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John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... to believe in Christ, but I have never seen Him in those who profess Him. How can I believe in someone Whom I have not seen?'" "Sir, we would see Jesus," says a hurting world. "A Christian," says Robert E. Gibson, "is the keyhole through which other folks see God." Earl Palmer, in a fine little book entitled, The Enormous Exception, tells the story of a premed student at the University of California, Berkeley "who became a Christian after a long journey through doubts and questions." When ...

2. Israel's Unbelief

Romans 9:30--10:21

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... moral purpose is transgressed. The law is like a father who escorts his daughter down the aisle on her wedding day. At the altar the father must give the bride over to her husband, who is Christ. Additional Notes 9:30–33 The full title of Earl Palmer’s book is Salvation by Surprise: Studies in the Book of Romans (Waco: Word, 1975). Paul Achtemeier says this of Israel’s zeal for righteousness: “They were so religious that they did not want to settle for something God could give them. They wanted to ...

3. Witness to the Light

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... of Nazareth. The tenth man has come down into the pit of our darkness to deliver us from hopelessness and despair. What is the proper response to the coming of that light? First of all, it is to open ourselves and receive the light. Pastor Earl Palmer of the First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley tells about Rembrandt’s painting called The Adoration of The Shepherds. “This is Rembrandt’s interpretation of the visit of the shepherds to the babe in Bethlehem. It is a simple scene in a stable. In the ...

4. Compassion Fatigue

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... like drumbeats. Verse 7: “God is love.” It is as simple and as profound as that. Vs. 9: “God manifested His love by sending His Son into the world.” That’s incarnation – God becoming one of us, personally identifying with us. As Earl Palmer has put it: “Love is the person Jesus Christ, alongside humanity, on the road as Savior of the world.” (The Communicator’s Commentary, vol.12, p.67). But not only incarnation – the beat goes on: redemption. The cross is here, the ultimate expression ...

5. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v2

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of drumbeats. Verse 7: “God is love.” It is as simple and as profound as that. Verse 9: “God manifested His love by sending His Son into the world.” That’s incarnation – God becoming one of us, personally identifying with us. As Earl Palmer has put it: “Love is the person Jesus Christ, alongside humanity, on the road as savior of the world” (The Communicator’s Commentary, vol. 12, p. 67). But not only incarnation – the beat goes on: redemption. The cross is here, the ultimate expression ...

6. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v1

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

7. The Adoration of the Shepherds

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Illustration

King Duncan

Pastor Earl Palmer of the First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley tells about Rembrandt’s painting called The Adoration of the Shepherds: “This is Rembrandt’s interpretation of the visit of the shepherds to the babe in Bethlehem. It is a simple scene in a stable. In the foreground are the mother and child, ...

8. The Intimate Gospel: The Word became Flesh

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

We’re beginning today a series of sermons on the Gospel of John. Earl Palmer rightly calls this gospel, the intimate gospel. Because that’s what it is. It’s the personal story of John of the personal Christ. We’re going to be doing during the next few weeks, maybe more than a few weeks, we’re going to be doing what I call ‘ ...

9. Walk With Confidence

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... has even begun. Walk with confidence. "Put on the whole armour of God..." There is the key to confident living. Be prepared. Be guiltfree. Remember to whom you belong. 1. George F. Regas, KISS YOURSELF AND HUG THE WORLD (Waco: Word Books, 1987). 2. Earl F. Palmer, LOVE HAS ITS REASONS (Waco: Word Books, 1977). 3. Source Unknown 4. John A. Redhead, GETTING TO KNOW GOD (Nashville: Abingdon Press. 1954), pp. 110-111. 5. Joseph L. Felix, IT'S EASIER FOR A RICH MAN TO ENTER HEAVEN, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson ...

10. The Lord's Prayer: Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... a "witness" that could be made in the face of evil itself. I had the privilege of reading a printed sermon that Dr. Earl C. Davis of Memphis, TN preached at his church titled, "Common Sense About Forgiveness," in which he shared: "There are no Summa Cum ... FORGIVENESS OF OUR SINS, AND OUR ABILITY TO FORGIVE OTHERS, IS THE MOST THERAPEUTIC CONCEPT IN THE WORLD. I believe it was Bishop Everett Palmer who always enjoyed telling the story of a certain man who had the habit of wearing a very heavy winter coat on a ...

11. The Ministry of Unbinding

John 11:38-44

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... some day as all men and women die. Therefore, his resurrection at Bethany is not as great a miracle as the one that all humanity is offered in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, “Whoever believes…should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16). (Earl F. Palmer, The Intimate Gospel, p. 104). II The centerpiece of this story is Jesus raising a dead man, Lazarus, from the tomb. But I want to concentrate on the accompanying details of the story, for in these are some great truths. Let’s took at two of ...

12. That The World May Believe

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the reality of the love of Christ in the real situations of life and as they share that creative love with those around them by this modeling of the love of Christ, then the world is drawn to consider the meaning of God’s Love.” (Earl F. Palmer, The Intimate Gospel, page 146). What a gracious gift! Incarnation and interdependence: Christ has given himself to us that we may give ourselves to each other. This is what sustains those who would be the guarantee that the world may believe. Rehearse the two ...

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