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Luke 13:10-17

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Dean Feldmeyer

... their practice time teaching and making sure the kids stayed hydrated. And they scrimmaged a lot because they loved playing the game more than they loved learning about it. Brian tried to make the practices fun because nine-year-olds have a less than perfect understanding of delayed gratification. Their idea of delayed gratification was something like having to wait in line for an ice cream cone. More than anything, he said, he wanted them to have the experience of working together as a team to overcome the ...

4877. God Is Like...a Comforter

2 Corinthians 1:3-7

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Kenneth L. Gibble

... , he said, “If I go not away, the comforter will not come unto you” (John 16:7). More recent translations substitute “counselor” or “helper” for “comforter.” But if we remember the original definition of “comfort” as “giving strength to,” it makes perfect sense for Jesus to refer to the Holy Spirit as “comforter.” The comforter, the Holy Spirit, will give the disciples the strength they need to carry on when Jesus is no longer with them. In the five verses that formed this ...

4878. Calculated Christianity

Luke 14:25-35

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Jill J. Duffield

... irritation, but hate is a strong word and is this not counter to all love verses in scripture? Love God, love neighbor, they will know you are my followers by your love, faith, hope, and love abide, these three but the greatest of these is love, perfect love casts out fear, God is love. Jesus was sending a mixed message here. Could we just go with some Christian SMART goals and still be counted among Jesus’ followers? It would look great in our stewardship materials and our end of the year reports. We ...

4879. Praying in Boldness and Faith

Hebrews 4:12-16

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Patrick J. Rooney

It is the holiest of days. And on this holy day, the day of atonement, a man stands alone inside the great temple, stands at the very heart of the temple itself, stands in front of that place named the holy of holies, the very mercy seat of God. A massive curtain soars above him dividing off this holy of holies from the rest of the temple. One man alone comes this far, daring to tread upon this most holy of ground. Dressed in the robes of the high priest and serving in that office under call from God, this ...

4880. Filling the Job Description

Hebrews 5:1-10

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Patrick J. Rooney

It was probably one of the most difficult and certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life. I had gone for a job interview, a job I needed very much. Fresh out on the street following college, I was filled with all the expectations of a new graduate, believing that I could conquer the world if I but raised my banner high into the heavens. The job was a good one, at a place that would have given me a big leg up in the market. I was excited, thrilled to receive an invitation to interview. ...

4881. Admitting the Real Truth

Romans 3:21-31

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Patrick J. Rooney

It does seem a bit unfair, putting me in the same category as Hitler, Stalin, or some of our more recent bad boys such as Osama bin Laden and his cronies. It does seem unfair to equate my own few failings with the level of their crimes against humanity. It is unfair to say that my sins can in any way be compared to theirs. They are evil and I am just a simple, frail human being, hardly worthy of being lumped with them into the same category. Yet, it is the apostle Paul, a man who knew a few things about ...

4882. Wiping Away the Tears

Revelation 21:1-6

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Patrick J. Rooney

It is one line. A few words cast upon a sea of words. One line that sums up all that this day is about and what it represents. One line upon which every human hope finds its fulfillment. One line in which we place our trust. One line that every man, woman, and child turns to when the losses of this life are more than they can bear. One line when the woman stands sobbing quietly beside the hospital bed of the man she has loved for more than sixty years. One line when the child, her face twisted in grief, ...

4883. Long Live The King

Revelation 1:4-8

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Patrick J. Rooney

I was just a little shy of my fifth birthday, so all the images are not completely clear. We were in the cinema watching the newsreels on the screen. This was in the days before most of us had televisions in our homes. My brother and I would go to the cinema on Saturday mornings to watch cartoons and movies such as the Sign of Zorro. But first there were the newsreels, solemn voices reciting the great happenings of the time. I have forgotten many of those events, but some have remained fixed in my mind ...

4884. The Great Thanksgiving

1 Timothy 2:1-7

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Patrick J. Rooney

It is not only Thanksgiving Day, but a day of thanksgiving. It is a day set apart in the life of this nation in which we offer thanks for all the blessings bestowed upon us. I was not raised in this land and therefore I am not a native here. Thanksgiving Day as a special day set apart was not something that I grew up with for the first thirty years of my life. Even though I have now lived in the United States for almost as long, I still find it strange at times to celebrate this holiday of thanksgiving. It ...

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