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1. Being Lost Is Terrible, Being Found Is Wonderful

John 14:1-14

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Arthur G. Ferry

James Moore remembers the time when he was seven years old and got lost at the Ringling Brothers Circus. It was a frightening experience for a seven-year-old boy in a crowd of over twenty thousand. Jim and his older brother, Bob, went to the concession stand to buy some cotton candy. People were pushing and pressing toward the counter. Since Bob was taller he was waited on first. After Bob got his...

2. Epiphany Moments

John 1:29-42

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Arthur G. Ferry

Working in a small town in Latin America, a woman felt despair. She was experiencing marital problems, as well as conflicts with people she worked with. Without warning, an earthquake struck one day. In those moments of panic and fear she ran with other people to the relative safety of a garden plaza as buildings shattered and dust billowed. "For those moments I saw everything so clearly," she re...

3. His Hand in Ours

John 14:1-4

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Arthur G. Ferry

A little girl had a cut near her eye. Her father quickly took her to see the doctor. The cut was not serious, but the location of the injury made it important that it be fixed properly. The doctor decided a couple of stitches were needed, but he didn't want to give the child an anesthetic. He explained to her that the procedure would be painful and asked if she could stand it. The little girl repl...

4. The Lake Wobegone Effect

Luke 4:14-21

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Arthur G. Ferry

A scandal is brewing in the hallowed halls of Academe. It has to do with test scores given to our young people. A West Virginia doctor noticed sometime back that all 50 states claim that their students score above average on standardized test scores. That, of course, is impossible for everyone to be above average. Someone has even given this scandal a thoughtful name the Lake Wobegon effect. Lake ...

5. The Little Old Ladies behind the Iron Curtain

John 1:35-42

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Arthur G. Ferry

William Willimon, professor at Duke Divinity School, remembers when a friend of his visited the Soviet Union in the 1970s. Upon his return he announced that the church behind the Iron Curtain was mostly "irrelevant because the only people there are little old ladies." Dr. Willimon writes, "Looking back now at the collapse of communism, the difficulties of rebuilding the Soviet Union after a long p...

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1. Being Lost Is Terrible, Being Found Is Wonderful

John 14:1-14

Illustration

Arthur G. Ferry

2. Epiphany Moments

John 1:29-42

Illustration

Arthur G. Ferry

3. His Hand in Ours

John 14:1-4

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Arthur G. Ferry

4. The Lake Wobegone Effect

Luke 4:14-21

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Arthur G. Ferry

5. The Little Old Ladies behind the Iron Curtain

John 1:35-42

Illustration

Arthur G. Ferry

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