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Maxie Dunnam

... found it strange that a child in an orphanage, with no religious training (as far as we know), and no advantage of a loving family, could hear Scripture being read and have an experience of the love of God she would remember 75 or more years later! Sincerely, Richard Rogers Well, that’s the way it is -- and that’s the way it will always be in our spiritual journey. Wherever we are, God is there -- and God’s people to share God’s love. Samaria is not to stay in, but to pass through. Hear the lessons ...

2. Samaria and Our Spiritual Journey

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... strange that a child in an orphanage, with no religious training (as far as we know), and no advantage of a loving family, could hear Scripture being read and have and experience of the love of God she would remember 75 or more years later! Psalm 27:10. Sincerely, Richard Rogers Well, that’s the way it is - and that’s the way it will always be in our spiritual journey, wherever we are, God is there and God’s people to share God’s love. Samaria is not to stay in, but to pass through. Hear the lessons ...

3. First Encounters

1 Samuel 16:14-23

Sermon

... the Tonight show. First encounters are close encounters of the most important kind. Boswell meeting Dr. Johnson. W. S. Gilbert’s lyrics meeting Arthur Sullivan’s music. And what would the line be without Mason’s encounter with Dixon? Without his partner, Richard Rogers would have had to sing Oklahoma without the sound of music supplied by Oscar Hammerstein. It is hard to think of Simon without Garfunkel; the AFL without the CIO. Harley without Davidson, and Rolls without Royce. A hefty volume could be ...

4. 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.

5. Freedom!

Romans 6:3-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's testimony. As he and Sir Roger walked out of the court, the freed man turned to his benefactor and said, "You are the only man in all the world who could have saved me." (2) Here is God's word for today. You and I are in torment and turmoil because of our estrangement from God, and there is only one man who can help us. That one man is Jesus of Nazareth. He is the only one who can make us truly free. Richard De Haan tells the story about a certain Mr. Kline. He was his little town's "Scrooge ...

6. Historic: The Declaration of Independence

Illustration

Staff

... Whipple, Matthew Thornton Massachusetts: John Hancock, Samual Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry Rhode Island: Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery Connecticut: Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott New York: William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris New Jersey: Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark Pennsylvania: Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith ...

7. Running For Joy

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... hand of the throne of God." The writer of Hebrews calls Jesus "the pioneer and perfecter of our faith . . ." In other words, like Roger Bannister, Jesus ran the race before us. Jesus showed us what is possible. And Jesus paved the way for us to experience a ... the joy that is set before us? Then let the race begin. 1. Sports Illustrated, November 10, 2003. Cited by Richard@witandwisdom.org 2. "True (and False) Transformation" by John Ortberg, Leadership, Summer 2002, p.104. 3. "Relapse Recovery" by Lesley ...

8. When Your Life Is Put On Hold

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... and walked to the stillness of his study. And he wept. And he poured out his heart to God. And God visited him with peace. Roger, as I said, was a hymn writer, and his study had a stereo system and a bunch of tapes. He walked across the room and plunked ... promises. And so should we whenever our lives are put on hold. 1. From a sermon by Pastor Don Emmitte. 2. Richard A. Jensen, Telling the Story (Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House). 3. William E. Hulme, Managing Stress in Ministry (San Francisco: Harper ...

9. The Most Difficult Commandment

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... IS A GIANT NEIGHBORHOOD. That is the first thing we need to see. I don't want to sound too much like Mr. Rogers on the children's television show, but, if we take the teachings of Jesus literally, we ARE residents of a giant neighborhood and everyone on earth is our neighbor. Less than a year after Richard and Judie Wheeler began building their dream house in Winona, Texas, Richard learned he had cancer. For the first time in months, the saws and hammers were silent around the Wheeler home. Then a member ...

10. The Bold And Beautiful

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jesus Lord of my life. Nothing can compare to the moment that I decided I was going to live for Jesus and walk in faith, depending on Him for everything." (4) Dennis Rogers, the strongest man in the world, depends on Jesus? Could it be that Ted Turner is wrong? Could it be that former wife Jane is the strong one in the Turner household ... .46-49. 3. "What an Honor" by Dr. Robert R. Kopp, Dec. 17, 2000 p. 7. 4. "Dennis Rogers: A Modern-day Samson," by Richard Rodriguez, PENTECOSTAL EVANGEL, May 19, 1996, p. 16.

