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Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... is something the political parties ought to practice. Both sides are engaged in a shouting match, competing for who's meaner. On the right there's Rush Limbaugh baiting liberals as only Rush Limbaugh can, and on the left there's Michael Moore baiting conservatives as only Michael Moore can. Maybe living together is something the world's religions needs to practice. We've got Muslims fighting Jews and Christians to the point where no one is living together. There's a reason why there are no Jews in Jordan ...

2. The Way Life Ought To Be

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... too long after that. The teammate was asked about his most memorable experiences. He said, "I'll never forget the night Michael and I score 70 points...." We lean on Christ. Because we have found encouragement in Christ, we ought to be ... and round the dear ruin each wish of my heart Would entwine itself verdantly still. As he finished the song there was a brief pause, and then Moore heard his wife get out of bed. Slowly she crossed the room to the window and opened the shutters. (3) Don't you imagine his wife ...

3. More Than "Turkey Day" (New) Thanksgiving

2 Chronicles 9:1-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... Thanksgiving holiday lasts longer than one day; theoretically, it can last as long as there are still leftovers in the fridge. Michael Morse makes this memorable pun: “If someone is addicted to eating Thanksgiving leftovers, can he quit cold turkey?” (3) I ... that they began picking up odd jobs around the neighborhood in order to raise money to give more. (6) The Moore family proves a second principle that enriches our lives: Thanksgiving reaches completion when we share our blessings with others. Earlier ...

4. Made New By Getting Lost

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... good-bye. Adults often hide too well without knowing the importance of being found. We get lost with our hands full. Thomas Moore has written an excellent book on spirituality titled Meditations: On the Monk Who Dwells in Daily Life. In the book he ... Reverend. And I have this special place in my room where I keep the Bible open. But when I try to concentrate on Jesus, Michael Jordan keeps coming to mind." I saw a T-shirt recently which read, "You are only young once, but you can be immature forever." And ...

5. Sons And Daughters Of God

Galatians 3:23-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... his arms; they parachute onto his horse and ride happily off into the sunset. Obviously, Grimm's Fairy tales is not Scripture, but James Moore has done us a great favor reminding us of this ancient tale. The story of Rapunzel does contain good news. In fact, we can ... that no matter what I did, it probably wasn't going to be enough to earn the acceptance I so desperately wanted." Michael Reagan titled his book ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN. (2) That is how growing up under the law made St. Paul feel. Constrained ...

6. First and Only Kiss

Illustration

Staff

Hauled before a Melbourne court in 1907 for hugging and kissing spinster Hazel Moore when she entered his shop, young Michael O'Connor defended himself by claiming it had been a lovely spring day and he was in high spirits. O'Connor had to serve a few months for breach of peace. So imagine his amazement ten years later when an attorney representing Miss Moore's estate gave him her bequest of 20,000 pounds! She left the fortune in memory of the only kiss she had received from a man in her adult life. In ...

7. A Faith that Leaves a Legacy

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... hard for us to even imagine such dedication. It’s hard to find a faith like that in our modern world. A woman named Lila Moore tells about her days working at a card-and-gift shop. A young woman came in one day, and spent several hours looking through the ... and be disqualified from running the race. Barry J. Farber in his book, Dive Right In, tells about the Olympic athlete Michael Johnson. Johnson earned his reputation as the fastest human on earth at the Olympic trials in 1996. Dr. Phil Santiago, official ...

8. Poem: In Memoriam

Eulogy

Alfred Lord Tennyson

... Christmas bells from hill to hill Answer each other in the mist. Four voices of four hamlets round, From far and near, on mead and moor, Swell out and fail, as if a door Were shut between me and the sound: Each voice four changes on the wind, That now dilate, ... face, And seem to lift the form, and glow In azure orbits heavenly-wise; And over those ethereal eyes The bar of Michael Angelo? LXXXVIII Wild bird, whose warble, liquid sweet, Rings Eden thro’ the budded quicks, O tell me where the senses mix, O ...

9. About That Anger

John 2:12-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... publicly. These days, I think we’ve become immune to it. Anger seems to be our default reaction. That wonderful story-teller James W. Moore in his book, When All Else Fails, Read the Instructions, tells about an older woman years ago who was called to testify at a ... americans-say-were-angrier-than-a-generation-ago? 4. “Righteous anger can bring out the best in us all,” The Drum by Michael Jensen January 5, 2015 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-06/jensen-why-we-love-rage/6002174. 5. “The Art of ...

