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Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

King Duncan

... thing to happen to a young person. But the effect on the self-image of the woman that Paul Jones tells about was worse than her physical pain. Here is how she viewed herself. She said that when, ... running high, as they still are today. All the customers in the diner froze as Harry announced his national origin. The next morning, as the pastor was getting ready, he heard ... 3. (Lulu Press, 2014), p. 104. 4. (Lake Mary, FL: Creation House, 1991), p. 13. 5. “Seize the Moment--With Passion,” Carpe ...

2. Why Is Life So Unfair?

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... A former great preacher in Atlanta, Pierce Harris, lost his wife Mary in a tragic auto accident. A few weeks later a man wrote to Dr. Harris and said, “I hope your terrible loss will not destroy your faith.” Dr. Harris said that he felt like writing back ... .” He meant it and he tried, using every pressure and tactic imaginable. But all his efforts just made Stanley more resolute. Later Jones wrote, “I actually grew under his lash. There I got hold of a principle and a power that was to be the driving ...

3. A Man of God

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... anger away.” When someone hurts us, it is so tempting to strike back in anger. He thought that Mary was pregnant with the child of another man, but he did not seek revenge. He was hurt by ... eliminating ego from the equation. Some of you will remember in the mid-eighties when Harry Belafonte teamed up with fundraiser Ken Kragen to assemble some of the top names in ... .htm. 7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_are_the_World. Cited in Eddie Jones, My Father’s Business: 30 Inspirational Stories for Finding God’s ...

4. Called to Be Saints

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... into a tense situation and breathe a quiet, calming breath. My aunt, Jane D. Jones, was a Methodist missionary in China for almost forty years. Frequently she was ... Christ? We need saints. We need them as examples and for inspiration. We need Mary the mother of Jesus; Simon Peter and John Mark; Aquila and Priscilla; Phoebe and ... As I Am, Without One Plea" in The Book of Hymns, number 119. 2. Warren Thomas Smith, Harry Hosier: Circuit Rider (Nashville: The Upper Room, 1981), p. 29. 3. Ibid., pp. 50-51. 4. John ...

5. Midnight Turned Into High Noon

Isaiah 42:10-17, Isaiah 42:18-25

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... . Two of the best preachers of this century, Harry Emerson Fosdick and J. Wallace Hamilton, fought depression. ... turn the problem over to me and not worry about it, I will take care of it." "Lord," was Brother Jones’ eager reply, "I close the bargain right here." Then he rose from his knees, knowing that he was healed of ... penitent. "In that case, you’d better put $25.00 in the offering and say fifty ‘Hail Marys.’ " "All right, Father, but it was still a bit more than that," the sinner responded. "Well ...

6. Peace Be With You

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... but they were not sure what. So they returned to the house where they were staying. Mary, however, stayed behind. And she had a somewhat mystical experience. Weeping, she bent over once more ... in others as a way to find peace of mind. (6) Toward the end of World War II, Harry S. Truman, then President, was asked how he was able to keep his cool under the pressures of ... ://cccenterhope.blogspot.com/2012/12/peace-of-mind.html. 6. Eddie Jones, My Father’s Business: 30 Inspirational Stories for Finding God’s ...

7. Where Are Your Loaves And Fishes?

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... ; others play and laugh; still others cry out for harried flight attendants' attention. But just before landing, something goes ... hungerrelated diseases and we did nothing to help. In 1930, during the Great Depression, a man named Golden Rule Jones was mayor of Toledo, Ohio. During his term of office, he sometimes sat as the presiding judge in night ... ." Ann Levin, with a masters degree in economics, said, "there was a need." And Mary Crickmore said it was her "Christian commitment." (3) Tell me, what is it that ...

8. Why Fear Growing Old?

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... remain alert and creative right down to the conclusion of our lives. Marie Dressler once said, "It’s not how old you are, but how you are old that counts." I remember hearing Dr. E. Stanley Jones speak just after his seventieth birthday. He said with great assurance, " ... . If I "retire" from life, I am moving away from God; when I am creatively involved in life, I move toward God. Harry Emerson Fosdick, speaking to a group of Senior Citizens, said, "You made a fairly clean hit in youth ... you got to first ...

9. Chaos and Solitude

Mark 6:30-44, 53-56

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... of gratitude, but I don't think I can change the way I have been living for 44 years." His prayer partner said, "I'll pray for you, Harry. You pray for me too. I'm not sure I can change either, especially if I have to do it myself. But if we pray for one another, ... I usually can control the situations I'm in, but frankly pastor, I'm at overload." "I know," Pastor Jones replied, "I've been praying for you every day since you left that retreat. I knew something was wrong." The two men then knelt down ...

10. Vengeance: Human and Divine

Matthew 13:1-9 · Isaiah 44:6-8 · Psalm 1-12, 17-18, 23-24

Sermon

Will Willimon

... me to sit at a banquet table while my enemies are forced to watch me eat. Those horrid Jones' who always looked down their noses at us, may then have to watch us prosper--that'll serve ... earth; with movies like “Death Wish,” and “Walking Tall,” and “Dirty Harry” where the hero takes vengeance into his own hands with a stick ... every question.'' God cannot lift up the poor, without putting down the powerful. What was Mary talking about when she sang at the birth of Jesus… My soul magnifies the Lord ...

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