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John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... when he got off the plane: telling his mother how much her letters had meant to him, and hearing his little nephews call him Uncle Michael. Patsy, a mother herself, was able to offer a sympathetic ear. She told him about her son's return from fighting in Guam. When he ... 4, 1995, p. 18. 2. READER'S DIGEST. 3. Dan Rather with Micky Herskowitz, THE CAMERA NEVER BLINKS TWICE (New York: William Morrow, 1994). 4. George E. Knowles, A WORLD TO LOVE (Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1990), ...

2. Missing The Real Miracle

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... ? Why didn't the money and the things and the parties satisfy her? What was she looking for? Maria spat out an angry prayer at God, and in her heart she heard a reply, "Give me your life before it's too late." When they returned to New York, Maria persuaded Michael to take her to church, with the hope that she would find some answers for the emptiness she felt. The pastor preached a simple sermon that day. It was about God coming in human form and dying for our sins. And in that simple message, these two ...

3. Toss Your Cap Over the Wall

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... them detract him from his call. His life is a challenge to our lives. It is time for us to toss our cap over the wall as well. 1 The New Model for Exceptional Performance (New York: Penguin Group, Inc., 2004), pp. 118-119. 2. Leon A. Harris, The Fine Art Of Political Wit (E.P. Dutton.) 3. Michael and Donna Nason, Robert Schuller: His Story (New York: Jove Books, 1983). 4. Copyright 1971 by the Public Domain Foundation. 5. Fred Hartley, 100% Beyond Mediocrity (Old Tappan, N.J.: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1983).

4. There's No Such Thing as Too Much Sugar

Psalm 91:1-16

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Michael ... Michael came ... Michael, "I thought angels were...cleaner." Michael ... Michael. And if we need a visual aid to learn this, we get it early and often. Michael ... Michael says that it is even better squeezed into a glass of water with lots of sugar added. As the film moves toward its conclusion, Michael ... . Michael ... Michael ... of them. "Michael" is not ... more sweetness. Life, as Michael attests as a " ... michael/focusstory.html 4. Produced & Directed by Nora Ephron, a New Line Cinemas release, 1996. 5. Myrne Roe, "'Michael ...

5. Your Dreams Are Too Small

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... was the dominant computer company in the world. Not long after that, Michael Dell dropped out of college and raised the capital to start his own computer business. By 1999, ten years after Michael Dell began his company, Dell Computers overtook IBM as the nation’ ... ? Or, is it God’s dream? 1. John Eliot, Ph.D., Overachievement (New York: Portfolio, 2004), pp. 38-40. 2. Cited in Pat Williams, The Paradox of Power (New York: Warner Faith, 2002). 3. Linda Watkins, God Just Showed Up (Chicago: Moody Bible ...

6. Priceless!

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... watch: 'You've gotta be kidding me,'” In The Know, Alex Lasker, AOL.com, Feb 1st, 2020. 2. Mail & Guardian Wendy Northcutt, The Darwin Awards 4: Intelligent Design (New York, NY: Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2006, p. 82). Darwin Award: A Closer Look at Victoria Falls, Confirmed By Darwin, 31 December 2004, Zimbabwe. 3. Michael J. Coren, May 24, 2019. Quartz.com/. https://qz.com/1627772/what-is-lunch-with-warren-buffett-worth-3300100/. 4. My Daily Dose of Inspiration, http://www.quietstones.com/mydailydose ...

7. Daniel’s Vision of a Man

Daniel 10:1--11:1

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... . 256–68; A. Jeffery, “The Book of Daniel: Introduction and Exegesis,” Interpreter’s Bible, vol. 6 [New York: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1956], p. 502). This is not convincing, because the reactions are comparable. Even if the ... 38). More important, this celestial one could not overcome the powerful spirit being who exercised control over Persia without the help of the archangel, Michael, which would not be true of God or Jesus. However, to consider vv. 5–6 as a christophany is reading the NT into the ...

8. A Remedy For Anger

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... two of them in the elevator, the two boyhood friends would ride upstairs in total silence. Fifty years of this. Meanwhile, the romance of Marsha and Michael was growing more and more serious. In 1974 they became engaged. As Hyman Brodsky and Louis Cramer were riding upstairs in the elevator, one of them ... Seven Deadly Sins (Wheaton, Illinois: Victor Books, 1987). 2. Studs Terkel, Race (New York: The New Press, 1992), pp. 20-22. 3. Pulpit Resource, Jan-Mar 1992, p. 14. 4. Leo F. Buscalgia, Born for Love (New ...

