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1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... to receive him anew into our lives. In his book The Body, Charles Colson tells about Pat Novak, a pastor who was serving his internship as a hospital chaplain several years ago. Pat was making his rounds one summer morning when he was called to visit a patient ... org/pdf/sermontexts/OS-04-10-11-If%20You%20Share.pdf. 2. (Nashville: Word Publishing, 1992), pp. 139‑140. Robert J. Morgan, Preacher’s Sourcebook Creative Sermon Illustrations (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2007), p. 528. 3. Susan Warrener ...

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

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... Boone came back to the Crystal Cathedral a second time. He remembered 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, shuts the doorand shouts: `It's impossible! I can't do it!'" (1) Schuller is famous, as you may know, for having cut the word `impossible' out of his ...

3. Wholesome Image

Humor Illustration

... that every once in a while Boone, using an alias, would check into a motel, close the drapes, get into the closet, and put on some black shoes. The next time Pat Boone sang for Schuller's congregation, he was prepared with a rebuttal. Boone said that there are times when Schuller got tired of his image, 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, shuts the door and shouts: 'It's impossible! I ...

4. The God of Lost Sheep

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... strip. He radioed the control tower to tell them he was just five miles from the landing strip. But as he got closer to his goal, Pat realized that he was off-course. He had paid attention to every part of his training except this one minor detail: he hadn’t listened ... 3. Teresa Pijoan de Van Etten, Spanish-American Folktales (Little Rock: August House Publishers, 1990), pp. 101-105. 4. Robert AuBuchon (http://www.rftpsermons.com/psalm23a.html. 5. http://ministries.cc-ob.org/sermons/1999/0599c.htm. 6. ...

5. Can't We All Just Get Along?

Mark 9:38-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... custody without incident. King initially remained in the car. When he finally did emerge, however, he acted bizarrely: giggling, patting the ground, and waving to the police helicopter overhead. King then grabbed the back of his pants. One of ... in the human race and God. When you belittle yourself, you’re belittling God. When you insult your neighbor, you’re insulting God.” Young Robert said he never forgot that lesson. (7) It’s a lesson all of us need to learn. Can’t we all get along? We can ...

6. I Am Only . . .

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... American flag. In 1959, Alaska and Hawaii were admitted to the Union. There began a nationwide contest to design a new, 50-star flag. Robert Heft's flag was chosen as the new, official flag of the United States of America. (2) Imagine that. Only in high school--but ... in Ten Great Preachers, edited by Bill Turpie (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2000), p. 45. 5. Pat Pearson. Stop Self-Sabotage! (Newport Coast, CA: Connemara Press, 1998), pp. 41-43. 6. "Thomas J. Barnardo--'The Father of Nobody's Children,'" by ...

7. The Star Thrower

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... Herod only because he rides along on the shirttails of Jesus, to whom the Heavenly Star Thrower was pointing with his Star of Bethlehem, which would have arrested the attention of Robert Frost as much as it did that of the Wise Men. Carrying praise too far is a common problem in human history. We westerners came out of the nineteenth century patting ourselves on the back at our own proud achievements. In every way and in every day our world is getting better and better, we told ourselves with our theory of ...

8. Pop Star Madonna and the Cross

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... It’s my cross to bear.” Likewise, when they can’t get their husband to quit snoring: “Well, it’s just my cross to bear.” Robert C. Morgan tells about a woman who had a rattle in the dashboard of her new BMW. She took it to an auto mechanic. He ... so that nobody saw him. But one professor, John T. Edsall, one of the great names in science, came up to him, patted him on the shoulder, and said, “Interesting idea.” That’s all he said. And Anderson thought, “If Professor Edsall thinks this is ...

9. The Honor Of A Limp

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

... . It matters a great deal.' And she wept with her son."5 Professor Muehl makes the point that God does not dismiss our lives with a pat on the head and a murmured assurance that our lives do not really matter. On the contrary, God gives us this life that we might indeed make ... Journal of Bible and Theology,Vol. 50, No. 1, Jan. 1990 (Richmond, Va.: Union Theological Seminary), pp. 5-17. 3. Robert Snell, "Genesis 32:22-32" in Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, Vol. 50, No. 3, July 1996 (Richmond ...

