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Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... 2. Men of Integrity (March/April 2006) Cited in Davis, Barry L. 52 Sermons From the Gospel of John (GodSpeed Publishing, Kindle Edition). 3. Azinger, Links Newsletter, vol. 15, no. 1. Cited by Robert Russell, https://www.lifeway.com/en/articles/sermon-easter-resurrection-new-life-1-corinthians-15. 4. Robert Morgan, “Words by an Unmarked Grave,” From This Verse (Thomas Nelson Inc., 1998). Cited at http://www.preceptaustin.org/luke-24-commentary. 5. http://www.keepbelieving.com/sermon/the-death-of-death ...

2. I Am The Light Of The World

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... integrated as persons, but more effective witnesses for God. We need vision to help others find the light of life. Imagine the possibilities. Being in the dark, either physically or spiritually, is like being in prison. In the beautiful autobiography To Catch An Angel, Robert Russell describes that prison for those who are physically blind. In one of the most moving scenes he tells how after getting a PhD in literature he was unable to secure a teaching job because of his blindness and how going back to the ...

3. Lord, Is It I?

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the precipice of extreme depravity in one big step, or two, or three or four or five more often than not, it’s a slow process as sin progresses in its pervasive presence and control of our lives. In his autobiography, To Catch an Angel, Robert Russell tells the story of his growing blindness: At six, while the shadowy borders crept closer and closer, finally to engulf me, I slipped quietly into that land where there is no light, where the yellow sunshine no longer lies in pools of liquid gold on polished ...

4. What Are You Going to Do About Death?

Mt 10:28 · Lk 12:4

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... School. He is one of the few real, live saints that I have had the privilege of knowing. Dean Russell had a little grandson, "Russell," named after him. The Dean was having Christmas dinner with the family at the grandson’s eighth birthday. The ... to give us something, always trying to enrich our lives, constantly striving to lift us to more complete dimensions of living. My son, Robert G. Tuttle, Jr., writes, in his book on the Holy Spirit, an interesting account of a person’s pilgrimage with God through ...

5. Blessed Are Those Who Believe

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... He’s there? We can sympathize with British philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell who was once asked what he would say if after death he found himself confronted by God. Russell replied, “I shall say to Him, ‘Why did you make the evidence ... faith we have that makes the crucial difference in life. It is how much we love God and our fellow human beings. The poet Robert Frost once spoke of the founders of this country and how they journeyed forth without a map saying: They “…did not believe in ...

6. Day Of Decision

Mark 14:10-26, 43-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... hear of the man who used to think he was indecisive, but now is not so sure? R. Maurice Boyd tells about a friend of writer Robert Frost who was like that. He seemed incapable of making up his mind about anything, to the great amusement of the small group of poets ... have been washed away by the grace of the man he delivered over into the hands of the authorities. While Pastor Bob Russell's church was under construction, he decided to go up and inspect the partially finished roof. On the roof, he saw something ...

7. Preparing For An Unknowable Future

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Although the end of the world did not follow, the Great Fire of London did, in 1666. In 1874 Charles Taze Russell, founder of the sect that became Jehovah's Witnesses, concluded that the Second Coming had already taken place. He declared that ... one another. The second is the time we spend with God. God is our primary resource for coping with an unknown future. Dr. Robert Schuller tells a remarkable story about Christy Wilson, a missionary-educator in Afghanistan. A few years ago there was a near wipe-out ...

8. Faith In Conflict

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... whom he admired--to be put to death simply because he did not want to be embarrassed in front of his friends. James Russell Lowell wrote these haunting words: "Once to every man and nation /Comes the moment to decide In the strife of truth with falsehood / ... paid when we choose wrongly. Several years after inventing radar, Sir Robert Watson Watt was arrested in Canada for speeding--in a radar trap. Afterwards he wrote this poem: Pity Sir Robert Watson Watt, /strange target of his radar plot, And this, with ...

9. Four Magic Words

Psalm 126:1-6, Psalm 145:2-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... brilliant man who enjoyed debating some of his illustrious contemporaries, men such as George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, Bertrand Russell and Clarence Darrow. He was a man of many interests and accomplishments. The older Chesterton became, however, the more ... can’t we? When we express gratitude to another human being, we make two people happy--ourselves and the person we thank. Robert McCormack was a sergeant in WW I. He nearly lost his life while saving the life of Major Henry Parkin. Fortunately, both ...