9. Casting Out An Evil Spirit

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... shadows, afraid of ridicule, admitting weakness, afraid to admit we need help. Despite his phenomenal success in swimming, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, encountered profound internal struggles outside the pool. He battled anxiety and ... but one I love. One night Miss Hutton joined the cast of the Broadway production of the musical ANNIE in New York City. Immediately prior to this time Miss Hutton had experienced a spiritual awakening and was making a comeback after many years of ...

10. A Discussion Among Angels

Matthew 24:36-44

Drama

Matthew Powell

... Michael ... Michael: The earth is full of oppression and unrighteousness. Storyteller: ... Michael, the mightiest of the warriors of God, and the executor of divine punishments on the unjust. Michael ... Michael ... Michael spoke, his hands were lifted to the hilt of his long blade, and he raised it high above him, throwing out sparks. Then another angel began to speak, and made answer to Michael ... as the great archangel Michael. Nor, though I desire ... Michael ... it is to be. Michael: But if the Son ... of heart. Michael: But if ... Michael ... Michael ...

11. He Touched Me

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... B. Brown, Be All That You Can Be (Lima, Ohio: CSS Publishing Company, Inc., 1995), pp. 12-13. 2. John Bradshaw, Creating Love (New York: Bantam Books, 1992), pp. 205-206. 3. Michael Bowker, “A Second Gift of Life,” Reader’s Digest, April 1997, pp. 109-113. 4. Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal, Small Miracles II (Holbrook, MA: Adams Media Corp., 1998), pp. 206ff. [ORIGINAL SERMON] Dr. Morris Weigelt went through a time of deep depression in his life. He particularly hit a ...

12. A Tale Of Two Brothers

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... Carmel, N.Y.: Guideposts, 1997), p. 15. 3. Robert Dale, LEADERSHIP FOR A CHANGING CHURCH. 4. Dr. William P. Barker, TARBELL'S, (Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Church Ministries, 1994). 5. SELLING POWER, June 2000, p. 96. 6. David Halberstam, "Becoming Michael Jordan," VANITY FAIR, Oct. 1998, p. 143. Cited in Linda S. Austin, M.D., WHAT'S HOLDING YOU BACK? (New York: Basic Books, 2000), pp. 121-122. 7. ILLUSAURUS 8. "Walter Scott's Personality Parade," PARADE magazine, Jan. 6, 2002, p. 2. September 29, 2002

13. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:1-15, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... 11:5–11 On the identity of the super-apostles in 11:5 and 12:11, see Victor Paul Furnish, 2 Corinthians (AB 32A; New York: Doubleday, 1985), pp. 502–5. 11:8–9 Note that in 6:9 Paul describes himself as “poor” and as “having nothing” (cf. v. ... and Persecution as the Context of Paul’s Original Ministry in Galatia,” JSNT 52 (1993), pp. 93–126. 12:8 Cf. Michael D. Swartz, Mystical Prayer in Ancient Judaism: An Analysis of Ma’aseh Merkavah (TSAJ 28; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 1992), who shows ...

14. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

15. The Call to Choose Life

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Sermon

... the guys? Where shall I go to college? What shall I study? Whom shall I marry? Should I insist that I drive Tom home since he has had a few drinks at my party? Father Michael Maguire was an ordained priest of the Archdiocese of New York City in James Carroll's novel Prince of Peace. Michael had fought in Korea. He had survived a Chinese POW camp. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Several years after his ordination, Cardinal Speilman sent Father Maguire to Vietnam to serve with Catholic Relief ...

16. What Makes A Family?

Mark 3:31-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... couple of years ago. The first three segments show the mother tossing and turning in her bed, worrying about their son, Michael. She says, "Are we too tough on Michael? Are we not tough enough? Do we give in too often? Too seldom? Do we listen? Do we understand? Maybe I ... , June 1996, pp. 87-88. 2. "Quotables," WORLD, Sept. 14, 1996, p. 10. 3. James M. Mannon, AMERICAN GRIDMARK (New York: Harbinger House, 1990), p. 7. 4. January 27, 1997. 5. Tim Kimmel, LITTLE HOUSE ON THE FREEWAY, (Portland: Multnomah Press, ...

