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26. A New Continuing
John 14:8-17, 25-27
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David R. Cartwright
That first Pentecost was a grand and glorious day. It was a new beginning. On that special day, God's people were reborn through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. It was an extraordinary event. As Luke's Gospel reports it, all kinds of marvelous things took place on that day. As Jesus' disciples were all gathered in one place, there was first the sound of a mighty wind; then tongues of fire appe...
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Donald B. Strobe
Have you ever wondered where sermons come from? I have. Especially when I first entered the ministry. I had an idea what I was going to preach about next Sunday, and a pretty good idea of what I would like to say a week from next Sunday; but I wondered: what on earth I would find to preach about five, ten, fifteen or twenty years down the road? Fortunately, thanks to the limitless resources availa...
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Donald B. Strobe
The disciples were distressed.  They had good reason to be.  Jesus had just told them that He was about to leave them.  The One whom they had loved most in all the world was going to go away.  Soon they would be on their own.  How would they carry on without Him?  How could they face the world without the encouragement and support of His presence beside them?  It seemed to be the end of everything...
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Donald B. Strobe
In the fifth century, St.  Jerome called the apostle we are considering in this sermon “Trinomius,” which means “the man with three names.” In Mark he is called Thaddeus (3:18), in Matthew he is called Thaddeus or Lebbaeus (10:3), and in Luke he is called Judas, the son of James (Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13).  If the Gospels cannot agree on this man’s name, how can we ever hope to get it straight?  Well,...
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Donald B. Strobe
English mystery writer Dorothy Sayers was also a lay theologian in the Church of England.  In one of her books she discussed the difficulty a missionary to the Orient had in trying to explain the Trinity.  As you know, one of the symbols for the Holy Spirit is a descending dove.  We just sang the hymn: “Come Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove.” The Oriental gentleman, lost in the maze of theology, said: “...
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King Duncan
Actor Martin Sheen is known for his deep religious and social convictions. Some of you will remember him best for his role as President Bartlett in the television show “The West Wing.” Sheen shared with motivational speaker Tony Robbins an interesting story about something that happened to him while he was making the movie Apocalypse Now. The cast had been filming under a grueling schedule deep ...
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King Duncan
The Rev. Dr. Stephen Hayner was the president of Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. Dr. Hayner told a beautiful story about a young teacher he met several years ago in Uganda by the name of Christine Nakalema. Christine grew up in a rural village in Bokeka. When she was five years old and her sister Harriet was seven and her little brother was four, their parents both died within three...
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King Duncan
Today is the day when we honor Moms. See if anyone here recognizes this Mom: You stand up to take pictures at your son's school play even after they've asked people not to. You insist your child wear a sweater when YOU'RE cold. You tell your daughter how much prettier she looks with her hair out of her eyes. You hear yourself say [things like], "Your face will freeze like that," and "If all yo...
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King Duncan
A man went to his doctor to find out why he had been having such severe headaches. The doctor ran some tests and after a few hours called the man into his office. "I have terrible news," he told the patient. "Your condition is terminal." "Oh no!" the man wailed. "How long do I have?" "Ten," began the doctor. "Ten what?" the patient interrupted. "Days? Months? Years?" "Nine," said the doctor, "...
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King Duncan
Nissan Motors uses as its motto: WE ARE DRIVEN! According to Gordon MacDonald that phrase describes many of us. We are driven. Driven to acquire-driven to achieve-driven to be. And this "driven-ness" is taking its toll. A physician, Dr. Robert Anderson, who has researched the subject of stress extensively, says that he used to think that 35 to 40 percent of the problems he saw in his office were ...
36. Building A Home
John 14:15-31
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King Duncan
An interesting idea appeared recently in THE NEW YORK TIMES magazine. It is a video tape produced by Quality Video of Minneapolis titled, "Video Baby." It is designed for consumers who are devoted to family values but can't seem to find the time to start a family. This 30-minute tape shows two infants doing what babies tend to do, like crawl around the house, play with a rattle, take a bubble bath...
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King Duncan
Linus is building castles in the sand. He tells Charlie Brown: "Working with your hands is good therapy . . . It takes your mind off your troubles . . . Whenever I feel depressed, I build sand castles . . . I've been feeling pretty depressed lately!" Behind him we see a dozen or so sandcastles. In baseball they tell the story about the rookie who faced the great pitcher Walter Johnson for the fi...
