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Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... , so he began teaching them to read by using Bible texts. Hogg founded a training school for the poorest children in London to provide education, job skills and religious training. Quentin Hogg once wrote to a former student, “We hear much talk about creeds ... a unique way to raise funds for their ministry. They sponsor an annual 24-hour bicycle ride on the last weekend of July. It consists of twenty-four hours of bike riding through challenging nature trails in the hottest part of the summer months in ...

2. The Dark Side Revealed

Numbers 32:23

Sermon

James Merritt

... will find you out." It says, "Be sure your sin will find you out." In the late 1900 century there was a notorious murder in London, England, who we all know by the name, "Jack the Ripper." To this very day, nobody knows who Jack the Ripper was. Many books have ... his mother which simply read, Dear Son, I am not saying that you "do" sleep with Julie and I am not saying that you "do not" sleep with Julie, but the fact remains that if Julie were sleeping in her own bed she would have found the silver tray by now. ...

3. The Curriculum of God’s Kingdom

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... before they could be slaughtered and sold; their lungs were black. Funeral director Stan Cribb has led thousands of funerals through the smoggy streets of London, and he says the 1952 event dwarfs all others he has seen. He remembers the moment he saw the first gray wisps hanging in the ... ), 88. 15. "Fisherman Hooks Drowning Dane to Save His Life," The Wenatchee World, July 20, 2001. 16. PreachingToday.com search under Matthew 4:12-25. 17. Calvin Miller, The Book of Jesus (New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, ...

4. Remember Toward the Future John M. Cobb

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

... of May, there is Victoria Day - where especially the British3 think back to their golden age under Queen Victoria. Then, in the month of July, there is Canada Day, where we can consider the fact that we are all Canadians. And then, finally, as a rather new holiday - and, I ... indifferent to the question of settlement patterns is evident by Robert England’s book The Colonization of Western Canada (London: P.S. Kind and Son, Ltd., 1936). The point for homiletic purposes is the question of priorities. 17. ...

5. Why Did I Do That?

Romans 7:7-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... doesn't want somebody to help him feel better about himself. He wants to be a new person--a person liberated from the Law of Sin. Some of you may be familiar with Jack London's classic story, WHITE FANG. White Fang is half dog--half wolf. After living in the wild, he is domesticated and learns to live among people. White Fang was very fond of chickens. On ... www.flash.net/~go4crown/mrc5.htm Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 4. (Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1990), p. 68. July 7, 2002

6. The Law and the Promise

Galatians 3:15-25, Galatians 3:1-14

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... a covenant that could not be changed (so E. Bammel, “Gottes DIATHEKE (Gal. 3:15–17) und das jüdische Rechtsdenken,” NTS 6 [July 1960], pp. 313–19). Yet, as Betz points out, it would be strange for Paul to be using such an example with his ... 171; Matera, Galatians, pp. 133–34; Longenecker, Galatians, pp. 141–43; J. D. G. Dunn, A Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians [London: A & C Black, 1993], p. 191). See also W. D. Davies, who suggests that in order to counter the Christian claim that the ...

7. Faith or Observance of the Law

Galatians 3:1-14, Galatians 3:15-25

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

8. Your Face Gives You Away

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... 4) There was an even sadder story in the news sometime back. It’s a story that occurs more often than most people realize. Julie Rubenzer wanted to look good. In fact, she was obsessed with looking better. The 38-year-old saleswoman turned to plastic surgery as the ... sermons/2007/2007‑02‑18.html. 5. People magazine, March 22, 2004, p. 90. 6. Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power (London: Profile Books Ltd., 2002), p. 12. 7. The Story Factor: Secrets of Influence from the Art of Storytelling (New York, NY: ...

9. In Corinth

Acts 18:1-17

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... now Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeus). Proconsular governors normally took office on 1 July and held it for one year only. The year in which Gallio ruled in Achaia has been fixed with some certainty as July A.D. 51 to June A.D. 52 (this gives us a ... better ascribed to the first year of Claudius’ reign, i.e., A.D. 41 (see, e.g., F. Millar, A Study of Dio Cassius [London: Oxford University Press, 1964], p. 40). But this earlier date is not without problems—apart, that is, from its calling into question the clear ...

