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1. Barking Pigs and Determined Disciples

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's life all that remarkable? Why would a book dedicated to the strangest achievements on earth include an entry of one life without any noticeable achievements? I can promise you one thing, unless he gets on the ball Roy Robert Smith will never be listed in another book. There are many unhealthy things that a person should not do, but if your only claim to fame is that you didn't do anything, you're in trouble. I believe Jesus prefers people who are doers. People like Norman the talking pig ...

2. The Advocate

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... in our path. Please move." Captain number two replied: "You move." The indignant first captain replied: "This is Captain Jones. I order you to move." The second responded: "This is Robert Smith. I order you to move." Now Captain Jones was really hot under the collar. "You don't understand. This is the battleship Missouri." Robert Smith responded: "You don't understand. This is the lighthouse and you are about to crash." The Advocate witnesses for God and convicts the world of wrong, right, and judgment. The ...

3. Mighty Faith

Matthew 17:14-23

Sermon

Herchel H. Sheets

... s might. But even these may cease to be obstacles to abundant living if one has the kind of faith Jesus commended. Sandra Smith of Greensboro, North Carolina, tells of a retired neighbor of hers who spent much time in his yard. His flowers and lawn were ... moved a mountain! Mrs. Atkins, Ruth’s widowed mother in Eugene O’Neill’s play, Beyond The Horizon, is a selfish, self-pitying person. Robert Mayo asks Ruth at one point how her mother is. She answers, "She’s about the same. She never seems to get any ...

4. Ready for the Big Date?

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... maiden voyage to New York City. Everybody thought the Titanic was a floating fortress. Even the ship’s captain, Captain John Smith, believed the ship was unsinkable. So he wasn’t worried a single bit when the Titanic received six warnings that there ... crumpled it up to throw it away. Mike said, “That’s tomorrow’s page! Don’t throw away tomorrow.” “Wow!” said Robert Schuller, “A light went on. I discovered a universal principle: Don’t throw away tomorrow. That’s so easy to do. Crumple ...

5. Searching For Saints

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the integrity of his friend so much that he trusted his honesty in a close situation. (4) As far as I know Stan Smith is not a candidate for sainthood. But he did bear one of the characteristics. His words and his actions were one. Sainthood is a ... the Lord whose name they bear. Dr. Henry Poppen, who spent over forty years as a missionary to China, once told Dr. Robert Schuller of his experience of going to a remote village, where presumably missionaries had never been. There he told the people about ...

6. When Mickey Mouse Recognizes You...

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... innate part of the human condition. Most of us don’t want to simply keep up with the Joneses—we want to be slightly ahead of the Joneses, the Smiths and everyone else on the block. It is very human to want to be one-up on our friends. There was a Harvard study that I read not too ... , (Orbis 1978). Cited by Anne Bathurst Gilson, http://www.washingtonparish.org/sermon%20sept%202%202001.htm. 5. Robert Conklin, How To Get People To Do Things (New York: Ballantine Books). 6. Tony Campolo, Stories that ...

7. Eyes Fixed Upon the Goal

Philippians 3:8-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... . The shot was captured by photographer Eric Smith near Redondo Beach, California. That area is known for whale watching. We don’t know if this man’s purpose was whale-watching or not, but, if so, he missed the whole thing. Smith said he snapped about five pictures of ... put on his underwear. His shirts are held together by strips of Velcro. His speech drags like a worn-out audiocassette. “Robert has cerebral palsy. The disease keeps him from driving a car, riding a bike, and going for a walk. But it ...

8. Passions

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... m going to guess 74 inches." Then some wise guy from the back of the room would say "71 and 5/16" and everyone would laugh. Then Dean Smith would say, "These are all pretty good guesses, but one of them is more nearly true than the others. Now, how do we determine which one is ... in a martyristic way, but in the simple willingness to carry somebody else's load . . . for just one more mile. Robert Fulghum once attended a seminar on Greek culture on the Island of Crete, led by the Greek philosopher, teacher and ...

9. Purpose-Driven

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... deputy and a federal agent. Then he escaped. Now this man who had earlier in the day killed four people in cold blood was in Ashley Smith’s apartment. He tied her up with masking tape, a shower curtain and an extension cord. Ashley pleaded with him not to hurt her. She told ... wrong planet!” Charlie’s like many of us, and it is a terrible feeling. In January of the year 1912 Robert Falcon Scott made a tragic journey to the South Pole. Afterward he described one occasion when weather conditions were such ...

