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1. Would You Give Your Blood?

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Thomas Lindberg

In his book Written in Blood, Robert Coleman tells the story of a little boy whose sister needed a blood transfusion. The doctor explained that she had the same disease the boy had recovered from two years earlier. Her only chance for recovery was a transfusion from someone who had previously conquered the disease. Since the two children ...

2. Rejected

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... , a large package arrived. Elizabeth Barrett Browning eagerly opened it. The box contained all of the letters that she had written them since her marriage to Robert. Not one had been opened. (4) Parents can be vindictive at times as can children. And the pain that can result is devastating. Rejected is there ... C. Cook, 1994). 5. Hans Schwarz, WHAT CHRISTIANS BELIEVE, Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1987, p.52). 6. Fred Coleman, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, October 3, 1994, p. 16. 7. Jill Morgan, A MAN OF THE WORD.

3. Moses: A Traveling God in a Pop-Up Camper

Exodus 13:17-22, 33:7-11

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... we went, we'd pop it open and all of a sudden we'd have "instant home." Even today, the smell of canvas and Coleman fuel are the incense of memory and family times: · of the boys poking sticks in the campfire, · telling stories by lantern light, · ... his promise: "Where two or three are gathered together in my name, lo, I will be in their midst." Ever since 1995 when Robert Putnam coined the phrase in a relatively obscure academic journal, the term "Bowling Alone" has become a kind of shorthand for the fact ...

4. On Fooling a Mafia Don

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... . 2. Dr. William P. Barker, TARBELL'S, (Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Church Ministries, 1994). 3. Charles W. Koller, EXPOSITORY PREACHING WITHOUT NOTES, (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1962). 4. Charles Spurgeon, quoted in Worldwide (Jan.-Feb. 1959), p. 7. Cited in Robert E. Coleman, THE SPARK THAT IGNITES, (Minneapolis, MN: World Wide Publications, 1989). 5. Thomas S. Haggai, TODAY, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1989). 6. "You Be the Judge" by William Donaldson, May/June 1995, p. 84.

5. Caught Up In A Dream

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... ), p. 133. 4. "Awaken Your Students to Scripture," by Bill McNabb and Steven Mabry, YOUTHWORKER, Summer 1995, p. 43. 5. Tony Campolo, HOW TO BE PENTCOSTAL, (Dallas: Word, 1991), pp. 92-93. 6. Leslie Lyall, GOD REIGNS IN CHINA (London: Hodder and Stough, 1985), pp. 178, 214, 215. Cited in Robert E. Coleman, THE SPARK THAT IGNITES, (Minneapolis, MN: World Wide Publications, 1989), pp. 75-76.

6. Power Praying

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... : Multnomah, 1989). 4. Aug/Sept. 1993, p. 2. 5. Donald F. Ackland, Brian Harbour, Polly Cooper, BROADMAN COMMENTS 1990-91 (Nashville, Broadman Press, 1990). 6. Richard Speight, SECOND HELPINGS, (Nashville: Dimensions for Living, 1993), pp. 30-32. 7. Edward E. Ham (Wheaton: Sword of the Lord Publishers, 1955). Cited in Robert 8. E. Coleman, THE SPARK THAT IGNITES (Minneapolis, MN: World Wide Publications, 1989).

7. This Is Not What You Expected

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... , p. 24. 3. "Hagar the Horrible" by Chris Browne, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, May 1, 2002, p. e6. 4. John Kramp, Getting Ahead by Staying Behind (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1997), p. 99. 5. Ray Pritchard, quoted in Beyond Today (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2000). 6. "Fools for Christ" by Robert E. Coleman, Preaching, May/June 1999. 7. Jesus Freaks, compiled by dc Talk and The Voice of the Martyrs (Tulsa, OK: Albury Pub., 1999), pp. 181-182.

8. A Kingdom that Can Not Be Shaken

Hebrews 12:14-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... a year that included earthquakes, wildfires, extreme winds, record flooding, and even some funnel clouds, Los Angeles weatherman Fritz Coleman described California like this. He said, “California [is] more than a state, it’s an Acts of God Theme Park ... s Guide, Sept. 1996-Aug. 1997. (Colorado Springs: David C. Cook). 2. Reader’s Digest, Oct. 2001. p. 132. 3. Robert C. Shannon, 1000 Windows: A Speaker’s Sourcebook of Illustrations, Standard Publishing Company, 1984. 4. Dr. William P. Barker, Tarbell’ ...

9. The Family That Prays Together Stays Together

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... your heart and in your home, and take every need you have to Him, you will find that the family that prays together stays together. 1 Newsweek, January 10, 1994. 2 Charles R. Swindoll, Strengthening Your Grip, p. 254. 3 Newsweek, "Talking to God," January 6, 1992. 4 Cited by Robert E. Coleman, The Spark that Ignites, p. 41. 5 Bill Hybels, Too Busy not to Pray, p. 74. 6 Steve Farrar, Point Man (Portland, Oregon, Multnomah, 1990), 154-155.

10. The Law of the Harvest

Psalm 126:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... heaven enough for me." Folks, you let Wall Street have the money, let Broadway have the glitter, let Hollywood have the fame, let Washington have the power. I just want to keep the law of the harvest, sow the gospel seed, and bring people to Jesus Christ. 1. Cited by Robert E. Coleman, The Spark that Ignites, p. 82. 2. Junior Hill, God's Cure for a Broken Heart, p. 80.

11. Catch of the Day

Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Catch of the Day, better than seafood any day? 1. Peter Hay, THE BOOK OF BUSINESS ANECDOTES, p. 212. 2. Tony Campolo, HOW TO BE PENTCOSTAL, (Dallas: Word, 1991), pp. 92-93. 3. Leslie Lyall, GOD REIGNS IN CHINA (London: Hodder and Stough, 1985), pp. 178, 214, 215. Cited in Robert E. Coleman, THE SPARK THAT IGNITES, (Minneapolis, MN: World Wide Publications, 1989), pp. 75-76. 4. Preaching, January-February 2003

12. Freedom and Slavery

Romans 6:15-23

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... that they "choose life" instead of death. One of the most important books in sociology and culture in the last generation, Robert Bellah's Habits of the Heart, also describes American culture in a similar way. Bellah and his fellow authors show that ... of the last generation that has been used in many Christian churches is the Serendipity series, originally created by Lyman Coleman. I remember first seeing the material 25 years ago on my internship. I remember when I first heard that word, "Serendipity ...

13. No Longer Home Alone

John 15:13-17

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... lessons is that by ourselves we are incomplete. We need others to fill the emptiness within us. We are created to be social, not independently self-sufficient. Robert Bellah's diagnosis of an out-of-balance individualism is highly accurate. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 says, "Two are better than one, because they have a good ... FAW, p. 3 4. Ibid., FAW, p. 3. 5. Lyman Coleman, Training Manual for Small Group Leaders, p. 5. 6. Michael Guido, Guido Evangelistic Association, used by permission. 7. Associated Press, 1970.

14. A New Creation

John 4:1-26

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Robert E. Coleman

Once there was a man on a train going across the desert in Arizona. He was the only person in the car who had not pulled down the window shades to keep out the glare of the hot sun on the parched earth. In contrast to the other passengers, he kept looking out his window, and seemed actually to enjoy the dismal scene. After a while the curious man seated across the aisle, asked, "Sir, what do you see in that wasteland that makes you smile?" "Oh," he replied," I'm in the irrigation business, and I was ...

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