Olive Garden on Thursday Charles Templeton.- Fifty years later, Lee Strobel had an opportunity to interview Templeton, who had just a couple of more years to live. He was in his 80s and suffering from Alzheimer’s, but still a clear conversation parter. In A Case for Faith , Strobel recounts the ending……

4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Fear- to be afraid, scared, frightened. Hills Dept. Store- probably 4 years old. I am out of the cart, holding mymothers hand.... and I let go to look at……

Psalm 23:3 (MSG) 3 you let me catch my breath and send me in the right direction. Psalm 23:3 (ESV) 3 He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. He puts me on a track that is right- that is His reputation.- Psalm 23.3b The Joel Version. Psalm 23:3 (ESV) He leads me in paths of righteousness……

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1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Restoring my soul. Restore- to bring back to its original existence, use, or position. Restored. 1939……

Leading Sheep 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. One of the clearest and yet overlooked concept of the scriptures is that sheep need a shepherd… they can’t do it without them. and Biblically speaking, God’s people are the sheep and He (and Jesus) are our shepherds.……

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. What does it mean that the Lord is my shepherd? If you were to take a shepherd from this time home with you today, he would have no concept of our culture or sociewty. He would not understand driving to a destination, the speed with which you drive.... grocery……

Daniel 1 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his……

You may have seen the Tom Hanks movie, “Cast Away”. The story line is that Hanks characterIs a time obsessed engineer for FedEx. He is in a long-term relationship with Kelly who he lives with in Memphis Tennessee. At a Christmas Eve party with relatives Chuck is called by FedEx to solve a problem in……

New Church. New People. Lady comes into my office. Told me off. “There’s the door. Use it” Lynyrd Skynyrd- Three Steps Toward The Door. I was cutting a rug Down at place called The Jug With a girl named Linda Lou When in walked a man With a gun in his hand And he was looking for you know who He said,……

3 “Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet? Travel is something we all do. But two strangers would never be travelling together. People would not travel with people they did not know. Two matters would have to be settled first. They would have to “meet”… that is , to know each other. Secondly,……

1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say……

Cardiac Rehab- 36 weeks. Diet Exercise Medication Exercise. Aerobic activity. Increasing incrementally over time. 1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?……

Hitchhiker’s Guide To Suffering 21 But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: Hope- He is not minimizing suffering or misery… He is finding the positive in it… Look at what he says prior to this.... Look at Lamentations 3.1-20 1 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of his wrath;……

Sheaf For a first centruy Jew, passover was the 60th day after passover. an agricultural festival. . the first sheaf from the wheat crop was offered to God- in gratitude and in prayer that the rest of the crop would be as good and safely gathered in. But they were more than agricultural festivals. They……

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David. Yes, King David. 1 Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go, number Israel and Judah.” Again. Why again? Because earlier, in 21:1, God had been angry at Israel. And the “again” makes it a repeat of that.... you could say that Israel……

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This teaching examines what the Bible says in regards to how our world, and the spiritual world, work together to explain our Bible in a way most of us have never seen beforeWestbrook Park United Methodist Church

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Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. Stephen’s message was blasphemy. ‘ His message challenged the status quo… the land, the law, the temple…. but it was received as an attack on the Jewish people generally and specifically. Stephen wanted to open up……

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16 Then Cain went away from the presence of the Lord and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. In Numbers 35 , there are “cities of refuge”. These cities of refuge were God’s provision to put an end to further bloodshed that even an unintentional killing could incite. The cities of refuge protected……

The Worshiper 1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord .” When you remember God’s promise in Genesis 3.15 15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head,……

Job’s Integrity I registered for the July 4th 47th Annual Twin Sizzler Bike Race. in Medina. Back in May I registered for this race, and it happened on July 4th. I got the T-shirt. The real deal- Job. 1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one……

Staying Near To God's Heart 12 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in thick darkness. 13 I have indeed built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever.” 14 Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.……

15 And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord , because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and……

John Damon settled in Chicago and married a divorcee with four daughters lbecame a salesman. The family relocated to Cincinnati and then to Miami to evade detection, Westover said. However, the marriage soon faltered, and Arnold cut off all ties with his stepdaughters after his divorce. He met his second……