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Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... WOULD Jesus position himself today? Where would he stand on gun control? Or aid to Bosnia? Or abortion? You call yourselves his followers, but do you really think he would vote as you would? Or would he be an embarrassment? Or better yet, would we be an embarrassment to him? Timothy George says he never understood the radical nature of Jesus' ministry until it was driven home in a dramatic way. He was in his first year as pastor of the First Baptist Church in, Chelsea, Massachusetts. Chelsea, says ...

2. Johnny Cornflakes Comes to Dinner

Mark 3:20-30

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King Duncan

... drop-outs, an alcoholic known to everyone as Johnny Cornflakes because he often rummaged through the trash, looking through the cereal boxes or whatever to find a bit of food. George's church sometimes gave Johnny Cornflakes food and clothes and tried to see that he had a place to spend the night. One Sunday after church Timothy George and his wife held their first dinner party in Chelsea for out-of-town guests. They had worked very hard to make everything perfect: they had brought out their best linen ...

3. Paul, Phoebe, Patronage, and Spain

Romans 16:1-27

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... 5 The best way to resist false teaching is to know well the truth of the gospel. Quote: Franz Kafka. Essayist and educator George Steiner (b. 1929) wants to read books that operate on his affections: “To read great literature as if it did not have upon ... Col. 1:1; 1 Thess. 1:1; 3:2, 6; 2 Thess. 1:1; 1 Tim. 1:2, 18; 6:20; 2 Tim. 1:2; Philem. 1). Timothy’s mother was Jewish, but his father was Greek (Acts 16:1). Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater were Jewish Christians who served with Paul (he calls them his “ ...

4. The Work of An Evangelist

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Maxie Dunnam

... home. Last words are important. So here in our scripture lesson are some of Paul’s last words. The words are a charge – a charge to Timothy, and, if you understand scripture as I do, a charge to us. I charge you. It’s like a judge in the courtroom, or like a ... people that we might be able to reach. I don’t have time to talk about this, so I simply urge you to read George Hunter’s two books, Reaching Secular People and Church for the Unchurched. But it is not enough to be able to critique the culture ...

5. Holy Wisdom From On High!

Proverbs 8:1-36

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" (Colossians 2:3). He also charged young Timothy to study the scriptures "which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus" (2 Timothy 3:15). In J. S. Bach's masterpiece, Jesu, Joy Of Man's ... himself, "It's okay, George, you are going to be fine. Be patient, George. Cool it, George." A lady overheard his remarks and said, "You sure are patient with little George." The harried father responded, "Lady, that's Matthew, I'm George!" We might also ...

6. Christ: The Victor over Death

1 Corinthians 15:51-58

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... He loved to role play and considered himself a perfect Saint George, pointing out to his parents that he was half English. However, as his parents would often say, he fit the model of Saint George more because he always wanted to do what was right. ... has pitfalls and obstacles. Saint Paul advised his friend, Timothy, of this reality, "Do not be ashamed, then, of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel" (2 Timothy 1:8). But he also assured him, "If we ...

7. Our Prayers Are Our Thanksgiving

1 Timothy 2:1-7

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 (amidst the Civil War). Even earlier, after only months in office, President George Washington declared a day of national thanksgiving and prayer as his Presidential Proclamation Number One. "It is ... same challenges in our world. Maintaining dual citizenship without divided loyalties is as much a challenge for today's congregation as it was for Timothy's. Can it be done, and if so, how? First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be made ...

8. Thanksgiving Day

Deuteronomy 8:1-20, Philippians 4:2-9, Philippians 4:10-20, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Luke 17:11-19

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... every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen." 1 Timothy 2:1-4 Set as it is on Thanksgiving, this passage redirects the prayers of the church from God's care and provisions in the ... SUGGESTIONS Luke 17:11-19 - "Gratitude and a Gift from God." In his book about the Mayflower Company adventure, Saints and Strangers, George F. Willison tells how the first Pilgrim landing party in 1520 saw some Indians and pursued them in the hope of ...

