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John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... us to one another and to God are eternal. Nothing will ever break them. Not even death will snatch us from Him or from those we love. 1. Harold S. Kushner, WHEN ALL YOU'VE EVER WANTED ISN'T ENOUGH (New York: Summit Books, 1986). 2. Jeff Scott Cook, ELEMENTS OF SPEECHWRITING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING (New York: Collier Books, 1991). 3. Contributed. Source: Keith L. Brooks, ILLUSTRATIONS FOR PREACHERS AND SPEAKERS, Zondervan Books 4. Carol Kent, SPEAK UP WITH CONFIDENCE (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1987).

2. Seeing God

Matthew 4:12-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... wants you to be? Is there something you could be doing for God in this church or in this community? It doesn’t have to be as spectacular as Scott Harrison’s ministries. God uses small gifts just as surely as He does large ones. The best way to see God clearly in 2020 is to ask Him to ... Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God, by Francis Chan with Danae Yankoski (Colorado Springs: David C. Cook), 2008. 5. “Maria Agnesi Is the Greatest Mathematician You’ve Probably Never Heard Of” by Joanie Faletto ...

3. Hope for People Who Are Angry

Ephesians 4:30-5:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... I love you and this is so unlike you.’ In spite of himself, Ken cracked up laughing and they hugged each other. Ken Blanchard writes, his “Scott never left his truck in the driveway again and I got better at reaffirming at the end of a reprimand.” Then Ken adds, “Tell the ... 081003.htm. 4. Dr. Daniel Lioy, Tarbell’s Lesson Commentary, September 2004‑ August 2005 (Colorado Springs: Cook Communications). 5. Contributed. Source unknown. 6. Gary Legwold, Better Homes and Gardens, October 1994, p. 60 ...

4. How Could We Possibly Forget?

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... dreaded the thought of Thanksgiving. He wanted to share Thanksgiving with people who wouldn’t take the holiday for granted. So that year Scott put an ad in his local paper inviting anyone who might be alone on Thanksgiving Day to come to his house for dinner. He cooked a big meal, and a few people came, and they all had a good time. And Scott decided that this was the truest way to celebrate Thanksgiving, so he’s done this every year since. He’s fed police officers, newly widowed or divorced people ...

5. God’s Strange Arithmetic

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... drinks mean corn liquor when she is out joy-riding in her dad’s car at night. She doesn’t know how to cook, sew or keep house. The house was newly plastered for the wedding and the exterior newly painted, thus appropriately carrying out the ... . You can’t just sit back and wait for it to drop into your lap. You must work at it. Television personality Willard Scott said, “A good marriage is like an incredible retirement fund. You put everything you have into it during your productive life, and over the ...

6. Be Joyful

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... much money Eating or drinking too much Skipping meals because of busy schedule Getting together with friends and family Cooking and cleaning Long plane/ train/ car trips Being apart from friends and family during the holidays (7) In one ... with new eyes. He wanted to hear the Christmas story with new ears. He wanted to sing with new fervor, "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." (9) Scott Walker discovered what many of us have discovered. The joy of Christmas is so precious. We can't afford to let it slip away without ...

7. About that Salesman

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... bag and a durable tent. He sold him a very good pair of hiking shoes. He convinced him he needed a proper stove and cooking kit. He piled things at the counter that this potential outdoorsman would need: maps, a flashlight, a knife, and a first-aid kit. He ... . Some of you have had unfortunate experiences with such persons. Maybe those experiences have caused you some emotional damage. Pastor Scott Harrell tells the story of a man named Roy. Roy was brought up in the church. Unfortunately, however, Roy’s ...

8. The Naked Christian

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and sauce; 3. Prepared with simplicity and speed. The Naked Chef has made fashionable, not to mention tasty, chicken breasts cooked in folded-foil bags, or an all-in-one-pan stir-fry breakfast of sausage, eggs, bacon, and tomatoes. Sometimes ... Wall Street Journal, but it was by getting to know and recognize the ABC's. [Hold up some beginning to read books . . . "Run Scott Run"]. Simple is best! In today's gospel lesson Jesus offers his brand new disciples their first lesson in the Jesus message and mission ...

