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John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... I have intense trouble finding my way in this life," she wrote, "so I am extremely worried about the next." (1) She needed a map. John Alexander in his book THE WARRIOR'S EDGE talks about reality maps. A reality map is a way of looking at the world. It is a ... by reality maps that stated that the world was flat. If you sailed too far, their belief systems said, you'd fall off. Christopher Columbus changed all that. It's interesting to observe though, that Columbus's own reality map told him he'd found India ...

2. An Announcement for a New Year

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

King Duncan

... what are we doing getting ready to celebrate the year 2015? I hope we are approaching the New Year with a positive attitude. It is said that Christopher Columbus kept a diary on his way to the New World. It was not an easy voyage. The men were on the verge of mutiny. Many of ... influences of Greek philosophy and thought. Greek culture broke down some of the barriers of nationalism. The influence of Alexander helped pave the way for the coming of Christ. Then came the great Roman Empire. The Romans furnished a ...

3. Light For A New Year

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... he wanted her to be. A week later, this woman remembered an article she had read about an organization called "The Christophers." Their motto had made a deep impression on her: "It is better to light one candle than to curse the ... glory. He just admired the legacy, and believed that it was worth preserving. We don't know when William Morris died. But when Hamp Alexander Owens died in 1948, his obituary stated that he was "the keeper of the Saluda fire." The fire itself had been burning continuously for more ...

4. Party Time!

Mark 2:18-22

Sermon

King Duncan

In an interview with a London newspaper, actor Christopher Walken revealed that he likes to bring a little fun to a movie set by pretending that it’s his birthday. In ... just a few of her hymns that are sung regularly throughout the English-speaking world. Crosby was blinded in early childhood by a clumsy doctor. She married a musician, Alexander Van Alstyne, but separated only two years later. During their marriage, Fanny gave birth to a stillborn child. It was the one heartbreak in her life that she never ...

5. Made for Joy

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... spoke, not about the end of the world, but about a new world of endless possibilities. Of course, you know his name‑‑Christopher Columbus. Just when things looked their worst, something happened which changed despair to hope. (6) The first thing that the angel said ... guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” 1. http://preceptaustin.org/philippians_illustrations_4.htm 2. Rev. Scott W. Alexander, http://www.rruuc.org/index.php?id=191&sermon=070722. 3. John Ortberg, If You Want to Walk on Water ...

6. Survival

Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

Will Willimon

... the bomb is our only hope and the people who believe that doing away with the bomb is our only hope have much in common. As Christopher Lasch said in a recent book, the modern world makes "survival artists" of us all. Fearful about the water we drink, the air we breathe, ... peace movement arising out of terror is as idolatrous as peace based upon the bomb. As that great theologian, General Alexander Haig, said, "There are worse things than a nuclear war.'' A stupid statement. But in a way, that's what ...

7. Like Their Heroic Commander

Romans 8:29; John 17:23

Illustration

Christopher Oldstone-Moore

The revolution that ended the reign of beards occurred on September 30, 331 b.c., As Alexander the Great prepared for a decisive showdown with the Persian emperor for control of Asia, he ordered his men to shave. From time immemorial in Greek culture, a smooth chin on a grown man had been taken as a sign of effeminacy or degeneracy. What can explain this unprecedented command? When the commander Parmenio asked the reason, according to the ancient historian Plutarch, Alexander replied, “Don’t you know that ...

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