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Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... not over. There was still palpable anger in the country over what had occurred, and there seemed to be a thirst for vengeance on those who had brought us to this point, most particularly, Richard Nixon. It was ugly. On September 8, 1974, 11:05 Sunday morning, President Ford spoke from the oval office and granted Richard Nixon "a full, free, and absolute pardon" for any crimes he may have committed while serving as president. The slate was washed clean. We were not in a very pardoning mood back then. Most ...

2. Excited, Motivated, Changed!

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... businesses, they were under new management! That made the difference. Automobile genius Henry Ford once came up with a revolutionary plan for a new kind of engine which we know today as the V8. Ford was eager to get his great new idea into production. He had some ... and now. 1. Maurice Boyd, A LOVER'S QUARREL WITH THE WORLD (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Westminster Press, 1985) 2. Richard C. Huseman and John D. Hatfield, MANAGING THE EQUITY FACTOR (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989). 3. Tim McCarver, OH ...

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

John 12:1-8

Sermon

James W. Moore

... , D.C. to attend the funeral of Hubert Humphrey, the man Nixon had defeated in the Presidential Election of 1968. The holding room in the church was packed with powerful, political dignitaries, but one man, Richard Nixon, stood all alone against a wall. Even though he had received a full pardon from President Gerald Ford, people still saw Nixon as political poison… so, they all shunned him. No one spoke to him. No one looked at him. No one acknowledged him. It was his first visit back to our nation ...

4. How Do You Get To Heaven?

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... M.D., SHOCK IT TO ME DOCTOR! (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1970), p. 110. 4. The Harper Collins Study Bible, Wayne Meeks, ed., et.al., Harper Collins Publishers, 1989, p. 2223. 5. Richard Wurmbrand, IN GOD'S UNDERGROUND, (New York: Fawcett World Library, 1968), 249. 6. W. Herschel Ford, SERMONS YOU CAN PREACH, (Grand Rapids, MI: Ministry Resources Library, Zondervan Pblg. House, 1983). 7. Thanks to Wayne Brouwer for this illustration. 8. "Unshakable Facts in a Shaky World," by Jack Hayfield ...

5. Know What Time It Is!

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... goodness of such news, however, that is called into question by Nixon's response to the presidential pardon. The fact of the matter is that when the pardon was granted, it had little or no effect on his well being. Gerald Ford may have felt magnanimous in granting the pardon, but Richard Nixon felt guilty and his depression, the reports said, increased. The problem with this theology for me personally is that while God may forgive me and call me righteous, God does so in spite of who I am. The reality of ...

6. When Imagination Replaces Memory

Isaiah 42:18-25

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... realize. It is not human nature to forget our unpleasant experiences and remember the good. In fact, Ford Motor Company once conducted a survey among its customers. Ford discovered that the person who has had a positive experience with the car he purchases tells ... is God's capacity to break up the old patterns of reality and permit us to begin anew. So be it. 1. Richard Shenkman, Legends, Lies, and Myths (New York: William Morrow and Company, 1988), p. 84. 2. Winona Laduke, "We Are Still Here," Sojourners ( ...

7. Uncovering Cover-Ups

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... consciousness in a big way -- the cover-up by then President Richard Nixon regarding the Watergate scandal. Assured of a landslide victory in his election for a second term, Richard Nixon, overborne with anxiety, apparently felt that was not enough. So ... have violated his oath. Under threat of impeachment, President Nixon resigned his office in 1973, turning over the presidency to Gerald Ford, Congressman from Grand Rapids, Michigan. The cover-up had been uncovered. Since that time, we have had no shortage of ...

8. Uncovering Cover-Ups

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... consciousness in a big way — the cover-up by then-President Richard Nixon regarding the Watergate scandal. Assured of a landslide victory in his election for a second term, Richard Nixon, overborne with anxiety, apparently felt that was not enough. So ... violated his oath. Under threat of impeachment, President Nixon resigned his office in 1973, turning over the presidency to Gerald Ford, Congressman from Grand Rapids, Michigan. The cover-up had been uncovered. Since that time, we have had no shortage of ...