10. You Can't Fool God: Ananias and Sapphira

Acts 4:33 - 5:11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... kept bubbling to the surface. So, what is it God wants us to wrestle with and what is it God wants us to hear. Michael Phillips in Leadership Magazine makes the point that we need to realize and remember "that God was making a point, not setting a pattern ... God. Norman Vincent Peale told about addressing a Methodist conference in Atlanta, Georgia along with a fine preacher, Bishop Noah Moore, and Pierce Harris, a much-loved local pastor. In his message Peale said that he believed that Jesus Christ could come ...

11. Prologue to the Law of the Temple: The Lord Comes Home

Ezekiel 40:1--43:12

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... (Kap. 40–48) traditionsgeschichtlich untersucht [BHT 25; Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 1957], pp. 110–14). Similarly, Michael Konkel (Architektonik des Heiligen, pp. 349–50), who sees only 40:1–43:10 as original, identifies two levels of ... [1950], pp. 13–18), which may seem strange. Why should a temple gate be so strongly fortified? However, as Frank Moore Cross observes, “The temple area of Solomon was an ‘independent’ citadel, a fortified bastion, and probably even on the south ...

12. Spiritual Warfare and Jewish Suffering

Daniel 8:1-14

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... ., Jer. 25:32). In Daniel, the covenant name Yahweh occurs only in chapter 9. The reference here could allude to the archangel Michael, who is called Israel’s chief and great “prince” in 10:13, 21; and 12:1.7 it took away the daily sacrifice ... group of US Army brothers in arms in the first major battle of the Vietnam Warat Ia Drang (1965). In it, Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore (Gibson) pledges to his men: “This I swear, before you and before Almighty God, that when we go into battle, I will be the first ...

13. A Child of the Resurrection

Luke 20:27-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... That was not God’s intent. That was the result of Adam and Eve’s sin. I read recently about a man in Michigan named Michael Luther. Michael was a video game enthusiast. He was such an enthusiast that when he died in 2007, his sister had a tombstone marker carved to look ... funny obituary in her honor. They ended it with these words: “(Her memorial service) will be led by Rev. Curt Moore of Orlando, Florida, a questionable choice for any spiritual event, but one the family felt would be appropriate due to ...

14. Why I Believe In The Resurrection

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Brett Blair

... start off good but soon fizzle out. I'll never forget the Chicago Bulls, my favorite Basketball team for years. The things that Michael Jordan accomplished on the floor of the United Center were simply impossible to describe. He was the kind of talent that sports ... many years later, he is the pastor of a 9,000 member church: St Luke’ s in Houston. The young Boy? James W. Moore, the author of over 30 books on Christian living. That’s Easter. The Risen Lord comes back to life… and assures the disciples ...

15. Facing Up To The Giant Task Of Life

1 Samuel 17:1-58

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... here was a man who was nearly 9 feet tall weighing over 300 pounds, whose spearhead alone weighed about 20 pounds. It would be similar to Michael Tyson fighting Mother Teresa. When Goliath came forward and the challenge was made to the nation of Israel, is it any small wonder that Saul ... in his monthly publication, Brian's Lines, 1990. Thanks to Dr. James W. Moore for this insight found in a sermon preached at St. Luke's UMC, Houston, Texas. Walter L. Underwood, BEING HUMAN, BEING HOPEFUL (Nashville: Abingdon Press, ...

16. The True Story of the Magi

Matthew 1:1-17

Sermon

John Jamison

... show was this exchange: Letterman: "Do you now know something I don't know?" Zevon: "I know how much you are supposed to enjoy every sandwich." Weird and Dumb 160 Candidates in Cal Gov race Schwartzenegger Presidential Race Jayson Blair (NYT) Michael Jackson Dixie Chicks Kobe Bryant Roy Moore Martha Stewart So 2005 is history — a year of transition, war, sickness and spam. All in all, most of us are probably pretty glad to see the back of it. As years go, after all, there have been better But the biggest ...

