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1. The Advocate of Truth

John 16:5-16

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Maurice A. Fetty

... the Spirit. It is the advocate of truth, willing to do ...

2. Prepared The Moment

Matthew 25:1-13

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Brett Blair

... books, and has been an advocate of prison reform. His conversion ...

3. Bread As A Weapon

John 6:25-59

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Brett Blair

... our own government that have advocated that very thing. If nations ...

4. I Saw the Face of God

Matthew 25:31-46

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Johnny Dean

... John Jackson, who is an advocate for the poor in Orlando ...

5. We Need Help

John 14:15-31

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Brett Blair

... are, need help. We need advocates who work behind the scenes ... we are. God has an advocate for you. He is the ...

6. Three Small Steps in Our Faith Journey - Sermon Starter

Luke 17:1-10

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Brett Blair

... sell or produce anything. We advocate no earthly cause. We serve ...

7. The Arrival of Hope

John 1:6-8, 19-28

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Joel D. Kline

... Arthur had been a leading advocate for the rights of black ...

8. Let Us Show Thanks in Our Example

Matthew 28:16-20

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Brett Blair

... that we are the strongest advocates for our Lord. These simple ...

9. Is Your Church a Museum or Mission?

Luke 15:1-32

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Wallace H. Kirby

... some present-day church-growth advocates. Jesus disappointed them by insisting ...

10. Forgiveness Should Be the First Response

Matthew 5:38-42

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James Merritt

... of them. He was not advocating we become a doormat to ...

11. Rephrasing the Question

Matthew 22:15-22

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Tom Long

Homiletics professor and Matthew commentator Tom Long rephrases the Caesar and Tax question to Jesus like this. "In effect," he writes, the opponents of Jesus ask, "Are you a foolish, uncompromising revolutionary whose allegiance to the kingdom of heaven is actually a political revolution in disguise, or are you a smooth-talking street preacher who stirs up people with glib talk of God's majesty but who underneath advocates a get-along-go-along policy with the Roman, Gentile pigs?"

12. A Life of Despair

Mt 5:1-12; 22:36-40; Deut 30:11-20

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Brett Blair

... Edward Eveling, a man who advocated blasphemy and worshiped Satan. Daughter ...

13. An Expert's Opinion

Matthew 10:16

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Charles Bonner

... to 'em." Jesus does not advocate for a milk-toast Christianity ...

14. How God Brings Change

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Editor James S. Hewett

... around the State of Florida advocating criminal justice reforms, and everywhere ...

15. Safe In His Hands

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Charles H. Spurgeon

... , you must apply to my Advocate."'

16. Study the Healthy

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Staff

Abraham Maslow revolutionized my thinking when he advocated if we want to learn about mental health, let’s study those who are healthy, not those who are sick.

17. Here I Stand

Mark 1: 21-28

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Maurice A. Fetty

... . The gentle and scholarly Erasmus advocated many of the same ideas ...

18. A Servant in Saigon

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Keith Wagner

... in the US. When Jesus advocates a life of self denial ...

19. Mary Had the Little Lamb

John 1:1-18

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Marv & Marbeth Rosenthal

... on Earth is ended, our Advocate to be. Hebrews 4:14 ...

20. The Want to Believe

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Staff

... English biologist and anthropologist and advocate of Darwin's theory of ...

21. We Are Called to Plant

Mark 4:26-34

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Ron Lavin

When it comes to being God's fellow workers, the first thing to realize is that we are not in control of the growth. We are called to plant. God gives the growth. God gets the credit. We cannot boast about the success that comes when the seeds are planted. We must be very cautious about taking too much credit for apparent success in the spiritual area. A visitor to the Vatican was quite impressed with the beauty and power of the place. He asked Pope John XXIII this question: "How many people do you have ...

22. PHILOSOPHERS

Acts 17:18

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Stephen Stewart

... such a strict view as advocated by St. Paul, since the ...

