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Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Ishmael's thin cracked lips. At first he hardly responded, but then he moved, and slowly, bit by bit, he drank. Hagar's hopes renewed, then crashed once more as she remembered who she was - a slave - and where she was - in the hot and unforgiving desert ... -10 5. This is adapted from a Ralph Milton midrash on the Story of Hagar and Her Son. These excerpts were posted by John Lohr, Franklin Lakes, NJ in the PresbyNet meeting "Sermonshop 1996 06 23, Note #8, 6/17/96 and blended with an monologue posted by Chris ...

2. Pursue the Life That Really Is Life

1 Corinthians 13:4-8, 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... mean nothin' a-tall!" he shouted. "Where's all that happiness you say it guarantees us?" Franklin smiled benevolently at the man and then Old Ben replied, "My friend, the Constitution only ... John Moon "el gigante por Jesus." My giant for Jesus. You see, John loves mission work and volunteers with Mercy Ships. They go into places like Nicaragua. They bring medical teams and bring hope to the poor. Occasionally they build homes and schools. But they always teach both children and adults all about Jesus. John ...

3. Getting Your Attention

John 2:12-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and in three days, I will raise it up." As is often the case in John's gospel, Jesus' reply is not understood. They think Jesus is speaking of the Temple, ... are worshipping Christ and serving him, there is the temple of the living God. Franklin was visiting a camp in the Middle East which held nationals from Kuwait. ... BECOMES THE GOSPEL. Thomas R. Hawkins. Nashville: Upper Room Books, 1992, pp. 24-25. 5. HOPE FOR THE TROUBLED HEART. Billy Graham. Minneapolis: Grason, 1991, pp. 10-11. [ORIGINAL SERMON] CBS ...

4. The Right Word For Memorial

John 17:20-26

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Maxie Dunnam

... preached: "Jesus Christ, Alive -- Alive forevermore – and hopefully alive in you and me. We can recall some of the words of Jesus in The Upper Room when he established the ultimate memorial -- the Eucharist. Verse 3 of John 17: "This is eternal life, that they ... at him. He married the woman and discovered electricity." Now all of that is probably true, but there's a lot more truth to Franklin's life than we find in those words. So with Jesus. "Name Jesus anything you like. Remember Him in any way you want. ...

5. The Power of Belief

1 John 5:9-13

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... Franklin knew he could make electricity happen. And he did! All of these short vignettes describe stories of famous people who were committed to their beliefs; they were convinced that if they moved forward, disregarded the many naysayers around them, and had sufficient confidence and courage — they could achieve their goals. In a similar way, Saint John ... bruised by the world in which we live, Christians need this great message of hope, the assurance that our belief will lead us home to God. The great ...

6. Wrong!

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... right and never wrong? Benjamin Franklin had an early respect for “wrongness.” It was a refrain with Benjamin Franklin to talk about the “erratum ... It was the LAW that taught your heart to fear. John Newton was right that grace relieves our fears. But John Newton was wrong about grace teaching our heart to fear. ... always keep its heart and soul focused and fixated, not on itself, not on its own history and hopes, but on nothing less than Jesus the Christ. We will always get things wrong. We will even get ...

7. A Time For Silence

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... hopes came to an abrupt end, ironically, on Easter Sunday morning, when the old pains reappeared and she went into a severe relapse that involved hospitalization for some two weeks. Part of the time both of her eyes were swollen shut, and pain racked every part of her body. John ... . One thing more. SILENCE IS THE BEST RESPONSE IF WE WOULD HEAR THE VOICE OF GOD. As a young man, Benjamin Franklin was somewhat arrogant in his opinions and wanted to do most of the talking in his conversations with his friends. He ...

8. This Is Eternal Life (Easter Message)

John 17:1-5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... -- Alive -- Alive -- Alive Forevermore, and hopefully alive in you and me. "I in them", He prayed. This is no new message from Jesus. It is his prayer that what He had taught would become a reality. You remember his beautiful metaphor in John 15 -- the vine and the ... him. He married the woman and discovered electricity." Now all of that is probably true, but there's a lot more truth to Franklin's life than we find in those words. So with Jesus. "Name Jesus anything you like. Remember Him in any way you want ...

