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Matthew 1:1-17

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John Jamison

... (20 Billion in lost productivity) Deaths Strom Thurmond Johnny Cash June Carter Cash Donald O’Conner John Ritter Bob Hope Mr. Fred Rodgers David Bloom Buddy Ebsen Buddy Hackett Art Carney Charles Bronson David Brinkley Maurice Gibb Althea Gibson Katherine Hepburn Robert Palmer Johnny Paycheck Greogory Peck Sam Phillips Barry White Warren Zevon Warren Zevon died September 7 at the age of 56, living long enough to make "The Wind" and to see the birth of twin grandchildren. Last October Zevon appeared on ...

2. Jesus, Where Are You?

John 12:20-36

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King Duncan

... said to me, I want to believe in Christ, but I have never seen Him in those who profess Him. How can I believe in someone Whom I have not seen?'" "Sir, we would see Jesus," says a hurting world. "A Christian," says Robert E. Gibson, "is the keyhole through which other folks see God." Earl Palmer, in a fine little book entitled, The Enormous Exception, tells the story of a premed student at the University of California, Berkeley "who became a Christian after a long journey through doubts and questions." When ...

3. Catching The Thanksgiving Spirit

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

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King Duncan

... served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. Some of us will feel that way after Thanksgiving. Robert Orben reports on the practice of raising your own holiday turkey. He says some people are squeamish about this, but not ... opened the door with a flourish as he said, "If you can catch one, you can have him!" Inside were ten full-grown live turkeys! Palmer does not say what he did at this point. Maybe he and his bride had a turkey for thanksgiving. Maybe the turkey sat on ...

4. The God Who Must Be Pursued

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... would not allow me to give you a gift." Palmer thought for a moment, "All right. How about a golf club? That would be a beautiful momento of my visit to your country." The next day, delivered to Palmer's hotel, was the title to a golf club. ... you seen the South Carolina based movie Radio? It’s a true story based on a developmentally challenged young man named James Robert Kennedy (played by Cuba Gooding Jr.). He was nicknamed Radio by a high school football coach (played by Ed Harris) who befriended ...

5. In It for the Long Haul

John 6:60-69

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King Duncan

... ago who was stranded on a life raft in the ocean off the coast of South Carolina. For fifty-five hours Robert Louis Watson clung to that life raft. Finally he could hold on no longer. He slipped off the life raft and into the ocean where ... he drowned. About one hour later the raft was spotted by the Coast Guard. His partner, Greg Palmer, was willing to hold on a little longer. Consequently, Palmer was saved by a coast guard helicopter that took him to a Charleston hospital. Like so many people, ...

6. Last Words

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... Almanac, 1981). 3. Donald F. Ackland and Robert Dean, 52 READY-TO-TEACH BIBLE STUDY LESSONS, (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1994). 4. See Robert Cialdini, INFLUENCE. [ORIGINAL SERMON] A lawyer was ... last words. Legendary swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks must have been confused before giving up the ghost in 1939 because his famous last words were: "Never felt better." William Palmer, who was hanged in 1856, was told to step on the scaffold's trap door. "Is it safe?" he asked. Now that's a great question. Finally, ...

7. The Downside Of The Practice -- Performance Equation

Romans 8:28-39

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Robert R. Kopp

... s called the rub of the green in golf. You hit a great shot and it takes a bad bounce into a hazard. Arnold Palmer has said many times, "Golf is full of perfect shots that end in disaster." Marino Parascenzo theorized, "In football some coaches have stated, 'When ... there really isn't a downside to faith. Golfers say, "A bad day of golf is better than any day without golf." Robert Schuller says, "God turns our scars into stars!" I like that. I'm glad God doesn't shrug us off. No matter how the ball bounces or how ...

8. Witness to the Light

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... ? And the answer of Advent and Christmas is, yes, God cares more than we can possibly imagine. The Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld of Grace Church, Amherst, Massachusetts tells a wonderful story about a couple some years ago who had a terrible argument ... response to the coming of that light? First of all, it is to open ourselves and receive the light. Pastor Earl Palmer of the First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley tells about Rembrandt’s painting called The Adoration of The Shepherds. “This is Rembrandt’ ...

9. You Can Be Forever Young

Genesis 25:1-11

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... PGA and often larger. And the players, from the "youngster" Nicklaus to Chi Chi Rodriguez to Miller Barber and Arnold Palmer are still shooting below par. There is a great lesson to be learned by observing life and the people who enjoy ... first was made: Our times are in His hand Who saith, "A whole I planned," Youth shows but half, trust God; See all, nor be afraid. -- Robert Browning I got the prescription for bifocals filled and wear them devotedly. After all, in the years to come there is a lot out there I ...

10. Made New By Getting Lost

Luke 3:1-20

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Richard A. Wing

... turn the heat on with my hand! We get lost with too many open doors; too many options given. We get lost with bad directions. Robert Fulghum spoke once of playing hide-and-seek. He says that some people get confused. The idea is to hide and get found, not to ... times from this pulpit that chaos is always created in the life of the one you seek to heal, convert, or fix. Parker Palmer identified a deeper distancing in which we cause great pain to one who suffers. He said: Distancing ourselves from each other's ...

11. The Word that Changed the World

John 1:1-18

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King Duncan

... my Father.” Christ translated God’s love into human flesh. When you have seen Christ, the Word of God, you have seen God. 1. martysjotd@hotmail.com. Cited by Leslie Schultz, http://www.lesandhelga.com/sermons/2007/123106.htm. 2. Cited by Stephen Palmer, http://www.2preslex.org/S021229.HTM. 3. C. Edward Bowen, Emphasis, Nov/Dec. 1999, p. 60. 4. Be Complete (IL: Victor Books, 1981), p. 135. 5. (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1999). 6. The Rev. Frank Logue, http://kingofpeace.org/sermons2004 ...

12. Jesus Prays for Us

John 17:6-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... guns to church. There was a tragic, but ironic story in the newspapers a few years ago. A man in Glendale, CA, named Robert Shovestall, 37 years of age, accidentally shot himself. What makes the story ironic is that it was while he was explaining gun safety to ... of the Lord, They have seen it in action . . .” (3) Do you see the healing in such unity? Do you see the security? Parker Palmer, in his book A Hidden Wholeness reminds us that “the journey we are on is too tough to be made solo, the path is too ...

13. The First Hole

Acts 2:42-47

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Robert R. Kopp

Awe came upon everyone.... -- Acts 2:43 I grew up in the Forty Fort United Presbyterian Church near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Though the church has been around for over 200 years, I'm its only son who became a pastor. They even have a picture of me hanging near the back door under an exit sign. Despite my mom's assurances, I've always wondered why it ended up there. That suspicion aside, Forty Fort U-P did more than any other in shaping my life and ministry. That's where I met Jesus, kissed a girl for ...

14. The Way Up Is Down!

Mark 9:30-37

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Robert Leslie Holmes

There once was a palace servant who longed more than anything else in life to be a knight. He yearned to represent his king and vowed within himself that if he ever had a chance to be a knight he would serve his king as the noblest knight who ever lived. His dream came true. His great day came. At his knighthood ceremony, the former servant, now a knight, made a special oath within himself. He vowed that from that day forward he would bow his knees and lift his arms in homage to no one but his king. As a ...

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