11. Knowing When To Run

Genesis 39:1-2, 6b-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

In Kenny Rogers' greatest hit, he meets up with a gambler who gives him this advice: You got to know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold ... bear." Of course that is absolutely true, but there are times in my life when I wish God did not trust me so much. While temptations come in all shapes and sizes, Richard Foster, in his classic book, The Challenge of the Disciplined Life, says there are three particular temptations that are present especially for modern Americans. They are sex, power, and money. All three ...

12. There's Something about Con Men

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... people who will not get into action even to help themselves. They have to have someone else motivate them to do what they know needs doing. Pastor Richard Stetler tells about two men whom he calls Jim and Bob who worked in the same division at AT&T Wireless. Both of these men lost their ... , p. 45. 2. Contributed to “Humor In Uniform” by Roger A. Kirkland. 3. Rev. Richard E. Stetler, http://www.stmatthews‑bowie.org/Worship/Sermons/2004/sermon_09_26_04.asp. 4. http://www.swiftcreekbaptistchurch.com/Sermons/Luke16_01 ...

13. Hey, Foolish Thing!

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... a movie titled, “The Crusades.” She was doing a scene urging Richard the Lion‑Hearted to fight on behalf of the Christian nations in the crusades. Loretta read the line: “Richard, you gotta save Christianity!” She wasn’t very convincing. So DeMille ... one person at a time. Was God foolish to count on such as us? Only you and I and God know the answer. 1. Roger E. Axtell, Do’s and Taboos of Humor Around the World (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999), p. 183. 2. The Door. Christian Reader ...

14. The Happy Hypocrite

Matthew 6:1-4, 5-6, 16-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... the city newspaper of Harlingen, Texas one day and said that he was from Cleveland, Ohio. His name was Donald Richards. He was visiting the area, he said “to encourage more motorists to use their seat belts.” He said that his wife had ... believed in social Darwinism, the survival of the fittest, but could be exceedingly cruel in how he practiced it. David J. Rogers in his book Waging Business Warfare says that Rockefeller was so totally dedicated to seeking the complete annihilation of his competitors, ...

15. Reality Maps And Rolling Stones

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... said, would ever be able to run the mile in less than four minutes. Then in 1954 a medical student by the name of Roger Bannister did the impossible. He broke the barrier. Today every worldclass runner can run the mile in less than four minutes. A stone had been ... H. Wilmoth, 365 DEVOTIONS, (Cincinati, Ohio: The Standard Publishing Company, 1993). 2. Colonel John R. Alexander, Major Richard Groller & Janet Morris, THE WARRIOR'S EDGE, (New York: The Hearst Corporation, 1992). 3. ILLUSTRATION DIGEST. Source ...

16. How To Love

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... many parents to be critical? Again, my guess is that this is what these parents experienced when they were growing up. Communication specialist Roger Ailes tells an interesting story about one of America's consummate showmen, a man known to the world simply as Liberace. Liberace ... "conversion of the wrong-doer to a more responsible lifestyle." In 1987, Harvard professors James Q. Wilson and Richard J. Herrnstein came to similar conclusions in their book CRIME AND HUMAN NATURE. They determined that the cause ...

17. Ultimate Thanksgiving

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... not to be able to say, Thank you. FOR MOST OF US ARE VERY, VERY RICH. We may not feel like it, but we are. Will Rogers was right years ago when he said, "In the days of our founders, they were willing to give thanks for mighty little, for mighty little was all ... in a free land, you are very, very rich. If you have someone who loves you, you are very, very rich. Dr. Richard Selzer has written a collection of essays entitled, MORTAL LESSONS. One of these essays is entitled "Encounter with God." Dr. Selzer ...

