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1 Kings 19:1-18

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... less fortunate kids who attended the same school. The lab opened in 1996, funded by donations. For the first several months, it was staffed mainly by Mrs. Edwards and her husband, both of whom worked directly with the students. She continues to be involved there today.4 There are all sorts of reasons we can find ourselves feeling like Elijah did, depressed, alone, grieving, burned out, and feeling that there is nothing left for us to live for. That is life as seen from the solitary broom tree. But let us ...

2. Let Christ Speak The Word

Luke 7:1-10

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... As we go from this place, may your love and presence be with us always. The blessing of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen. 1. Thomas A. Dooley, The Night They Burned the Mountain (New York: Farrar, Straus, Cudahay, 1960), p. 135. 2. Edward Witten, in K. C. Cole, "A Theory of Everything," New York Times Magazine, October 18, 1987, p. 21. 3. Cole, "A Theory," Times Magazine, October 18, 1987, p. 22. 4. Agnes Sanford, The Healing Light (St. Paul: Macalester Park ...

3. Facing Up to a Power Problem

Acts 2:1-13

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Robert G. Tuttle

... across the world. "Did not our hearts burn within us as he walked with us on the way?" Is this the beginning of a cycle of God’s return? Are we ready to break into the new dimensions for which we were designed? We know that "the power that lifts us rip is greater than the power that drags us down." But, are we ready for it? Is the new Charismatic Movement for real? Is this the forerunner of this "Third Great Awakening" for our nation? One, with Jonathan Edwards, one, with the frontier revivals, both of ...

4. Grace in the Midst of Hopelessness

Romans 8:18-27

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Glenn McDonald

... . On the days in which the milk was spilled twice and half the children had colds, it would have cheered the Edwards considerably if they had had the power to look down the road. By 1900 the family had grown to include 1 ... you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; When you walk through fire you shall not be burned, And the flame shall not consume you, For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior. Strobel writes that it was in the ...

5. The Sermon in the Supper

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

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Edward Chinn

... In 1891, he was elected vice-president of the Curtis Publishing Company, which published the magazine. For 30 years, Edward Bok and the Journal worked for such causes as the better-babies movement, teaching social hygiene to children, ... crucified for me. But even could I see Him die, I could but see a little part Of that great love which like a fire Is always burning in His heart. Every time you come to church and receive the bread and wine, you are proclaiming the Passion of that Person in whom we see ...

6. The Family Was God’s Idea

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Gregory J. Johanson

... . The family in our day and time - ambiguous and needed, imperfect and hopeful, growing and struggling - is the subject of Edward Stein’s affirmative and open-styled sermon The Family Was God’s Idea. It was preached to the congregation of ... is in danger of hell-fire." But the hell-fire is not from the anger, but what we do with it. If we are honest with it, we burn off the fire; if not, it consumes us slowly in a smolder. The New Testament also says, "Be angry, but don’t sin." In other words, deal ...

7. Half-Price Crosses

Luke 14:25-35

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Bill Bouknight

... Indonesia visited us in September, he returned home to find that Muslim groups had burned down many of his churches, and one pastor's family was burned to death within the church building. Christians today are the most persecuted religious group ... Cumberland players got roughed up pretty badly. Toward the end of the game, the Cumberland quarterback Ed Edwards fumbled a snap from center. As the Tech linemen charged, Edwards yelled to his running backs, "pick it up, pick it up." The fullback yelled back, "You ...

8. Living Smart

Luke 10:38-42

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King Duncan

... executives who spend long hours at the office are not necessarily more dedicated than their peers who leave early. Those who burn the midnight oil oftentimes have not learned how to use their time wisely. In fact a recent brain study by psychologist ... let the rest of your life flow from there. That's the difference between simply living and living smart. 1. Judson Edwards, REGAINING CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE, (Minneapolis:Bethany House Publishers, 1989). 2. "Brain Fuel," DISCOVER (July, 1988), p. 23. 3. Mark H ...

9. Fired Up and Fit for the Feast

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... by Satan (Luke 22:31-34) in that time. That’s enough to make anyone quiver. John, think the later Jonathan Edwards, cast the fear of God into everyone around him. He was an unusual person –ascetic, prophetic, deeply committed to a simple ... is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing-floor and will gather his wheat into the granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” Do you feel that discomfort gnawing in the pit of your stomach? Imagine standing next to that booming voice! Now ...