9. Can People Change?

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... have a spiritual basis. If we do allow God to be part of the change process, though, almost anything is possible. According to Michael Scott Horton it's like a scene in a movie about a rock and roll group called EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS. One night Eddie took ... & Company, Inc., 1990), p. 171. 2. James Townsend, PELOUBET'S SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES 1993-1994, (Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Publishing Co., 1990). 3. (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1968, p. 16). Cited in John Killinger, LETTING GOD BLESS YOU, (Nashville: ...

10. Something Is Missing

John 6:24-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... and 80 of his short stories had been adapted for television. At his famous home in Europe he employed one of the best cooks on the Riviera, dined on silver plates and entertained royalty. He also was one of the unhappiest men to walk the planet. ... working on this book....My commitment to Christianity is the most important thing in my life and is, I hope, pervasive and total."(6) Scott Peck found that one thing that was missing. Have you? We search for that one thing but usually in the wrong places. We dream ...

11. Don't Forget the Mustard

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... so very long ago the pharmacy and the pantry were one and the same. Curatives and restoratives were cooked up at home, not picked up at the drug store. It is hard for us to realize that 1914 ... until our great-grandparents day, mustard meant healing, not hot dogs. This is the philosopher Pliny the Elder (as quoted by biblical scholar Bernard Brandon Scott in Hear Then the Parable): Pythagoras judged [mustard] to be chief of those whose pungent properties reach a high level, since no other penetrates further ...

12. A Man of the Moment

Genesis 25:19-34

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... is so famished that getting some food quickly is all he has on his mind. It so happens that at that very moment Jacob is cooking up a pot of red lentil stew, so Esau asks for a plateful. Jacob is willing to give him some, but only for a price ... is often true of other things that give their rewards immediately but keep us from reaching our longer-term goals later. Psychiatrist/author, Scott Peck, points out that life presents us with a series of problems, some of which are painful to deal with. Nonetheless, to ...

13. Jesus Calling and Accepting the Outcasts

Mark 2:13-17

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... such outcasts (this showed social acceptance back then). Everything about it is wrong to them: the food not cooked properly (called “kosher” today), the setting not according to protocol (Jesus having table fellowship with unacceptable people), the ... weaknesses are actually my strengths.” Needless to say, Michael was not hired for the position. Sadly, many of us are like Michael Scott (as well as the Pharisees in Mark 2). We are unwilling to see our weaknesses, our failure, our sin, our need for Jesus ...

14. An Invitation That Went Astray

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Ears are Burning by Jess Jennison, April 5, 2014, https://wordoriginstories.wordpress.com/2014/04/05/ears-are-burning/. 4. “Rejecting hate, after spending nearly a decade spreading it” Scott Pelley CBS News interview. Produced by Michael Radutzky. Associate Producer, Lucy Boyd. © 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5. Cited by Andy Cook, https://www.lifeway.com/en/articles/sermon-whats-water-got-to-do-with-it-john-1-2. 6. “Zach Hunter, Freedom Fighter” by Elisabeth Freeman, https://www ...

15. Bigger, Better, Basta!

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and supplies and never to waste a single thing. I can remember folks saving plastic bread bags, potato peels, cooking oil, and other food or preparatory items, simply in fear of wasting something that could possibly be used again. ... Ray Croc, founder of the McDonald’s chain spent her life giving away the McDonald’s fortune to those in need.[1] MacKenzie Scott, former wife of Jeff Bezos granted 1.7 billion dollars to 119 racial and social justice organizations in 2020 alone.[2] Billionaire Bill Gates ...

16. If Only... Next Time

Isaiah 43:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... on the phone he said, "Did you get the bird I sent you?" "Oh yes!"--It was so nice, I cooked it the day after it came. It was delicious!" "You cooked it! Mom, that was a rare South American parrot. It cost me $1200. That parrot could speak five languages." "My ... and slapped the colonel. The point is we have to look beyond the surface of things to the reality of everything. Scott Peck, the psychiatrist and best-selling author, observed that patients in therapy often come expecting a quick fix, some insight ...

17. Deadly Sins - A Matter Of Sutton's Law

Romans 7:14-25

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

... . He said, "I lost the game, I made a mistake." A confession, straightforward and honest. (6) Alice Metzenger lived in Oregon as a gourmet cook under that name for ten years. Then one day she went to the police and turned herself in for a crime she had committed ... E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302), tape number 1, "The Deadly Sins" (1994). 4. Adapted from Jones, ibid. 5. Scott Peck, Further Along the Road Less Traveled: The Unending Journey Toward Spiritual Growth (Simon and Schuster: New York, NY, 1993 ...

