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Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... , honor. They wanted their place in the sun. They wanted to sit in places of honor in the kingdom of God. Steve Brown tells about a pipe organ at the Pacific Ocean Studios on Clement Street in San Francisco called the "Chamberlain Music Master." What' ... one when Fred Astaire, himself, came to visit. There was food and wine and talk and music and, as the evening wore on, Pat grew emboldened. She walked up to Fred and asked, "Mr. Astaire, would you dance with me?" He smiled, bowed gracefully, took her in his ...

2. A Tale of Two Cemeteries

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

George Bass

... made a saint, and his grave-tomb has been a place of wonder and worship ever since his death. Elizabeth Barrett Browning captures this feeling in her The Ring and the Book when she uses another church named after St. Lawrence (San Lorenzo ... driver he worked with when he was sixteen years old. The man was fifty years old, six feet four inches tall and weighed 250 pounds, while Pat says he was "five feet six inches tall and 127 pounds wringing wet." The garbage man was to be his teacher; he was "large of heart ...

3. Next Man Up

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... the trust of the injured soldiers. They saw that he understood their suffering and their scars, and they listened to him when he told them about how God has given him strength. Pat Dirken looks at this ministry as a place God has put him in. He says, “It’s a God thing. I feel called.” (4) That’s a wonderful attitude to have ... : June 20, 2017. Updated: February 1, 2018. https://www.scoro.com/blog/teamwork-stories-importance-of-teamwork/. 7. The Rev. Rosemary Brown, http://day1.org/616-hide_and_seek.

4. Possibly Our Best Year! (A Sermon for New Year's)

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... what Schuller had said. He told the congregation that Dr. Schuller got tired of his image sometimes, too. "So once a year," Pat claimed, "Robert Schuller checks into a motel under an assumed name, goes to his room, pulls the drapes closed, goes into the closet ... are going. We know who's going with us. 1. Joseph Bayley quoted in Stephen Brown, IF GOD IS IN CHARGE, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1983). 2. THE EXECUTIVE SPEAKER'S NEWSLETTER. 3. Cullen, Joseph P. "James' Towne," American History Illustrated: ( ...

5. The Real Thing

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... the strained budget and the difficulty of passing a bond issue. It would take years to get through all the red tape. Pat didn't want to wait for all that. She then went to garden supply houses, cement companies, surveyors, the heads of ... 6:4). I close with this: Some years ago, while he was still the basketball coach for UCLA, I was at a gathering where Larry Brown was describing the members of his team. While he was glad to have star players, his highest praise was for those players who made other ...

6. Are You Under Arrest?

Heb 5:11-13; 10:39

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... life was intended to discharge people from the prisons of their own making - the prison of sin, the prison of illusion, the prison of despair. "A Lady Named Olive" is a modern parable written by Pat Ryan, and it is really the story of a jailbreak. A lady named Olive owned two shopping bags full of words. One bag was plain brown, very old, and filled with the kind of words that could reach out and connect her with other people. Words like share and care, grow and touch and listen and love and yes. Olive’s ...

7. Resurrection

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... to us that we can entrust those we love to God. They are not gone from us forever. They await us on the other side. Pat Williams, senior vice president of the Orlando Magic basketball franchise, tells a story he heard of a minister named Walter. Walter was married to his ... man because he feared death so much. Above all, Easter says that we don’t need to fear death. Reverend Rosemary Brown tells about taking Latin in high school. Her guidance counselor assured her that Latin is the root language for all ...

8. Every Day God Encourages

Acts 4:36-37; 11:22-24

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... by the critics. The famous Finish composer Jean Sibelius, happened to be a friend of this young man and consoled him by patting him on the shoulder and saying, "Remember, son, there is no city in the world where they have erected a statue to a ... the program and called Les Brown to tell him how proud he was of his achievement. (5) Les Brown had to work hard to finish high school. But because of the confidence Mr. Washington had in him and helped him have in himself, Les Brown gained new motivation. You see, ...

9. God and Hurricanes

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... is in the billions. More than 200,000 folks are still without power this morning. Whole cities have turned into brown lakes. And the water could cover much of eastern North Carolina for a while to come - some rivers are ... with hurricanes - in the days leading up to his presidential candidacy in the late '80's, a hurricane headed toward his headquarters on Virginia Beach. Pat said he prayed that the storm would be diverted, and it was (it made landfall at some neighboring city). He never did explain though, ...