18. How to Lower Your Temper (-ature)

Proverbs 16:32

Sermon

James Merritt

... your goose quicker than boiling anger. It is an incontrovertible truth that when a person's temper gets the best of him, it reveals the worst of him. It was the humorist, Will Rogers, who said, "People who fly into a rage seldom make a good landing." Wise old Benjamin Franklin once wrote in Poor Richard's Almanac: Take this remark from Richard, poor and lame, Whate'er's begun in anger ends, in shame. If you are prone to lose your temper quickly or often (actually people don't lose their temper, they find it ...

19. Fiscal Fitness

Proverbs 3:9-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... now. The fact is, if we got by with less today, we could save up more for tomorrow. d. Don't keep up with the Jones's. Will Rogers said, "People borrow money they don't have, to buy things they don't need, to impress people they don't even like!" That is true. I can ... foreign land, a fugitive from justice and penniless. Howard Hopson was insane. Arthur Cutten became insolvent and died abroad. Richard Whitney had just been released from Sing Sing Prison. Albert Fall had just been pardoned from prison and died ...

20. Runaway Lives

2 Samuel 18:1-18

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... . There were more cowboys than you can count on your fingers and toes: Hopalong Cassidy, and Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, The Lone Ranger, Lash LaRue and the list goes on. There were probably only a dozen or so basic ... Absalom his life, Joab (it appears) his military position, and David grief on more than one occasion. In our day, for example, it cost Richard Nixon the Oval Office; Oliver North public censure and criminal prosecution; and as we have seen recently, the Exxon Corporation much money in controversial ...

21. Living In Spite House

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... think our resentment is hurting the other person, when generally speaking, it is only devouring us. I know, there is something appealing about nurturing resentment. Richard W. DeHaan tells the story of a little boy who had a fight with his brother. As the day passed, he refused to speak to ... 1987) 3. Herb Miller, ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN VERBS, (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1989). 4. Adrian P Rogers, MASTERING YOUR EMOTIONS, (Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press, 1988). 5. Albert L. Hock in AUGSBURG SERMONS 2 ...

22. The Divine Balance

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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King Duncan

... 's balance. 1. tim@cybersalt.org (Tim Davis) 2. "Black-and-Yellow" from Stories from the Days of Christopher Columbus, collected by Richard Alan Young and Judy Dockery Young (Little Rock: August House Publishers, Inc., 1992), pp. 121-25. 3. Robert H. Spain, How to ... 54. 5. The Straight Dope. E-zine: MAILBITS.COM http://www.MailBits.com/Trivia. 6. Rewriting the Family Script by P. Roger Hillerstrom ( BakerBook House Co., Grand Rapids, MI, 1995), p. 19. 7. Anne Graham Lotz. Just Give Me Jesus (Nashville: Word ...

23. Do You Know What Time It Is?

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... when God seems to be speaking directly to you. That is KAIROS time. I believe one of my favorite theologians, H. Richard Nieburb, would call it a moment of revelation. When Jesus came preaching, he said, "The time is fulfilled." Jesus was ... are, where you live or what you do, life is impacted most drastically by what you do with time and what it does with you. Will Rogers was once asked: "If you had only 48 hours to live, how would you spend them?" The Oklahoma cowboy philosopher replied: "One at a time." ...

24. The Need To Pay Attention

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Maxie Dunnam

... living. We could stop at verse 1: "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise." Roger Hoover recently sent me this tear sheet from a daily calendar -- one of those calendars that give you a tidbit of wisdom for each day. ... someone she could see and touch and maybe hug -- somebody close enough that she wouldn't need to be afraid. (Richard G. Watts, "God Who Is Somewhere - a Christmas Meditation for Children," (unpublished), quoted in sermon "Six Geese A-Laying" ...

25. The Way Up Is the Way Down

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... blessing, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” ‘Dear Pastor Phil and Pastor Roger: You should only be opening this letter in the event of my death. When God calls there are no regrets. I tried to ... pass on wisdom. One of my favorites is from the pagan teacher Menander who sounds a bit like Benjamin Franklin in Sir Richard’s Almanac, “Blessed,” he wrote, “is the man who has both mind and money, for he employs the later for what he ...

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