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Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... that great. I mean, human beings are capable of some incredibly stupid activities. Did you see that allegedly true story about two duck hunters from Michigan? One of them bought a new Lincoln Navigator for $42,500.00. He and his friend go duck hunting in upper ... imperfections, all our sins, God loves us. God sees something in us worth saving. And that is why God sent Jesus. Rev. Bill Hays has an analogy that speaks to me. He notes that analysts say that only about 5 percent of SUVs are ever taken off‑road ...

2. Salvation as Hope

Romans 13:8-14, 1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Sermon Aid

T. A. Kantonen

... to "the lost things." It may be described as "realized" (Dodd) or "trasmuted" (von Dobschutz) or "inaugurated" (Hunter) eschotology. Today the futuristic interpretation is advocated most strongly by the "hope" theologians such as Moltmann and Pannenberg ... than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble - each man’s work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and ...

3. Ash Wednesday

Matthew 6:19-24, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:1-4

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

... the gospel lesson. Flowers can be used to add color and beauty to the arrangement. Anthems and Special Music Be Thou My Vision -- R. Hunter -- SATB w/keyboard -- HIN Have No Fear Little Flock -- R. Johnson -- SATB w/organ -- AF Treasures -- R. Jorodahl -- SATB w/opt. keyboard -- NAK Treasures ... Chorale Preludes -- J. Bender -- BAR 1. Fred B. Craddock, John H. Hayes, Carl R. Holladay, Gene M. Tucker, Preaching the New Common Lectionary: Year B, Lent, Holy Week, Easter (Abingdon Press: Nashville, 1984), p. 23.

4. Authentic Christianity

Matthew 3:1-12

Illustration

... grew. When approached later about the literary people and authors he associated with, Faulkner shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know any literary people. The people I know are other farmers and horse people and hunters and we talk about dogs and guns and what to do about the hay crop or this cotton crop, not about literature." You see Faulkner was already friends with real people, unpretentious people. He was friends with people who were honest about their lives and about living. He chose, even ...

5. Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments

1 Peter 3:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... one pro-life answers. 1. We Are Not Sure When Human Life Begins a. If that is true, then the benefit of doubt should be given to life. If a hunter is uncertain whether a movement in the bushes is caused by a person or a deer, should he go ahead and shoot or not? Obviously, the answer is: he should not ... 8 Ibid. 9 Dr. & Mrs. John C. Willke, Abortion Questions and Answers (Cincinatti, Ohio: Hays Publishing Co., 1988). 10 Alcorn, p. 83. 11 Alcorn, p. 86. 12 Alcorn, p. 167. 13 Alcorn, p. 169. 14 Alcorn, p. 176.

6. Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments

Proverbs 24:11-12

Sermon

James Merritt

7. “I Love You, Lord, My Strength”

Psalm 18:1-50

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C. Hassell Bullock

... . The Hebrew word for “grave” is she’ol (see the sidebar “Sheol” in the unit on Ps. 6). The imagery is that of a hunter who lays his traps to snare his prey. 18:6 I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple ... meaning “to cry out in prayer”), but the Lord did not answer them. 18:46 The Lord lives! The Hebrew phrase “the Lord lives” (hay-YHWH; lit., “the life of Yahweh”) usually is used as an oath (“as the Lord lives”), but here it is an exclamation. This is ...

8. Going Into Labor

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... is used six times in Revelation. Hold on! Persecution lies ahead, but it won’t last forever. There’s a Costa Rican proverb: No hay mal que dure cien años ni cuerpo que los resista o aguante, which can be translated as “There isn’t any evil ... Babylon. The final six lines, however, take a different turn, one that we might well think about: We wonder,—and some Hunter may express Wonder like ours, when thro’ the wilderness Where London stood, holding the Wolf in chase, He meets some fragment huge ...

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