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Galatians 3:23-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... he and Nancy, or Mom, would welcome me with open arms because of my success. I never heard from them. I realized with despair that no matter what I did, it probably wasn't going to be enough to earn the acceptance I so desperately wanted." Michael Reagan titled his book ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN. (2) That is how growing up under the law made St. Paul feel. Constrained, he says, and confined. Unloved and unfulfilled. Under a curse. Instead of making him more loving and more accepting, it filled him with self ...

2. For Better, For Worse

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... stay together find that five years later their marriages are happier. Permanent marital unhappiness is surprisingly rare among the couples who stick it out. (6) And, in the name of all that is good and holy, think about the children. Michael Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan, lived through a divorce as a child. Here is how he describes divorce from a child’s perspective—“Divorce is where two adults take everything that matters to a child- the child’s home, family, security, and sense of being ...

3. Kill Them with Kindness

Proverbs 3:3, 19:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... to one of his aides and said, "I've got a group of blind kids here and since they can't see him, I was wondering if you could have Governor Reagan come over and tell them, ‘Hello.'" This aide passed the request along to Michael Deaver, Reagan's Chief of Staff, who was standing nearby. He went over to Reagan, gave him the request and Governor Reagan said to Deaver that he would do it, but he did not want any photographers. Here was a man in the middle of a presidential campaign and the press would have ...

4. Multiplying Men Of God

Malachi 2:5-7, 2 Timothy 2:2

Sermon

James Merritt

... . When you multiply the ministry, you multiply the Master. When you multiply the Master, then many will be turned from iniquity and many will be saved. The greatest President of my lifetime was Ronald Reagan. Reagan believed strongly in the sovereignty of God and while he was Governor of California, he told Michael Deaver, his Chief-of-Staff about the Heimlick Maneuver; a technique that is employed when somebody is choking on food and he actually got behind Deaver and demonstrated by squeezing him firmly on ...

5. Light for Beauty

Isaiah 62:1-12

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... longer in their self-doubt and their feelings of desolation and forsakenness. In his book about the collapse of Russian communism, Down with Big Brother, Michael Boggs tells about the success of Ronald Reagan. When Robert McFarlaine, one of Reagan’s foreign affairs advisers, resigned, he said of Reagan, “He knows so little but he gets so much done.” Mr. Reagan’s success was attributable to the fact that he believed so firmly in America. He made Americans feel good again about being American. That ...

6. What Child Is This?

Isaiah 9:6-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... , it was in the year 1968. He had to face big decisions on abortion, the death penalty, taxes, budget deficits, and all the other things that faced the governor at that time. Michael Deaver said that one afternoon he pushed open the door to his office in time to see him take out a small bottle and place it to his lips and take a pair of quick gulps. Reagan noticed him and held the bottle up near his face so he could see it. It wasn't booze, but it was a drug for upset stomachs. He said, "My stomach has ...

7. Replacing a Fallen Comrade

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... two and a half years in the dreaded "Hanoi Hilton." When McCain had finished telling his story, the entire audience, including Governor Reagan, was in tears. "I realized," John McCain later recalled, "that it wasn't really me that moved them. It was the story ... is still looking for today. The question is, do you and I qualify? Is Christ alive in our hearts? 1. Michael E. Hodgin, Humorous Illustrations For Public Speaking (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004). 2. Contributed by a friend. Source unknown. 3. "Dear ...

8. Preparing For An Unknowable Future

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... for this past September. Each one has been wrong. It makes me think of a minister in what is now East Germany named Michael Stiftell. Based on his study of Revelation, Stiftell proclaimed that the world would end on October 18, 1533. When it didn't happen ... you have predicted that the Hippies of the 60s supporting George McGovern would become the Yuppies of the 80s supporting Ronald Reagan? Would you have predicted AIDS or the fall of the Berlin Wall? Who knows what tomorrow will bring? A cure for cancer ...

9. Who Should I Invite To My Party?

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

Series: Jesus said . . . What? Outrageous Teachings, No. 1 Michael Yaconelli, in his book, Dangerous Wonder: The Adventure of Childlike Faith, says that the most critical issue facing ... Americans were against paying compensation to the victims' families. The Iranian hostage crisis was still fresh in many minds. In spite of this, President Ronald Reagan, not known for liberal tendencies, approved compensation. Afterward, he was asked by reporters if such payment would send the wrong signal to the Iranians. His ...

10. Precious and Privileged Children

Galatians 4:4-7

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... woman you have chosen. In Jesus' case it is more — much more — than a lofty level of respect. It is seeking to become like one who came to us as God in the flesh. This is a lot more than trying to become like a Michael Jordan, Barry Bonds, Ronald Reagan, Hillary Clinton, or even Billy Graham! Models of people in our midst and people long gone may be helpful, but they do not have the substance of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. Even denominations have to be careful that Martin Luther, John Calvin ...

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