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John 1:1-18

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King Duncan

... sorrow, to give the crust of charity. We dare to give friendship, service, the equal loaf of bread and love." Peace, power and purpose. "The light shines in the darkness . . . " In these very busy days of preparation, may His peace, His power and His purpose dwell in our hearts. 1. Dr. Maxwell Maltz in PSYCHO-CYBERNETICS. 2. From a sermon by Donald F. Garret. 3. Adapted from C.L. Allen's ROADS TO RADIANT LIVING.

2. Would You Like To Hold The Baby?

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... all up with clothes, makeup, the toys of success, the ornaments of the good life, with position and prestige. But inside we're like those cheap chocolate Easter bunnies--hollow and empty. Dr. Maxwell Maltz has gained quite a bit of notoriety through his popular self-help book titled PSYCHOCYBERNETICS. The theory of psychocybernetics is based on Dr. Maltz's work as a plastic surgeon. This is how he describes how he became interested in the human personality: One day a number of years ago a woman in her mid ...

3. God Is Greater

John 10:22-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... hearts still bear the scars of guilt and remorse. Others of us carry scars not from our own sins but the sins of others. We need to know that God is greater than all our scars. Some years back, Dr. Maxwell Maltz told of an Italian man by the name of Cremona. Cremona was a barber in the section where Maltz grew up ” in one of the worst slums of New York. Cremona was the idol of all the boys in the neighborhood. His barbershop was clean and neat. It was filled with beautiful pictures ” copies of the MONA ...

4. People With Shining Faces

Luke 9:28-36

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King Duncan

... .” Jesus, more than anyone whoever lived, was focused on serving God. “Not my will, but thine be done.” And it is because he was so focused on doing God’s will that he made it possible for you and me to have faces that shine as well. Dr. Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon and best-selling author, tells a remarkable story that speaks to me of the love that caused Christ to exchange his throne in glory for the cross of Calvary. A man had been injured in a fire while attempting to save his parents from a ...

5. The Inside Results

John 1:1-28

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King Duncan

Dr. Maxwell Maltz has gained quite notable fame through his popular self-help book entitled "Psycho-Cybernetics." The theory of psycho-cybernetics is based on Dr. Maltz's work as a plastic surgeon. Listen as he describes ... cannot be seen, that some are deeply embedded, worse than physical scars, they are inside us and infinitely painful." It was those inner scars that Dr. Maltz sought to explore. Here is where our greatest needs lie "not on the outside of us, but on the inside. That, of course, is the ...

6. Mistaken Identity

Matthew 16:13-20

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Wayne Brouwer

... or hear. That is one of the reasons why television is so captivating. "Seeing is believing," we say. Sometimes appearances can even change the way we think about things, and "deceive" us into a whole new attitude. Consider, for example, the report of Dr. Maxwell Maltz, a former New York cosmetic surgeon, who tells of a magazine contest to find the ugliest young woman in the United States. Cruel as such a competition may seem, the magazine editors actually hoped to change the life of this unfortunate person ...

7. The Exalted Christ

Mark 9: 2-10

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J. Howard Olds

... and his clothes are whiter than bleach could make them. People pay big money for radiant faces these days. Face lifts are a thriving business. The only problem is that the soul has a way of seeping through. Maxwell Maltz is a plastic surgeon. He's in the business of lifting people's faces, but, Dr. Maltz says, “Even though I get marvelous results, patients are often not happy. I have come to realize that inner scars are much more difficult to remove than outer ones." Could your soul use a lift today? Has ...

8. The Divine Family

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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King Duncan

... , do you? Well, I've got a story I want to tell you." And with that he pulled up a chair and sat down at the table with Craddock and his wife. Dr. Craddock said he groaned inwardly. Oh no, here comes another preacher story. It seems everyone has one. The man stuck out his hand. "I'm Ben Hooper. I was born not far ... (Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1984). 3. (Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation, 1983) 4. Maxwell Maltz, The Magic Power of Self-image Psychology (New York: Pocket Books, 1964). 5. Martin.

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