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Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... church. She tried three churches before she found a door that was open. There was nothing in this woman’s situation, says Robertson, that she could fix. “Her life was a mess, largely because of choices she had made. All of her 31 years she ... lives. Christ has given his life that we may have life. “The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.” [In light of this truth, I want us to make a new start together. I want us ...

2. I Kid You Not

2 Kings 4:8-37

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... when her chute was safely open, he opened his own and both landed. The woman was hospitalized with injuries, but Robertson went back up to do some more skydiving. Life inevitably presents us with surprises - opportunities - and blessings. Through it all, God’s will continues good and trustworthy. It is the Lord God who promises the Unexpected ... who proclaims the Unlikely ... who programs the Unfeasible. It is the Lord who says to you and me, "I kid you not." You can believe him because he gives you his ...

3. The Tale Of Three Women

Ruth 1:1-22

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John A. Stroman

... I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God my God. Where you die, I will die -- there I will be buried. May the Lord do thus and so to me, and more as well. (vv. 16-17) When Naomi sees that Ruth has decided to stay with her, she never says ... Orpah's sons, but in fact she vanishes from the official biblical narrative. Kathleen Robertson Farmer points out that Orpah is the model of obedient womanhood and that the Lord may have eventually dealt kindly with her as she had dealt kindly with Naomi ...

4. Is There No Balm in Gilead?

Jeremiah 8:4--9:26

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Brett Blair

... made and which I sincerely regret. I want to apologize to every American, including those I named." I think Falwell did the right thing in apologizing and I accept it as sincere. But, he and Robertson raise an important question. It is a question all of us have struggled with from time-to-time at the death of a loved one or during a particular life crisis. We second guess ... heal. A teacher whose words are sure. A healer who will make us whole. A savior to save our soul. He is Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.

5. Seen The Doctor Lately?

Romans 12:9-21

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... That's a far cry from the bilge water Pat Robertson was pumping out earlier this week. I don't know about you but that made me mad. It made me mad for a couple of reasons. First, because of who Pat Robertson is and how many people listen to him. If he ... , tore it in half, and gave half to the beggar. In a dream that night, Martin saw Jesus wearing half of a soldier's coat. The Lord was asked by an angel why he was wearing such a thing, to which Jesus replied, "My servant Martin gave it to me." (5) Seen the ...

6. The Love Triangle: Man-Woman-God

Psalm 127:1-5

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Bill Bouknight

... bonds of love will be strengthened by that most powerful one in the triangle. One of my heroes is Dr. Robertson McQuilkin. He resigned as President of Columbia International University so that he could give full-time care to his beloved wife ... all three ways, the home is founded on solid rock. Houses can be built by contractors, but only God can build a home. “Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain.” (Ps. 127:1) I heard about a woman who went to her physician and said, “Doctor, I ...

7. The Importance of the Second Violin

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... . If anyone serves, he or she should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised.''" After the initial diagnosis, Dr. McQuilkin wrote, "We trusted the Lord to work a miracle in Muriel if He so desired, or to work a miracle in me if He did not." It appears the second miracle has occurred. Dr. Robertson McQuilkin was not committed up to a certain point--he was committed to the way of the CROSS. He wasn't committed to his dear wife only when it was convenient, but also when ...

8. God and Hurricanes

Matthew 5:43-48

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David E. Leininger

... act of God." The Bible suggests so. The prophet Ezekiel believed that God used tremendous storms as a weapon to punish the unrighteous: "Thus says the Lord GOD: In my wrath I will make a stormy wind break out, and in my anger there shall be a deluge of rain, and hailstones in ... serious hurricanes and I don't think I'd be waving those flags in God's face if I were you."(6) Robertson does have some experience with hurricanes - in the days leading up to his presidential candidacy in the late '80's, a hurricane ...

9. Midnight Turned Into High Noon

Isaiah 42:10-17, Isaiah 42:18-25

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... of the philosopher and preacher decided to bring the two together to debate the matter. When the evening ended, Hume rose to leave. Robertson took a light to show him the way, but Hume protested, saying, "Don’t worry about me. I always find the light ... live in Calvary’s radiance! St. Martin of Tours was seated in his cell when a knock came at the door, and a lordly presence entered. "Who are you?" asked the saint, and the figure replied, "I am the Savior." The saint was suspicious and asked, "Where are ...