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King Duncan
A commercial airline pilot on one occasion made a particularly bad landing. The wheels of the big jet hit the runway with a jarring thud. Afterward, the airline had a policy, which required that the pilot stand at the door while the passengers exited. He was to give each of them a smile and say, "Thanks for flying with us today." In light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passenge...
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King Duncan
A couple was traveling out West. They stopped at a sign that said, "Echo Point." "Try it," the wife suggested. "I think it's silly," her husband said. Finally he agreed to try it. He shouted at the top of his voice, "Baloney!" After a moment, he said, "See, nothing happened." "Try it again," his wife said. This time he shouted, "I'm the best looking man in the world!" Then the echo came back ”...
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King Duncan
A church official in Canada tells a disturbing but true story about a hunting party that ventured into the woods in the northern part of that country. As the other members set up camp, two members of the party wandered off. It was a clear, warm, day in autumn. Northern Canada at its best. The men were captivated by the beauty of it all, but, after a while, they found themselves absolutely lost. W...
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King Duncan
Some helpful person has made a list for men--a list of “What NOT to Buy Your Wife for Mother’s Day.” I realize this is a little late, but just in case any of you men were planning on running out to [Wal-Mart] this afternoon, this list might help: 1.  Don’t buy anything that plugs in.  Anything that requires electricity is seen as utilitarian. 2.  Don’t buy clothing that involves sizes.  The chan...
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Billy D. Strayhorn
I ran across a story this week about a seven-year-old granddaughter who said to her grandfather, "In this family we are kind of serious about God, aren't we?" Grandpa said, "Yes, we sure are." And the little girl asked, "Why?" Grandpa wrapped the little girl in his arms, hugged her real close and said, "So that I can hug you and tickle you and try to tell you how much I love you and how glad I a...
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J. Howard Olds
Let us begin this sermon with a prayer. Let us pray: “Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful And kindle in us the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and we shall be created And you shall renew the face of the earth. O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit Did instruct the hearts of the faithful, Grant that by the same Holy Spirit We may be truly wise and ever enjoy his conso...
44. Always with Us
John 14:15-21
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Lee Griess
On a hot southern night, some 150 years ago, a weary slave sat before a tar-paper shack and lifted his voice in a song of lament — a mournful, deep song whose words gave expression to the pain of having been taken from home, separated from family, and subjected to slavery. With hurt and longing he sang these words: Sometimes I feel like a motherless child, Sometimes I feel like a motherless child...
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J. Howard Olds
A new seminary graduate on her way to her first appointment approached her professor and asked what she should preach about in her new church. Without hesitation the professor replied. “About God and about twenty minutes." Today I would like to preach about God and I will try to do it in about twenty minutes. We believe in God the Father Almighty creator of heaven and earth. We believe in Jesus C...
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J. Howard Olds
The famous preacher and poet, John Donne said nearly 500 years ago, “No man is an island; no man stands alone. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. Any man’s death diminishes me.” When God Almighty created the world and everything that is in it, he failed to get it just right the first time around. He who made the beasts of the field and the birds of the air discovered Adam la...
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J. Howard Olds
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey. I’ve been singing those lyrics since childhood. In more recent days of adulthood, I’ve been trying to live them in the very core of my being. I. Trust Trust means to have confidence in, rely on, depend on, believe in A. In God We Trust. We inscribe those words on our money. Do we embrace these words with our...
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Donald Charles Lacy
Keeping our word has a long and positive history in our nation. For generations, a man was known by whether or not he kept his word. His word was his bond. Deal after deal was made on that basis. The essentials of the business world found it always helpful and even necessary for commerce to run smoothly. Some of us can remember vividly how these agreements functioned. Woe be unto that man who did...
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Leonard Sweet
The Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) is the only non Italian sculptor commissioned to have one of his statues erected in St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. He was not allowed to sign his “Monument to Pope Pius VII” because he was a Protestant; not Catholic. What Thorvaldsen is most known for, however, is his Christus carving known popularly as “The Resurrected Christ.” You can see ...
50. Moving Day
John 14:23-29
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Billy D. Strayhorn
Maybe you've heard about the absent minded professor. One day he and his wife were leaving church. The professor confronted his wife: "Ah-ha! So who is absent-minded now? You forgot your umbrella and left it in church, but I remembered mine and I picked up yours, too." His wife set him straight: "That's fine, dear, but the trouble is, neither you nor I brought an umbrella to church today!" The ne...
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