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Mark 1:14-20

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Eric Ritz

... shake up, and all the true soldiers will stand up, and all the church members will pray up, and if the Savior of all will be lifted up . . . then we can have the greatest renewal this world has ever known. Amen. 1. David L. McKenna, MARK: THE COMMUNICATOR'S COMMENTARY, Word Book Publishers, 1982, page 49. 2. Omaha World Herald, Feb. 1, 1994. Cited in Thoughts of Chairman Buffett, (New York: HarperBusiness, 1998). 3. William J. Fallis, POINTS FOR EMPHASIS (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1993), p. 133. 4. "Risk ...

2. Choices

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... did to the king of rock-and-roll. It did what it has done to so many other talented young stars. (5) At a crossroads moment, Elvis Presley chose to follow his own desires. Eventually, those desires devoured his very life. Pastor David L. McKenna, in his commentary on the book of Mark, reminds us that the apostle Mark was writing to a small band of Roman Christians who were under constant persecution from the Roman government and surrounding society. The Romans invented the barbaric practice of sending ...

3. Standing Tall

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... to see here. Do you remember how your Mother used to tell you not to slouch--not to hunch over when you walk? Let me repeat David McKenna's words, "Posture always gives clues to self-esteem." It's true. People who feel good about themselves walk differently than people who do not. I ... HAVE TO BE BLIND TO SEE (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1996), pp. 213-214. 2. David L. McKenna, THE COMMUNICATOR'S COMMENTARY: MARK (Waco, TX: Word, 1982), p. 221. 3. Charles R. Swindoll, GROWING STRONG IN THE SEASONS OF LIFE (Portland ...

4. Beware! Caution! Danger!

Acts 14:8-20

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Barbara Brokhoff

... and Christ the true Light, we become like blind men looking in a dark room for a black cat that isn't there. The Lystra crowd was not opposed to another god or two, they just didn't want their old ones destroyed. David L. McKenna, President of Asbury Theological Seminary, was quoted in International Christian Digest as saying, "When we confess that Christ alone is the universal hope for our salvation, we indict all utopian schemes and humanistic programs in which the church gets embroiled." Paul, who had ...

5. Changed Lives - Simon Peter (Maundy Thursday)

John 13:1-17

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King Duncan

... one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.” Does this mean we should have regular foot-washing ceremonies? Some groups do. And many report that it is a most meaningful experience. David L. McKenna, President of Asbury Theological Seminary, tells of his first foot‑washing service: “Stripping off the proud colors of my academic hood, the prerogatives of my presidential robe and the pious vestments of my clerical status, I took a towel, wrapped it around my ...

6. He Breaks the Power of Cancelled Sin

John 8:1-11

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Maxie Dunnam

... prisoner free; His blood can make the foulest clean; His blood availed for me.” Sad to say, what we sing is not always what we preach. Great hymns are cancelled by the platitudes of cheap grace or our preaching is made ludicrous by love ditties. (David L. McKenna, “What a Time to Be Alive”) That’s the reason it’s so important that we have a Music Ministry that aims at excellence, but immersed in and communicates the Gospel. That’s the reason our Director of Music must be seen as much a minister ...

7. The Beginning of the Story

Mark 1:1-8

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Maxie Dunnam

... personal orientation. The other requirement is positive - that we believe the good news which Jesus comes to offer. To repent is to reverse the direction in which we are going; to believe is to move with full speed and reckless abandon in the new direction.” (David L. Mckenna, The Communicator’s Commentary, Mark, p. 47) “To believe the good news is simply to take Jesus at his word - to believe that God is the kind of God that Jesus told us He was. To believe is to accept for ourselves the fact that ...

8. Son of Man; Son of God

Luke 1:26-38

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King Duncan

... be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.” “How will this be,” Mary asked the ... space for himself in the middle of the warehouse. (1) In his book, The Regis Touch, marketing expert Regis McKenna tells a story about Max Poll, CEO of Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. Poll, disguised as a patient, has ... L. Deffner, Seasonal Illustrations, Resource, 1992, p. 21.

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