9. Household of Faith

II Timothy 1:3-7

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... that people were respected. The God you choose determines the life you live, so be careful who you crown as Lord. Barbara Bush wrote, “George and I have been two of the luckiest people in all the world and when all the dust settles and all the crowds ... spark to get the fire going, but it is going to take some wood to keep it burning. And so, Paul writes to his young friend, Timothy, fan the flame that is within you. Stir up the gift that is there. Jesus would say, if you want to keep your lamp burning you ...

10. The Light that Shines Within

John 1:1-18

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Leonard Mann

... great passages of Holy Scripture; listen to what God has done, and what God intends. These words are from Paul’s second letter to Timothy, chapter one: "Never be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord ... It is he who brought us salvation, and called us to a dedicated ... an enslaving chain of futility; and every new experience is another link added to the chain." Once I heard the inimitable Dr. George Buttrick say: "The man who runs from woman to woman and gets pie-eyed in the tavern is trying to reduce life ...

11. Totally Poured Out

2 Timothy 4:9-18

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King Duncan

... house arrest in Rome when he wrote the words we read today from the epistle to Timothy. He knew that he was soon going to die a martyr’s death. He wanted his young colleague Timothy to know he had no regrets, that he would do it all again. He wanted to ... day in a small English town a tailor named George Viccars received a shipment of cloth from London. When he unpacked the box, the cloth was damp, so he hung it up before the fireplace to dry. A week later George was dead. A few days after that one of his ...

12. Paul's Longing to Visit Rome

Romans 1:1-17

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... the dead. It is likely that Paul is citing a christological formula with which the Romans were already familiar, not unlike 2 Timothy 2:8. This is a much debated passage, but a straightforward reading of it offers the most credible understanding. The subject ... 5; 10:3; Gal. 2:20; Phil. 1:22, 24. Nevertheless, a merely human understanding of Jesus is a misunderstanding of Jesus. George Ladd rightly says, “For Paul, only the Holy Spirit could enable a man to understand correctly what had really happened in [ ...

13. He Is Risen!

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... more of us to church on Easter Sunday than any other. It is certainly the most comforting thought that this world contains. Once there was a man named George who was accustomed to driving his wife, Rosie, to church every Sunday. They had been married for forty years and loved each other deeply. They did everything together ... . Gardner C. Taylor, CHARIOTS AFLAME, (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1988). 3. Source Unknown 4. From a sermon by Timothy J. Smith 5. James Colaianni, ed., Sunday Sermons, Vol. 1, page 137.

14. Living Outside the Box

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... secret of his longevity. One of 70,000 centenarians in America, a figure that's rising rapidly, at the age of 102, George Dawson published his first book called Life is So Good (2000). (The story is told in The Economist, 14 July 2001, 84.) Like George Dawson, maybe we find ourselves in a box forced down around us by others. Maybe we've built a cardboard fortress around ... whom I have believed, and am persuaded, that he is able, to keep that which I've committed, unto him against that day" (2 Timothy 1:12).

15. A Date With Destiny

Hebrews 10:19-39

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... and the deal is done, someone you can believe in. In Detroit, there's a radio station that has created several dramatic heroes. George Trendle, former general manager of WXYZ, told his people one day to write a story about a masked man on a great Silver ... righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing!" (II Timothy 4:6-8) Promises broken bear the weight of judgment, but promises kept are rewarded. You see that now in your own lives. You ...

16. A Friend In High Places

Hebrews 7:11-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... expect it. That's why they're called friends. Have you ever heard a guy describe friendship?" asks Foxworthy. "There's ALWAYS trouble involved. "Ole George, boy, he's a great friend. He'll come get you out of jail at 3:00 in the morning." (1) How many times ... . Professor Howard Hendricks suggests that every person should seek to have three individuals in their life: a Paul, a Barnabas, and a Timothy. "A Paul is an older person who is willing to mentor you, to build into your life. Not someone who's smarter ...