9. Make Way For Poets Of The Heart

Sermon

James Angell

... Evans, Carlyle Marney, James Pike, Ted Loder, Wallace Hamilton, Gerald Kennedy, Eugene Carson Blake, Liston Pope, Elton Trueblood, and Richard Raines. Plus the following, whose writing informed my mind and added muscle and music to my faith: Loren Eiseley, ... Ernest Fremont Tittle, John Sutherland Bonnell, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Howard Thurman, Samuel Miller, David H. C. Read, Joseph Ford Newton, Ernest Campbell, William Sloane Coffin, John Henry Jouette, Ernest Gordon, and Abraham Heschel. I wish these lists ...

10. Born Naked With A Cross

Sermon

... service. It is an honor and a privilege to do something for Jesus. We adore him, we love him, we worship him, we would do anything for him, even die for him, if necessary. At the time when attempts were made on President Ford's life, a reporter called attention to the fact that Richard Keiser, head of the Secret Service, looked very much like the president. When he was asked whether he thought he could ever be shot by mistake, he replied, "I hope so." If a man could do this for a fellow-man, for his secular ...

11. Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams

Luke 1:67-80

Sermon

Carroll Gunkel

... a disturbing but not unexpected experience in strife-ridden Belfast. Within moments after the women heard the gunshots, a blue Ford sedan sped around the street corner, chased by two British Army Jeeps. The driver of the car lost control and ... each moment, and live each moment in peace eternally! Let there be peace on earth, And let it begin with me.6 1. Richard Deutsch, Mairead Corrigan/Betty Williams, (New York: Barrons-Woodberry, 1977) p. 166. 2. See a subsequent sermon for a further elaboration of Dr. ...

12. Who Will Take Away This Burden Of Guilt?

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... are God's words to us. It is we He loves. And because He loves us, He has taken away our sins forever. Evangelist Leighton Ford once told about a man who owned a Rolls Royce. While traveling on vacation, there was a mechanical failure. The man called the company from ... York: Bantam Books, 1991). 2. Lewis M. Andrews, Ph.D., TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, (New York: Doubleday, 1989). 3. Richard N. Johnson, LIFE AS IT AIN'T YET: MEDITATIONS FOR LIVING NOW, St Louis, Missouri: CBP Press, 1988). 4. Charles Colson, ...

13. The Problem with Being Idle

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... ten top business people America produced in its first 200 years. The survey respondents nominated people such as Edison, Bell, and Ford. Each of the top ten was responsible for the livelihood of tens of thousands of workers. Each was involved with ... our lives and our work have value and we are thankful for the opportunity to do our part. 1. BITS & PIECES 2. Richard Exley, THE RHYTHM OF LIFE, (Tulsa, Oklahoma: A Division ofHarrison House, Inc., 1987). 3. Dr. David J. Schwartz, THE MAGICOF THINKING SUCCESS, ...

14. Responding To The Roadblocks Of Life

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... we know, as Paul testified, in life or in death, in Spain or in Rome, that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. My closing words for today are from Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rogers who penned these famous words: "CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN, SEARCH HIGH AND LOWFOLLOW EVERY BY-WAY, EVERY PATH YOU KNOW CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN, FORD EVERY STREAM FOLLOW EVERY RAINBOW, TIL YOU FIND YOUR DREAM. Let us follow God's dreams for our church family.

15. If We Had Known You Were Going To Win . . .

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... That’s the first characteristic of resurrection living: a tranquil mind. THE SECOND MARK OF RESURRECTION LIVING IS AN UNQUENCHABLE JOY. Father Richard Carton of New Jersey was speaking to a group of second graders about the resurrection of Christ. One student asked, “What did ... 9. Tony Campolo. Following Jesus Without Embarrassing God (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1997), pp. 41-42. 10. W. Herschel Ford, Simple Sermons from the Gospel of John, vol. 2, (Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan Press, 1958), p. 223. Cited ...

16. The Chicken or the Egg

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... ourselves? Still, I suppose that if a poll were to be taken, most average church members would say that we must DO something in order to receive God’s forgiveness. Otherwise, forgiveness would be too cheap and easy. When President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon after the Watergate affair, there was great hue and cry from people saying that the pardon was inappropriate for a person who had never repented of his misdeeds, or even admitted them! In September of 1985, convicted killer Theodore Streleski ...

