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1. Would You Make a Good Witness? (Ascension Day)

Acts 1:1-11

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King Duncan

... , he wouldn’t get into the spirit of the treatment which the center offered him. He held the 12 step program of Alcoholics Anonymous in disdain because it spoke of a “Higher Power.” “God,” he said without shame, “is a joke!” Bob was counseled by a ... solace in Christianity. Struggling with grief and debt while trying to make a living selling noodles door to door, this Chinese woman visited a church. One thing led to another, and Su became a Christian. Through friends, she began to raise money ...

2. Facing Difficult Decisions in Life! Part VI

Philippians 1:1-11

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Eric Ritz

... Apostle Paul facing a great dilemma in his Christian journey. Many people, like the Chinese farmer, would have said to Paul, "I am sure sorry to hear about your ... BURDENS INTO BLESSINGS. In a recent edition of Today''s Christian Woman magazine, I read a fascinating story told by a woman named Annie Oeth. It shared how God took a difficult ... . About ten months later, Ed found a job, but he was never the same person again. An anonymous writer shares these words: If I had my life to live over again, I''d try to ...

3. The Witness and the Witnesses

John 15:18--16:4

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... you were in China" - and he played a short segment of a tape done in Chinese (Mandarin - ?). He explained, "We are using 91 languages (and the message is) going all over ... serve seven days in jail." To the woman, her husband, and her mother, this seemed to be a travesty of justice. The woman who lost her baby and nearly died herself ... job of improving himself. It’s incredible what he’s done working with Alcoholics Anonymous. In the past year he has completely turned himself around." The judge who sentenced ...

4. Proper 13

Mt 14:13-21 · Rom 8:31-39 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 143

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John R. Brokhoff

... Jesus. Why to him? He did not indicate that he was hungry as once he was thirsty and asked a Samaritan woman for a drink. Why not give the food directly to the hungry people? It was essential that the food should first ... feed because of over-population. China, for instance, has over one billion people. Rightly the Chinese are limiting families to two children. Moreover, we can conquer hunger by cutting down waste ... woman, Dying on a garret floor, Having not one earthly comfort - "I have Christ! What want I more ...

5. The Apostles Creed: "The Holy Catholic Churc"

Matthew 16:13-20

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David E. Leininger

... sinner in the sight of God?" You could just as easily get into Alcoholics Anonymous without being an alcoholic as you can get into the church without being ... in a certain specific way. Our allegiance has been to the church of Jesus Christ. A woman was talking to her Presbyterian minister, taking him to task for injecting something into a worship ... to the church. "I believe in the holy, catholic church." Jack Redhead tells of a Chinese proverb to the effect that there are five points to the compass: north, east, ...

6. Walk By Faith Not By Sight

Philippians 1:1-11

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Maxie Dunnam

... shall reap, if we do not lose heart." I received a letter from a young woman in this congregation not long ago. She had come to me for counseling. Her big ... a miracle. Let me share her letter -- changing her husband's name for anonymity sake. Dear Maxie and Jerry:I know you have experienced many miracle ... faith, not by light. III. And then this third affirmation: God calls us to faithfulness. In Chinese there are two characters for our word "crisis". Those two characters signify danger and opportunity. We've ...

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