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Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

James W. Moore

... a new Sunday School class for special needs adults who need special education. Most of the class members live in a special center just off Allen Parkway and we send a van to pick them up and bring them to Sunday School and church every Sunday. They have made a ... spirit. Zacchaeus got it! He saw it and did it! The question is, do we? Are we God-like in our living? Bill and Tom were best friends. They enjoyed each other’s company and had since they were children. They had grown up together. They loved to hunt ...

2. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... forced to live another. Parents have dreams for their children. We all do. I always knew my children would be a cross between Albert Einstein, Tom Selleck, and Joe Montana. On the other hand, I'm certain that I'm not their ideal dream of a parent, either. I knew just ... It was a logical request to the Son of God. Comedian Woody Allen used to say, for example, that he would believe in God if God would give him a sign, like a million dollar deposit in Allen's name in a Swiss bank account. The Pharisees weren't ...

3. I Can Have Anything?

John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... the examination, but he had not used that power the first go around. God never gives us more power than we need. As Dr. Charles L. Allen has said, "Until we are willing to use what God has already given us, there is no need to ask for any more." (4) "If you ... 1972, Dempsey kicked the longest field goal ever ” 63 yards! All because he was not realistic! All because, Schuller tells us, Tom Dempsey had faith in Jesus Christ who gave him the strength to do what he dreamed. (5) Amazing things are accomplished ...

4. Pretenders

Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the most unusual houses of sin in the U.S. was a popular New York City brothel run by a man named John Allen. Allen had studied for the ministry, and his three brothers were all in the pastorate. He resolved this conflict by trying to mix prostitution and ... ), pp. 5-6. 2. "Pumped Up" by Heather Baldwin, Selling Power, May 2000, p. 136. 3. "An Image of Appetite Appeased" by Tom Thompson What's Going on Here? (New York: Delta, 1991), pp. 56-57. 4. Sifakis, Carl. American Eccentrics (New York: Facts on File ...

5. What God Has Joined Together

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... , to keep things interesting, there are our extended families . . . Back in their vaudeville days comedians George Burns and Gracie Allen had a great routine about weddings. Gracie is reminiscing about their wedding day. She remarks, "It seems like only yesterday ... instructor, "that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other." He addressed Tom, "Can you describe your wife’s favorite flower?" Tom leaned over, touched his wife’s arm gently and whispered, "It’s Pillsbury, isn’t it ...

6. The Path To Real Success

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... what we want and we want it now. We will not put up with any inconvenience. We will not be second in line. We will settle for nothing but the best. Charles L. Allen tells about being a young pastor of a little church back in the mountains. There was an old man in the community with whom he spent a lot of time and from ... CROWD (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1988). 2. FOCUS ON THE FAMILY, Nov. 1987. 3. Charles L. Allen, GOD'S SEVEN WONDERS FOR YOU (Old Tappan, N.J.:Fleming H. Revell, 1987). 4. Source Unknown 5 ...

7. Jesus' Tears

John 11:32-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... with God. “Do not grieve like [those] who have no hope.” Woody Allen, who has made a successful career out of the fear of death, was once asked if he hoped to live on forever on the silver screen. Allen answered that “I’d rather live on in my apartment.” He went ... the shortest verse in the Bible. Do we understand that this is also one of the most powerful verses in the Bible? Tom Wright in his Bible Study Guide, John for Everyman, asks the question, “Why does John show us a weeping Jesus?” It’s ...

8. Blessed Hunger And Thirst

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... life. But I never discovered that kind of satisfaction ..." (Robert H. Schuller, The Be (Happy) Attitudes, Bantam Books, pp. 107-108). Tom Landry did not feel "winning isn't everything; it's the only thing" (attributed to Vince Lombardi). He found that even ... will again be asking, "Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?" Sorry, Leonardo. Indications are Hollywood is just "that way." Reminds me of something Fred Allen, the comedian, said: "You could take all of the sincerity that's in Hollywood and stuff it into a gnat's ...

9. The Bloodline of Christ

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... bold red type. What we aren’t used to is seeing that each and every one of us are Jesus’ red letters for THIS day. Tom Davis’ marvelous book called Red Letters: Living a Faith That Bleeds (Cook, 2007) doesn’t ask us merely to love and live the propositions of ... to life as there was for that egg to turn red. Immediately the egg turned red. Leonard Sweet O. Wesley Allen, Jr., Preaching Resurrection (St. Louis, Missouri: Chalice Press, 2001), 6: “This fuller context of the meaning of the resurrection ...

10. Where Are the Nine?

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... and support. We could have been born in a home where no one cared for us, where we would have had to somehow survive on our own. Allen Emery, the author of the delightful little book titled, A Turtle on the Fencepost, argued that if you see a turtle on a fencepost you can be ... merry, merry month of May… We do not tire of watching cardinals appearing at dawn and dusk, or hearing the distant tom-tom sound that the pillaged woodpecker makes as it rat-a-tats a dead tree in the forest.”[5] Finally, our core ...