10. Remembering The Saints

Matthew 5:1-12

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Larry R. Kalajainen

... and future, into one vast and thrilling community of worship. And this remembrance will renew and strengthen them in hope. Robertson Davies was right about our need to remember our dead -- those who have gone before us. What sense of ... we are part of the communion of saints. And those words that we say at the beginning of the Great Thanksgiving as we gather around the Lord's table, ring in our hearts with new meaning, "And so, with your people on earth, and all the company of heaven we praise your name, ...

11. The Lord's Prayer: "Thy Will Be Done"

Matthew 6:5-15

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David E. Leininger

... to choose. In our own Presbyterian Church, one group says homosexual practice is all right while the vast majority shout NO. Pat Robertson and friends say NO to the President's Health Plan, while other streams of the church are favorably impressed by it. ... their meaning? Or are you praying that God's will might come to pass...beginning with you? May God grant it. Have Thine own way, Lord, Have Thine own way; Thou art the potter, I am the clay; Mold me and make me after Thy will, While I am waiting, yielded ...

12. The Real Tragedy Of The Tv Evangelists

Mark 6:7-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... got extremely upset when a reporter referred to him as a "former TV evangelist." In Robertson's camp this was considered slander. A cynic said recently in QUOTE magazine, "Parents used to ... around speaking for God and in the process I'm forced to use gas station restrooms which are almost always filthy. I used to complain about that to God. I'd say, `Lord, if I'm your servant, how come I've got to use these dirty restrooms?' One day in the midst of this kind of complaint, He seemed to say, `Gert, I come ...

13. Looking to the Unseen

2 Corinthians 4:18

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Maurice A. Fetty

... of his possessions. What shall it profit a man if he gain the world and lose his soul? We more or less give assent to our Lord's words, but as a matter of fact too often give almost our total energy to the acquisition of this world's goods. We tend to ... to which there is no clue." If such a man says there is nothing new under the sun, it is a result, says Robertson, of his determination to live only for excitement and pleasure. "His heart becomes so jaded by excitement that the world contains nothing for ...

14. Pax Christi Or Pox Christi?

Luke 12:49-56

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David E. Leininger

... against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law. — Luke 12:52-53 (NRSV) Well, Lord, the in-law against in-law conflict is not exactly unheard of. Come to think of it, the father-son and mother-daughter clashes ... refused to use organs or pianos for some years. We are told that in one of our mid-Illinois churches, as one Mr. Robertson entered the church on sabbath morning he was scandalized to hear strains of organ music, and with a face red with anger and ...

15. Apostles of Christ

1 Corinthians 4:1-21

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... you look” is original, then in context it makes sense only if Paul is issuing a command for the Corinthians to look for faithfulness, not wisdom and eloquence. 4:3 As A. T. Robertson observed concerning Paul’s dramatic disavowal of concern with “human” judgment: “ ‘by human day,’ in contrast to the Lord’s Day … in 3:13. ‘That is the tribunal which the Apostle recognizes; a human tribunal he does not care to satisfy’ ” (Word Pictures in the New Testament [Nashville: Broadman, 1931], p ...

16. What Are Your Chances of Going to Heaven

John 14:6

Sermon

James Merritt

... is surprising, is to find that even heavenly connections didn't seem to help much in some cases. Only 47% think that Pat Robertson has an inside track to heaven. Dennis Rodman got 28%, and the bottom figure was O. J. Simpson who gathered only 19% of ... since the Garden of Eden and the fall of Adam, man has been divided from God, deceived by the devil, and dead in sin. The Lord Jesus is the remedy for all three of those problems. We are divided from God, but Jesus is the way of reconciliation. We have been ...

17. The Song of Moses

Deuteronomy 31:30--32:47

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... powerful engine of mission as he strove to make Israel’s messiah known as the savior of the nations, so that they too might praise the Lord God of Israel (cf. the quotation of Deut. 32:43 in Rom. 15:10 and the surrounding context, Rom. 15:8–12; cf. also the introduction ... rather than deliberate archaisms in a later composition. Cf. Cassuto, “Song of Moses;” Albright, “Remarks”; and Robertson, Linguistic Evidence. On the poetic structure, with emphasis on the unity and integrity of the poem, cf. ...

