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Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... I’m here to tell you on this Pentecost Sunday that the Spirit of God, the mighty wind of God, is available this day to all who desire it. 1. Stories for the Christian Year. Eugene H. Peterson (ed.) New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1992, pp. 152-153. 2. The Saints Among Us. George H. Gallup, Jr. & Timothy Jones. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishing, 1992, pp. 61-62. 3. Happiness Is a Choice. Barry Neil Kaufman. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1991, pp. 110-111. 4. Walt Case. The Upper Room. March/April ...

2. Pillars of the Church

Exodus 17:8-16, Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... small group is just a platoon in service of Jesus Christ. There is safety in the group. Remember the lesson of the banana...when it left the bunch, it got skinned. That's not in the Bible; I thought I would pass it along as a bonus. George H. Gallup, the famous pollster, points out that Americans are physically detached from each other. We change places of residence frequently. Most of us do not know the names of our neighbors. There is a kind of isolation even in a teeming city. Perhaps that is the reason ...

3. Crossing The Desert Or Protecting Our Vehicle?

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... Your Sails. Vincent Dwyer, O.C.S.O. New York: Doubleday, 1987, p. 177. 2. Eric S. Ritz, Easton, Pa. 3. Dorothy Pryse. The Upper Room. September/October 1992, p. 23. 4. The Presence. Bruce Larsen. San Francisco: Harper & Row Publishers, 1988, pp. 40-41. 5. The Saints Among Us. George H. Gallup & Timothy Jones. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishing, 1992, pp. 75-76.

4. The Greatest Discovery Of All

Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:31-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... , I hope you will respond inwardly with a "yes," too. 1. Charles R. Swindoll,THE GRACE AWAKENING, (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1990, pp. 114-115. 2. Nancy M. Cornish, UPPER ROOM, March-April, 1991, p. 39. 3. Ron DelBene,FROM THE HEART, (Nashville: Upper Room Books, 1991), pp. 36-39. 4. George H. Gallup, Jr. & Timothy Jones, THE SAINTS AMONG US, (Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishing, 1992), pp. 32, 36.

5. Spiritual Needs of Americans

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Years ago pollster George H. Gallup, Jr. said most Americans believe churches and synagogues are not effective in helping people find meaning in life."He said the ongoing vitality of American religious congregations depends, in large measure, on their effectiveness in responding to six spiritual needs: To believe life is meaningful and has a purpose. To ...

6. More Than Just Image

Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... better than they really are. But what about using tricks to manipulate our perception of people? In 1988, Bob Dole and George H.W. Bush ran against each other in the Presidential Republican primaries. And it was, like most political battles, ugly. The candidates ... standards of clergy as high or very high.” This is the lowest rating in the history of this particular survey. The Gallup researchers believe that the news of abuses and scandals in the church is a contributing factor to this loss of trust. (5 ...

7. Do You Think That I Have Come To Bring Peace?

Luke 12:49-56

Sermon

Will Willimon

... rights." In remarks made a few days before the Chinese military's bloody crackdown on student demonstrations in Beijing, Bishop K H. Ting, president of the China Christian Council, declared that Chinese Christian leaders were in support of the students. (The Christian Century ... they consider themselves “very religious." Just as many people believe in God in the cynical 1980's, according to George Gallup, as believed in God in the optimistic 1950's. We are very religious. And yet, today's gospel demonstrates ...

8. Let Me Tell You about the Birds and the Bees

Proverbs 5:15-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... and fathers have had their heads in the sand hoping this topic would just go away. But the subject cannot be avoided. George Gallup, the famous pollster, has stated: There's no question about it, the sex-related issues are going to be the most important ... C.: Department of Education. 8 Elizabeth Elliott, Passion and Purity (Old Tappan, N. J.: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1983), p. 147. 9 Eugene H. Peterson, The Message, "Proverbs" (Colorado Springs, CO., NavPress, 1995). 10 Abstinence: "The Radical Choice for ...

9. Have You Gone Far Enough?

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... the life of Christ, one is most uncomfortable in settling here. British scholar W. H. Griffith Thomas wrote, "The testimony to the present work of Jesus Christ is ... civilization. This conclusion would certainly be upheld by the findings of a recent Gallup Poll which found 87 percent of Americans affirming the influence of Christ ... commit intellectual suicide to do so! The credentials of Christ are impeccable. As George Bancroft states, "Christianity has attracted to itself the profoundest thinkers of the human ...

10. Seeing the End from the Beginning

Numbers 13:1-2, 17-33

Sermon

James Merritt

... The majority should not necessarily rule because the majority is not necessarily right. In 1939 Gallup took a poll and asked the American people how many of them would buy a ... reason anyone would want a computer in their home." In 1899, Charles H. Duell, the Commissioner of the U.S. Office of Patents, said the ... beginning, and give ourselves totally and wholly to God's vision for us, any dream can come true. 1. George Barna, The Power of Vision, p.28. 2. Pat Williams, Oh for the Magic, p. 110. 3. Gleaned from ...

11. Written In Our Hearts

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... were created and what our chief end in life is, no outward law is likely to help. We do not take a Gallup poll to determine what is appropriate for us. We have the indwelling spirit of the living God. Nelson Price tells about Charles ... people as well. But they never been able to let go and trust God. They never reached that status that H.G.Stafford reached. Stafford who lost his home in a fire and both of his daughters in a shipwrecked, ... George F. Regas, KISS YOURSELF AND HUG THE WORLD (Waco: Word, 1987).

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