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1. “You Are My Son; Today I Have Become Your Father”

Psalm 2:1-12

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C. Hassell Bullock

... century is its spiritual offspring). Rosenblatt draws the conclusion about “our age of self-confident autonomy” that “when people are unfettered they are freed, but not yet free.”8 Who is in charge here? Literature: God Is My Co-Pilot, by Robert Lee Scott Jr. Colonel Scott’s autobiography (1943) covers his role as commander of the Flying Tigers, a collection of some of the best fighter pilots of World War II.9 The story is compelling, but in light of Psalm 2, the book’s title is unfortunate ...

2. The Fountain of Truth

2 Peter 1:12-21

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James Merritt

... and move to your permanent home. You quit camping out, and move to your home for eternity, whether it be heaven or hell. You would be interested to know that Robert E. Lee's last words before he died were: "Strike the tent!" What Peter was saying was, "I am going to die, but you will still have the word of God." The messenger ... of Billy Sunday, ed. John R. Rice, p. 93. 3. Cited by Michael Scott Horton, Made in America, p. 25. 4. James T. Draper, Jr., Authority: The Critical Issue for Southern Baptist, p. 63.

3. Pursue the Life That Really Is Life

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

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... the golden rule. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." V. Endurance A. That brings us to Endurance. M Scott Peck's book The Road Less Traveled begins with three words. Three profoundly true words: "Life is hard." And because "Life is ... July 1985 2. The Pastor's Story File (Saratoga Press, P.O. Box 8, Platteville, CO, 80651; 970-785-2990), Jan 1987 3. Victor Lee, Sports Spectrum; reprinted in Men of Integrity (May/June 2002) 4. The Pastor's Story File (Saratoga Press, P.O. Box 8, Platteville, ...

4. What Heaven Will Be Like

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

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King Duncan & Angela Akers

... was an “innovative approach to civil rights litigation.” (2) In my estimation, this is a crazy idea for a lawsuit. But I can understand Robert Lee Brock’s reasoning. We all want some excuse for our moral failings, for our sins. We don’t want to face the burden of our ... -plantation-slavery-owners-history/. 6. Sermon Commentary for Sunday, December 2, 2018. Luke 21:25-36, Commentary by Scott Hoezee, https://cepreaching.org/commentary/2018-11-26/luke-2125-36/. 7. Pastor Dan Mangler’s Sunday Sermon, ...

5. Strained Gnats

Matthew 23:1-39

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Herchel H. Sheets

... pure interests gave him a perspective which ruled out such folly. And he can help us, too, toward that kind of perspective. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote once to his high school daughter, "You have got to devote the best and freshest part of your energies to things ... The Lord, p. 268. New York, Chicago, San Frarcisco: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964. 5. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Inherit The Wind, p. 13. New York, Toronto, London: Random House, Inc., 1955, Bantam Pathfinder Edition, 1963. 6. Paul Tillich ...

6. The Essence of Spirituality

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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R. Robert Cueni

... it is not that so much is really wrong. Rather it is just that not nearly enough is right. We have experienced so much and still feel a deep sense of emptiness. The old Peggy Lee song sums it so well: "Is that all there is?" Does life not have more to offer than to be born, grow up, work a lifetime, succeed, even accumulate some wealth, grow old, frail and die ... Hashanah, 1993/5754, p. 1. 4. Zedek, p. 3. 5. Ibid. 6. "Open My Eyes That I May See," Clara H. Scott. 7. "A Parting Guest," James Whitcomb Riley.

7. Is It Better To Catch Or Be Caught?

Luke 5:1-11

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Richard A. Wing

... is so hard for us to be caught by the spirit when we are caught by a job that takes us away from all things important. Scott Turow in his book Pleading Guilty has a passage that most who are caught in the trap of travel do not want to hear. "Now it' ... human family lives more by affirmation than they do by bread. I close with this. Seldom will a minister ever quote from Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous burlesque queen, and perhaps this will be my only time. She declared once, "God is love. But get it in writing." ...

8. Jesus Is Rejected

Luke 4:14-30

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James Garrett

... of thinking to destroy Jesus would also destroy the word of truth. They failed to understand that truth is indestructible! Coretta Scott King has reminded us that the forces of repression and brutality can slay the dreamer but not the dream. What the ... was placed first, President Reagan second, and actor Clint Eastwood third. Jesus Christ tied for fourth place with Chrysler chairman Lee lacocca. This Scripture directs us to deal honestly with ourselves. Senator Paul Simon, in an interview printed in U. S. ...

9. The Most Beautiful Story Ever Told

Isaiah 7:1-25

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King Duncan

... congregation. Seven fatal things to say to your wife when she is with child: Number 7: "I finished the Oreos." Number 6: "Y'know, looking at her, you'd never guess that Pamela Lee had a baby!" Number 5: "Well, could they induce labor? The 25th is the Super Bowl." Number 4: "Whoa! For a minute there, I thought I woke up next to Willard Scott!" Number 3: "I'm jealous! Why can't men experience the joy of childbirth?" Number 2: "Are your ankles supposed to look like that?" and the Number 1 Fatal Thing to Say to ...

10. A Perfect World

Isaiah 11:1-16

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King Duncan

... have a green van," she told her mother. The McGees realized the woman on the phone must be their neighbor, Jacqueline Lee Green, and her intended victim ” Kenny ” was her husband. Not sure she'd be taken seriously, McGee drove with her husband, who ... " he has heard in 23 years on the force. The police investigated and later that day, Greene, 33, and her boyfriend, Christoper Scott Davis, 21, were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit first degree murder. (3) A perfect world? No, not yet. We live ...

