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John 14:5-14

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Mark Ellingsen

... who merely believe in God. We are not "Godians." No, we are called by another name. We have been called Christians - "Christ-ians." That is, the world proclaims that we are people who only know who God is, because of Christ (Acts 11:26). ... the very gospel text that we are considering. Here is what he said: "This is the knowledge in which St. John, an outstanding evangelist with regard to this theme, and St. Paul instruct more than the others do. They join and bind Christ and the Father so firmly together that ...

2. The Lions Are Shackled

John 18:1-19:42

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King Duncan

... California minister had himself nailed to a cross as a protest against crime in the streets. The Reverend Willie Dicks, of St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church in San Jose, set up a 9-foot by 12-foot wooden cross in a park in ... and Robert G. Allen, The One Minute Millionaire (New York: Harmony Books, 1990). 4. Sermon Fodder, http://www.sermonfodder.com. 5. Pastor Ian Hussey, North-East Baptist Church, Brisbane, AU. http://neb.sev.com.au/sermon19.php. 6. A. Dudley Dennison, Jr., Windows, Ladders, and Bridges ...

3. Translucent Grace

Mark 9:2-13, Luke 9:28-36, Revelation 1:9-20, Revelation 2:12-17

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Lori Wagner

“And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” (Matthew 16:18) Prop: translucent stones or another kind of gem (or larger white stones onto which people can write the name of Jesus) He was an upstanding Christian, long-time servant in ministry, Chair of the Administrative Council, member of the Trustees, organizer of the yearly fund-raiser and the monthly Men’s Breakfast. “Carl” (as we’ll call him) was one of the “cornerstones” of ...

4. Staying Alive All Your Ministry Life: Will You Finish Well?

Exodus 32:1-33:6

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Maxie Dunnam

... be His without any reserve, and then we must often go back and renew this same resolution. St. Francis de Sales (A Year With The Saints, p. 2) One of the most inspiring models ... struck the ball. The history of such efforts is not auspicious. Some fine golfers – Ian Baker-Finch, Steve Ballesteros, Chip Beck – have revamped their swing and never returned to ... is purity of heart. The Puritan divines labeled this heart-work. John Flavel, a seventeenth-century English Puritan, put it in this perspective: the ...

5. Finding Our Roots in God and Country

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 6-10

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William J. Carl, III

... in Cambridge and Oxford in England. The church in which I preached in Cambridge, St. Columba's United Reformed Church, had, I discovered only after arriving, the names of ... delight. There on the wall in the broom closet was a simple plaque that read, "John Harvard, who attended Emmanuel College then moved to Massachusetts and started a college there." It ... the gospel in other places. One of the bishops told us about Ian Paisley, that great Presbyterian evangelist in Belfast who preached regularly to huge ...

6. Good News about Faith

Mark 10:46-52

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King Duncan

... far more blessings than Bartimaeus have given up. Ian Fleming was the author of the James Bond novels, which, of course, have been ... In 1962 a 14‑year‑old boy by the name of Robert White wrote to President John F. Kennedy’s personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, requesting the President’s autograph. Within a few ... her mind was cured, her body was also on the way to being cured.” Then Tournier quotes St. Thomas Aquinas: “Grace flows from the soul to the body.” (5) No doctor can tell you how much ...

7. Jesus And The Ayatollah

Matthew 22:34-40

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King Duncan

... and St. Peter were talking when for some reason that club was mentioned. "Did you know," said the black man, "that club refuses to accept Blacks or Jews as members?" "We know," said St. ... to separate the two, you are usually ineffective, and sometimes downright dangerous. As the writer of First John puts it so eloquently, "How can you say you love God whom you have not seen, if ... that to the Ayatollah, will you, and Ian Paisley and the IRA, and Mr. Shamir and the PLO. And in case I forget, remind me ...

8. The Riches Of God

Romans 11:33-36

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King Duncan

... when St. Paul prayed such a prayer. That is how he discovered the riches of God. He discovered that Someone listens. HE ALSO LEADS. That is a second discovery that St. Paul made ... that freedom. Many years ago the legendary manager of the New York Giants, John J. McGraw, found himself with a teenage ballplayer on his team. This young ... is the fact that He lives for us. He is our Friend, our Companion, our Shepherd, our Rock. Ian Pitt Watson (a great pastor and man of God) described God's love toward us as an ...

9. Holy Living

John 6:51-65

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Donald Macleod

... cannot hear a word you say." Jesus' discourse in this whole sixth chapter of the Gospel of John had two foci - spirit and life. "The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and ... world. 2. The New Spirit's Effect upon Human Conduct. Ian Macpherson explained this when he wrote: "When Jesus takes possession ... and me do great things, but, basically, to be what we are; it gives quality to all we say and do. St. Paul said, "By the grace of God I am what I am." Jesus said, "The words that I have spoken to you ...

10. The Secret: Christ In You

Colossians 1:24--2:5

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Maxie Dunnam

... to you were felt. This is what brings eternity into the present and makes the contemporary word take on eternal significance. Dr. Ian Maclaren quoted the old Puritan (divine) who said, "When so many are preaching to the times, let one brother speak for ... the service of commemoration held in St. Mary's Church, the university church, commemorating John and Charles Wesley. There was only one man alive at that time who was the right man to preach on such an occasion. He was John Scott Lidgitt, then over 90 years ...

11. From Foolishness To Power

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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King Duncan

... meetings without expressing positive or negative emotions for fear of offending someone. (1) St. Paul would have preferred a Japanese church, I suspect, to the church at ... good idea, isn't it? Pride causes us to do some foolish things. I was reading a story recently about John H. Holliday, the founder of the Indianapolis News. Holliday was quite irate one day to find that someone had ... 357. 3. Ian Frazier, Great Plains (New York: Farrar/Straus/Giroux, 1989), pp. 67-69. 4. Richard B. Wilke, Signs and ...

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