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Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... a time when he was convicted of his own failure to share the Good News. He had just settled in for his flight from Atlanta to Dallas. Next to him was a young girl with Down's Syndrome. She turned to Milton and, in all her innocence, asked, "Mister, did you brush your teeth this morning?" A little awkwardly, Milton answered, "Well, yes, I brushed my teeth this morning." "Good," the girl responded, " ˜cause that's what you're supposed to do." Her next question was, "Mister, do you smoke?" This one was a ...

2. Who's The Neighbor

Luke 10:25-37

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... The first contestant, Rupert Willies, played the part of the Priest. (SOME OF THE AUDIENCE RESPOND) And then we had George Scrimshaw as the Levite. (VERY LITTLE RESPONSE AND A FEW BOOS) And then we had William Brandioggan as the Samaritan. (THE AUDIENCE REALLY LOVES HIM) MILTON: Thank you, Johnny, and thank you, audience. Well, it looks like the Good Samaritan is the winner. I wonder why? Let's ask the man who made it all possible with such good acting. William, what's the answer? Why was the Good Samaritan ...

3. Joy in the Journey

119:129-136

Sermon

Michael Milton

... at him, and to break the tension, I said, “I haven’t had a bite.” He didn’t smile. He just looked at me a little funny and said, “Well, son, you ain’t gunna catch no fish. That’s a sewage treatment pond.” Seeking blessing without obedience is like going ... serve him! And all of this speaks to me as a pastor and to my own commitments. In the seventeenth century John Milton wrote about the people of England, in an un-Reformed Church, being like sheep who come to the service with their mouths open ...

4. Children in the Arms of a Loving God

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Michael Milton

... her to be. She was in the will of the Lord—in the arms of Jesus, as it were—and so they were not worried. Have you brought your children to Christ? Are you trusting your little ones to Christ? How do you do that? By prayer, and as we learn in Deuteronomy 6, by living your faith before them in genuine lifestyle ways. We all know it is a dangerous world in ... of God; Let the children come, don’t hinder them For such is the kingdom of God.”[1] [1] Michael A. Milton, “Let the Children Come,” 2005.

5. The One Who Came Still Comes; The One Who Spoke Still Speaks

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Michael Milton

... deliberate, right down to the owner of the colt, to the day, to every part of his coming into Jerusalem. I love the donkey in this story. I will have more to say about this little beast of burden before we close. Right here we see that Jesus either had already arranged with the owner of the donkey to prepare for the entry or He did this as God arranging things ... Word Publishers, 1999). as cited in the email devotional for November 14, 2005, http://www.oakhillschurchsa.org/. [2] Michael Anthony Milton, 2005.

6. O Holy Night

Philippians 2:5-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... Walter was so disturbed by this turn of events he returned to his office and sent for Milton the cockroach. He said, "I have one more wish. I want to be like God." So Milton granted Walter's wish. The next day Walter was back in the mail room.1 That' ... name." Now it is not the name Jesus that is above name. If you had been living in the days of Jesus there were many little boys running around with the name Jesus. Jesus is the name of humiliation. Lord is the name of exaltation. Whoever is Lord is supreme ...

7. How Can We Foretell the Future?

1 Kings 2:1-12

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... want to foresee a future bright with God’s promise, we have to fulfill the condition of developing our capabilities. A teacher told her class of sixth graders that John Milton, the poet, was blind. The next day she asked the children whether any of them could remember what Milton’s great affliction was. "Yes," replied a little boy, "Milton’s great affliction was that he was a poet." Writing poetry can be a painful affliction. T. S. Eliot called it "the intolerable wrestle with words and meanings." For ...

8. So Much for So Little

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Staff

... a London publisher, by which he sold the copyright of Paradise Lost for five pounds, plus five pounds for the sale of each of three subsequent editions, comprising 1,500 copies. Milton received a second five pounds in April 1669, making a grand total of 10 pounds for the author of England's greatest epic. After his death, Milton's widow Elizabeth sold all remaining rights for eight pounds to Simmons, who became perpetual copyright owner. It's hard to imagine someone selling something of such great value for ...

