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John 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... ? Why?" His answer: "They do not know who they are! For they have never been loved truly so as to believe in their own cosmic significance and therefore their worth!"3 Many of you know the name Dean Jones. Dean Jones has starred in many of the most popular Walt Disney movies. This is the testimony Dean Jones gives: "I was performing in summer stock at a New Jersey lodge and had gone to my room to be alone. Nothing was satisfying me. I looked out of the window and felt fear and confusion. Impulsively, I ...

2. Celebrity Culture

Psalm 95:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... EMP) in downtown Seattle. The Girl Scouts will be learning how to sing, dance and perform so that they can create and star in their own music videos. For a whole afternoon they get the best equipment, the best stage, the best lighting, to ... put some Saran Wrap over the cup, put a rubber band around it, and placed it in the door of our deep freezer," Jones writes in his eBay posting. Jones auctioned off the remaining three tablespoons of water, now stored in a glass vial, for $455. He then came up with the ...

3. Minority Report

Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... extravagant lifestyle, and he was a friend of many of the Hollywood celebrities. He met a man by the name of Bill Jones. Bill Jones was a Christian who served time in prison and had gotten to know Mickey Cohen and began to share the Lord Jesus ... give up the way that I make money, and the way I stay on top of the world. I mean, after all, there are Christian movie stars, Christian athletes, and Christian businessmen; what's the matter with being a Christian gangster? If I have to give up that; if that's what ...

4. Don’t Be a Trender - Be a Trendsetter

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... for her tenacious, unquenchable faith (“great is your faith!”), Jesus was way outside the lines of “cool.” His behavior was not “trending” in any circles of his day. Jones’ offered his take on dealing with the “herd mentality” by breaking our possible responses to the urge to be a “Borg brain” (you know, “Star Trek”) into four different choices. 1. We can “withdraw” from the crowd and trends. We can completely disassociate ourselves from the cultural problems and divisions that ...

5. Our God Is an Awesome God

Psalm 139:1-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... paper pusher. Yes, I know you." Well, this lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and said, "Mrs. Jones, do you know the Defense Attorney?" She said, "Why yes I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster as well. In ... the omnipotent power of God, David does something very surprising. He does not talk about creation. He does not refer to the stars or the sun or the moon or the galaxies, or even the universe; he uses the human body. Saint Augustine once said, " ...

6. Bedlam or Bethleham?

Titus 2:1-15

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... there are profound differences of observation! The Wise Men saw a star which others did not notice, not even the shepherds. The shepherds heard a song to which the Wise Men were deaf. And neither the star nor the song disturbed the dining and slumber of the ... babe to be our deliverer will one day come as King of kings and Lord of lords. The future belongs to him! E. Stanley Jones loved to tell of his visit to the Mosque of Saint Sophia in Constantinople. The Mosque is a transformed Christian church. It was ...

7. Kingdom Values According to Jesus (Series: Questioning our Values)

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... teach him the ways of Jesus. If you don’t think God makes a difference in a person’s life, just compare Pacman Jones with Vince Young. Pacman Jones is a child of God who needs a broken and contrite heart. I am praying for that to happen. We develop our ... huge wage for memorizing lines and reciting them in front of a camera is no longer my idea of a shining star.” The real stars are parents who take time for their children, soldiers who give their lives for their country, or simply people who care about ...

8. Running a Marathon

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... you and your God get your temper under control, your influence for Christ will be compromised. Stan Mikita, a professional hockey star, used to get into lots of fights during games. Finally one day his eight-year-old daughter asked him a provocative ... that evening could see bubbling out of him an inexhaustible, contagious joy and energy that surely came from a greater source than E. Stanley Jones. That same source is available to us. God extends that same offer to us. We are in a long-distance race. God will ...

9. So, You Want To Know About Love?

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... some unforgettable words of encouragement when they needed it most. If a player scored 50 points or made the game-winning basket, Jones would not say much more than "nice game." But when a player was down and really struggling, Coach Jones would be there to comfort and help and inspire. All-star forward Kevin McHale asked Coach Jones about this one day, and K.C. Jones answered: "Kevin, after you've made the winning basket, you've got 15,000 people cheering for you, TV commentators come rushing toward ...

10. Staying Close to Christ

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... wear a sign of shame and suffer persecution for the sake of the people he loved. He didn’t have to wear the Star but chose to. (4) Corrie and her sister Betsie followed in the footsteps of their family. And they both suffered mightily because of ... how the song ends? “Try to remember and if you remember, then follow, follow, follow, follow . . . (5) I’m not certain what Tom Jones was saying about following, but I am certain what Jesus was saying. We are to stay close to him and follow in his footsteps ...

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

Romans 7:14-25

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

... to us with the confession, "I did the thing I didn't want to do. I'm sorry. I am to blame." Chris Webber, the star basketball player for the University of Michigan, managed to get ahold of the ball with only eleven seconds left in the final game of the ... the audiotape sermon series by Todd Jones, An Album of Sermons on "The Seven Deadly Sins" (First Presbyterian Church, 393 E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302), tape number 1, "The Deadly Sins" (1994). 4. Adapted from Jones, ibid. 5. Scott Peck, Further Along ...

