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  • Psalms Of Confession Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jan 21, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,723 views

    The Book of Psalms is a devotional prayer book -- but how to use it? This week we look at how to use the prayers of confession found in the psalter.

    Psalms of Confessions Delivered on January 15, 2006 By The Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh Senior Pastor Mpittendreigh@goodshepherdpc.org Psalm 103:1-22 Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-- who ...read more

  • Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Dec 25, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,061 views

    Angels always approach humans with "Don’t be afraid." Easier said than done. We are very afraid.

    As a kid fear was a great experience. Especially if it involved SOMEBODY ELSE being afraid. Christmas and Easter are great holidays, but when I was a kid, Halloween was the most fun. Dressing up like some ghost or monster and jumping out of the bushes to yell, “boo!” And to see your best friend ...read more

  • What To Say

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Dec 4, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,631 views

    What to say to the discouraged.

    The letter came in the mail last week along with a magazine, 2 or 3 bills, and an advertisement circular from Radio Shack. Noticing the return address on the envelope was from a close friend, I put the other mail aside and tore into the envelope, settling back to enjoy what I expected to be a ...read more

  • Are We Faithful Or Just Successful

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Dec 4, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,009 views

    God doesn’t call us to be successful - but faithful! Leave success to God.

    Now that Thanksgiving is over with, I’ve turned my attention – as many of you have probably done – toward Advent and Christmas. There is the decorating of the tree, the planning of parties and gatherings, and the writing of Christmas cards. Some of the people I send Christmas cards to are folks ...read more

  • The Most Dangerous Time In Worship

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 16, 2005
    based on 79 ratings
     | 17,589 views

    A Stewardship sermon

    One of the things I like about living in the Greater Atlanta area is that there are no hurricanes. Or if they do come this far inland, they are worn out when they get here. When I lived in Miami, we would watch with great interest the weather reports, especially this time of year. Hurricane ...read more

  • The Resurrection Of Hope

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 9, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,576 views

    We need hope -- and especially when we have none.

    When I was in high school, our football team was the worst in the state. Game after game, year after year, we lost. In my Freshman year, I would go to the football games and see signs that read, "Destroy Anderson High." And we would lose the game. In my Sophomore year, I would go to the ...read more

  • Will Our Children Have Faith?

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Aug 27, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,519 views

    Things we can do to help our children grow in Christ.

    When I was in the third grade, I had a teacher who would often lose her patience. I don’t remember what we did that aggravated her so, but I suppose we gave her good reasons to become upset with us. I suspect that the one thing that upset her was that we did not always listen as we should ...read more

  • Facing Temptation Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Aug 6, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,001 views

    How to face temptation.

    In the Broadway Play, My Fair Lady, one of the characters sings a memorable song. The Lord above made liquor for temptation, To see if man could turn away from sin, The Lord above made liquor for temptation, BUT, with a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck, When temptation comes ...read more

  • Debts, Trespasses And Sins - Oh My! Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Aug 6, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,777 views

    This sermon addresses the meaning of three words used to translate the Lord’s Prayer -- Debts, Trespasses and Sins.

    When I was in Seminary, I would preach at any church that needed a guest preacher. Sometimes we would go to churches that had over 1,000 in attendance, and the Senior Pastor would graciously allow a seminary student to come and preach. Sometimes we would go to these tiny little churches that had ...read more

  • Daily Bread Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jul 10, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,715 views

    Part of a series on the Lord’s Prayer. "Give us today, our daily bread."

    We have been studying the Lord’s Prayer and you may have noticed this prayer is like an archaeological dig. On the surface, it seems simple. Dig a little bit, and you find some new things. Dig deeper, and you discover even more The phrase we look at this morning is "Give us this day our ...read more

  • Thy Will Be Done Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jul 10, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,421 views

    Do you live a God centered, or self centered life?

    I’ve heard lots of graduation speeches in my time. Some have been good. Most, I’m afraid, were a bit boring. I remember one, however, was disturbing. The speaker was the valedictorian. He stood up to the podium and he thanked his father. Which sounded good -- at first. “My father taught me ...read more

  • Thy Kingdom Come Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jun 30, 2005
    based on 47 ratings
     | 8,505 views

    One of a series in the Lord’s Prayer, this sermon deals with the phrase, "Thy Kingdom Come."

    It is a common plot for television and movies for a man to take a woman to a restaurant on a date. It is a French restaurant, and the menu is printed in French. The woman, fluent in the French language, orders something that only she and the waiter understand. The man, not wanting to appear ...read more

  • The 10:30 Whistle Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jun 24, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,164 views

    If prayer is meaningless, then we are taking the name of the Lord in vain everytime we say, "Our Father, who art in heaven." Thus the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer is a request that we keep his name holy.

    I have been told by a socologist that Ware Shoals, SC, has the distinction of being one of the last true old fashioned mill towns in the South. The term mill-town, as used by this sociologist, doesn’t mean that you have a mill and a town; but rather that you have a mill and a town that ...read more

  • O Father, Where Art Thou? Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jun 14, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,259 views

    We pray, "Our Father, which art in heaven," but we often wonder if he is there at all. What do we do with unanswered prayer?

    Our Father, which art in heaven… When we pray, we pray to God. Have you ever wondered if God is paying any attention? I read a story once about a woman who was dying in a hospital bed. Her two daughters were by her side. All day one of the daughters had been praying vigorously and ...read more

  • We Don't Know How To Pray

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jun 10, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,759 views

    First in a series on prayer.

    Some people are always full of confidence. Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of England during World War II, and while he may have privately harbored doubts and fears, publicly he radiated an air of confidence. In one of his first speeches after becoming Prime Minister, he addressed a ...read more