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1 Timothy 1:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... chef named Boulanger opened an establishment to the public dedicated solely to eating food. He placed in bold letters outside of that first restaurant a paraphrase of this verse: "Come unto me all ye that are hungry, and I shall restore you."5 Robert Ripley writes, "From that word ‘restore' (in French restauri) the establishment became known as a ‘restaurant' and this name has since been applied to eateries all over the world."6 Now just think about it. Whether you go into a restaurant, eat a pretzel ...

2. Barking Pigs and Determined Disciples

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... to resurrect a corpse. Peter was the exact opposite of a man I once read about. This man was profiled in the book Ripley's--Believe It or Not! Encyclopedia of the Bizarre. This book lists some of the strangest achievements, hobbies, stunts, and customs from around ... an entry of one life without any noticeable achievements? I can promise you one thing, unless he gets on the ball Roy Robert Smith will never be listed in another book. There are many unhealthy things that a person should not do, but if your only ...

3. Party Time!

Mark 2:18-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... are endless possibilities for enjoyment in almost any facet of life. Except, it seems, in our worship of God. Author Robert Louis Stevenson once entered in his diary, as if he were recording an extraordinary phenomenon, “I have been to Church ... from the kingdom of God. 1. Interview by Tiffany Rose in the London Independent, excerpted in The Week August 19, 2005, p.12. 2. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Encyclopedia of the Bizarre (New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2002), pp. 171-172. 3. from 101 Things To Do ...

4. Will God Be With Us?

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... www.cracked.com/article_36538_5-slapstick-stories-from-the-secret-service.html. 3. “9 Fantastic Easter & Bunny Stories,” Suzanne Ripleys.com April 3, 2015. https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/easter-stories/. 4. Larry Crabb, Shattered Dreams: God’s Unexpected Pathway to Joy by Larry ... dramatic-resignations.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email. 8. “The Man Who Loved John 3:16” by Robert J. Morgan, Posted on: September 22, 2009, https://www.robertjmorgan.com/devotional/the-man-who-loved-john-316/.

5. The Bold And Beautiful

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... on his arms (between 2,000 and 2,200 pounds), and he is considered by many to be, pound for pound, the strongest man in the world. He is in Ripley's Believe it or Not for having two Air Force T-34 aircrafts chained to his arms going in opposite directions, and keeping them from taking off. He has done the ... & Holman Publishers, 2000), pp.46-49. 3. "What an Honor" by Dr. Robert R. Kopp, Dec. 17, 2000 p. 7. 4. "Dennis Rogers: A Modern-day Samson," by Richard Rodriguez, PENTECOSTAL EVANGEL, May 19, 1996, p. ...

6. They'll Know We Are Christians by Our...

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... experiment a step further. He tattooed his name tag on his chest. This got Scott all kinds of publicity. He is now in the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not records. He’s been interviewed numerous times. He’s written a number of books and articles and even teaches ... . Thomas G. Long, http://day1.org/3823 the_start_of_the_trail. 2. As told by Ed McManus in The Jokesmith. 3. Robert J. Morgan, Preacher’s Sourcebook Creative Sermon Illustrations (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2007), p. 463. 4. “What You ...

7. Recalling, Remembering, And Rejoicing

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

For all of his charisma as a leader, his skills as a diplomat, his savvy as a politician, Moses was not the sort for whom making speeches ever came easily. Rhetoric simply wasn't included on his resume, public speaking never being one of his fortes. And of course, back at Sinai before this improbable pilgrimage began, he had admitted as much to Yahweh: "O my Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor now that you have spoken to your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue" ( ...

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