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Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... soul, making your every prayer a plea not for yourself and your own desires, but an offering formed and normed by love? Does love of God flow through the strength of your body, making your every step a step toward love in action? As admired as Tiger Woods' accomplishments are, it is hard for us non-golfers to think of someone who strolls around the manicured links of a golf course hitting a tiny ball with a lightweight stick as an "athlete." We need a more muscled-up, worked-out, blood-and-sweat example ...

2. Listen to Him

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... may have paintings of Christ in our homes. They probably look nothing like the historical Jesus. I sincerely doubt that he had blonde hair and blue eyes. But still I wonder how many of us think on the life of Christ in the same way that Tiger Woods mentally pictured Jack Nicklaus, so that he actually sought to become all that Nicklaus embodied? A few saints perhaps, but that’s about all. And that’s sad. Christ really is the life, the truth, the way. When we live with the integrity, the compassion, the ...

3. Faith for Troubling Times

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... because that is the only way God can make us what God means for us to be. This is the only way God can make us strong. Earl Woods, father of golf great Tiger Woods, died this past year. Tiger will tell you that he is what he is today as a golfer because of his Dad. By his own admission, Earl Woods used some unorthodox methods to train his son for success. When Tiger was just a small child, Earl would try to distract him as he went about playing golf by throwing golf balls at him, yelling at him, or getting ...

4. Supernatural: Taken By Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

James Merritt

... They could have all taken it easy. They could have all sat on that deck, soaked up the sun, and listened to their iPods and read a good book on their Kindle, because they had the promise of Jesus. When Tiger Woods was five years old, he asked his father, Earl, to buy him a tricycle. Earl Woods told his son he would have to think about it. Everyday Tiger would ask for that tricycle and everyday Earl would say he is still thinking about it. That went on for a couple of months until one day he finally said to ...

5. The Art of Following

Matthew 4:12-17, Matthew 4:18-22

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... wake up early and go out and hit three buckets of balls every day before you tee off. And on and on it goes until we realize that we don’t really want to play like Tiger at all. What we want to do is admire the way he played the game and go on playing the way we do. We idealize him. That’s Tiger Woods, the ideal in golfing, an ideal that I have neither the talent nor the inclination to achieve for myself, an ideal that is just out of reach for people like me. Normal, semi-talented, quasi-committed ...

6. Smart As A Goat

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... 's right, he is a golfer. Most people think he is the best golfer in the world. Many people think he is the best golfer that has ever lived. When Tiger Woods was just a little boy smaller than most of you he was already playing golf. Do any of you play golf? Most people don't play golf until they're teenagers or adults. Tiger is a remarkable young man with a remarkable gift the gift of being able to play golf very, very well. Did you know that everyone has a gift of some kind? Everyone is good at something ...

7. The Great Divide

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... to spend eternity after you leave this earth. Whatever decision you make, when you die you will live with for all eternity. When Tiger Woods won the Masters, and held all four major titles of the grand slam at the same time, the golf world literally gasped in amazement. In ... he came back from the grave. If I go out, all I want to know is how to come back." Well, I've got news for the Tiger Woods of this world, once you die you don't come back. In a real sense, you either go down or you go up, but you don't come ...

8. Staying Alive All Your Ministry Life: Will You Finish Well?

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of our hearts, that we intend to be His without any reserve, and then we must often go back and renew this same resolution. St. Francis de Sales (A Year With The Saints, p. 2) One of the most inspiring models of discipline in the sports world is Tiger Woods. He is unquestionably, at the time of this writing, the best golfer in the world. At age twenty-one, he won the Masters Tournament – the youngest ever to win and by a record twelve strokes. In an article on “How the Best Golfer in the World Got Even ...

9. Dead Man Walking

John 11:38-44, John 11:17-37, John 11:1-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... cloths. He too was placed in the grave. He too was sealed with a stone, but three days later, He was alive never to die again. Now, the question to you is the same question Jesus asked Martha two thousand years ago - do you believe this? Four years ago, Tiger Woods won the Masters and was holding at the same time, all four major titles to what is known as golf's "Grand Slam." He was asked in the press conference what he would say to the great golfer, Bobby Jones, if he walked into the room. Of course, Bobby ...

10. That's What Friends Are For

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... story's told that at a celebrity party, singer Stevie Wonder met golf champ, Tiger Woods. Wonder mentioned that he, too, is an excellent golfer. Tiger was a bit skeptical that the blind musician could play golf well, but he was too polite to say anything. "When I tee off," the singer explained, "I have a guy call to me from the green. My sharp sense of hearing lets me aim." Tiger was impressed, and Stevie suggested that they play a round. When Tiger agreed, Stevie asks, "How about if we play for $100,000 ...

11. The Last Breath – The Fear of Death

Hebrews 9:27-28

Sermon

James Merritt

... what we see on the news is somehow related to death. We are now living in what many sociologists are calling, "the culture of death." There are people who don't like to think about it, talk about it, and who want to live forever. Tiger Woods at one time held all four major golf titles at the same time. After he won his fourth title, now known as, "The Tiger Slam", he was asked what he would say to Bobby Jones, the great golfer, if he happened to walk into the room. Jones has been dead for over thirty years ...

12. People With Shining Faces

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Of course, if you are a golfer, you would be honored to be in his presence, but wouldn’t you be a little uncomfortable with your own game? Would you be self-conscious about your own stroke? I mean, you may be good, but in comparison to Tiger Woods? For that round of golf, you might be a tad self-conscious. That’s the way we are around really excellent performers. In his book, Good to Great, Jim Collins tells about Dave Scott, a six-time winner of the Ironman Triathlon, one of the most challenging ...