11. If Only... Next Time

Isaiah 43:1-13

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Maxie Dunnam

... for positive ideas. I believe that it is not the circumstances, but our attitude toward circumstances that shapes our lives. Laura Lee is the would-be victim of Hodgkin disease who has demonstrated this fact eloquently. She wrote at least two books, ... hand and slapped the colonel. The point is we have to look beyond the surface of things to the reality of everything. Scott Peck, the psychiatrist and best-selling author, observed that patients in therapy often come expecting a quick fix, some insight that is ...

12. The Incredibility of the Gospel

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

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Maxie Dunnam

... was only one man alive at that time who was the right man to preach on such an occasion. He was John Scott Ligette, then over ninety years of age. Ligette remembered hearing his mother telling her memories of having heard John Wesley preach. Ligette ... history be like: If Napoleon had come to America If the Moors had won the war in Spain. If Booth had missed Lincoln If Lee had won at Gettysburg But in all of that fun of contemplating history if certain things had not happened – these historians left out the ...

13. Power in the Pulpit

Philippians 3:1-11

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James Merritt

... the terrible tragedy at Columbine High School in Colorado. One of the young ladies killed, as you know, was a Christian girl named Rachel Scott who died because she refused to deny her faith in God. In effect, the school room became her pulpit. Her father, Darrell, testifying ... and Poetry from the Best American and English Writers: Cincinnati: Truman and Smith, 1838, 143-144. 4. Quoted in Lee Williams, No Room for Doubt, (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1977), p. 36. 5. Miller, Life and Works of Abraham Lincoln ...

14. The Ultimate Soul Food

John 6:24-35

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Leonard Sweet

... and grab the gift of life. Stanly Kunitz once called "art" the "chalice into which we pour transcendence" (As quoted by R. Scott Colglazier, Finding a Faith That Makes Sense [St.Louis: Chalice Press], 83). Find your own unique way of accessing the energy ... 't eat more than they do. 4. Food used for medicinal purposes NEVER counts, such as hot chocolate, toast, brandy and Sara Lee Cheesecake. 5. If you fatten up everyone else around you, you look thinner. 6. Movie-related foods do not have additional calories ...

15. The Spin Zone

2 Samuel 11:1-27

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James Merritt

... face temptation. Whatever it means and it may mean different things - Get on the bus, Gus Make a new plan, Stan Drop off the key, Lee And get yourself free. But whatever you have to do get away from the source of the temptation. II. Confess Sin Don't Conceal ... you tell two lies to try to cover. Then you tell three lies and oh brother! You are in trouble up to your ears. As Walter Scott put it, "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." As we all now know today, David's cover-up was ...

16. Only Jesus

Mark 9:2-9

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... on the mountain top they're praying up a storm, when all of a sudden Jesus flips open his communicator and says, "Two to beam down Mr. Scott." And then there's Moses and Elijah standing with Jesus. Like an episode of Star Trek, Moses and Elijah are suddenly standing there like two ghosts from ... Community Church, Benicia, California 2. Adapted from Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations, Paul Lee Tan, p. 440 3. The Clergy Journal, (Logos Productions Inc, Inver Grove Heights, MN) Vol LXXIII, Number 7, pp. 88.

17. Save Us from Our Sinful Pride

Matthew 21:33-46

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Scott Hoezee

The story is told that one evening a man in a Dearborn, Michigan, restaurant bumped into no less than the famous Chrysler chairman, Lee Iacocca. "Oh, Mr. Iacocca," the man exclaimed, "what an honor to meet you! Say, my name is Jack and I'm having a business dinner with some colleagues over there at that corner table. It would really impress my friends if you could come over in a few minutes and say, 'Hi, Jack,' like you know me!" Iacocca good-naturedly agreed and so some minutes later went over to the ...

18. Overcoming Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

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Lee Griess

This morning's Gospel reading sets the theme for us today, an appropriate theme as we begin our observance of Lent -- the theme of sin and temptation. It's an appropriate one because it is one with which we all struggle. I recently read a story about a little boy named Bobby who desperately wanted a new bicycle. His plan was to save his nickels, dimes and quarters until he finally had enough to buy a new 10-speed. Each night he asked God to help him save his money. Kneeling beside his bed, he prayed, "Dear ...

19. But Is It True?

Luke 2:8-20, Romans 16:25-27

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Scott Suskovic

Authors such as Lee Strobel, Nicky Gumbel, and Josh McDowell have spoken around the world about these 300 prophecies of the Old Testament and how they all point to Jesus. This cannot be mere coincidence. It cannot be like playing the lottery. The evidence is so overwhelming and the prophecies so compelling that one would think that the only logical conclusion would be to say that it is true. Unless you have the brain of a C. S. Lewis, faith doesn't come through a logical, mathematical proof of Jesus as the ...

20. Who Will Vouch for Me?

2 Corinthians 3:1-6

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Scott Suskovic

William Barkley points out in his commentary on this passage that there was a common practice in the ancient world of sending letters of commendations with a person when he traveled into strange and foreign communities. To insure his reputation or even safety, these letters written by a trusted friend would testify to his character. It was sometimes difficult, however, to determine whether a recommendation was sincere or merely flattery or, worse, forgery. The same is true today, isn't it? If we don't know ...

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