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Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... they could not measure up to it. Others stood up against the wall, but they fell short of the mark by an inch or more. Finally Slim stretched himself as tall as possible, but he fell one-quarter of an inch short. Not one of them came to the six feet, one ... the One sent from God. He is the Lamb that was slain before the foundations of the world. He is our Lord, our Savior, our Master. William J. Bausch tells a story that says it as well as it can be said. The story says that God created the heavens and earth ...

2. To Be a Pilgrim (Thanksgiving)

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... having the courage to act on your commitments. The Mayflower Pilgrims’ courage was clear when they left Holland. This little band, described by William Bradford as "seventy menfolk and women, 32 good children, a handful of cocks and hens, and two dogs" had no illusions about the ... , and most treacherous, being most ferocious in their rage and merciless when they overcome." Their chances for survival seemed slim. It was too late in the year for an easy Atlantic crossing, and too late to plant crops. They ...

3. The Deal Of A Lifetime

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... equal to that of an eight foot tall creature with a hump on his back squeezing through the eye of a needle. Those are slim odds indeed! Why? Because forced to decide between Jesus and your wealth, you will only see what you are giving up, not what ... to be of any interest to anyone but scholars. To make a long story short, THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH by William Shirer made publishing history. It sold out of its first printing on the first day. Critics praised the writing. Foreign sales were strong. A ...

4. Face To Face With The Devil

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... of us are tempted. None of us ever escapes some form of temptation. Of course, some of us are tempted more than others. William Willimon tells an amusing and yet sad story about something that occurred in a Women's Thursday Morning Bible Study he was ... begin, the harder it is to start, and it is possible to put it off for so long that the chances for success grow very, very slim. Jesus nipped temptation in the bud. He said no from the very beginning ” and so should we. OF COURSE, JESUS WAS NOT ALONE IN HIS ...

5. "Say It Ain't So"

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and tithing are the basics for the building of a Christian life and witness. Lastly, our faith must receive training for the totality of the human experience and responsibility. Dr. William Sloane Coffin once shared at Riverside Church in New York City a November 1983 Reader's Digest that featured the following five articles: "How to Stay Slim Forever" "Five Ways to Stop Feeling Tired" "How to Get Your way" "What it Takes to Be Successful" "How Safe Are the New Contraceptives?" It would appear that the ...

6. Lessons from a Fool

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... m remembering why it was not such a great idea to invite you people over to my house.” “Such,” says William Willimon, “are the challenges of attempting to be Christian in the midst of affluence.” (1) Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for ... years old are thought of as wealthy or rich. Between disease and high food prices the chances of having multiple children over five are slim.” Here, she says, you can find the true meaning of wealth. (4) Think about that for a moment. If you have children over ...

7. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... I'm not their ideal dream of a parent, either. I knew just how I'd be as a parent in my dreams. I'd be slim, popular, handsome, and very caring and understanding. I'd be up on their music, and kind and tolerant when they brought home poor grades. I'd ... what about now? Wouldn't everyone pause and lend an ear if God used the telephone just once and called earth? In Tennessee Williams' play Sweet Bird of Youth, the heckler says to Miss Lucy, "I believe that the silence of God, the absolute speechlessness of God ...

8. I Kid You Not

2 Kings 4:8-37

Sermon

... man gave about his chances of being elected to an important post at a large convention. He said he had two chances; "Slim and none." When we speak theologically, it really doesn’t matter if something is unfeasible or not. God has never been ... an injured woman whose parachute failed to open. He reached her just seconds before she hit the ground. The woman, Diane Williams, had been knocked out when she collided with another skydiver. Robertson, a safety instructor, pursued the woman, diving head-first, ...

9. Repairing Your Broken Dreams

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... certain that I'm not their dream of a parent, either. I knew just how I'd be as a parent in my dreams. I'd be slim, popular, handsome and very caring and understanding. I'd be up on their music, and kind and tolerant when they brought home poor grades. I'd ... New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1983), pp. 16-17. 2. See John Howard Yoder, The Politics of Jesus (Grand Rapids, Minnesota: William B. Eerdmans, 1972), p. 61. 3. Ernest A. Fitzgerald, How To Be A Successful Failure (New York: Atheneum, 1978), pp. 6-8 ...

