... that blossoms red Life that shall endless be. Amen3 Christ lives. Hallalujah! 1. "In Flanders Field," John McCrae, from Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, John Bartlett, ed., Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1968, p. 912. 2. Ibid. 3. "O Love That ...

18. Trees

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... of God, and it has not yet been made clear what we shall be. We know that, when he is revealed, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is." (1 John 3:2) Trees never worry about who they are. They never long to be someone else. The oak does not long to be a dogwood. The spruce does not envy the drooping elegance of the willow. ... Robert Shannon, Preaching, July/Aug 1999, p. 49. 7. "How Do We Evaluate a Youth Ministry?" Good News Nov./ Dec. 1999 p. 8. Harrison House, Tulsa, OK, 1998, p. 66.

19. Follow That Star

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... big hits. As a guitarist, Perkins influenced many of the next generation of rock ‘n’ rollers, most prominently, George Harrison of the Beatles. Perkins never quite attained the fame of some of his more notorious colleagues. He once explained ... appear in the heavens this night whether you and I might see it. Are our hearts pure enough? Is our faith real enough? Theologian John Calvin once said, “If the sight of the star had so powerful an effect on the Magi, woe to our insensibility, who, now that ...

20. A List of Murphy's Laws

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... Law: The solution to a problem changes the problem. John Peers Corcoran's Law: All papers that you save will never be needed until such time as they are disposed of, when they become essential. John Corcoran Darwin's Observation: Nature will tell you a ... is postponed long enough will eventually become irrelevant. Law or repair: Anything adjustable will sooner or later need adjustment Harrison's Postulate: For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism. A dog's affection increases in direct ...

21. Christ the King

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon Aid

... our alienation, God is faithful and righteous, and will forgive our alienation, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9, my translation) Ministers: We believe this intellectually. Help us, by your Spirit, to accept this emotionally. Message ... sing the popular song, "He Ain't Heavy; He's My Brother." (words by Bob Russell, music by Bobby Scott, copyright c. 1969, by Harrison Music Corp.) Planning for Your Congregation I. Other Scriptures Psalm 23 Psalm 95:1-7a Ezekiel 34:11-17, 20-24 1 Corinthians ...

22. In The Middle Of The Night

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... when their hearts are numb with hurt and disbelief that Luke writes, "About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and ... New York: Random House, 1989), v-xii. 3. The Expositor's Bible, Vol. V. 4. It's Time for Your Comeback by Tim Storey, Harrison House, Tulsa, OK, 1998, p. 42. 5. Mort Crim. Second Thoughts (Deerfield Beach, FL.: Health Communications, Inc., 1997), pp.31-32. 6. Mom's ...

23. Saved to Share

Acts 26

Sermon

James Merritt

... not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." (John 3:18) In order to give an effective testimony, you must go back to the time in your life before you received Christ, and understand ... Fenholt, Jeffery Fenholt Outreach, Uplands, California. 6. Jeffery C. Fenholt, From Darkness to Light, (Tulsa, Oklahoma: Harrison House, 1994). 7. Robert Schuller, Self-Esteem: The New Reformation, (Waco: Word, 1982), 98ff. 8. The New ...

24. Thorns of Grace

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... be turned into blessings? For one thing, thorns can give us empathy for others. A few years ago there was a movie starring Harrison Ford titled, Regarding Henry. It was the story of Henry Turner, a successful Manhattan-based attorney who seems to have everything a perfect ... heritagechurchva.org/sermons/2006‑28.htm. 5. Mark Adams, http://www.redlandbaptist.org/sermons/sermon19991114.php. 6. John Gruen, The Private World of Leonard Bernstein (New York: Viking Press, 1968), p. 154. 7. Craddock Stories (St. ...

25. Led To Follow

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... wise women figure that out. All of us are followers. I. They Came Seeking Who were these visitors from afar? John Hopkins, Jr. identified them in the hymn as three Oriental kings who traveled far, over field and fountain, moor and ... going to teach you about God.” Ms. Keller signed to her “Good, I’ve been thinking about him for a long time.” Ex-Beatle George Harrison, in an interview shortly before his death said, “Everything else in life can wait but my search for God cannot wait, it has to happen ...

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