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Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... occurred for Jesus' disciples. Go with me to the top of a mountain. Jesus is there as are his three most trusted disciples: Peter, James and John. As usual Mark doesn't give us details about what happened on the mountain. Did they have a time of prayer? Did Jesus ... be transformed. Reach your full potential in Christ this day. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. John C. Maxwell, DEVELOPING THE LEADERS AROUND YOU (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc.). 2. Elliot ...

2. The God Who Must Be Pursued

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... Bible (Nashville, TN: Abington), 212-213. 11. Charles Talbert, Reading the Sermon on the Mount (Columbia, SC: USC Press, 2004), 134-135. 12. James 1:5-7. 13. Waco, TX: Word, 1997. 14. Roger Thompson, "Becoming a Man," Preaching Today, Tape No. 140. 15. 1 John 1:5. 16. PreachingToday.com search under Mt. 7:6-12. 17. For an application to business ethics, see John C. Maxwell, There’s No Such Thing as ‘Business Ethics,’ (Warner Business Books, 2003). 18. Talbert, Reading the Sermon on the Mount, 134-135 ...

3. Rejected at Home

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... coming in with mud on her shoes. She's the sloppy one.' 'As always, Mike is last. He'll be late for his own funeral, I promise you.'" James Hewett goes on to say, "The dad did a thorough job of gluing his children to their faults and mistakes. People do it to us all the time ... . Illustrations Unlimited. 3. Christian Voices. Cited witandwisdom-on@lists.tagnet.org 4. John C. Maxwell, Winning with People (Nashville: Nelson Books, 2004). 5. Michael in My God Story, compiled by Bob Coy (Fort Lauderdale, FL: Calvary ...

4. Yada, Yada, Yada

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... , it meant nothing to them. It was “yada yada yada . . . blah, blah, blah.” It was only the sound of thunder. Dr. James B. Lemler was preaching one time about the Trinity. He told about a couple of parents who had gone home from his ... (7) God spoke but all most people heard was thunder. How about you? Do you hear God’s voice today? 1. John C. Maxwell, Be a People Person (USA: Victor Books, 1989). 2. http://day1.org/1094-blah_blah_blah_blah_love. 3. Dr. Vance L. Shepperson & Dr. Bethyl Joy Shepperson ...

5. What We Have Is A Communication Problem

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... the cavity of a turkey." Some problems in communication are humorous; some are tragic. Go back in history with me. The year is 1812. James Madison is our president. Great Britain has several maritime laws on its books that are interfering with U.S. commerce. U. S. anger over ... . Lloyd Dobyns and Clare Crawford-Mason, QUALITY OR ELSE, (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991). 3. John C. Maxwell, BE A PEOPLE PERSON, (USA: Victor Books, 1989). 4. (New York: The Viking Press, 1979). 5. Dr. Julius Segal, WINNING ...

6. The Terrible Burden Of Judging Others

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... thing is that he was the most tolerant, loving, accepting man who ever lived. 1. Isaac Asimov, ASIMOV LAUGHS AGAIN, (New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1993), p. 135. 2. "St. Bashen's." Cited in John C. Maxwell, BE A PEOPLE PERSON. 3. Ron Lee Davis with James D. Denney MISTREATED (Portland, Multnomah, 1989). 4. Lilly Walters, SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL SPEAKERS, (New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1993). 5. Hardy Denham. Contributed. Source unknown. 6. Myron Cohen, THE MYRON COHEN JOKE BOOK, (New York: Gramercy ...

7. A Time of Grief

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... at the clergy, says the rabbi. It is a safe way to preserve family harmony during a time of great stress. (3) As John Maxwell once said, hurting people hurt people! And this woman was hurting, and so she struck out at Elijah. Elijah had no desire to strike back ... .com. 3. Burton L. Visotzky, The Genesis of Ethics (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1996), pp. 112-113. 4. James C. Hefley, Life Changes (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1984), p. 97. 5. “Tears in Heaven,” Published by Hal ...

8. Children Of The Light

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... beings. And very few of us could survive on a desert island. We need each other. Some years ago a man named James Lee called the news desk at a Chicago paper. He sobbed out a story, and told the reporter he couldn't live ... end of his life, Albert Einstein removed from his wall the portraits of two scientists--Newton and Maxwell. He replaced them with portraits of Gandhi and Schweitzer. He explained it was time to replace the ... C. Neil Strait, PASTOR . . . BE ENCOURAGED (Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1996).

9. On "supersizing" Our Vision

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... to live on." Jesus praised the woman for her small, but heartfelt gift. The King James Bible calls it "widow's mite." Writer Angela Akers tells of traveling on American Airlines. ... that the piece is authentic, and may date to as early as 835 B. C., during the reign of King Yoash of Judah. (The greatest mystery about the inscription ... to SUPERSIZE our vision concerning our church's mission in the world. Church Consultant John Maxwell tells us that during World War II parachutes were packed by hand. It was a ...

10. The Exalted Christ

Mark 9: 2-10

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... s what happened in this mystical story that the Church calls the Transfiguration of Christ. Peter, James and John were there. Moses and Elijah showed up from the past. They have an ... business. The only problem is that the soul has a way of seeping through. Maxwell Maltz is a plastic surgeon. He's in the business of lifting people's ... the leader only what he or she wants to hear. Followers speak the truth in love. C. TEACHABLE SPIRIT John 16:13 says, “The Holy Spirit will teach you all things." There are ...

11. A Call to Arms

Exodus 17:8-16

Sermon

James Merritt

Whether or not you are a boxing fan, names like Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Mike Tyson, and Evander Holyfield will certainly conjure up pictures of big-fisted gladiators. C. D. Blalock is not as well known, but he did something in the ring that should make him the most famous boxer of all time. In the 1930s Blalock stepped into the ring to fight another boxer, but he didn't really need another opponent. Because in one of the strangest moments in boxing history, Blalock took a huge uppercut at his rival, ...

12. Seeing the End from the Beginning

Numbers 13:1-2, 17-33

Sermon

James Merritt

Disney World. It is the most popular tourist attraction on the planet. The four theme parks, The Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney MGM, and Animal Kingdom individually rank among the top ten theme parks in all of the world. In 1998, forty-two million people went through the turnstiles at Disney World alone. It sits on forty-three square miles of some of the most prime property in the entire state of Florida. It is twice the size of Manhattan Island. Originally, it took seven years to plan, and four and one-half ...

13. Standard Building Codes

Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

James Merritt

Our Extreme Home Makeover is moving right along, but there is one thing we have not yet mentioned and that is – building codes. As you know, before you can occupy a home, it has to meet standard building codes. Building codes are developed by people who are actively involved in the construction industry. Their purpose is, "To provide minimum standards for the protection of life, limb, property and environment and for the safety and welfare of the consumer, general public and the owners and occupants of ...

14. Houston We Have a Problem

Nehemiah 1:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

"Houston, we have a problem." They are the most famous words ever uttered in the history of space travel. One single sentence, five small words, but they signal what could have been the greatest disaster in the history of NASA. It was April 13, 1970; astronauts Jim Lovell, John Swigert, and Fred Haise were in the lunar module - Apollo 13. They were two hundred thousand miles from Earth, 5/6th of the way to the moon, 55 hours into their flight when disaster struck. A mysterious explosion rocked the ship and ...

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