17. Adopted! Thank God!

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... just don’t get it. We’ve been in church all our lives. The Christian life is just a synonym for respectability, decency, fitting in. We don’t quite get it when British evangelist, Michael Green says, “Jesus did not come to make bad men good, but to make dead men live.” We don’t think of ourselves as dead in our sins. And yet, if Christ does ... , 1984), p. 73. 4. http://stpaulstervuren.be/nurture/sermons/15dec02.htm. 5. The Rev. Dr. James W. Moore, http://day1.org/595-grit_grace_and_gratitude.

18. The Light of Christmas

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... But it is also true in our lives, when we need the light of God the most, is when we are most likely to see that light. James W. Moore tells a wonderful story about a man who was experiencing darkness in his life. The man had suffered from a stroke which affected both his legs, one arm, and ... www.sermonmall.com/SampleMall/98/dec98/122498b.html. 3. “Baby on Board,” by Michael A. Lipton and Paula Yoo, People, December 8, 1997, pp. 137- 140. 4. Is There Life After Stress? (Nashville: Dimensions in Living, 1992), ...

19. The Gospel of God in Christ through Paul

Romans 1:1-17

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... are reticent to choose between these two options because both are grounded in Romans 1:16–17 and its Old Testament moorings. Thus, the righteousness of God is God’s saving act of fulfilling his promise to restore Israel and convert Gentiles based ... the criminals to be crucified with Jesus asks him, “Why do you embrace your cross, you fool?” Song: “Scandalon,” by Michael Card. This is a powerful, contemporary lyric that addresses the scandal of the cross. Song: “Sovereign Lord,” by Phil Mehrens ...

20. Why I Believe In The Resurrection

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Brett Blair

21. His name is Michael. I’m Tommy!

Luke 8:26-39

Illustration

James W. Moore

One day a young father was shopping in a crowded super-market. His three-year old son was with him. The little boy was riding in the grocery cart... and he was misbehaving terribly and causing all kinds of problems. Every time the father would put something into the cart, the little boy would grab it and throw it back out. If the cart went close to the shelves, the three-year old boy would just rake stuff off onto the floor. At one point, the little boy crawled out of the cart and ran down the aisle ( ...

22. I Am the King’s Servant, But God’s First

Matthew 22:15-22

Illustration

Michael Manning

If you get a chance, rent the movie A Man for All Seasons. It is based on the life of St. Thomas Moore and is one of the best dramatic movies I have ever seen. It has been a couple of years since I have seen it, but one scene remains vivid in my mind when I think about the importance of persecution as a way of life for followers of Jesus. More was the Chancellor of England. By profession he was a lawyer. He loved his king. He loved his country and he loved its laws. Then a terrible dilemma developed for ...

23. Naomi and Ruth

Ruth 1:1-22

Understanding Series

Michael S. Moore

Judah’s Famine and Elimelech’s Death: The story of Ruth has a specific historical context, the days when the judges ruled (lit. when the judges judged). The act of repeating a seminal Hebrew root twice (shepot hashopetim), however, immediately implies that Ruth’s opening line attempts to do more than just situate the book historically. Hebrew, like English, repeats words for emphasis (GKC 117p). Ruth, in other words, is very much a story about mishpat (“justice,” from shapat, “to judge, rule”). 1:1 The ...

24. Ruth Meets Boaz

Ruth 2:1-23

Understanding Series

Michael S. Moore

Naomi’s Reality: 2:1 Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, from the clan of Elimelech, a man of standing, whose name was Boaz. Jewish tradition is full of fables about Boaz. The Talmud identifies him as the minor judge Ibzan (Judg. 12:8) and reveres him as a patriarchal figure on the level of a Kirta or a Danil in Canaanite myth (b. B. Bat. 91a). According to the Talmud, he becomes a widower on the very day Ruth arrives in Israel and is rich enough to throw lavish wedding parties for every one of ...

25. Ruth and Boaz on the Threshing Floor

Ruth 3:1-18

Understanding Series

Michael S. Moore

Naomi’s Strategy: Naomi is Ruth’s mother-in-law (khamot, 2:23). This feminine form of kham (“father-in-law”) is widely perceived by lexicographers to be a nominal derivative of the unattested verb *khamah. Cognates of this word appear in extrabiblical literature (Arabic khamay, “to protect, defend”; OSA ?mh, “sacred precinct, protective association”), and the root idea seems to be protection, shelter, or refuge. An Arabic attorney, for example, is a mu?amin (“protector”), while an Egyptian “protector” is a ...

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