11. The Righteous

Sermon

John A. Terry

... of thirst longs for water, for that man will be truly satisfied." (Barclay) "Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for it, for they shall find that it meets their deepest needs." (Jordon) "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." (RSV) ____________ 1. Tom Peterson, "Child Survival," The Christian Century, 7/1/87. 2. Told by Dr. Ralph Sockman, recorded in ...

12. The Righteous

Psalm 107:1-43

Sermon

John A. Terry

... perishing of thirst longs for water, for that man will be truly satisfied." (Barclay) "Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for it, for they shall find that it meets their deepest needs." (Jordon) "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." (RSV) 1. Tom Peterson, "Child Survival," The Christian Century, 7/1/87. 2. Told by Dr. Ralph Sockman, recorded in ...

13. Repairing Your Broken Dreams

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... the way he thought it would. Parents have dreams for their children. We all do. I always knew my children could be a cross between Albert Einstein, Tom Selleck and Bo Jackson. On the other hand, I'm certain that I'm not their dream of a parent, either. I knew just how I'd ... power of your own life through God. That's the first step in repairing a broken dream. 1. As used by Charles L. Allen in The Miracle of Hope (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1983), pp. 16-17. 2. See John Howard Yoder, The ...

14. From Tears To Triumph

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... separated from the one we love. Before George Burns became a star in his own right, he was better known as the straight man for his delightful wife, Gracie Allen. They worked together for many years in radio and television. After her death he visited her grave regularly. An interviewer jokingly asked him if, on these visits to her ... OF ANECDOTES (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1985). (2) C. S. Lewis, THROUGH THE SHADOWLANDS (3) Tom Sine, WHY SETTLE FOR MORE AND MISS THE BEST? (Waco: Word Books, 1987).

15. A Most Successful Sermon

Acts 2:14a, 36-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... our lives so that we are kept in the way that leads to life. We need power--power to make the changes necessary for us to be all God created us to be. Tom Harris, the famous psychiatrist, who wrote that enormously successful book, I’m O.K., You’re O.K. says that there are three reasons why people change. First, people change when it is ... in our Christian walk. They are the key to a life that is full, rich, and eternal. 1. J. Allen Blair, Living Patiently (Neptune, N.J: Loizeaux). 2. Pastor’s Digest.

16. A Call to Action

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... relief at non-engagement still rings true today. In too many churches “discipleship” is defined as “attendance,” not participation. Woody Allen is noted for saying 90 percent of life is “just showing up.” That is NOT the case for discipleship. ... homes is now “Wii” tournaments. “Wii” is now the game of choice for post-operative therapy. It’s time to support Tom Day, who believes that veterans deserve a real bugler, so has set up a website (www.buglesacrossamerica.org) to encourage people ...

17. They Said 'Yes!'

Ephesians 1:11-23

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... & Charles Wesley, Zwingly, Martin Luther, Augustine, Billy Graham, Iranaeus, St. Patrick, Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Allen, Harry Hoosier, Franics Asbury, Peter Cartwright, John Calvin, Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, the Disciples, Mary & Joseph, Clement ... , Karl Barth, Detrich Bonhoeffer, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Fanny Crosby, Isaac Watts, C.S. Lewis, Pauline Cruze, Beulah Miller, Pauline Swearingen, Tom & Vera Goodrum, Ruth Terry, Jo Cater. What do all of these people have in common? They all said "Yes!" ...

18. Moving On Up

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... ask who is the greatest. For example, since this is football season, who is the greater football quarterback, Tom Brady or Peyton Manning? Among golfers you might ask, how would Jack Nicolaus have done against Tiger Woods? ... me for leaving out your favorite sports star. Some of you may be hockey fans. Edmonton Oilers head coach Ted Green got word that Shaun Van Allen, one of his star players, had suffered a concussion and couldn’t remember who he was. Coach Green said, “Tell him he’s Wayne Gretzky”-- ...

19. I Believe In Judgment

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Robert Allen

Recently, I heard a preacher on television preach a sermon on divine judgment. I have no doubt that he is sincere in his beliefs. He is very good at using words and manipulating the emotions of his audience. He is charming, witty, and entertaining. But his interpretation of judgment degrades God from a Heavenly Father to a heartless tyrant. He drew a picture of God which makes my heart shudder, because his idea of judgment is punishment. He believes that sinners will be cast into utter darkness. He ...

20. The Public Effect Of Private Living

2 Samuel 11:1-27

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Robert Allen

It happens so often that it seems almost routine to our modern world. We read or listen to certain stories with interest and then we make little jokes about how the private morality of people becomes public information. A U.S. Congressman is found guilty of having sex with a 16-year-old and the story becomes headline news. Jim Wright becomes the first speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ever to resign his office over ethic violations. He was charged with 69 violations of House rules. The public ...

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