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1. Counseling the Smiths

Humor Illustration

... kissed her on the cheek. Mrs. Smith instantly came to life, hugged her husband, and told him all that had been happening over the past two months. Mr. Smith was shocked! When Mrs. Smith went to the waiting room, Mr. Smith said to the counselor, "I don't understand. What happened?" "Don't you see?" the doctor blurted out, "Your wife needs this kind of treatment Monday, Wednesday, and Friday!" Mr. Smith scratched his head in confusion and said, "Well, I can get her here on Monday and Wednesday, but I can't ...

2. Mr. Macho & Forty Days of Love

Mk 9:2-9

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King Duncan

... to apologize for what I said last Sunday," he told him, "about the Forty Days of Love. I realized on Wednesday that I was wrong." "Wednesday?" his pastor repeated. "What happened on Wednesday?" "I got one of those letters!" the man said. The letter came as a total surprise. It was from a ... ten letters myself." Receiving that letter was a transforming experience for Mr. Macho. It came from a mailbox rather than a mountaintop, but the effect was the same - his perspective was changed. God breaks into our lives ...

3. When Extravagance Is Beautiful, and When It Is Not

John 12:1-8

Sermon

James W. Moore

... . One of my favorite persons in that congregation was a wonderful, older man. Most everyone in that community called him, Mr. Joe Mr. Joe was a kind-spirited man who was always gracious, thoughtful and considerate to everyone. He was a real Christian ... and we take care of each other. Gene is a terrific neighbor and a dear and wonderful friend. We have had coffee together every Wednesday morning for the last 10 years. We see so many things differently. We laugh about it. I tell him, ‘he cancels out all of ...

4. Like

Romans 5:12-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... eggs, so a lot of our good Lenten habits can get “deviled” as well. Yet Lent should not be colored as an Ash Wednesday grey grind. What if instead of thinking about “getting through” Lent we look at these next forty days as a journey towards ... Missouri and moving to Kansas. Whereupon the little girl looked up at the sky and said, “Goodbye God! We’re moving to Kansas.” When Mr. White got up to speak, he said the story was true but the emphasis was wrong. What the little girl really said wasn’t ...

5. A Call for Repentance - Ash Wednesday

Joel 2:12-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... past sin and by opening our lives to God’s wisdom. (1) That is part of what Ash Wednesday is about. Some of us have perhaps wandered away from God. Ash Wednesday gives us the opportunity to make a new start. Ron Lee Davis in his book Courage to Begin ... wrote, ‘Here’s my heart, O take and seal it. Seal it for Thy courts above.’ You can offer your heart again to God, Mr. Robinson,” she said. “It’s not too late.” “And it wasn’t too late for Robert Robinson,” reports Ron Lee Davis. “In that ...

6. What If You Truly Were Born Again?

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... or nine years old. “Son, what are you doing here?” she called. Frightened at the voice, the boy, whose name was Charley, turned. After a pause, he came nearer Mrs. Keys and saw that she was smiling. Charley poured out his story. In a fit of rage, he had shot a twelve-year-old girl, and he was being ... /christian_love.pdf. 5. Lee A. Koontz, http://reflectious.com/2011/03/08/ashes-to-ashes-an-ash-wednesday-sermon/. 6. A. Dudley Dennison M.D., Shock It To Me Doctor! (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, ...

7. Sending Good Messages

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... home has cobwebs in it!” Or, he says, “We visited Williamsburg on a Wednesday.” “No,” she says, “It was a Thursday.” “Mary, I know good and well it was a Wednesday.” Then they go back and forth while other people feel miserable for ... If you could live your life again, what would you want to be?” Mr. Churchill replied with a twinkle in his eye, “If I could live a second lifetime, I would want to be Mrs. Churchill’s second husband.” (3) Now, that is a wonderful marital message. One ...

8. A Society Out Of Control

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... about a lady who had that kind of love. In a church he once attended there was a predictable ritual in the Wednesday night service. "There was the usual moment when the pastor asked, ˜Is there anyone else for whom we wish to pray?' Every ... made fun of him. On many occasions this little fellow became so frightened that he would dive into the neighborhood grocery store where Mrs. Nielsen worked. He would run back to where she was and hide behind her skirts and shiver and shake with anxiety. That understanding ...

