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Mark 1:1-12

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... even enough wood to carve four sheep, two camels, a cow and a donkey. Some of the larger animals had to be pieced and glued together but they all came from his shepherd's staff. It was truly a work art which shone with his love for God. After receiving it, Linda's Grandfather had displayed it proudly. But he always thought there was something missing. So, he in turn built and decorated a stable. It too, was a gorgeous work of art filled with some of the tiniest detail. You could count the pieces of straw ...

2. Discover The Joy Of Christmas

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

3. Grace Greater Than Our Sin

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... be a responsible mother to her children. She was no longer worried about living on the streets, spending time in jail, or having her children taken away from her. Linda not only used words like confused, homeless, lost, and dead, but as a result of her new life she used words like joy, love, direction, coming home, life, and saved by Jesus Christ. Linda and her children now attend worship almost every Sunday. They sit in the third pew. Tom and Claudia and other members of her Sunday School class sit nearby ...

4. A Life Above All Others

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... she shared her victory over addiction to cocaine. "I want to share what I've found," she said with enthusiasm. "I want to work with young people hooked on hard drugs. I want them to know there's hope!" Linda now works with teenagers who are addicted and need Christ's love and hope. (2) In some churches Linda might not even have been welcome. How sad it is when people build fences around the Gospel. Jesus is Lord of all. Some Greeks wanted to see Jesus. These Greeks were a preview of what was to come ” the ...

5. Teach Us To Pray

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... be thankful that we belong to God? Because God can be trusted to always act in our best interest. He is our Daddy. God loves us with an everlasting love. Nothing can break the bond between our hearts and His. That is why we can pray, "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be ... . 4. Kent Crockett, I Once Was Blind, But Now I Squint, Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 2004, pp. 102-103. 5. Linda Washington, Finding God Between a Rock and a Hard Place, compiled by Lil Copan and Elisa Fryling (Wheaton, IL: Harold ...

6. Is Christ In The Manger?

Drama

Karren Boehr

... surrender! It's Christmas ... and we're a family. I'm with you. You and I don't have a whole lot of money, but we can at least try and accept Linda for who she is -- our sister. SISTER: (Smiles, reaches up and gives BROTHER an excited hug with free hand) Thanks. Come on, let's go get that manger scene. Linda will love it. (Characters freeze in place. Spotlight off) Scene III Setting: Same as Act I, Scene III (Spotlight on) FATHER: Okay, everyone, time out! This Christmas thing has gotten totally out of hand ...

7. The Ugly Duckling

Drama

Karren Boehr

... for the first time) Okay ... thanks. I'll leave my name and phone number at the desk. (She slowly gathers things and walks off stage) LINDA: I can't believe it! Lord, I almost blew it! I thought Ann was the one You wanted me to share with, and ... Oh, ... we watched God work in wonderful ways, though it wasn't always easy. WOMAN: Whatever the struggle, I've discovered Christ's love is always there carrying me through. I couldn't have done it without wonderful Christian friends. ANN: (Acts strong. Gets off bike ...

8. This Is a King?

Matthew 5:40, 43-44, Colossians 1:15, 16-19, Matthew 5:3, 6, 11

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... no salary. She has to raise all of her living expenses; nothing is provided for her. Her one luxury is a bath twice a week. For the past couple of years, I've brought Linda a jar of peanut butter when I travel with a missionary team to Romania. From her reaction, you would think it was filet and lobster. I look at Linda, I hear her love for the pigs and the vegetables and how they will feed the hungry children we work with there. I hear her joy about living with the poor of Romania. I hear her sacrifice of ...

9. A New Attitude

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... that? They’ve got a miserable attitude--and that is just the way they like it! A woman named Linda Neukrug was vacationing with a friend in Canada. She was not having a good time. She struggled with the language barrier, she couldn’t make ... change your life completely, it is this: Listen to Christ’s words. That’s what the voice said on the mountain: “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” That should be the reason we come to this room each week--to listen for Christ’s voice ...

10. Not All of This Is Me

Deuteronomy 8:7-18

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... suggests. We could never have come this far without the grace and love of God. "Not all of this is me" becomes a statement of faith. God is the source of life and everything we have. Without the love of God we would be nothing and have nothing. The constant ... sit down," she said. "You know how it is — this is the first time I've been able to eat in peace in days!" Linda offered to feed her toddler so the woman could enjoy her meal. There was a father and son further down the table. She overheard the ...

11. It's Not Nice To Call Someone A Dog

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... thought, "Oh no!" In an instant, her negative thoughts about motorcyclists turned around. She saw it was the young man who had pulled Linda from the water! She was relieved that he did not know what she was thinking. The women thanked the man again as he ... to her amazement she was not chastised for her action. That one step led to bolder steps. She wanted to help the prisoners. She knew love could make a difference in anyone’s life. One day she met a murderer named Jack. He was one of the toughest of the ...

12. I Didn't Expect This In Church!

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... portable TV in the car. Your husband watched sports on your honeymoon? At the wedding altar itself, their minister talked about Mitch's love of sports. At the reception, her new hubby, who owns a sporting-goods store, kept slipping away so he could catch the big game on the radio. Your man played golf while you were sick with the flu? The day five years ago when tests showed Linda, now forty-two, might have a kidney tumor, Mitch picked her up at the hospital, dropped her at home with her mother, his mother ...

13. Building A Life

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... to join the losing team, and his appearance in the game changed everything. He was a leader who inspired hope, confidence, courage, and love in his disciples. And he had a plan, a plan so outrageous and amazing that no one, not even his disciples, truly ... one truck in front of you and one in the rear. In that way, we'll get you through the mountains." All that foggy morning Linda followed the two red dots in front and had the reassurance of a big escort behind as they made their way safely through the ...

