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4476. A Tale of Two Faiths

Mark 5:21-43

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J. David Hoke

... a tale of two faiths. Faith can either be for yourself, as in the case of the woman with the hemorrhage of blood, or faith can be for others, to impart blessing to them, as in the case of Jairus' daughter. This is the kind of faith which imparts. It is the kind of faith which enables others to be what they can be in Jesus Christ. Lloyd John Ogilvie, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Hollywood, California, tells the story of sitting on the platform with Billy Graham at a celebration of the twenty ...

4477. Proper 4

Mark 2:23-3:6, Psalm 139:1-24, 1 Samuel 3:1--4:1, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

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B. David Hostetter

... church of your beloved Son, Jesus. Our offering of time, money, and ourselves is to provide such humble media for the use of your Spirit, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen PRAYER OF INTERCESSION AND COMMEMORATION God, our loving Parent, remember those who are in any kind of trouble. Be near to those who have lost loved ones, and who cannot get used to being alone, homes from which a father who was the wage earner and the support of the household, or a mother on whom everything depended, has been taken away ...

4478. Proper 8

Mark 5:21-43, Psalm 130:1-8, 2 Samuel 1:17-27, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

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B. David Hostetter

... are meant to obscure devious and covert belligerent activities. Bless the leaders of our nation—executives, legislators, judges—that we may be governed conscientiously. Be with any of our number who look to us for our prayers in time of illness and difficulty of any kind. Hear us as we name them in our hearts. Eternal God, we remember with thanksgiving those who have loved and served you in your church on earth, who now rest from their labors, especially those most dear to us, whom we name in our hearts ...

4479. Thorns of Grace

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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King Duncan

... conference. In a formal and grave voice, the judge said, “This mugging will in no way affect my decisions in the courtroom in matters of this kind.” An elderly woman with rage glowing in her face stood up in the back of the room and shouted, “Then mug him again!” God doesn’ ... utter surprise of his wife and daughter, Henry becomes a loving and affectionate man. No one would wish this kind of experience on any human being, yet Henry Turner would probably never have become an authentic human being without ...

4480. Easter 5

Psalm 148:1-14, John 13:31-35, Acts 11:1-18, Revelation 21:1-6

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B. David Hostetter

... renewal of your world and all humanity, through Jesus Christ. Amen. PRAYER OF INTERCESSION AND COMMEMORATION Loving God, you so loved the world that you gave your only Son Jesus for its salvation. You have taught us to pray for all kinds of people in all kinds of circumstances, so hear us as we exercise the priestly role with which you have entrusted us. Great Physician, remember your suffering children wherever they are. Graciously visit the sick with your healing power. Comfort the old and bedridden and ...

4481. Penguins in Mission

Ephesians 1:1-14

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King Duncan

... to 112 miles per hour. Once the female produces the egg, she gives this egg to the male to protect and preserve until she returns from gathering food in the warmer waters of the sea. She will be gone for nine weeks. It is in the face of this kind of adversity, that the male penguins are entrusted to preserve this egg and must incubate and nurture this little life in the folds of their skin. They are unable to eat during this whole period and lose almost half of their body weight. In order to preserve this ...

4482. If It Meant Losing Our Heads

Mark 6:14-29

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Scott Hoezee

... is the curious line in verse 20 that Herod liked to listen to John. What do we make of that? Did he like to listen to John in the way a man might enjoy watching a trained monkey or the antics of a pet dog? Was John the Baptist a kind of court jester for Herod—someone whose wild-eyed, red-faced, veins-popping-out-of-his-neck preaching helped to pass the hours on lazy palace afternoons? Or did he like to listen to John because something about John's bracing honesty and impassioned words about the kingdom of ...

4483. Proper 11

Psalm 52:1-9, Amos 8:1-12, Luke 10:38-42, Colossians 1:15-28

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B. David Hostetter

... over us that, led by your wisdom, they may lead us in the way of righteousness, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Divine Parent, bless all known to us or unknown that have done us good; those who have helped us by their patience and good advice, by kindnesses great or small, and by their prayers for us. If there are any whom we judge to have wronged us, remove all bitterness from our hearts and theirs that we may be reconciled as your children. Guard the innocent beset by temptation. Encourage those who are in ...

