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Psalm 127:1-2

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James Merritt

... is that every home would indeed be a picture of the love, the life, and the Lordship of Jesus Christ, because, "unless the Lord builds the home, they labor in vain who build it." 1 Karle C. Zimmerman, Family and Civilization (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947) pp. 776-777. 2 Quoted in John Vander Ploeg, "I Taught Him to Obey," The Presbyterian Journal, May 7, 1969, p. 8. 3 Charles Colson, A Dance with Deception, (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1993), pp. 123-124. 4 Charles Swindoll, Strengthening Your Grip, (Waco ...

2. A Mother Who Could Let Go

1 Samuel 9:1--10:8

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... had been thinking about the child about to be born. This is what he wrote: John Peter Jones, John P. Jones, J.P. Jones, John Jones, Governor John Jones, President John P. Jones, All the Way with JPJ!" Maybe the baby turned out to be Juanita ... is utterly God-dependent. That's what Hannah did. That is our calling too. Sometime ago I discovered a prayer written by someone named DeWane Zimmerman which could be called "Hannah's Prayer." I invite you parents to pray this prayer out loud, one line at a time. Let us ...

3. Memorial Day

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Angela Akers

... their new toy, they came across a live shell that dates back to the Civil War. The boys, Michael and Andrew Zimmerman of Winchester, Virginia, didn't know what the shell was at first. Neither did their uncle, Michael Robinson. He reports poking and ... . One of the few comments Bradley ever made about the war, he made to his young son, James. In response to James' remark about heroism, John Bradley replied, "The heroes of Iwo Jima are the guys who didn't come back." (2) Today is the day we honor those men and ...

4. Honor To Whom Honor Is Due

Exodus 20:12

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James Merritt

... fact that God begins with the family is not incidental, nor is it accidental, it is fundamental. Carle C. Zimmerman, of Harvard University, said, "The Western family is rapidly approaching its third violent crisis. This crisis will be the ... never become rich and famous, but if you will honor your father and your mother you will have the blessing of God on your life. [1] John Huffman, Jr., Liberating Limits, p. 70. [2] Carl W. Wilson, Our Dance is Turned to Death, p. 12. [3] Patrick M. Morley, The Man in the ...

5. Living to Please God

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... a life of integrity. Live a life of love. 1. Leland Gregory, Stupid History Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions Throughout the Ages (Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, 2007), p. 117. 2. Dr. Alan Zimmerman, www.drzimmerman.com. Cited by John C. Maxwell, Winning With People (Nashville: Nelson Books, 2004). 3. Tommy Nelson, The 12 Essentials of Godly Success (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2005), p. 148. 4. God’s Little Devotional Book for Graduates (Tulsa: Honor Books ...

6. FaithRace

2 Timothy 4:6-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... confidence, and it carries over to the defense, and then back to the offense. It is a snowball kind of thing" (P. Zimmerman, "The Niners Were Never Finer," Sports Illustrated, 28 January 1985, 20). Each of our lives revolves basically around a certain question or ... , tepid and thin that they could all be fulfilled at a White Castle. Contrast the answer clergy used to give to John Wesley's question: "What can we reasonably expect of Methodist preachers?" The answer was: "To reform this nation and church, and ...

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