17. The Thirteenth Apostle

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... be down front and the women in the rear. The men would hear the rabbi preach, and the women would shout to their husbands, “Hey, George, what did he say?” So Paul says that women should keep silent in church. (I Cor. 14:34) I do not think he was ... in Rome in the early 60s A.D. We read his own testimony of what was about to happen to him as he writes to young Timothy: “For I am already on the point of being sacrificed; the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished ...

18. The Family: A Place For Persons

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Eunice your mother, and is now I am convinced in you as well. In their book, The Search for America’s Faith, George Gallatt, Jr., and David Poland, closed their report on the poll results concerning family life in America with this word. “The ... in that thrilling adventure. You can be sure that out of that family will come children of whom it can be said, as Paul said of Timothy, I often think of that genuine faith of yours, a faith that first appeared in your parents and is now I am convinced in you. So ...

19. The Dark Side Revealed

Numbers 32:23

Sermon

James Merritt

... people (I am sure a lot of them well meaning) have tried to see biblical parallels and biblical symbolism in Star Wars. George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars has even admitted that he has tried to send somewhat of a spiritual message. Quite ... you will never forget. "The sins of some men are quite evident, going before them to judgment; for others, their sins follow after." (I Timothy 5:24, NASB) In other words, pay me now, pay me later, but ultimately everyone who enters the dark side pays up. Reminds me of ...

20. The Spontaneous Routine

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... of gratitude as specific as the cause of the moment and as generic as a lifestyle. Paul counsels Timothy that "supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be made for everyone." In every epistle that is recognized as authentically " ... : What would it be like to live in such a way that we could be spontaneously grateful, routinely joyful, and at peace? 1. George H. Bush, "The President's Thanksgiving Proclamation of November 14, 1990." The quotation of President Washington is as it is quoted in the ...

21. Phoebe

Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... way in a man’s world. She learned to stand toe to toe with her male competitors, but unlike George Sand, did not wear masculine attire, nor, like George Eliot, assume a man’s name. She did not choose to outwit her chauvinistic rivals by becoming one of ... sacraments, serve the parish, counsel, officiate at weddings, bury the dead. Paul’s remark, "... she is to keep silent", (1 Timothy 2:12) was not addressed to Phoebe. It was intended for that company of untrained, uneducated, inexperienced women of the ...

22. How To Triumph Over Terrorism

Ephesians 6:10-18

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J. Howard Olds

... . It is like Hitler trying to destroy a race of people. It is like Nero feeding Christians to the lions. It is like Timothy McVey blowing up a day care center in order to get at a federal building. Paul reminds us that evil is even more ... the greatest of these is love. Since Alan’s list is shorter than Paul’s, let’s use his. II. PUT ON FAITH. According to George Barna, the faith of Americans has not changed much in the last year. Church attendance spiked as much as 50% the first Sunday after 9/11 ...

23. The Art of Living Until

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... the witness of Paul: "I know whom I have believed, and am sure that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him" (2 Timothy 1:12). We need to: hear the word of Jesus, "When you hear of commotions and wars and rumors of wars, remember that the end is ... becomes a part of an ultimate victory. In our resting we can know there is a place to let down with confidence. Dr. George MacDonald told of a fox hunt in which the hounds pursued their prey until he climbed to a high ledge overlooking the valley ...

24. Through God's Breathed Word

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

George Gallop has been studying American opinions and attitudes for more than 55 years. Increasingly, of late, he has been exploring the inner ... . Does the designation "God breathed" sound strange? Maybe the clumsiness of that designation will jangle your hearing senses enough to etch the point solidly in your mind. When Paul says to Timothy, "All Scripture is inspired by God", that's what he is literally saying: Scripture is God breathed. Now I don't want to get into a discussion about the words "literal" ...

25. God Never Gives Up

Luke 15:1-10

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Mark Trotter

... his own ship, a ship that brought African slaves to the colonies to work the plantations. Back in England, between voyages, he went to hear George Whitefield preach and was converted. He realized the evil of his occupation, left it, and became a priest in the Church of England and ... , then led to Damascus where the Christians ministered to him. But this is the way Paul described his experience to Timothy: I am grateful to Christ Jesus who appoints me, even though I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, a man of ...

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