4484. Small Saves

John 6:1-15

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Leonard Sweet

... free gifts. The power company sent every one of their customers a new “low flow” showerhead, designed to cut down on water usage, but still feel like a real shower. The second free gift was four of those new curly-q fluorescent light bulbs, the kind that last longer and use less electricity while putting out the same amount of light. This small act cost the power company a few thousand dollars. But according to their figuring, in the long run if everyone replaced their showerhead and a few light bulbs ...

4485. In Search of Jesus

John 6:16-24

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King Duncan

... but it was possible. There were witnesses galore who attested that it really happened. It is the most widely reported miracle in the Bible. People couldn’t believe their eyes, or their stomachs. “What kind of man is this?” they asked. We’re still asking that question more than two thousand years later. What kind of man is this? I want to suggest to you that people are still searching for Jesus today. Rich people, poor people, young people, old people, people of every race and nationality. We are ...

4486. What Is Your Name?

Genesis 32:22-32

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Mike Ripski

... nears for Isaac, he tells Esau to go and kill some game and make for him his favorite stew. It would be a kind of last supper for father and oldest son. Isaac would give Esau his blessing. Rebekah overhears the conversation and goes to work with ... . "I have seen God face to face and lived." His encounter with God didn’t kill him. It just converted him. But isn’t conversion a kind of dying and being reborn? Jacob goes from the encounter limping. He will live no longer to be No. 1, the top-dog, the Go-getter ...

4487. A Time for Opportunity

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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King Duncan

... the river. Even in old age they never miss the opportunity to toss a stone in the water and catch it before it hits bottom.” (5) Are you a beaver or an otter? Both animals have their place in creation, but I wonder how many people miss all kinds of opportunities in life because they are so narrowly focused on the serious business of making a living that they never get around to making a life. It all has to do with our attitude. Charles Swindoll wrote a wonderful paragraph about the effect of a positive ...

4488. Where Does God Start?

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

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James Merritt

... for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood, onyx stones, stones to be set, glistening stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble slabs in abundance.'" (1 Chron. 29:1-2) His gift was to the Lord. He was not giving to the ... , to overlay the walls of the houses; the gold for things of gold and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be done by the hands of craftsmen. Who then is willing to consecrate himself this day to the Lord?" (1 Chron ...

4489. A Certain Word in an Uncertain World

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

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James Merritt

... to be born. You didn't choose when you were born. You didn't choose who you were born to. You didn't choose your nationality, your talents, your abilities, your gifts, your interests, or your personality. We are all literally filled with "designer genes." I don't mean the kind you can find in the GAP or J. Crew. I do not know of a more certain word in an uncertain world that I could give you than those four words, "God is in control." Because of that, there are three things I can be absolutely certain of in ...

4490. Eternity 101: The Final Exam

1 Corinthians 3:5-15

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James Merritt

... materials or perishable materials. Eternal materials or ephemeral materials. Worthy materials or worthless materials. You will know in an instant what kind of life you built, because verse 13 says, "Each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it ... with every minute of your life. Verse 13 says, "But there is going to come a time of testing at the judgment day to see what kind of work each builder has done." (I Corinthians 3:13, NLT) It is not what size work you have done, but what sort of work ...

4491. Put Me In Coach!

1 Peter 4:10

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James Merritt

... but because that was his plan." (II Timothy 1:9, NLT) God has saved us. Just out of gratitude for that, we ought to serve Him. While I am in the neighborhood, may I tell you that I have learned in ministry there are only two kinds of believers; only two kinds of church members? There are grateful believers and griping believers. There is nothing wrong with constructive criticism either of God's pastor or of God's church. Let's be honest. 99.9% of the time, criticism is never meant to be constructive. It is ...