10. Dark Shadows

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

Robert Orben says he lives in a very religious neighborhood. One time he asked a priest, "Is it true that in this neighborhood, ... , he was wondering who would notify his mother of his death. "Sit down and tell me what you want," Mr. Hunt said. Brown sat and stuttered something about talking too much in class and Mrs. Smith's sending him for correction. Mr. Hunt frowned. To Brown's amazement, Mr. Hunt told him he probably wasn't as bad as his teacher thought but that he, as principal, did have a reputation to ...

11. How To Be An Easter Person

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... them to all members of the team. At the end of the season Coach Smith was thrilled when that young girl and her entire family joined Christ Church. Coach Smith thought he was sharing just the Lord’s Prayer, but actually he was sharing the ... An Easter person knows where he or she is going, because of Jesus’ resurrection on Easter morning. An Easter person can say with Robert Louis Stevenson: “The stars shine over the mountains; the stars shine over the sea; The stars look up to Almighty God, and the ...

12. Surprise in a Graveyard

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... universe conserves energy and it also conserves spirit. Christ is alive. Does your mind not tell you that? Does not your heart? (5) Deep within our souls the very spirit of God testifies with our spirit, he is alive! A man named Robert E. Smith once told of hearing the “Hallelujah Chorus” sung by five hundred trained voices. The “Hallelujah Chorus,” of course, is the triumphant part of Messiah composed by George Frederic Handel after he was stricken with blindness in 1751. Handel claimed he had a ...

13. Who Could Forget That?

Mark 14:32-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... MOVING BEYOND BELIEF (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1993). 4. Pierre Martineau, MOTIVATION IN ADVERTISING, (New York: MacGraw-Hill Book Co, Inc., 1957), p. 73. 5. Jeff Smith, (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1995), pp. 59-60. 6. BOOKS THAT BUILD CHARACTER (New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc.) 1994, p. 32. 7. Gerald O'Collins, S.J. and Mary Venturini, BELIEVING (New York: Paulist Press, 1991)., p. 84. 8.Robert Schuller, POWER THOUGHTS, (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993), pp. 100-101.

14. Witness to the Light

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... mail came. And in the midst of the pile of bills and magazines was a large catalogue that had a computer-generated flyer on the cover that read, in bright blue large capital letters . . . MARY SMITH--IN FACT, IT IS ALL ABOUT YOU! It didn’t matter what the catalogue was selling,” says Robert Hirschfeld, “whether it was a DayTimer personal organizer, or kitchen supplies, or lingerie. Mary never had to open the cover, and certainly Joseph didn’t. Everything they needed was on the cover . . . a reminder ...

15. Veni, Spiritus Sanctus, Veni

John 14:8-17 (25-27)

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... , 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, ... us all.4 _______________________ 1. Bailey E. Smith, Nothing But The Blood (Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press, 1987). 2. Gerhard E. Frost, The Law Perfect (Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1959), p. 1. 3. Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need to Know ...

16. A House Or A Home?

Joshua 24:1-27

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... as she called the roll. After asking for the proper spelling of her name, the teacher asked Sharon for her address. The youngster replied, "Miss Smith, we don't have an address yet!" "Oh," said the teacher, "your family doesn't have a home yet?" Sharon replied, "Yes, ma'am, we ... this country. It has been said many times that if you destroy the home, you can destroy the nation. I heard Robert Schuller tell that in Colorado one day a great oak tree fell down. It was more than five hundred years old. ...

17. All Saints

Isaiah 25:1-12, Revelation 21:1-27, John 11:38-44, John 11:17-37

Sermon Aid

E. Carver McGriff

... with Barclay's conclusion that we can't know what really happened, only that it must have been something wonderful. He tells of Robert McAfee Brown's report of a group of Marines being shipped back from Japan for discharge after World War II. Brown was ... revival always does two things: it restores the gift of joy, and it summons us to service of others. ADDITIONAL ILLUSTRATIONS Gypsy Smith, a nineteenth century evangelist, told of the time he came home early, when a young man, so he could spend some time ...