10. Reaching Our Full Potential

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!"? 1. "Let's Think Thanks" by Roy L. Smith. 2. Robert Schuller, Power Thoughts (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993), pp. 112-116. 3. John Henry Jowett. 4. The Magic of Teamwork by Pat Williams, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 1997, p. 215. 5. Michael Yaconelli. Dangerous Wonder (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 1998), pp. 109-110. 6. Bruce Wilkinson. Secrets of the Vine (Sisters, OR: Multnomah ...

11. Resurrection

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... The picture showed a long neck and head rising from the murky waters off Loch Ness. Photographed by a physician, Robert Wilson, it appeared to be an extinct dinosaur. Some claimed the photo depicted “the Loch Ness monster.” But many people ... 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 ...

12. Put Up and Shut Up

Proverbs 18:21

Sermon

James Merritt

... flatters with the tongue." (Prov. 28:23) The English word "flatter" comes from a French word that means "to pat, smooth, or caress."7 A flatterer is someone who will pat you on the back with one hand and knife you in the back with the other. Flattery is what ... The Expositor's Bible, Vol. 4: The Book of Proverbs (New York: A.C. Armstrong and Son, 1898), pp. 163-164. 2 Robert B. Downs, Books that Change the World (New York: New American Library, 1956), p. 129. 3 Charles R. Swindoll, Active Spirituality (Dallas ...

13. A Tribute to a Woman's Love

Matthew 22:34-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... health habits but were isolated. In other words,” quips Ortberg, “it is better to eat Twinkies with good friends than to eat broccoli alone.” “Harvard researcher Robert Putnam notes that if you belong to no groups but decide to join one, ‘you cut your risk of dying over the next year in half.’” (2 ... .14-Micah-6.1-8-Learning-Humility-Doing-Justice.pdf. 5. Contributed. Adapted from a sermon by Pat Cook, https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/runner-up-pat-cook-sermon-on-people-in-the-gospel-87087.

14. God And The Irs

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... the government. They sent their disciples to try to trap him. They began with some high sounding flattery. As someone has said, "The person patting you on the back may only be determining where to stick the knife." "Teacher," they said, "We know that you are true, and teach the ... want to prosper, then give to God first. This is not what Wesley had in mind, but doubtless Roberts' method works for many people. Roberts would remind us of the farmers in one part of the world who, when first introduced to potatoes ...

15. Only the Abba Knows

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Mark 13:32) In his excellent book “Jesus Against the Rapture,” Professor Robert Jewett says: “The most shocking and unexpected thing Jesus ever said about the end times is reported in the so-called ‘Little ... Doom” Kenneth Woodward reported that “some expectant evangelicals appear positively cheerful in the face of Armageddon.” They cite Pat Boone’s comment: “My guess is that there isn’t a thoughtful Christian alive who doesn’t believe that ...

16. Humility

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Master washed their feet. You don’t forget something like that. You and I need to remember that night as well. We need to remember his humility and his body and blood which was shed for us. 1. Pat Williams, The Paradox of Power (New York: Warner Faith, 2002). 2. Robert A. Schuller, Dump Your Hang-ups (Grand Rapids: Fleming H. Revell, 1993). 3. God’s Little Devotional Book for Moms, Honor Books, 1995. 4. Dave Wilkinson, Moorpark Presbyterian, Moorpark, CA. http://www.moorparkpres.org/sermons/2000/032600 ...

17. Time Out

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... memory. Help me to know the magical, restoring power of sleep. Teach me the art of taking minute vacations -- of slowing down to look at a flower, to chat with a friend, to pat a dog, or to read a few lines from a good book. Let me look up into the branches of the towering oak, and know that it grew great and strong, because ... permission. 2. Ibid., page 80. 3. The Story Of Methodism, Halford Luccock, Paul Hutchinson, and Robert Goodloe, Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tennessee, 1949, page 67. Used by permission.

