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Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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1151. Proper 18

Psalm 149:1-9, Romans 13:8-14, Matthew 18:15-20, Exodus 12:1-30

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... is to give definition to ourselves, especially in relation to others. As we wear Christ, we bear Christ, and in a very real sense, we are Christ in relation to others. As we wrap ourselves in Jesus Christ, he takes charge of our lives for his good ... words to the Church that are strikingly similar to the words spoken by Jesus to Peter in Matthew 16:19. Generally the sense of the statements is the same. There are responsibilities inherent in discipleship. Jesus charges the Church to exercise the authority for ...

1152. Trinity Sunday

Genesis 1:1-2:3, Matthew 28:16-20, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Psalm 8:1-9

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... memory of Old Testament mountains that were places of divine work and revelation, so the mention of a mountain here creates a level of expectation. The strange note about the reaction of the disciples is probably an editorial device to create an ideal sense of a historical reality, namely that there was a mixture of reactions among the disciples to the Resurrection with some doubt mixed into the worship. Matthew does no more than recognize and recall this phenomenon. His candor may help us use this powerful ...

1153. Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Disaster: Why do the Innocent Suffer?

Psalm 69:1-36

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James W. Moore

... Siloam fell, killing 18 people and Jesus was asked in the Gospel of Luke (13:4-5) Why? Whose fault was it? Who was to blame? And Jesus said in effect, “Nobody’s fault. They just happened to be standing in the wrong place when the tower fell.” In a sense, that’s what happens to us. Sometimes we suffer because we happen to be standing in the wrong place when a law of the universe falls on us... or when we have put ourselves in a position where the laws work against us rather than for us. But it has ...

1154. When Mountains Are Not Moved

Mark 11:20-25 (26)

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James McCormick

... saying, “Though prayer, through faith, any difficulty in life can be removed – or, if not removed, we can be given all we need to cope with it.” I do not understand Jesus to be saying, “Whatever you ask for, you will get.” That interpretation makes sense, particularly when we see it in the context of the entire New Testament. If you want to know about authentic prayer, look at the prayer life of Jesus. In Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, there are two phrases which leap out at me ...

1155. Feeling Like…

Matthew 28:16-20

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Paul van Dine

... tell Harry that he had better feel like it." Well, in its own rather humorous way, there is something essential about life wrapped up in that. For there is a difference between knowing we are supposed to do something, and ‘feeling like" doing it. There is a difference between a sense of obligation and a sense of generosity. There is a difference between obedience and desire. One of those weighs us down, while the other lifts us up. Christianity says to us, you do not know God, if you know Him only as a ...

1156. The Scarlet Letter

Exodus 20:14

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James Merritt

... others license to do the same. The inner peace you enjoyed will be gone. You will never be able to erase the fall from your (or others') mind. This will remain indelibly etched on your life's record, regardless of your later return to your senses. The name of Jesus Christ, whom you once honored, will be tarnished, giving the enemies of faith further reason to sneer and jeer.[7] II. The Grievous Sin against Marriage Proverbs 6:32 says, "Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; he who does ...

1157. Gentle On My Mind (Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness)

Galatians 5:23

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James Merritt

... Wooden is the greatest basketball coach who has ever lived. His UCLA basketball teams won ten NCAA National Championships in twelve years, including seven in a row. In his book entitled Wooden, he begins with this story: My Dad, Joshua Wooden, was a strong man in one sense, but a gentle man. While he could lift heavy things men half his age couldn't lift, he would also read poetry to us each night after a day working in the fields raising corn, hay, wheat, tomatoes, and watermelons. We had a team of mules ...

1158. Till Death Do Us Part

Matthew 19:1-9

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James Merritt

... . It is God that binds a couple together. It is God that builds a couple together. Marriage is more than a civil contract, it is a divine covenant. Every now and then someone will say about a certain couple: "Theirs is a marriage made in heaven." In a real sense, every marriage is made in heaven because it is God who joins the man and the woman together. Marriage is always the work of God. Divorce is always the work of man. Only God has the right to separate what God joins together. You see, divorce is not ...

