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Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... same year of 1809 there was born in a crude cabin in Kentucky a child who was named Abraham Lincoln. And in Massachusetts, a baby called Oliver Wendell Holmes came into the world. In Liverpool another baby was born by the name of William Gladstone, while in Somersby, Alfred Tennyson was coming to birth. In Germany, Felix Mendelssohn was born that year, and in Poland, Louis Braille. And so they came into the world from the hand of God, these and countless other babies, including Cyrus McCormick and Charles ...

2. What Good Is It?

Humor

When Michael Faraday invented the first electric motor, he wanted the interest and backing of the British Prime Minister, William Gladstone. So, Faraday took the crude model a little wire revolving around a magnet and showed it to the statesman. Gladstone was obviously not interested. "What good is it?" he asked Faraday. "Someday, you will be able to tax it," replied the great scientist.

3. A Happy Ending

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Brett Blair

... would probably conclude that the world was on the verge of coming to an end. Yet, during this same time period, while these men were making these statements of gloom and despair, the following babies were being born: Abraham Lincoln, Felix Mendelssohn, William Gladstone, Cyrus McCormick, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Edgar Allen Poe, Oliver Wendell Holmes, just to mention a few. Who is to say what resources God will place at our disposal to face the future. When God called Moses into service Moses tried to convince ...

4. Is Sunday Just a Fun Day?

Exodus 20:7-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... , the Lord's day." This commandment was given to the individual, to the family, and to the nation. Any individual home or nation that will not honor God one day out of the week, has no reason to expect the blessing of God any day of the week. William Gladstone, who was once the Prime Minister of England, said, "You tell me what the young men of England are doing on Sunday, and I will tell you what the future of England will be." Well today, 2% of England attends church on Sunday, and she is a shell and ...

5. The Secret Of Effective Living

Proverbs 8:1-36

Sermon

Robert Allen

... secret to effective living. II. The Secret Of Effective Living Is Moral Integrity. Wisdom is characterized by righteousness or moral integrity. It is only when we maintain a sense of integrity that we discover any real meaning in life. In 1882, Charles Spurgeon wrote to William Gladstone and said: “You do not know how those of us regard you, who feel it is a joy to live when a premier believes in righteousness. We believe in no man’s infallibility, but it is restful to be sure of one man’s integrity ...

6. Good Taste Or Good Religion?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... the 'penny gaff,' an itinerant gutter show like 'Punch and Judy.'" But this criticism didn't seem to discourage the thousands of people who faithfully attended Moody's preaching engagements. Even the lord chancellor of England and the former prime minister, William Gladstone, attended his meetings. One man, Lord Shaftesbury, had great qualms about attending one of his services, but he went anyway. Though Lord Shaftesbury was put off by Moody's accent, and scandalized by his use of humor and illustrations in ...

7. Who Will Take Away This Burden Of Guilt?

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... will do that to a person. It will cause us to see things that aren't even there. It will cause us to do foolish things. A guilty conscience will even cause us to do destructive things. We are told that former British Prime Minister, William Gladstone, kept a selection of whips in his cellar with which he regularly chastised himself. Most people nowadays will not feel so much guilt that they will actually physically punish themselves, but you have to wonder how many people drink themselves into a stupor, or ...

8. America in the Mirror

2 Kings 17:5-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... , in its essence, the killing of God.[2] You show me how a nation worships, whom a nation worships, where a nation worships, and I will tell you the future of that nation, because the welfare of a nation is tied to the worship of a nation. William Gladstone, the former Prime Minister of England, said, "You show me what the young men of England are doing on Sunday morning, and I will show you the future of England." Well, today less than 2% of England attends church. Where once she sailed the seven seas, she ...

9. Joy to the World

Luke 2:8-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... focused on a man by the name of Napoleon. For Napoleon looked like the first person since Alexander the Great who just might conquer the entire world. Very few people were thinking about babies that year, but maybe they should have. In 1809 William Gladstone was born, who was destined to become the greatest Prime Minister that England ever produced. In 1809 Alfred Lord Tennyson was born, who would one day greatly affect the literary world in an unbelievable way. In 1809 Oliver Wendell Holmes was born, and ...