13. Where a Cross Should Be Worn

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... his wounds, says the prophet, we are healed. An unknown writer helps us appreciate what this means with an analogy to the Masters Golf Tournament. He notes that, when we think of the Masters, we think of golfers like Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods. One name that will probably never surface in a conversation about golfing legends is Doug Ford. “Few people would have any idea that Ford won the 1957 Masters. He never won another green jacket and he hasn’t made the cut since 1971 (four years ...

14. The Man in the Mirror

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... box to see him rip one of those majestic drives. In the split second that he hit the ball, one man in the crowd yelled at the top of his lungs - "You 'Da Man." Every time you go to a tournament you are going to hear someone yell that at Tiger Woods. I don't know how that phrase got its origin, but the first time that phrase is recorded in human history - it came from the lips of a prophet to a king. However rather than being music to his ear it was a sour note that struck his most sensitive ...

15. A Stone’s Throw From: Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... away from living in the center of our core values. B. The movie The Legend of Bagger Vance is about a mythical golf match in the 1930's between golf legends Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen and a hometown ace Rannulph Junuh. As a teenager Junuh had Tiger Woods kind of skill and was destined to become something huge. But after a tour of duty during World War I, he comes back changed and haunted. He tries to exorcise his demons through a reclusive life of alcohol and gambling. His former girlfriend persuades him to ...

16. Moving Day

John 14:23-29

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... I want to share with you. The move is about a mythical golf match that takes place in the 30's in Savannah, Georgia, which involved golf legends Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen and a local hero Rannulph Junah. As a teenager Junah was fast becoming a Tiger Woods. But then World War 1 came along. Junah was the only one in his company to survive. Deeply wounded and scarred, Junah lost interest in golf and life in general. He wastes his life on gambling and drinks until his former girl friend challenges him to ...

17. Belling the Cat

John 6:60-71

Sermon

King Duncan

... already done for us. He is our Master, our Lord, the inspiration of our lives, the example for our well-doing. To paraphrase William Barclay, suppose we play golf. Suppose our game is just ordinary. Then suppose we are present at the Masters and we see Tiger Woods play. After we have seen Tiger master the course we go back to our own course with a new idea of the game and a new standard to aim at. Suppose we collect stamps. We have a collection but it is a bit mixed up; the stamps have never been properly ...

18. American Idol

Exodus 20:4-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. (Matthew 10:37, NASB) We are living in a day and age today where people are worshiping fame. I read recently where a talk-radio host declared himself the pastor of the first church of Tiger Woods and launched a web-site called, "Tigerwoodisgod.com[1] Someone has well said, "The problem in America today is we have too many idols and not enough heroes." The second question to ask yourself if you want to determine whether or not you are an idolater is ...

19. Why I Believe In The Resurrection

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . The things that Michael Jordan accomplished on the floor of the United Center were simply impossible to describe. He was the kind of talent that sports journalist love to write about. During the nineties he eclipsed all other athletes. Then came Tiger Woods in 2000. What Woods did in winning four Major titles in a row in 2000-2001 is arguably the greatest athletic accomplishment of our time. But, let me tell you something. These athletes and singers and actors are catapulted to the national spotlight but ...

20. Are You Feeling Sheepish?

Psalm 23, John 10:11-18

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... in all these tales who take the journey, including the 23rd Psalm, have confidence that in spite of all they will face, they will be all right. It will be good. They don't know how, but somehow it is going to be good. This past week we saw Tiger Woods win the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. He is twenty-one years old. My, oh my! He is like David, facing all those giants, and defeating all of them. I tell you, we are not likely to see anything like that again, in my lifetime, anyway. What we ...

21. A Stone’s Throw From: New Life

John 8:3-12

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Vance which illustrates that point. If you remember the story from a few weeks ago Bagger Vance is about a mythical golf match in the 1930's between golf legends Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen and a hometown ace Rannulph Junuh. As a teenager Junuh had Tiger Woods kind of skill and was destined to become something huge. But after a tour of duty during World War I, he comes back changed and haunted. He tries to exorcise his demons through a reclusive life of alcohol and gambling. His former girlfriend persuades ...

22. Embracing Christ—The Light of the World

John 8:12-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... we get it right. No matter how many times we keep coming back, He gives us grace and that's what grace is all about. He is the light of life; He came to shine on you. No wonder we call grace amazing. We can embody His values. Tiger Woods is a Nike man from head to toe. They pay him about one hundred million dollars to wear Nike footwear, Nike clothes, Nike gloves, Nike hats, and yes, he hits Nike balls. Paul says to the Church at Colosse, “Clothe yourselves in Christ. Put on compassion, kindness, humility ...

23. Why I Believe In The Resurrection

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Brett Blair

24. The First Hole

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... Reverend Mante for the first time. I was about fourteen or fifteen. I striped my tee shot on the first hole right down the middle of the fairway about 250 yards or so. I was pumped, psyched, and ready to assume my destiny as the precursor to Tiger Woods until Reverend Mante flipped another ball to me and challenged, "Let's see if you can do it again." The first shot was so good. And I'll never forget the worship service that included my ordination. Reverend Mante preached. He kept pounding away at what he ...

25. Take Dead Aim

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... Jefferson could really write about life and liberty while enslaving people. Babe Ruth struck out a lot and not just on the diamond. Mickey Mantle was a drunk. Mike Tyson bit off more than he could chew. Cross-waving Evander Holyfield has six children by six different women. Tiger Woods can't win every week. We could go on and on and on. It's just like Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Every hero becomes at last a bore." I prefer to say every hero becomes at last just human. I'm not making excuses for you know who ...

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