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Mark 4:26-34

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... talk concerning the kingdom of God is talk about heaven and heaven is a physical, geographical place that your “soul” or “spirit” goes to after you die. Scientists who number themselves among what are called “the new atheists,” — notably, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and the late Christopher Hitchens — and who require tangible, testable proof of such things, reject, out of hand, the notion of a physical, geographical place called heaven. While these two camps wage raucous war ...

2. Because It Is There

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

... ever climbed this peak in recent history and no one has ever done it during the high wind season? Harry: Why? Why do we do it? Sam: Because it is there? Harry: No, that's not it. Sam: Then why? Harry: For the endorsements. Sam: Yes, the mountain-climbing equipment. Harry: The mountain shoes. Sam: The climbing ropes. Harry: The camping gear. Sam: The mountain-climber's trading cards. Harry: The what? Sam: Trading cards. Harry: I don't think so. I don't think it'll ever get to that stage. Mountain climbing is ...

3. Can Anybody Really Hear Me?

Luke 8:1-15

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... Heard." Theme: The Need To Be Listened To And Heard Characters: Narrator Mary Delight Pastor Lovet, wearing clerical collar Sam, Mary's employer at the Deli, wearing apron Mr. Harpie, band teacher Scooter, little child Tone: Thoughtful, humorous ... is my twentieth birthday -- I'm getting old! (Laughs) Not really old old. (Seriously) But I do need to make up my mind. Should I marry Harry? He says he loves me and I love him, too, but ... Or should I get some more knowledge and go to college? Folks want me to ...

4. No Other Name

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... President of our country was Harry S Truman. Question number two: what was Truman’s home state? That’s right, Missouri. Last question. We remember him as Harry S Truman. What did the “S” stand for? Trick question: the middle initial of Harry S Truman’s name did ... manager suggested to Osamu Itoh, the assistant general manager of human relations, that he might like to simply be known as Sam. “No,” Itoh replied, “I think I would like a different name.” “What would you like to be called?” the ...

5. Jesus’ First Sign

John 2:1-11

Sermon

James Garrett

... advice. “From here on out, you’re going to have lots of people around you. They’ll try to put a wall around you and cut you off from any ideas but theirs. They’ll tell you what a great man you are, Harry. But you and I both know you ain’t.” When Sam Rayburn discovered that he was quite ill, he announced to the House of Representatives he was going home for medical tests. Some wondered why he did not stay in Washington where there were excellent medical facilities. He supplied the answer when he ...

6. You Reap What You Sow

2 Sam 13:1-39

Teach the Text

Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... even maneuvered David into imposing his own penalty. David must pay fourfold for his theft of Uriah’s wife (2 Sam. 12:6). The first installment of this payment came almost immediately, as the first baby born to Bathsheba and ... that of an earthly father.9 It is a horror to parents to see their children repeat their own sins. Lyrics: “Cat’s in the Cradle,” by Harry Chapin. In this, his most famous song (1974), Chapin (1942–81) writes the story of a father who has been too busy to attend to his son ...

7. Friendship

John 2:1-11

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James Garrett

... From here on out, you’re going to have lots of people around you. They’ll try to put a wall around you and cut you off from any ideas but theirs. They ’ll tell you what a great man you are, Harry. But you and I both know you ain’t.” Later on, when Sam Rayburn discovered that he was quite ill, he announced to the House of Representatives he was going home for medical tests. Some wondered why he did not stay in Washington where there were excellent medical facilities. He supplied the answer when he ...

8. Make Disciples—Intentionally

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... come no girls at the school love me at all?" Checking out the scene, searching around the edges, trying to find out what a disciple might really be. Sam Shoemaker some years ago jotted down this creed for his life entitled “I Stand by the Door." The first three or four lines of it are: I stand ... place, Fish the right way, Do it at the right time. Harry Denman, the legendary director of the Board of Discipleship, used to say to colleagues after meetings, “Let's go fishing." They would have rather played cards or ...

9. Is Your Religion Second-Hand?

Job 42:1-6

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... lady? Well, that little old lady left some cigars in the glove compartment and a bottle of Scotch under the front seat!" Sam called his cars "second-hand" because another hand had first driven them. That word "second-hand" means not new, used or worn ... religious faith can be second-hand, too. In one sense, all of us began our religious life with a second-hand faith. As Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick wrote in A Faith for Tough Times: We hear about Christian faith and life before we experience it; in family and ...

