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Deuteronomy 11:1-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... In one episode, the first three segments show the mother tossing and turning in her bed, worrying about her ten-year-old son, Michael. She says, "Are we too tough on Michael? Are we not tough enough? Do we give in too often? Too seldom? Do we listen? Do we understand? Maybe I nag too ... SPEECHES, 2/1/92, p. 242. 3. Bruce Larson, THE PRESENCE, (HarperCollins Publishers, 1988), p. 106 . 4. Joe G. Emerson, I WANTED THE ELEVATOR, BUT I GOT THE SHAFT, (Nashville: Dimensions for Living, 1993). 5. "Seeking A Gentle ...

2. More Than Meets The Eye

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... that we might do great things for Christ as well. 1. Martin B. Copenhaver, LIVING FAITH WHILE HOLDING DOUBTS (New York: Pilgrim Press, 1989), pp. 37-38. 2. Michael E. Williams, FRIENDS FOR LIFE (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1989), pg. 120. 3. UPPER ROOM DISCIPLINES 1992 (Nashville: Upper Room Books, 1991), pg. 288. 4. Harry Emerson Fosdick, THE MEANING OF FAITH (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1950), pg. 39. 5. William H. Willimon, WHAT'S RIGHT WITH THE CHURCH (San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1985), pp ...

3. Characteristics of the Church

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... it in the way that I’ve talked about it before: There’s some things God either cannot or will not do until people pray. Harry Emerson Fosdick has put it so well. The experience of the race is clear that some things God never can do until he finds a man who ... fact of evolution.” What arrogance. In a new book entitled, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, molecular biologist Dr. Michael Denton details in scholarly form numerous scientific evidences against evolution. Now I don’t know whether Professor Ayala ...

4. You Are God's Handiwork

Ephesians 2:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... you become as a person is determined to a great extent by how you see yourself. One of the twentieth century’s great preachers, Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick once wrote, “Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind’s eye and you will be drawn toward it . . . Great ... and Ourselves (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.), pp. 251-252. 7. Dr. William Mitchell and Michael A. Mitchell. Building Strong Families (Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers), pp. 154-155. 8. Cited by The ...

5. The Piety That Isn't

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Carl Jech

... ) life-styles, and (6) views on morality. In this video age of images, where the outward image is so strong that Michael J. Fox, Tina Turner and Michael Jackson don't even have to say the name Pepsi to sell the product in a commercial, must not we too ... to be evangelical! We began by quoting Herb Caen's comment about "those who believe in Christmas too loudly." The great preacher Harry Emerson Fosdick similarly gave us a witty nudge toward the piety that isn't, when he said that vital faith is a treasure like ...

6. Naming And Being Named

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... I'm no longer Victor. My grandfather named me Mikal in English that is Michael." And then he went on to say, "I've looked in the Old Testament, your Bible, and I understand the name Michael in Hebrew means God's person". And with a sort of impish smile ... I seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where no water is." Harry Emerson Fosdick has a marvelous reflection on that Psalm. He says to stand afar off and say, "Oh God" is neither difficult, or searching. But it ...

7. Midnight Turned Into High Noon

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

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... , Tolstoy, and Abraham Lincoln suffered from depression. Two of the best preachers of this century, Harry Emerson Fosdick and J. Wallace Hamilton, fought depression. Winston Churchill waged a life-long battle against depression, ... , but that does not mean we are lost forever in the night of our distrust. Our unbelief can change to radiant faith. When Michael Faraday, the great scientist, lay dying, a friend asked him, "What are your speculations?" Gently, Faraday replied, "Speculations? I have none. I know ...

8. Can a Rich Person Go to Heaven?

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... we’ve got to have money. But Jesus is warning us that money can ensnare us and separate us from God. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick once said something quite profound. “Our grandparents were reared to say ‘What shall I do to be saved?’” said Dr. Fosdick. “This ... htm 2. Matthew Kelly, The Rhythm of Life (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999). 3. http://www.expositor.com/Topical.htm. 4. Michael J. Silverstein and Neil Fiske with John Butman, Trading Up (London: Penguin Books Ltd., 2003), p. 38. 5. As told by ...

9. Precious and Privileged Children

Galatians 4:4-7

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... respect. It is seeking to become like one who came to us as God in the flesh. This is a lot more than trying to become like a Michael Jordan, Barry Bonds, Ronald Reagan, Hillary Clinton, or even Billy Graham! Models of people in our midst and people long gone may be helpful, but they do not ... from those they sought to imitate. On the more down-to-earth side of life, many of us found Harry Emerson Fosdick a homiletician worthy of imitation. In fact, go to any walk of life and we discover this phenomenon at ...

10. Kill Them with Kindness

Proverbs 3:3, 19:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... him, I was wondering if you could have Governor Reagan come over and tell them, ‘Hello.'" This aide passed the request along to Michael Deaver, Reagan's Chief of Staff, who was standing nearby. He went over to Reagan, gave him the request and Governor Reagan said ... advice if you want to live a happy life. Take every opportunity you get to be kind to other people, because as Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "You cannot do a kindness too soon and you never know how soon it will be too late." You have probably ...

11. What Would Jesus Say About Medical Care?

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... is this fellow who thinks he can forgive sins? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” Technically speaking, they are absolutely right. It was the great preacher, Harry Emerson Fosdick, who used to say, “Either our sins have been forgiven by God or they forever remain in us as sin.” We can medicate ourselves into la-la ... of God. Let us step forward to be part of the team that makes people well. 1. Paraphrase of Michael Cord, The Gentle Healer 2. Bruce Larson, There’s More to Health Than Not Being Sick

12. Driven to Their Knees

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... of Kings and Lord of Lords. Amen. 1. Mark’s Musings. 2. Hunter, Brian. Illustrations That Connect: Over 100 Illustrations for preachers, teachers, public speaker, and writers to help you connect with your audience in a powerful and insightful way. Unknown. Kindle Edition. 3. James B. Irwin and William A. Emerson, Jr., Rule the Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin (Philadelphia: A. J. Holman Co., 1973). Cited in Murphy, (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1984). 4. “Be Ye Transfigured,” Rev ...

13. You Can Be Real

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

Several years ago our family spent a week as guests at a motel deep in the Appalachian Mountains. The motel manager was a nice enough sort of guy, forty-ish and very talkative. He was an intriguing fellow. The first day there he told my wife of having previously lived in Florida where he worked as a scuba diver. "I only left because I was attacked by a killer shark," he said. "It almost got me. Otherwise, I guess I'd still be there." The following day I was anxious to hear the story for myself. The ...

14. Paying For Slavery

Illustration

Michael P. Green

Henry Thoreau, that rugged New England individualist of the nineteenth century, once went to jail rather than pay his poll tax to a state that supported slavery. Thoreau’s good friend Ralph Waldo Emerson hurried to visit him in jail and, peering through the bars, exclaimed: “Why, Henry, what are you doing in there?” The uncowed Thoreau replied, “Nay, Ralph, the question is, what are you doing out there?”

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