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Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... sister did not have enough money to pay for them." Pete Richards looked at the woman for a long time and then said, "The price is always confidential between the seller and the customer. The little girl who purchased this necklace paid the biggest price anyone can ever pay. She gave all she had. What's more, she helped me remember the One who gave his life on a cross, so that we might all live." The One who changes all things can change you and me for the best, if we will open our hearts to meet him. As ...

2. The Church

Acts 6:8-15, Acts 6:1-7

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... to start quoting the Bible to reinforce your arguments I think you ought to include the verse that commands us to go and tell all nations ... PETE: I suppose I could present all the suggestions to the board. JIM: I don't think all of them are worthy of presentation. JOHN: I've ... be quite rewarding. JAMES: Martha, we appreciate your presence here, but I think the problem is one which can best be solved through the application of economic principles. Since no one expects you to be experienced in these things, I ...

3. Good for the Soul

Proverbs 28:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... , I began betting regularly on the sport I knew best - baseball. This wasn't a no - account playoff bet on a couple of teams I had nothing to with. I was betting on baseball while I was managing a major league ball club in the regular season." According to Rose, he confessed to the current Commissioner, Bud Selig, in November of 2002. When Selig asked him why he had done this, Rose said, "I didn't think I would get caught." Now both Joe Gibbs' story and Pete Rose's story illustrate the wrong way to deal ...

4. Deathbed Confessions

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... surely as does the law of gravity. By the grace of God we will seek to do right, because in the long run it is in our best interest and in the interest of those we love. There is a second reason why this is a troubling question. If God rejoices when one lost ... his book, Key Next Door. When Weatherhead was visiting some friends he noticed that they had an old dog named “Pete.” Pete, Weatherhead said, “did not have much to commend him as far as appearances were concerned.” The dog tottered about, had ...

5. Submission

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

... public performance well into her eighties. At the age of sixteen, she became the first woman harpist at the Paris Opera. Best known for her interpretation of Mozart she gave a landmark performance of his concerto for flute and harp, at the ... consideration, we are made free to respond to the hurts and hopes of God's people, whoever they are and whenever they cross our path. Pete Maravich was free to play the game because he was totally submitted to what the game required of him. Lily Laskin was free to play ...

6. No Angels, No Shepherds, No Star

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... laughing. Under the picture was just one word: “US.” Years later Marjorie writes that it was the richest, most satisfying Christmas they ever had. (4) Pete’s card summed it up. “Us.” The love and security of a family. It’s the kind of picture God presents to us on Christmas ... told us who we are: God’s own children. We don’t need to fear anything. We belong to God. 1. Best Sermons 3, Harper & Row, 1990, pp. 49-50. Cited in a sermon by Dr. Mickey Anders, First Christian Church, Pikeville, KY ...

7. Rule Breakers

Matthew 5:21-37

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... found a clever way to use requirement to follow rules to their advantage. Transportation unions have found that one of the best ways to go on strike without actually going on strike is to follow all the rules of their job to the ... in the world and how with goodness and compassion, they could turn things around.” After his time at the Dozier School for Boys, Pete Peterson served three terms as a U.S. Congressman representing the Tallahassee, Florida, district. Then in 1997, he was asked to serve as the ...

8. A Confidence for All Seasons

Psalm 27:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... one of the reasons is because she says her dad was a crummy father. But did you hear what Pete said about that in reply? "A crummy father?" he said, "What's she mean 'a crummy father?' I'm a great father. Why, just this last ... courage." That's confidence -- confidence for all seasons. The Psalms are full of this expression of trust which makes us confident of protection. The classic, best-known, is the 23rd Psalm with that bold affirmation, "I will fear no evil for Thou art with me." What does it mean? It ...

9. Only Sex? (New)

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... which are truly worthy of celebration. Jerry Hayner in his book, Yes, God Can tells a wonderful story. It was New Year’s Day at Pete’s house. His grandfather, a man ninety-four years of age was there and so were many of the old gentleman’s sons and ... sexual abuse is the more widespread practice of using one another for sexual gratification with no real commitment to the other person’s best interest. I don’t need to tell you how God intended sex to be used. Sex is God’s way of bonding couples ...

