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John 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... great. I thought, boy this dying is really fun. It’s when I woke up in the hospital badly burned and in pain that I knew I had come back to life again for some reason." Eternal life means that we do not have to live our lives fearing death. Lee Trevino said after his experience, "There’s no reason to fear death." (3) The new life that Jesus gave Lazarus was only temporary. He would one day die again. But the life that Jesus Christ offers each one of us, the life that is available to us here and now is ...

2. Oskar’s Cruelty

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

Bill Mosley

... in pain that I knew I had come back to life again for some reason." It's typical to hear people who have had near-death experiences say they were mad over having to come back to this world. They'd be happier in the other world. But from what Lee Trevino says, it's good to know that if you're still here, you are here for a reason. Even if that reason seems uncertain to you. In the midst of the uncertainties of life, the Christian has one great certainty: God loves you, whoever you are. God has shown the ...

3. Humankind: The Climax of Creation

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... BEING MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD: WE MUST TRAIN OURSELVES TO SEE GOD’S IMAGE IN EVERY OTHER PERSON. The professional golfer, Peter Jacobsen, wrote this about his fellow golfer Lee Trevino: "Lee's family comes first with him, but everybody else, whether it's a corporate CEO or the locker room attendant, is tied for second." Do you suppose Lee Trevino senses that each person has a flicker of divinity in him or her? Every person bears God's image. Even that condemned killer on death row, even that crack addict ...

4. Response To The Resurrection: Christian People In A Pluralistic Society

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... the existence of a divine and benevolent Creator. We see his power and his majesty. "The heavens are telling the glory of God," the psalmist wrote. And we see those evidences. Lee Trevino was involved in a humorous incident in a PGA tournament sometime back. Lightning struck a tree very near to where he was standing. Someone asked Trevino what he thought when lightning struck that tree. He replied, "I learned that when God wants to play through you had better let him." A frivolous example, perhaps, but most ...

5. God's Playing Through

Humor

Lee Trevino was involved in a humorous incident in a PGA tournament sometime back. Lightning struck a tree very near to where he was standing. Someone asked Trevino what he thought when lightning struck that tree. He replied, "I learned that when God wants to play through you had better let him."

6. The Debt of Love

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... trillion stars in the universe. Doesn’t that blow your mind—200 billion trillion stars? And the Lord God created them every one. It is impossible to exaggerate God’s power. There is a famous story about the prominent retired professional golfer, Lee Trevino. Trevino was playing in a PGA tournament. Lightning struck a tree very near to where he was standing. Someone asked him what he thought when lightning struck that tree. He replied, “I learned that when God wants to play through you had better ...

7. The Upside Of The Practice - Performance Equation

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... times. What are you waiting for? Will you still be waiting when it's too late? All of the above reminds me that we don't have forever to reach our goals. That's why champions in every walk of life work so hard every day! You may have seen Lee Trevino's commercial for Top Flite golf balls. He holds up a ball and says, "This ball will improve your game." Then he adds, "Of course, it will really help if you hit it 500 times a day." By the time my son Ben was a senior in high school, it ...

8. Every Shot I Ever Hit

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... trip to Cleveland. Golfers remember every shot and every situation and assume we care. Of course, the reason is every shot counts. Nick Faldo has said it's not the quality of our good shots but the quality of our bad shots that determine good from bad scores. Lee Trevino likes to say, "If you're not driving for show, you're not putting for dough." Or as legend Bobby Jones assessed the situation, "It is nothing new or original to say that golf is played one stroke at a time. But it took me years to realize ...

9. Apocalyptic Moments

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... I guess that means the older the wiser is another way of saying it's always easier to tell others the right way to do things after you've done them the wrong way for a long time. Maybe that's why so many awful players become such good coaches. Lee Trevino, however, isn't convinced. He has said he'd get a coach if he could find one who could beat him. When I was in seminary, it was a cliche to say there's something at least a little strange about professors who've never been pastors telling prospective ...

10. No Sooner Said Than Done!

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... had said stood for all time. It was a shame and an injustice, but what was spoken was spoken. Likewise, God does not and 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 in a fund-raising event in Tucson for the American Heart Association. To keep his promise, it cost him what to some of us is ...

11. Take Some Lessons

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... . It's best to read the instructions and pay attention to the teacher. Sure, there are exceptions to the rule -- those especially gifted few who pick it up all by themselves. Trevino. Rodriquez. Mozart. Einstein. But there are only a 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 help. Or as Johnny Miller acknowledged ...

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