10. The Son Superior to Angels

Hebrews 1:1-14

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... refers to a special Son, this time with words drawn from the Davidic covenant: I will be his Father, and he will be my Son (2 Sam. 7:14; see also the parallel, 1 Chron. 17:13). Again a king is in view, a descendant of David, whom grammatico-historical exegesis most ... accepted, demands acceptance of the more difficult “God is your kingdom.” For an excellent study of these verses, see M. J. Harris, “The Translation and Significance of ho theos in Hebrews 1:8–9,” TB 36 (1985), pp. 129–62. 1:10–12 ...

11. Israel and the Present Curses and the Past Blessings of the Covenant

Romans 9:1-29

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C. Marvin Pate

... reaffirmed in Deuteronomy 29–31 and Joshua 8:30–35, but also to the covenant with Abraham (Gen. 15; 17), the covenant with David (2 Sam. 7; 23:5), and the new covenant (Jer. 31:31–34; Ezek. 36:24–27). The “gift of the law” (nomothesia) was Israel’s ... to the original tissue. Doctors believe that by so doing, they will enable patients’ bodies to accept the procedure. Personal Stories: Harry Ironside tells about a man who was wonderfully saved and arose in a class meeting to testify to his newly ...

12. A Call for Help

2 Timothy 1:5

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Dennis Marquardt adapted

... mess, and the kids are simply driving me crazy." Very sympathetically the caller said, "Listen, go and lie down, I'll come over right away and cook lunch for you, clean up the house, and take care of the children while you get some rest. By the way, how is Sam?" "Sam?" the complaining housewife gasped. "Who is Sam?" "My heavens," exclaimed the first woman, "I must have dialed the wrong number." There was a long pause. "Are you still coming over?" the ...

13. Defeat, Death, and Departure

1 Sam 4:2-22

Teach the Text

Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... in the Ashdod temple (cf. chap. 5). The Lord promises to meet his people at the ark (Exod. 25:22; Lev. 16:2; Num. 7:89; 2 Sam. 6:2), but he does not reside in the ark. Walton explains: “The ark mediated the presence of Deity in a limited fashion, but not in the ... Some movie examples are Batman, Superman, and Terminator; particularly powerful in presence is Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry. Televised avengers include the older The Incredible Hulk, later The Avengers (British series), and more recently Jack ...

14. Memorial Day

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Angela Akers

... seriously flawed. Including myself." The best he could recommend was a good role model. For that post, he chose his dog, Harry. Harry's best qualities, according to Newman, are that he's "funky, curious, (and) always of good humor." (4) What makes ... of State Colin Powell tells in his autobiography of an incident during Operation Desert Storm that deeply affected him. Newscaster Sam Donaldson was interviewing a young, African-American private. "How do you think the battle will go? Are you afraid?" The ...

15. Act Quickly - Catch It Early

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... your anger fester and grow. Act quickly. Get rid of it. It will do you no good. Author Kent Crockett tells about Sam and Jacqueline Pritchard, a British couple, who started receiving mysterious phone calls to their home in the middle of the night. The ... drunk in that saloon we might have said, “Let him drown himself. He is of no use to anyone.” But the Divine power laid hold on Harry Monroe and created him anew. (5) My friends, when sin has us it its grip, the worse thing we can do is to depend on our own ...

16. The Lamb and the 144,000

Revelation 14:1-5

Teach the Text

J. Scott Duvall

... to Christians as soldiers in a holy war since soldiers were required to maintain ceremonial purity before battle (Deut. 23:9–10; 1 Sam. 21:5; 2 Sam. 11:8–11). This would also connect well with the 144,000 as God’s people arrayed in battle formation (see Rev. ... across and made an omelet. The acrobat rightfully earned his reputation as a courageous daredevil. However, his manager, Harry Colcord, demonstrated another kind of courage. On one of Blondin’s many crossings, Colcord, who was no tightrope ...

17. The Lord Chooses a Prophet

1 Sam 3:1--4:1

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... or “validated” (Gen. 42:20; 1 Kings 8:26). Later the Lord promises David that he will make his dynasty “endure forever” (2 Sam. 7:16). The term translated “endure” is the same one used of Samuel in verse 20. This is yet another link binding ... in more than 185 countries, founded the Billy Graham Association, and had an audience with a number of presidents, starting with Harry Truman. Despite his worldwide success and his access to the halls of power, Graham is widely recognized for his humility ...

