Month: March 2006

The wife of a slain Tennessee pastor confessed to killing him and has been charged with first-degree murder, officials said today, after she was questioned overnight by state, federal and local officials.

The woman, Mary Winkler, is in the process of being extradited from Alabama, where she was found Thursday night, and will probably return to Tennessee this weekend, said Roger Rickman, a police investigator in Selmer, Tenn., where the Winkler family lives.

The charge of first degree murder, indicates that she planned the killing in advance, authorities said. “First degree is premeditated,” Officer Rickman said.

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Sermon Title: The Impact of Our Faith

Our faith has a direct impact on every aspect of our lives and the relationships we enjoy with others.

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Sermon Title: Are You Watching?

Lessons from the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. (Matthew 25:1-13)

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In the first verse of 1 Corinthians 7, the apostle Paul began a discussion of questions asked him by the Corinthian Christians. “Now concerning the things of which you wrote me…” While the Corinthians no doubt had an exact knowledge of those questions, we do not. It is important that we deal carefully with the text of this chapter. The exegesis is a difficult one, and brethren have struggled with the passage for many years.

After discussing some general principles concerning the sexual aspect and obligations of marriage in the first seven verses, the apostle answered certain questions concerning special groups in verses 8-16. First, the unmarried, in verses 8 and 9 were given the advice to remain unmarried during the “present distress” (cf. vs. 26), unless their passion precluded such a celibate state.

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Sermon Title: We Need Some Fire!

The figure of fire is used on several occasions in the Bible, and a discussion of this figure is helpful in many areas of the Christian walk.

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Sermon Title: The Church of Apathy

Apathy is defined, and means of overcoming apathy are revealed in this lesson.

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