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Luke 21:25-36

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King Duncan

... the song says, “Sign, sign, everywhere a sign . . .” Let’s talk for a few minutes about signs. Last Christmas, a woman named Patricia had planned to attend a family reunion in Florida. It had been years since the members of her family had all seen ... would be. And yet, he said, there will be signs. These signs will cause people to be terrified. The signs include the sun, moon, and stars being shaken and the sea roaring and being tossed. The world will experience an unprecedented state of chaos. Things ...

2. Unexpected Evangelists

John 4:1-26

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David E. Leininger

... . He talks to her...in public even. He actually talks to her. Right out there in front of God and anybody (even though no one else is around, not in the noonday sun). This is not done. Jewish men do not talk to women in public, even their own wives. In fact, for a Jewish wife to address her husband in public without permission was ... " which Jesus offers us is even more refreshing when it is shared. Amen! 1. Matthew 28:19-20 2. Patricia Farris, "Unlikely Messenger," The Christian Century, 2/13-20/2002, p. 16

3. Long Range Planning

Ephesians 1:1-14

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King Duncan

... means for us to live victorious lives through faith in Christ. Isn't it great when a plan comes together? 1. Gerald and Patricia Del Re, THE ONLY BOOK (New York: Ballantine Books, 1994), pp. 70-71. 2. "Discovering God Through Stories," by Gretchen Passantino, CORNERSTONE, Vol ... 1995), p. 43. 4. CLASSIC ZIGGYS by Tom Wilson. Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 5. Henry Alford Porter, TOWARD THE SUN RISING, (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1947), p. 49. Cited in J. B. Fowler, Jr., ILLUSTRATING GREAT WORDS OF THE NEW ...

4. Christ's Promise To His Saints

John 11:17-37

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King Duncan

... if the night would ever pass. Abdul replied, "Never fear, my friend. The day will come. You can't hold back the dawn." Suddenly, the sun burst over the horizon. From that story, Weatherhead came to call Christianity "The Religion of the Dawn." It was the sunrise of hope for ... saints. His love and compassion are without bounds. He is Lord of this world and the next. 1. Patricia Ridpath, Laughter the Best Medicine, Reader's Digest. 2. The National Enquirer Online, October 10, 2002. 3. James W. Moore, ...

5. Tricked Into Forgiveness

2 Samuel 14:1-33

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Bill Bouknight

... that is deposited in the heart becomes toxic. It corrodes the spirit, and it drives out the Holy Spirit. That’s why St. Paul urged, “Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.” (Eph. 4:26-27) Still another excuse we use is—I HAVE ALREADY FORGIVEN ... 2) Lewis, C.S., A Year with C.S. Lewis, edited by Patricia S. Klein, (Harper: San Francisco, 2003), p. 262. (3) Colson, Charles, Who Speaks for God? (Crossway Books: Westchester, ILL, 1985), pp. 121-123.

6. Learning to Love Ourselves

Matthew 22:34-40

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James McCormick

... I will have difficulty loving him over time. I remember a poem by Edgar Guest that I grew up with. My parents gave it to me and Patricia’s parents gave it to her while we were still young. Listen: “I have to live with myself, and so, I want to be fit for myself ... know; I want to be able as days go by always to look myself straight in the eye; I don’t want to stand with the setting sun and hate myself for the things I’ve done. I don’t want to keep on a closet shelf a lot of secrets about myself, And ...

7. Paradise Lost

Genesis 3:1-24

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James Merritt

... the good life.” Do you know what is so ironic here? Everything that Eve had been enjoying up to this point, day and night, the sun, the moon, the stars, the beautiful garden, the flowers, the singing of the birds and even her own beloved husband had all come from God ... to get him anywhere he throws Eve under the bus. We have become experts at playing the blame game. Patricia Frankhouser of Jeannette, Pennsylvania, sued Norfolk-Southern Railway over injuries she sustained when she was hit by a freight train ...

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