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HAMILTON, JAMES WALLACE, 1900-1968.
Sermons, 1938-1983.
MANUSCRIPT NUMBER 082
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CITATION: [Title or
Description of Item], James Wallace Hamilton Sermons, MSS 082, Archives and
Manuscripts Department, Pitts Theology Library, Emory University.
Biographical
Note
The son of John Wallace and
Elizabeth M. (Warren) Hamilton, James Wallace Hamilton, was born in Pembroke,
Ontario, Canada on May 4, 1900. A Methodist minister, he was ordained a deacon
in 1929 and received full connections as elder in 1932. From 1927 to 1929, he
served as minister at Trinity Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida. He
also ministered to the Pasadena Community Church in St. Petersburg, from 1929
until 1968, the year of his death.
Scope
and Content Note
About 400 manuscript versions of
sermons delivered at the Pasadena Community Church in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Spanning from 1938 to 1968, the sermons are arranged chronologically. Sound
recordings were made for many of Dr. Hamilton's sermons. An index of those
sermons on cassette tape is recorded in the Container Listing under Series II:
Audio Sermons. The audio recording dates
do not reflect when the sermon was given, but rather when the copy was
produced.
CONTAINER
LISTING
Series I: Sermon Transcripts
Box/Folder #
1/1
The temple of human mothers, May 8, 1938 (see also The hall of
human mothers, May 8, 1955
The trowell and
the sword, 1939
Is it sin to sin, March 10, 1940
The church in the wilderness, January 18,
1942
For whom the bell tolls, March 22, 1942
1/2 Shall we permit America to be Hitlerized,
December 9, 1946
Earth might be fair, February 16, 1947
The voice of America, November 23, 1947
Wanted--great gamblers, March 21, 1948
Slipping feet, November 7, 1948 (see also
What a man learned
in church, January 6, 1957)
1/3 Do you want to be healthy, January 23, 1949
Living above our heads, January 30, 1949
(see also The
making of a disciple, March 3,
1957
Christianity and psychology, February 13,
1949 (see also
Where religion and psychology
meet, February 9, 1964)
The world is not enough, March 27, 1949
The Protestant assignment, October 29,
1950
The greatest Christian opportunity in 500
years,
May 21, 1950
1/4 Undermining our heritage, November 19, 1950
Drum major instincts, March 6, 1949
Riders for wild horses, February 27, 1949
Fruitful frustrations, March 20, 1949
1/5 Turning tyrants into servants, April 10, 1949
The man of the centuries, January 1, 1950
The church under the sky, January 22, 1950
The sovereignty of God, February 26, 1950
(see also The
Question of sovereignty, February 5, 1956)
The words of God, March 5, 1950 (see also
The God who speaks
his mind, December 9, 1956)
Does Christianity have a chance? December
24, 1950
1/6 Interruptions, December 3, 1950
Make a friend of your fear, January 7,
1951
How free is freedom, January 21, 1951
No short-cuts, February 25, 1951
1/7 The power of anger, March 11, 1951
Lost islands, May 6, 1951
The communion of saints, October 28, 1951
What is the big idea? November 18,
1951
1/8 Hold what you have, April 20, 1952
Getting the first thing right, February 3,
1952
Overcoming emotional depression, June 1,
1952
Three men on a mountain, November 2, 1952
The gods that fail, November 16, 1952
Be thankful for the now, November 23, 1952
1/9 Thine is the kingdom, December
21, 1952
Shattered dreams, January 25, 1953
Remember who you are, February 8, 1953
Horns and halos in human nature, February
15, 1953
1/10 What the dickens is sin? February 22, 1953
The magic of forgiveness, March 1, 1953
Waste, want and worthiness, March 8, 1953
Salvation--magical or moral, March 15,
1953
1/11 The miracle in the heart, March 22, 1953
That fellow who stayed at home, April 12,
1953
The church that is in thy house, May 10,
1953
How to make religion vital, October 18,
1953
1/12 A gentleman's gratitude, November 22, 1953
Wisdom from above, December 13, 1953
The pearl of great price, January 10, 1954
Coming out of the wilderness, January 17,
1954
1/13 Make room for the children, January 24, 1954
Beachheads to brotherhood, February 21,
1954
(see also Sit-ins among the
shut-outs, February 2, 1964)
The contagion of attractive religion,
March 14, 1954
Home is the heart, May 9, 1954
Twenty-five years at Pasadena Church, May
30, 1954
1/14 The sound of a gentle stillness, October 17, 1954
A colony of heaven, November 14, 1954
How much do yu
owe? November 21, 1954
Are Christian people behind the
times? December 5, 1954
The Christian in an unchristian world, December
24, 1954
1/15 Going home another way, December 26, 1954
What kind of
religion must we return to? January 9, 1955
The gospel needs the world, January 23,
1955
What is a Christian, January 30, 1955
The great compulsion, February 20, 1955
1/16 Shopping for a revolution, February 27, 1955
Standing up to life (Stand up to life),
March 6, 1955
The Earth is the center, April 10, 1955
Keeping up with the mind of Christ, April
24, 1955
Four roads to home, May 1, 1955 (see also
Little journeys
our homes must make, May 12,
1963)
1/17 The hall of human mothers, May 8, 1956
(see also The temple of human
mothers, May 8, 1938)
Swallow your must! May 15, 1955
