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Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... is tremendous pressure on us all to succeed, and if we don't watch it, we can lose some things that are precious to us along the way. James W. Moore tells of a church member who came to his study one day. The pastor could see that the man looked deeply troubled. The man said " ... the weight within a few years. It seems so hard to find the motivation to lose the weight and keep it off. But Randy Leamer didn't have a problem with motivation. He knew if he didn't lose weight, his little daughter might died. At ...

2. How Much Do You Trust God?

Genesis 22:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... what faith is all about, isn't it? Maxie Dunnam's brother-in-law died in October, 1991 after a courageous battle with cancer. Randy Morris was 43 years old when he died. Before his death he wrote Maxie a letter telling about his faith. In it he described ... God would provide whatever was necessary for the fulfillment of His promises. 1. Yes, Lord I Have Sinned. James W. Moore, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1991, p. 24. 2. Congregational Evangelism. Maxie D. Dunnam. Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 1992, ...

3. Getting Real

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... duct taped to the wall not for punishment purposes but as fund raisers. The Darwin awards came out this week and the winner was James Elliot. When his 38-calibre revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach, California, the would-be ... blesses and sanctifies us. Conclusion Maxie Dunnam's brother-in-law died in October, 1991 after a courageous battle with cancer. Randy Morris was 43 years old when he died. Before his death he wrote Maxie a letter telling about his faith. In ...

4. I Am Christ's

2 Corinthians 5:17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... 5: 17). In Colossians 2: 6, Paul said, "As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so live in Him." The King James Version has that, "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him." So, to proceed with this series, ... his system, the nurse took the i.v. bag down and said, "That's it, Randy, this is your new birthday. You've been given a new life." Wow! I can only imagine the joy of Randy and Jerry -- and the special oneness they now have -- her life creating life in him. ...

5. The Lord's Prayer: "Thy Will Be Done"

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... million because he is convinced that President Clinton's Health Plan is NOT God's will. Randy Shilts died last week. Randy was a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle who wrote the best-seller, And the Band Played On,(1) the story of the inception of the AIDS epidemic in America. Randy died of AIDS. He was gay. Some folks would say that is God's will. Some ... Library, 1987), p. 32 6. John Leith, "On Keeping a Proper Perspective," Presbyterian Outlook, 5/13/91, p. 7 7. James 1:5 8. Adelaide A. Potter, 1902

6. Our Father's Love Begotten

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... holes came the reply, "By His counsels guide uphold you, with his sheep securely fold you, God be with you till we meet again." (Dr. James W. Moore, "Confidence in God", October 15, 1989) That's the good news of our faith, isn't it? God will always be with us.... ... our life will ultimately end in death. A lot of wonderful things surrounded Jerry's brother Randy's death. Following a great worship service, Randy's home-going celebration, which he had planned along with his Episcopal priest, and after the ...

7. Appointed and Sent!

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... largest monument in the world. After sixty years, long after his death, his vision is still alive as Korzak's family blasts away the Crazy Horse mountain in order to honor Native American heroes of North America. Randy Pausch of The Last Lecture fame was asked who inspired him as a leader and he identified Captain James T. Kirk, commander of the starship Enterprise. Kirk was not the smartest guy on the ship ... so why did he get to climb on board the Enterprise and run it? The answer: There is this skill ...

8. Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments

1 Peter 3:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... and forsake it Prov. 28:13; 3) Receive God's cleansing and move on with Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. That is not only the answer for abortion, that's the answer for sin. 1 James Patterson & Peter Kim, The Day America Told the Truth, p. 32. 2 Charles R. Swindoll, Sanctity of Life, p. 13. 3 Randy Alcorn, Pro-life Answers to Pro-choice Arguments, p. 29. 4 Rush Limbaugh, The Way Things Ought to Be, p. 52. 5 Marvin Olasky, The Prodigal Press (Westchester, Il: Crossway Books, 1988), p. 116. 6 Alcorn, p ...

9. Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments

Proverbs 24:11-12

Sermon

James Merritt

10. Pro-Choice is No-Choice

Proverbs 24:11-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... She went ahead and had the baby. It was a beautiful little boy. You'll never believe what shame that little baby. She named him Jesus. Never forget this: God is pro-life and we had better be too. 1 James Patterson & Peter Kim, The Day America Told the Truth, p. 32. 2 Charles R. Swindoll, Sanctity of Life, p. 13. 3 Randy Alcorn, Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments, p. 29. 4 Cited by William D. Watkins, The New Absolutes, p. 156. 5 Alcorn, p. 83. 6 Alcorn. p. 41. 7 Ibid. 8 Alcorn.p.167. 9 David T. Moore ...

11. A Word to Busy Parents

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... or she turns 18. That’s a good reminder to cherish the time you have with your children and to use it wisely. (5) In James Patterson’s best selling novel Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas--the story of a busy mother and doctor named Suzanne, who is terminally ill because ... (Andrews McMeel Publishing) Reader’s Digest (Reader’s Digest USA). 6. James Patterson, Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas (New York: Warner, 2001), p. 20. Cited in Randy Frazee, Making Room For Life (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003), pp. 111 ...

12. Caught Up In A Dream

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... make you fishers of men." And Simon and Andrew left their nets, and followed him. And going on, he saw another set of brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with their father, mending their nets; and he called them. And immediately, ... of men ” who will seek to introduce their friends and neighbors to this kingdom of heaven. Can he count on you? 1. Randy Rowland, GET A LIFE! (New York: HarperCollins Publishers 1992), p. 72. 2. Peter Hay, THE BOOK OF BUSINESS ANECDOTES, p. 212. 3 ...

13. The Bridge Builder

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... killed him. We can rely on the Holy Spirit to fill us with a love that "surpasses all knowledge." And the love we send out into the world will end up blessing us more than we can imagine. 1. Scott, Randy. Country Music Revealed (New York: MetroBooks, 1995), pp. 61-62. 2. Dr. James Dobson. Life on the Edge (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1995), pp. 171-172. 3. The Houston Chronicle, 5/20/93, p. 2A. Cited in In Other Words . . . , July/August 1993, p. 5. 4. Jerzy Sladkowski, "Polityka" Warsaw, Dec. 14, 1996. Found ...

14. The Curriculum of God’s Kingdom

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... the way the promise of adventure and a pay out at the end. That is the gesture I see Jesus making in these call stories. “Simon, Andrew, James, John, head ‘em up, and move ‘em out.’ Follow me, and I will help you corral people for God,” or, in the case of their work, “ ... , MI: Baker, 1990), 394. 9. John 5:19. 10. For the image of the heavens unzipped, I am indebted to Randy Clark. 11. For a study of repentance by a long time student of revivals and awakenings, see Richard Owen Roberts, Repentance ...

15. Courage Under Fire

Jude 1:22-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... down the hall, they are in the shopping centers, the malls, and the grocery stores, and everybody can have one if they just want one, and will show courage under fire. 1 Clifton Fadman, ed., The Little Brown Book of Antidotes (Boston: Little Brown & Company, 1985), 58. 2 James C. Hefley, The Truth in Crisis, I, (Dallas: Criterion Publications, 1986), 224. 3 Russell Chandler, Racing Toward 2001 (Grand Rapids, MI.: Zondervan Publishing House, 1992), 224. 4 The Empty Church, found in a footnote to Chapter 2. 5 ...

16. God's Workmanship

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the old church. Near the main entrance is a painting with this inscription, “James Butler Bonham no picture of him exists. This portrait is of his nephew, Major James Bonham, deceased, who greatly resembled his uncle. It is placed here by the family ... come into the world. We are to so connect ourselves to him that his life is lived out through us. Robert E. Reccord and Randy Singer in their book, Made to Count, Discovering What To Do with Your Life, tell a story about a man who understood his purpose in ...

17. Never Too Old For God: Abraham And Sarah

Genesis 18:1-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... To Beaver and the like. But families come in other shapes and sizes, too. A family can be two brothers like Earl and Randy in My Name Is Earl. But a family can be one person as well, choosing to remain single. Or a blended family with ... as limiting, God can use anyone as an instrument of Grace. In other words, "You're Never To Old For God." II. Never Too Old A. James Michener was over 80 years of age when his epic novel, Alaska, was released. He'd been thinking about writing it for over forty years. Why ...