10. Jesus Christ, Our Passover Lamb

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

Steve Burt

... difficult for us to imagine that man's experience or to picture what it's like to huddle in a tornado shelter. Maybe that's what it felt like in London during the blitz Ä people huddled together in bomb shelters, never knowing when the bombs would hit or where, wondering whose home would be destroyed next, worrying about family and friends ... in Christ Jesus. 1. Steve Burt, sermon preached in United Methodist Church, White River Junction, Vermont, July 26, 1987. 2. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin.

11. Leah

Genesis 49:29--50:14

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... complete surprise, there she sat, in the usual, dull, green dress: Mary, his wife. They visited for an hour. She told him she now had a job; they talked of London and the furniture in the flat. He could hardly realize the hour had passed. A fortnight later, next visitor’s day, she was there again, wearing the same green dress ... saved me." 1. Published in part in The New Pulpit Digest, Vol. LVI, No. 420 July-August 1976. 2. Louis Ginzberg, Legends of the Bible (New York: Simon and Schuster 1956), p. 172.

12. With A Name Like That . . .

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... until police arrived and took over. The man was revived. Police called the man "a friendly tramp"who has lived on the streets of London for 20 years and is often seen begging. They said he lives under a bridge with 7 or 8 other vagrants. I would like ... in everything we do. There is no other name or spirit by which humanity can be saved. 1. LECTIONAID, July, August, September, 1994 (Kamuela, HI: LectionAid, 1994), p. 38. 2. Contributed by Rev. Curtis Fussell, Richlands Presbyterian Church, Richlands ...

13. Getting a Handle on Our Faith

John 11:1-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ago, 500 people died of cholera in just ten days in one London neighborhood, marking the beginning of another horrible epidemic. Victorian physician Dr. John Snow of London had already written a controversial pamphlet suggesting that cholera was not caused ... the screen?’ (Peter Braunstein, “Ms. America: Why Jane Fonda Is Mirror of The Nation’s Past Forty Years,” American Heritage, July/August 2001, 31.) What Fonda’s daughter didn’t know at the time was that even the creepy chameleon, known for ...

14. A Child Will Be Born

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... There’s something about a baby, isn’t there, or even a young child? During the first year and a half of World War II, London was under heavy bombing from German airplanes. Churchill knew that Hitler would win, and England would be destroyed, if he could not unite America ... . We knew he would. 1. Jerry Anderson, Hummingbirds & Hollyhocks, (Knoxville: Seven Worlds Corp., 2000), pp. 99-100. 2. Newsweek, July, 18, 2005, p. 4. 3. Stephen Mansfield, Never Give In (Highland Books, 1995), p. 127. Cited by Dr. R. ...

15. In Which City Do You Live?

Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... Dickens’ famous novel, A Tale of Two Cities. The two cities that were the focal point of Dickens’ novel were Paris and London during the days of the French Revolution. Today we will center our attention on two cities. These two cities are the city ... https://www.rd.com/funny/state-jokes/. 2. Gregory Favre: “Indifference, the story of our time.” The Sacramento Bee, July 13, 2014. https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article2603466.html. 3. “2016 Crime Clock Statistics” from FBI Uniform ...

16. The World's Most Extraordinary Club

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... 15 years to become a member. A current member has to die or resign before they’ll let anyone new join. Another London club, 5 Hertford Street, is called the most exclusive private club in the English speaking world. Its membership is made up strictly of ... expensive/top-13-most-exclusive-clubs-in-the-world/. 3. “The 25 Most Exclusive Clubs on the Planet” by Emily Rekstis, July 13, 2018, BestLife, https://bestlifeonline.com/most-exclusive-clubs/. 4. “Why the Law was given” by John Piper, Nov. 15, 1981 ...

17. Stay Awake!

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

Michael L. Sherer

... seven or eight o’clock in the evening in the United States, it was one or two o’clock the following morning in London. That made for a very late — or early — bedtime. In the year when the Cubs were on the cusp of qualifying for the ... largely through people who are already caught up in it. Advent’s message is a reminder of something that’s also true in March or July — that the Divine Source of all energy is busy, right now, revolutionizing the lives of the people whom God loves. We can be a part ...