The altar and the pulpit, October 30, 1955
Principles and peccadillos,
December 11, 1955
Finding the word, December 18, 1955
1/18 Like light shining in the dark, December 25, 1955
They who would change the world, January
8, 1956
The question of sovereignty, February 5,
1956 (see also The
sovereignty of God, February
26, 1950)
Providence (of God), February 12, 1956
Jesus said "Father," February
19, 1956
1/19 The other words of God, March 4, 1956
The image of God, March 11, 1956
The significance of his silence (also
known as The silence
of God, March 18, 1956
Power and patience (also known as The
power of God),
March 25, 1956
1/20 The God of the living, April 1, 1956
Good news in bad times, April 8, 1956
What are you in tune with? April 22,
1956
Isn't it fun to
be fooled? April 29, 1956
1/21 The aims of education, May 6, 1956
Missing the highest, November 4, 1956
The strength that comes through faith,
November 11, 1956
The faithfulness of God, November 18, 1956
1/22 When the halo spoils the picture, December 2, 1956
The god who speaks his mind, December 9,
1956 (see also The
words of God, March 5, 1950)
No room in the inn, December 23, 1956
When God shakes the world, December 30,
1956
1/23 What a man learned in church, January 6, 1957 (see also
Slipping feet, November 7,
1948)
How can we keep the song? January
13, 1957
The importance of talk, January 27, 1957
Keeping up with the horses, February 10,
1957
1/24 The making of a disciple, March 3, 1957 (see also Living
above our heads, January 30,
1949)
How much can you take, March 10, 1957
What does it mean to believe? March
31, 1957
1/25 The mystery of God, April 7, 1957
The love of God, April 14, 1957
Christ is risen--why? April 21, 1957
1/26 Get your calendar up-to-date, April
28, 1957
Make it personal, May 26, 1957
What can the righteous do? October
20, 1957
The difficulty of not being Christian,
November 3, 1957
1/27 A will, a wall and a bit of red tape, November 10, 1957
The ministry of the encouragers, November
17, 1957
Lest we forget, November 24, 1957
Other little ships, December 1, 1957
1/28 Antidote for discouragement, December 8, 1957
The laughter of the skies, December 15,
1957
If you get where you're going, where wil you be,
January 5, 1958
The best things in the worst times,
January 19, 1958
Now is the time, January 26, 1958
The misery of being bored, February 2,
1958
1/29 Time to move, February 16, 1958
How can we transmit our faith to our
children,
February 23, 1958
The most useful pain in the world, March
16, 1958
The gospel of another chance, March 23,
1958
Out of this world, April 6, 1958
A lingering Easter, April 13, 1958
1/30 Finding fault faultlessly, April 20, 1958
How to become a Christian, April 27, 1958
Beyond a passing grade, May 4, 1958
The rights of a child, May 11, 1958
How fast are you growing up, May 18, 1958
1/31 The dignity of self respect, May 25, 1958
The motive power of hope, October 12, 1958
Christ and human failure, October 19, 1958
The deeper response, October 26, 1958
Now concerning the collection, November 9,
1958
1/32 The church among the unemployed, November 16, 1958
How was green was my valley, November 23,
1958
Sleeping well on windy nights, November
30, 1958
The most valuable letters in the world,
December 7, 1958
1/33 Change your mind and accept the new age, December 28, 1958
Beyond the half-way place, January 4, 1959
What communism is doing for us, January
11, 1959
The Christian revelation and revolution,
January 18, 1959
What does a boy want, February 8, 1959
The land of beginning again, February 15,
1959
1/34 Our deeper resources, March 15, 1959
The central thing in discipleship, April
5, 1959
How big is your gospel, April 19, 1959
Three chairs, May 3, 1959
Baptized for the dead, May 10, 1959
1/35 Indirect evangelism, May 17, 1959
A sense of what is vital, May 24, 1959
Moment of truth, October 18, 1959
What is right with the church, October 25,
1959
1/36 Three high mountains to climb, November 1, 1959
The necessities of life, November 8, 1959
The cost of things, November 22, 1959
The sign and secret of growth, November
29, 1959
The gods of our enemies, December 6, 1959
1/37 The pitfalls of philosophy, December 13, 1959
Ideas in search of an author, December 14,
1959
The mind of Christ, December 20, 1959
The disturbing Christ, December 27, 1959
What is there in it for me, January 17,
1960
1/38 The trumpet of urgency, January 24, 1960
Make yourself unanimous, January 31, 1960
Between an atom and a star, February 7,
1960
The man under the sun, February 14, 1960
The gospel for an age of anxiety, February
21, 1960
1/39 Would you feel at home there? March 6, 1960
What makes the church, March 13, 1960
1/40 Three answers to evil (We are the wrestlers), March 27, 1960
The ageless choice, April 10, 1960
Good morning, April 17, 1960
1/41 Pessimism and perspective, April 24, 1960
How are things at home, May 15, 1960
The sin of the third tongue, May 22, 1960
1/42 Remember now, May 29, 1960
Where now is thy God, October 9, 1960,
February 11, 1968
Getting out the marginal vote, October 16,
1960
Three prepositions, October 23, 1960
1/43 We need a twentieth century reformation, October 30, 1960
Can the church keep out of politics,
November 6, 1960
What can we get along without, November
13, 1960
