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Luke 3:1-6

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Wayne Brouwer

... time with the family, his son had learned to be too busy for him! Of course, the other side of the story is just as true. Maurice Boyd remembers the impact of one incident that sealed the impact of his father on his life forever. His father worked in a shipyard in Belfast, ... Detroit was the big news in broadcasting, people spent hours each night listening to the latest episodes of "The Green Hornet" and "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon." Nearly every year the station brought out a new dramatic hero. Station ...

2. Three Modern Meanings of the Ancient Christmas Story

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

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Eric Ritz

... in us today. We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell; O come to us, abide with us, Our Lord Emmanuel! Dr. R. Maurice Boyd often shares in his writings the testimony of a great man, Dr. Julius Moldenhower who told how, as a child, he actually believed the ... Yes, at Christmas our greatest need is to hang onto God. God is with us to stay! Mark Connelly tells in his writing, Green Pastures, how the angel Gabriel walks on the stage with his horn under his arm, and approaches the Lord who is in ...

3. Learning From A Little Child

Isaiah 35:1-10

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Eric Ritz

... We want to know that God lives and that God cares and that God is with us. Immanuel! Mark Connelly in his classic play, GREEN PASTURES, has the angel Gabriel walk on the stage with his horn under his arm, and approach the Lord who is in deep thought ... is finished in our lives is up to us. 1. Thanks to George B. Wirth of Atlanta, Ga. for this material. 2. R. Maurice Boyd, CORRIDORS OF LIGHT, Colonsay House, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1991, pages 71, 206. 3. Earl C. Davis, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PULPIT, Dec. 15, ...

4. Man, Give Me Some Bread: I Want To See God

John 6:25-59

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King Duncan

... a tortilla. That might strike us as silly, but it is much sadder to realize that many people have never seen Jesus at all. R. Maurice Boyd uses the analogy of the movie, An Affair to Remember,to make this point. Two lovers, played by Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, ... . For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me." 1. Bob Greene, AMERICAN BEAT (New York: Atheneum: 1983), pp. 34-36. 2. "The Mystery Revealed," THE CLERGY JOURNAL, Sept. 1999 pp. 36-37. 3. Wye Huxford ...

5. Feasting and Fasting for Lent (Part III)

Luke 13:1-9

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Eric Ritz

... were these, "We used to talk about faith--now we are living it." If his life was a tree I believe you would see green leaves and well-ripened fruit. SECONDLY, I WANT YOU TO FAST FROM THOUGHTS OF HELL AND FEAST ON THE REALITY AND PROMISE OF HEAVEN. ... than the reality of Hell. FAST FROM CRITICIZING THE CHURCH AND SIMPLY LOVE AND SUPPORT THE BRIDE THAT CHRIST GAVE HIS LIFE FOR. Dr. Maurice Boyd put it so beautifully when he writes, "We do not belong to the Church because we are perfect but because we are ...

6. That's All I Want

Psalm 23:1

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... actual literal meaning of the words, the version we know best is the King James Version. [1] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. [2] He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. [3] He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. [4] Yea, though I walk through the ... Parables, Etc. (Saratoga Press, P.O. Box 8, Platteville, CO, 80651; 970-785-2990), May 1994 3. Maurice Berquist, DAVID'S SONG (Warner Press, Inc., 1988), pp. 8-9.

7. The Voice of the Shepherd

John 10:1-10

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... the Shepherd Tells Us Who We Are. I. The Voice of the Shepherd Goes Before Us A. The Voice of the Shepherd Goes Before Us: Maurice Boyd tells the story of Hugh Redwood, who was a celebrated lay preacher in England. He was in great demand as a speaker. During ... . From the moment of our baptism and our birth into the Kingdom of God, the Good Shepherd promises to lead us to green pastures and beside the still waters. He promises to restore our souls and leads us through the valley of the shadow of Death ...

8. Near Death Experiences

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Editor James S. Hewett

Omni magazine once reported a study by Dr. Maurice Rawlings, cardiologist and professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Chattanooga. He and his emergency room colleagues were constantly treating such cases. It is now standard that those who have near death experiences later speak of having experiences of light, lush green meadows, rows of smiling relatives and tremendous peace. However, in his study, also reported in his book Beyond Death's Door, Dr. Rawlings obtained new ...

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