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Revelation 5:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... 29-30. 2. Gordon MacDonald. Christ Followers in the Real World (Thomas Nelson Publishers), pp. 55-57. 3. September 14, 1992, p. 36. (His pastor-friend is named Stephey Belynskyj). 4. (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1995), p. 80. 5. "End of the Road" excerpted from Every Second Counts by Lance Armstrong, People, Sept. 22, 2003, pp .180-181. 6. Bill McCartney, with Dave Diles. From Ashes to Glory (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1995), pp. 290-291. 7. From a sermon by Donald B. Strobe, "Let the Son Shine In."

2. Choices

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... And because he endured, he sealed our reconciliation with God. Jesus' example gives us the courage, the hope, the promise that we can endure temptation and testing also. At the age of 25, champion racing cyclist Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with "advanced testicular cancer." With aggressive medical treatment, Armstrong's cancer went into remission. At first, he responded to this good news by becoming, in his own words, self-indulgent. He decided to live every day as if it were his last. He stopped working ...

3. Running For Joy

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , who trains every day for the competition, can succeed. Are you "trying" to be a follower of Christ or are you "training" to be a follower of Christ? (2) I hope you appreciate the total dedication that a champion athlete must have to excel. Lance Armstrong, for example, was one of the best-known cyclists in the world, a multiple winner of the Tour de France when, in the 1990s, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer that had spread to his brain. His treatments left him too weak to return to his strenuous ...

4. Resting at the Mediocre Inn

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... so important to our lives. Maybe that’s why we like hearing about people who pick up where the rest of us leave off and make it the rest of the way to the top of the mountain. One hero who has captured the attention of our world is cyclist Lance Armstrong. Armstrong overcame such great odds. He not only won his battle against cancer, but this year he won one of sport’s premier showcases of determination and endurance, the Tour de France bicycle race, for a record seventh time. But ...

5. Landing Instructions

Isaiah 40:25-31

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... winning the Tour de France last weekend, that grueling bicycle race. It is one of the great endurance races in the world today. Lance Armstrong won it in record time, two years after undergoing surgery and then chemotherapy for cancer that spread throughout his body, including to his brain. It is a testimony first of all to the wonderful advances that medicine has made in curing cancers, but everyone recognizes as well that it is ...

6. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

John 6:1-15

Sermon

Brett Blair

Lance Armstrong. Going for his eighth Tour de France. His heart is nearly one-third larger than that of the average man. At resting, it beats an ... the second question: What are we to learn from this big miracle? It is simply this: God can turn a small fact into a big miracle. I can hear the doctor’s prognoses: Lance you have cancer. You will need brain surgery and later chemotherapy. This treatment is very aggressive. You will not be riding your bike anymore. Philip, what are we going to do with all ...

7. God's Witness Security Program

1 John 3:1-3

Sermon

King Duncan

... question, then our path in life will become significantly clearer. Because when we know who we are, we have a better idea of what our values and priorities should be. We have a clearer picture of how we should invest our time and strength. Lance Armstrong is a world-famous athlete. This is an integral part of his identity. Because he defines himself as an athlete, he knows how to invest his time and strength: in training his body and mind for the grueling physical challenges of world-class bicycle racing ...

8. Nabuchadnezzar’s Dream and Daniel's Interpretation

Daniel 2:1-23, Daniel 2:24-49

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... to be faithful to his word and bring all passing human kingdoms to an end in favor of the establishment of his eternal rule of righteousness. Earthly honors must be held lightly. Sports: American professional road-racing cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong won the brutal Tour de France a record seven consecutive years (1999–2005). Tragically, because of his use of illegal, performance-enhancing drugs, he was stripped of his honors in 2012 and disqualified from the sport for life. Consider the pomp ...

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