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Women’s Fall Kickoff
Hillary Hale • Illustration • • 20 views • 39:53
Saturday Morning Session
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
As a child, Josh Sundquist lost a leg to cancer. While this would leave most people depressed, Sundquist uses his misfortune to bring joy to many others. His Halloween costumes bring laughs and inspiration to many. Some of Sundquist’s examples have included an iHop sign, a half-eaten gingerbread man,…
Pastor Brad Berglund • Illustration • • 113 views
Background: This is an excerpt from an unpublished book by Brad Berglund. It explores the Christian adage: Wise men still seek him. What would it be like if modern seekers were with the wise men when they worshiped Jesus? Brought-Low was a troubled man with a troubled past. His foolish deeds in his youthful…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 15 views
In our human condition, the specter of death is ever-present and with all our might we resist it until the very end. Part of the reason for this resistance is fear of the unknown – our lack of knowledge about heaven. What happens to us after we die? Is that the end? Where do we go and what will we be…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 29 views
Gary Carter is in the baseball hall of fame. He was an all-star catcher 11 times. He died at age 57 from a malignant brain tumor. You can find these words on his Gary Carter Foundation website. “The Baseball Hall of Fame is something every player dreams about, but being a member of God’s Hall of Fame…
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Angela Boneva is living in limbo. For years she, and the U.S. government, thought the Bulgarian-born 34-year-old was an American citizen. But, when she went to renew her passport in 2003, the State Department reportedly told her something terribly different. Boneva's father was born in Indiana, and the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
HEAVEN Most of the central banks are increasing the amount of gold in their portfolios and many individual investors are following their lead. The current recession and the devaluation of the dollar are helping to push the price of gold upward. At the beginning of 2009, gold was just below $900.00 an…
Mike Lester • Illustration • • 463 views
Sometimes we can be so earthly minded that we are no heavenly good. There is an old legend of a swan and a crane. A beautiful swan alighted by the banks of the water in which a crane was wading about seeking snails. For a few moments the crane viewed the swan in stupid wonder and then inquired: “Where…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
While it is true that you can’t take it with you, there are those who continue to earn great sums after their death. Michael Jackson, who died in 2009 at the age of 50, earned $145 million, but he wasn’t at the top of the heap. His friend, Elizabeth Taylor earned $210 million eclipsing his earning power.…
Rich DeRuiter • Illustration • • 7 views
There is a story of a beggar who was sitting across the street from an artist's studio. The artist saw him and thought he would make an interesting portrait study so from a distance he painted the defeated man whose shoulders drooped, and whose eyes were downcast and sad. When he was finished, he took…
Paul • Illustration • • 44 views
This is not a Sermon, it's more of a Biblical breakdown of Salvation supported by over 100 Bible Verses. Detailed Plan of Salvation Recognize sin and unworthyness The Commandement, God's only Commandement in the Garden of Eden Gen 2:16,17 Commandment broken, disobediance and seperation Gen 3:1-6 Gen…
Illustration • • 5 views
Quote from Norman Cousins: "Death isn't the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside of us while we live..." Incidentally...one persons tombstone read, "Died at thirty. Buried at sixty." Don't allow that to happen to you.
James H. Schafer • Illustration • • 1,837 views
John Newton CHOICE EXCERPTS I am not what I once was! In his old age, when he could no longer see to read, John Newton heard someone recite this text, "By the grace of God—I am what I am." He remained silent a short time and then, as if speaking to himself, he said: "I am not what I ought to be—ah, how…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 34 views
MISTAKES After the city crew accidentally demolished a five-car garage, Linda Stango, the Community Development Commissioner for Rochester, N.Y. said, “We just misidentified which building it was.” —NEWSWEEK, September 22, 2003, p. 21 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson My grandfather taught me to measure…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
GET MULTI In their book, "A is for Abductive", Sweet & McClaren write, "We must begin by recalling John's vision of heaven, where all the nations are gathered before God's throne and worship God in their own languages, tribal identities, and cultural uniqueness. How can we move beyond isolation without…
Chad Oltman • Illustration • • 110 views
Changing Culture- Tim Keller Some seem to have risen to the challenge of effective ministry in a changing culture. Who can we learn from? I am actually a bit reluctant to lift anyone up high as a shining example—including Redeemer Presbyterian. Let me put it like this: John Stott at All Souls Church…
Kathleen Boozer • Illustration • • 235 views
#1 — The Conflict In God’s FamilyPlease press the microphone to listen to the talk. Requires the free RealPlayer®. Installation instructions available. “The Conflict In God’s Family” — another look at the Biblical basis for understanding the plan of salvation as God’s provision for restoring peace in…
Matthew Martin • Illustration • • 5 views
Paradise Created (Genesis 1-2) Paradise Lost (Genesis 3) Jesus Paradise Restored (Revelation 21-22)
Matthew Martin • Illustration • • 11 views
This is a sermon that focuses in on the promise of heaven. It places the promise of a new heaven and a new earth in the context of THE STORY of Scripture. Texts referenced: Genesis 1-3; II Corinthians 5.1-4, 8; Philippians 1.21; Revelation 21-22 Context: Sunday AM, January 6, 2008 @ CCC (2 days after…
Ralph Andrus • Illustration • • 18 views
Jose/ Bayly was a respected author and speaker on the subject of death. In this excerpt, he wrote of the difficulty we have when we try to understand the realities of the life to come. I cannot prove the existence of heaven. 1 accept its reality by faith, on the authority of Jesus Christ: "In My Father's…
Leigh Johnson • Illustration • • 129 views
I. Introduction When God created the universe and all within it, God looked and saw that it was good. At some point, however, evil entered the world and corrupted it. People may have different understandings of how this happened, but I don’t think anyone would argue that the world as we know it is the…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 11 views
the feasts of Many Christians do not realize that the seven feasts which God commanded in Leviticus 23 are still observed by their Jewish neighbors. The feasts, as given to Israel, bore a three-fold significance. First there was the seasonal aspect of each holiday; then the feasts were to be a memorial…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 14 views
the feasts of Many Christians do not realize that the seven feasts which God commanded in Leviticus 23 are still observed by their Jewish neighbors. The feasts, as given to Israel, bore a three-fold significance. First there was the seasonal aspect of each holiday; then the feasts were to be a memorial…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 16 views
Can My Vote Be Biblical? Jesus Christ is Lord. That confession is centra! to Christian faith. As Christians we deny our faith whenever we fail to acknowledge Jesus as Lord in every area of our lives - personal, social, religious, economic, political. But how can Christ be Lord of our politics? That is…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 8 views
In Page 1 of 2 OCCULT Condemning the Occult There is today a growing interest in occult beliefs and practices, such as fortune-telling, witchcraft, and astrology. But John reveals the true nature of the occult when he writes that the sorcery of Babylon has deceived all the nations (Rev. 18:23). Occult…