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John 3:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... our strength and in our weakness. "Good news/bad news" jokes are a common humorous form used to reveal both sides of life's little complexities. Contrary to the traditional joke form, however, columnist L.M. Boyd reports that 63% of people prefer to hear bad news first when they are given "good news/bad news." Boyd claims this preference stems from our childhood training when we were told we must first eat all our broccoli before we could have our chocolate cake. The sixth chapter of Isaiah starts out like ...

2. It's A Miracle

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... the truth of Scripture, and they seem to be limited to biblical times. But there are personal miracles that occur every day--instances in which people feel the presence of the divine in their lives bringing healing and help in all of life. 1. L. M. Boyd, Crown Syndicate, January 1984. 2. Gurvis, Sandra, Way Station to Heaven; New York, NY, Simon and Schuster MacMillan, Inc., 1996, pp. 177-179. From a sermon "Number One in the Nation" by Don Emmitte. 3. Faith Popcorn & Lys Marigold, Clicking--17 Trends That ...

3. How To Love

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... . 1. From the Internet. Source unknown. 2. Blaine Lee, THE POWER PRINCIPLE (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997), pp. 210-211. 3. Juliet B. Schor, THE OVERSPENT AMERICAN--UPSCALING, DOWNSHIFTING AND THE NEW CONSUMER, (New York: Basic Books, 1998), p. 89. 4. L.M. Boyd, SPOKESMAN REVIEW, 3-15-93. 5. Jack Benny and Joan Benny, SUNDAY NIGHT AT SEVEN. 6. Norman Vincent Peale, IN GOD WE TRUST (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1994). 7. Roger Ailes, YOU ARE THE MESSAGE (New York: Doubleday/Currency, 1988). 8 ...

4. The Law and the Promise

Galatians 3:15-25, Galatians 3:1-14

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... sin (and cause) a man to sin and gratify his ego” (Gospel or Law: Contrast or Continuum? [Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1980], p. 96). L. Gaston suggests that” ‘works of law’ is a normal subjective genitive” and so means that the law is the means by which works ... s Use of the Old Testament (Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1957; repr., Grand Rapids: Baker, 1981); R. B. Hays, Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989); and M. D. Hooker, “Beyond the Things That Are Written ...

5. Faith or Observance of the Law

Galatians 3:1-14, Galatians 3:15-25

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

6. The Lord's Prayer: Deliver us from Evil

Matthew 6:5-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... or popular subject, but I think we would all agree that it is necessary to do so. Dr. M. Scott Peck has shared with us the insight that EVIL is the word LIVE spelled backwards. So Evil ... the mistaken idea of the innate goodness of the human self. Dr. R. Maurice Boyd, in his book PERMIT ME VOYAGE, continues this helpful insight when he writes: " ... told Lopez that members of his church, ''The Light of Love Church'' in South Central L.A., had started collecting a special fund to help replace the nearly $3,000 that ...

7. On Getting the Gospel Out

Mark 6:7-13

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Donald B. Strobe

... year! How can you explain it? Perhaps only with the words of that arch-cynic H.L. Mencken who once said that “Nobody ever went broke overestimating the bad taste of the American ... visiting in people’s homes, and winning them for Christ and the church. I’m not knocking it...it produced many fine results. But I have learned that what ... can live up to the high and holy calling which is ours as Christians? When Malcolm Boyd wrote his best-seller, “Are You Running With Me, Jesus?” in the sixties, my first ...

8. Spiritual Blessings in Christ

Ephesians 1:1-14

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... uses charis (“grace”), which to believers has come to mean God’s free and unmerited goodness upon humankind. The Hebrews greeted each other with šalôm, a common term for “peace” as well as fullness or wholeness of life. The apostle, likewise, is doing more than just greeting his readers with ... Inheritance. Scottish Journal of Theology Occasional Papers No. 14 (Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1968), esp. pp. 90–104; D. R. Denton, “Inheritance in Paul and Ephesians,” EQ 54 (1982), pp. 157–62; P ...

9. Walking in the Way of Love

Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... I will love you until that love requires any sacrifice on my part. And then I’m out the door.” But God’s love, as demonstrated through Jesus Christ is steadfast, unconditional, ... they are deeply loved.” The Executive Director at Christian Encounter Ministries, Nate Boyd, says, “Many of our residents have wrestled their whole lives with a ... walks-in-the-world/. 3. (Barclay, Mark, pp. 73–74). Cited in Rodney L. Cooper, Holman New Testament Commentary - Mark: 2 (Kindle Edition). 4. “The Power ...

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