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1. The Revelation Code IV: The Fight at Frodo's Tower

Revelation 19:1-21

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John E. Harnish

... saw the watchfires of a hundred circling camps of soldiers along the Potomac River. Having experienced the bloodshed of the Civil War, during the Franco-Prussian War she tried to gather the women of the world in the first Mothers' Day for Peace, calling for the abolition of ... .org. While you are there, if you would like to do more reading on the Book of Revelation, I highly recommend James Efrid's, Revelation for Today. There are a variety of websites which give background on Julia Ward Howe and the writing ...

2. Concern

John 19:17-27

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Burton F. Blair

... heart. But at the cross Mary did not stand alone. Standing with Mary was her sister Salome, the wife of Zebedee; and the mother of James and John also stood with her, feeling every moment of this terrible event. Next to Salome stood Mary’s sister-in-law, the wife of ... ’ mission to care for Mary in the manner Jesus desired. In the great film production, Jesus of Nazareth (directed by Franco Zeffirelli), we see Mary, Jesus’ mother, pushing her way nearer the cross. But a cordon of guards stops her. She ...

3. The Ultimate Question

Matthew 16:13-20

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David E. Leininger

... Hollywood starts to tell the story of Jesus, we cannot be certain what to expect. The images might be pious, as in Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth, the first made-for-tv miniseries in 1977. They might border on the blasphemous as in Martin ... with every fibre of your being, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Amen! 1. TV Guide, 5/6/00, p. 24 2. James Poniewozik, "Human, None Too Human," TIME, 5/15/00, p. 86 3. http://www.hollywoodjesus.com 4. Shorter Catechism, Q.21 5. Matthew 19:24; Mark ...

4. Surprised By Christmas

Isaiah 9:1-7

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King Duncan

... shining star to lead toward a new humanity. This was God's surprise for God's world. A familiar story tells us that, on Christmas Eve in 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War, when Paris was besieged, the French and Germans faced each other in trenches before the city. Suddenly, a young Frenchman jumped out of his trench, and in a ... , Inc., 1992), pp. 73-75. 3. Maymie Richardson Krythe, ALL ABOUT CHRISTMAS (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954). 4. James F. Bender, HOW TO TALK WELL (New York: McGraw-Hill Book

5. Extreme Sports, Extreme Fashions, Extreme Faith

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

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King Duncan

... will not grab hold of the passion that many people need in their lives today. "When the famous film director, Franco Zeffirelli, announced that he was planning to film the life of Christ from birth to resurrection, film stars offered their services and ... some traveled thousands of miles to location sites in Tunisia and Morocco. "James Mason journeyed from Switzerland to play Joseph of Arimathea. Rod Steiger left California to play Pontius Pilate, and Laurence ...

6. Christ Arose

John 20:1-9

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King Duncan

... Unit of a nursing home. Rosemary and a colleague named Arlene brought the residents of the home together one Good Friday afternoon to view Franco Zeffirelli’s acclaimed production Jesus of Nazareth. They wondered whether these elderly Alzheimer’s patients would even know what was going on, but ... .shtml#. 3. Royce Hendry, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=34943. 4. Cited by Dr. James L. Wilson, http://www.freshministry.org/alameda/10.htm. 5. Marilyn Omernick, http://www.stjohnslaverne.org/ ...

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