23. Whispering the Lyrics

John 14:15-31

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Thomas Long

... he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever ...

24. No Celebration without Confession

John 2:12-25

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Brett Blair

... . This sounds like the philosophy advocated by that book some years ...

25. The Man in the Middle

Luke 23:26-43

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Jerry Goebel

... I do to become an advocate for the vulnerable, aware of ...

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1. The Advocate of Truth

John 16:5-16

Illustration

Maurice A. Fetty

... the Spirit. It is the advocate of truth, willing to do ...

2. Prepared The Moment

Matthew 25:1-13

Illustration

Brett Blair

... books, and has been an advocate of prison reform. His conversion ...

3. Bread As A Weapon

John 6:25-59

Illustration

Brett Blair

... our own government that have advocated that very thing. If nations ...

4. I Saw the Face of God

Matthew 25:31-46

Illustration

Johnny Dean

... John Jackson, who is an advocate for the poor in Orlando ...

5. We Need Help

John 14:15-31

Illustration

Brett Blair

... are, need help. We need advocates who work behind the scenes ... we are. God has an advocate for you. He is the ...

6. Three Small Steps in Our Faith Journey - Sermon Starter

Luke 17:1-10

Illustration

Brett Blair

... sell or produce anything. We advocate no earthly cause. We serve ...

7. The Arrival of Hope

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Illustration

Joel D. Kline

... Arthur had been a leading advocate for the rights of black ...

8. Let Us Show Thanks in Our Example

Matthew 28:16-20

Illustration

Brett Blair

... that we are the strongest advocates for our Lord. These simple ...

9. Is Your Church a Museum or Mission?

Luke 15:1-32

Illustration

Wallace H. Kirby

... some present-day church-growth advocates. Jesus disappointed them by insisting ...

10. Forgiveness Should Be the First Response

Matthew 5:38-42

Illustration

James Merritt

... of them. He was not advocating we become a doormat to ...

11. Rephrasing the Question

Matthew 22:15-22

Illustration

Tom Long

12. A Life of Despair

Mt 5:1-12; 22:36-40; Deut 30:11-20

Illustration

Brett Blair

... Edward Eveling, a man who advocated blasphemy and worshiped Satan. Daughter ...

13. An Expert's Opinion

Matthew 10:16

Illustration

Charles Bonner

... to 'em." Jesus does not advocate for a milk-toast Christianity ...

14. How God Brings Change

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Editor James S. Hewett

... around the State of Florida advocating criminal justice reforms, and everywhere ...

15. Safe In His Hands

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Charles H. Spurgeon

... , you must apply to my Advocate."'

16. Study the Healthy

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Staff

Abraham Maslow revolutionized my thinking when he advocated if we want to learn about mental health, let’s study those who are healthy, not those who are sick.

17. Here I Stand

Mark 1: 21-28

Illustration

Maurice A. Fetty

... . The gentle and scholarly Erasmus advocated many of the same ideas ...

18. A Servant in Saigon

Illustration

Keith Wagner

... in the US. When Jesus advocates a life of self denial ...

19. Mary Had the Little Lamb

John 1:1-18

Illustration

Marv & Marbeth Rosenthal

... on Earth is ended, our Advocate to be. Hebrews 4:14 ...

20. The Want to Believe

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Staff

... English biologist and anthropologist and advocate of Darwin's theory of ...

21. We Are Called to Plant

Mark 4:26-34

Illustration

Ron Lavin

22. PHILOSOPHERS

Acts 17:18

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

... such a strict view as advocated by St. Paul, since the ...

23. Whispering the Lyrics

John 14:15-31

Illustration

Thomas Long

... he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever ...

24. No Celebration without Confession

John 2:12-25

Illustration

Brett Blair

... . This sounds like the philosophy advocated by that book some years ...

25. The Man in the Middle

Luke 23:26-43

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Jerry Goebel

... I do to become an advocate for the vulnerable, aware of ...

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