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Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

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David E. Leininger

... :1-11; Mark 1:12-13, Luke 4:1-13 2. Bill Reel, "Lent Is An Excuse To Be Better," NY DAILY NEWS, 2/18/88, p, 37 quoted in Pastor's Professional Research Service, 1/89-2/89-1 3. List found in my files credited to the Rev. Craig Gates, St. Philip's, Jackson, MS 4. Bass Mitchell, via Ecunet, "Sermonshop Sermons," #343, 2/23/98 5. Matthew 11:28

2. Cross Eyed: Focus

Mark 1:9-15

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... good, it would be a sham because those are about the only foods I don't like. Self Denial is about making a sacrifice that makes a difference, focusing on the Cross and reminding ourselves what Christ gave up for us. B. Rev. Craig Gates of Jackson Mississippi has a great list of suggestions. He says we should: GIVE UP grumbling! Instead, "In everything give thanks." Constructive criticism is OK, but "moaning, groaning, and complaining" are not Christian disciplines. GIVE UP 10 to 15 minutes in bed! Instead ...

3. Giving It Up for Lent

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

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David E. Leininger

... not show time! It is a special time of prayer and reflection, of confession and self-sacrifice. Most of all, it is a time to ready ourselves for the sheer joy of Easter morning — it is a time to ready ourselves to meet our risen Lord once again! 1. Reverend Craig Gates, Jackson, Mississippi, "What To Give Up For Lent."

4. The Return Of The Lost

Luke 15:1-7

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Donald Dotterer

... Neighborhoods in famous American cities, such as Miami and Los Angeles, are walling themselves off by erecting gates across public streets .... Increasingly, new housing developments are designed as walled enclaves. There are now more private ... you now and always. Amen. 1-Bruce Shragg, "A Degree of Detachment," New York Times Magazine, July 26, 1987, p. 48. 2-Paul Craig Roberts, "Nation Reverts to Feudalism," Scripps Howard News Service. Published in the New Castle News, December 15, 1992, p. 4. 3-J. Edward ...

5. The Judge of the Living and the Dead

Matthew 25:31-46

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Albert G. Butzer III

... as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. — Matthew 25:31-32 In a recent essay, Princeton Seminary president Craig Barnes wrote about two black Labrador retrievers that attended worship in the seminary chapel. It’s not that these dogs ... rich man who dressed in Brooks Brothers’ Suits and feasted on champagne and surf and turf. Meanwhile, just beyond the rich man’s gated community, just outside the range of his security alarm, there laid a poor man who was starving to death. He would gladly have ...

6. On Having The Right Attitude

Matthew 13:1-23

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King Duncan

... new airplane. The frustrated IBM executives turned instead to Bill Gates, founder of a small software company called Microsoft, and his operating system named MS-DOS. (3) Today, nearly twenty years later Bill Gates is worth more than seventy billion dollars. Gary Kildall didn' ... 30, 1997. 2. THE JOKESMITH, Vol. XII #1, 1996, p. 2. 3. CONTEMPORARY ILLUSTRATIONS FOR PREACHERS, TEACHERS, & WRITERS, Craig Brian Larson, ed. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 1996), p. 217. 4. Penelope J. Stokes, SIMPLE WORDS OF ...

7. Caught Between God And Caesar

Matthew 22:15-22

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King Duncan

... the same means of protest against our government. But revolt against the civil authorities was not why Jesus came. Jesus came to lead a revolt against the very gates of hell. "Show me the money," said Jesus. And they brought him a coin. And Jesus asked, "Whose image is on this coin?" And they said, "Caesar's ... Warner Books, 1997), pp. 11-12. 5. "The Odd King and His Nonconformist People," by Craig M. Watts. Cited in John K. Bergland, Abingdon Preacher's Annual 1994, (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993), p. 353.

8. Leave Your Calculator Home

Matthew 22:15-22

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King Duncan

... they give it to a noble cause. We see that, of course, in the case of the very wealthy like Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffet who are giving billions to worthy causes. But it is also true of regular, everyday people. Bill Hybels tells about ... , 2012). 3. “The Gospel of Luke,” Daily Study Bible Series. 4. “Out of the Wasteland, A Jackpot,” by Newton N. Minor and Craig L. Lamay, The New York Times Magazine, December 4, 1994, p. 82. 5. Stephen F. Olford, The Grace of Giving (Grand Rapids: Baker ...

9. The Light That Dwells Among Us

Matthew 16:13-20, Matthew 16:21-28, Matthew 17:1-13

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Lori Wagner

... by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and ... Kohler. See also “Miracles of Jesus, Moses, and Elijah, and Elisha.” In The Historical Jesus of the Gospels by Craig S. Keener, p. 243. **Keener ***See also the Gospel of Matthew. R.T. France. ^The Hebrew version of the Bible ...

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