18. To Bethlehem and Beyond

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... feel? A few Christmases ago, in a somewhat typical American home, the family moved through the chaos of the hurried and harried days of pre-Christmas activity. There was the usual round of parties, shopping, cooking, and getting ready. One member of ... dead dreams and with other dreams which are barely alive and won’t quite consent to die. We can understand the feeling expressed by Sam Walter Foss in these lines: On the thirty-second day of the thirteenth month Of the eighth day of the week, On the twenty ...

19. A Personal God in an Impersonal World

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... 8:00 PM. Perhaps you look through the peep-hole and ask, "Who is it?" The voice on the other side says, "This is your neighbor, Harry. I just thought I would drop over to say hello." And you think--"Yeah, I'II bet that's the reason. Something must be wrong. Either ... baby Jesus into the world to be his personal seeker after lost souls. Everybody needs a Savior. The great Episcopal preacher, Sam Shoemaker, used to say, "Everybody has a problem, is a problem, or lives with a problem." When George Gallup's ...

20. Dogsleds And Dogged Determination

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

King Duncan

... at the end when I focus on reaching my goal." (1) WE ALL KNOW THAT ONE OF THE SECRETS TO SUCCESS IN LIFE IS SIMPLY KEEP ON KEEPING ON. Harry Jamieson was a legendary hardware salesman back in the 1940s. When he was asked how many calls he would make on a prospect before giving up, he replied, "It ... . 5. Larry Cunningham (Billings, Montana), READER'S DIGEST. 6. "Play It Again, Sam" by Joan Brasher, ASPIRE, June/July 1997, p. 34. 7. Edith Deen, GREAT WOMEN OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (New York: Harper & Row, 1959), ...

21. One Commandment, Slightly Used

John 13:31-38

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... new in that it has been so rarely used!” Of Jesus’ commandment in that Upper Room might be said what Senator Sam Ervin said about the infamous Watergate co-conspirators: “These gentlemen have such a high regard for truth that they use it very ... Now, that’s the kind of love that I am talking about, and what I believe Jesus was talking about. The famous psychiatrist Harry Stack Sullivan once defined love as “the condition that exists when you are as interested in fulfilling the needs of the other as ...

22. Biblical Insights for Being a Christian Father

Deuteronomy 1:1-8

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Recently, Dr. John Ed Mathison, a distinguished United Methodist pastor, shared this report in a weekly newsletter I received: Senator Sam Coats, from Indiana, stood before 62,000 men in the Hoosier Dome and said, "Our hope is not in Washington ... of men for a weekend for the purpose of worship, praise and commitment. The music was provided by Steve Greene, Larnelle Harris and Stephen Curtis Chapman. To hear 62,000 men singing "Amazing Grace," "Holy, Holy, Holy," "Majesty"--the roof was elevated on the ...

23. A Peculiar People

1 Peter 2:1-10

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... Kreitz as the "just plain weird guy." Of course, "odd" or "out of the ordinary" all depends on what you consider "normal." In Lord of the Rings, Sam and Frodo were amazed to discover that their traveling companions had never heard of "second breakfast," and in the world of Hogwarts, what is "odd" for muggles is perfectly normal for Harry Potter. But the dictionary also offers a more positive spin on the word "peculiar." It means: "Special, particular, distinctive, belonging to one thing and not another ...

24. The Revelation Code IV: The Fight at Frodo's Tower

Revelation 19:1-21

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... of peace and God's kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven. John reminds them that they are marked on the forehead, like Harry Potter, not with the sign of the beast but by the sign of the cross…so don't let the world around you squeeze you ... death of over one million inhabitants. Like the rest of the book, it is a parable, picture language, a symbol, a narrative. Just like Frodo and Sam at the Two Towers. J.R.R. Tolkien was a devout Roman Catholic and a friend of C.S. Lewis, so it is no surprise that ...

25. Where Have All the Heroes Gone?

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... story about a Texan who was trying to impress on a Bostonian, the valor of the heroes of the Alamo. After finishing his story about Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, and countless others, he says "I'll bet you never had anyone so brave around Boston." "Did you ever hear of Paul Revere ... most frequently mentioned by the teens as their heroes were sports celebrities and movie stars. Columnist Sidney J. Harris lamented the fact that every one of the thirty prominent personalities who were named was either an ...

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