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John 10:1-21

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King Duncan

... Dawn Lyons. When the white van pulls into the neighborhood, the buzz begins: "Uh-oh, it's going to happen again." You have probably already guessed that the white van belongs to a Dr. Jack Kevorkian, one of the most controversial men of our time. Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who has assisted in 15 suicides in recent years. Dr. Jack Kevorkian, also known as Dr. Death. (1) Now go back with me in time some two thousand years. Watch as a gentle man takes children in his arms and makes them feel important. Watch him ...

2. O Holy Night

Philippians 2:5-11

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James Merritt

... ate the flesh. In other words, crucifixion meant death with great dishonor, with public degradation, with total shame. That's why Heb. 2:2 says that "Christ endured the cross, despising the shame." We all have heard of the famous man called "Dr. Death," Jack Kevorkian. Jack Kevorkian has, as you know, an obscene obsession with death and seeing people die. Do you know what he said about Jesus Christ? "Do you think it's dignified to hang from wood with nails through your hands and feet? Had Jesus Christ died ...

3. The First Commandment: Who's on First?

Exodus 20:1-21

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Eric Ritz

... Us and the gods We Make." Dr. Fosdick wrote: "We theologically can believe in the God who made us while all the time psychologically we are controlled and dominated by gods we make." Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Dr. Death as he is sometimes called, described his attitude about religion on CBS'' 60 Minutes. Said Kevorkian: "Religious believers base their laws and whole outlook . . . on mythology. Religion is an internal, spiritual world. And I have my own with my god, Johann Sebastian Bach. Why not? You invent gods ...

4. The Sixth Commandment: Respect and Reverence for Life

Exodus 20:1-21

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Eric Ritz

... life. We have the might and the sophisticated technology to do so, but only Almighty God has the right. I don''t belong to the Hemlock Society, but to the kingdom of God. I would prefer the witness and work of Dr. Albert Schweitzer to Dr. Jack Kevorkian every day of my life. Long before the United States constitution was written guaranteeing us the rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the Bible tells us that God picked up the dust of the earth and breathed into it the very breath of life ...

5. A Memorial Forever - Memorial Day

Proverbs 1:1-7

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Eric Ritz

... who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it." I realize that the track record of Western Civilization is not without its painful scars and wounds. However, just think what it replaced. If science and technology can only give UR486 abortion pills and Dr. Jack Kevorkian, then I weep and cry for our nation. However, all is not lost as long as we have Memorial Day and other acts of remembrance. Did you know this is one of the main purposes of Christian worship? My colleague, Donald J. Shelby said, "We ...

6. Valuing Life Without Playing God

John 10:10-15

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J. Howard Olds

... have some things to learn yet in this world." I've watched some of them do it and reconnect with their families and build relationships that they had ignored all the days of their living. And furthermore there is a better way. I went back and read some of Dr. Jack Kevorkian's work in which he helped people take their own life. As he said, “I'm helping people die." Then it dawned on me. I've been helping people die for 40 years. I can't tell you how many people I've sat and held their hands, as any ...

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