9. Spiritual Blindness

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... order that genius might come to full flower amid an uncluttered mind. At age 44 his blindness was total, and then, only then, could Milton say it: When I consider how my light is spent, E’re half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that ... . In all she composed almost 6,000 hymns. Yes, she wrote too much, and a great many - probably most - of her hymns have little value. But who can forget "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour," "Close To Thee," "Savior, More Than Life To Me," "Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is ...

10. An Army Officer Deeply Concerned

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... discovered what is really there. And win or lose, there’s a new peace in me.” At a time when Sparky needed help, Milton had given Sparky a job. Sparky never forgot his kindness. Calling his friend day after day enabled Sparky Anderson to put his own life ... money enough to live well and sees a brother in need, and won’t help him--how can God’s love be within him? Little children, let us stop just saying we love people, let us really love them, and show it by our actions.” People loving people. That ...

11. Proper 16

Luke 13:22-30, Isaiah 28:1-29, Isaiah 66:1-24, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... , who wondered why there were not Old Testament readings to go along with the epistle and gospel pericopes on Sundays, Dr. Milton prepared a set of readings from Isaiah for the whole year, including minor festivals and holy days. His use of Isaiah ... index finger and gave it to her daughter to suckle. The drops of blood weren't enough. "Please, Mommy, some more," cried the little child. "Cut another finger." She made several cuts, squeezing her fingers to make more blood flow from them. She said, "I knew I ...

12. God and Mammon

Luke 16:16-18, Luke 16:1-15

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... is true in our Christian lives. 4. Serve the only Master who really counts (16:13). In the end, the manager’s loyalty to his earthly master counted for little. Our ultimate loyalty must be to God, who holds in his hands our eternal destiny. Illustrating the Text Wealth can be a tremendous hindrance to ultimate salvation. Literature: Paradise Lost, by John Milton. In this great epic poem (1667) about the fall of Satan and his angels and the subsequent sin of Adam and Eve and their expulsion from the garden ...

13. Witnesses of the New Covenant

Romans 12:1-8

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... turned back into a boy. His pride is gone. He is ready to worship Aslan. Literature: Paradise Lost, by John Milton. In book 1 of this epic poem Milton (1608–74) provides a vivid view of the pride that led to Satan being cast out from heaven, and drove him ... smarmy person who is always telling you that, of course, he is a nobody.” Instead, the truly humble person will be cheerful, giving little if any thought to self at all, one way or the other. The author emphasizes much the same thing in story form in ...

14. Ancient of Days and Son of Man

Daniel 7:1-14

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... reader beyond Daniel’s earlier vision (2:34–35, 44–45). 7:11 the boastful words the horn was speaking. The arrogant little horn reappears, framed by two God-focused poems (7:9–10, 13–14; the ESV correctly formats the latter). The slaying ... s power and majesty as judge are beautiful and praiseworthy. Literature: Paradise Lost, by John Milton. Though it deviates from Scripture’s narrative, Milton’s classic Paradise Lost depicts Satan’s fall and judgment before creation, amply illustrating the ...

15. Cut Down And Lifted Up

Luke 22:66--23:25

Sermon

Lee Griess

... a death on the cross." In his immortal work Paradise Lost, John Milton tells a story of an angel who sought to be equal with God. And for this the angel was cast out of heaven and reigned in hell. Milton reports this fallen angel as saying, "Better to reign in hell ... was to travel would lead to a cross. He could have turned back the many times he found himself with the disciples with little to eat and no place to call home. He could have turned back when the Pharisees hounded his every step, cross-examined ...

16. The Fourth Sunday of Easter

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Kendall K. McCabe

... He described them: ... such as for their bellies' sake Creep and intrude and climb into the fold! Of other care they little reckoning make Than how to scramble at the shearers' feast, And shove away the worthy bidden guest. Blind mouths! that scarce ... . But we must be careful in how we understand that. The temptation to lock some people out of the fold is not restricted to Milton's bishops. There seems to be a type of personality as concerned about how many persons are left out of heaven as they are ...

