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Luke 2:41-52

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King Duncan

... for church. She was surprised to find that she enjoyed the message, and the people were nice. Let’s hope visitors can say the same thing about our church! So she went back the next Sunday and then the next. Soon, Michelle began reading her Bible in the evenings. And one night as she read the Bible, she felt the urge to pray for her ex-husband, Michael. It was the strangest prayer too—she felt the urge to pray that he would find a godly wife. A woman who was sincere in her faith. A woman who would love ...

2. It's A Miracle

John 20:19-31

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King Duncan

... when he was growing up. Mrs. Gonzalez had dug up her whole yard and enshrined the virgin Mary in a bathtub. And, according to Michel, Mrs. Gonzalez had the most incredible roses imaginable surrounding the shrine. Mrs. Gonzalez swore it was Mary's influence that made her flowers so beautiful. Her bathtub Mary roses were the envy of the neighborhood. Much later, however, Michael and his neighbors discovered that Mrs. Gonzalez' husband would go fishing and clean the fish he caught in the basement of their home ...

3. The Season of the Holy Spirit

Luke 17:11-19

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Wayne B. Keller

... the people, either to write, or to speak verbally, the response to this statement:"In gratitude, I offer to you, God ..."Give plenty of time. Conclude with Michel Quoist's "Thank You" meditation from his book, Prayers, Sheed and Ward, New York. Sacrament of the Lord's Supper Consider this: If you serve communion, ask ... " Response to the Stewardship Challenge: "Adagio" Response to the Benediction: Write a thanksgiving response to the "Michael, Row Your Boat" tune. Music for Dismissal: "Gigue from 1st Suite"

4. Smart As A Goat

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

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King Duncan

... averaged 51.2 assists--passes leading directly to a score--each game. Today the number is 43.6." Coach Larry Brown of the Philadelphia 76ers said it this way, a couple of years ago when Michel Jordan was still playing: “The NBA promotes individuals, not teams. When the Bulls are playing Miami, it's Alonzo Mourning against Michael Jordan, instead of the great Chicago Bulls against the great Miami Heat. It sends a bad message. Why play a team sport and not help your teammates?" (3) We in the church can be ...

5. The Difference Between Looking Good And Being Good

Matthew 23:1-39

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King Duncan

... Krantz. The Definitive Guide to the Best and Worst of Everything (New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1997), pp. 44, 48, 49. 3. Contributed by Michele Miller, Reader's Digest, Nov. 88, p. 16. 4. Thanks to Rev. Bill Akers for this insight. 5. Richard Exley. Deliver Me (Nashville ... Stay Alive (Nashville: Dimensions, 1992), p. 13. 9. Leadership. Spring 87. Contributed by Wayne Rouse. 10. Michael P. Green, Illustrations for Biblical Preaching (Grand Rapids, MI.: Baker Book House, 1989). Cited in Tommy Barnett. Adventure Yourself (Lake ...

6. Build a Bridge and Get Over It

Mark 3:20-35

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Leonard Sweet

... spend 15 billion dollars per year on losing weight, and an extra 22 billion on beauty aids.(5) -A world where, in 1992, Michael Jordan earned $20 million to promote Nike shoes that's more money in endorsements than the entire annual payroll of all the Indonesian factories ... book titles like Ordinary Miracles and Open Secrets to movies like True Lies and intellectual constructs like Michel Foucault's concept of "calm violence." Global outreaches like Habitat for Humanity and Hospice have understood our text ...

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