12. Faith Bridges the Gap

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

... East, decreed that the treatment of a slave should be quite different than this. Antoine de St. Exupery, in Wind, Sand and Stars, tells how the Arabs treated their slaves toward the end of the "slave era" in Africa in the mid-1930s. The Arabs ... He really believed that there is a God who loves and cares for his creatures. In his book about James Jones and the Jonestown massacre, James Reston insists that Jones didn’t believe in God - nor did many of his closest followers.1 One of his assistants was Charles ...

13. Joy to the World!

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... from the cup. As soon as he drinks from it, he knows he has chosen incorrectly. And his end is not pleasant. Indiana Jones is much wiser. He recognizes that a plain cup with no decoration is much more representative of the humble carpenter from Nazareth. ... church was a little cavern about fourteen yards long and four yards wide lit by silver lamps. In the floor there was a star, and round it a Latin inscription: “Here Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary.” William Barclay writes, “When the Lord of ...

14. Jesus Heals Body and Soul

Mark 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... magic, and with a gesture and a word of unique authority and power, he healed the woman. (2) Where Jesus is, there is healing. Sometimes that healing is physical. In one of his books Robert A. Schuller, the younger Schuller, tells about Lory Jones, the wife of actor Dean Jones. Some of you are old enough to remember Dean Jones. He starred in many Walt Disney films, such as The Love Bug (the original one) and The Shaggy D.A., and in the television show, The Teddy Bears. In February of 1974, Lory and Dean ...

15. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:1-15, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... the eschatological paradise in Jewish literature), which is found both in the Talmud and in the Hekhalot literature (cf. C. R. A. Morray-Jones). Of these four, only R. Aqiba was deemed worthy of beholding God’s glory behind the curtain (Schäfer, 346). In our passage ... legitimating him as an intermediary between heaven and earth, and they provide revealed information (The Scepter and the Star: The Messiahs of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Ancient Literature [ABRL; New York: Doubleday, 1995], p. 140). ...

16. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

17. Paul's Vision and His Thorn

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

18. When All Is Said And Done

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

William G. Carter

... have seen it in the cross. Jesus promised, "The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven." A short time after he said it, darkness came over the whole land on a Friday afternoon from ... going to win. We are invited to live as if God's final victory is a done deal. But can we believe it? Iwan Russell-Jones recently asked why so many wild-eyed prophets of the future end up as television preachers. In the world of religious broadcasting, you have to ...

19. When All Is Said And Done

Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

William G. Carter

20. From Timid To Terrific

2 Timothy 1:6-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... sense, and yet fear has an ability to cause people to do crazy things. Many of you are familiar with country music star Mel Tillis. Mel’s autobiography is entitled STUTTERIN’ BOY, and it is well-aimed. Mel has always stuttered very badly, except ... it is God’s will for us to share our love for others, but we are afraid. The antidote, of course, as E. Stanley Jones says, is to increase the dosage. Keep loving until you reduce that door to splinters. Donald Nicholl tells of a man lying desperately ill ...

21. Are You a Polar Bear?

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

... minister said, “Dr. Beecher, I wish to call your attention to the fact that before God created the world, before he set the stars in their motion, he arranged that I was to preach in your pulpit this morning and you in mine.” “Is that so?” said ... country “cheatin’ & drinkin’” songs. And the fact that George Jones had a drinking problem himself was no secret. But on March 6, 1999 country music fans were horrified to hear that George Jones was critically injured when he crashed his Lexus into a ...

22. Ascension

Acts 1:1-11, Mark 16:1-20, Luke 24:50-53, Luke 24:36-49

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... attention to their calling by asking, "Why do you stand looking into heaven (Acts 1:11)?" Christians are not to constantly look at the stars but they have work to do and heavy loads to lift. The church begins at the ascension and not only on Pentecost. 5. ... great joy. Before leaving he told them that they would rejoice at his leaving because he was returning to the Father. E. Stanley Jones was preaching one Sunday morning on the subject of joy. In the middle of the congregation was a woman with the sourest ...

23. Determined Discipleship

1 Timothy 6:11-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... ." As someone has said, "It ™s not whether you win or lose that counts. It ™s where you place the blame." Film star Greta Garbo once confessed to an interviewer, "I ™ve made a mess of my life." At least Ms. Garbo didn ™t blame ... the way we live our lives as compared to our non-believing neighbors. E. Stanley Jones was about to go across a street. A woman pulled on his arm and said, "Look at the red light." Jones replied rather weakly, "But look at the people going across." She replied, "Don ™t look ...

24. Live Spelled Backward

Matthew 26:14-27:66

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... to look at evil's nefarious beginnings we must look up. Up past where the eagles play; up beyond the sun, the moon, and the stars; all the way up to a throne room in glory where cherubim chant and seraphim sing; where elders cry out, "Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord ... Room. Plant that line firmly in your thinking. It was an Upper Room. One of my favorite preachers, the late Dr. William A. Jones, told me a story out of his native Kentucky. He said that up in the mountains there is an interesting thing called the " ...

25. Wondering Wonder

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... later years; the sterile preoccupation with things that are artificial, the alienation from the sources of our strength'" (Alan Jones & John O'Neil, Seasons of Grace [Hoboken, NJ: John F. Wiley & Sons, 2003], 37-38). Being connected to the ... it all! The wonder of it all! Just to think that God loves me. Verse Two: There's the wonder of springtime and harvest, the sky, the stars, the sun; But the wonder of wonders that thrills my soul is a wonder that's only begun. Chorus: O, the wonder of it all! The wonder ...

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