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Drama
Edward Long
... sink are off in the Turner home. The street lights all have a pointed cap of the snow over them. A patrol car cruises down Grant St. A semi backs up to the large grocery with fresh produce for tomorrow. The town of Spring Hill is quiet. The snowplow crews have ... message and you are doubting the power of The Visit of one you know as The Christ on this day before the observance of his birth ... LEE: Zora, you've described me to a "T." But then, if I may ask, what do you know about the power of love at Christmas ...
2. Acres of Diamonds
1 Timothy 6:10
Sermon
Russell Conwell
... tree. I approached him and said, "Do you think it would be possible for me to see General Robert E. Lee, the President of the University?" He said, "Sir, I am General Lee." Of course, when you meet such a man, so noble a man as that, you will find him a simple ... had gone down to death for their country, gone down for a cause they believed was right and still believe was right, though I grant to the other side the same that I ask for myself. Yet these men who had actually died for their country were little ...
Sermon
James Merritt
... any rules and regulations in print." The young man said, "You mean this school has no rules?" Lee replied, "Yes, we have only one." He said, "What is it?" Lee replied, "Our only rule is kindness."1 We are living in a society in which kindness is ... of Calcutta, dressing the wounds of a leper. An American tourist observed her work and asked if he could take a picture. She granted permission, and the tourist framed his shot. Through the camera's lens he could see this world renowned nun tenderly replacing a ...
Sermon
Brett Blair
... darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. Thus, we come together to sing again the words: Yet, in thy dark street shineth the everlasting light. History records for us an interesting footnote. It was during the dark winter of 1864. At Petersburg, Virginia, the Confederate army of Robert E. Lee faced the Union divisions of General Ulysses S. Grant. The war was now three and a half years old and the glorious charge had long since given way to the muck and mud of trench warfare. Late one evening one of ...
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James Merritt
... . He said: Right in the middle of the Battle of the Wilderness, all the staff men who had been fighting in the east all this time—Grant had just come from the West—kept talking "Robert E. Lee, Robert E. Lee. He'll do this, he'll do that, he'll do the other." Ulysses S. Grant heard all he wanted to hear and finally said to them, "I am tired of hearing about Robert E. Lee. You would think he was going to do a double somersault and land in our rear. I want you to quit thinking about what he is going ...
6. We Are At War
Ephesians 6:10-20
Sermon
James Merritt
... . He said: Right in the middle of the Battle of the Wilderness, all the staff men who had been fighting in the east all this time—Grant had just come from the West—kept talking "Robert E. Lee, Robert E. Lee. He'll do this, he'll do that, he'll do the other." Ulysses S. Grant heard all he wanted to hear and finally said to them, "I am tired of hearing about Robert E. Lee. You would think he was going to do a double somersault and land in our rear. I want you to quit thinking about what he is going ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... is the first reason why we must take time to pray. Prayer is the most potent power source available to us. IN THE SECOND PLACE, PRAYER ALLOWS US TO GET OUT PRIORITIES IN ORDER. When Charles Schwab was president of Bethlehem Steel, he granted an interview with a management consultant named Ivy Lee. Lee told Schwab that his consulting firm could help Schwab's company get more done. Schwab said, "If you can do that, I'll be glad to listen to you and if it works, I will pay you whatever you ask within reason ...
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Donald B. Strobe
... and all their horrors - your God couldn’t care less!” The Christian pastor, Shin, in his own agonizing unbelief cries out to the agnostic Lee: “All my life I have searched for God but I found only man in all his suffering!” But of course, had he but realized ... strict sense, we should not even try to believe; for we have no right to believe anything we can avoid believing, granting we have given it entire freedom to convince us.” Those are very important words. We have no right believing anything we ...
