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1676. As a Fire Exists by Burning

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... it slowly to my face, blew on it to cool it a bit, and then, in one quick movement, slipped it into my mouth. It was delicious. Mrs. Davis saw my smile and finally explained: She and her grandchildren had gone out that spring and picked wild raspberries and blueberries, brought them home and froze them. This morning, she had boiled some of them in sugar water until she had a thick syrup then dropped biscuit dough into the syrup making berry dumplings. To the untrained eye, they looked kind of, well, slimy ...

1677. Learning to Lean

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

In 2012, Cheryl Strayed released a heart-wrenching memoir called “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.” The book describes the author’s own struggles with loss, grief, and relationships and her need to come to a place of peace with herself and her life. As she undertakes her journey of self-discovery in 1995, she physically sets ...

1678. God Is Like...Fire

Malachi 3:1-4 · Luke 3:1-6, 9,16-17

Sermon

Kenneth L. Gibble

... . Most vivid in my mind as a child was the picture in my imagination of Grandpa trying to beat out the quickly spreading fire and then trying to rescue his animals. Fire, I learned early in life, is a fearful thing. It can get out of control, can run wild and destroy property, even human life. Like most children, I was both afraid of fire and fascinated by it. Seeing a match being struck and bursting into flame seemed like a small miracle. And when I got a bit older and was given the chore of taking out the ...

1679. In the Hands of God

Mark 13:24-37

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Joel D. Kline

Raymond Fung, who some years ago served as secretary of evangelism for the World Council of Churches, asserts that "waiting is an attitude, an inclination to act. Our waiting communicates that life is not all it should be. We wait because there is something worth having. We wait because the resources we need to survive and to grow are not in our own hands, but in the hands of God."

1680. The Direction We Walk

Mark 13:24-37

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Joel D. Kline

Brethren historian Don Durnbaugh tells the story of Rufus Bucher, a noted Church of the Brethren minister and evangelist in the early 1900s. Bucher was called to the ministry in 1901, and in the course of that ministry was one of the most effective leaders of revival or evangelistic meetings that were common in those days. Indeed, Rufus Bucher led more than 200 series of such meetings in thirteen states, reportedly assisting nearly 3000 persons to make commitments to Christ and the church. A resident of ...

1681. The Christ-Child Lay

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G. K. Chesterton

The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap, His hair was like a light. (O weary, weary is the world, But here is all aright.) The Christ-child lay on Mary's breast, His hair was like a star. (O stern and cunning are the kings, But here the true hearts are.) The Christ-child lay on Mary's heart, His hair was like a fire. (O weary, weary is the world, But here the world's desire.) The Christ-child stood at Mary's knee, His hair was like a crown. And all the flowers looked up at Him, And all the stars looked down.

(A country where) the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.