18. Preaching the Miracles of Jesus

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... . They are miracles because we cannot understand or explain them. For many a computer is a miracle of information. Can a cook explain the miracle of a microwave oven which heats the food without heating the oven? Is it not a miracle that on ... in Lubbock, Texas, to experience the miracle of the Virgin Mary's appearance with a message. In The Road Less Traveled, Dr. M. Scott Peck reports his change of mind about miracles: "Fifteen years ago, when I graduated from medical school, I was certain there were no ...

19. Preaching the Miracles of Jesus

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

20. A Tale Of Two Brothers

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... . 1. William Lutz, THE NEW DOUBLESPEAK (HarperCollins Publishers, 1996). 2. Elizabeth Sherrill, DAILY GUIDEPOSTS, 1998 (Carmel, N.Y.: Guideposts, 1997), p. 15. 3. Robert Dale, LEADERSHIP FOR A CHANGING CHURCH. 4. Dr. William P. Barker, TARBELL'S, (Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Church Ministries, 1994). 5. SELLING POWER, June 2000, p. 96. 6. David Halberstam, "Becoming Michael Jordan," VANITY FAIR, Oct. 1998, p. 143. Cited in Linda S. Austin, M.D., WHAT'S HOLDING YOU BACK? (New York: Basic Books, 2000), pp ...

21. Guidance for a Time of Chaos

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... No, Perkins wasn’t an author. He was the top editor at Charles Scribner’s Publishing Company for some years. He served as personal editor for F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby), Ernest Hemingway (For Whom The Bell Tolls), Thomas Wolfe (Look Homeward, Angel), as well as for less famous authors such as those who ... .org/Sermons/Jan_23_05.htm 7. James Townsend, Peloubet’s Sunday School Notes 1993-1994, (Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Publishing Co., 1990). 8. “His Mysterious Ways,” July 1997, p. 33.

22. The Cloak

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

Sermon

Rick Brand

... need some stuff, but we need the presence and grace of God to touch the deepest hunger in our heart, and in the joy of God's dwelling in us we discover what Paul discovered about contentment. "Everything depends on knowing how much. Good is knowing when to stop." 1. Scott Kling and Chris Hartman, "Executive Excess 2002: CEO's Cook the Books, Skewer the Rest of Us," Ninth Annual CEO Compensation Survey (Boston: Institute for Policy Studies, United for a Fair Economy, 2002), p. 15.

23. The Ultimate Soul Food

John 6:24-35

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and grab the gift of life. Stanly Kunitz once called "art" the "chalice into which we pour transcendence" (As quoted by R. Scott Colglazier, Finding a Faith That Makes Sense [St.Louis: Chalice Press], 83). Find your own unique way of accessing the energy ... should search our own spirits to make certain we are feasting on what God provides, not on what our own egos or selfish desires have cooked up. "Trust." If we are filling up on the Bread of Life, we should be able to trust in the Spirit's presence and power ...

24. In Search of Jesus

John 6:16-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... collect his valuables. Upon arriving, all they saw was an old shack with an outhouse. Inside the shack, next to the fireplace was an old cooking pot and some mining equipment. A cracked table holding a kerosene lamp and a three-legged chair stood by a tiny window. In a dark ... Fuller, http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/a-ad03-fuller.php. 2. Synthesis, Sept. 2003. Cited by Dr. W. Scott Dillard, http://wicomicoparishchurch.tripod.com/sermons/id7.html. 3. Phillip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew (Grand Rapids: ...

25. Which Mask Will You Wear?

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... . The more conscious you are of Christ’s call, the more you are aware of how inadequate your own witness is. In an interview in the magazine The Door, famed psychiatrist M. Scott Peck tells about the first time he went to hear the Swiss physician Paul Tournier, one of the most influential Christians in the world. Following Tournier’s lecture there was a time ... (Carmel, New York: Guideposts, 1990), p. 285. 7. Dr. William P. Barker, Ed., Tarbell’s Teacher’s Guide (Elgin, IL: David C. Cook Co., 1990).

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