9. When Lazarus Leaped and Laughed

John 11:1-45

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... influenced by the teachings of the apostle Paul. He wrote this: The body of B. Franklin, Printer Like the Cover of an old Book Its contents torn out, And stripped ... face death with Christ's own assurance that we shall never die. "Do you believe this?" (John 11:26) "She said to him, 'Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the ... in life becomes of secondary importance, and we live our lives in confidence and triumphant hope as the people of the certain resurrection. "The dead man came out, his hands and ...

10. The Darkness of a Youniverse

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... dumbest idea of his brilliant mind. But it was Woodrow Wilson who implemented Franklin’s suggestion in 1918. After just barely beginning to be able to see ... it. Could anything be more terrifying? Could any story be more destroying, more hope extinguishing, than this one? The plague of darkness was not just something the Egyptians ... in God.” Do you hear it? Do you get it? Who doesn’t love John 3:16. Who doesn’t know by heart John 3:16? It is, we think, the most perfect encapsulation of the good news of ...

11. The Problem With A Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... Franklin, how long have you been Mrs. Franklin?" "Why, ever since I was married," she replied. "And how did you become Mrs. Franklin?" he asked. "When the minister said, 'Wilt thou have this man to be thy wedded husband,' I just said 'Yes.' " "Didn't you say, 'I hope ... . Note the three words, "Abraham believed God." Don't you wish it could be written of us, "Barbara believed God." "John - Joe - Betty - your name - believed God." Habakkuk, the prophet, has some good words on this, "If it seems slow, wait for ...

12. How, Then, Shall We Live?

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... a thief in the night. Where is their hope? Paul begins by saying that he should not ... homeowner a note that read, "Dear Sir: I hope you don't mind. I cleaned your ... Franklin ... Franklin ... it again and again. We have a sure and certain hope in God's promise that because Jesus lives, we, too, ... not what is really meant by Christian hope for the future. When Christ returns, salvation ... Hope is a powerful force in our lives. It changes the way we respond to others and to life's crises. When a loved one dies, our Christian hope ...

13. The Achilles' Heel of the Church

James 5:13-20

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... circle of three, so Jesus, in like manner, had Peter, James, and John. Small wonder, then, that major Christian concepts also seem to be bunched in threes. "Faith, hope, and love, these three abide," uttered Paul. And what would Christianity be ... is also going after those who have wandered from the truth. The late Reverend C. L. Franklin, former pastor of Detroit's New Bethel Baptist Church and father of singer Aretha Franklin, stated a profound truth about the Parable of the Prodigal Son. In a direct way ...

14. Starting Over

John 21:1-19

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... bright with promise. A year later, though, the stock market crashed, and Franklin’s financial world fell apart. He could not take the pressure, so he ... of Helen’s story and the insight of her poem when I read this last chapter of John’s gospel. The disciples had been displaced from their homes and careers. For a while, they experienced the ... shamefully treated and torturously executed. So now they were cautious. They were tenuous ― hoping, but fearing. Jesus came back to them, to be sure, but all was ...

15. Be Ready!

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

King Duncan

... over the death of her husband, Albert. They hire a young soldier, John Brown, to bring the Queen’s favorite pony to Balmoral. They hope that riding will take her mind off her grief. Each day, John Brown stands outside her window and waits for the Queen to ride. ... of this world. The promise of a better world seems too distant, too remote. In 1845, a group of British explorers led by John Franklin set out for the North Pole. The men estimated that their trip would take two or more years. Yet they didn’t ...

16. They Said 'Yes!'

Ephesians 1:11-23

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and framers of America and says their names. "James Madison. Alexander Hamilton. Ben Franklin. Thomas Jefferson. George Washington." He pauses at the last statue, that of his father, "John Adams. We have long resisted asking for your guidance," he says. Then he ... on his own with only the Holy Spirit to guide him. He used to say the Holy Spirit is love. Doesn't the Holy Bible say 'Faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.' Well I've given up the drink. I've worked all the hours God sends. I've ...

