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2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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Siegfried S. Johnson

Co-Winner in the best Sermon Contest In a Dennis the Menace cartoon, Dennis' wrongdoing, for which he is being punished, is made abundantly clear. You might say, "The handwriting is on the wall." With the evidence of his misdeed, spent Crayolas, scattered on the floor behind him, Dennis sits in the corner staring at the once pristine walls which are now decorated with his artwork"”a dinosaur, a h...

2. It Could Happen To You!

Luke 24:36-49

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Siegfried S. Johnson

In their joy they were disbelieving, and still wondering . . . (Luke 24: 41) A New York cop named Charley is having coffee in a little diner. Finished, he reaches into his pocket to pay and to leave his usual tip, but finds that he has just enough money to pay for the coffee. There's not enough to tip the waitress. Embarrassed, he offers the waitress a choice. He promises to return the next day w...

3. On Names That Preach

Psalm 16:1-11

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Siegfried S. Johnson

Perhaps no people were more prone to give names to their children that "preach" than the Puritans of 17th century New England. The names they gave their kids leave us to wonder if, after all, the Puritans were just kidding. I assure you, they were not. Dead serious was the young Puritan couple who named their new baby boy "Kill Sin." So, Mr. Kill Sin Pimple shows up in a marriage list of official ...

4. On "supersizing" Our Vision

Mark 12:41-44

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Siegfried S. Johnson

"SUPERSIZE IT!" Fast food operations hear that word thousands of times a day, giving the word "SUPERSIZE" a new meaning in the ever-expanding English lexicon. Why buy a regular combo meal when, for a few cents more, you can have it SUPERSIZED? More french fries to clog your veins. So much Coke that the colossal cup won't jam into the car's console holder. Perhaps nowhere is the American SUPERSIZE...

5. On Telling Time With Computers And (holy Red) Cows

Acts 1:1-11

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Siegfried S. Johnson

So when they had come together they asked him, "Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?" He replied, "It is not for you to know the times . . . but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." "Lord, is this the time? Is this the time when you will rest...

6. Tongue-tied By Three Zeros

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

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Siegfried S. Johnson

(Mother's Day) Some of you were born in The Fifties. Eisenhower. The Cold War. Fallout shelters. Opportunity abounding. Hula Hoops. Drive-in movies. Ozzie and Harriet. These were The Fifties, an easily definable segment of time commencing January 1, 1950, ending as midnight closed the books on December 31, 1959. Then, The Sixties. Another readily recognizable ten-year block of time. Vietnam. War ...

7. "Why Don't We Just Tell Them Our Names?"

Psalm 23:1-6

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Siegfried S. Johnson

L. Frank Baum, author of The Wizard of Oz, had finished the outline to his famous book, but he hadn't come up with the name of the enchanted land where Dorothy, the Tin Man, Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion sought the help of the Wizard. As he gathered up his files, Baum's eyes fell upon a drawer in his filing cabinet marked, "O-Z." And thus he came up with a land called "Oz." There's nothing pecu...

8. Wounded, In Pain. Serving Still

Luke 22:7-38

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Siegfried S. Johnson

And you (Peter), when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers. -- Luke 22:32b Jonathan Meigs sought to win the hand of the girl he loved. Her father, a stern Quaker, coldly rejected Jonathan. Beneath expectations. Entirely unsuitable. Told he was unworthy, Jonathan mounted his horse and left. Heart shattered. Not far away, he heard his love's voice. "Return! Jonathan! Return!" Jonatha...

9. Wrong Way. On Purpose

Matthew 15:21-28

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Siegfried S. Johnson

"I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel . . . It is not fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs" . July 17, 1938. Douglas Corrigan tops off the fuel tank of his tiny 1929 Curtis Robin monoplane. Moments later Corrigan is airborne from the East Coast's Floyd Bennett Airfield. The plane is hardly state-of-the-art. His cabin door is literally tied shut with baling ...

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