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2 Timothy 3:1-17

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James Merritt

... godly in Christ Jesus, you will suffer persecution. Now we are not to seek persecution, but when you dare to say right is right, wrong is wrong, God determines which is which and never the twain shall meet, persecution will seek you. Joe Wright certainly found that out. Joe Wright, a pastor in Kansas, was asked by the members of the Kansas House of Representatives to be the Chaplain for the day and to lead them in prayer. Here was his prayer: Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness ...

2. A Powerful Prayer

Matt 22:15-22; John 17:20-26

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Brett Blair

Pastor Joe Wright of Kansas was asked to lead the Kansas State Senate in prayer. They were expecting the usual formal prayer to open the session but ... and editorialist) got a hold of the prayer and read it on his program he got more requests for copies of it than any other thing he had ever done. Here's what Rev. Wright the prayed: "Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask Your forgiveness and to seek Your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, "Woe to those who call evil good," but that's ...

3. Baby Steps on the Sea of Galilee

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... wanted us to have the free will to choose to follow him or not. Let me tell you about a man named John C. Wright. Wright is a former lawyer and an award-winning science fiction writer. At one time he was also a committed atheist. But one day, in the ... connections to get through the door. He couldn’t pay the price of admission. Vince Vitale writes that he was able to share with Joe that “the message of Christianity is that what makes us right with God has nothing to do with anything we do or ever could do ...

4. Rise Above It

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... of salvation for all who obey him. He knows what it is to suffer, thus he is equipped to aid us in our times of suffering. Frank Lloyd Wright, the noted architect, recalled how he was awakened one night by a frantic telephone call from a client whose house had just recently been completed. It seems it had ... H. Lauer and Jeanette P. Lauer in Reader's Digest, Sept. 88. 5. Joe Franklin, A GIFT FOR PEOPLE, (New York: M. Evans and Company, Inc., 1971). 6. (Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Publishing Co., 1985).

5. No Price Too High

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... amazing. Number one was Columbus' discovery of America. Three events tied for fourteenth on the list: the discovery of X-rays, the Wright brother's first plane flight, and the crucifixion of Jesus. Notice that: Jesus tied for fourteenth. That poll indicates that you ... be. It is the way of love, commitment and service. It is the way of the cross. 1. I am grateful to Dr. Joe Harding, Richlands, Washington for this illustration. 2. Ray and Ann Ortland, THE BEST HALF OF LIFE (Waco: Word Books, 1976). 3. Harold ...

6. Is It Wrong To Be Ambitious?

Matthew 20:20-28

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King Duncan

... positions of power. We're not talking about obvious examples like President Nixon and Senator Packwood and House Speaker Wright. We've had a Chief of the FAA who resigned when grand juries probed his earlier business dealings; a ... . Ward, SUCCESS magazine (April 1985), pp. 55-56. Cited in Ted Engstrom, HIGH PERFORMANCE, (San Bernardino, CA: Here's Life Publishers, 1988). 2. Joe G. Emerson, I WANTED THE ELEVATOR, BUT I GOT THE SHAFT, (Nashville: Dimensions for Living, 1993). 3. TIME (May 25, 1987), p. 18. 4 ...

7. No Substitutes

Galatians 3:15-25

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King Duncan

... a substitute organist not a substitute wife. Speaking of substitutes, there was an award ceremony years ago for the legendary baseball player Joe DiMaggio at the Lotos Club of NY. At that event, DiMaggio’s former teammate, Phil Rizzuto, told the audience that one time ... the virtues of conformity . . . This same sort of logic should have convinced Columbus that the world was flat and the Wright brothers that man could never fly. Thank God that some [people] of all ages have dared to dispute the majority ...

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