10. Advent 4

Mt 1:18-25 · Rom 1:1-7 · Isa 7:10-17 · Ps 80

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... obeyed the spiritual vision and heeded the voice of God, despite great obstacles. Contrast the above with fallen television evangelist, Robert Tilton, who was caught trying to fleece the sheep rather than obey the voice of the Good Shepherd. Tilton ... of these Jews to safety by the end of October that year. After the massacre/suicide of about 1,000 people in Jonestown, Guyana, Russell Baker, columnist for The New York Times wrote an article in which he compared freaks to zombies. The 1960s was the era of the ...

11. Gaining A Gratitude Attitude

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... lot of people earn. (2) Do we have any idea how fortunate we are? And yet we whine, we complain, we act as if somehow life has mistreated us. David Russell, a pastor in Union City, Tennessee tells about Nathan, a precocious three-year-old in his church. Nathan's parents were trying to introduce him to what it means to ... 1992, p. 143. 5. Experiment by Dr. Mary Klinnert, Dr. Joseph Campos, andDr. Robert Emde, University of Colorado at Denver ” Cited in JEALOUSY. Nancy Friday. New York: Bantam Books, 1991.

12. A Sign for a Sign

Mark 8:11-13

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... can God touch us without overwhelming us? British philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell was once asked what he would say if after death he found himself confronted by God. Russell replied: “I shall say to Him, ‘Why did you make the evidence ... tell you. But could this hold it? Not this little box of brains. You haven’t things to hold it with...” Robert Browning, in his poem, “Bishop Blougram’s Apology” has the bishop addressing a skeptical companion: Pure faith indeed - you know not what ...

13. Children of the Eighth Day

Romans 6:1-14

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... ! She had found her place: "The bearer of Fire Divine." What’s your place in the divine scheme of things? Dr. Russell Bowie tells of a great woman: "She always had her feelers out, making contact with humanity." He tells of a minister: " ... sense, and we are confused and lost. We do not make an investment of our lives in that which we do not trust. My son Robert G. Tuttle, Jr., tells of a young doctor coming to him for counseling. The doctor opened with this strange declaration: "I’ve got everything I ever ...

14. What Are You Sitting On?

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

King Duncan

Robert Fulghum tells about meeting a young American traveler in the airport in Hong Kong. She was tensely occupying a chair next to his. Her backpack bore the scars and dirt of some hard traveling. It bulged ... a description of each of us. Following our dreams. Trusting in God to supply our needs. No longer bottling up our hopes and ambitions, but achieving all God has given us the opportunity to achieve. 1. Robert Fulghum, IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON IT, (New York: Ivy Books, 1988). 2. Source unknown 3 ...

15. I Can Have Anything?

John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... God's help, nothing is impossible! And that's true. Nothing is impossible for the church of Jesus Christ! Dr. Robert Schuller, that legendary advocate of Possibility Thinking, says that there are two words that have killed more God-inspired dreams ... happen and each of us can be part of it. One of America's great churches is Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia. Dr. Russell H. Conwell, the author of a book that has influenced millions of lives, ACRES OF DIAMONDS, founded both the church and Temple University ...

16. Veni, Spiritus Sanctus, Veni

John 14:8-17 (25-27)

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... needs an act of human will to be efficacious. The list of dubious teachers is long: Joseph Smith, Charles Taze Russell, and in our own day, Warren Jeffs, and many others. It is refreshing that Jesus promises a teacher, an instructor, ... I are stalled, when we feel weak, disabled, and down, the Spirit of truth functions like a set of jumper cables. We have connection. Author Robert Fulghum wrote, "Jumper cables? You want jumper cables? Sure I got jumper cables. I can hook you up to Grand Coulee Dam, buddy, or ...

