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2 Corinthians 4:1-18

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Maxie Dunnam

... me, and gave himself for me.” Here it is, not from Paul 2,000 years ago, but from our time and our place. Let’s call her Judy. She was no more than twenty-five when I met her, but a lot of living, too much of the wrong kind of living according to her ... can eat for $3.79. It is not your prompt service or your clever menu That brings me to your door. But I come, Mr. Johnson, because I do not come alone. Your tables become altars where the cup is shared. Love absorbs spilled sins like your thirsty napkin. On ...

2. Bountiful Faith: Two All Beef Patties, Special Sauce, Lettuce, Cheese, Pickles...Etc

2 Corinthians 9:6-11

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John E. Harnish

... us to live responsibly. Here's one way of doing it. It's called the 10-10-80 plan, and it would be a great help to Stanley Johnson: 10% for God 10% for the future Then to live within the remaining 80% as a wise steward of God It was a great joy to introduce ... managing to survive on meager savings while he studied at the seminary. But he was one of the most joyful people I ever met. Judy and I had the opportunity to go on a mission trip to Colombia, the first time we had ever traveled outside the U.S.— ...

3. Putting A Face On Jesus

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14

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King Duncan

... IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH. That's important. Not you or me, but Christ. Church is a funny place sometimes. A lady, Judy Burress, wrote in to READER'S DIGEST recently to tell about a friend of hers, a professional organist, who was asked to play for ... -sized New York City telephone directory. He felt its great weight and looked curiously at its hundreds of pages of Joneses, Smiths, and Johnsons. Thinking in theater terms, the man exclaimed, "There's not much of a plot here but man, what a cast." I look at ...

4. A Platform For Life

Romans 8:28-39

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King Duncan

... in this world? Yes they do, often when we least expect it. God's Spirit is in us; God's love surrounds us. Annie Johnson Flint was a highly esteemed Christian poet in the late 1800s. Most of Flint's poetry deals with the themes of comfort and ... in these United States," READER'S DIGEST, April 2002, p. 133. 3. KITTY'S DAILY MEWS, http://www.katscratch.com/. 4. Judy Bachrach, "The Price of Grief," ROSIE MAGAZINE, Jan. 2002, p. 62. 5. Wayne Jacobsen, "Beyond "˜Prayer Requests,'" LEADERSHIP, Fall 2001, p ...

5. Transfigurations Are the Rule

Matthew 17:1-13

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Robert Johnson

Transfigurations are big business because we are very aware of the face we present to the world. And we will alter our face to our advantage if we can. Sometimes the change is not just in looks but in our whole image -- including our name. Larushka Shikne did not like the image he thought his name projected, so he changed his name to Laurence Harvey. Issur Danielovitch Densky did the same thing and became Kirk Douglas. In the same way, Frances Gum transfigured herself and her image into Judy Garland. ...

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