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1. When The Recession Reaches Your House

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He knew that God is a bountiful, giving God. Elijah would have appreciated a story about George Mueller--that saint of a man who supported his orphanage exclusively on prayer. Mueller never directly asked anyone for a contribution. He simply prayed to God about his circumstances. Someone observed, "It ... you. He will not let you drown. 1. David W. Richardson. 2. Robert J. Kriegel, IF IT AIN'T BROKE...BREAK IT! (Warner Books., 1991). 3. William Willimon, "Come On In, the Water's Fine," UPPER ROOM, 1980.

2. When The Economy Goes South

1 Kings 17:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... Elijah. He knew that God is a bountiful, giving God. Elijah would have appreciated a story about George Mueller--that saint of a man who supported his orphanage exclusively on prayer. Mueller never directly asked anyone for a contribution. He simply prayed to God about his circumstances. Someone observed, " ... you. He will not let you drown. 1. David W. Richardson 2. Robert J. Kriegel, If It Ain't Broke . . . Break It! (Warner Books, 1991). 3. William Willimon, "Come On In, the Water's Fine," Upper Room, 1980.

3. Counting the Apples in a Seed

Mark 4:1-20; Matt 28:16-20

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Dr. Robert H. Schuller

In his book, Be an Extraordinary Person in an Ordinary World, Rev. Robert H. Schuller tells the story behind a seed he received one day from Ansley Mueller, a farmer in Pleasant Plains, Ohio. "For years," said Rev. Schuller, "I've been teaching the principle, 'Any fool can count the seeds in an apple. Only God can count the apples in one seed.'" Well, Ansley Mueller had been listening to this principle, and he sent this letter with a soybean seed: "It was 1977, Dr. Schuller, and I lost half my crop. It was ...

4. The Family That Prays Together Stays Together

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... lost friends might be converted. He prayed for them every day for more than sixty years. One of those friends was converted at the last service Mueller ever preached just before he died. The other man was converted one year after he died. I want you to understand something about God and prayer ... 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 ...

5. Lord, Teach Us to Pray

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

... , live out our days in hope and love - and in the service of God and humanity. The Spirit makes life worth living - even in times of uncertainty. And the Spirit enables us to affirm Robert Muller’s last lines in his Most of All, They Taught Me Happiness (New York: Dutton, 1981, p. 212): My conclusion, Mueller says, would therefore be: decide to be happy render others happy proclaim your joy love passionately your miraculous life do not listen to promises do not wait for a better world be grateful for ...

6. Daring Thomas

John 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... for him. That is our challenge. Can Christ count on you? 1. Rosenthal, Leon S., “Blackbeard: Cardboard Corsair,” American History Illustrated (June, 1968), pp. 5-9, 46-47. 2. George White in The United Methodist Reporter, 1-15-88, p. 2. 3. Robert H. Spain, How to Stay Alive (Nashville: Dimensions, 1992), p. 13. 4. Jan Goldstein, Life Can Be This Good (Berkeley, CA.: Conari Press, 2002), pp. 139-142. 5. Bryan Chapell,, In the Grip of Grace (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992). Cited in Perfect Illustrations ...

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