10. The Church of Your Dreams

Acts 2:1-21

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John E. Harnish

... Probably this will be seen no more by any human eye, but it will remain ‘till earth and the works thereof are burned up!'" All that…on a thirty-nine year lease! Now that's boldness! The great British preacher Colin Morris comments: In an ... would like to do through us for the sake of Jesus Christ…then do it! Not by our strength, but by your power. I think Ned Edwards was right—not just about the Beulah Church, but any church, our church. It is the church of our dreams, not because of high ceilings or ...

11. What If You Could Change the Ending?

Luke 23:33-43

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King Duncan

... citizens from “scenes that might disturb social order or impart criminal methods.” If you’re familiar with the movie Fight Club, which starred Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, it’s got a violent ending. Edward Norton’s character kills Brad Pitt’s character, and then a bomb explodes, causing a bunch of buildings to burst into flames. The burning buildings are visual images of Norton’s desire to destroy modern civilization. Well, this ending did not make it past the movie censors in China. Before ...

12. Light for Beauty

Isaiah 62:1-12

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Harry N. Huxhold

... the prophet makes it clear that the delight and joy is just as much for God as it is for us. For Or Against The Marriage? Edward Koch, former mayor of New York City, confesses to a nostalgia and lingering love for the office he held for a number of terms. To nurse ... peace of that moment should be as bright and glorious as the dawn. The people’s sense of being saved would be “like a burning torch.” The people did return as promised, but they did not seem to be as aglow as the prophet had hoped. We can ...

13. Nothing Great Happens Without It

Luke 14: 25-35

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James Merritt

... their sons in battle. One had two sons captured. The plantations of Georgia signers, Lyman Hall and Button Gwinnett, were destroyed as were the homes of William Ellery, George Clymer, William Floyd, and William Hooper. The plantations of Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton, and Thomas Heyward were burned to the ground. These men, from South Carolina, also became prisoners of war. The farm and livestock of John Hart, of New Jersey, were destroyed. His wife died trying to avoid capture and his health was ruined ...

14. Proper 17

Exodus 3:1-22, Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:9-21, Psalm 105:1-45

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... . Introductory word (vv. 1-3) A. Moses is in the midst of his daily routine B. God appears to him in a burning bush unexpectedly and disrupts his routine II. Introductory word (vv. 4-9) A. The introductory word is a divine speech that arouses ... calendar. There are others also, renowned and unrenowned—Bernard and Bunyan and Blandina and Florence Nightingale and Luther and Pascal and Edwards and Wesley and Fliedner, and a glorious company whose names are known to the recording angel only. These have known that ...

15. The Battle of New Orleans

2 Timothy 3:1-4:8

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James Merritt

... give me a pardon." Well, even the president of the Southern Baptist Convention can't do everything. But as your President I have a message burning in my heart, and both its title and its thrust comes from the city we are meeting in this year, for I speak today ... , and much of the damage is self-inflicted. Paul said in verse 2 that children would be increasingly "disobedient to parents." Edward Duke of Windsor once said, "The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children."1 ...

16. The Real Thirst Quencher

Revelation 22:1-6

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King Duncan

... to respond. “What do you want from Mr. van de Broek?” the judge asked. She said she wanted van the Broek to go to the place where they burned her husband’s body and gather up the dust so she could give him a decent burial. His head down, the policeman nodded agreement. Then she added a further ... Dennis, http://www.lacanadapc.org/transcripts/031608st.htm. 5. Edward W. Bauman, Beyond Belief (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1964). 6. Rumours of Another World (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003), pp. ...

17. Spiritually Prepared

Mark 1:4-11

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King Duncan

... happy, Pastor, and I don’t want to give this up. I know it’s wrong, but I don’t care. If that means I’ll burn in hell, then I guess I’ll burn in hell.” Even many years later, White reports that those words still send a chill down his spine. He was looking at a man who ... pp. 51-52. 6. Daniel B. Clendenin, http://www.journeywithjesus.net/Essays/20080922JJ.shtml?view=print. 7. Edward K. Rowell, 1001 Quotes, Illustrations, and Humorous Stories (Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing Group, 2008, p. 264). ...

