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1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... story inspires us. But it also reminds us. Life is tough. For some people like Bill Porter, it is unbelievably tough. Sooner or later, however, you and I will have our challenges. Frailty. Sickness. The loss of someone we love, a failure in business or a marriage. Did you know that the ratio of Christians who have been divorced is higher than the percentage of non-Christians, according to a study by researcher George Barna? (2) Marriage isn’t easy, of course. A hilarious letter has been circulating on the ...

2. The Lonesome George Church

Matthew 4:23-25, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... scholars have heard echoes of Psalm 90:12: “Teach us to number our days aright,/that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (NIV). “Lonesome George” . . . his days are numbered. When the Bible teaches us to number our days, it doesn’t mean that OUR days are numbered. It means that ... whether you are now working in the field or grinding corn, whether you are a priest or a professor, a cook or a porter, or an old age pensioner. What matters is how your life looks when you hold it up to the light of the gospel ...

3. I Can Have Anything?

John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... it? And wouldn't it be great if we searched our hearts and souls with prayer so that our dream would match God's dream? George Barna, a church-growth specialist, asked a group of pastors how they believed Christ would rate their church if He were to return today. Fifty- ... And whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son . . . 1. Porter B. Williamson, PATTON'S PRINCIPLES (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1982), p. 150. 2. CHRISTIANITY IN CRISIS, 186. Cited in Jack ...

4. Surprised By Grace

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Each and every day we can be surprised by the beauty and wonder of the sheer grace of God. George Bernanos, in a book titled Diary of a Country Priest, describes the ministry of a humble and unsuccessful country pastor. Most of the time the pastor ... Jesus, p. 88. 3. Ibid., p. 87. 4. H. Boone Porter, The Living Church, October 13, 1991, p. 5. George Bernanos, Diary of a Country Priest (Toronto: Macmillan, 1937), p. 157. 6. This insight is from an unknown source.

5. Have You Changed Your Clock?

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... station on a branch line after the last train, after all the other passengers have left, and the booking office is closed and the porters have gone." I can remember a time in seminary when we were given an assignment to read two sermons on the subject of waiting ... for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ because you have responded to the First Coming of Jesus Christ. 1. Thanks to Dr. George B. Wirth for this illustration. 2. Joel C. Gregory, Homesick for God (Waco, TX: Word, Inc., 1990), p. 28. 3. The Methodist ...

6. The Gates of Hell

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... Those of you who thought you had bought a ticket for a cruise won't even understand what I am saying. You're waiting for the porter to come fluff your pillow. I understand. But there are others of you who do understand. You want our church to be a beacon to a ... why you serve in the ministries of our church. That is why you give to support its causes. In 1989, former President George Bush, our current president's father, was entering St. John's Episcopal Church to attend a worship service. A homeless man, ...

7. An Urgent Message

Illustration

... War, a loyalist spy appeared at the headquarters of Hessian commander Colonel Johann Rall, carrying an urgent message. General George Washington and his Continental army had secretly crossed the Delaware River that morning and were advancing on Trenton, New Jersey where the Hessians were encamped. The spy was denied an audience with the commander and instead wrote his message on a piece of paper. A porter took the note to the Hessian colonel, but because Rall was involved in a poker game he stuffed the ...

8. Lost in Plain Sight

John 1:29-34, John 1:35-42

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... called the Amazon rain forest. The 58-year-old Fawcett and his two youthful companions set out on May 29, 1925. They paid porters to help them get to Dead Horse Camp, a base camp that Fawcett had used before. Local Indians greeted them and Fawcett provided ... were never heard from again. Since then, several searches have been conducted in attempts to discover what became of the men. Film maker George Dyott was the first in 1928. He took a film crew with him but emerged empty handed. In 1933 movie star Albert ...

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