18. Booby Trap

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

... and changing times we live in. It just may be that as we respond more to the call for voluntary service to perform many works of mercy and neighborliness, that we will learn the lesson that Jesus sought to impress upon the lawyer. A few months ago, Robert T. Smith did a feature story on an eighty-two-year-old man, Al Couillard, who "has never had any particular public recognition in his long life (Minneapolis Tribune, 9/25/81). Until now. He’s never flown in an airplane. Until now. He’s never been to ...

19. How Many Times?

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... between hostility and death rates. The angrier people are and the more cynical they are, the shorter their life span." (3) Dr. Robert R. Kopp puts it this way: grudge-holders are grave-diggers and the only graves that they dig are their own. Or ... accidentally killed their son. In fact, the first question they asked when Ron walked through the door was, "Do you know how Mr. Smith is doing?" They had been praying for him all night. (5) There are people like that in this world. They forgive those who ...

20. Reaching Our Full Potential

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... he began to grow. Today he stands 6 feet 3 ½ inches high! "The case of the Australian soldier is very strange," says Roy Smith. "But there are innumerable instances of people who never grow to reach their full intellectual and spiritual stature until after they suffer some ... charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!"? 1. "Let's Think Thanks" by Roy L. Smith. 2. Robert Schuller, Power Thoughts (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993), pp. 112-116. 3. John Henry Jowett. 4. The Magic of ...

21. Philip the First

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... Smith and roared, “And are you, my son, a soldier in the army of the Lord?” Surprised at being singled out, Smith replied anxiously, “Y-yes sir, I am.” “Then why,” pressed the clergyman, “do we see you here only at Christmas?” Thinking quickly, Smith ... the “have nots.” And you and I are among the “haves.” It is not easy getting people to share. Best-selling author Robert Fulghum says that he learned it in kindergarten, but many of us do not seem to have learned it even yet. Philip’s ...

22. Robert Paul, You Were Right!

Daniel 7:1-14, Daniel 7:15-28

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... . A Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie titled My Name is Bill W. tells the story of Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, the founders of AA, Alcoholics Anonymous. A chance meeting of these two individuals in Akron, Ohio, sparked one of the century’s ... them how much they have meant to you. These are “the saints” of the Most High” who have exceptional meaning for you. Thank you, Robert Paul, you were right. We all do require “a sense of being rooted in history” if we are to be God’s faithful people ...

23. Mud Below, Stars Above

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... bodily desires to be our god, because we are citizens of heaven. 1. George Mikes. How to Be Decadent. (Andre Deutsch, London). 2. J.W.V. Goethe. Faust. Part One, 1808. 3. Author Unknown. 4. Woodrow W. Smith. The Twelve Who Walked in Galilee. (Old Tappan, N.J.: Fleming H. Revell Co). 5. Robert Schuller. Living Positively One Day at a Time. (Old Tappan, N.J.: Fleming H. Revel Co, 1980). 6. Heinrich Borkamm. The Heart of Reformation Faith. (New York: Harper & Row, 1965). 7. Kendrick Strong. All The Master's ...

24. What's in It for Me?

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Michael Milton

... you through my righteousness. I want to invest my life and my all, because I am overwhelmed that you would do that for me. And I follow you no matter what. And I trust you no matter what comes. You are my only security. You are my treasure.” [1] Rev. Robert G. Herring, Bethel Lutheran Church, Fort Smith, AR, in his sermon, “The Affluent Poor” preached on September 10, 2000 (http://bethelfortsmith.org/pages/sermons/2000/sept1000.html accessed October 19, 2005). [2] Anonymous, found in many sources. [3 ...

25. Breaking Down The Walls

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... who has built a wall around your own heart. If Christ has never broken through that wall, why not let him today? 1. Don Maddox, Corona, CA. in PARABLES, ETC. Sept/1989. 2. Robert Frost, "Mending Wall," THE COMPLETE POEMS OF ROBERT FROST (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1947). 3. David W. Smith, MEN WITHOUT FRIENDS, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990). 4. Judson Swihart, HOW DO YOU SAY "I LOVE YOU"? (Downers Grove, IL,: InterVarsity Press, 1977), 46-47. 5. The Washington Post, Dec. 24, 1991 ...

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