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Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

Presbyterian pastor Dave Wilkinson tells a hilarious story about Randy Johnson, a former quarterback for Oklahoma State University. Randy is a nephew of the late President Lyndon Johnson. It had not been a good year for Randy Johnson or the Oklahoma State team. And, to top it off, for the last game of the year, they faced the mighty Oklahoma Sooners. The game with the Sooners was almost over. The Cowboys of Oklahoma State were behind by six points. They had the ball, but there was time for ...

2. Plant It and Stand Back!

Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... . Like David and Goliath, the classic story of facing life, and all its dangers and difficulties, with faith alone. That is what that story is about. David, just a lad. Goliath, a giant of a man. I think of Goliath these days, I think he must have looked like Randy Johnson on the mound, six-foot ten, fearsome. The point of the story of David and Goliath is that Goliath was huge and strong and armed to the teeth, and David was a boy, and he had no armor at all, and little strength and power. But he defeated ...

3. Reconciliation Day

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... anger we are to go to that person and seek to be reconciled. Dr. Daniel Lioy tells about an incident involving former major league first baseman, J. T. Snow when he was with the San Francisco Giants. Snow was at bat during a spring training game when Pitcher Randy Johnson threw a 100 MPH pitch that hit Snow’s left wrist, ricocheted into his left eye and broke his left eye orbit. The following day, Snow called his mother not to talk about himself but to see how she was doing. Snow had not spoken with his ...

4. Valuing Life Without Playing God

John 10:10-15

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... our days. God has enriched every moment with his presence. For those of you who depend on me to keep you up on country music, Randy Travis has a new song entitled A Place to Hang Your Hat. Some of its lyrics go like this: I'm just passing through, Wearing ... to the question of abortion, life is difficult. On January 22, 1973, three things made the evening news. Former President Lyndon Johnson died. A peace treaty of sorts was announced in Vietnam. And the Supreme Court of the United States handed down the ...

5. Redrawing The Landscape

Multiple Scriptures

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... and we almost went bankrupt twice." Bob quickly answered. "No, that's not what I meant. Look over at the casket at Randy, Ward, Johnny, and Jimmy. And at me. Your mother taught us all and influenced our lives in Sunday School and Cub Scouts ... O.J. Simpson had television and movie contracts and several million dollar properties. What more could a person want? Samson, David, Bathsheba, "Magic" Johnson and O.J. Simpson have some things in common - they did not do drugs and they were not gay. They were just ...

6. Who's The Boss?

Psalm 50:1-23

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... quite literally put their money where their mouth is. I read recently that on the wall of Lyndon Johnson's White House office hung a framed letter written more than 100 years earlier by General Sam Houston to Johnson's great-grandfather Baines. Sam Houston's signature makes the letter valuable, but the story behind it is ... Who's Not," Christianity Today, 11/23/92, p. 24 3. 11/13/95, p. 92 4. Randy C. Alcorn, Money, Possessions and Eternity, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 1989) 5. William Walsham How, c. 1858

7. Seen The Doctor Lately?

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... remind ourselves that God comes first. Is your wallet baptized? On the wall of President Lyndon Johnson's White House office hung a framed letter written by General Sam Houston to Johnson's great-grandfather Baines more than a hundred years earlier. Sam Houston's signature makes the ... 1-877-970-AUTO (2886) 3. (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1984). HELP 4 SUNDAY 4. Randy C. Alcorn, MONEY POSSESSIONS AND ETERNITY, (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1989). 5. "He Will Wipe Away ...

8. No Fear

John 15:1-8

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... world to see had a meaning in the sub-culture that would embarrass me. So now all titles for my sermon go through a committee, headed by Randy Newton. He tells me that it is all right to put "No Fear" out there on the board. The author of I John is addressing a church ... 's summit. All of the living presidents will be there, except Mr. Reagan, who will be represented by Mrs. Reagan. Mrs. Johnson will be there. The general chairman of the event is General Colin Powell. It is an effort to revive volunteerism in ...

9. Now What?

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Mark Trotter