1/44 Thanksgiving in three dimensions, November 20, 1960
The problem of the surplus, November 27,
1960
What you don't know will hurt you,
December 4, 1960
The lure of learning, December 11, 1960
1/45 The uniqueness of Christ, December 18, 1960
Glory and glamour, December 25, 1960
Keep moving, January 1, 1961
What is the church for, January 8, 1961
1/46 The demand for maturity, January 15, 1961
The romance of religion (The most
thrilling thing in the
world), January 22, 1961
Is respectability enough? January
29, 1961
1/47 The Christian understanding of happiness, February 5, 1961
The meaning of forgiveness, February 12,
1961
The power of the purpose, February 19,
1961
1/48 The man of the watchtower, March 5, 1961
March 12, 1961
Questions of the day and the question of the
day,
March 19, 1961
A grain of wheat, March 26, 1961
1/49 Things that cannot die, April 2, 1961
When power comes, April 9, 1961
Why Jesus spoke in parables, April 23,
1961
Where do we stop listening, April 30, 1961
1/50 The world is yours, May 7, 1961
Fifty candle power, May 14, 1961
What is that in thy hand, May 21, 1961
The importance of one person, May 28, 1961
1/51 The inner defenses, October 15, 1961
The temptations of a troubled time,
October 22, 1961
1/52 The continuing influence of Luther, October 29, 1961
The open window, November 5, 1961
Beyond an attitude, November 12, 1961
1/53 Stand up for American freedom (The battle for the free
mind), November 19, 1961
Getting ourselves right, November 26, 1961
1/54 Beyond the reach of trouble, December 3, 1961
The Bible, a timeless book, December 10,
1961
1/55 Move away that mountain, December 17, 1961
What chance has Christianity to survive,
December 24, 1961
Stairways to the sky, December 31, 1961
1/56 Rebuilding a lost faith, January 7, 1962
The pitfalls of tolerance, January 14,
1962
Certainty in confusion, January 21, 1962
1/57 Realism and reality, January 28, 1962
The fragmentation of life, February 4,
1962
1/58 Between Jordan and Jericho, February 11, 1962
Conformity, February 18, 1962
1/59 How to be a rebel, February 25, 1962
The big house on the hill, March 4, 1962
Bare feet in the palace, March 11, 1962
One small handle to hold, March 18, 1962
1/60 The bewildered laymam, March 25,
1962
The shadow of rejection, April 8, 1962
More divine than any miracle, April 15,
1962
For those who can't believe, April 22,
1962
1/61 The church which is his body, April 29, 1962
Her majesty, the queen, May 13, 1962
The message of Christ, May 20, 1962
1/62 What do we expect of worship, October 21, 1962
What do you expect of your ministers,
October 28, 1962
When Jesus went to church, November 4,
1962
What does the church expect of laymen,
November 11, 1962
1/63 The subersive nature of ingratitude,
November 18, 1962
Our dangerous virtues, November 25, 1962
Lengthen the cords! Strengthen the
stakes!
December 2, 1962
Once there was a slave, December 9, 1962
1/64 Once when the time was right, December 16, 1962 (no copy
available)
Christ, the golden milestone of the ages,
December 23, 1962
Time does something more than pass,
December 30, 1962
The power is in the yes, January 6, 1963
1/65 The last straw, the even measure, and the second mile,
January 13, 1963
A faith for the nuclear age, January 27,
1963
1/66 Just what is a Christian, February 3, 1963
Renewal begins within, February 10, 1963
Hidden treasures, February 24, 1963
1/67 The deep roots of peace, March 3, 1963
When the zest goes out of life, March 10,
1963
1/68 Reluctant missionaries, March 17, 1963
The God who waits, March 31, 1963
The Upper Room, April 7, 1963
1/69 Can civilization rise again, April 14, 1963
To be continued, April 21, 1963
Are you wasting your emotions, April 28,
1963
1/70 How is your bank account? May 5, 1963
Little journeys our homes must make, May
12, 1963 (see also
Four roads to home, May 1,
1955)
To keep life tasting good, May 19, 1963
1/71 Are people getting bored with religion (Religious dropouts),
October 20, 1963
Something of which we need not be ashamed,
October 27, 1963
You can take it with you, November 3, 1963
1/72 His majesty, the repairman! November 10, 1963
The heresy of the
heart, November 17, 1963
1/73 What are we doing well? November 24, 1963
What are we leaving out, December 1, 1963
Your own private chapel, December 8, 1963
1/74 The wisdom of the incarnation, December 15, 1963
The mind of one in the many, December 22,
1963
A wholesome resolution, December 29, 1963
1/75 Unfinished business, January 5, 1964
Giants in the land, January 12, 1964
1/76 The art of the alibi, January 19, 1964
Built-in limitations, January 26, 1964
Sit-ins among the shut-outs, February 2,
1964 (see also
Beachheads to brotherhood, February 21,
1954)
1/77 Where religion and psychology meet, February 9, 1964 (see
also Christianity and
psychology, February 13, 1949)
The laws of community life (One great
hour), February 16, 1964
Serendipity, February 23, 1964
1/78 The mystery of growth, March 1, 1964
How to find yourself (The way to life),
March 8, 1964
The inescapable way (The way to survive),
March 15, 1964
Mighty to grasp the idea, March 22, 1964
2/1 The grave and the garden, March 29, 1964
Motives that lead to Christ, April 5, 1964
2/2 Making the most of what you are, April 12, 1964
Right or wrong--how can I know?