17. Grace in the Midst of Limited Resources

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

Glenn McDonald

... says, "Don't you believe it." A lot of people would like to play basketball like Michael Jordan. Even more people secretly dream of enjoying a Michael Jordan-sized income. During one of his recent years in the NBA his combined salary and ... in an American store. You can visit another country and stuff your wallet with its legal tender, but as soon as your jet lands in New York City those colorful pieces of paper or interesting coins can't even buy a pack of gum. God assures us that our destination is another ...

18. Flying High

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... ‑subscribe@topica.com+= 2. Charles L. Allen, In Quest of God’s Power (Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Co.). 3. Tony Robbins, Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook (New York: Simon & Schuster), p. 169. 4. John Ortberg, When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box. (Zondervan, Kindle Edition.) 5. https://www.faithandleadership.com/sermons/michael-b-curry-we-need-some-crazy-christians. 6. Margaret Mead, The World Ahead: An Anthropologist Anticipates the Future, ed., Robert B. Textor (New ...

19. Respect

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... about twenty minutes away from the inn. Their home was in the wealthiest neighborhood on that island of very wealthy residents. In fact, Michael Jordan, the basketball legend, had lived next door to them. But Michael had stopped visiting the home after his father died. Roland and Elizabeth had moved south a few years earlier to escape the harsh climate of western New York, near Buffalo. When they finally moved into their posh dream house, they noticed something unusual. They missed one of the very things ...

20. Hungry For Bread

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... IN WHICH THE CHURCH'S CREDIBILITY GAP IS MOST EVIDENT IN OUR LACK OF COMPASSION FOR THE POOR AND HURTING. In 1982, New York City was facing a budget crisis. Winter was approaching, and the city's social service agencies were unable to care for all the ... : reach out to the poor and needy of society. According to this passage, we will see Jesus in their faces. A man named Michael Christensen spent some time with Mother Teresa in the slums of Calcutta. In his book City Streets, City People, he tells of the ...

21. Was It Really Necessary?

John 19:17-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... device to put on a church steeple or in a sanctuary or on an altar table. The cross was a cruel, barbaric way to die. Michael Card, in his book A Violent Grace, describes in gruesome detail how determined the Romans were in their desire to make an example of ... the ages have given their lives for their faith in Christ and they’re still doing so. Just five years ago, the New York Times carried the story of a Russian army private, a Christian, who woke on his 19th birthday. It was his 100th day of captivity ...

22. Mourning Our Fallen Tormentors

2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27

Sermon

Stan Purdum

Michael Dirda is the senior editor of The Washington Post Book World, as well as a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for literary criticism. In 2003, he published an autobiographical account ... as David shows us, is to acknowledge that past and give it its due, whatever that may be, so that we can follow God's lead into our future. 1. Michael Dirda, An Open Book: Coming of Age in the Heartland (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2003), p. 32. 2. Ibid., p. 320. 3. Ibid., p. 322. 4. Pat Conroy, My Losing Season (New ...

23. The Word Became Flesh

John 1:1-18

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... Greek edition (it is preserved, however, in the New World Translation of 1961 [Brooklyn: Watchtower and Tract Society], and the 1979 translation by Richmond Lattimore, The Four Gospels and the Revelation [New York: Farrar Straus Giroux]). For a defense of this reading and the above translation of it, see J. R. Michaels, “Origen and the Text of John 1:15,” New Testament Textual Criticism: Its Significance for Exegesis. Essays in Honour of Bruce M. Metzger (Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1981), pp. 87 ...

24. Elvis and the King

John 18:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... do you worship? Biblical faith insists that God alone is worthy of our worship. Such faith may demand extraordinary sacrifices. Michael Maudlin in an article in Christianity Today magazine once told about a person who was willing to make Christ king ... life. Before co‑founding Habitat for Humanity, Millard Fuller was a successful businessman who one day followed his estranged wife Linda to New York to try to convince her to come back to him. She was not easily convinced that he could turn back from his ...

25. The Art of Impersonation

Matthew 5:21-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... ” by Jake Lefferman and Alexa Valiente, Oct 31, 2016, https. 2. “Meet The World’s Top Joel Osteen Impersonator” by Michael Hardy, Feb. 1, 2018, Texas Monthly, . 3. @overheardinnewyork “128 Hilarious Conversations That People Overheard In New York And Decided They’re Too Good Not To Share” by Greta J.https://www.boredpanda.com/overheard-conversations-new-york-overheardnewyork. 4. God’s Little Devotional Book (Tulsa, OK: Honor Books, Inc.), p. 281. 5. “Defusing Africa’s Killer Lakes ...

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