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1. All Our Strength

Matthew 11:25-30

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Donald M. Tuttle

The story is told of a little boy and his father. They were walking along a road when they came across a large stone. The boy looked at the stone and thought about it a little. Then he asked his father, "Do you think if I use all my strength, I can move that rock?" The father thought for a moment and said, "I think that if you use all your strength, you can do it." That was all the little boy ne...

2. Hidden Treasure

Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

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Donald M. Tuttle

I want to invite you to use your imagination this morning. Imagine that you are a network executive. In fact, you possess the power to decide which television shows are produced and aired. As you sit behind your desk drinking a latte, of course a man comes to your office to pitch an idea. He wants to hire a handful of antique appraisers from places like Sotheby's and Christies, rent convention cen...

3. Struggling with Doubt, Standing on Faith

Matt 7:15-23; 28:16-20

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Donald M. Tuttle

In his book The Case for Faith, Lee Strobel tells of 30-year-old preacher getting ready for what would be a major crusade. But despite his calling, the preacher was wrestling with doubts. He doubted whether or not he could trust what he read in the Scriptures. He was struggling with the philosophical and psychological questions people were raising about the Bible. For weeks he searched for answers...

4. The Purpose of Wealth

Luke 16:1-15

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Donald M. Tuttle

New York is a city filled with landmarks. There's Broadway, Wall Street, the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty, just to name a few. But when terrorists turned their hijacked planes toward Gotham, their target was clear. They had set their sights on the two gleaming towers of the World Trade Center. And they did so because those towers were symbols of America's economic power. To dest...

5. The Silent Bible

Matthew 7:21-29

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Donald M. Tuttle

In 1970, James Smart wrote a little book entitled "The Strange Silence of the Bible in the Church." In it he convincingly argued that the Scriptures were falling silent in the teaching and preaching of the church and in the consciousness of the people in the pews. More than 30 years ago—back in what some see as the glory days of the church—vast sections of the Christian faith had already stopped l...

6. We Would See Jesus

John 1:29-42

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Donald M. Tuttle

William Willimon notes that in many churches there is a little brass plaque attached to the preacher's side of the pulpit. It is not something the people in the pew can see, but something that no pastor can miss as he or she prepares to speak. It is a reminder of why people have come to church that morning. It simply reads: "We would see Jesus." And it's true, isn't it? Isn't that why people come...

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1. All Our Strength

Matthew 11:25-30

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Donald M. Tuttle

2. Hidden Treasure

Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

Illustration

Donald M. Tuttle

3. Struggling with Doubt, Standing on Faith

Matt 7:15-23; 28:16-20

Illustration

Donald M. Tuttle

4. The Purpose of Wealth

Luke 16:1-15

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Donald M. Tuttle

5. The Silent Bible

Matthew 7:21-29

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Donald M. Tuttle

6. We Would See Jesus

John 1:29-42

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Donald M. Tuttle

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