April 19, 1964
The growth of Christian ethics, April 26,
1964
2/3 We must have both, May 17, 1964
Using the present moment, May 24, 1964
The things that happen to you, July 19,
1964
2/4 The most convincing argument (The unanswerable answer),
July 26, 1964
Beyond the reach of trouble, August 23,
1964
Are you tired? October 18, 1964
Can the churches be the church, October
25, 1964
2/5 Raising Cain! November 1, 1964
By way of the wilderness, November 8, 1964
The charges against the church, November
15, 1964
2/6 The touch of influence, November 22, 1964
The runner and the race, November 29, 1964
The reach for greatness (A scramble for
chief seats),
December 6, 1964
2/7 How to recognize a Christian, December 13, 1964
The silent years, December 20, 1964
You can't go home again, December 27, 1964
2/8 The romance of an idea, January 3, 1965
The idea of progress, January 10, 1965
When the barbarian comes, January 17, 1965
2/9 New patches or new creations, January 24, 1965
The core of Christianity, January 31, 1965
2/10 The story and the glory of the church, February 14, 1965
The lure of the infinitive, February 21,
1965
2/11 Believe or be damned, February 28, 1965
We that are strong ought, March 7, 1965
This question of church and state, March
14, 1965
2/12 Take a look at yourself, March 21, 1965
Not good if detached, March 28, 1965
Christ the saviour,
April 4 (5?), 1965
The cross on main street, April 11, 1965
2/13 The fact and the force of the resurrection, April 18, 1965
More beyond, April 25, 1965
What are our mothers thinking, May 9, 1965
2/14 At home in God's world, May 16, 1965
Take good care of your heart, May 23, 1965
Making use of what we cannot understand,
May 30, 1965
2/15 "Overwhelmed," October 24, 1965
What goes on in there, October 31, 1965
2/16 Where is your church, November 7, 1987
When worship is a pleasure, November, 14,
1965
Grace and gratitude, November 21, 1965
2/17 The unclaimed heritage, November 28, 1965
How to improve your hearing, December 5,
1965
Why four Gospels? December 12, 1965
2/18 What do you see? December 19,
1965
Four windows to life, December 26, 1965
Can the church catch up with the times,
January 2, 1966
2/19 The place of religion in a world of confusion,
January 9, 1966
That muddy old river, January 16, 1966
The shine on the Black (The relevance of
preaching),
January 23, 1966
2/20 The seed, the soil, and the secret, January 30, 1966
The creed, the code, and the cause,
February 6, 1966
The validity of the Christian experience,
February 20, 1966
2/21 The grandeur and the misery of man, February 27, 1966
On a clear day you can see forever, March
6, 1966
2/22 How good do we have to be, March 13, 1966
The anatomy of courage, March 20, 1966
Not enough of an answer, March 27, 1966
2/23 The cross in every tree, April 3, 1966
Beginning to dawn, April 10, 1966
Come closer in! April 24, 1966
How to be a saint, May 1, 1966
2/24 The clash between age and youth, May 8, 1966
Forces that shape our lives, May 15, 1966
Why Jesus was not a cynic, May 22, 1966
What the world is waiting for, May 29,
1966
2/25 Simplifying religion, October 30, 1966
"Signs in the sky," November 6,
1966
"Live by appreciation, November 20,
1966
Encouragements to prayer, November 27,
1966
2/26 Christ and the blue pencil, December 4, 1966
What can we do on Sunday? December
11, 1966
The moment,
December 18, 1966
Don't move the angels! December 25,
1966
2/27 If you had only one wish, January 1, 1967
The church in the new generation, January
8, 1967
The death of the gods, January 15, 1967
2/28 Altars to the unknown (The unknown God), January 22, 1967
The shadow of Caesar, January 29, 1967
When disappointment is a door, February 5,
1967
2/29 Can we have good without God? February 12, 1967
How much is a refugee worth?
February 19, 1967
Are we letting
ourselves down? February 26, 1967
2/30 Have dominion! March 5, 1967
The strength of a
clean anger, March 12, 1967
The meaning of the cross, March 19, 1967
Why we believe in everlasting life, March
26, 1967
How long is your shadow? April 9,
1967
The man who cast
the longest shadow, April 16, 1967
Is there reality in divine guidance?
April 23, 1967
2/31 Let's get on the offensive, June 4, 1967
Make the room fit the picture, October 29,
1967
What can one person do? November 12,
1967
What is business
for? November 19, 1967
The pattern of
protest, November 26, 1967
How large is the earth? December 3,
1967
Getting wise to
life, December 10, 1967
2/32 The irreducible word, December 17, 1967
What do we celbrate
at Christmas? December 24, 1967
Glory on the common ways, December 31,
1967
This matter of
inner poise, January 7, 1968
2/33 Blunders, bombers, and builders! January 14, 1968
The force and form
of renewal, January 28, 1968
Is secularism enemy or ally?
(God--outside the temple),
February 11, 1968
The is too short,
the ceiling too low! February 18, 1968
The pattern of protest I-IV
The pattern of protest II (How to be a
rebel),
February 25, 1968
The pattern of protest III (The silent
ones), March 3, 1968
2/34 The baffling silences of God, March 10, 1968
The anatomy of courage, March 17, 1968
The Hiddenness
of God, March 24, 1968
The seeking God, March 31, 1968
2/35 The city of the living God, April 7, 1968
All the world's a stage! April 14,
1968
2/36 A night of emptiness, April 28, 1968
A struggle
against a dream, May 5, 1968
What are lifting up? May 12, 1968
2/37 The pattern of protest IV (On the
boundary), May 19, 1968
How to build a house (The building and the
storm),
May 26, 1968
2/38
Index to recorded sermons housed in the Pitts Theology
Library, 1938-1968.
