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Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:1-8

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David E. Leininger

... difference...in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! In a moment we will remember and reaffirm our baptisms. Remember with a sense of holy awe. Remember. Power! Amen! 1. ©1997 Butchers Run Films. Produced, written and directed by Robert Duvall 2. 2 Kings 1:8 3. Luke 3:7-14 4. Brian Stoffregen, via Ecunet, "Gospel Notes for Next Sunday," #2764, 1/5/97 5. James A. Harnish, "Out of Sight!," Tampa, Fla. 5/19/96 quoted in Homiletics Online, http://www.homileticsonline.com/Installments ...

2. Power!

Mark 1:4-11

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David E. Leininger

... I wonder. I wonder. True, the theological niceties were lacking, but there was an affirmation of faith there, an unnamed understanding of something powerful at work that is more to be experienced than explained. Do you remember the movie, The Apostle? Robert Duvall, in a masterful performance, played a pentecostal preacher from Texas named Eulis "Sonny" Dewey. He is living what he thinks is a happy life with his beautiful wife, Jessie (played by Farrah Fawcett) when suddenly his world crumbles — Jessie is ...

3. Freedom from the Law through Christ, Enslavement to the Law through Adam

Romans 7:7-25, Romans 7:1-6

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... the ground and crushes the head of the serpent. He gains new resolve to do what he must: sacrifice himself for the sins of the world in obedience to his Father. Film: The Apostle. In this film (1997), Euliss “Sonny” Dewey (played by Robert Duvall) is a married, charismatic preacher in Texas with a wandering eye and a number of other serious faults. Nevertheless, he keeps witnessing to the power of God, eventually moving to Louisiana, where he starts a church with a racially integrated congregation. He ...

4. The Song Of Angels--And The Son Of God

Isaiah 9:1-7

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... ones who must carry it on and do the singing. We must be the ones who share this good news. In order to do that we must remember this is our Savior, our sign, our song. William Faulkner wrote a story called "Tomorrow." It was televised on PBS years ago. Robert Duvall played the part of Jackson Fentry, a cotton farmer who worked in the winter as the caretaker of a sawmill. He lived there in the boiler room. One night a woman expecting a baby comes to his door. She has no place to go. He invites her in and ...

5. Good News about Christ

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... world are celebrating Christ the King Sunday [or the Reign of Christ]. It is fitting that we close the church year celebrating Christ as Lord of all. Some of you may have seen the motion picture a few years back, The Apostle. Robert Duvall plays a flawed, but talented Pentecostal/holiness-type preacher. In one service he conducts a type of litany that is sort of a “Jesus cheer.” Imagine his congregation responding each time by shouting, “Jesus!” Who is the King of Kings?” “Jesus!” “Before ...

6. Walking First Class

2 Corinthians 3:12-18

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... they don't really know what kind of seed has been planted in their hearts or the kind of seed they are planting. They don't realize that their actions really do speak louder than their words. Have any of you seen the movie Secondhand Lions starring Robert Duval, Michael Caine and Haley Joe Osmant? It's a great family film about a couple of old adventurers, purported to have millions stashed away on their farm, who are suddenly put in charge of raising a nephew they never knew they even had. There's a scene ...

7. How Does Your Garden Grow?

Matthew 13:1-9

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... his flaky husband seeking mother, who goes from one bad relationship to another. His mother heads out for one more of those relationships and Walter is left to fend for himself with his two extremely eccentric uncles Hub and Garth McCann who are played by Robert Duvall and Michael Caine. Mom leaves and there they are sitting on the front porch. Walter asks, "If my Mom calls, can we hear the telephone out here?" Garth gruffly says: "Don't have one." Walter is shocked: "No telephone?" Then he asks, "Is it OK ...

8. The Baptism of Jesus

Luke 3:21-38

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King Duncan

... first place? He certainly did not need to repent. He had no sins that needed washing away. And the answer, of course, is that he did it as a sign of the grace of God. Some of you may have seen a movie titled Tender Mercies. In this movie, Robert Duvall plays Mac, a down‑on‑his‑luck country singer with a drinking problem. With the help of a young widow Mac turns his life around, and both Mac and the widow’s young boy, Sonny, decide to get baptized. Driving home after the baptism, Sonny says to Mac ...

9. The Baptism of Our Work

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

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King Duncan

... that you and I, who have been so blessed should feel that we are making that kind of contribution? In one of his books Robert Schuller tells about a conversation he had with that splendid actor, George Kennedy. Kennedy told him that every time he and his wife Joan ... the floor has just as much dignity as the president of the corporation. Pianist Nadia Boulanger tells about an elderly woman, Madame Duval who cleaned the floors in her home. She was 80 years of age. One day she knocked at Ms. Boulanger's door and ...

10. Message to Ephesus

Revelation 2:1-7

Teach the Text

J. Scott Duvall

Big Idea: Jesus commends his church for contending for a pure faith but challenges them to do so out of love. Understanding the Text Following the prologue (1:1–8) and the introductory vision of Christ (1:9–20), we find messages to seven particular congregations in Asia Minor (2:1–3:22). The focus in chapter 1 was on Jesus Christ, who is now the risen and glorified Lord over all. The seven messages are part of Christ’s “revelation” through John to his servants. Since every church is charged to “hear what ...

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