17. When Life Seems to Be Going in the Wrong Direction

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... . Yes, please keep on dreaming even when your dreams have been shattered, broken, or temporarily put on hold by the roadblocks of life. Remember the words from Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers, who penned these famous words: Climb every mountain, search high and low, Follow every by-way, every path you know, Climb every mountain, ford every stream, Follow every rainbow, til you find your dream. KEEP YOUR DREAM ALIVE! This is one key when it seems you have lost direction in your journey. Second, don ...

18. Waiting for God

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... !” Bill knew who was coming that morning. And he expected to see that cloud of dust and the familiar blue and white ‘54 Ford station wagon roll up at any moment. He had no desire to play outside or even move from that chair. He focused all his ... than 4½ billion years ago when God said, “Let there be light,” and set our sun a-glowing. Four and one half billion years! Richard Carrington in his book, A Guide to Earth History, gives us some perspective on how long ago that really was. He writes: “If we ...

19. Thank God for Dads

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... and salute. As they leave, talk into a walkie-talkie, “Subject is wearing khakis and a blue polo shirt, driving a green Ford.” (2) Follow these principles and I feel certain your daughter’s date will feel intimidated. We laugh to keep from crying. ... be a super achiever. You don’t even have to be a super-Christian. God loves you because you’re you. Rev. Richard Fairchild tells about a story that appeared years ago in the Christian Reader. It was called “Priceless Scribbles.” It concerns a father ...

20. Want to Be Happy?

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... out into space and seeing the world from a never-before perspective on one of the new “spaceliners” being developed by Britisher Richard Branson and his Virgin Group Voyagers. After all how many people can claim to have watched the sunrise 15 times in a ... everyone feels entitled to so-called luxury goods. “It’s like you gotta have it or you’ll die.” Tom Ford, formerly of Gucci, explaining what a “luxury” item is. “Everyone can afford a luxury handbag.” Karl Lagerfeld “It’s so easy ...

21. Guilt: How to Keep Your Conscience Clear

Psalm 32:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... there is a natural tendency we are all born with to cover it up. There is a natural tendency to “sweep it under the rug.” Richard Nixon could have told you that. Watergate was not his problem; the cover-up was what got him. You see, when we sin we’ll ... says again, “whose sin is covered.” (v.1b) Not only was David’s sin cancelled, David’s sin was covered. When President Ford pardoned President Nixon, his sin was forgiven, but it was not forgotten. Nixon was cleared but his sin was not covered. But ...

22. The Lord Needs You

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... donkey would be the modern-day equivalent of the President of the United States arriving for a state banquet in a 1985 Ford Escort with no air conditioning or radio. G.K. Chesterton's poem called "The Donkey" describes the Lord's chosen mount: With ... you now. Besides, what else did you have planned for the rest of the weekend? Alternative Sermon Idea Excuses, Excuses! Richard Lederer, in his book, Anguished English (Charleston: Wyrick & Company,1987), has a chapter (pp. 16-18) listing excuses parents have ...

23. Valley of Rejection (Series: Peace in the Valley)

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... did you do it? Why did you quit?” To which Palmer replied, “I didn’t want to get the letter that former champions Ford, Brewer, and Casper had already received asking them to step down.” Whether it’s that girl in elementary school who looked at you ... to derail your dreams. Keep coming back. In The Tale of Peter Rabbit, the author was rejected by seven publishers. Richard Bach got twenty rejection slips before Jonathan Livingston Seagull was published. Dr. Seuss, one of the most popular children’s ...

24. The High Price of Short Cuts

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... THAN SUCCESS. I suppose most of us would like to make something of ourselves. There is an urgency inside us to climb every mountain, ford every stream, follow every rainbow until we find our dream. Aggressive, self-starting people, who rise to new challenges like a bird dog to ... world’s largest monopoly. Within seven years, Charles Schwab died in debt. Arthur Cutter died abroad in obscurity. Richard Whitney became insolvent. Albert Fall was pardoned from prison so he could die at home. Jesse Livermore, Leon ...

25. Marching Forward by Faith!

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... When I'm sure I can't do it anymore, He just smiles and says, “Pedal." III. TO HAVE FAITH IS TO MAKE A LEAP. Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in the movie, The Last Crusade, is searching for the Holy Grail—the cup reported to have been used by Christ at ... me such a faith as this, and then what're may come I'll taste, even now, the hallowed bliss, of an eternal home. Richard Black said, “What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls a butterfly." In Verse 13 we read, “All these people ...

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