1159. Mom: The Heart of a Godly Family

Proverbs 31:10-31

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James Merritt

... the home, the children may be the hub of the home, but, without question, mother is the heart of the home. Little babies even sense that from the time they are born. Did you know that in almost every language on earth the word for mother begins with an "M" ... for the family. This is a woman who has a practical knowledge of how to do things that keep a household going. In the best sense of the term, a wife and a mother really is a homemaker. She is the glue that holds the home together. There is an old ...

1160. The Battle of New Orleans

2 Timothy 3:1-4:8

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James Merritt

... his efforts to take as many souls to hell with him as he possibly can. He does this by denying absolute truth, desecrating God's word, and defiling the church. Finally, there is a battle for the survival of society. Anyone with a modicum of common sense and spiritual discernment must know that our society cannot continue on its downward trend in terms of morality, spirituality, and ethics, and survive as we know it today. Paul was a four-star general in God's army who never left the frontlines of battle. He ...

1161. Focus on the Finish

Galatians 6:7-10

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James Merritt

... it. Your fall will give others license to do the same. The inner peace you enjoyed will be gone. You will never be able to erase the fall from your (or others') mind. This will remain indelibly etched on your life's record regardless of your later return to your senses. The name of Jesus Christ whom you once honored will be tarnished, giving the enemies of faith further reason to sneer and jeer. Put simply, don't give in to sinning for you will reap what you sow. II. Don't Give Up In Serving "And let us not ...

1162. Me, Myself and God

Psalm 23:1-6

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James Merritt

... was not done. One of the things the shepherd would do would be to go up and down that field and look for those small little snake holes. He would pour a circle of oil at the top of each one of those holes, so that when the vipers would sense the presence of sheep and attempt to come up out of their holes, their smooth bodies could not pass over that slippery oil, and they would just slide back down into their burrows. The shepherd had to make sure that the sheep would be totally without fear, so that the ...

1163. The Near Edge of God

Jn 1:1-3, 14

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... 't know how it knows to do that, since it happens faster than the speed of light. It probably has something to do with what is now being called "Field Theory," which is more than I can explain and more than you need to consider (given my sense that your eyes are moments removed from glazing over). All of this is related to what we call "Chaos Theory." Which is a term I have recoiled against for years, because it sounded like reality was random, purposeless and wildly-out-of-control (all of which seem like ...

1164. The Superhero Miracle of Humor

Matthew 14:13-21

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Leonard Sweet

... have warned his younger colleague about playing the Clown Prince of Crime. As everyone knows, the young Heath Ledger died from an overdose of prescription drugs. It is hard not to imagine that this exceptionally monstrous, evil, unfunny “Joker” undermined the actor’s own sense of self and identity. Yet this new “Dark Knight” movie is a HUGE hit. The actors are giant media stars. How is it that we are so enamored of a humorless “Joker” and a tongue-out-of-cheek Batman? What has changed in our ...

1165. An Unidentified King

Matthew 21:1-11

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Bill Bouknight

... mounted on a little donkey, with his feet practically dragging the ground. What a sorry sight!" Jesus' mood did not seem victorious. He was reported to have wept at the beginning of the parade as he thought of Jerusalem's many lost opportunities. Perhaps he sensed that many of the folks cheering for him that day would be shouting "Crucify him" before the end of the week. He was deliberately presenting himself as a king, but not the kind the world knew. He would wield no worldly, political power. Rather he ...

1166. The Revelation Code I: DaVinci, A to Z

Revelation 1:1-20

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John E. Harnish

... the last, the alpha and omega. He is our alpha, our beginning. When, like every teenager, Harry Potter begins to search out his identity, Hagred tells him the story of his birth, his beginning, and he discovers who he really is. Then he is able to make sense of his life. When ClarkKent becomes a young man, his foster parents reveal his true identity and his mission in life becomes clear. And when we find our way back to Jesus Christ and realize who we are as Children of God, we discover our true identity ...

1167. Yet Alive....Are We?

Romans 12:1-13

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John E. Harnish

... what it's all about. Princeton professor Kendra Creasy Dean has a new book about youth ministry called Practicing Passion: Youth and the Question for a Passionate Church. Somewhere in our bones we know that if the church is going to make sense to adolescents, and if we are to convince them that Christianity is worth the trouble, our ministry must be predicated on passion. A passionless church will never address passionate youth. It is highly questionable whether a passionless church addresses anybody, or if ...