Understanding Series
F. F. Bruce
... his confidence that God would do whatever was necessary for their growth in grace, combined to give him good hope that he would indeed be granted a further spell of life and apostolic activity, for their progress and joy in the faith. His I know here, as in verse 19, ... ’s attitude and Jonah’s petulant “it is better for me to die than to live” (Jonah 4:3, 8). G. M. Lee (NovT 12 [1970], p. 361) compares the observation of Libanius (Oration 17.29) that, in certain cases of soul sickness “it is better ...
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King Duncan
... people have given their lives and their sacred fortunes that we might live in freedom today. We do not take that for granted. If you are talking about the difference between liberty and tyranny, we can wave the flag with the best of them. BUT ... Kingdom is like a mustard seed . . . it is like treasure hidden in a field . . . it is like a pearl of great price . . ." Jessie Lee Brown Foveaux tells the story of a traveling salesman who once came to her small Arkansas town. The man was looking to buy pearls at ...
11. Down by the Riverside
Mark 1:4-11 · Genesis 1:1-5
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
... the boy?" The friend replied, "He called the boy, De Nephew." When we were each born, we were given a name, Denise, De Nephew, Lee, Dorothy, Mary, Billy . . . we were all given different names. But when we were baptized; when we were initiated into God's Kingdom, we ... he or she wasn't a believer. But like a wedding ring, baptism is such an effective symbol, that it should never be taken for granted. A wedding ring is not a ticket to a marriage and a life lived happily ever after and baptism isn't a sure fire ...
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... ability to deny self, a person does anything he wants to as long as he can get by with it. In the days of Robert E. Lee, a mother who had him serve as godfather asked him at the baptism what she should teach her boy. He said, "Teach him to deny himself ... Jesus alone - to Jerusalem where he will suffer and die. When we fast, in some small way we share in the sufferings of Christ. Granted that fasting is small and trivial compared to Jesus' fasting, but it is better than nothing, isn't it? This points to the ...
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
... to the very beginning of the life of the Hebrew people. When Abraham and his wife Sarah were old, they were finally granted the privilege of having a child. Little Isaac was God's child of promise. God promised that through Isaac, Abraham would ... is good!” The Rudicks knew they could not provide for all of Allen’s needs. But they know One who could. The writer Humphrey Lee had an opportunity to visit a small county airport one night and watch a small, private plane take off. Here is how he described it ...
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King Duncan
... experience. Even if you are a friend of Jesus you can have your heart broken. But fortunately, that is not the end of the story. JESUS CALLED LAZARUS FROM THE TOMB AND GRANTED HIM THE GIFT OF NEW LIFE. Here is where we want to focus our attention this day. Jesus is the giver of new life. Not only new life beyond the grave, but ... BUT I GOT THE SHAFT, (Nashville: Dimensions for Living, 1993). 4. "Desperately Seeking Something, " by Lee Strobel, ASPIRE, Dec. 94/Jan. 95, p. 53. 5. Contributed. Source unknown.
15. Memorial Day
Ecclesiastes 3:1-22
Sermon
Brett Blair
... the Shiloh battlefield, had been killed, then we would never have known of the great American literary work BEN HUR. If Ulysses. S. Grant had been slain at Shiloh we would have lost a president of the United States. If Francis A Shoup had fallen while leading ... to create that enormous carving on the side of a mountain that depicts three heroes of the Confederacy: Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis. Although it is a fascinating memorial, the logistics that were required in creating such a ...
16. Take Some Lessons
2 Timothy 3:10--4:8
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Robert R. Kopp
... who found a magic lamp while walking on a beach. He rubbed it and a genie appeared. "Before you get any ideas," the genie noted, "I'm only granting one wish today. So make it good." "Well," the man said, "I've always wanted to go to Hawaii. But I don't like to sail or fly. ... few! I haven't met or even heard of too many self-taught -- I prefer to say divinely gifted -- of any stripe who can say with Lee Tevino: "I've never had a coach in my life. When I find one who can beat me, I'll listen." Most of us need ...