10. Love: The Greatest Commandment and the Greatest Challenge

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Calvin. The problem with the dog, Steve said, was that his first owner mistreated and beat the dog. Every time he tried to pat him, Calvin would run or cower on the floor, waiting to be hit harshly. Steve Brown then shared, "I tried to tell him I would never hit him. I tried to explain to him that I loved him and that he was now a part of the Brown family and that Browns didn''t hit upon Browns. I tried to convince him that I was different than his previous owner. But Calvin would have none of it. I was a ...

11. Good News For You

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... said, "Santa, will you please bring me a teddy-bear for Christmas?" The parents were embarrassed. The old man just wryly winked at the boy, patted him on the head, and went on his way. On Christmas morning there was a knock on the door even before little George was ... of saying, I love you. Charles Schulz in his sensitive and entertaining way summed it up in a PEANUTS cartoon strip. Charlie Brown is reading the Christmas story, "In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be ...

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

John 12:1-8

Sermon

James W. Moore

... cartoon where Lucy is chasing Charlie Brown. She is shaking her fist at him and screaming: “I’ll get you, Charlie Brown. I’ll get you. And when I get you, I’m going to knock your block off!” Suddenly, Charlie Brown screeches to a halt. He turns ... Memorial Service began Gene went over and sat beside Mr. Joe. Gene put his arm around Mr. Joe’s shoulders and held him and patted him and comforted him throughout the service. I was touched to see this, but I was mystified. I had no idea they were close ...

13. Love: The Happiness of a Godly Family

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... or eight. The woman I was living with was putting on makeup and I was watching her. She was in a happy mood so she reached over and patted my cheeks with her rouge puff....for that one moment I felt loved by her."13 If you want to put love into your family, start today touching ... ,"The Development of Affectionate Behavior in Infancy," Journal of Genetic Psychology, Vol. 76: 283-289 (1978). 4. Frances Brown, S.R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs, A Hebrew in English Lexicon of the Old Testament, Oxford: Clarendon ...

14. Be Opened!

Mark 7:31-37; Matt 25:31-46

Illustration

David E. Leininger

In a Peanuts comic strip Charlie Brown and Linus come across Snoopy who is shivering in the snow. Charlie says, "Snoopy looks kind of cold, doesn't he?" "I'll say," replies Linus, "maybe we'd better go over and comfort him." They walk over to the dog, pat his head and say, "Be of good cheer, Snoopy." "Yes, be of good cheer." In the final frame, the boys are walking away, still bundled up in the winter coats. Snoopy is still shivering, and over his head is a big "?". The message of the cartoon was powerful ...

15. Encounters With Christ VI: Jesus and Caiaphas

Matthew 26:57-68

Sermon

James W. Moore

... We love each other so much.” Then the husband and wife began to demonstrate their love by hugging and kissing and patting each other affectionately and saying, “Look, Sarah. See how much we love each other?” And Sarah said, “Now that’s the ... and protect each other. That’s the way it’s supposed to be.” No response. Then Linus turns to Charlie Brown and says, “You’re right Charlie Brown, you’re right. Talking to Lucy is like talking to a brick wall.” Talking to Caiaphas was like that – ...

16. Compassion

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... toy rabbit came to live there. The rabbit wanted to know the secret of becoming real. He asked the skin horse, who was so old his brown coat was rubbing off, how to become real. The old horse responded, "Real isn't how you're made, Rabbit. It's a thing that happens to ... money pouring into the coffers of television evangelists. "Jesus only deserves the very best," became our watchword. As Pat Robertson explained to visitors to his 700 Club headquarters in Virginia Beach, when they asked about the expensive ...

17. How to Deal with Friends, Foes, and Fools

Proverbs 27:6

Sermon

James Merritt

... try to help it regain its strength. She took it in the house, tried feeding it some of her food, but it wouldn't eat. She patted it, cuddled it, held it, talked to it, and finally wrapped it in a small blanket and even placed it beneath the covers of her bed ... San Bernadino, CA: Here's Life Publishers, Inc., 1988), 253. 2 Justin Kaplan, ed., Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1992), 230. 3 Larson, 253. 4 Charles R. Swindoll, Living Above the Level of Mediocrity (Waco: Word Books, 1987 ...