Series II: Audio Sermons
Box: 3 Side 1:
“The God Who Waits”
Side 2: ”The
Way of the Wilderness” undated
Side 1: “The Zest for Life”
Side 2: ”The
Mystery of Growth” undated
Side 1: “The Clue to Happiness”
Side 2: ”The
Beginning of a Word” undated
“How to Become a Christian” 1958
“Change Your Mind and Accept the New
Change” 1958
“Beyond a Passing Grade” 1958
“Most Valuable Letters in the World” 1958
“How Fast
are You Growing Up?” 1958
“What Do You See?” 1958
“Christ and Human Failure” 1958
“The Dignity of Faith” 1958
“Ideas in Search of an Author” 1958
“Sleeping Well on Windy Nights” 1958
“Most Convincing Argument” 1959
“The Mind of Christ” 1959
“Christian Revelation” 1959
“We Must Vitalize Our Faith” 1959
“What Does a Boy Want?” 1959
“Steward Ship of Trouble” 1959
“What Communion is Doing for Us” 1959
“The Disturbing Christ” 1959
“Beyond the Half-Way Point” 1959
“Land of Beginning Again” 1959
“Mighty Idea to Grasp” 1959
“How Big is
Your Gospel?” 1959
“Between an Atom and Star” 1960
“Where Now is Thy God?” 1960
“Can the Church Catch up with Time?” 1960
Side 1: “Your Own Private Chapel”
Side 2: “Beyond the Reach of
Trouble” 1971
Side 1: “All the
World’s a Stage”
Side 2: “New Patches of New
Creations” 1971
Side 1: “Horns and Halos in Human
Nature”
Side 2: “How Free is Freedom?” 1971
Side 1: “The Deep Roots of Joy”
Side 2: “The Fellow Who
Stayed at Home” 1971
Side 1: “Blunders, Bombers, &
Builders”
Side 2: “Keep Moving”
1971
Side 1: “The Miracle in the Heart”
Side 2: “The Sorrows of God” 1971
Side 1: “What the Dickens is Sin?”
Side 2: “Forgive Us Our
Trespasses” 1971
Side 1: “The Great Lie”
Side 2: “Remember Who Your Are” 1971
Box 4: “Mystery and Reality” 1958
“The Right of a Child” 1958
“Out of the World” 1958
“Finding Fault Faultlessly” 1958
“When Worship is a Pleasure” 1958
“Now Concerning the Collection” 1958
“Church Among
the Unemployed” 1958
“How Green was my Valley” 1958
“If You Get Where You’re
Going, Where Will You Be?” 1958
“Wanted” Interpreters”
1958
“Deeper Response” 1958
“A Lingering Easter” 1958
“When God Does Not Come” 1959
“What’s Right with the Church” 1959
“Baptized for the Dead” 1959
The Necessity of Life” 1959
“The Pitfalls of Philosophy” 1959
“The Central Thing in Discipleship” 1959
“Indirect Evangelism” 1959
“The Anatomy of Goodness” 1960
“The Uniqueness of Christ” 1960
“Can the Church Keep Out of
Politics?” 1960
“Remember Now!” 1960
“The Ageless Choice” 1960
“Would You Feel At Home There?” 1960
“Is There Anything in it for Me?” 1960
“Good Morning” 1960
“Glory and Glamour” 1960
“We Need a 20th Century
Reformation” 1960
“The Man of the Sun” 1960
“The Problem of the Surplus” 1960
“Keep Moving” 1961
“Questions of the Day and the
Question of the Day” 1961
“Is Respectability Enough?” 1961
“What is the Church For?” 1961
“The Christian Understanding of
Happiness” 1961
Box 5: “What are you in tune with?” 1956
“Making the most
of a big disappointment.” 1956
“The universal
God.” 1956
“The making of a
disciple.” 1957
“How can we transmit our
faith to our children?” 1958
“Three chairs.” 1959
“A quiet heart.” 1959
“Beginning to dawn
(Easter). 1959
“The moment of
truth.” 1959
“The building and the storm” 1959
“A sense of what is vital” 1959
“Three high
mountains to climb.” 1959
“The gods of our enemies” 1959
“Cross on main
street.” 1959
“Grandeur and
misery of men.” 1959
“The sign and
secret of growth.” 1959
“The cost of
things.” 1959
“The things that
happen to you.” 1959
“Forces that make
us.” 1960
“Pessimism and
perspective.” 1960
“Thanksgiving in 3
dimensions.” 1960
“The trumpet of
urgency.” 1960
“The marks of
greatness.” 1960
“Three answers to evil.” 1960
“Make yourself unanimous.” 1960
“Getting out the
marginal vote.” 1960
“What can we get along without.” 1960
“The
grandeur and misery of man.” 1960
“The sin of the
third tongue.” 1960
“Man on the watchtower.” 1961
“The big house on
the hill.” 1962
“Bare feet in the
palace.” 1962
“How to be a
rebel.” 1962
“Conformity” 1962
“Certainty in
confusion.” 1962
“Three prepositions.” 1986
Box 6: “Lost islands” 1951
“Let’s not waste our
emotions.” 1955
“Is it fun to be fooled.” 1956
“Her Magesty, the modern woman.” 1956
“Missing the highest” 1956
“The
strength that comes through Faith.” 1956
“The
faithfulness of God.” 1956
“When the halo spoils the
picture” 1956
“The God
who speaks his mind.” 1956
“Can we trust the gospel
story?” 1956
“When God shakes the world.” 1956
“How can we keep the song?” 1957
“Deep
wells and short ropes.” 1957
“The
difficulty of not being Christian.” 1957
“What can the righteous do?” 1957
“The
importance of talk.” 1957
“Are we letting ourselves
down?” 1957
“A man like unto ourselves (Nicodemus).” 1957
“The lure
of the city.” 1957
“Keeping
up with the horses.” 1957
“Glory on
the common road.” 1957
“The mind
of one in the many.” 1957
“The
laughter of the skies.” 1957
“Antidote
for discouragement.” 1957
“Other
little ships.” 1957
“Lest we
forget.” 1957
“The
ministry of encouragers.” 1957
“Make it personal.” 1957
“The long way
around.” 1957
“Get your calendar up to date.” 1957
“What are we lifting up?” 1957
“Who touched me?” 1957
“Maintaining
life’s enthusiasms.” 1957
“What does it mean to believe?” 1957
“The mystery of
God.” 1957
“The Love of God.” 1957
“Christ is risen-
why?” 1957
Box 7: “How much can you take?” 1957
“Recovery starts within.” 1957
“A will, a
wall, & a bit of red tape.” 1957
“What happened on a hill.”
