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Matthew 24:1-35

Sermon

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... 's newfound friend told her about her church. She belonged to the Branch Davidian group led by David Koresh, whom she believed to be a great, loving, and godly man. Mona said that she liked Laurie very much and would love for her to join her church, where she believed Laurie would find what she longed for -- acceptance, love and purpose in life. Acceptance, love and purpose is exactly what Laurie thought she found when she met David Koresh. His penetrating eyes and the conviction in his voice impressed ...

2. Hitting the Boss Key

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... of God surely will be more loving and kind to others around them, even to the animals on their farms! TV host Greg Lauri interviewed one of the women from the Survivor television show. This woman had gone on Survivor and been told she could bring five ... tempter came to Judas when he was away from the other disciples. That is when we are vulnerable. Pastor Jerry Vines tells about a young man from a rural family who went to the city to get a job. Before he left, his mother said, “Son, I want you to promise ...

3. Out of Solitude

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... Christian can do today?" And her answer: "Rest. The most counter-cultural thing we can do is take the time to rest." Laurie comments: Certainly you and I are well-meaning. We want to solve the world's problems. We want to make a difference ... , I stopped to take a picture of Buckingham Palace. And there on the lawn in front of me, the viewfinder picked up a young man in a stylish business suit, obviously from one of the surrounding office buildings. He had kicked off his shoes, stretched out, and was taking a ...

4. The Call of God

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... 's word. Certainly Jeremiah is nothing like a tape-recorder that unthinkingly repeats whatever is spoken into the microphone; he is a man, fully possessed by the Spirit (hand) of God, who believes that he is responsible to use all his God-given intellect to ... reason God tells Jeremiah there must be this uprooting is to rebuild or replant a godly society. In her book, Gardening Mercies, Laurie Ostby Kehler writes about a neighbor who came by her house and viewed her garden for the first time. The neighbor told ...

5. When Jacob Got a Vision

Genesis 29:15-28

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... meet a character who walks out of the Old Testament and onto our stage who is known by Jews, Christians, and Moslems. He is a man who knew and practiced deception until the day he received a vision from on high. His name is Jacob. He is the twin son of ... your congregation: A personal mission statement can help one focus on the mission and purposes of Christ in one's own life. Laurie Beth Jones, in her workshops and book The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement for Work and for Life, gives her personal ...

6. Your Wake-up Call

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... morning? If the second description sounds more like you, then you will relate to today’s lesson from the Scriptures. It was written by Paul, a man who needed to be shaken awake and kicked out of bed. But he didn’t need to be awakened from a deep sleep. He needed to ... to heal him, the prophet Elisha told Naaman he had to remove all his armor and bathe himself in the Jordan River. Laurie made the point that Naaman had to humble himself, give up his symbols of strength and protection, and submit to God’s ...

7. Behind My Back

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

... how important his faith was and how important the kids were. I thought since he was such a pillar in the community, a good Christian man and a solid businessman, that I might be able to solicit some help - actually some funds. All of sudden I get this story about ... . The cause of Christ must go on. Deacon or Deaconess: You should have seen Bill Johnson at the last Deacons' meeting. Laurie Peterson wanted to get her Outreach committee rolling again. Bill had led the battle to shut it down because it was ...

8. The Spirit Has Landed

Luke 3:1-38

Sermon

Brett Blair

... was going to be even rougher than most. She was an orphan. Then suddenly at the age of 2 she was adopted, sight unseen, by Laurie Collis a single mother in Scottsdale, Arizona. When she was in the third grade, she entered an essay contest, and out of 10,000 applicants ... that take ten minutes to reach earth—amazing isn’t it—but there’s a story from the early days about a young man who applied for a job as a Morse code operator. Answering an ad in the newspaper, he went to the address that was listed ...

9. Trusting the Truth

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... ''s truth abideth still"--despite the Tempter''s ability to seduce the human mind to follow other ways and idols. Greg Laurie tells of the Temple of the Thousand Buddhas, "an unusual place of worship in Kyoto, Japan, where worshipers can literally design ... the Bible? We must be willing to submit and surrender all to the superior wisdom of God. As Duffy Robbins has said: God has a plan, Man has a problem. The choice is up to you! The choice is whether or not to surrender all to God''s perfect plan. When we do ...

