John M. Buchanan

Opening Presentation Canada

1993-10-30·Sermon

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YORKMINSTER PARK BAPTIST CHURCH
TORONTO, CANADA
OCTOBER 30, 31, 1993
OPENING PRESENTATION
JOHN M. BUCHANAN, PASTOR
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CHICAGO
I HOPE I HAVE A BETTER WEEKEND THAN
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THE LAST GROUP OF CHICAGOANS WHO VISITED
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TORONTO.
AND DIFEICULT AS IT IS FOR ME_AFTER
THE ROUGH TREATMENT THE WHITE SOX RE-
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CEIVED AT THE HANDS OF THE BLUE Jays \- I

COMGRATULATIONS ON THE EXCELLENCE OF

YOUR BASEBALL TEAM.
It'S NOT ONLY THAT THEY ARE CANADI -
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AN {AND ARE MAKING A HABIT OF BEATING THE

AMERICANS AT OUR OWN PASTIME, [ET IS THAT
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THE TEAM WAS SO BALANCED AND BUSINESS-
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ROLL. | YOU DEFE E Sox, BUT

THE NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM - THE CuBs {The Cubs haw
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CARTER..WHO, HIT THE HOME RUN, AND MITCH
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WILLIAMS - WHOSE NICKNAME "WILD THING"

IS NO EXAGGERATION, PITCHED THE BALL

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MAYB ‘LL SEE YOU A@AIN\ NEXT

WHAT_TO_TALK ABOUT _TO_A GROUP OF

PREACHERS AND INTERESTED LAY PEOPLE ON A

SATURDAY wonwrne. [THERE ARE PLENTY OF

EXPERTS IN THE DILEMMA OF THE TRADITION-

AL OLD OR MAINLINE CHURCHES IN NORTH
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HISTORIANS AND SCHOLARS AND MANAGEMENT
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EXPERTS WHO COULD TALK LEARNEDLY ABOUT ::
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THE SEVERAL DIMENSIONS OR DESCEPHHRTES

SHAT OCCUPY THE MINISTER'S TIME. | wnat I
THINK I KNOW AND WHAT MIGHT BE OF SOME
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INTEREST TO YOU IS HOW—POTSURVEVESPOR
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THIRFYRYERRS AOS MINTS PERS
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AND BURN RATE FOR PARISH MINISTERS IS
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PRETTY HIGH. | THe DISSATISFACTION AND
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UNHAPPINESS RATE IS EVEN HIGHER AND ON
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