1958
“The
gospel of another chance.” 1958
“The most
useful pain in the world.” 1958
“The best
things, in the worst times.” 1958
“what
is Sunday for? 1958
“Time to
move.” 1958
“What is business for?” 1958
“The misery of being bored.” 1958
“Now is the time.” 1958
“The gospel for an age of
anxiety” 1960
“The
redemptive mission of the church.” 1960
“The lure
of learning.” 1960
“What you don’t know, you
will.” 1960
“What makes the church?” 1960
“The
impossible imperative.” 1961
“Things that do
not die.” 1961
“A grain of wheat” 1961
“The man on the
watchtower.” 1961
“A trumpet call
from God.” 1961
“The power of
purpose.” 1961
“The romance of
religion.” 1961
“The demand for
maturity.” 1961
“Why Jesus spoke in parables.” 1961
“the
meaning of forgiveness.” 1961
“The chorus of
creation.” 1961
“When power
comes.” 1961
“Time does something more than pass” 1962
Side 1: “What is Communism Doing for
Us?”
Side 2: “The Man on the Watchtower.” 1973
Side 1: “The Way to Life.”
Side 2: “The Touch of Influence.” 1973
Side 1: “Faith for a Nuclear Age.”
Side 2: “Simplifying Religion.” 1973
Side 1: “Horns and Halos in Human
Nature”
Side 2: “Remember Who You Are.” 1977
Side 1: “The Way of Survival.”
Side 2: “The Mind of the One.” 1977
Side 1: “The Roots of Peace.”
Side 2: “The Reach for Greatness.” 1977
Side 1: “Miracle in the Heart.”
Side 2: “The Sorrows of God.” 1977
Box 8: “They who would change the
world.” undated
“The sound of a
gentle stillness.” 1954
“Twenty-five years at Pasadena
Church” 1954
“Are Christian people behind the
times?” 1954
“Going home another way.” 1954
“How big is your world?” 1954
“What can we get along without.” 1955
“The visions of Ezekial[sic].” 1955
“The gospel needs the
world.” 1955
“The world is a stage.” 1955
“Just what is a Christian?” 1955
“The
reality of a Christian experience.” 1955
“This
business of growing up.” 1955
“Shopping for a revolution
pt. I.” 1955
“Have dominion.” 1955
“New men
for new times.” 1955
“What kind of a religion
must we return to?” 1955
“Not good if detached” 1955
“Like light shining in the dark.” 1955
“The Chapel in you soul.” 1955
“The root and the
fruit of Thanksgiving.” 1955
“Is respectability enough?” 1955
“Principles and peccadillos[sic].” 1955
“Attitudes and action” 1955
“We are the wrestlers.” 1956
“The Question of Sovereignty” 1956
“Jesus said father.” 1956
“Providence.” 1956
“Make a wish”
1956
“Rebuilding
of a Lost Faith.” 1956
“The other
words of God.” 1956
“Good news in bad times.” 1956
“Aims of
Education.” 1956
“No room at the Inn.” 1956
“What Good is Good?” 1956
“Have they come here too?” 1956
Box 9: “The god of the living” 1950
“Is it nothing to you?” 1950
“When worship is a pleasure” 1951
“A quiet
heart.” 1951
“Make it personal.” 1951
“What is the big idea?” 1951
“Mystery and
reality.” 1952
“What does it mean to believe?” 1952
“Unlabeled
heresies.” 1952
“Expecting
something to happen.” 1952
“The consenter.” 1952
“How fast are you growing up?” 1952
“When our virtues
get us into trouble.” 1952
“Why Jesus spoke in Parables.” 1952
“The cross on main
street.” 1952
“For those who
have stopped trying.”
1952
“What is there in it for me? 1952
“Ladders to the
sky.” 1952
“Underestimating our resources.” 1953
“How can I tell right from
wrong?” 1953
“What is that in thy hand?” 1953
“Say yes!” 1953
“A gentleman’s
gratitude.” 1953
“The pearl of
great price.” 1954
“What is refuge worth?” 1954
“Beachheads to
brotherhood.” 1954
“This tire world.” 1955
“The Altar and the pulpit” 1955
“Pessimism &
Perspective.” 1955
“Keeping up with
the mind of Christ.” 1955
“Four roads to
home.” 1955
“Remember now.” 1955
“Standing up for
life.” 1955
“Don’t be afraid- you believe.” 1955
“Shopping for a Revolution
pt. II 1955
“The upper room.” 1955
Box 10: “The mind of Christ” 1948
“We must vitalize our faith” 1949
“The Church and the World
mind” 1950
“Losing or using the Bible” 1950
“When God does not come” 1950
“What has happened to women?” 1950
“How God calls men.” 1950
“The building and
the storm.” 1951
“How free is freedom? 1951
“No short cuts” 1951
“What is devotion worth?” 1951
“The forces that make us” 1951
“I want to climb that mountain” 1951
“The power of purpose” 1951
“Is everything all right at home?” 1951
“Lost islands” 1951
“A sense of what is vital” 1951
“Values that last” 1951
“Communion of saints” 1951
“The gods that fail” 1952
“Getting the first thing right” 1952
“Things do not die” 1952
“Get yourself together” 1952
“A helpful resolution” 1952
“When motherhood is worthy to be
honored” 1952
“The most thrilling thing in the
world” 1952
“The message of Christ” 1952
“When God gets far away” 1953
“Push back that mountain” 1953
“Making the most of a
disappointment”
1953
“The disturbing Christ” 1953
“Let’s take the offensive” 1953
“How to make religion vital” 1953
“The achievement of poise” 1953
“The shadow of a cross” 1954
“If a man does not believe, is he to
blame? 1954
Box 11: “What can we do about
slander?” 1950
“A lingering Easter” 1950
“The silences of God” 1950
“The other words of God” 1950
“What is the business of business?” 1950
“Open the window eastward” 1951
“The great decision” 1951
“What are you lifting up?” 1951
“The power of anger” 1951
“Hold
to what you have” 1952
“Ancient truths in modern
speech” 1952
“The soil has something to
do with it” 1952
“The roots of the reformation” 1952
“When the night is empty” 1952
“How long is your shadow?” 1953
“Glory on the common road” 1953
“If God had your money” 1953
“Wisdom from above” 1953
“The angel is not in the center” 1953
“When the days get added up” 1953
“This is the life.” 1953
“The Magic of Forgiveness” 1953
“The Church that is in thy
house” 1953
“How is your bank account?” 1953
“The dignity of self respect” 1953
“The castle on the hill” 1954
“The Church as the interpreter of
life” 1954
“The contagion of attractive
religion” 1954
“Trouble is a trust” 1954
“The disadvantage of a mild climate” 1954
“Coming out of the wilderness” 1954
“Can we transmit our faith to our
children?” 1954
“The central thing in discipleship” 1954
“Home is the heart” 1954
“What is love worth?” 1954
“The innerforce[sic] of our
faith” 1954
Box 12: Side 1:
“What re you lifting up?”
