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Luke 6:27-36

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King Duncan

... an uncontrollable urge to run to the nearest Catholic church. There, he fell to his knees and experienced an amazing moment of communion with God. For ten minutes, he reports that he was "lost to the world." He'd never felt such joy. On March 24, 1956, Sir Alec Guinness gave his life to Christ. (5) You and I can have that same joy. Hurting people hurt people. Isn't it time you and I surrender our hurts to Christ? Isn't it time we invited Christ into our hearts? 1. ladyhawke@jokedujour.com 2. Attributed to ...

2. A Breeze In The Dark

John 3:1-21

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William G. Carter

... all of his questions, all of his doubts, all of his pursuits of faith, are caught up in the Wind, covered by the sound of a fierce, holy breeze howling in the dark. "At the age of sixteen," writes Alec Guinness, "I arose from under the hands of the Bishop of Lewes a confirmed atheist." At the age of 41, Guinness returned to the church. He does not have much to say about the years in between. Once in a while he read a religious book, or visited a worship service, or spent the weekend in a monastery. Other ...

3. To Who Can We Go?

John 6:60-71

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Donald B. Strobe

... that there is One who is infinitely trustworthy. Indeed, the New Testament word for “faith” does not mean believing something, it means trusting Someone. A while back I read an interesting interview which had been given by the famous British movie actor Sir Alec Guinness. Guinness admitted that he was a devout Christian and a devoted Roman Catholic. But for many years he was an agnostic, believing that life was pretty much a matter of blind chance; there was no Greater Power behind it all. Then came an ...

4. Affirming What We Believe

John 3:14-21

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William G. Carter

In his autobiography, actor Alec Guinness tells a story that might keep every pastor and church school teacher awake at night. He was a teenager and it was the morning of his confirmation. The classes were finished. The students' heads had been filled full of Bible stories and theological doctrines. Guinness says HolyTrinityChurch in Eastbourne was crammed with confirmation candidates, their parents, friends, schoolteachers, and sponsors. At the appropriate moment, he notes, "The girls, mostly in grey ...

5. A Voice in the Wilderness

Luke 3:1-20

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King Duncan

... were looking for a deliverer. John the Baptist announced that the coming of the Messiah was at hand. Whenever life gets difficult we look for someone to deliver us. Many of you are familiar with the 1957 motion picture The Bridge Over the River Kwai starring Alec Guinness. It was selected as one of the 100 great films of the 20th century. It is the story of a group of British prisoners of war during World War II held by the Japanese in northern Burma in very difficult circumstances. Ernest Gordon, at one ...

6. Touched by God

Lk 2:1-20

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King Duncan

Many of you are familiar with the 1957 motion picture The Bridge over the River Kwai starring Alec Guinness. It was selected as one of the 100 great films of the 20th century. It is the story of a group of British prisoners of war during World War II held by the Japanese in northern Burma in very difficult circumstances. Ernest Gordon, at one time chaplain at Yale University, ...

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