HARRY POTTER: TEMPTATION
Every great story has great characters. And in truly great stories, the characters go through significant change. This change is called a character arc.
For example, if you’re familiar with the Harry Potter series, you know that Harry starts off in the story as an
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 14, 2003
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He is the potter; we are the clay. He is the shepherd; we are the sheep. He is the Master; we are the servant. No matter how educated we are, no matter how much power and influence we may think we possess, no matter how long we have walked w/ Him, no matter how significant we may imagine
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Baptist
Contributed by Maurice Schaus on Feb 11, 2008
There’s a scene in the movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone where the main character, Harry Potter, encounters an enchanted mirror, the mirror of Erised.
Earlier in the book we learned that Harry’s parents died when he was only a baby, and he was raised by his Aunt Petunia and Uncle
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009
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Phillip Keller visited a potter in Pakistan and gained the most understanding ever of the meaning found in "Your will be done in earth as it is in heaven."
The words of the prophet came to mind: "Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear my words" (Jer. 18:2).
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Contributed by Rita Sims on Sep 8, 2001
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Written by Irenaues from the 2nd Century. From God’s Hands
It is not you who shape God;
it is God that shapes you.
If then you are the work of God,
await the hand of the Artist
who does all things in due season.
Offer the Potter your heart,
soft and tractable,
and keep the form in which
the
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United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2009
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WHO SHAPES WHO?
Written by Irenaeus from the 2nd Century. From God’s Hands:
"It is not you who shape God; it is God that shapes you. If then you are the work of God, await the hand of the Artist who does all things in due season. Offer the Potter your heart, soft and tractable, and keep the form
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
Influential Churches The Church Report Magazine has published their annual list of the 50 most influential churches in America. 2006’s most influential church is Willow Creek Community Church. #2 is Saddleback, #3 Northpoint (Andy Stanley); #4 Fellowship Church (Ed Young); #5 Lakewood Church (Joel
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2008
Scholastic plans a U.S. record 12 million copies first printing of the 7th Harry Potter book to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 16, 2006
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe has passed Harry Potter at the box office, making it the second biggest ’05 film after Star Wars. Internationally, it went over $400 million, making
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 15, 2007
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe has passed Harry Potter at the box office, making it the second biggest ’05 film after Star Wars. Internationally, it went over $400 million, making
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
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The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe has passed Harry Potter at the box office, making it the second biggest ’05 film after Star Wars. Internationally, it went over $400 million, making
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Contributed by Dylan Potter on Jul 17, 2003
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“They who come to Christ, do not only come to a resting-place after they have been wandering in a wilderness, but they come to a banqueting-house where they may rest, and where they may feast. They may cease from their former troubles and toils,
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Methodist
Contributed by Dylan Potter on Aug 21, 2003
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Two Oars
A familiar story tells of an old Scotsman who operated a rowboat to transport passengers. On one oar he had written the word Faith, while the other bore the word Works. The point of the story, of course, is that pulling on either oar alone would simply make
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 3, 2001
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Real Magic
for Harry Potter Fans!
If you’re a true Harry Potter fan, then you know that the reason Harry is invincible against evil Voldemort’s power is because Harry’s mother died for him when he was very young. She loved Harry so much that she threw herself in front of Voldemort’s curse and
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Contributed by Kathy Findley on Oct 24, 2003
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In the wonderfully reflective book entitled, The Prophet, one can contemplate these words:
The woman questioned the one she called Prophet of God, saying:
“Speak to us now of Joy and Sorrow”. And he answered:
The same well from which your laughter rises was often times filled with your tears.
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
Wizard Appeal 84% of U.S. teens have read or watched Harry Potter. So have 77% of all church-going and born again Christian teens. Just 4% say they’ve encountered any teaching or discussions in a church about the spiritual themes embedded in the wizardry legend. Among born again teens it’s 13%.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2008
Kids Are Buying Books in quantities we've never seen before reports Booklist magazine. Credit a bulging teen population (30 million plus), a surge of global talent and perhaps a bit of Harry Potter afterglow. Teen book sales rose 25% between '99 and '05. Fantasy and graphic novels are especially
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Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 17, 2017
On May 31, 1975 Jeanie and I were legally married. A record of that translation is documented at Potter County in Amarillo, Texas. Because of that, I can introduce her as my wife. She can sign papers as Jeanie Tow. A legal transaction occurred. But what if that were all there is to our marriage? We
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Charismatic