Side 2: “How to become a Christian” undated
Side 1: “If you get where you are
going-where will you be?”
Side 2: “No room in the inn” undated
Side 1: “The most thrilling thing in
the world”
Side 2: “The contagion of attractive
religion” undated
Side 1: “Religious dropouts”
Side 2: “His Majesty, the Repairman” 1973
Side 1: “If you get where you’re
going, where will you be?”
Side 2: “What a man learned
in church” 1973
Side 1: “The big house on the hill”
Side 2: “Bare feet in the palace” 1973
Side 1: “Does Christianity
have a chance?”
Side 2: “Beyond the halfway place” 1973
Side 1: “The power of purpose”
Side 2: “Encouragement to prayer” 1977
Side 1: “Shattered dreams”
Side 2: “The great lie” 1977
Side 1: “What the world is
waiting for”
Side 2: “The seeking God” 1977
Side 1: “The power is in the
yes”
Side 2: “The anatomy of a
rebel” 1977
Side 1: “Overwhelmed”
Side 2: “Simplifying
religion” 1977
Side 1: “Don’t wait ‘till
it’s too late”
Side 2: “Seven Wonders-Spiritual
World” 1982
Side 1: “Overcome inferiority
complex”
Side 2: “The twenty-third Psalm” 1982
Side 1: “Very first Christmas
sermon”
Side 2: “Who is Jesus?” 1982
Side 1: “How Jesus taught people to
pray”
Side 2: “How to pray for other
people” 1982
Side 1: “3 steps to self-confidence”
Side 2: “For he was a good man” 1982
Side 1: “I wish I had Lincoln today”
Side 2: “God is looking for you” 1982
Side 1: “Five questions about
prayer”
Side 2: “A formula for answered
prayer” 1982
Side 1: “The glorious gospel”
Side 2: “We see risen lord-seven
times” 1982
Side 1: “God’s plan for prosperity”
Side 2: “How Jeremiah kept his
faith” 1982
Side 1: “Love is the greatest”
Side 2: “Greatest verse in the
Bible.” 1982
Side 1: “My first sermon”
Side 2: “Jesus’ first sermon” 1982
Side 1: “Disappointments-Appointments”
Side 2: “Don’t let defeats defeat
you” 1982
Side 1: “Forgiveness-Beautiful word”
Side 2: “How to be born again”
Side 1: “Second mile gets you there”
Side 2: “Get to know your five
brothers” 1982
Side 1: “Dare to take a
chance in life”
Side 2: “Three Steps to
happiness/success” 1983
Side 1: “Don’t be afraid-trust your
heart”
Side 2: “Greatest woman in old
testament” 1983
Side 1: “How to dry your tears”
Side 2: “I think about where I’m
going” 1983
Side 1: “How to make 1983 your best
year”
Side 2: “Burn your past & fix
your future” 1983
Side 1: “I thank God for his church”
Side 2: “Final tape of series” 1983
Side 1: “Five ways to pray”
Side 2: “Six foundations of my
faith” 1983
Side 1: “When a loved one has died”
Side 2: “Many things can and do
die.” 1983
Side 1: “The five laws of faith”
Side 2: “Start with faith- not your
fears.” 1983
Side 1: “Learn to wait for the tide”
Side 2: “What to do when you get
blue” 1983
Side 1: “Jesus calls Lazarus from
grave”
Side 2: “How to know God’s will” 1983
Box 13: “What
happens in church?” undated
Side 1: “Serendipity”
Side 2: “The romance of an idea” undated
Side 1: “Lest we forget”
Side 2: “The best things in the
worst times” undated
“Wanted now: Great gamblers” 1948
“The shadow of Caesar” 1948
“How can I tell right from wrong?” 1948
“Christianity and
Psychology” 1949
“How big is salvation?” 1949
“Living above our heads” 1949
“The cross in every tree” 1949
“Fruitful frustrations” 1949
“Risers for wild horses” 1949
“Your neighbor is a customer” 1949
“Do you want to be healthy?” 1949
“Can we transmit our faith to our
children?” 1950
“The word of God” 1950
“What is devotion worth?” 1951
“What is good?” 1951
“Make a friend of your fear” 1951
“Christ, the Savior” 1951
“What you don’t know will hurt you” 1952
“Overcoming emotional depression
(incomplete) 1952
“Thine is
the kingdom” 1952
“The last straw, the even measure,
and the second mile”
1952
“How much do you owe?” 1954
“The race that is set before us” 1954
“The motive power of hope” 1958
“The God who waits” 1963
“The power is in the yes” 1963
“A faith for the nuclear age” 1963
Side 1: “The great
compulsion”
Side 2: “The Christian revelation
& revolution” 1973
Side 1: “The religion of our
enemies”
Side 2: “The battle for a free mind” 1973
Side 1: “Sit-ins among the shut
outs”
Side 2: “Overwhelmed” 1973
Side 1: “The romance of an
idea”
Side 2: “Serendipity” 1977
Side 1: “The lure of learning”
Side 2: “The field of treasure” 1977
Side 1: “Salvation: Magic of Moral?”