18. Proper 8

Mark 5:21-43

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... what the circumstance, as holy, that is, touchable. When one is thought untouchable, consider the hungering for human contact -- a hug, a pat on the arm, a meeting of the eyes that shows no disgust. What about the phrases "rubbing shoulders with" or "shying ... as a healer? He understood the importance of relating to God as opposed to alienating oneself from God. Psychologist Robert Ornstein and physician David Sobel, medical school professors at the University of California in San Francisco and at Stanford ...

19. How Many Times Should We Forgive?

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... have been forgiven. And when that happens, God blesses our lives and we become a blessing to others and to ourselves. One night, C.A. Roberts and his friends decided to pull a prank on their high-school basketball coach, Coach Morris. But their prank went woefully wrong when Coach ... s Digest, May 2004, pp. 92-93. 8. Hendrickson Publishers, 1997. p. 46. 9. Go For the Magic by Pat Williams with Jim Denney, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 1995, p. 24. 10. Steve Morrison, Bremerton, Washington, The Pastor' ...

20. Manual Labor Is Not the President of Mexico

Proverbs 6:6-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... for it. Though this may not please bleeding-heart liberals, this thinking is one of the major reasons for the explosion of the welfare state. As Robert Hicks has wisely noted: "Feeling we're entitled to things without being willing to do the necessary labor to obtain them, makes us a society of ... Atlanta Journal, September 2, 1996. 10 Gothard, 229. 11 Ibid. 12 Pat Williams, Go for the Magic (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1995), 137. 13 Larry Burkett, "Retirement Goals," Moody Monthly, February, 1995 ...

21. Hope In A Hostile World

Matthew 1:1-17

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... all things sacred were either profaned or neglected, this church was built by Sir Robert Shirley.” Wouldn’t you have liked to have known Sir Robert Shirley?! Obviously he knew that God does his best work when situations look hopeless ... door and she opened it, I was surprised by the bright smile on her face. As I tried to deliver a message of hope, she interrupted me. She patted my hand and said, “Now pastor, don’t you worry about me. I’m getting ready to take a trip and I don’t even have to pack ...

22. Are We Living In The Last Days?

Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... the margins the whole theory of dispensational premillennialism. In the twentieth century advocates of this view included Hal Lindsey, Pat Robertson, and Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye, the latter two co-authors of their highly successful Left ... same message holds true, Luke is convinced at the right time all things will be made right. We can count on it. Amen. [1]. Robert Raines, A Time to Live: Seven Tasks of Creative Aging, 160-161. [2]. Ernest Lee Tuveson, Redeemer Nation: The Idea of America’s ...

23. Jesus, The Mad Man

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

Erskine White

... they said. "He is possessed by demons. He has lost His mind!" It doesn't really fit our image of Jesus - the picture we have of a gentle, genial Jesus patting little children on the head and smiling warmly on the crowd - but why might the villagers have said this? Why might they have called Him mad? Remember that Jesus stood ... the trials and tribulations and temptations of this world. In Jesus' name. Amen 1. This story appears in Robert A. Raines, Creative Brooding, (Collier Books, New York, 1966), pp. 62-63.

24. ... and Justice for All

Ezekiel 18:1-32

Sermon

... for what he or she is worth. In the same way, it seems that when we do good for God, he ought to smile at us, pat us on the back and say, "I’m so proud of you!" If that were all there is to religion, what some earlier theologians called "works- ... would not need a Savior or a Cross if we could do it ourselves. God’s Justice In the book Anatomy of a Murder, by Robert Traver, the judge in the story, in a reflective moment, philosophizes about humanity. He says, "Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, ...

25. Night Fighters

Sermon

James Bjorge

... always done it this way. In your blackest night a shaft of light will appear, and it can shift your attention from despair to hope. Robert Frost wrote the lines, So when at times the mob is swayed To carry praise or blame too far, We may choose something like a ... be sure when darkness has overtaken us we cannot always comprehend the inky blackness which has flooded our souls. We have no pat answers for the accidents and heartaches of life. We do know that sin has messed up the harmony. Its threads have been ...

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