14. I Am The Real Vine

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... can't do for yourself. "Believe me," God says, "This check is for you. It is free. Just sign it, cash it and abide in me." Linda had experienced shame as a child. The shame came because her father was an alcoholic. She was fearful about bringing any playmates home because her ... , she had finally divorced this alcoholic husband. Her first experience of grace came when she married a Christian man who truly loved her. He led her to church and to the Lord. "I don't know how to believe," she said. "Just accept ...

15. The Place beyond Revenge

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... in leaving her office and going to the street to see a life-draining horror. Part of her neighborhood was crashing down around her. Linda put together the exhibit at neighboring St. Paul's. How has she changed in eight years? Not much. The horror remains close and precise ... not either. Let us remember our incredulity and fear, our impotence, and our morbid curiosity. Let us remember the love we have for loved ones lost, even those we only know by newspaper name, even those long forgotten by the numbness that ...

16. A Vision of Hope

Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... via letters and email. Connie emailed Linda asking if she would be her prayer partner. "Yes," Linda replied, "I'll pray with you. Your message was timely. I've been thinking about you and how much I need you." Linda was going through a difficult ... that God would send a new leader, a new shepherd in the line of David, filled the people with expectant hope. The new shepherd would love and care for the sheep and would not desert them in the face of danger. Even though the people living in exile were scattered, ...

17. A Crippling Spirit

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Brett Blair

... It can take us away from our families. It can even cause severe depression. In 1971, in Plano Texas, a woman by the name of Linda gave birth to a boy she named Lance. She did what many mother’s do with boys. She molded his temperament by involving him ... by people who take joy in the well doing of others. It's because you have a mother like Linda; you have a spouse a spouse who supports you, and children who love you. It is because you have coaches and friends who are interested in your well-being. They don' ...

18. Being a True Disciple

John 8:31-36

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... person in the world had heard the gospel. They recruited people to recite to every person they met John 3:16: "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life." You ... on motivation. One day a woman called Stone's office to complain about two of Mr. Stone's books. Mr. Stone was out, but Linda, one of his secretaries, listened to the angry woman's complaints. Apparently, the woman and her husband had bought a couple of Mr. Stone ...

19. Pillars of the Church

Exodus 17:8-16, Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . "It's dangerous this time of year in this kind of weather." Linda replied, "Well, I'm determined to try." "In that case," one of the truckers said, "We're just going to have to hug you." Linda drew back and said, "You're not going to touch me." The truckers ... would testify that while sharing is usually a good thing, it's much better in a small group where people share the truth in love. I hope that you have a small group of people who serve as Aarons and Hurs for you. Such groups are absolutely essential in ...

20. Elvis and the King

John 18:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... it just came into my head: Give your money away, make yourself poor again and throw yourself on God’s mercy. I turned to Linda and said, ‘I believe that God just gave me the idea to give all our money away; give everything away.’ “She said, ‘I ... personally to me, what then? I’d have to change my whole life. I’d have to become some kind of radical or something. And I love my wife and family and was scared I’d have to change, to be somebody else, and destroy my family, if the vision was real.” ...

21. More Than "Turkey Day" (New) Thanksgiving

2 Chronicles 9:1-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... to think it over, and make up your own mind what you will give. That will protect you against sob stories and arm-twisting. God loves it when the giver delights in the giving.” “God can pour on the blessings in astonishing ways so that you’re ready for anything ... It overflows. We want to share it with others. And we’re never too young to put this lesson into practice. Just ask Linda McCullough Moore, the mother of two young sons. The refrigerator in the Moore household has pictures on it of a cow and ...

22. Some Things To Get Choked Up About

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... at the rapid rate of 250 words per minute. Although he was a giant of a man, and a bachelor, he loved children dearly. In December, 1868, Dr. Brooks was laboring over a Christmas sermon. He could hear his organist, Lewis Redner, rehearsing ... divine hand. You never know when the person you shut out might be one person you most would want to know. Television news reporter Linda Ellerbee in her book, AND SO IT GOES, tells about an experience she had when she was a struggling reporter living by herself in ...

23. Putting Ourselves into the Picture

Exodus 1:1-22

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... defeat. You can feel devastated. But there’s another alternative – trust. Trust the God of the covenant, who is constant in his love and in his self-giving. That brings us to the third word, which will help put ourselves into the picture, and that word ... the last 11 miles was an act of God.’ The person doing the interview asked her, ‘what do you mean an act of God?’ And Linda Down replied, ‘with 11 miles to go, I ran out of my own strength. I didn’t have an ounce of energy left. I finished the ...

24. The Plank

Matthew 5:38-48; 7:1-6

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... clearly. Two –after you see clearly, find a way to help remove the speck from your brother’s eye. After you see it, it is your loving duty to help! Now that’s a whole different story. Jesus isn’t saying, don’t pay attention to the speck in your brother’s ... was the thirteenth child of a coal miner. Suddenly one of the richest women in the world found a soulmate. And she revealed to Linda that she had come from a poor family too. Joan grew up as the daughter of a piano teacher who struggled to make ...

25. Building A Home

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... . "That's a pretty sweater, Mommy," her six-year-old son told her. "You look like "˜Wheel of Fortune.'" "Thank you, sweetheart," Linda replied, "but I think you mean that I look like Vanna White." "No, Mom," he said. "I mean you look like the ... Father, and you are in me, and I am in you" (19-21). In these verses Christ is saying to us that this world was designed for love, for family, for relationships, for intimacy. It is good that we should have this day to celebrate the home and all it means to us. AFTER ...

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