10. Sometimes Love Does Not Count The Cost of Its Commitment

SOS 8; Luke 14:25-35

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William Gladstone, in announcing the death of Princess Alice to the House of Commons, told a touching story. The little daughter of the Princess was seriously ill with diphtheria. The doctors told the princess not to kiss her little daughter and endanger her life by breathing the child's breath. Once when ...

11. A Modest Birth

Luke 1:1-20

Illustration

Brett Blair

... year 1809. The international scene was tumultuous. All eyes in the world were fastened on Napoleon's violent campaign in Austria Blood was flowing freely. Nobody then cared about babies. But the world was overlooking some terribly significant births. For example, William Gladstone was born that year. He was destined to become one of England's finest statesman. That same year, Alfred Tennyson was born to an obscure minister and his wife. The child would one day greatly affect the literary world in a marked ...

12. The Difference a Baby Makes

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... through Austria in 1809. That was the big news that transfixed the world of that time. Looking back, however, the really important news of that year was not the battles that were fought, but the babies that were born: William Gladstone, for example, one of the finest statesmen that England ever produced. Alfred, Lord Tennyson, the extraordinary poet. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Darwin, and perhaps most notably, Abraham Lincoln. Swindoll writes, “If there had been news broadcasts ...

13. With What Shall I Come?

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

James Bjorge

... internal regard we have for people. One way to translate "love is not rude" is to say, "love does not behave gracelessly." William Barclay has pointed out that in the Greek the word for grace and the word for charm are the same. So ... low or dirty for God. In classical Greece the ideal seemed to be the "high-mindedness" of Aristotle. Humility did not fit their thinking. Gladstone said it well, "Humility was a sovereign grace in the creation of Christianity." Joseph Sizoo says that some years ago a man and his ...

14. Surprised By Christmas

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... A war-weary world was anxiously watching the march of Napoleon across Europe. People were discouraged. Hope for the future was frail. All the while, however, babies were being born. Alfred Lord Tennyson, Edgar Allen Poe, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Felix Mendelssohn, William E. Gladstone, destined to become one of England's finest statesman, Charles Darwin, and a young unpromising boy named Abraham Lincoln were all born in that very same year. While one age was dying, another was being born. That is the way God ...

15. Is Your Conscience Clear?

1 Timothy 1:18-19

Sermon

James Merritt

... faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience." An evil conscience is more than just a conscience that no longer listens to what is right and what is wrong. It goes a step further. It approves what is wrong, and disapproves what is right. William E. Gladstone, the former Prime Minister of Great Britain, once said, "The disease of an evil conscience is beyond the practice of all the physicians of all of the countries in the world." Let me give you a chilling true to life example of someone with ...

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.

William E. Gladstone

Commerce is the equalizer of the wealth of nations.

William E. Gladstone

It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right.

William E. Gladstone

Justice delayed is justice denied.

William E. Gladstone

Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents the chill touch and relentless scrutiny of logic.

William E. Gladstone

We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.

William E. Gladstone

You cannot fight against the future. Time is on our side.

William E. Gladstone

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1. The Baby Who Changes Everything

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

Robert Beringer

2. What Good Is It?

Humor

3. A Happy Ending

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Brett Blair

4. Is Sunday Just a Fun Day?

Exodus 20:7-11

Sermon

James Merritt

5. The Secret Of Effective Living

Proverbs 8:1-36

Sermon

Robert Allen

6. Good Taste Or Good Religion?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

7. Who Will Take Away This Burden Of Guilt?

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

8. America in the Mirror

2 Kings 17:5-23

Sermon

James Merritt

9. Joy to the World

Luke 2:8-12

Sermon

James Merritt

10. Sometimes Love Does Not Count The Cost of Its Commitment

SOS 8; Luke 14:25-35

Illustration

11. A Modest Birth

Luke 1:1-20

Illustration

Brett Blair

12. The Difference a Baby Makes

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

13. With What Shall I Come?

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

James Bjorge

14. Surprised By Christmas

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

15. Is Your Conscience Clear?

1 Timothy 1:18-19

Sermon

James Merritt

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.

William E. Gladstone

Commerce is the equalizer of the wealth of nations.

William E. Gladstone

It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right.

William E. Gladstone

Justice delayed is justice denied.

William E. Gladstone

Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents the chill touch and relentless scrutiny of logic.

William E. Gladstone

We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.

William E. Gladstone

You cannot fight against the future. Time is on our side.

William E. Gladstone

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