18. Send Me!

Isaiah 6:1-13

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Frederick C. Edwards

... the Lord high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple." He realized that he was in the very presence of God, and confessed his unworthiness to be there. The sacrifice was there burning upon the altar, and Isaiah’s vision was that one of the guardians of the throne of God touched his lips with the fire as a sign of his purification. Then Isaiah heard ... , (c) published by Liturgical Publications, Inc., 2875 S. James Drive, New Berlin, WI 53151. From a sermon written by Reverend Frederick C. Edwards.

19. At the Banquet...In Your Pajamas

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... simple wedding invitation. Quite rightly, the king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those who had killed his servants and burned their city. Then the king said to his servants, “The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to ... The choice is ours and ours alone to make. 1. http://www.day1.net/index.php5. 2. Preaching Today. Cited in Edward K. Rowell, 1001 Quotes, Illustrations, and Humorous Stories (Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing Group, 2008), pp. 328-329. 3. Helen Almanza, ...

20. The Sound of a Mighty Wind

Acts 2:1-13

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King Duncan

... a sack and thrown in the sea; another says he was crucified. There is no doubt he was martyred. Early traditions say Matthew was burned at the stake. Nothing is known about the fate of James the Less or Matthias, the disciple who was chosen by the casting of ... real difference in our community. Some of us would need to overcome things like our shyness and timidity to do that. Pastor Edward Markquart of Seattle, Washington tells about someone he knows who did just that. He was a young man named David Hughes and ...

21. More Parables of the Kingdom

Mark 4:30-34, Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:21-25

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... . Jesus continues to address both the crowds and his followers (4:1–2, 10) and now speaks of the kingdom as a lamp (a small, oil-burning clay vessel) meant to light up a room. While the lamp could refer just to the previous parable and its “hidden” meaning or to the coming ... and he is the one who will move the kingdom forward through average, sinful people like you and me. James Darrell Edwards III, who becomes Agent J (played by Will Smith), is one of a select group of government employees chosen to be ...

22. Out of the Darkness

Isaiah 9:2-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... Civil War, but his wife had died a couple of years earlier in a household fire. He had tried to save her and was badly burned himself. Not only that but his son had joined the Union army without his permission and was severely wounded. Longfellow was nearly at his wit’ ... in the 20th century alone. It was a terrible time for humanity. But that was before a British doctor named Edward Jenner discovered that milkmaids infected with a milder virus called cowpox seemed immune to smallpox. And soon we had the ...

23. Pentecost -- A Wild, Weird, Wonderful Day

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John A. Stroman

... with others. The Spirit's presence in our lives is one of joy, sweetness, excitement and praise. Did you know that Jonathan Edwards, that nineteenth century preacher known for his sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," had as his favorite word "sweet ... narrative. This is evident in Abraham's covenant experience; the burning bush with Moses; Yahweh's leading Israel by the pillar of fire by night and Yahweh's appearance in fire on Mt. Sinai. The ever-burning fire on the altar of Leviticus 6:12 reveals ...

24. A Date With Destiny

Philippians 2:1-11

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King Duncan

... destiny because of the world's great need. Visitors to Florida throng to see the Bok Singing Tower and Bird Sanctuary. In Edward Bok's youth these words, from the pen of his own grandmother, were indelibly inscribed on his consciousness: "Wherever your lives may ... is not really you who are charged with the fulfillment of it. You are only the torch-bearer. The fire, even if it burned within you, even when it burns you, is never lit by you. It uses you as it uses the oil of the lamp. You hold it, feed it, carry ...

25. By Faith

Hebrews 11:1-40

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King Duncan

... way, you and God can handle it? I’m not sure that there is a more important question in life than that one. Pastor Edward Markquart tells about three pictures that were published sometime back in a newspaper. Each of the pictures was of a man named Bill Sheridan. ... loves us and is for us, regardless of our external circumstances. It’s trusting God as those parents in the burning building trusted the fire fighters to whom they threw their precious children. It’s trusting God like those blind skiers ...

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