17. Dynamic Preaching January 2024 Sermons

Sermon

King Duncan

... down. Doubtless, this was what Isaiah had in mind when he wrote these words of comfort and hope for his people. The King is coming. A voice cries, in the wilderness, prepare the way of ... 4:1 January 14, 2024 (Epiphany 2) Legend has it that President Franklin D. Roosevelt got tired of smiling that big smile and saying the ... sentiment is the thread that is woven through the entire bible. Read Jonah’s story in light of John 3:17 about Jesus' purpose for coming into the world. "For the Son came into the world not ...

18. Sneak Preview

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... God's existence, or at least our ability to see God, we might wish we could have an experience like Peter, James, and John had. If only God would appear to us in an unmistakable way, leaving no doubt that God was behind the experience. Even ... the darkness of the world. All of us in this congregation pray that the church can become a kind of transfiguration. We hope that in our worship, in our service to the world, in our care for one another, we can reveal God more clearly ... Franklin Watts, Inc., 1966), p. 69.

19. Endorsing The Future

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... written diagonally across the face of the check, "I heartily endorse the sentiments herein expressed. John R. Peterson."48 To endorse something is to attach your name publicly to a product ... limits is in reality a part of our Christian witness as well as our hope for a more meaningful future. We all endorse certain sentiments that come our way ... One," he called it. But he hadn't bothered to vote since he voted for Franklin Roosevelt. Nor was he ever involved in anything civic in the community. He'd secured ...

20. Be Careful What You Ask For

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... believe she was a sister of Jesus’ mother and thus Jesus’ aunt. If this is true, then James and John were Jesus’ first cousins and perhaps they hoped that family ties would help their cause. Nepotism is what it’s called, I believe. That never happens in ... humanity. And that is what Christ asks out of us. Years ago, there was a provocative story in Discipleship Journal about Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a man who served him. The man’s name was Harry Hopkins. Hopkins was Roosevelt’s closest adviser ...

21. The Forgotten Virtue

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... , without which all of the other virtues would become vices - he had forgotten humility. Yes, Ben Franklin was a wise man, but his wisdom did not reach the heights of the Word of ... in His." Or, last week a woman of the parish wrote to me, wondering if St. John’s isn’t getting a bit too large. Tell me, when does the Church of Jesus ... to come in. "But, gee," he said, "you have such a beautiful and classy church here, I hope I didn’t embarrass you by coming." "No, my friend, you didn’t embarrass me." But I ...

22. Baptism: The Light Shatters the Darkness

Genesis 1:1-5

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... of darkness, if the people persevered and believed in themselves, the light would return. Churchill was able to convince Franklin Roosevelt to aid England, morally and materially. He established close ties with all Allied leaders in what became known ... , as we move daily toward our return to God. Jesus came to bring the light of truth and hope and dispel the darkness of ignorance and fear. As the prologue of Saint John's gospel says, "What has come into being in him was life and the life was the light of ...

23. Our Father's Love Begotten

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... That's the reason we have so many love songs. It's certainly true that the faith and hope, the joy and peace, all the feelings and relationships and commitments that are intensified at Christmas are ... verses are all the forebodings about history that you have the Apocalypse of John, what is known as the Book of Revelation. It's all there in ... , "Two-Part Invention" is the story of her forty-year marriage to the actor, Hugh Franklin. Franklin died in 1986 of a painful form of cancer. L'Engle, who is a devoted ...

24. A Life-changing Question

John 9:1-41

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... , Mark, Luke and John. But he himself ... hope you lay those questions alongside the life of Jesus Christ. Jesus was sent, not to answer all our questions, but to reveal to us the heart and purposes of God. Can you trust the God you see in him? If so, I pray that you will ask Jesus to be your Lord and Savior today, and let him give you a new life. 1. @Doc’s Daily Chuckles - go here http://family-safe-mail.com/lists/?p=subscribe&id=55 MONDAY FODDER, http://family-safe-mail.com/. 2. Joe Franklin, Joe Franklin ...

25. Making a Difference

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Paul E. Flesner

... John, Jesus called Peter and Andrew first. Then he called Philip. Then Philip went and brought Nathaniel. His only other mention is with the other disciples at one of the resurrection appearances. Beyond that, he simply blended in with the others. What we do know about Nathaniel is that he was a person who was hoping ... their ideas and values. They are the Julius Caesars, the Alexander the Greats, and the Franklin D. Roosevelts. The opposite school holds that history is shaped by movements arising from the " ...

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