18. What Would Jesus Say About Materialism?

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... since in John’s Gospel 12:49 Jesus says, “I did not speak of my own accord.” Evangelist Pat Robertson says the whole discussion is offensive and blasphemous while some environmental advocates remind us that the donkey Jesus ... It doesn’t matter how much we buy, there is always plenty more that we want. In a Peanuts cartoon, Charlie Brown and Linus were reflecting on the day and Charlie Brown said to Linus, “We had a wonderful day today, didn’t we? Did I make you happy?” Linus replied, “I think ...

19. Prayers for Epiphany

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... lady drone on about something we felt was unimportant. Then just before she took her grocery bag in her arms, she reached over and patted the cashier's hand and said, "Thank you." In those few seconds, we saw you reaching through the shroud of loneliness to arm ... winter plays in the growth cycle. Snow and ice, as treacherous as they are, have their place in our seasons. Dead stalks, crumbled brown leaves, and barren trees are not nature's enemy, but an integral part of its life. This is the knowledge we have ...

20. Pride: The Deadliest of the Seven Deadly Sins

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

... for the first time. The city boy had never seen wheat growing in a field. It was an impressive sight for him, the wheat golden brown and ready for harvesting. He noticed that some of the wheat stood tall in the field, whereas some of it was bent low, touching the ... scene: "If you look down on others, then how can you look up to God?" It is a contradiction. You see, if God wanted us to pat ourselves on the back, don't you think God would have given us joints to make it easy to do? This Pharisee was so full ...

21. Let's Have A Fruitful Christmas Season

Drama

May Dembowski

... and pen(cil) for JANE, which is beside her on the table or on a smaller table nearby; coffee pot containing brown liquid preferred by cast (cold tea, real coffee); four coffee mugs, spoons, creamer and sugar bowl or reasonable facsimile. A tray ... well, er ... store-bought frosting in the can! (ALL laughingly show mock hilarious horror, "shame, shame, boo, hiss," and so forth.) CAROL: (Patting MAY on the back) Yay for May! MAY: If possible, I use throwaway utensils. Frosting detail is like an assembly line. ...

22. The Prodigal Prince

2 Samuel 14:1-33

Sermon

... . The peasant mother told him that one day her two sons had engaged in a terrible quarrel in the fields. With tears browning her weathered face, the grieving mother implored David to forgive her first-born. She feared that, without benefit of the king’s ... . David was roused from his apathy and vowed that the murderer would live. Quickly his mind saw through the tale. It was too pat. Too easily did the spurious parable mirror his own situation. For did he not also mourn a murdered son Amnon? And did he not ...

23. Claudia Procula, Peter, and Centurion

Drama

Jon Joyce

... helmet. If a Roman soldier’s outfit is available from a costumer, it would be ideal. Peter: colorful, striped robe, to ankles. Brown sandals. Red, curly, long hair, and red beard. If possible, Peter should be a tall, burly man, larger than the Centurion. ... makes you in such a hurry to get over there? PETER: Uh ... nothing. [Beaming, very friendly] I just need the exercise. See? [He pats his paunch] CENTURION: Listen, joker, there’s a lot of funny stuff goin’ on around here. It’s too damn hot to run ...

24. The Fruit of Forgiveness

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... to death in Mexico, forlorn and naked. Consequently, the many states in which he had operated businesses had to carry on a serious investigation into all his affairs in order to make distribution of his great wealth. When that was done, Peter Harry Browne and Pat Boeske were able to write a definitive biography of Hughes. Their account of this tortured life stands in rich contrast to the life of the handsome, rich young man Joseph, who in the First Reading for today models the fruit of forgiveness. The ...

25. The Healing Of Simon's Mother-in-Law

Mark 1:29-34

Sermon

James W. Moore

... rocking chair beside the lady and just rocked along with her and loved her. Occasionally, the nurse would reach over and gently touch and pat the hand of the elderly woman. After just a few days of this, the patient suddenly opened her eyes and turned and said to ... for many years, unable even to lift her head from her pillow. But then one day she was visited by a man named Robert Browning. It was love at first sight. In just one visit, he brought her so much joy and happiness that she lifted her head. On ...

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