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Mark 10:17-30

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King Duncan

... how it will be,” Jesus concluded, “with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God” (Luke 12:13-21). Do you take Jesus seriously or not? It’s a serious question. Now you and I will never be as wealthy as Johnny Depp or William Randolph Hearst, but the same principles apply to the use of our financial resources as it did to theirs. Are we neglecting people that we love because of our chase of the almighty dollar? Are we using the resources that God has given us wisely? Are we ...

2. 'Nevertheless': A Word of Faith

Luke 5:1-11

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Bill Bouknight

Conventional wisdom has it that Billy Graham got his big push toward success from newspaperman William Randolph Hearst. In 1949 Graham's first major crusade was being launched in Los Angeles, and Hearst owned both major newspapers there. Supposedly, Hearst sent a brief message to his editors, saying, “Puff Graham.” But Billy Graham has a different understanding of his launching. In his autobiography, Just As I Am, ...

3. Still in the Crates

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Michael P. Green

The great newspaper publisher of the early part of this century, William Randolph Hearst, was a patron of art and spent a great deal of money collecting art treasures for his collection. The story is told that one day he found a description of an artwork that he felt he must own, so he sent his agent abroad to find it. After months ...

4. He Already Owned It

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Maxie Dunnam

William Randolph Hurst, the famous newspaper owner and multimillionaire, once saw the print of a famous painting. He decided he wanted that painting. So he hired a detective to find the original. Several months and several thousand dollars later, the detective returned with some good news and some bad news. The good ...

5. Behold The Man Who Taught By The Sea

Mark 4:1-20

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... teacher. In a world which can so easily lose its way and in a time of such moral confusion -- behold the Man who taught by the sea. William Barclay points out that in the New Testament gospels we find several titles for Jesus. He is called Rabbi, Teacher, and Master more than 50 times. ... The Parables of the Kingdom, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1961, p. 5. 8. John Thomas Randolph, "What You Need Is What You See," Emphasis, CSS Publishing, Lima, Ohio, January-February, 1993, p. 67. 9. Ernest A. Fitzgerald ...

6. The Compassionate Christ

Matthew 14:13-21

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King Duncan

... Now, please do not misunderstand. “Five barley loaves” is not the same as having five loaves of bread. According to biblical scholar, William Barclay, the “loaves” were small rather like little sandwich rolls. The fish were little salt fish the size of sardines, to act ... L. Haynes, http://rockhay.tripod.com/sermons/1999/99‑04‑18.htm. 2. William Barclay, And He Had Compassion (Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 1976, pp. 148-149). 3. As told by Rev. Lorenz Schultz, http://www. ...

7. Building A Home

John 14:15-31

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King Duncan

... is the love God has for us. 1. "Virtual Baby," June 4, 1995, p. 18. 2. READER'S DIGEST. 3. Dan Rather with Micky Herskowitz, THE CAMERA NEVER BLINKS TWICE (New York: William Morrow, 1994). 4. George E. Knowles, A WORLD TO LOVE (Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1990), p. 49. 5. "In Praise of Black Mothers," by Laura B. Randolph, May 1998. 6. Dennis Prager in GOOD NEWS, July/Aug, 1993, quoted in CHRISTIANITY TODAY, Oct 25, 1993, p. 73. 7. Dave Barry, Book of Bad Songs. 8. "The Mommy ...

8. Playing The Comparison Game

Matthew 20:1-16

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King Duncan

... any of us can imagine. 1. Vernon Howard, INSPIRE YOURSELF (Grants Pass, OR: Four Star Books, Inc., 1975). 2. RANTING AGAIN, Doubleday, New York, 1998. 3. New York: (Basic Books, 1992). 4. IBID. 5. IBID. 6. EMPHASIS, Nov./ Dec., 1998, p. 41. 7. Cited in "Value Judgements," by Laura B. Randolph, EBONY, May 1996, p. 22. 8. "Trading Places" by William Plummer and Lyndon Stambler, PEOPLE, Nov. 30, 1998, pp. 196-198.

9. For His Eyes Only

Matthew 6:1-4

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James Merritt

... Jesus Himself could not tell them any differently. I heard about a tombstone one time that had this epitaph on it: Here lies the body of William J, Who died maintaining his right of way He was right, dead right, as he sped along, But he's just as dead as if ... Fleming. Fleming was the young Scottish lad with the team of horses, and the man who had sponsored his education was Lord Randolph Churchill, the father of Winston Churchill, who was the sick statesman who recovered. Take God's word for it. He has a ...

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William Randolph Hearst

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