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Christ The Cornerstone (Willimon)

William Willimon Christ the Cornerstone Program #4401 —————————————————————————- —- The Rev. Dr. WILLIAM WILLIMON is Dean of the Chapel and Professor of Christian Ministry at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Ordained in the United Methodist Church, he has played an active role in that denomination, but also across denominational lines. He is the author of […]

Becoming Human (Vanier)

Jean Vanier First air date February 27, 2000 – Program #4321 —————————————————————————- —- JEAN VANIER is the son of the late Governor General of Canada. He served in both the British and the Canadian Royal Navies, and in 1950 left the navy to study and teach philosophy in Paris, France. There, through his friendship with […]

The Wisdom Of Waiting (Smedes)

Lewis Smedes The Wisdom of Waiting First air date February 20, 2000 – Program #4320 —————————————————————————- —- Dr. LEWIS SMEDES is an author, former seminary professor, and clergyman in the Reformed Church of America. For more than twenty-five years, he was a Professor at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He has written many books, […]

Standing On The Promises (Smedes)

Lewis Smedes Standing on the Promises First air date October 4, 1998 – Program #4201 —————————————————————————- —- Dr. LEWIS SMEDES is ordained in the Christian Reformed Church of America and taught theology for over twenty-five years at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He’s a prolific author whose books include Forgive and Forget, Caring and […]

Psalm 32

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-205 Sunday 15 Oct 2000 Reading: PSALM 32 – CONFESSION (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) Unresolved guilt is a miserable condition: ‘I said, I will confess … And you forgave the guilt of my sin’ (v 5). Sin is what I do to God when I resist the invitation of […]

A New Heart For A New Millennium

John Killinger First air date January 2, 2000 – Program #4306 —————————————————————————- —- Dr. JOHN KILLINGER has had a distinguished and varied career in the ministry, serving as a pastor, a seminary professor, and the prolific author of more than 50 books. Presently, he serves as President of the Mission for Biblical Literacy, in Nashville, […]

Ten Downward Steps

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-207 (Sermon) by Andy Campbell 2 Samuel 11 : 1 -17 One of the things which gives me great sorrow is to see a person of good standing fall into disgrace through some foolish action. I imagine that we all can recall people of high standing who have fallen. People take delight […]

Psalm 36 – Charged With Love

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-223 Sunday 12 Nov 2000 Reading: PSALM 36 – CHARGED WITH LOVE (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) The host asks, ‘Are you enjoying the party?’. Pleasure and delight are the sincerest forms of thanks: ‘You give them drink from your river of delights’ (v 8). Ideas have consequences. The sin […]

How To Conquer Fear

Notes from a sermon by Rowland Croucher. Hear the one about the big game hunter who ran out of ammunition as a lion charged him? ‘What did you do?’ asked an anxious friend. ‘I sure was scared, but I looked up and there was a branch 25 feet up so I jumped…’ ‘Did you make […]

Bible Interpretation

On Tue, 14 Nov 2000 13:05:14 GMT, (Michael Kennedy) wrote: >On Tue, 14 Nov 2000 7:54:02 +0800, Nigel B. Mitchell > wrote: >>On Mon, 13 Nov 2000 22:17:36 +0800, Michael Kennedy wrote >>(in message ): >>But we are talking about God’s gifts to his people here. >> >>Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all […]