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426. Reflections On A Calling (ten-year Anniversary Sermon)

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

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Maxie Dunnam

... -- the steward of God's grace -- it suggest the connection between our activity and our inner life; our robes girt for work in the world, the lamp of our inner life burning with the Holy Spirit. I confess to you, friends, that that's the issue that gives me most concern. I want what I do and how I relate to you to reflect who Christ is in my life, the fact of His indwelling presence, and what He is seeking to do through my life. My greatest source of guilt is not spending the time alone with the Lord that ...

427. When the Doctors Can't Help You

Mark 5:21-43

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King Duncan

... life. Maybe you’ve kept it a secret from your family, even your closest friends, but Jesus knows. Maybe it has to do with your health. Or your marriage. Maybe there is a situation in your family that defies healing. Perhaps there is a son or daughter you are concerned about. Maybe your business is failing and you are at your wits’ end to know how to reverse your financial slide. Maybe there is a secret sin that has you in its grip. And you think to yourself, if only there was something I could do. If I ...

428. A Prophet Among Them

Ezekiel 2:1-3:15

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Maxie Dunnam

... people for whom I pray – but hardly a week passes that I don’t have some word of affirmation and some testimony from one of them. My point, however, is this: My life has changed, the way I do my work is altered, and the depth of my concern and compassion is intensified because I speak to God for these persons. Let me share a story that brings this dual function of the prophet/priest together, speaking to the people for God and speaking to God for the people. I was flying out of Tampa, Florida sometime ...

429. Complete Joy

Philippians 2:1-11

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Jeff Wedge

... 't enough, Paul goes on to say, "Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others." Of course each person has one's own interests, but the interests of others are not only important, their interests should be of primary concern to us. Consider, as an example, the manner in which one of the most potent military formations of the ancient world was organized. The Greek phalanx presented a wall of spears and shields and swords to the enemy, with virtually no room for the enemy to ...

430. This Is the Day

Matthew 6:25-34

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Mark Trotter

... is going to determine the way you see the world out there. Jesus knew that. That's why when he taught, he said, "Let those with eyes to see, see; and let those with ears to hear, hear," because he knew that there were people so immersed in their own concerns, so terrified by their own fears and prejudices, so absorbed in their own expectations of who he should be, that they could not hear a word he said. So maybe you do have something to do with the way the day will go, because the world out there is shaped ...

431. Lessons for Year A Proper 27

Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Matthew 25:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... 4:13-18 Paul assures us that at the Judgment Day Jesus will bring with him all who died and the Christian people still living on earth will go with them to heaven. The Christians of Paul's day believed that Christ's return was at hand. This caused concern for those who already died. Would they miss the glorious event and the opportunity to go with Jesus to heaven? Paul assures them that the dead in Christ will come with him and then he will gather the living. Together the dead and living will go to heaven ...

432. God, Or the World?

Matthew 4:1-11

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Richard Gribble

... the desert is his way to show his readers that any route to the kingdom of God cannot bypass Jesus, yet temptation lurks around every corner. As we celebrate this first Sunday in Lent we must ask ourselves the question, where do we stand, with God or the world? Concerning power - does the desire for power consume us? If we have power do we use it for personal gain or for the betterment of all? Is power a thing of value and a necessity, or can we live without it? With regard to prestige, do we do things so ...

433. The Ladder or the Wheel

Matthew 23:1-39

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Leonard Sweet

... with them. This is what makes Scripture holy: it puts God's word in our ear and God's hand on our heart. It brings the holy divine into contact and conversation with our unholy life. Jesus took such punishable actions because they were demonstrations of God's concern and compassion for each and every person on the planet. As Jesus denounced the Pharisees in today's gospel text, he called attention to two great failures in their teachings. First, they opted for things over people. The Pharisees had a great ...

434. Maker's Mark

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

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Leonard Sweet

... . It was in his humility that Christ saved the world. It was in weakness that Christ sacrificed himself for our sake. Do we think we can do better than Christ? We can't even save ourselves. Only when we dedicate ourselves to a life of service, humility, and caring concern instead of vested self-interest, can we begin to make our mark. Indeed our mark isn't ours at all . . . it's only the mark of God's grace, of God's intentionality in our lives, that enables us to make a mark in this life at all. Extended ...

435. Looking for Shoots or Roots?

Matthew 11:1-19

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Leonard Sweet

... what the Christ was doing?” And his disciples, the same ones who had already questioned Jesus’ social behavior in 9:9-13, took it upon themselves to ask: “are we to wait for another?” Let’s be clear about what John the Baptist’s concern exactly was. The impetus for sending out some of his disciples to Jesus was that he had heard what “the Christ,” “the Messiah,” was doing. It was Jesus’ actions, the doings of “the Christ,” that peaked the interest of the out-of-circulation, locked ...

436. All Saints

Psalm 34:1-22, Revelation 7:9-17, 1 John 2:28--3:10, Matthew 5:1-12

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