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Luke 2:41-52

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King Duncan

... 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 ... and the Calling of the Church (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1997). 6. “Second Love” by Michelle Stewart, Guideposts True Inspirational Stories: 10 Real Life Stories of Hope and Faith.

2. Where God Can Be Seen

John 15:1-17

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King Duncan

... well sums the matter up. If we cannot love, our faith is a sham. Early one Saturday morning, on her way to her downtown office, Deborah Michel saw a crowd of onlookers surrounding a police officer lying wounded on the street. As she watched the ambulance carry him away, someone told her ... ON THE RAGGED EDGE. (Dallas, Word Publishing, 1985). 4. William K. Quick. SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1989), p. 106. 5. Deborah Michel. "Finding a Way to Love." UPPER ROOM. July/August 1993, p. 64.

3. The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread

John 6:25-59

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King Duncan

... remember all of our delightful paradoxes? The bread of Christ is universal and yet personal; it is personal yet communal; it is time-sensitive yet eternal; it is to be kept yet given away. 1. "The Toaster," Michelle Huneven, THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, March 10, 1996, p. 62. 2. William H. Hinson, THE POWER OF HOLY HABITS, (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1991). 3. Randy Rowland, GET A LIFE! (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992), pp. 135-136. 4. Lloyd Ogilvie, A FUTURE AND A HOPE, (Dallas: Word Publishing ...

4. Winning the Grand Prize

Philippians 3:4b-14

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King Duncan

... . Unfortunately, many Christians do not have a clear understanding of what God expects from them. In one of his books Bible scholar William Barclay told of a dog he had once owned. Rusty, a bull terrier, would accompany Barclay on walks down through the meadow ... most difficult assignment. The sculptor was to go to the blue hills of Carrara and quarry out a tomb for the pope. Michelangelo, in turn, selected Gilberto, the finest foreman available in all of Italy to lead the expedition. They hired a fine crew ...

5. Christ the King

Matthew 25:31-46

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... the people to pray about how we might respond.) For the assurance of pardon, you may want to use a mediation by Michel Quoist from his book, Prayers, published by Sheed and Ward, Inc., 1963. a meditation titled, "Hunger," or, you may want to use ... problem and solutions. 6. Be an instigator of community change to effect no longer doing things for the hungry but with them. William Nottingham has said, "There is an irony in well-to-do American congregations praising God for his many blessings while millions who ...

6. Hope For A New Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

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King Duncan

... in his behalf to redeem the world. An upbeat Word for a downbeat world. 1. "Macho in Miniature" by Ed Liebowitz, Smithsonian, August 2002, p. 28. 2. Interview with astronaut Susan J. Helms by Michelle Burford, O, The Oprah Magazine, July 2002, p. 157. 3. 16 May 1990, pp. A1, A8, A9. Cited in The New Doublespeak by William Lutz (HarperCollins Publishers). 4. "That's Outrageous!" by Tucker Carlson, Reader's Digest, July 2002, pp. 39-42. 5. "Who's In Charge Here?" by Nancy Gibbs, Time, Aug. 6, 2001. 6. "Out to ...

7. Jesus the Toxicologist

Luke 16:19-31

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Leonard Sweet

... disorder, defined as “when people find it impossible to make decisions, organize themselves, or focus on immediate tasks” (Michelle Carro, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Nevada). This past summer was a tough one for hoarders. In ... the word of God, the testimony of God’s prophets, the witness of the saints, and the prevailing power of the resurrection. In one of William J. Locke’s novels, there is a story of a woman who has a huge amount of money and who has spent half her lifetime ...

8. The Weak and the Strong

Romans 14:1--15:13

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... in the first place and soars poetically on a thermal current of praise to the all-sufficient lordship of Christ. William Ernest Henley may have been convinced of his “unconquerable soul,” and that his head, though bloody, remained unbowed, that he ... promises made to the patriarchs so that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy (cf. 1:16–17). Truth and mercy are, as Otto Michel notes, frequent attributes of God in the OT (Der Brief an die Römer, pp. 358–59). But whereas they were once thought to be ...

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