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Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... Ten Signs You’re Leadership Material -- And Ten Signs You’re Not” by Liz Ryan Forbes, https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2017/11/06/ten-signs-youre-leadership-material-and-ten-signs-youre-not/?sh=572ae7c133b6. 3. Children at Risk, J. Dobson & Gary Bauer, Word, 1990, pp. 187-188. https://www.sermonsearch.com/sermon-illustrations/2245/bombing-in-beirut/. 4. “Oliver Burkeman’s last column: the eight secrets to a (fairly) fulfilled life” by Oliver Burkeman, The Guardian, September 4, 2020, https ...

2. A Passion for Christ (New)

Acts 3:11-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... This is an important question. We will never experience Christ’s power in our lives until Christ is the priority in our lives. Dr. J. Vernon McGee once used this analogy. Suppose a woman’s husband died. She couldn’t bear the thought of being away from him, so ... are an inferior pursuit. A passion for him will refresh you in this world and the world to come. 1. “John Dobson” by Don Moser, Smithsonian, November 2005, pp. 58-60. 2. Lucinda Bassett, Life Without Limits (New York: Cliff Street Books, 2001 ...

3. What Happens When You Are Not Number One?

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... job, and I’m proud of him. But I would be just as proud if he had never played the game at all.’ Dr. Dobson goes to on to say this: “Coach McKay was saying, in effect, that John’s football talent was recognized and appreciated, but his human worth ... people are defined as those who have failed. So success becomes the ideal and failure the manifestation of moral inadequacy.” (William J. Vamos, Ibid.) But this is no new problem. It started a long time ago. Mark, in our Gospel lesson, tells the story ...

4. The Scarlet Letter

Exodus 20:14

Sermon

James Merritt

... the nation. For the nation is simply the composites of its homes, and no nation is stronger than its families. Anthropologist, J. D. Unwin, conducted an exhaustive study of the 88 civilizations which have existed in the history of the world. Each culture ... A. Seamands, God's Blueprint for Living, p. 100. [5] Dr. James Dobson, When God Doesn't Make Sense, pp. 185-186. [6] Ibid, p. 187. [7] Charles R. Swindoll, The Finishing Touch, p. 105. [8] James Dobson, When God Doesn't Make Sense, pp. 188-189. [9] R. Kent ...

5. Walk In Love

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... we deal with these powerful, negative emotions? Milton Layden, a Medical Doctor has written an excellent book entitled, ESCAPING THE HOSTILITY TRAP (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: PrenticeHall, 1977). In it he suggests that at THE BASE OF ALL DESTRUCTIVE HOSTILITY IS A FEELING OF INFERIORITY. Now we are not talking about ... S.S. Publishing Company, 1984). 3. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, p. 5, April 27, 1987). 4. THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE 5. James Dobson, HIDE OR SEEK, (Old Tappan, N.J.: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1974).

6. Remember to Say Thank You

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... . But we also need to express our gratitude to the people around us. After all, everyone needs to feel appreciated. Dr. James Dobson and his wife Shirley wrote a book titled Night Light: A Devotional for Couples. They told the story of a young couple ... sense of gratitude is one of the most beneficial things we can do for our own mental, emotional and even physical well-being. A.J. Cronin once told of a doctor he knew who prescribed in certain cases of neuroses what he called his “thank-you cure.” When a ...

7. God's Plan For Empowerment

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... of God. 1. Robert H. Waterman, Jr., THE RENEWAL FACTOR, (New York: Bantam Books, 1987), pp. 99-100. 2. Paul Little, POWER FOR LIVING, 12/4/88. 3. Ralph and Valerie Carnes, THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS (New York: St. Martin Press, 1986), pp. 49-50. 4. Hubert E. Dobson, POWER TO EXCEL (Houston: Rich Publishing Co., 1982). 5. Michael J. Paggie, SOME DAYS NOTHING GOES RIGHT, (New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1993). 6. Richard Bandler and John Grinder, FROGS INTO PRINCES (Moab, Utah: Real People Press, 1979), p. 192.

8. Changed Lives: Adam and Eve

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... why our lives are not more fulfilling. Yes, there is something in the human heart that is not quite right. Writer P. J. O’Rourke puts it this way, “There is this horrible idea, beginning with Jean‑Jacques Rousseau and still going strong in college ... sin is to take responsibility for it. Quit doing the same stupid thing over and over again. A young woman wrote Dr. James Dobson: “Four years ago I was dating a man and became pregnant.” she said. “I was devastated! I asked God, ‘Why have You allowed ...

9. The Family That Prays Together Stays Together

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... spouse, cannot fight. They cannot fight your prayer and they cannot fight your love. A great Bible teacher by the name of J. Sidlow Baxter, once said, "Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons, but they are ... radio program, and is now heard all over the world on more than a thousand stations a day. You may know his name, James Dobson, the preeminent leader of the pro-family movement for the last twenty years and the direct results of the prayers of a father who ...

10. Fiscal Fitness

Proverbs 3:9-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... own house, but he who hates bribes will live. (Prov. 15:27) Any man who puts work, career, money, and possessions, above his family, is asking for big trouble. J. Paul Getty, at one time, owned an estate that exceeded $4 billion in net worth. He was considered in his day the richest, most "successful" man on planet earth. ... Kim, The Second American Revolution (New York: William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1994), 79. 16 Dr. James Dobson, Straight Talk to Men and their Wives (Waco, Texas: Word Books, 1980), 147-148.

11. A Light for All Nations

Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... leaven. That is what being the church is all about. What an exciting opportunity God has given us--to bring light to a darkened world. Dr. James Dobson once told about a friend of his who was piloting a small single-engine plane one evening just about dusk. He was headed toward a small country ... him and find light for their lives. 1. (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1952). 2. The Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts, http://day1.org/2530-dr_thomas_lane_butts_this_little_light_of_mine. 3. Mariner Books, 1968.

12. Forever Faithful

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J. Dobson and G. Bauer

One of the most tragic events during the Reagan Presidency was the Sunday morning terrorist bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, in which hundreds of Americans were killed or wounded as they slept. Many of can still recall the terrible scenes as the dazed survivors worked to dig out their trapped brothers from beneath the rubble. A few days after the tragedy came this extraordinary story. Marine Corps Commandant Paul X Kelly visited some of the wounded survivors then in a Frankfurt, Germany, hospital ...

13. A Preview of the Holocaust

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J. Dobson and G. Bauer

This downward slide to the Holocaust was explained dramatically by Dr. Leo Alexander in an article in the New England Journal of Medicine, written in 1949. Dr. Alexander was a consultant to the Secretary of War in the Nuremberg Trials. He had extraordinary access to accused Nazi war criminals in the medical community. Writing from that unique perspective, Dr. Alexander argued that so-called "compassionate killing" of the terminally ill inevitably set the stage for the Holocaust. He wrote: Whatever ...

14. Your God-Given Rights

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J. Dobson & G. Bauer

Many years ago, a substitute teacher wrote in the Washington Post about the depressing experience he had while teaching three advanced government classes in a suburban Virginia school. He decided to poll his students on the basic question of whether the American system of government was morally superior to that of the Soviet Union? Fifty-one of the 53 high school seniors he asked--the brightest high school seniors in one of the best school systems in the country--saw no difference between the two. These ...

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