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Philippians 2:1-11

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King Duncan

... thy loveliness fade as it will, and round the dear ruin each wish of my heart Would entwine itself verdantly still. As he finished the song there was a brief pause, and then Moore heard his wife get out of bed. Slowly she crossed the room to the window and opened the shutters. (3) Don't you imagine his wife had more love in her heart than ... , (San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988). 2. Source Unknown 3. Maxie D. Dunnam, THE CHRISTIAN WAY, (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Francis Asbury Press, 1984).

2. So, You Want To Know About Love?

John 13:31-38

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King Duncan

... lives of others working to their best good. For the follower of Jesus, love is the final proof of a transformed life. As theologian Francis Schaeffer says, "If we do not show love to one another, the world has a right to question whether Christianity is true." (3) ... Mother's Day is that love is supportive. Love offers encouragement. Love builds up, it does not cut down. Author James Moore tells about K.C. Jones, the former coach of the Boston Celtics basketball team. Jones became famous for his unique ability ...

3. Issachar

Genesis 49:1-28

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Warren Thomas Smith

... preach as though ‘The kitten hath mewed ... who can but utter pious platitudes?’ " We covet the spiritual power of Francis of Assisi and Catherine of Siena, yet we are unwilling to undergo rigorous discipline, those holy habits which are the ... a radical group will take over. The distress comes from the somnolence of "the slow, the staid, the respectable." Arthur J. Moore reminded Georgia congregations that it is easier to restrain a fanatic than to resurrect a corpse. Issachar - what a contrast to ...

4. It's A Question Of Priorities

Mark 9:33-37

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King Duncan

... the $1.7 billion tax-preparation and financial-services firm. Tom left behind his prestigious job to become a teacher at St. Francis Xavier middle school in Kansas City, Mo. His annual salary suddenly dropped to less than $15,000 a year, about three ... us all to succeed, and if we don't watch it, we can lose some things that are precious to us along the way. James W. Moore tells of a church member who came to his study one day. The pastor could see that the man looked deeply troubled. The man said "Pastor ...

5. All This and Heaven Too

Luke 18:18-30

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Maxie Dunnam

... knew, and to whose writings I was a stranger: Julian of Norwich, William Law, Francois Fénelon, Francis of Assisi, Evelyn Underhill, Brother Lawrence, and an array of others. I began a deliberate practice of “keeping ... went home and that very day she arranged those touching words into a powerful Gospel hymn that later Ethel Waters immortalized. (James W. Moore, “Celebrating the Present…or Believing the Future End”, January 6, 1991) All this—pardon for our past, power for the present—all this ...

6. Noah and the Robots

Genesis 9:8-17

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King Duncan

... ’s happening in the world of computers. Computers are getting faster and more powerful at an astounding pace. In fact, according to Moore’s Law, they are doubling in speed and power every couple of years. To put it plainly, this means that, in the ... You and I would give up. We would decide to cut our losses, walk away, conclude that humanity is hopeless. But not God. Francis Thompson called God the “Hound of Heaven” who pursues us “down the labyrinthine ways.” Regardless of how far we run away from ...

7. Is It Okay To Laugh In Church?

Philippians 4:2-9

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James W. Moore

Some years ago, a train stopped somewhere in southern Georgia to take on water for the engine… A man on the train saw a local old-timer leaning against the depot platform and he yelled to him: “Anybody around here enjoy religion?” The old-timer on the platform shuffled his feet and then replied: “Them that has does!” Now, wouldn’t you like to find that old fellow in southern Georgia and shake his hand? He made a major accomplishment with his answer. He spoke four words and made four grammatical errors! Isn ...

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