1168. Apostolic Instruction

1 Thessalonians 5:16-24

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Donald Charles Lacy

... their own problems. Is there self-interest in all of this? Well, yes, I do believe so. Some of you may be tempted to say "but don't go there." I think it necessary we do that very thing. It is immeasurably inspirational and satisfying in the best sense to "rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and give thanks in all circumstances." It is as though we are enveloped by a teaching much bigger and better than we are. We have tapped into a stream of living water and it really and truly feels good! In reality it ...

1169. Being Single-minded

1 Corinthians 7:29-31

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Donald Charles Lacy

... Day of Pentecost. A single-mindedness is virtually demanded. It all has to do with a single God/man they knew was the one in whom they found their salvation. He had given them more than hope. He had given them assurances of heaven with him. In one sense, nothing has changed during those twenty centuries. We are to be centered on the one and only certain Savior of humankind, that little Jewish boy born of Mary. As he made his way as a lad and to maturity, including dying a terrible death and conquering the ...

1170. Looking Out for Others

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

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Donald Charles Lacy

... another person's life is actually a reasonable expectation. To be flexible enough to enable others to see the Christ more completely is ministry, pure and simple. Many of us — if not all — have wondered upon occasion about our positive presence. Not being able to sense growth in others tends to be a common experience. However, it is certainly true that when the most severe darkness comes, we are soon to witness the sun coming up. Perhaps for you that is not always the case, but frankly it has been true ...

1171. Making Disciples

2 Corinthians 3:1-6

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Donald Charles Lacy

... demonstrations of day breaks. How can we be sure we are saturated by the Spirit of the Living God? That's a tough question, isn't it? Some who claim to be led seem all too often fumbling and stumbling with little to show in a factual sense. Efforts are made, perhaps with sacrifice, and all appears to be in near perfect order. Then something or someone moves out of kilter, at least, in our assessment and our balloon bursts with an embarrassing bang. We become encouraged, only after we discover, the moment is ...

1172. Parades and Crosses — The Challenge of Ministry

2 Corinthians 4:5-12

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Maurice A. Fetty

... them a reason for life or a purpose they all could share, even if they couldn't achieve in academics or sports. Some of those kids now come to talk with me about their problems and I seem to be able to help them. It really gives me a deep sense of satisfaction." "Well," said his father, "you could do that as a youth sponsor while you were in business with me. You could be a deacon and teacher and all that and still not enter the professional ministry." "That's true," said the son as he shifted his weight ...

1173. Denial Ain’t a River in Egypt

Isaiah 64:1-9

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Schuyler Rhodes

... denial is not just a willful ignoring of circumstances. It's not some blissful choice for unawareness. It is, in a very real sense, a form of spiritual illness. It is part of a numbing process that turns us away from the holy, from what is true, ... all of Hebrew Scripture — a call for a God experience, for an advent of the Holy from a people who have long lived with a disturbing sense that God has abandoned them. "O that you would tear open the heavens and come down" (Isaiah 64:1), is a plea from a people ...

1174. Revitalizing the Lo-cal Church

Acts 1:12-26

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Leonard Sweet

... us, making us into the likeness of Christ. In the words of Francois Fenelon: "Lord, teach me to pray. Pray thyself in me." Prayer is the breathing of the soul. Have you ever walked into a room where people were praying? Then you have sensed that hallowed aura, that special power that the earth exhales into the atmosphere of prayer-inhaling places. Every church needs that special aura, that special power again. America's oldline denominations are trying to get out of their tailspins of decline and loss by ...

1175. How to Play Fair in Foul Play

Mark 8:27-38

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Leonard Sweet

... in life not the rich, not the poor; not the well, not the sick. 4. Hope for the best, while you prepare for the worst. 5. Pray without ceasing. Paul asked his friends to "strive together with me in your prayers" (Romans 15:30). 6. Keep a sense of humor; it carries us through the rough times. Someone once said, Children are a wonderful way to start people." The story of the Roman Catholic bishop who was visiting one of his churches and administering confirmation to the children reminds us of this. With a ...

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