18. The Temptation of Jesus

Matthew 4:1-11

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... fly through the air (vol. 1, p. 69). Once again Jesus turns to the Old Testament for an appropriate response: Do not put the Lord your God to the test (v. 7). Do not presume upon the goodwill of God by demanding proof. The words come from Deuteronomy ... a conditional sentence that assumes the assertion to be true and leads on to a logical conclusion based on that assumption. See Robertson, Grammar, pp. 1004–22, for a discussion of various conditional sentences. 4:5 The holy city: Used as a designation for ...

19. Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Will Willimon

... every government in the world at your disposal." Jesus refused. ''Don't believe in mixing religion with politics? I see your point. Pat Robertson is a pain. Then at least give a sign for all the struggling believers in the pew. Throw yourself down from the ... yet another costly means of self delusion, Lord, have mercy. If we do that to a manifest good like medicine, think what we might do to pervert really good acts like sex, food, money, or knowledge. Lord, have mercy. Jesus refused the tempting offers of ...

20. Prophets and the Powerful

1 Kings 21:1-3, 17-21

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Will Willimon

... fun. When questioned about inconsistencies in his political comments on the road and his political comments on his “700 Club”, Pat Robertson said that he has a different set of values when speaking to his church members from the ones he speaks to ... to say. The story continues. Naboth, the recipient of the King's generosity, is not polite at all. He is impudent, uppity, assertive. “The LORD forbid that I should give you what my fathers gave me,” he says. Look at this nobody! Who does he think he is? The ...

21. People Get Ready!

Luke 12:35-48

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Brett Blair

... heaven we’re all in a lot of trouble. In 1997 Hal Lindsey was forced to change his predictions. Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson predicted that Russia was the great Gog and Magog mentioned in Ezekiel 18. When Russia collapsed in the early 90’s, loosing its ... that kind of security is hard to come by. How good it will be, when, out of the vast wealth of our Father’s grace, the Lord returns and we his servants are asked to sit down and be served by the master. People get ready There's a train, a comin' You ...

22. The Apostles' Creed: I Believe

Mark 9:14-32

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David E. Leininger

... I BELIEVE...help my unbelief." Let us pray: Lord, we are grateful for the guidance our historic confessions of faith can offer. Help us take them seriously, not simply as words to be dryly repeated, but words to be joyfully made part of our lives. We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen! 1. William Barclay, Daily Study Bible Series, CD-ROM, (Liguori, MO: Liguori Faithware, 1996 used by permission of Westminster/John Knox Press) 2. Gary D. Robertson, "Religious activity healthy," Associated Press, Greensboro News ...

23. Good Taste Or Good Religion?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... people who faithfully attended Moody's preaching engagements. Even the lord chancellor of England and the former prime minister, William Gladstone, attended his meetings. One man, Lord Shaftesbury, had great qualms about attending one of his services, but he went anyway. Though Lord Shaftesbury was put off by Moody's accent, and scandalized ... , OUT OF THE SALTSHAKER (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1979), 15. 3. "What Was That Terrible Noise?" by Sharon Robertson, GUIDEPOSTS Oct. 1995, p. 8-30.

24. Excited, Motivated, Changed!

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... not hunger for a greater sense of God's presence within? Maurice Boyd tells about a book called THE ENTHUSIASMS OF ROBERTSON DAVIES. Davies' enthusiasms described in the book range all the way from Mozart to figgy-pudding. "Do you have any enthusiasms ... that does not lead to a more godly life is more of an obstacle than a stepping stone to discipleship. As one devout fellow prayed: "Lord, grant that the heat in my heart will melt the lead in my feet." That's a pretty good prayer. We want the kind of ...

25. What If It Happens To Me? The Fear of Suffering

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... to O. J. Simpson as the murder of Nichole Brown, his ex-wife, and Ron Goldman. When Judge Itto's clerk, Deidra Robertson read the jury's verdict of, "Not guilty" Nichole's mother looked up and said, "God, where are you?" Ask any pastor ... with burdens. First of all, God does give us blessings. He puts blessings right into our hands. Psalm 68:19 says, "Blessed be the Lord who daily loads us with benefits." (Psalm 68:19, NJKV) God fills our hands with blessings, but he also puts burdens on our back. Do ...

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