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Luke 2:21-40

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King Duncan

... shepherd boy made his way out of the mountain vault, we do not want to forget the best. John Wesley, the spiritual father of the Methodists, said on his deathbed: “The best is God with us.” ... a blessing to the world. Emmanuel—God with us. Can you feel Simeon’s excitement? An experience related by Dr. Murdo Ewen MacDonald, one Scotland’s finest preachers, tells it best. MacDonald was a prisoner-of-war of the Germans in World War II. MacDonald learned about the invasion of Normandy and of D-Day in a ...

2. The Peacemakers

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John A. Terry

... God within ourselves to help us understand the peace of God within the world. There is a peace that is a kind of inner tranquillity. It is like the words of John Greenleaf Whittier's hymn: Drop thy still dews of quietness,Till all our strivings cease;Take ... MacDonald's idealistic viewpoint. He remarked cynically, "The desire for peace does not necessarily ensure it." This MacDonald admitted, saying, "Quite true. But neither does the desire for food satisfy your hunger, but at least it gets you started toward a ...

3. The Peacemakers

Ephesians 2:11-22

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John A. Terry

... God within ourselves to help us understand the peace of God within the world. There is a peace that is a kind of inner tranquillity. It is like the words of John Greenleaf Whittier's hymn: Drop thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; ... MacDonald's idealistic viewpoint. He remarked cynically, "The desire for peace does not necessarily ensure it." This MacDonald admitted, saying, "Quite true. But neither does the desire for food satisfy your hunger, but at least it gets you started toward a ...

4. The Art of Living Until

Matthew 24:36-51

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Leonard Mann

... view of God. As it is written, "We shall see him as he is" (1 John 3:2). And, in the light of him, we shall see ourselves as we are. ... sir, I’ve got a glory." And, my dear friend, we should have one, too. Our glory, very much like his, should be to add a radiance to all that is around us. No, not necessarily by polishing brass and scrubbing floors, although that may well be a ... den, sat the great red fox quietly licking a paw. Dr. MacDonald made the point: If you have a sure refuge into which you know you can ...

5. The Desperate

John 9:1-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.’” (John 9:18-21, ESV) They bring the parents in for a time of interrogation and investigation. They ask them for an explanation. He is your son. Now he can see. He ... Man?’ He answered, ‘And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?’ Jesus said to him, ‘You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.’ He said, ‘Lord, I believe,’ and he worshiped him.” (John 9:35-38, ESV) Because this man had ...

6. Easter: Seeing Is Believing

John 20:1-18

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... Rings, they saw and they believed. How awesome was that? (2) Let's look at the Passage from John 20:1-18 [1] Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary ... you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take ... Ann Spangler and Shari MacDonald (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002), p. 54. 2. www.ministryandmedia.com 3. Mack R. Douglas, How to Make a Habit of Succeeding (New ...

7. Ah, the Sweet Mystery of Life

Romans 16:1-27

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Fredrick R. Harm

... young and dashing Nelson Eddy sing to an enraptured Jeanette MacDonald: Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life, at last I've ... of the calamity of a careless messenger is that of the clerk in the British Ministry in London during the American Revolution who, instead of writing to Sir William Howe the instructions ... looked doubtful, for he knew what poor creatures men were. "Yes," he said, "but what if Peter, James, and John forget? What if they grow weary of telling? What if, on into the twenty-first century, men fail to ...

8. Focus on the Finish

Galatians 6:7-10

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James Merritt

... a farmer in a country town who was an infidel, an unbeliever. He wrote a letter to a newspaper editor in that small county seat town who happened to be a Christian, and the letter went like this: Dear Sir ... MacDonald's hamburger chain, said this: Press on: Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful individuals with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a ... for doing what is good. John Wesley had a simple rule he followed for ...

9. The Majesty And The Misery

Jeremiah 1:1-19

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King Duncan

... said, "By the way, sir, that's not a Porsche-it's a Ferrari!" It could happen. If so, you're thinking, it will happen to me. In Sweden there is a saying that "in every man there is a king, and in every woman, a queen. If you ... a great artist's picture of the Apostle John. In the painting, John had unruly hair! The boy thought to himself, "He was a saint, yet he had unruly hair. I can't be all bad. Maybe God can use me too." By the time that boy was thirty, he was a concert pianist, an eminent scholar and a ...

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1. Don't Forget the Best!

Luke 2:21-40

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King Duncan

2. The Peacemakers

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John A. Terry

3. The Peacemakers

Ephesians 2:11-22

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John A. Terry

... God within ourselves to help us understand the peace of God within the world. There is a peace that is a kind of inner tranquillity. It is like the words of John Greenleaf Whittier's hymn: Drop thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; ... MacDonald's idealistic viewpoint. He remarked cynically, "The desire for peace does not necessarily ensure it." This MacDonald admitted, saying, "Quite true. But neither does the desire for food satisfy your hunger, but at least it gets you started toward a ...

4. The Art of Living Until

Matthew 24:36-51

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Leonard Mann