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John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... a gold necklace in the window that had caught his eye. He'd like to buy it. Would the store accept a personal check? The store owner hesitated, then asked, "Do you have any identification?" (1) Recognition only goes so far. The store owner was ready to idolize Tony Randall; he wasn't ready to trust him. You see where this is leading, don't you? Is it possible for someone to come in this house today and worship Jesus--but still not trust him with their lives? Think about that while I share another story with ...

2. Do You Have Any ID?

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... along New York City's Madison Avenue. As he walked past a jewelry store he was attracted by a handsome gold chain in the window. He entered the shop and the proprietor immediately recognized him. "Tony Randall," he said, "in my shop! I can't believe it! You're my favorite actor!" On and on he went until finally he said, "Please, Mr. Randall, let me call my wife and tell her you're in the shop. She's a great fan of yours. Maybe you wouldn't mind saying hello to her." Almost hysterical the man called his ...

3. When The Going Gets Tough

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... ask myself, ˜Now, what am I here after?'" It's not so easy near the end of life. Aging has its challenges. This is not to say that you can always judge a person by their age. George Bush, 72, jumps out of a plane. Tony Randall, 77, between eight Broadway performances a week, summons the energy to father a child with his 27yearold wife. Women past 50 bear children. Octogenarians finish marathons. As the American Association of Retired Persons puts it succinctly on its World Wide Web site: "The experience of ...

4. Your Father Is My Father

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If you are left with the impression, as I am, that almost everyone in Hollywood's ruling hierarchy was related either by blood or marriage, it is a correct one. To this day the genealogies remain complicated and, at times, confusing all the more so because of the extremely high divorce rate. "My father can beat up your father," said one little Hollywood boy to another. "Don't be ridiculous. Your father is my father." (Tony Randall and Michael Mindlin, WHICH REMINDS ME, New York: Delacorte Press, 1989)

5. Changed Lives - The Woman at the Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... ministers in the area wanted anything to do with this funeral. The man had died of AIDS. This friend, Jim, took the funeral. Tony Campolo asked Jim, “What was it like?” He said that when he got there, there were about 30 homosexual men. They never ... native and to the illegal immigrant, to gay and straight, to black and brown and yellow and white. And it is good news. Rev. Randall D. Bell tells a powerful story about a pastor who stood in court beside a member of his congregation--an individual who had been ...

6. Does God Care Who Wins the Superbowl?

John 14:5-14

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... that their team had been anointed by God to do battle in the Super Bowl. "He's been looking out for us the whole season," said tackle Tony Jones. "We've been through some tough storms, but He brought us through. Now we are on our way to San Diego, and we know He ... together for years--but their numbers and visibility have increased dramatically over the last decade. Why? Sports Illustrated quotes Randall Balmer who teaches religion in American culture at Columbia. "This is a way of seeking stability in their ...

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