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Isaiah 49:8-26

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... the reality of finding God. Dr. Crabb goes on to say that we don't feel we can trust God. "We thank him for opening up a parking place in a crowded lot, but we cannot trust him with our souls" (page 95). Perhaps you can relate to these words of Dr. Crabb. Seven and ... the midst of our despair, trusting that God will honor the risks and the pain. Only you know what those risks are for you. For Nick it was facing pain in his hand, and it left a scar. For Jesus it was facing death on a cross, and that, too, left ...

2. A Pep Talk for a New Year

Matthew 2:13-23

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King Duncan & Angela Akers

... would get or when it would be over. On March 23, 2020, First Officer Chris Dennis, a pilot for Delta Airlines, was told to park his airplane in the Delta storage lot at a remote airport facility in the California desert. No one knew when they would be flying ... things did get better. On June 21, 2021—435 days since First Officer Dennis stored ship 3009 in the desert—First Officer Nick Perez was assigned the job of bringing that jet out of storage. As he went through the pre-flight checklists, his mechanic ...

3. The Lost and Found Coin

Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

James W. Moore

... he was only 13 years old… and had been a drug addict and pusher all those years. “The Doctor” was his nick-name. In the Badlands of Philadelphia, he was also known as “Seville” because of his habit of stealing Cadillac Sevilles and ... go to some church the very next Sunday. She chose to come to St. Luke’s to give us a try. She came and parked in one of our VISITOR parking spots… and just as she turned off the engine, it started pouring down rain! There she was with two pre-school children and no ...

4. The Lost and Found Coin

Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

James W. Moore

... he was only 13 years old… and had been a drug addict and pusher all those years. "The Doctor" was his nick-name. In the Badlands of Philadelphia, he was also known as "Seville" because of his habit of stealing Cadillac Sevilles and ... go to some church the very next Sunday. She chose to come to St. Luke's to give us a try. She came and parked in one of our VISITOR parking spots… and just as she turned off the engine, it started pouring down rain! There she was with two preschool children and no umbrella ...

5. The Bible, Your Mirror? by Dr. Lawrence L. Lacour

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... responsibility onto the serpent. Isn’t that what we all do? No wonder the word Adam means everyman, and includes every woman. So often we are like the elderly British woman who was hailed into a traffic court because she had nicked two cars in getting out of a parking place. When the judge asked if she had anything to say for herself, she lamented, "Every now and then my car develops a mischievous streak!" The final scene, the results of misused freedom and irresponsibility, pictures Adam and Eve driven ...

6. Igniting the Church

Mark 9:14-32

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... , can happen at Christ Church. We are not dependent, first and foremost, on a preacher or on our magnificent buildings or on unlimited parking or on a brilliant team of staff and volunteer leaders. The key is the power of God, and the way to unleash that power ... for healing in the name of Jesus, nothing happened. They were greatly embarrassed and the crowd became angry. Jesus arrived in the nick of time. He healed the boy. Later, when the disciples were alone with Jesus, they asked him, "Why did we fail?" ...

7. God's Time

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... , ate his breakfast, brushed his teeth, picked up his briefcase, got into his car, drove to a nearby ferry landing, parked his car, rode the ferry across the downtown business area, got off the ferry, walked smartly down the street to his ... alarm did not go off and he slept fifteen minutes late. When he did awake, he was panic stricken. He rushed through his shower, nicked himself when he shaved, gulped down his breakfast, only half-way brushed his teeth, grabbed up his briefcase, jumped into his car, sped to ...

8. A Devastating Storm, An Incredible Promise

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Brett Blair

... My mom's in Oklahoma and my dad, there's no telling where my dad's at. I'm here in Rockport, waiting on you." Mitchell told CNN's Nick Valencia how he had walked 12 miles in the dark to his father's house in a failed bid to find his parent. "I just lost everything I ... likely-most-expensive-natural-disaster-in-us-history-accuweather.html 2. From the Internet. Source unknown. 3. Emmanuel Howard Park United Church, July 4, 2004, http://www.ehpchurch.org/folder/070404.html. 4. From the August 27, 2002 Washington ...

9. Blank Walls or Filled Lives (Part V)

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... -hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the outside world. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake, the man said. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in ... phone by Sports Illustrated. He got so excited over the prospect of national recognition that he hurried his shave and nicked himself. Not wanting to delay the caller, he ran out of the bathroom, lost his balance, and tumbled down the ...

10. And the Angel Said to Harry Potter

Luke 1:26-38

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... . Boy, are there challenges. But Harry always tries to do right. And right usually wins….in time…. sometimes, barely in the nick of time. But the bad guys merely retreat, rather than disappear. And every reader knows they will be back. For as evil ... labyrinth. Sometimes laid out on the floor of a gymnasium…. other times, painted on the surface of an asphalt parking lot….or (ideally) sculpted in a grassy glade, complete with hedgerows for trail markers….the labyrinth has, for centuries, invited ...

11. A Leap of Faith

Humor Illustration

... showered, ate his breakfast, brushed his teeth, picked up his briefcase, got into his car, drove to a nearby ferry landing, parked his car, rode the ferry across to the downtown business area, got off the ferry, walked smartly to his building, ... did not go off and he slept fifteen minutes late. When he did awake, he was panic stricken. He rushed through his shower, nicked himself when he shaved, gulped down his breakfast, only half-way brushed his teeth, grabbed up his briefcase, jumped into his car, sped ...

12. Rush, Rush

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Editor James S. Hewett

... ate his breakfast, brushed his teeth, picked up his briefcase, got into his car, drove to the nearby ferry landing, parked his car, rode the ferry across to the downtown business area, got off the ferry, walked smartly to his building ... alarm did not go off and he slept fifteen minutes late. When he did awake, he was panic-stricken. He rushed through his shower, nicked himself when he shaved, gulped down his breakfast, only halfway brushed his teeth, grabbed up his briefcase, jumped into his car, sped to the ...

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