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Revelation 1:1-3

Sermon

King Duncan

... innocent blood. Yet there were few admirers at Jesus' funeral. He did not die a celebrity as did Emperor Norton of San Francisco. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. NOT MANY OF US WILL DIE AS CELEBRITIES EITHER. Ruth Graham, Mrs. Billy Graham, tells a humorous story from one of their trips to Europe. Dr. Graham and a member of his team, Grady Wilson, had left for Moscow leaving Grady's wife, Wilma, and Ruth under the watchful eye of an old college friend living in Paris, Jeanette Evans. "Now don't go shopping," were Dr ...

2. A Tragic Waste

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... have different gifts. All great leaders have recognized that to be effective, we must use the gifts God has given us. Grady Wilson for years has handled evangelist Billy Graham's business affairs. We are told that some time back Wilson was faced with a decision about whether to move the Billy Graham organization to larger quarters. Unable to arrive at a decision, he called Dr. Graham for advice. Graham answered kindly but firmly. "I don't call you and ask you what I should preach," he said. "Don't call me ...

3. After The Beep

Isaiah 66:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... to award me my ten million in sweepstakes winnings?" "Screening" calls has been around for a long, long time, long before Alexander Graham Bell. Adam and Eve did a fine job of screening their calls long before the technological wizardry of our day. In Genesis 3: ... Wilson nervously peeking out at Dennis from behind his living room drapes, obviously wanting not to be bothered. Dennis is standing on his wagon, having spotted the hiding Mr. Wilson. He leans over Mr. Wilson's fence and shouts, "Mr. Wilson ...

4. What Is Your Response toe the Resurrection?

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... when they see that Jesus is not there, they must be instructed by the angel to leave the tomb with the Good News. They were like Flip Wilson who said, "I am not a Jehovah''s Witness. I am a Jehovah''s bystander. I am not sure I want to get involved." It was necessary ... and how they had helped the country. In another, was a display "Enemies of the State." They were people he knew: Billy Graham, Martin Luther King, Jr., the Pope and Robert Schuller. When he saw his own picture on display, he was frightened. In ...

5. What Is Your Response to the Resurrection?

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... see that Jesus is not there, they must be instructed by this messenger of God to leave the tomb with the good news. They were like Flip Wilson, who said, "I am not a Jehovah''s Witness. I am a Jehovah''s bystander. I am not sure I want to get involved." Yes, the ... and how they had helped the country. In another was a display "Enemies of the State." They were people he knew: Billy Graham, Martin Luther King, Jr., the Pope and Robert Schuller. When he saw his own picture on display, he was frightened. In the ...

6. With Your Head In The Clouds

Exodus 24:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... ; Z=0, Y=1, X=2 . . . ) and multiplying each letter-value by 6 (whew!), fundamentalist leader Jerry Falwell's last name equals 666. Even Billy Graham's name is not exempt. His initials are WFG. (William Franklin Graham). Using the A=1 code, the letters add up to 36. The sum of the counting numbers from 1 through 36 is 666, and 36=6x6. When Ronald Wilson Reagan was elected president, mischievous Democrats pointed out that each of the President's names had six letters ” 666, etc. (6) Maybe you find all this ...

7. I Believe In The Holy Spirit

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... there is some impurity in our glass that needs cleansing. Several months ago at the Congress on Evangelism, Ann Graham Lotz, daughter of Billy Graham, gave a clear challenge. She said, “If you visit pornographic sites on the web, the Holy Spirit will not ... had any limitations. I tried to be a full-time pastor for both of the churches I was serving. Though I had not met Kemmons Wilson at that time, I subscribed to his philosophy. Kemmons used to say that you can be a great success and work only half a day. ...

8. “May Your Unfailing Love Be with Us, Lord”

Psalm 33:1-22

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... has led to the speculation that this psalm was a continuation of Psalm 32, much like Psalms 9 and 10. In fact, Wilson cites at least ten Hebrew manuscripts that treat these two psalms as a single unit.[2] However, both the Masoretic Text ... him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love” (v. 18). God reaches out to us in grace. True Story: Anne Graham Lotz (daughter of Billy and Ruth Graham) has shared a story about learning of God’s grace from her father. One day as she was speeding down a mountain ...

9. Pillars of the Church

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

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... in Seabrook Hall, I pass a small group of men. They meet from 6 until 7 AM in the vestibule area outside Wilson Chapel. They are quite different in terms of age, vocation, and temperament. Yet they are intensely loyal to this weekly gathering. Why? ... Dawson Trotman was completely exhausted. He slipped under the water. No one in the boat could rescue him. His funeral was conducted by Billy Graham in the Church of the Open Door in Los Angeles. Time magazine was there to cover the story. In its next edition it ...

10. I'm On a Mission from God!

Jonah 1:1-17

Sermon

... of Scotland's John Knox, and of Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan and Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison and Woodrow Wilson, Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan. We might even stretch it a bit and claim Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln never joined any ... find a place to say, "I'm on a mission from God." In my files this week I came across an old sermon by Billy Graham's late brother-in-law, Clayton Bell, who was pastor of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas.(4) It contained a fascinating poem written ...

11. The Fountain of Truth

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... , of which our people are proud, almost every such man has based his life-work largely upon the teachings of the Bible." Woodrow Wilson said, "A man has deprived himself of the best there is in the world, who has deprived himself of a knowledge of the ... great preacher, but he's gone; Wesley, a great preacher, but he's gone; Spurgeon, a great preacher, but he's gone. One day Billy Graham will be gone. But the word of God will still be here. Preachers come and go, but the preaching of the word carries on. ...

12. Christ Arose

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... by Daniel Clendenin, http://www.journeywithjesus.net/Essays/20070402JJ.shtml#. 3. Royce Hendry, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=34943. 4. Cited by Dr. James L. Wilson, http://www.freshministry.org/alameda/10.htm. 5. Marilyn Omernick, http://www.stjohnslaverne.org/SermonReadingArchive/OmernickEasterSundaySermon2006.rtf. 6. Franklin Graham, The Name (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002), pp. 14-15. 7. Rosemary Kadrmas in Jeff Cavins, et.al, Amazing Grace for the Catholic Heart (West ...

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