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Luke 12:22-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... If it appealed to you, you could be reading Homer in the original Greek or Dostoevski in Russian. If it didn't, you could have walked around the world and written a book about it." (3) Are we good stewards of our time? Let's put it to Patrick Morley's test: "Why not prioritize everything we do on the basis of who will be crying at our funeral?" WHO IN THIS WORLD REALLY CARES ABOUT US? ARE WE USING OUR TIME TO BENEFIT THEM? Clovis Chappell used to tell the story of two paddleboats that left Memphis about the ...

2. The Vocation of Leadership: A Prophet Among Them

Ephesians 4:1-16

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Maxie Dunnam

... . I spoke to God for a person and was given the marvelous opportunity of speaking to a person for God. How is the test stirring in your mind and hear? “Whether they hear or refuse to hear they will know that a prophet has been among them. ... there’s no equivocation in Bonhoeffer’s answer, “Thou knowest, O God, I am thine.” Go back to my introductory story of Saint Patrick. A voice spoke to him – “Return to Ireland, and, preach the Gospel.” He paid attention. The result? “When I awoke I felt ...

3. Tongue-tied By Three Zeros

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

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Siegfried S. Johnson

... look at them, they sound as inadequate as "The Double Oh's" or "The Zilches " or "The Aughty Aught Aughts." There's St. Patrick's Cloverleaf image of the Trinity. One clover--three leaves. Then there's the egg: one egg, three parts--shell, white, yolk. Then ... is a boat as well as a document. And God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. But, thankfully, nobody's going to give us a test on it. It's a confusing doctrine. Like finding a proper name for the decade of the aughts. But here's the good news. Relax. We ...

4. Teamwork

Nehemiah 1:1-11

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Rev. Dr. Ward Williams

... who are residents of the Southeast Senior Center for Independent Living in Englewood, New Jersey. Their names are Margaret Patrick and Ruth Eisenberg. Margaret is black and Ruth is Jewish. Both are accomplished pianists and spent most of their ... finding a compatible donor was about one in sixty thousand, McFall decided to solicit the help of his relatives. A first cousin was tested and proved to be a perfect match. The cousin, however, refused to go through with the bone marrow transplant even though there was ...

5. When God's Rule is Taken Out of the School

Job 21:22

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James Merritt

... year olds cannot read at a proficient level. Reading scores at all age levels have fallen since 1992.5 Scholastic Aptitude Test scores reveal a steady decline. Between 1963 and 1991 the median SAT scores plunged. Verbal: from 478 to 422 Math: from ... found that: 40% of high school seniors could not place the approximate date when the Constitution was written. 50% did not recognize Patrick Henry as the individual who said, "Give me liberty or give me death." 33% did not know that the Declaration of Independence ...

6. Returning: Real or Ruse?

Hosea 5:1-15

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... to God. I preached a revival at the Wilmington Island United Methodist Church in Savannah, Georgia, recently. The meeting closed the day before St. Patrick’s Day. It is a memorable experience to be in Savannah for the Big Day of the Irish! They go as "all out" in ... to work for the first time after he had been converted. One of the workers, who had heard of his confession, decided to test him and try out his newfound faith. He said: "I hear you got religion?" "Yes, I did," the new convert responded. "So now ...

7. The Power of Belief

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... if it comes from an authority figure, like a talk show host or a TV news anchor. In 1976 British astronomer Patrick Moore announced on BBC Radio 2 that at exactly 9:47 the next morning Pluto would pass behind Jupiter. This ... world and to transform our lives. Steve Winger from Lubbock, Texas, writes about his last college test a final in a logic class known for its difficult exams. He says that, to help them on their test, the professor told them they could bring as much information to the exam as they could ...

8. The Power of Belief

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

9. How to Stay on Top of It

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

... hideous possibilities. Our security has never been more insecure. Friendships have never been more tenuous. Vaunted progress has never been more tested. The highs of our drug culture have become the lows of desperation. When we reach the top in one sense, ... cathedrals that have been the symbols of the Christian glory since - Saint Paul’s in London, the Duomo in Milan, Saint Patrick’s in New York, the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, or even that magnificent new edifice that Pastor Jones’ church built ...

10. Three Arrows

1 Samuel 20:1-42

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... the open sky they were safe from the prying ears of spies. They met to reaffirm their covenant of friendship, and devised a test to see if David should continue in Saul’s court. David suggested to Jonathan that he leave the king’s table for a ... them with his flute. Legend insists that this shepherd of peace drove out the serpents of his new land. His name was St. Patrick. The shepherd we worship had not read Dale Carnegie and the pop psychologists who exhort us on effective methods enabling us to "win ...

11. Do You Believe In Easter?

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... it is to be a preacher on Easter morning! It’s better than being Irish on St. Patrick’s Day or a child on Christmas morning or Tiger Woods at the Master’s or a Duke ... led to Christ by Edith Burns, including Dr. Phillips’ head nurse. One day Dr. Phillips called Edith into his office and said, "Edith, I’ve got bad news for you. Your tests have come back positive. You have an aggressive form of cancer, and you may not have long to live." Edith replied, "Why Dr. Phillips, you need not look so sad. ...

