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1. Historic: The Declaration of Independence

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... Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton North Carolina: William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn South Carolina: Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton Georgia: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton Background On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall), approved the Declaration of Independence. Its purpose was to set forth the principles upon which the Congress had acted ...

2. They Also Serve Who Wait

Luke 2:21-40

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Thomas Long

... is God alone who saves, and part of what it means to be fully human is to wait for his coming. Jesuit priest William F. Lynch has observed that there are two kinds of waiting. One kind waits because "there is nothing else to do." The other is born out of ... in Karl H. Worner, Schoenberg's Moses and Aaron (London: Faber and Faber, 1959), pp. 137 & 163. 5. William F. Lynch, S.J., Images of Hope (Baltimore: Helicon, 1967), pp. 177-8. 6. John W. Dixon, Jr., Art and the Theological Imagination (New York: Seabury ...

3. They Also Serve Who Wait

Luke 2:21-40

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Thomas Long

... is God alone who saves, and part of what it means to be fully human is to wait for his coming. Jesuit priest William F. Lynch has observed that there are two kinds of waiting. One kind waits because "there is nothing else to do." The other is born out of ... in Karl H. Worner, Schoenberg’s ‘Moses and Aaron’ (London: Faber and Faber, 1959), pp. 137 & 163. 5. William F. Lynch, S.J., Images of Hope (Baltimore: Helicon, 1967), pp. 177-8. 6. John W. Dixon, Jr., Art and the Theological Imagination (New ...

4. A Small Man Who Was Given a Big Heart

Luke 19:1-10

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King Duncan

... also seems to correspond with success in office. Abraham Lincoln was the tallest President. He was a little over 6’ 4”. Thomas Jefferson was nearly 6’ 3” when he became President in 1801 which was really quite remarkable when the average height for ... it is lived out. We sing with great gusto, “Amazing grace how sweet the sound . . . ,” but we’re ready to join the lynch party if grace is extended to the people of whom we don’t approve. The crowd muttered when Jesus went home with Zacchaeus. ...

5. He Rose Again

Matthew 28:1-10

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David E. Leininger

... garden; to two disciples on the road to Emmaus; to ten of the disciples in the upper room; to those ten again, plus Thomas a week later; to several disciples by the Sea of Galilee; and then to more than five hundred followers at once. Third, there ... . But the angel said to the ladies, "Don't y'all be scared one bit, because I know that you're looking for Jesus who was lynched. He isn't here. He was raised just as he told you..."(8) In 1968 Millard and Linda Fuller visited Koinonia, planning only to stay for ...

6. Temptation

Genesis 2:4-25

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King Duncan

... room for the tempter to do his evil deeds. 1. Bernice Kanner, ARE YOU NORMAL? (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995), p. 90. 2. Dudley Lynch and Paul L. Kordis, STRATEGY OF THE DOLPHIN, (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1988), p. 239. 3. John J. Kohut & Roland Sweet, COUNTDOWN TO ... , (HarperCollins Publishers, 1992). 8. Ed Young, BAD BEGINNINGS TO HAPPY ENDINGS, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1994), p. 109. 9. Randy Rowland, GET A LIFE! (New York: HarperCollins Publishersm 1992), pp. 46-48.

7. Eight Days until Eternity

Mark 11:1-11

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King Duncan

... up by a bank. A former stock broker, out of a job for the first time in his adult life said he was “Merrill Lynched.” I guess we ought to take Jesus’ teachings more seriously concerning the laying up of treasure on earth (Matthew 6:19). But that’ ... and hunger. Jesus, of course, was nailed to the cross, both his hands and his feet. Afterwards he showed the prints to the disciple Thomas. (3) It was certainly not death that Christ dreaded as he knelt in the garden and prayed that the cup might pass from ...

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1. Historic: The Declaration of Independence

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Staff

2. They Also Serve Who Wait

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Thomas Long

3. They Also Serve Who Wait

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Thomas Long

... is God alone who saves, and part of what it means to be fully human is to wait for his coming. Jesuit priest William F. Lynch has observed that there are two kinds of waiting. One kind waits because "there is nothing else to do." The other is born out of ... in Karl H. Worner, Schoenberg’s ‘Moses and Aaron’ (London: Faber and Faber, 1959), pp. 137 & 163. 5. William F. Lynch, S.J., Images of Hope (Baltimore: Helicon, 1967), pp. 177-8. 6. John W. Dixon, Jr., Art and the Theological Imagination (New ...

4. A Small Man Who Was Given a Big Heart

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

5. He Rose Again

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

David E. Leininger

6. Temptation

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

King Duncan

7. Eight Days until Eternity

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

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