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Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... to rebuild her life. (7) Today she glories that Christ could take away her sins. And that brings us to the final reason we can find glory in the cross: CHRIST LOVES US THAT MUCH. "God so loved the world that he gave his. . .Son." John Fischer tells about a cross that stands tall outside the Presbyterian Church of Old Greenwich, Connecticut, clearly visible from the street and from the rail lines. Because of its high visibility, the architect decided to make a statement. The cross is made of steel. It is ...

2. Living in the Red

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... an Old Rugged Cross." You say, "But that's not the way the song goes." I know. It was written, "On a Hill Far Away . . ." But that hill far away has become too far away and the cross is barely to be seen. This is the thesis of John Fischer wonderful book entitled On a Hill Too Far Away: Putting the Cross Back at the Center of Our Lives (2000). As song-writer Fanny Crosby puts it: "Jesus keep me Near the cross, there a precious fountain, free to all, a healing stream, flows from Calvary's mountain." (Refrain ...

3. Ready for the Big Date?

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... on its maiden voyage to New York City. Everybody thought the Titanic was a floating fortress. Even the ship’s captain, Captain John Smith, believed the ship was unsinkable. So he wasn’t worried a single bit when the Titanic received six warnings that there ... wit and mental staying power, especially late in the matches when both players should’ve been weary and burned out. (7) But Fischer was prepared for the test. Are you in training spiritually? Are you drawing closer to God each day? Don’t be ...

4. When the Poor Become Rich

Matthew 5:1-12

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... be happier than they are presently. But as to what causes a person to be happy, who can say for sure? In his novel, Dr. Fischer of Geneva, Graham Greene reflects on the subject in this way: But how does one convey happiness? Unhappiness we can so easily describe - I was ... for his life, culminating at a study group meeting at Aldersgate when his heart was "strangely warmed." The young Englishman was John Wesley, of course, and from the work of his mind and hands and the inspiration of his heart came the great ...

5. Jesus Rewards the Just

Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... ; your faith has made you well" (Matthew 9:22a). Jesus raised people from death, for example, the widow of Nain's son (Luke 7:11-17) and Lazarus, Jesus' good friend (John 11:1-44), based on the faith of their families. We all recall Jesus' promise to Dismas on the cross, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in ... be great. 1. Summary of "The Boy Who Was Scared of Dying," in Jude Fischer, Be Always Little: Christian Fables for Young and Old (Combermere, Ontario Canada: Madonna House, 1996), pp. 135-138.

6. New Creations in Christ

Revelation 21:1-6

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... not only to himself, but more importantly to all of God's people, the faithful who believe. Today, in our lesson from the book of Revelation, the seer John tells us of the new creation Christ will create in us. It is certainly a welcome message amidst a society which often devalues the very virtues Christ celebrated ... who believe. 1. Summarized from "The Old Man with New Eyes," in Jude Fischer, Be Always Little: Christian Fables for Young and Old (Combermere, Ontario Canada: Madonna House, 1996), pp.103-108.

7. Augustine, Defender of the Faith

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... be saved only by God’s grace. It is not our choice. The Almighty elected and chose us to be the saved and part of his redeemed family. (This idea of predestination and election profoundly shaped the belief of John Calvin, about whom we will hear more later in this series.) Dean Fischer at Grand View College here in Des Moines tells a humorous story about graduation day last spring. He was amazed to see, complete with robe and mortar board, one of the Kuwaiti students from Grand View in line for graduation ...

8. Tastes Great, Less Filling - Sounds Good, Not True

Proverbs 23:29-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... than water. I realize that to take on the topic of drinking, whether in moderation or in excess, is to be a modern day John the Baptist crying in the wilderness. 71% of Americans drink, and the number of Americans who drink has doubled in the last twenty-five ... , op. cit. 21 Geisler, op. cit., p. 51. 22 Schiller, p. 49. 23 Nashville Tennessan, August 14, 1984. 24 Robert B. Fischer, "Muddled in Moderation," Moody Monthly, May, 1989, p. 10. 25 Ibid. 26 William J. Bennett, The Devaluing of America (New York: ...

9. Naomi and Ruth

Ruth 1:1-22

Understanding Series

Michael S. Moore

... this is an example of overinterpretation. In a thorough study of the Genesis genealogies, I. Fischer argues for the “complete insignificance” of the “female descendants” mentioned in Gen., in spite of ... Staying the Night: Intertextuality in Genesis and Judges,” in Reading Between Texts: Intertextuality and the Hebrew Bible (ed. D. N. Fewell; Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox, 1992), pp. 77–88. Your God my God: Mesha, king of Moab, refers to the god Chemosh on line 3 of the Moabite stone ...

10. What is Love?

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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John R. Steward

What is love? It is difficult for most people to define love very well other than it is a feeling that they experience. Someone has said that love is a verb. That is what Beno Fischer found out many years ago. Beno Fischer is a survivor of the Nazi concentration camps of World War II. During that terrible ordeal, Beno encountered a man who begged him to "trade my cold soup for his cube of bread." He really did not want to do it because he himself was very hungry. But it was apparent that this other man was ...

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