17. Bread For The Journey (Bread of Life III)

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... of the finest, most enriching, times she and I had together, after the children were out of the nest, was at a cottage at Indian Lake, Russells Point, Ohio, courtesy of our son-in-law. It came at a time when both of us needed to rediscover the intimacy and deep levels of ... Some health problems don’t have a permanent recovery solution. It becomes a question of how to handle them. I like Dr. Robert Schuller’s insight that God isn’t likely to straighten your crooked leg, but he sure will help you find a ...

18. Cross Work

Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

George Bass

... as he was concerned, so he went into action as a vigilante and wound up in court instead of being a victim of the muggers. Robert Stethem, the young sailor on the TWA flight that was highjacked in June of 1985, discovered that non-resistance does not pay off; the ... does; it makes love possible, hatred impossible. It takes us a long time to learn that, just as it did Russell H. Conwell, the founder of the Baptist Temple, Temple University, and other related institutions in Philadelpia. When he left his home ...

19. The Ministry of Refreshing

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Various Authors

... become so pure that he could offer it only as a sacrifice to God. Was he still thirsty? His tongue and throat, yes, but that love had refreshed his spirit, restored his soul. James Russell Lowell knew that it was the personal touch which transformed a cup of water into the Holy Grail - "The gift without the giver is bare." Onesiphorus went out of his way eagerly to ... and gave thee drink?" "Inasmuch as you did it unto one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me." - Robert John Versteeg

20. Where Can We Find Wisdom?

Proverbs 2:1-22

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... Wisdom, however, does not automatically come to us with the passing of the years or the accumulation of knowledge. As Bertrand Russell has said: "Wisdom is a harmony of knowledge, will, and feeling, and by no means necessarily grows with the growth ... of Saints" more evident than in the sharing of ideas between generations. Listen again to Sir Isaac Newton in a letter he wrote to Robert Hooke on February 5, 1675: "If I have seen further (than you and Descartes) it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." ...

21. Pretenders

Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the Girl Scouts of America can be a pretender. Juliette Gordon Low was in her 50s and already going deaf when she met General Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts. She became an instant fan of his group's female counterpart, the Girl Guides, and when the Girl Scouts ... Eccentrics (New York: Facts on File Publications, 1984), pp. 119-120. 5. Gough, Russell W. Character Is Destiny (Rocklin, CA: Forum, 1998), pp. 25-27. 6. "Mysterious Echoes of Gunshots" by Terry Mattingly, Good News Nov./ Dec. 1999 ...

22. Barnabas Found the Way

Acts 4:35-5:16

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... with the gladness Of love for one another. It's a long, long road, from which there is no return. While we're on our way to there, why not share? And the load doesn't weigh me down at all. He ain't heavy, he's my brother. (Sidney Russell and Robert Stack) Note: Special thanks to Joe Armijo, our music director for Sunday Night Alive, for ending the sermon with a wonderful rendition of "He Ain't Heavy." 1. Drumbeat of Love, page 67

23. Easter Dreams

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... necessarily happier than non-Christians, at least as the world defines happiness. But we are more joyful. But we risk more dreaming. Columnist Russell Baker once wrote in the New York Times that "The truth is I don't feel good most of the time and don' ... identity, to find true values to stick with. [Kristian Fuehrer, "We Lost Our Fear and Went Onto the Street," interview by Robert Marquand, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 August 1994, 19]. What's your Easter Dream? Will you dedicate your life to dreaming ...

24. Be Not Afraid?

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... a worrier apparently don't go together well. At least I know I am in good company. I think it was Bertrand Russell who said, "Those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision." I ... you, God, are holding my hand." Amen. 1. John O'Brien, The Art of Courageous Living (McMullan Books, 1950), p. 115. 2. Robert Luccock, If God Be For Us (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1954), p. 49. 3. Helmut Thielicke, How to Believe Again (Philadelphia: ...

25. Brushing Your Teeth with Oreos

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... ! Sounds kind of gross to me. Those of you with small children, however, will have to tell me if she got it right. Humorist Robert Orben asks, “Who can ever forget Winston Churchill’s immortal words: ‘We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, ... 5. M. Bianchi, John P. Robinson, Melissa A. Milkie, Changing Rhythms of American Family Life (New York: Russell Sage Foundation Publishers, September 2007). Cited by Billy Hornsby in The Attractional Church (Kindle edition). 6. ...

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