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1. The Vocation of Leadership: A Prophet Among Them

Ephesians 4:1-16

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Maxie Dunnam

... preach the Gospel. When I awoke I felt as if I were a slave again – but now God was my master.” (Celtic Parables, Robert Van De Weyer, Abingdon Press, Nashville, TN, 1999) I share this picture story to immediately ground us, and reveal my perspective on the vocation ... tell about their family, what they did and that sort of thing. When it came to Mary, she said, “I’m Mary Taft. My great-grandfather was the President of the United States; my grandfather was a Senator; my daddy is a Congressman; and I ...

2. God's Say-So

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

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Maxie Dunnam

... , Wand’ring from the fold of God; He, to rescue me from danger, Interposed his precious blood. (“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” words by Robert Robinson, 1758) I may not be a good singer -- well, don’t say amen to that -- but I know a great hymn when I hear it ... family, what their parents did, and something about themselves. When it came time for Mary, she said, “I’m Mary Taft. My great grandfather was the President of the United States. My grandfather is a Senator. My father is a Congressman ...

3. Fear of Missing Out

Matthew 5:38-42

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Leonard Sweet

Robert Valentine once compared Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft as presidents. He said, “The difference was that when you left Teddy Roosevelt’s presence you were ready to eat bricks for lunch, and when you left Taft you felt what’s the use.” (Felix Frankfurter, Felix Frankfurter Reminisces [1960], 85.) We’re hoping that when you leave church this morning, you’re ready to eat bricks for lunch. But I hope you have something more wholesome. Remember as a kid . . . you didn't want to go to ...

4. Don’t Compromise Your Beliefs

Galatians 1:1-10

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Richard Gribble

... the summons of the Democratic Party to run for president. Again he was defeated, this time by William Howard Taft. Later, in the administration of Woodrow Wilson, he served as Secretary of State. But when the United States entered ... if I go to church?" This tendency in today's society has been aptly described by the well-known sociologist of religion, Robert Wuthnow, at PrincetonUniversity. In his book, After Heaven: Spirituality in America Since the 1950s,1 he describes the transition in spirituality as ...

5. What In The World Is Happiness?

Luke 6:17-26

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King Duncan

... don't want to weep or mourn or be persecuted. It's bad enough that sometimes we feel the world is against us. Comedy writer Robert Orben has a great line. He says, “Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep down I know that's ... epitaph two simple words: “He cared." But the most sweetly whimsical message must surely be from Charlie Mechem, former head of Taft Broadcasting. His epitaph read: “Dear God, Thanks for letting me visit. I had a wonderful time." (7) Jesus was no dewy- ...

6. Read the Directions

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John R. Brokhoff

Late in the evening before his little son’s birthday, a father was trying to put together a complicated toy as a birthday present. He was not making very good progress. There were a lot of parts in that shipping carton. He realized that he should have begun this days ago, but he had left it until the last hour. Yet he had confidence that he could complete the job with his mechanical knowledge. In his haste, he cut his hand badly on a sharp corner, and it bled profusely until bandaged. When he had finished ...

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