Side 2: “Waste, want, and
worthiness” 1977
Box 14: “The day
after” 1948
“The power of the resurrection” 1948
“Eternal life is now” 1949
“The church under the sky” 1950
“How old are you?” 1950
“Christ is the common place” 1951
“The magic of forgiveness” 1953
“Beyond the reach of trouble” 1961
“Stairway to the sky” 1961
“The inner defenses” 1961
“Getting ourselves right” 1961
“Stand up for American freedom” 1961
“The pitfalls of tolerance” 1962
“What do you expect of your
ministers?” 1962
“What do we expect of worship?” 1962
“Lengthen the cords; strengthen the
stakes” 1962
“Our dangerous virtues” 1962
“Bewildered laymen” 1962
“One small handle to hold” 1962
“The message of Christ” 1962
“Rebuilders of lost faith” 1962
“The wisdom of the incarnation” 1963
“What are we leaving out?” 1963
“Are you still wasting your
emotions?” 1963
“The mind of the one in the many” 1963
“To be continued” 1963
“Can civilization rise again?” 1963
“The grave and the garden” 1964
“Mighty to grasp the idea” 1964
“How to improve your hearing” 1965
“Unclaimed heritage” 1965
“Believe or be damned” 1965
“The lure of the infinite” 1965
“The shine on the black” 1966
“That muddy old river” 1966
“The place of religion in a world of
confusion” 1966
Box 15: “What is
right with the church” undated
“Unfinished business” 1949
“The god who dignifies man” 1950
“What do you see?” 1951
“Be thankful for the now” 1952
“The Christian in an unchristian
world” 1954
“The subversive nature of
ingratitude” 1962
“Her majesty the queen” 1962
“What are we doing well?” 1963
“To keep life tasting good” 1963
“The heresy of the heart” 1963
“You can take it with you” 1963
“Something of which we need
not be ashamed” 1963
“Are people getting bored
with religion?” 1963
“Reluctant missionary” 1963
“The silent years” 1964
“Using the present moment” 1964
“How to recognize a Christian” 1964
“Raising Cain!” 1964
“Are you tired?” 1964
“The inescapable way” 1964
“How to find yourself” 1964
“the
laws of community life” 1964
“The most convincing argument” 1964
“The question of church & state” 1965
“What does on in there?” 1965
“Overwhelmed” 1965
“Making use of what we cannot
understand” 1965
“Take a look at yourself” 1965
“Grace and Gratitude” 1965
“take good
care of your heart” 1965
“The lure of the infinitive” 1965
“The story and glory of the church” 1965
“When the barbarian comes” 1965
“Four windows to life” 1965
“Can the church catch up with the
times?” 1966
Box 16: “What is
church for?” 1951
“The marks of a Christian” 1951
“The importance of one generation” 1951
“Disentangling Christ” 1954
“Something of which we are not
ashamed” 1954
“How can I become a Christian?” 1954
“Move away that mountain” 1961
“The Bible- a timeless book” 1961
“Beyond an attitude” 1961
“The temptations of a troubled time” 1961
“The continuing influence of Luther” 1961
“The open window” 1961
“What chance has Christianity to
survive?” 1961
“The importance of one person” 1961
“What is in thy hand?” 1961
“Fifty candle power” 1961
“The world is yours” 1961
“The church which is his body” 1962
“What the church expects of laymen” 1962
“When Jesus went to church” 1962
“For those who cannon
believe” 1962
“Christ, the golden milestone of the
ages” 1962
“Once when the time was right” 1962
` “Once
there was a slave” 1962
“More divine than any miracle” 1962
“Little journeys our homes must
make” 1963
“A wholesome resolution” 1963
“Renewal begins within” 1963
“Just what is a Christian?” 1963
“The last straw, the even measure,
and the second mile”
1963
“Where religion and psychology meet” 1964
“Built in limitations” 1964
“The art f the alibi” 1964
“Giants in the land” 1964
“At home in God’s world” 1965
“What are our mothers thinking?” 1965
Box 17: “The
pursuit of happiness” 1951
“Where do we stop
listening?” 1961
“The shadow of rejection” 1962
“The mood and mission of anxiety” 1962
“The deep roots of peace” 1963
“Hidden treasures” 1963
“When the zest goes out of life” 1963
“How is your account?” 1963
“The dignity of self composure” 1964
“Can the church be the
church?” 1964
“The growth of Christian ethics” 1964
“Right or wrong-
how can I know?” 1964
“The runner & the race” 1964
“The charges against the church” 1964
“We must have both” 1964
“Making the most of what you are” 1964
“Motives that lead to Christ” 1964
“You can’t go home again” 1964
“Not good if detached” 1965
“Do you believe in progress?” 1965
“Christ the Savior” 1965
“We that are strong ought” 1965
“The question of church and state” 1965
“More beyond” 1965
“The fact and force of the
resurrection” 1965
“What do you see?” 1965
“The cross on main street” 1965
“Why four
gospels?” 1965
“The blessings of Thanksgiving” 1982
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