... ’t matter, because I’m adopted.” With an embarrassed smile, that ... always forget.” All Christians are adopted children of God who are ... that would assist in the adoption of a twelve-year-old ... denominations would assist in his adoption. Said the officer later, “His ...
2. The Senility Prayer
Mt 6:5-15; 24:36-44; Lk 11:1-13
Illustration
Brett Blair
... the difference. The world has adopted this prayer and made it ... supply. The more I can adopt the attitude of the serenity ...
3. Without the Fire the Seeds Will Never Grow
Luke 12:49-53
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John G. Lynn
... fires. More recently, they have adopted a policy of managed fires ...
4. Servant Morality vs Master Morality
Luke 14:1-14
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W. Robert McClelland
... disturbing clarity. A servant morality adopts values and follows a morality ...
5. Fear of Dying
Lk 20:27-38
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King Duncan
... the leap of faith. He adopted his father's ethical underpinnings ...
6. The Apostles' Creed
Matthew 28:16-20
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Staff
... that this earlier and first adopted version was based on the ...
7. The Nicene Creed
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Staff
... Nicene because it was originally adopted in the city of Nicaea ...
8. Only One Plan
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Editor James S. Hewett
... the world. His early disciples adopted His priorities and devoted themselves ...
9. Repent Your Way to a Merry Christmas - Sermon Starter
Matthew 3:1-12
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Brett Blair
... to the offices of an Adoption Society in England to receive ... whose baby was to be adopted. She was met by the ... lady responsible for the adoption arrangements and taken into another ... under the terms of the adoption each would never know the ...
10. Who Lives In You?
Luke 13:31-35
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Lee Griess
... now Paul Adams. We have adopted him. He is now the ... of the consequences. Love that adopts us as children. Love that ...
11. Grace That Cost
Luke 19:1-10
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Robert Beringer
... Paul Adams now. We've adopted him." That is a wonderful ...
12. Oh, Now I Understand
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Staff
A company was adopting a new pension plan. Everybody ...
13. Middle C
John 1:1-18
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... see us as children worth adopting and saving, even dying for ...
14. Full Devotion
John 6:51-58
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Edwin D. Peterman
... of Rights, and they were adopted and put into effect in ...
15. The Power of Small Things
Luke 3:1-20
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Brett Blair
... age of 2 she was adopted, sight unseen, by Laurie Collis ...
16. Life Is Difficult
Matthew 21:1-11
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Mark Trotter
... optional. Like it's an adopted lifestyle. Well Jesus was not ...
17. Trouble Makers
Luke 12:49-53
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Brett Blair
... . Hudson Taylor, who dared to adopt the customs and culture of ...
18. The Rewards of Risk
John 3:1-17
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Lee Griess
... council could be talked into adopting a similar policy. Maybe there ...
19. He Set His Face Steadfastly for Jerusalem
Matthew 21:1-11
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Mark Trotter
... optional. Like it's an adopted lifestyle. Well Jesus was not ...
20. Better to Have Weeds than Nothing at All
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
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James Somerville
... what would happen if we adopted a policy of weed-pulling ...
21. Religion of the Founders
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Brett Blair
... ...At the time of the adoption of the constitution and the ...
22. Second Century Rules
Mark 1:40-45
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Elizabeth Elliot
... the rules that have been adopted by many twenty-first-century ...
23. The Lord’s Prayer: A Walking Prayer
Matthew 6:5-15
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Kenneth W. Collins
... God as my Father by adoption through the grace of Jesus ...
24. Nurse Bryan's Rule
Jn 17:1-11; 2 Cor 5:9
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King Duncan
... , the whole hospital learned to adopt what became known as "Nurse ...
25. The Tiger Who Thought He Was a Goat
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Maxie Dunnam
... motherless tiger cub who was adopted by goats and brought up ...
26. God's Children
Eph 1:5; Matthew 20:1-16; Rom 8:17
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Editor James S. Hewett
... brother. "One of us is adopted." "Which one?" asked the superintendent ... any more which one was adopted." In Romans 8:17, Paul ... ) Paul's comparison is to adoption. By our faith in Christ ... we become his adopted brothers and sisters—adopted sons and daughters ... of God. As fully adopted and accepted children, we share ... for the full revealing and adoption to happen!
27. Who Is Jesus?
Matthew 16:13-20
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John R. Brokhoff
... in one body. 4. The Adopted Jesus Divine Human This is ... on the cross, the Father adopted him as his son at ... his baptism. This adoption was confirmed by the resurrection ...
28. A Great Power Watching
John 14:21-29
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... after the larger one. The adoption papers were signed, sealed and ... mimicked the posture of his adopted father when threatened. He stood ...
29. With Fire In His Eyes
Luke 6:17-26
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Richard A. Jensen
... to propose that world Lutheranism adopt it as a basic confession ...
30. A Bent Over Woman
Luke 13:10-17
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Richard A. Jensen
... in the death of her adopted daughter, Lisa. Hedda Nussbaum was ...
31. Paying Taxes
Matthew 9:9-13
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King Duncan
... never popular. Many want to adopt a flat tax and dismantle ...
32. Miracles Are Part of Our Lives
Matthew 14:22-33
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Edward F. Markquart
... that car alive." ... Births and adoptions often evoke the word, miracle ...
33. Belief in Hell
Matthew 15:21-28
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King Duncan
... woman discovers that she was adopted. Almost immediately, she begins looking ...
34. A Servant in Saigon
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Keith Wagner
... month all 219 children were adopted and placed in homes in ...