17. Cut Down Lifted Up

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... beauty he was life abundant. But in his brokenness he became a channel of abundant life to his master's world. (1) A little parable for this Palm Sunday is not about Palm branches, though, but about Bamboo. Even more about Christ. "Have this mind in you," ... the cross...." In his immortal work, Paradise Lost, Milton tells us about an angel who sought to be equal with God. For this he was cast out of heaven and now reigns in hell. These are the words Milton attributed to Satan, "Better to reign in hell than ...

18. Making Compassion a Verb

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... Will Rogers was known for his laughter, but he also knew how to weep. One day he was entertaining at the Milton H. Berry Institute in Los Angeles, a hospital that specialized in rehabilitating polio victims and people with spinal cord injuries and ... invited all the kids from the social center. These newcomers were kids who didn't have healthy family structures, and paid little attention to table manners. But they were enthusiastic about the church program, and they gratefully shoveled down food as though they ...

19. The Cross Question: Am I Not To Drink The Cup?

John 18:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... powerless to explain or to put into words the meaning of the Cross. But no preacher can leave the matter unfinished as John Milton did. There is something haunting about it which will not let us put it aside. When Walker Railey was pastor of First United ... -- because the smile stays with me. And the pride of feeling that I am a free man and in my soul there is a garden of perennial little flowers. They don't want me to write. They strip me of pins and pencils, but I've been left with the ink of my life: my ...

20. The Birth of John

Luke 1:67-80, Luke 1:57-66

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... more surprised at his agreement with his wife, whose words he would not have heard. 1:64 he began to speak. There is little point in speculating as to the medical cause of the nine months of dumbness (and deafness?) followed by sudden restoration of speech. Luke ... his covenant and raises up messengers to point to spiritual redemption, the path through the darkness into light. Quote: Michael Milton. Milton, a professor and pastor, says that the song of Zechariah is “the song of a mind made clear” (1:69 ...

21. Mustard Seed Faith

Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... taller than ever before. I like that! That farmer was not going to be defeated no matter what. Life is a matter of attitude. As John Milton once put it, "The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n." This is ... about 100 feet and fell about 10 feet to the ground, leaving her with several bruises. Obviously that was a scary experience for little DeAndra. But there is something exciting about it, too. Who among us would not like to be lifted off of the groundto experience ...

22. The Attitude of Gratitude

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Sermon

James Merritt

... frail blood." He also said, "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child." The blind poet, Milton, once said, "He that is ungrateful has no guilt but one—all other crimes may pass for virtues in him." In other ... just have a testimony time. He asked people just to stand up and tell something they were thankful for. The oldest member of the church, a little old lady who was about eight-five, stood up and said, "Well, pastor, I only have two teeth, but thank God they both meet." b. We ...

23. A Healthy Body

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... each passing year it's that none of us has “got it all together." Pastor David A. Redding puts it wonderfully in his prayer, “A Little Religion Is Worse Than None." He writes: “Deliver us from this vicious circle of going around crying out, 'I'm fine. How are you?' So ... better or worse? Because it is only through the body of Christ that this world will come to know Jesus. 1. Milton Weisshaar, The Pastor's Story File, March 1996, p. 3. 2. Laurence J. Peter and Bill Dana, The Laughter Prescription (New ...

24. What Do You Really Know?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... , but you know He's there. DELTA. He's ready when you are. ALLSTATE. You're in good hands. What do you know about God? Milton L. Perry, a pastor in Kansas, tells about one time when he gave in to temptation. The source of this temptation was a letter. It ... a spare key in her change purse. She had only one key, and it was on a key chain locked in the house. "But Mommy," the little voice persisted, "look in your purse anyway." To this day Pamela doesn't know how a key ended up in her change purse. But that day ...

25. Mind Your Manners

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... on a major road. The nineteen you saw isn't the speed limit. It's the route number. You're on Route 19." Though a little embarrassed, the woman grins and thanks the officer for pointing out her mistake. But before she rolls up the window and moves on, the officer ... . It makes liars out of honest men, cheaters out of altruists, cowards out of brave men, and fools out of everybody" (Milton Gross). While golf has worked for me as a positive therapeutic distraction as it teaches me a lot about myself, others, ...

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