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Mark 1:21-28

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King Duncan

... of revealing that they need help. Perhaps they are afraid that someone will take advantage of them. Colorful former football coach John Madden says that some professional football players won't have an injury treated when anybody else is around for that reason ... production was held up for several minutes as she stood in the spotlight, eyes glistening with tears. What were the five words Betty Hutton had written? "I'm back. THANKS TO GOD." (2) Jesus was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum when a man in the ...

2. Dynamic Preaching January 2024 Sermons

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King Duncan

... put trash in our baskets.” This sentiment is the thread that is woven through the entire bible. Read Jonah’s story in light of John 3:17 about Jesus' purpose for coming into the world. "For the Son came into the world not to condemn the world, but that the ... production was held up for several minutes as she stood in the spotlight, eyes glistening with tears. What were the five words Betty Hutton had written? "I'm back. THANKS TO GOD." (2) Jesus was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum when a man in the ...

3. Here I Am

Hebrews 12:18-29

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... and clothing and laugh. Some the of the more famous and prominent ad characters are still around. Do you remember E.F Hutton commercials. They were for a stock brokerage firm. The TV ads would show two people talking in the midst of a crowd ... and Jacob. Just like Moses. Just like Joshua. Just like Isaiah and Jeremiah, David and Solomon. Just like John the Baptist. Just like Jesus, Peter, James and John. Just like Paul and Timothy.Just like your favorite pastor. The only difference is that today I am ...

4. If Your Cry for Help Is Loud Enough...

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... need to hear your story. There is a wonderful story about the famed actress of a few decades ago, Betty Hutton. Hutton was an award-winning movie star who also found fame on Broadway and in television and radio. But she suffered from ... Someone else is dying and hopeless and cut off from the love of God. They are waiting to hear your story. 1. Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 2. From Esquire. 3. Henri Nouwen, http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/nouwen_3502.htm. 4. “The 7 Habits of People Who Place Radical ...

5. Why Doesn’t God Do Away With Evil?

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

In John Updike's novel, Rabbit Run, Harry and Janice, the parents of a newborn baby, find themselves in an argument. Harry leaves in a ... in a crisis, to give some word of hope in the wilderness of temptation? God makes a good delivery every time. Betty Hutton was a famous movie star and huge box office attraction back in the 40's and 50's. But, Betty Hutton became lost. Family problems, emotional problems, illness, bankruptcy, depression, and alcoholism stole her life away. In her trouble she cried to the ...

6. Job Hears the Whispers of God’s Works

Job 26:1--31:40

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... he claims they are not slaves because they have been free citizens in another land. Finally, the Supreme Court is given the case, and John Quincy Adams pleads with powerful language and passion for their freedom. We can be confident that God is righteous, even in the midst ... years the investment firm E. F. Hutton, one of the most respected financial firms in the United States, was so highly esteemed that its famous advertisements featured the line, “When E. F. Hutton talks, people listen.” The confidence ...

7. Are You In The Know?

John 10:27-29

Sermon

James Merritt

... that your heart is pitched to His word; your heart is pitched to His will. In other words, Jesus Christ becomes the "E.F. Hutton" of your life. Jesus went on to say, "I know them." He knows not only who His sheep are, but He knows His sheep personally. ... secure as God himself is. That is why Jesus ends by saying these words, "My Father, who has given them to Me is greater than all." (John 10:29, NASB) We already know the Bible says that salvation is God's gift to us. Did you know that once you receive that salvation ...

8. Chosen by God

Ephesians 1:1-14

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Maxie Dunnam

... compared to Dad’s, he is a simple man of very few words. But when he speaks about important things, even more so than E. F. Hutton, when he speaks, people listen. My dad is proud of me. I’m his youngest son. He is proud of who I am far more than ... way: God had chosen him. This was Jesus’ moving word to the disciples “You have not chosen me but I have chosen you” (John 15:16). What bracing power! What motivating inspiration - chosen by God. Every time I read this passage of Paul and hear him talk ...

9. Once Save - Always Saved

John 10:27-29

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James Merritt

... alone. You recognize his voice, you realize his voice, and you respond to his voice. Put simply, that means Jesus is the "E. F. Hutton" of your life—when He speaks you listen. Furthermore, true sheep are linked to the Shepherd. Jesus also said, "and I know them." The ... known by Jesus, are linked by faith to Jesus. They know that He is who He said he is, and did what He said he did. John said, "And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has ...

10. Expecting the Unexpected

Judges 4:1-24

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Robert S. Crilley

... " (Judges 4:4). She was, of course, their only woman judge, but it was hardly a token appointment. Like an ancient E. F. Hutton, when Deborah talked people listened! And from all accounts, she was forceful and yet fair, courageous and yet compassionate, favoring no one and ... 8, 1991. 3. As cited in William H. Willimon & Stanley Hauerwas, Preaching to Strangers (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1992), pp. 73-74. The story was originally told by Fred B. Craddock in "Vision as Memory," Newscope ...

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