12. A Tale of Two Cemeteries

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

George Bass

... a real church triumphant and church militant - is actually an affirmation of their faith in Christ and his promises. A colleague, Patrick Keifert, tells about a fantasy that was lived out by a garbage truck driver he worked with when he was sixteen ... had obtained a license and had kept it current all of those years. Today, he couldn’t read well enough to pass the battery of tests required of those who want to become licensed pilots, but he didn’t have to worry about such things. He had a license, a valid ...

13. I Can Have Anything?

John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... a moment by just sending for a prayer cloth. And one more item out of the newspapers for you to ponder: The Rev. Patrick Leary is the rector of the Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer in Las Vegas, Nevada. He says visitors to the cathedral there often ... ? No ” it is only the fulfillment of Christ's promise to his church. What is your dream for our church? Why not put Christ to the test? Let's dream a dream for our church ” a dream big enough that we will have to depend on God ” God's dream ” and then let ...

14. The Lord's Prayer: Thine Is the Kingdom

Matthew 6:5-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... he browsed through the Holy Bible he noticed the initials "T.P." in various places. He was to learn later that they meant "Tested and Proven." That is exactly what we can say about The Lord''s Prayer. Concluding thoughts on the Doxology: FOR THINE IS THE ... . God must be happy when this takes place. Once when John, Jennifer, and I were vacationing in New York City, we stopped at St. Patrick''s Cathedral where I offered a prayer for traveling mercies for my wife as she visited her folks in Iowa. I also lit a ...

15. Atlas or Jesus?

1 John 1:1-4

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... own sympathetically tightened muscles. This guy is doing some hard work. Across the street from Rockefeller Plaza is St. Patrick's Cathedral, itself a monumentally impressive structure. But tucked back behind an interior chapel in St. Pat's is ... into hazardous territory and be in harm's way. But our eternal life is never in jeopardy. We may challenge authority, push the envelope, test all types of tempestuous waters. But with Christ we're never left hanging on our own. The one who loved the world so much ...

16. To Tell The Truth

Exodus 20:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... to school they told the teacher they were late because they had a flat tire on their car. The teacher said, "That's alright, we just had a test and you can make it up right now." She took them to a separate room, put each of the boys in a separate corner, gave them a ... Watson, The Ten Commandments, (Edinburg: The Banner of Truth Trust, 1981), p. 169. [x] Hughes, Op.Cit., p. 163. [xi] Patrick M. Morley, The Man in the Mirror, (Brentwood, TN.: Wolgemuth and Hyatt, Publishers, Inc., 1989), p. 203. [xii] zig Ziglar ...

17. A Very Different Top 10 List

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... lists. Any list. In fact, there’s a book written for us list lovers called “The Incredible Book of Wacky Lists” by Patrick M. Reynolds (2001), where he has lists of “Plants That Eat Animals” (there are 4 of them: Venus’s flytrap, Butterwort, ... I don’t mean equality is our goal. All too often we make “inequality” a synonym for “democracy” and “equality” becomes the litmus test of the moral stature of any society. Not true. I don’t resent the fact that I don’t have the income of ...

18. Etched in Stone

Exodus 20:1-21

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King Duncan

... two others: “You shall not murder,” and “Honor your father and mother.” But the boys couldn’t think of any other commandments, until little Patrick piped up, “I know one: “Pick up your toys!” Well, that commandment ought to be in there if it is not. The Ten Commandments have ... , “The Lord’s Laughter,” Cross Trails Church. Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 3. Kirk Kirkpatric, “Tested Humor and How to Use It,” “The Speaker’s Digest,” Quote, Vol. 54, No. 10, October 1994.

19. A Winning Life

Hebrews 13:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... love everybody, those you know and those you don’t. In fact, make a special attempt to be kind to strangers. First Lt. Patrick J. Chaisson tells about the first parachute jump he participated in. It was at Fort Benning, GA., home of the Army’s paratroop ... dictum “eat, drink and be merry” . . . Significantly, they are also much more likely to say that they have cheated on a test or plagiarized in school, have lied to a partner about romantic or sexual involvement with another person, and have lied to ...

20. Accept His Peace

John 4:1-26, Romans 5:1-11, Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... difference between having God’s peace and being an insensitive clod caring only about yourself! In the words of Patrick Henry, “Gentlemen cry, ‘Peace, Peace,’ and there is no peace.” In a self-centered generation we must continually ... drink. Afterwards Moses names the place Massah and Meribah because of the faultfinding of the people, and because they put the Lord to a test by asking, “Is the Lord among us or not?” Obviously the children of Israel are not the only persons who have asked that ...

21. How to Have a Rich Future

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... Alzheimer’s. (3) Most of these are occurrences that no one can anticipate. Some of you have heard about home genetic testing devices that can tell you whether you are in danger of having things like Alzheimer’s. Yet scientists are aware of ... control. As long as God is in control, God’s children have nothing to fear. It’s like a delightful story told by Irish writer Patrick Taylor in his book, An Irish Country Christmas. It is about a woman named Eileen whose eldest son is running a high fever. It’s ...

22. Test

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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By Patrick

23. Graveyard living

Sermon

Patrick Saris

Dit is een test En een woord voor nu

24. Test

James 1:19-27

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Patrick Bush