9. Why Am I A United Methodist?

I Timothy 1:12-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Methodist Christian today because we believe in a warm-hearted faith. We believe in the experience of God’s grace. On Wednesday, May 24, 1738, a restless, worried, 35-year-old Episcopal priest by the name of John Wesley very unwillingly attended a ... polls tell us that the number of people who consider themselves happy has not improved in the last 50 years. I wonder why? Ah, Mr. Wesley, could you be right? Are you not happy? It is because you are not holy. What if happiness is connected to personal holiness ...

10. The Ash Account

Matthew 6:19-24, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

Charles M. Mills

... with an ulterior motive, thinking such thoughts as, "If I help the boss out by staying late, perhaps he will promote me and not Mr. Smedley at the next desk." "If I tithe, perhaps I can buy my way into heaven." Or, "If I cheat on my income tax ... examine our motives and renew our commitment to selfless service in Christ's name. Christ is our compass on the Lenten road which begins on Ash Wednesday. With him as our guide we pick up our crosses and follow him. A friend told me she had read of the death of a ...

11. Fasting In A Fast-food World

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... the word that is used is not this ugly word "diet," but an even uglier one; "fasting." A "healthy fast" is fine, but Ash Wednesday's text calls for a "holy fast." Fasting for the six weeks of Lent may, or may not, result in weight loss, but I ... famous Passion Play. He went backstage to meet Anton Lang, who then played the part of Christ. Noticing, in the corner, the great cross which Mr. Lang carried in the play, the tourist stooped to lift it to his shoulder, but he couldn't move it even one inch off the ...

12. Surprised On The Mountaintop

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... what I said last Sunday," he told him, "about the Forty Days of Love. I realized on Wednesday that I was wrong." "Wednesday?" his pastor repeated. "What happened on Wednesday?" "I got one of those letters!" the man said. The letter came as a total surprise. It ... that letter," he said, "I sat down and wrote ten letters myself." (3) Receiving that letter was a transforming experience for Mr. Macho. It came from a mailbox rather than a mountaintop, but the effect was the same ” his perspective was changed. ...

13. Re-thinking Our Mission

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... about this rare breakthrough and her pastor reported that the same thing had happened to her. Another woman who was his substitute teacher at school reported that Brandon had introduced her to the class on the day she subbed like this: “Mrs. Leman goes to my church with me on Wednesday nights.” “One day toward the end of the school year, the Bible study class was discussing hospitality, and the teacher asked the kids to think about the place where they felt most secure, most at home. Some said their ...

14. Keep Your Eye On The Ball

Nehemiah 6:1-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... Kelly who lives with him cheap. Tuesday: Notice - We regret having erred in R.D. Jones' ad yesterday. It should have read: "One sewing machine for sale, cheap. Phone 948-0707 and ask for Mrs. Kelly, who lives with him after 7pm." Wednesday: Notice - R. D. Jones has informed us that he has received several annoying telephone calls because of the error we made in the classified ad yesterday. His ad stands corrected as follows: "For Sale: R. D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale. Cheap. Phone 948-0707 after ...

15. Housekeeper Wanted

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Staff

... ." Tuesday: "We regret any embarrassment caused to Rev. Jones by a typographical error in yesterday's paper. The ad should have read: 'The Rev. A.J. Jones has one color TV set for sale, cheap...Telephone 626-1313 and ask for Mrs. Donnelley, who lives with him after 7 p.m.'" Wednesday: "The Rev. A.J. Jones informs us that he has received several annoying telephone calls because of an incorrect ad in yesterday's paper. It should have read: 'The Rev. A.J. Jones has one color TV set for sale, cheap. Telephone ...

16. Polite Disobedience

Matthew 21:23-32

Sermon

Steve Molin

... go, sir.” In the Greek, the son calls his father, Lord. “I will go, Lord.” (My, what a nice dress you’re wearing tonight, Mrs. Cleaver!). The second son does not go to work in the vineyard that day; in fact, he never intended to work in the vineyard, ... our kids in Sunday school. And all of this is good! This is exactly what God wants us to do on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights, but this is not the vineyard. In the church, surrounded by others just like us, is not the vineyard. Out there; that’s ...

17. Something To Do While The World Falls Apart

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

William G. Carter

... the streets with handguns. People die prematurely. Listen, the world is falling apart, and the church can't do a thing about it." "Well," Jack said, "you ought to come back. We have a nice minister, a fairly good choir, and a Bible study on Wednesday nights. You might enjoy our program." "No," Mr. Tarnower said, "I don't think so. I get out for groceries, but that's all I want to face. I went to church for a while, but the world got worse. When my wife died, I decided to sit in here, watch everything fall ...

