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Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... human condition. Most of us don’t want to simply keep up with the Joneses—we want to be slightly ahead of the Joneses, the Smiths and everyone else on the block. It is very human to want to be one-up on our friends. There was a Harvard study that I ... would spend a large amount for flowers for me, wouldn’t you?” “Of course I would, Martha. Why do you ask?” he answered. “I was just thinking,” said Martha, “that the expensive wreaths would mean very little to me then. But just one little flower ...

2. Good News about Death

John 11:38-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... across the Internet. I’m glad that we can find humor even in cemeteries. Here are some of the best ones I’ve seen: “Harry Edsel Smith of Albany, New York: Died 1942. Looked up the elevator shaft to see if the car was on the way down. It was.” Or this one ... however, why Jesus performed this miracle of the raising of Lazarus. It was not to give Mary and Martha back their brother. Jesus cared about Mary and Martha, but no more than Jesus cares about every person in this world. If caring were the reason ...

3. Rag Doll #37

Drama

Edward Long

... 's room, as she prepares to retire. The maid is turning down the bedcovers. (Lights partway up) LAURA: Good night, Mrs. Smith. (She turns toward the bed. Then remembers the package; she opens it curiously) A rag doll? (Incredulous, she laughs. then throws ... forming on the eaves over the window. Snow is pushed back from the sidewalk in front of the store. MR. McKENZIE: (To MRS. Me). Well, Martha, maybe we carried this doll-business too far. In a way I can't blame the poor girl. What right did I have to think ...

4. Wednesday: The Way Of The Cross: Oooh, That Smell

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. [2] There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. [3] Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed ... his arms on their shoulders and started crying with them." That's a poured out life. Especially when you find out that Professor Smith took vacation days to go to Missouri, went at his own expense, and the only reason he went was to encourage the ...

5. L. T.: The Lonely Terrestrial

Drama

Edward Long

... things happen for the best (LEE: groans) although undoubtedly you would not agree right now ... We both want to assure you of our love. We have decided this afternoon to be together for the holiday and have made an appointment with Rev. Smith for counseling next week. (LEE brightens up.) MR. T.: Martha is right, son. Maybe with some help ... some help from God ... we'll make it. And, more than make it, make it better for us - all of us. LEE: Gosh, Dad, that would be fine. Well, 'um could I be excused? I ...

6. Judas

Luke 22:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... supplies and paid the bills. Judas may have been an idealist. It was he who protested when Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, used expensive ointment to anoint Jesus feet. "This ointment is worth 300 denarii," Judas cried. "Why wasn't ... had put there!" The boy straightened himself up and said, "Daddy, do you understand what I am saying? My name was on that Cross!"(2) Bailey Smith goes on to remind us that our name is on that cross, too. Jesus' death was brought about by our betrayal. That is what sin is ...

7. The Voices Of Christmas

Drama

Jerry Nordstrom

... first class! And I want a suite and dinner reservations at the St. Francis. And I think you should know, Mr. Smith, unless you start delivering better service, I may be using another travel agency in the future. CHILD: And to Disneyworld. ... I go! SPORTSMAN: (On phone) Hello, Mom? - Oh, yeah, Merry Christmas. I’ve got some bad news: I broke my leg. SHOPPER: (On phone) Hello, Martha! Tell my husband when he arrives at home that I am in serious trouble. I am snowbound in Des Moines, Iowa! And the airline has ...

8. The Role of an Angel

John 20:10-18

Sermon

George Bass

... two angels? That would have been more like we would have wanted the day to start, wouldn’t it? Almost ten years ago, Mrs. Martha Evans, a beautician, went to a funeral home in Spartansburg, South Carolina, to groom the hair of someone who had died. Mrs. Evans had ... Palestine. And they, too, were soon caught up in Jesus’ mission to all the people of the world. Some years ago, Robert T. Smith, a featured columnist for the Minneapolis Tribune, wrote the story of a man by the name of Peter M. Rogers. Quite by ...

9. Facing Fears, Kingdom Style

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... and disloyalty; Judas was dishonest with money and vulnerable to Satan’s whisperings; Mary Magdalene had been deeply infested with evil; Mary and Martha had a rivalry over what and who served Jesus the best. They were men and women like us: little faith and great ... , 15-17. 4. 6:30b, 8:26, 14:31, 16:8, 17:20. 5. 1 John 4:18. 6. Bruce Wilkinson with Brian Smith, Beyond Jabez (Portland, OR: Multnomah Press, 2005), 147-148. 7. Quoted in Michael Green, Matthew (Waco, TX: Word, 1988), 86. 8. PreachingToday.com ...

10. Take Off Your Shoes...You Are Standing on Holy Ground

Acts 7:1-53

Sermon

James W. Moore

... a panel discussing Christian vocations. As we got started, those of us on the panel were asked to introduce ourselves by giving our name and our vocation. The introductions were rather routine like… “My name is Mary Smith and I’m a lawyer.” “My name is Joseph Parker and I’m an architect.” “My name is Martha Brown and I’m a mathematics professor.” I was next and I told my name and that I am a minister. But then there was one final panelist… a doctor… and I will never, ever forget what ...

11. The Ice Bucket Challenge

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of 2014. Now all of sudden, thanks to the "Ice Bucket Challenge," new generations have not only been informed but also summoned to join in the fight against ALS. High school kids and college students, socialites and celebrities, Bill Gates and Martha Stewart, Will Smith and Oprah Winfrey, Triple H and George W. Bush — all have been online "tagged," digitally "dared," to participate in the "Ice Bucket Challenge." The "challenge" is threefold: 1) to be doused on camera to raise awareness of the disease; 2 ...

12. More Than Gimmicks

John 6:24-35

Sermon

David Coffin

... table. What else is a “disciple” in John’s gospel? Jesus was on the forefront of healing people of many types of illness. To Lazarus who died, he reminded Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,” John 11:25 (RSV). Jesus knew that Judas would betray ... , Westminster Bible Companion: John, (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2006). 4. D. Moody Smith, Abingdon New Testament Commentaries: John (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press. 1999).

13. A Change of Mind

Exodus 32:1-14

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

While it has been suggested that idle hands are the playthings of the devil — the same may be true of our minds. Without a clear sense of who we are and whose we are, we have the tendency to wander into some barren wilderness. Sometimes our slip is gradual, we do one small thing that is questionable and before we realize it we are in deep trouble. There are other times when it is obvious that we have strayed in a big way, and whether we like it or not, there are consequences to our actions. Without a clear ...

14. Bezaleel

Exodus 35:30--36:7

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

Life is often dull. It can be for moderns; it certainly was drab for many ancients. It is difficult to realize how ashen life has been for a majority of people: unspeakable monotony. These are the impoverished masses, not the wealthy few. Most Egyptians could not enjoy the pageantry of the Pharaohs. Certainly not the caplive Hebrews. For them it was daily toil in the brick pits. LIBERATION Suddenly, we have the march to freedom. Bondage in Goshen is past, and there is the wilderness experience. A lofty ...

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