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Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

It’s been more than twenty years, but I suspect most of us remember the case of the “Texas-Cheerleader-Murdering-Mom.” Wanda Webb Holloway of Channelview, Texas wanted her daughter Shanna, 13 at the time, to be picked for the high school cheerleading squad. Her rival for this honor was a girl named Amber Heath. Wanda Webb Holloway was the organist at the local Baptist church. She was a respected member of the community. However, that did not keep her from going to extreme measures to try to get her ...

2. Hearts

2 Corinthians 6:14--7:1

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... Isaiah 43:6 to include not just sons but daughters as well (cf. b. Mena?. 110a). Although the influence of Isaiah 43:6 has sometimes been denied, ... Research (STDJ 10; Leiden: Brill, 1992), pp. 327–39 (here p. 335); William J. Webb, Returning Home: New Covenant and Second Exodus as the Context for 2 Corinthians 6:14 ... ”) originally applied to the future “seed” of David (cf. 2 Sam. 7:14). Cf. James M. Scott, “Adoption, Sonship,” DPL, pp. 15–18; idem, “Restoration of Israel,” DPL, pp. 796–805 ...

3. In Praise of Feeling Guilty

Psalm 51:1-19

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... naturally, I poisoned all my lovers. But now I’m happy, I have learned The lesson this has taught; That everything I do that’s wrong Is someone else’s fault. b) This fits also into behaviorism and B. F. Skinner’s belief that all behavior is ... the grace and joy and peace of God may abound in us and in this community - and on into the world. The Rev. Sue Webb Cardwell, Ph.D. 1. Karl A. Menninger, Whatever Became of Sin? (New York, Hawthorn Books, 1973) 2. Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be (New ...

4. A Small Man Who Was Given a Big Heart

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

We are told that being tall gives you an advantage in our culture, particularly if you are a male. For example, taller men earn more money on average than their shorter counterparts. If you’re six-feet-two or taller, you’re likely to start a new job at a salary 12.4 percent higher than someone under six feet. It doesn’t make sense and it’s not fair, but that is the way it is. Each extra inch of height is worth an extra $600 a year on average. In 1987 they did a survey of 1,200 MBAs. Average salary of those ...

5. The Tenth Man

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... at his mother and asked, "If I thank God for the broccoli, won't he know that I'm lying?" Another little boy found something unique to give thanks for. As his parents listened, he prayed, "And God ... . And they never would have guessed how that kind gesture ever would have been repaid either. (4) J. B. Fuqua was truly thankful for Duke University's lending library. When you are truly thankful for something, you ... Webb Garrison, A TREASURY OF CAROLINA TALES (Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 1988), pp. 33-36.

6. What Really Matters

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... : “not that we loved God, but that he loved us.” It’s like a story that Webb Garrison tells in his book, White House Ladies, about Lucy Hayes, wife of Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th president of the United States. In 1864, Lucy Hayes received news that her husband ... heart. 1. The Collected Sermons of Fred B. Craddock, (p. 51). Presbyterian Publishing Corporation. Kindle Edition. 2. [The Christian Life, A Geography of God, p. 126). Cited by John M. Buchanan, http://rockefeller.uchicago.edu/Sermons/guests/ ...

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