10. Where Is Your Home?

2 Corinthians 5:6-10

Sermon

King Duncan

Children say the most outrageous things. Laurie and her husband, Ralph, have a little ritual they go through with their kids when one of their pet goldfish ... remembers his father as stern, untrusting, strict, and cold. Unaccustomed to giving words of encouragement, a pat on the back, or a hug, his father remained a distant and very private man. But then Douglas tells this story about his father: One evening at school, the young Kirk Douglas had a major role speaking, dancing, and singing in a play. He knew ...

11. Follow Your Mentors (Series: An Invitation to Christian Discipleship)

John 14:15-31

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... field and the birds of the air discovered Adam lacked a suitable helper. The Lord God said to himself, “It is not good for man to be alone, I will make a helper suitable for him.” We are made for community. Without community, we find ourselves lonely, isolated, and ... Mae was the first person to take me out of the U.S. and was kind enough to bring me back. Annie Laurie handed me her bulletin every Sunday covered with her corrections of my grammatical errors. Mary Lou celebrated her 90th birthday the other ...

12. Christ's Grand Entrance Song

Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

Sermon

King Duncan

... of a tough, mixed martial arts fighter entering the ring of combat to some totally inappropriate song. Can you imagine being the man or woman who had Rory MacDonald’s old phone number? That’s a lot of power, choosing the entrance music for a ... to take medicine, food and water into the poorest rural areas so that HIV patients could be successfully treated for their disease. Laurie Nuell, a board member with Partners in Health, said, “He had a very tender heart. Seeing pain and suffering was very hard ...

13. The Ten Commandments: One God, Only One

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... say. If it is a choice between business and the church, there IS no choice. Business comes first. Years ago, a man who had been successful in business proposed this honest epitaph for his tombstone: "Born 1878, a human being; Died, 1954, a ... name, Amen! 1. Richard Nilsen, "Ten Commandments leads list of lists, Greensboro News & Record, 8/16/98, D1 2. Quoted by Greg Laurie, via Internet, "The Ten Commandments, Part I," http://www.harvest.org/tools/ffl/comand1.html 3. Robert Goldberg and Gerald Jay Goldberg, ...

14. Luke 16:1-13

Luke 16:1-13

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus (which can be neatly juxtaposed with the Rich Man and the Unjust Steward), it is the rich man who fails to use his fortune in a way that secures his eternal salvation; it is the poor man who finds eschatological solace ... this age" have regrettably seen in Jesus' leadership style a model for the postmodern CEO. (For example, Laurie Beth Jones, Jesus: CEO [Hyperion, 1996].) Jesus concludes by emphasizing that good managers must be single-minded in their loyalties: "You cannot serve ...

15. Everything Must Go: “Abandon Ship!”

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... begins. “And David the king said to all the assembly, ‘Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great, for the palace will not be for man but for the Lord God. So I have provided for the house of my God, so far as I was able, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of ... controls everything, He owns everything and He provides everything you will have abandoned the ship called “Mine.” [1]. Greg Laurie, The Best Is Yet To Come, pp 40-41.

16. Twelfth Night

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... When he comes, we will be victorious. I've got to go now. (Turn on light number 1.) (The Rabbi comes forward as the young man sits down.) Field Announcer 1: These have been dark times here in the Holy Land. Dark as it has been, even a young warrior ... . We anticipated the story about the shepherd so we sent another field announcer to the site where the shepherds are working. Laurie, are you ready? (Field Announcer 1 hands the microphone to Field Announcer 2 as the Shepherd comes forward.) Field Announcer 2: ...

17. Witnesses

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... followers. Let us move a few years away from these early events and meet another witness to the resurrection of Jesus, a man whose faith was an inspiration to many. His name was Marcellus, a Roman soldier. Marcellus had always wanted to be a legionnaire ... of Jesus. Surrounding Andrew Jackson's Tennessee home is the family burial ground. One of the gravestones is for Annie Laurie Lawrence. The testimonial identifies her parents and the date of her death. A passage from the Psalms reads: "Precious in ...

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