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John R. Brokhoff
... cannot change his promises to us. To be true to God, we, too, must keep our promises and be as good as our words. Pro-golfer Lee Trevino was asked to play in a New Orleans tournament. It would pay him $163,000. He turned it down because he had promised to play ... Word has power to change the structures of society so that justice would prevail? Even here the Word has power to change. Granted, not many agree with this. They think it is too simple an answer. They contend that only through law or a revolution can ...
Sermon
Carroll Gunkel
... the ladies were leading this movement for self-aggrandizement. This charge became especially prevalent after Betty and Mairead were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with its attendant, large monetary grant. The women responded by placing the money they received into trust funds, the proceeds of which were to be used for the peace movement. We see in this ... . 4. Deutsch, p. 93. 5. cf. 2 Corinthians 4:8-10. 6. Paragon Associates, Hymns for the Family of God, #681, © 1955 by Jan-Lee Music. Used by permission.
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James W. Moore
... to Rome. They traveled by train through the Alps. It was a wonderful experience for all of them until the older son, Lee, became quite sick one afternoon. He had aches and chills. They naturally assumed that he had the flu. However, his condition grew ... The parable involves two people: an unjust arrogant judge and a humble but persistent woman. The judge ignores her at first, but finally grants her justice because she is so persistent. She won’t give up and she won’t go away… so eventually he gives in ...
20. Now Is The Day Of Salvation
2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2
Sermon
King Duncan
... in how they lived and what they believed? How sad. The cross is at the very center of Christian faith. The late R.G. Lee once noted that Christ's crucifixion is mentioned in every book of the New Testament except Philemon, 2 John, and 3 John. That is ... take responsibility for our lives. The most appropriate response is to make a renewed commitment to live a Christ-like life as God grants us the ability. God's love for us is immediate and it is intimate. Our response should be urgent. Now is the day ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... a strong effective leader. Maybe you remember when Chrysler Corporation was on the economic ropes, nearly bankrupt. Then Lee Iacocca was hired to save this troubled company. Within five years Chrysler experienced a profit of 925 ... of you," they begin sounding like first-graders hoping to get a favor from their teacher. "What do you want me to do for you?" asked Jesus patiently. "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." Jesus shook his head. "You do not know what you are ...
22. Freedom!
Romans 6:3-11
Sermon
King Duncan
In his book Talking Straight Lee Iacocca shares some interesting stories about raising funds for the 100th birthday celebration of the Statue of Liberty. For example ... behalf. Political freedom is grand. Even grander still would be freedom from our own destructive desires. Neither of these can compare, however, to the importance of the freedom which was granted to us 2,000 years ago by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Because of what he has done, we are free forever! 1. David Wilkerson 2. Richard Carswell, ...
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King Duncan
... 50 pounds. There's nothing wrong with being well fed. There is something wrong when we ignore the hungry of the world. Ron Lee Davis tells a heartbreaking story about a little girl named Tracy he met several years ago at a Christian camp in the Midwest. ... told me that in the hospital, kids like me get three meals every day." Three meals every day. Something you and I take for granted, yet, Davis notes, Tracy said those words in the same awed tone most people would say "a million dollars." (2) Are you one of ...
Sermon
Edward Inabinet
... needs of people demand our generous best in giving. A THIRD REASON FOR GREAT GIVING IS THE PURE JOY IT GIVES US. In Lee Iacocca''s book, TALKING STRAIGHT, he shares a number of stories about raising funds for the Statue of Liberty project on the occasion ... gladly send a message, but that she would not make it happy. "Tell them this for me," she wrote. "Never take your college for granted! A lot of people broke their hearts to give it to you." And this is true about the church. A lot of people, including ...
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Glenn McDonald
... is "living" because it connects us to a living Savior. Because of the mercy of God and the life of Jesus, Christians are granted an altogether hopeful picture of the future. It's called heaven. That's what Peter describes in the very next verse: "... an ... and to share God's grace, even in circumstances that seem to scream out a reality of hopelessness. Author and church leader Lee Strobel, in his book God's Outrageous Claims, recounts an incident from his days as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, where ...
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