18. Dear Mr. Johnson

Ephesians 4:1-16

Drama

Dave Marsh

... if for me. Yeah, right, the same guy that got the weather doohickey. Right. (Donna enters and Jim motions her to sit down) Yeah, Wednesday was really good. I think our group is opening up much more. Hmmm? Yeah, that was good insight. Do you think we can ... ? Oh yeah, I need you to take a letter to Bruce Johnson, our sales rep at Dell computer. Donna: Okay. Shoot. Jim: Dear Mr. Johnson. I’m writing you this letter in regard to the last shipment of Pentium machines. It appears… (phone rings) Jim: Hello? Oh, ...

19. Thanksgiving - The Biblical Version

1 Chronicles 16:7-43

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... . It will almost be an interruption in the fast paced preparation being made for the Great Christmas Rush of 1992. The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day for trains, planes, and our nation''s roadways. Housewives will be busy preparing for a ... .00) for magazine articles he wrote. Some hotshot sent Mr. Twain a $5.00 bill with this note: "Dear Mr. Twain, Please send me your best word." On a sheet of paper, Mr. Twain responded with this good word: THANKS. THANKS is still the best word today!

20. Homesick For a Future: New Life for the New Millenium

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . Johnson (I cannot bring myself to call you Howard), But I do not give a damn about your 28 flavors of ice cream. I am not interested in your Wednesday fish fry – all you can eat for $1.19. It is not your prompt service or your lovely menu that brings me to your door. But I come, Mr. Johnson, because I do not come alone. Your tables become altars where the cup is shared. Love absorbs spilled sins like your thirsty napkins. On your neutral ground God becomes incarnate without the flutter of angelic wings ...

21. Church Chuckles

Humor Illustration

... a meeting in the north and south ends of the church and children will be christened at both ends. Today's Sermon: How Much Can A Man Drink, with hymns from a full choir. Wednesday, the Ladies Literary Society will meet and Mrs. Lacey will sing, "Put Me in My Little Bed," accompanied by the Reverend. This Sunday being Easter, we will ask Mrs. Daley to come forward and lay an egg on the altar. Smile at someone who is hard to love. Say "hell" to someone who doesn't care much about you. The service today will ...

22. The Teacher

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Will Willimon

... at the end, she is more powerful even than they. How often, when my children were young, they would come home saying, ''Mrs. Brown told us.....'' and they would proceed to tell me something their teacher had told them -- something I had told them a ... 's Father Warren of course. His teaching!'' His teaching? ''Yes,'' she explained, ''a friend invited me to come to one of his Wednesday classes. He was lecturing on the creedal controversies of the Fourth Century.'' Wow, I thought to myself, Allan must really be a ...

23. A Double Recipe

John 6:25-59

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CSS

Karenza picked up the telephone for her study. It was Mr. Edwards calling about the summer parish meals. Each year they had chosen a theme for five weeks of supper gatherings. It ... the congregation? She planned out the program and together with some other parishioners focused particularly on the last of their summer suppers. On the final Wednesday when the congregation gathered for the evening meal, they sampled a variety of homebaked breads parishioners had brought; pita bread from the Spiros household, ...

24. Jerry's Faith

Luke 7:1-10

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John E. Sumwalt

... time basis and we soon became friends. He wasn't pushy with his religion, so I decided to go to one of his church services on a Wednesday night. It was quite unusual to say the least. Wednesday night was testimony night. The opening song service was quite an experience. The songs had beautiful melodies and were easy to sing. When they sang songs like " ... class in our church in the Spring of 1990. It is printed here in his own words. Mr. Wagner, an independent semi-truck driver, lives in Kenissha, Wisconsin.

25. A Meditation for Ash Wednesday

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... story with no real significance except for what it reveals about the human family. Last year on Ash Wednesday the Associated Press carried a story about a woman in Olney, England named Dawn Gallyot who defied snow and ... s pace. Each woman must flip a pancake in the frying pan at the start and at the finish of the race. The record is 58 seconds. Mrs. Gallyot, who wore a traditional headscarf and apron but opted for modern running shoes, said she was "ecstatic." Shrove Tuesday, known in Britain as Pancake Day, ...

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