Sunday, April 20th, 2008
From Ezekiel 34:1-15
Rev. Brian M. Abshire
Every pastor has his share of difficulties in the ministry and it is sometimes awfully easy to wish that God had called us to some other kind of work. The constant nit picking, the job insecurity, the need to please ALL of ...
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008
A Lecture Delivered before Members of the Parliament of Zambia
The Problem: Romans 1:18ff
Where does liberty, wealth, security, safety and prosperity in a nation come from? Why do some nations prosper and others suffer poverty, disease and revolutions? Are such things mere accidents of history? Are they simply the result of ...
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008
Or, The Feminization of the American Clergy
Now I can already hear the PC crowd screaming for my head for saying this, but hey guys, someone, somewhere has to take a stand on this controversial issue and let the chips fall where they may; men and ...
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008
Over the years, after listening to a great many men preach a great number of sermons, I have often asked myself "why did they bother?" Oh, they delineated their three points well enough, demonstrated adequately their knowledge of the pluperfect, and told their mandatory joke ...
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008
Rev. Brian M. Abshire
Change, is something in the province of God's sovereign decree. Genuine reformation, or a real change in the church and culture, can occur, only when God brings it about. However, are there not different means that God uses, to bring about change in ...
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