4492. It’s Humble or the Umbles

Ephesians 6:10-20

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Leonard Sweet

... to this day. The white-coats lived to return home. They lived to start families. They lived to rejoin their Adventist churches, their communities, their world. The “white coats,” perhaps naively, but still faithfully, wore the armor of their faith into a different kind of battle. They refused to actually cause the death of any other human being, and yet in doing so they exposed themselves to grave and ongoing danger. That is the same risk, the same challenge, the same promise, we are all asked to face ...

4493. One Nation Under God

2 Chronicles 7:14

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James Merritt

... age of the great civilizations in history have been 200 years? That means America could be living on borrowed time. I do believe that there are signs that America is a hurting nation that desperately needs healing. I could give you all kinds of statistics that would show you just what kind of spiritual and moral difficulty we are in. I could tell you that even though we have only 6% of the world's population, we have 80% of the divorces. I could tell you that we lead the industrialized world in murder ...

4494. Multiplying Men Of God

Malachi 2:5-7, 2 Timothy 2:2

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James Merritt

... public speaker who has been inducted into the National Public Speakers Hall of Fame. He said that when he first got interested in speaking, he went to visit a man who lived near his hometown, who was a fantastic and funny speaker. He told him he wanted to do that kind of work too and asked if he would help him. He said the man patiently listened to him and graciously listened to a tape of one of his talks and the man told Blakely that it was pretty good. Blakely asked him if he would help him to get better ...

4495. Why Me?

Proverbs 16:4, Colossians 1:16

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James Merritt

... you to know that purpose, then the only way you can get to know that purpose is to get to know Him. The more you get to know God, the more you are going to understanding everything else, because as we just read knowing God results in every other kind of understanding. Believing that God created me for His purposes and that the best use of my life is to fulfill those purposes, I commit the next 40 days to better understanding of God's five purposes for me. I will participate in a 40 days of Purpose small ...

4496. Close Up: Husbands - Be a Dream Lover

Colossians 3:19

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James Merritt

... you since you did this or that." It is not a love that says, "I will love you because you have done this or that." The kind of love that Paul is talking about is a love that says, "I love you regardless of whether you do, did, or have done something for ... the movie of her choice. Men, this may be the greatest sacrifice of all! Give her the remote control to the television. This is the kind of love God expects from us and that your wife desires from you. There is a third dimension to this love that I have to ...

4497. Close Up - Wives: Sweet Surrender

Colossians 3:18

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James Merritt

... opportunity, in front of his friends, to commend him and brag on him and to affirm him as a man. Make it a point to always be supportive of your husband and his decisions in front of your children. Go out of your way, this week, to do something extraordinarily kind for your husband. I read recently where someone said, "You show me a man who comes home greeted by a smile, encouraged to take off his shoes, to sit on a pillow arranged on the floor for him and served a delicious meal and I'll show you a man ...

4498. At Your Service Lord

Ephesians 4:11-12

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James Merritt

... stairs of service. Jesus said again, "For even I didn't come to be served, but to serve others and give My life as a ransom for many." (Mark 10:45 NLT) The secret to greatness in the kingdom of God is not how many servants you have, but what kind of a servant you are. You remember the story in John chapter 13 when Jesus approached the disciples in the Upper Room where they were going to have the Last Supper? To their surprise He was wearing a towel around His waist and carrying a bowl of water. Peter said ...

4499. Member Means Minister

Ephesians 4:11-12

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James Merritt

... serve others…" (Mark 10:45, NLT) The secret to greatness in the Kingdom of God is not how many servants you have, but what kind of a servant you are. I want to ask you the key question for this day. Are you more interested in being served in the ... members in the church who just stay out of the way. A Gallup Poll discovered that only 10% of church members are active in any kind of personal ministry in their church. What was even more amazing is that 50% of all church members said they have no interest in ...

4500. What a Difference a Day Makes

Exodus 20:8-11

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James Merritt

... the world, was asked why he didn't believe in God, here is what he said. "Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There is a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning." [[2]] To an extent, you can kind of understand where he is coming from, because technology has lied to us. Technology told us, "We will make your life less cluttered, less controlled and less confusing." Let me ask you just one question - Has the cell phone done that? In this day when we have been ...

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