10. Prime The Pump!

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . In the heart of that town is the second oldest college in America, William and Mary. Today it is one of the best educational institutions in the country, but it has been through hard times. In 1881, because of financial problems resulting from the Civil ... act on faith instead of fear, God’s grace and power are always near. Just picture each of us in the desert, reading old Desert Pete’s note. We’re holding that bottle of water in our hands. We’re mighty thirsty. Do we drink it or prime the pump? ...

11. WaterFire Disciples

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... came up with an image statement for itself in 1999 and it brought into the city hundreds of millions of dollars. The image that best captured their history and heritage was the "Cow." Since Borden's seemed to abandon Bessie the Cow, Chicago decided to embrace her and use ... dozens of the nation's most influential civil rights workers. This is the place where Martin Luther King Jr. heard Pete Seeger sing the song "We Will Overcome," and came away resolving to adopt and adapt the song with one significant change ...

12. A Pair of Ducks and Abundant Life

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... , Tacoma). Dear Pastor, Please say in your sermon that Peter Peterson has been a good boy all week. I am Peter Peterson. Sincerely, Pete (age 9, Phoenix). Dear Pastor, Please say a prayer for our Little League team. We need God’s help or a new pitcher ... refresh your memory. A paradox is a statement that sounds contradictory, but actually it holds an abundance of truth. One of the best known paradoxes is found in today’s lesson from Mark: “Then [Jesus] called the crowd to him along with his disciples and ...

13. God Will Provide the Resources

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... the money on the poor, a person would turn up to offer them a gift. It was always just enough to meet the current crisis. (1) Pete Maurin believed and Dorothy Day believed that when it comes to meeting people’s needs, it’s never a question of resources. Where there’s a ... thousands of people with only five loaves of bread and two fish. One of the most common explanations is found in a best-selling book of the 1940s titled The Robe. The Robe was written by Lloyd C. Douglas. In the 1950s it was made into ...

14. What's in a Name?

Luke 3:21-38, Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... most cherished rules - he bet on the games, even some of his own. That transgression earned him a lifetime ban from the sport. Pete Rose had a great name, one of the greatest names of all time, but he ruined that name, and he has been living ... . I understand. Barbara Brown Taylor writes, “I will never forget the woman who listened to my speech on the ministry of the laity as God's best hope for the world and said, "I'm sorry, but I don't want to be that important." Like many of those who sit beside her ...

15. You Have Been Subpoenaed!

1 Peter 3:8-22

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... a sacred covenant between you and God. Write down the names of two or three neighbors, relatives, or colleagues who to the best of your knowledge are not in meaningful relationship with Christ and his church. This is a commitment to pray for them ... TV talk show host, Larry King. I'm not sure how the Washington Post got a copy of this letter. It was written by Pistol Pete Maravich, the great basketball player, just a few days before he collapsed and died of a heart attack. Along with the letter he sent a ...

16. Marching Forward by Faith!

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... second opinion, another person up there to talk to. Since we see in part and know in part, life appears to be a mixture at best. I embrace this beautiful day saying, “This is the day the Lord has made" - and you remind me of tornadoes and floods. I stand before ... the attempt to understand the nature of God is to make a leap of faith. For years I've been telling the story about Desert Pete. A man was dying of thirst when he came upon a pump right out in the middle of the desert. There was a baking soda ...

17. Come and See

Luke 2:1-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... him a life. Some of you remember his dazzling basketball performances at LSU. In his autobiography Heir to a Dream, Pistol Pete wrote: “I considered basketball to be the ultimate supplier of all my needs. I was wrong. Only a personal relationship with Jesus Christ brings true meaning." Eighteen-year-old Will Hinds could not find a reason for life, so the kid who could jam with the best of bands took his life without a word of explanation. Every 18 minutes somebody in this country commits suicide. Many of ...