18. Hope For A New Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... among us . . ." Christ has redeemed us that we might work in his behalf to redeem the world. An upbeat Word for a downbeat world. 1. "Macho in Miniature" by Ed Liebowitz, Smithsonian, August 2002, p. 28. 2. Interview with astronaut Susan J. Helms by Michelle Burford, O, The Oprah Magazine, July 2002, p. 157. 3. 16 May 1990, pp. A1, A8, A9. Cited in The New Doublespeak by William Lutz (HarperCollins Publishers). 4. "That's Outrageous!" by Tucker Carlson, Reader's Digest ...

19. I Am Only . . .

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... , Barnardo was often a problem in school. But that changed at his conversion at the age of sixteen. Thomas Barnardo went to London to study for a medical degree. It was there that he began working with illiterate children in an organization called Ragged School. ... 's Digest, April 2003, pp. 27-29. 2. Richard Schneider, "A Grand New Flag," Guideposts, July 2003, pp. 36-41. 3. Lynn Rosellini, "Not On My Block," Reader's Digest, July 2003, pp. 25-27. 4. Fred Craddock in Ten Great Preachers, edited by Bill Turpie ...

20. Something To Brag About

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... he heard, "Yes," he breathed his last. Amazingly, the final words of these two Founding Fathers were uttered on the same day--July 4--and on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. (1) It's really breathtaking to realize this is the ... L. Coppernoll, Word Publishing, Nashville, 1998, p. 56. 3. Today in the Word, July 1990, p. 11. 4. The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, Profile Books, Profile Books Ltd., London, England, 2002, p. 152. 5. "Habitat Became Our Family" by Ronny Frishman, Ladies ...

21. Tired of Trying?

James 5:7-12

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... of the Lord''s Prayer that we utter at anxious moments--Lord, give me patience . . . and I want it right now." (1) On Saturday, July 15, 1944, Anne Frank made a remarkable entry in her dairy. Anne was 15 years old then, and with her family and others, had been ... His plans. Until then, we keep working--keep trying. Once a man named Charles Bradlaugh, an avowed infidel who stirred London more than a generation ago with his attack on the Christian faith, once challenged Hugh Price Hughes, a Methodist preacher ...

22. Obstacles as Popsicles

Exodus 1:1-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... haze. (With thanks to Deanna Reckelhof for bringing back this memory in "The Hill: One Woman's Spiritual Journey," Spirituality, 9 [July/August 2002], 215.) The story of Moses begins with the reminder that in everyone's life there will be baskets and ... x-ray. It reaches our bones." (As quoted in Michael Paul Gallagher S.J., Dive Deeper: The Human Poetry of Faith [London: Darton-Longman & Todd, 2001], 77.) Were you not amazed by the audacious midwives featured in Exodus' preamble to Moses' birth announcement ...

23. My Precious, My Precious

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... school. Just to be absolutely sure, he took a photograph of it to Sotheby's in Amsterdam. When it was auctioned in London in July 2002, it made 49.5 million pounds, making it the most expensive painting sold. Is this your idea of treasure: undiscovered master ... because of increasing costs of fuel and equipment." ("Event Shows Amish Latest in Traditional Technology," Star-Press (Muncie, Indiana), July, 2004. With thanks to Jim Beckley for this reference. There are two kinds of churches in this world: there ...

24. A Topsy-Turvy Gospel

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Army,” the story is told of Estelle, a Major in the Salvation Army, who likes to visit the strip clubs of King’s Cross in London and talk about Jesus. “People will ask what is a minister doing sitting in a lap-dancing club,” she said before giving her own response ... creek don't rise" came with the crash of US Air flight 1016 at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport 2 July 1994, killing 37 people. Among those killed was a newlywed couple from South Carolina, Stephen and Rita Mattox, just beginning ...

25. They Also Serve Who Wait

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Thomas Long

... Anna and Simeon, we do what we can ... and wait. 1. Joseph Berger, "A Man Battles to Save Cherished Synagogue," The New York Times (July 21, 1986), section B, p. 3. 2. Raymond E. Brown, The Birth of the Messiah (Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, 1977), ... Row, 1964), p. 89. 4. Arnold Schoenberg, "Moses and Aaron," as translated in Karl H. Worner, Schoenberg's Moses and Aaron (London: Faber and Faber, 1959), pp. 137 & 163. 5. William F. Lynch, S.J., Images of Hope (Baltimore: Helicon, 1967), pp. 177 ...

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