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151. Will the “Real” Jesus Please Stand Up

Mark 3:20-35

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Lori Wagner

... family. For some, it’s pleasurable to connect with others, to learn about people, places, and things, to contribute to conversations, to join in groups with people who like what they like. But some also get a sense of longing, of sadness, feelings of deficiency or inadequacy that somehow their life isn’t like those others they see. While social media sites can be a connective force, they can also remind us of what keeps us apart. But there’s a different kind of social media phenomenon breaking that ...

152. Missional Discontinuity

Mark 6:30-44, Mark 6:45-56

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Dean Feldmeyer

... traveling with a small child or a person with disabilities put your own mask on first, and then help those seated near you.” In other words, you are not going to be of any help to anyone if you are flopping around, gasping due to an oxygen deficiency of your own. Jesus says the same thing but in a different way: The opening sentence of this story is the first time where the disciples are referred to as “apostles.” This is appropriate, as an apostle is one who has been sent and they are just returning ...

153. Body

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... whole creation “will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the sons of God” (v. 21). Paul wants to stress against his opponents that the real test of his apostleship is not external glory, which is observably deficient at present, but rather the process of internal transformation (see further on 5:12). Given these values, the apostle does not lose heart, despite his hardships and their negative effect on his body. 4:17 Paul gives a second reason he does not lose ...

154. Breathe

John 6:56-69

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Lori Wagner

... forgetful. We can experience panic attacks, restlessness, depression, or shortness of breath. Our immune system can weaken. Our hair and skin can suffer. We can even become more predisposed to diseases such as heart disease, cancers, arthritis, autoimmune disorders, deficiencies, or dementia, among others. Stress, especially when chronic, is not our friend. That is an understatement! What to do? Many practitioners will tell you –start by breathing. Now that sounds like a no-brainer, right? Of course, we ...

155. Pay Attention!

Luke 21:25-36

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Lori Wagner

... easily distracted, have difficulty paying attention to things that once mattered, and you feel a deep sense of distress and loss which prevents you from clarity. Even physical maladies can affect your levels of distraction –anything from vitamin deficiencies to addictions to too much caffeine or sugar! We are, as it is, fairly easily distractible creatures! Jesus describes the human state of distraction as a “weighing down” of the heart. Some translations use the word “dulling” but “weighing ...

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