... God: Christian Meditations for Recovering Persons (Harper San Francisco, 1987). 3. http://www.kentcrockett.blogspot.com/ 4. John Gerike, http://www.goodshepherdlutheran.com/files/sermons/2006/sermon060827.pdf. 5. Gordon MacDonald, Restoring Your Spiritual Passion (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1986). 6. (Harper & Row, 1976). 7. W. B. Freeman, The Little Book of Olympic Inspiration (Tulsa: Trade Life, 1996, p. 139). 8. Tommy Barnett, Adventure Yourself (Lake Mary, FL.: Creation House, 2000), p. 126.
... the end, “the Lamb wins!” Imagine with me that you have a billion dollars in the bank. No, I didn’t say a million, I said a billion with a “b.” A few people in this world are fortunate enough to have a net worth of a billion or more. If you were among them, would you feel secure? Financially secure ... . 5. Source: American Bible Society, retrieved August 13, 2005. Cited by W. B. Freeman, The Longer-Lasting Inspirational Bathroom Book (New York, NY: FaithWords Hatchette Book Group USA, 2007), p. 156.
... the Creator. As the voice said to the three disciples on the Mount of Transfiguration: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!” That is the good news for the day: Listen to Christ! 1. Sally Young, “Humor In Uniform,” http://www.beliefnet.com/newsletter/step1.aspx. 2. W. B. Freeman, The Longer-Lasting Inspirational Bathroom Book (New York, NY: FaithWords Hatchette Book Group USA, 2007), p. 284. 3. Ibid. 4. The Communicator’s Commentary: Luke (Waco, TX: Word Books, 1983), p. 169.
... . God does not give up on us and we will not give up on God. And at the end, we will be victorious. 1. http://www.day1.net/index.php5?view=transcripts&tid=312. 2. Jack Hayford, The Divine Visitor (Brentwood, TN: Integrity Media, Inc., 2005), pp. 99-101. 3. W. B. Freeman Concepts, The Little Book of Olympic Inspiration (Tulsa, OK: Trade Life, 1996), pp. 58‑59.
... in love. We want to keep the Christmas spirit all year long, because the Christmas spirit consists of loving our neighbor and loving God not just one day of the year, but all the year round. I want to close with a haunting story told by author W. B. Freeman. A man was walking down a dimly lit street late one evening when he heard muffled screams coming from behind a clump of bushes. “Alarmed, he slowed down to listen and panicked when he realized that what he was hearing was the unmistakable sounds of a ...
Protocol for Practicing Spiritual Gifts Paul steps back from a strict focus on prophecy and tongues in verses 26–33a as he considers more generally the practice of Christian worship. Essentially, Paul delineates regulations for orderly assembly and worship. Behind all the particular instructions about worship practices, however, is the basic theme Paul sets out at the end of verse 26, “All of these things must be done for the strengthening of the church.” 14:26 The modern reader of Paul’s letter gains a ...
... : Penguin Books USA Inc., 1992), p. 123. 4. GREAT INTERVIEWS OF JESUS, (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1954), p. ll. Cited in J. B. Fowler, Jr., ILLUSTRATING GREAT WORDS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, (Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1991). 5. Gerard L. Nierenberg, YOU'RE THE ... p. 112. 6. "Healed? Ready to Help?" by David W. Richardson. Cited in John K. Bergland, ABINGDON PREACHER'S ANNUAL 1994, (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993), p. 56. 7. Dr. Arthur Freeman and Rose DeWolf, (HarperCollins Publishers, 1992). 8. Ed Young, ...
... crime? Regular church attendance turns out to be a better predictor than family structure or income according to a study by Harvard University Economist, Richard Freeman. Call it the ‘Faith Factor.'"8 d. THE CHURCH AND AMERICA Let me take a moment and illustrate just even to this very second, ... News and World Report, 9 September 1976, 50. 9. Cited by Ted W. Engstrom and Norman B. Rohrer, Making the Right Choices, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1993), p. 64-65. 10. www.jewishworldreview.com, 6-11-99