18. United We Stand

John 17:11b-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... and his mother, who lived with them, were hot-tempered people . . . and difficult to deal with. Nevertheless, Monica did her best to be a good wife and daughter-in-law. While Monica’s prayers and Christian deeds bothered Patricius, he respected ... , but all through history we have also been known by our squabbles. In his book Let’s Quit Fighting about the Holy Spirit, Pete Gillquist tells a delightful tale about two men who lived in Jesus’ day. Both men were healed of blindness, and, when they compared ...

19. How Many of Us Does It Take to Screw in a Light Bulb?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... ones who have trouble with change. Anytime change takes place in any institution, particularly the church, there is resistance. Pastor Pete Kontra tells about a small-town church in upstate New York. They’d had a rector in that church for ... got to the house they made certain that they treated this finely dressed man like royalty. They wanted him to have nothing but the best. Then something quite peculiar happened. They sat down to dinner, but when the meat was passed around, their guest took a portion of ...

20. A Reminder of the Graciousness of God

Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... have been the target of gossip or hurtful comments most of his life. Eddie grew up in a large family, one of 18 children of Pete and Della Bueno. The Bueno family had a pretty awful reputation for crime. In fact, one of the local newspapers in Eddie’s hometown ... he knew God could work through them. And because he knew that those who have received the abundant mercy of God are the best folks to then share that abundant mercy with the world. Matthew’s story shows us that God is not scrutinizing us for our ...

21. Family Ties And Unties

Mark 3:20-35

Sermon

David Coffin

... the University of Notre Dame. There were a couple problems. First, he was short, lacked strong talent, and he had difficulty in school due to dyslexia. His family and girlfriend all thought that he would fail in this venture. At age 22, when his best friend Pete died in an industrial accident, Rudy set out to pursue his dream. He discovered he was woefully unqualified to enroll in the University of Notre Dame. However, a local Catholic priest helped Rudy get into Holy Cross Junior College, where he met a ...

22. "The Scandal Of Disloyalty"

Psalm 62:1-12, Mark 14:66-72

Sermon

R. Sheldon MacKenzie

... nondescript characters that people didn't particularly remember what they looked like or who they were. Pointing now to a humiliated and possibly angry Pete the tiresome girl said again: "This man is one of them."Once again Peter denied any association at all with Jesus. He didn' ... by the disciples was now complete. In this scene Jesus was denied for the last time by those who knew him best and whom he loved most. There was nothing left in their relationship to betray. In the person of Peter, they had done ...

23. Gentiles 'R Us

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... ’t you think?" I can see Jesus now, rolling his eyes, shaking his head sadly from side to side, saying, "My God, Pete, don’t you ever listen to anything I say? Not seven times, but seven times seventy times you should be willing to ... ago, to acknowledge that Gentiles ‘r us, that the lost sheep the shepherd is out searching for is us. We are all just poor sinners doing the best we can to be better. And we experience here the presence of Christ in our midst, and the forgiveness he died to give us is so ...

24. The Sin of Being Less

Colossians 3:1-14

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... scripture, but it is really Greek literature. In the Book of Ecclesiastes is the famous line, "For every time there is a season." Pete Seeger took that and made a song out of it. The Byrds, some of you will remember, made a record of it. It ... going to die." The man said, "Well, Doc, what should I do?" The doctor said, "The best thing you can do is stop drinking, stop carousing, stop staying out all night long." "What's the next best thing I can do." We are not trapped, not since Christ. We are able to make ...

25. Why We Need to Forgive

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... the bad news. “Everything possible will be done to make you comfortable,” he said, “but we can’t offer any false hope. My best advice to you is to put your affairs in order as soon as possible.” The dying man sank back in shock, but finally he ... must for our own well-being. With much prayer and a clear commitment to it, we can forgive as we have been forgiven. Pete Peterson was appointed U.S. ambassador to Vietnam in the late 1990s. Long before that, however, Peterson had served six years as a ...

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