10. Naming the Divine Baby

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... when $5.00 was a significant amount of money. Earl rushed home to tell his Dad, thinking all the while that because money was so scarce, his chances were somewhere between slim and none. To his amazement, his Dad liked the proposal. They worked out a series of chores around the house by which Earl could earn the money. Then the father and ... came to do is summarized in those names: Jesus . . . Emmanuel. If you know that, you’re ready for Christmas! Copyright: Dr. William R. Bouknight, Christ UMC, Memphis.

11. The Heavier the Purse, The Tighter the Strings

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... Third Admonition for Us Rich Christians: Pray Daily That God Will Protect Us From Our Possessions. Jesus said that our salvation is a slim possibility, but with the help of God, it is possible. The most dangerous item you own is not the shotgun you may ... obituary was short; there was no picture. He owned but one suit, blue with a red collar on the coat. He was William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army. The wealthy woman invested in clothes; not worth much from an eternal perspective. Mr. Booth invested ...

12. The Testimony of a Tax Collector

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Western foods in Japan ” where French fries and spaghetti now compete with traditional fare ” has come an interest in keeping slim. THE ECONOMIST of London reports that the "latest evidence of this is to be found in the customs hall at ... that my name is Matthew, son of Alphaeus, sometimes known as Levi. Matthew the tax collector. I'm not proud of my past. Bible scholar William Barclay once called me a "quisling, as one who had sold himself into the hands of his country's masters for gain." He's right, ...

13. Answers To Life's Three Critical Questions

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... can do until we try? Dr. Abraham Maslow, the noted psychologist, has estimated that the average human being achieves only 7 percent of his potential. Would anyone be content with such a slim percentage of success? Where do we get our power? We get power when we align our lives with God's purpose. Maurice Berquist in her book, THE MIRACLE AND POWER OF BLESSING, ... A HONEYCOMB (Lima, OH: Fairway Press, 1993). 7. Dan P. McAdams, Ph.D., THE STORIES WE LIVE BY ( New York: William Morrow, 1990), pp. 174-178.

14. Building A Home

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... mom, named Linda Rossetti, says she was pleased that the brightly striped sweater she had received as a gift seemed to have a slimming effect on her figure. "That's a pretty sweater, Mommy," her six-year-old son told her. "You look like "˜Wheel of Fortune.'" " ... 4, 1995, p. 18. 2. READER'S DIGEST. 3. Dan Rather with Micky Herskowitz, THE CAMERA NEVER BLINKS TWICE (New York: William Morrow, 1994). 4. George E. Knowles, A WORLD TO LOVE (Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1990), p. 49. ...

15. Ten Million Dollar Winners

Matthew 18:23-35

Sermon

Shirley Gupton Lynn

... suffer heart attacks. But only much later did researchers come up with a theory as to WHY this is so. Dr. Redford Williams and his associates at DukeUniversity believe it is the hostility alone that damages the heart. He writes: "It isn't the impatience, ... forgive ourselves our failures and begin again. Sometimes we fail in our ambitions. I saw a sampler: Ambitions: To grow up To fill out To slim down To hold it in To heck with it. Many of us expect to complete our education, hold a certain kind of job, be ...

16. Leave Your Calculator Home

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... . (2) The currency was one problem. Even more of a problem was the perniciousness of the tax system itself. According to Bible scholar William Barclay, “A tax was payable for using the main roads, the harbors, and the markets. A tax was payable on a cart, on ... would send the money when she could, but with both she and her husband out of work, the likelihood of that happening was slim. And so Bev and her husband paid to have the window repaired. Several months passed, and Bev’s daughter still had not heard ...

17. Beware! Angels

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Will Willimon

''Angels are big this Christmas," said the florist as he placed yet another cherub on the tree. An outburst of bestselling books testify to our current infatuation with angels. Why does the whole world seem so interested in angels, and at this time in human history? The word ''angel'' means, in the Greek, ''messenger." Angels are messengers of God. That's why artists portrayed them with wings. Angels, messengers from God. But in one Mercedes Benz TV commercial, angels are depicted as cute, hermaphroditic ...

18. Outrageous Parties

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

Will Willimon

One spring break, I took a group of students on a retreat called, "Exploring the Christian Faith.'' The retreat was designed for people "who know something about Jesus, but are not yet ready to put their money down yet. I told them, ''I am going to use any means at my disposal—films, arguments, worship, music, Bible study—to arm wrestle you into following Jesus. But don’t get anxious, I am a United Methodist and the chances of my succeeding are fairly slim. On the first night, I showed the students a video ...

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