18. How Connected Are You?

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... connected to God and without either of these, we are not whole people. In his book, A Blue Fire, psychologist James Hillman describes a condition among “primitive” people which anthropologists call “loss of soul.” In this condition a person is ... are connected is the strongest place on the vine.” And so I ask you one last time: how connected are you? 1. Randy Cassingham, www.thisistrue.com. 2. Donald M. Tuttle, http://www.first‑christian‑cc.org/images/sermons/Oct%201,%202000.htm. 3. Michael ...

19. The Lamb and the 144,000

Revelation 14:1-5

Teach the Text

J. Scott Duvall

... used occasionally, as is the case here, to describe the entire group rather than the first of many to follow (e.g., Jer. 2:2–3; James 1:18).3Since Christians have been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb (Rev. 5:9), they are living sacrifices, belonging exclusively to the Lord (Rom. ... Illustrating the Text When truly practiced, it is impossible to be “too heavenly minded.” Quote: Heaven, by Randy Alcorn. Commenting on the lack of developed teaching on heaven in the church today, Alcorn laments: Many ...

20. "No Contest"

1 Kings 18:16-46

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... . No one is as flighty and inconsistent and irresolute as that person who cannot or has not decided who is to be his/her God. James reminds us that "to be double-minded is to be unstable in everything." Today we live in a time when every "ism," sect, and religion which ... gold we don't need God." But we do need God. We cannot and must not try to live without prayer. Dr. Randy Byrd, a San Francisco cardiologist, has done a double-blind, randomized, study of prayer relating to 393 coronary care unit patients in ...

21. Redrawing The Landscape

Multiple Scriptures

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... and we almost went bankrupt twice." Bob quickly answered. "No, that's not what I meant. Look over at the casket at Randy, Ward, Johnny, and Jimmy. And at me. Your mother taught us all and influenced our lives in Sunday School and Cub Scouts. ... all went to sleep on Him and then offered the excuse of being tired. He had to keep ten of them from punching out James and John and probably their mother, also. Compare His great calnmess and compassion with outsiders - those whom He healed and forgave. Yet whom ...

22. On Having The Right Attitude

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 1996), p. 217. 4. Penelope J. Stokes, SIMPLE WORDS OF WISDOM: 52 VIRTUES FOR EVERY WOMAN (Nashville: Countryman, 1998), p. 50. 5. Randy Cassingham, THIS IS TRUE, for 7 February, 1999. 6. Geoff Burch, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BUSINESS PERSUASION (New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1994). 7. James Burke, CONNECTIONS (Boston: Little, Brown, 1978). Cited in Kallestad, Walt. WAKE UP YOUR DREAMS (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1996), pp. 101-102. 8. KNOXVILLE ...

23. Are We on Speaking Terms with the Almighty?

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... The biggest obstacle is that we have stopped listening for God''s direction. In his book Directions, author James Hamilton shares this insight about listening to God: "Before refrigerators, people used icehouses to preserve their food. ... colleague in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, tells a true story from 1986 which never made many headlines but is a marvelous story. Dr. Randy Byrd was a staff cardiologist at the San Francisco General Hospital and a professor at the University of California. He conducted a ...

24. The Treasure Principles

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... given me the dime in the first place.” When we consider that God owns everything and has loaned us so much, what a shame it would be if we missed the chance of giving our first and best to the One who has given his all for us! (1) Alcorn, Randy, The Treasure Principle, (Multnomah Publishers: Sisters, OR, 2001), p. 9. (2) Doudera, Ralph, Wealth Conundrum, (Signature Editions: Sugar Hill, GA, 2005), p. 25. (3) Menninger, Karl, Whatever Became of Sin?, (Hawthorn: New York, 1973), p. 153. (4) Moore ...

25. Seen The Doctor Lately?

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... ask each one of them to "pay it forward" by doing similarly difficult big favors for three others. Trevor begins by helping out a homeless man (James Caviezel), a heroin addict. He gives him lodging for a night, a chance to take a shower, and some money so the fellow can get ... 80633 1-877-970-AUTO (2886) 3. (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1984). HELP 4 SUNDAY 4. Randy C. Alcorn, MONEY POSSESSIONS AND ETERNITY, (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1989). 5. "He Will Wipe Away Every ...

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