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Inadequate Yet Used -- Isaiah 64:8 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
Yet, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our
The Burning Bush -- Exodus 3:1-5 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the
The Ten Greatest Frustrations In Ministry -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
1. Interruptions. How difficult it is to discern which "little
The Passover -- Exodus 12:3, 5-7, 11-13 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth of this
The Ten Greatest Joys In Ministry -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
1. Walking from the grave side of a believer's funeral ...
"We Don't Know What To Do" -- 2 Chronicles 20:12-15 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
"O our God, will you not execute judgment upon them? For we are
"There are 7,000...." -- 1 Kings 19:14-18 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
Elijah answered, "I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God
Early Morning In Bethlehem -- Luke 2:4-20 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea,
Simeon At The Temple -- Luke 2:25-35 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man
The Transfiguration -- Matthew 17:1-8 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his
The Lord's Last Supper -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that
Noon -- 3 p.m. On Good Friday -- Matthew 27:45-51 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in
Easter Morning -- Matthew 28:1-8 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary
Easter Evening -- John 20:19-28 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and
The Ordinary -- Acts 4:13-20 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized
On A Road To Damascus -- Acts 9:1-6 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the
By An Ethiopian's Chariot -- Acts 8:26-38 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Get up and go toward
Silence -- Revelation 8:1 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in
Christmas Eve -- Late And At Home -- John 14:27 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to
5:15 a.m. -- Mark 1:35 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went
At The Communion Rail -- Matthew 9:35-36 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in
At The Altar Rail -- Marriage -- Ephesians 5:31-32 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be
Birth -- Psalm 139:13-17 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together
Baptisms -- Romans 6:3-6, 11 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ
My First Experience With Death -- John 11:35 -- William C. Bartlett -- 2001
Jesus wept. -- John 11:35
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If you succeed in judging yourself, it is because you are truly wise.
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