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176. Keeping the Glow On

Exodus 34:29-35

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Harry N. Huxhold

... when they broke up their conference, they gathered the people together for a session in which Moses revealed what had been given to him by God. The people adjusted to the situation and heard Moses out. When Moses finished this session, he donned a veil to carry on his normal duties and his contacts with the people. From then on, whenever Moses went in to confer with God, he removed the veil. When he returned to the people to share once more what he had received from God, the people could see the phenomenon ...

177. “In Your Heart You Devise Injustice”

Psalm 58:1-11

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... has been generated in their inner being (58:2), leaving little hope that their social behavior is only a temporary departure from the ethical norm. If we understand the subject of 58:1 to be the “gods,” then the wicked of verse 3 are the earthlings who carry on the evil work of the gods. This poem thus moves from the idea of the gods who activate injustice in the world, to the human wicked who carry out the gods’ designs, to the victims of God’s judgment in verse 10b, precisely what the prayer of ...

178. Bringing Life to a Party

Luke 24:36b-48

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King Duncan

... s love for us required that He humble Himself, give up His power and authority, take on human form, and suffer humiliation and injustice and persecution and torture and death to save us. As Dávila writes, “Victory didn’t erase the scars. He continued to carry on his very skin the evidence of a life lived in radical commitment to God’s love and justice.” (3) How outrageous are the claims of the Gospel? The divine Creator of all that lives and moves and has its being came down to earth and suffered ...

179. Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams

Luke 1:67-80

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Carroll Gunkel

... therein, he was met by the Devil. The latter said to Jesus, "Now that you’ve left the earth, what plans do you have for your work." The legend says that Jesus responded, "Why I’ve left Peter, and James, and John, and a host of others to carry on my work." To which the Devil replied, "... and if they should fail, what other plans do you have?" Jesus then said, "I have no other plans; I’m counting on them." All else had failed. Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan knew that they were successors to those ...

180. Call Him a Story Teller

Luke 1:1-4

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George Bass

... people involved in the drama real and memorable. He collected and included the fantastic parables of Jesus that constituted the bulk of his teaching and preaching ministry for those short three years. Luke spells out the details of how Jesus trained his disciples to carry on his ministry after he would be gone. And he graphically pictures Christ as one who loves people, has compassion on the sick, the poor, the hungry, and uses his power to help and heal the ailing persons who came or were brought to him ...

181. Worthwhile Arguments

Mark 9:33-37

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Richard Patt

... we read, "But they would not answer him, because on the road they had been arguing among themselves about who was the greatest." Pretty embarrassing! Not only were they caught discussing a subject that revealed their own proud, self-centered concerns; they were also carrying on this worthless argument in the presence of him who was the greatest, of him who lived the greatest story ever told as he laid down his life for us at the cross; who in the greatest victory this world has ever known rose triumphantly ...

182. Does Jesus Care?

Luke 7:11-17

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King Duncan

... them, to offer some inspiring words of faith. But I could only mumble a few words of greeting. They were the teachers, not I." (4) There is One who sees our distress and understands. BECAUSE HE SEES AND UNDERSTANDS, HE CAN GIVE US THE STRENGTH TO CARRY ON. Even if Jesus had not raised the widow's son from the dead, meeting him would still have brought her much comfort. It has for many others, for there is something about the Master's love and compassion that has helped countless millions of persons endure ...

183. Why the Church?

Matthew 16:21-28

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Donald B. Strobe

... , old wives and children, Christ’s congregation exists, does not believe at all in the existence of the Church. (Dogmatics in Outline, London: SCM Press, 1957, pp.142-143) The Church is the Body of Christ, that is, it has been given the awesome responsibility of carrying on Christ’s ministry in the world today. This does not mean that the Church is perfect. Far from it. Again and again the Bible speaks of Gods choosing imperfect people to get His work done in the world. What other kind is there? I tell ...

184. Battle Stations

Ephesians 6:10-18

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James Merritt

... young men who loved the Lord Jesus named Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? A law was passed that everyone in the country would have to bow down and worship the golden image of King Nebuchadnezzar. Now these three men did not cause a ruckus. They didn't carry on any violent demonstrations. But when everybody else bowed down, all they simply did was stand up. Just because they stood up for God, the battle was brought to them. One of the greatest reasons our country's in the shape she's in today is because ...

185. A Crib, A Cross, And A Cave

Matthew 28:1-10

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... future of the Mission of God's Kingdom that does depend upon us. Jesus came into this world to seek and to save that which was lost. Then He returned to God. But before he did, Jesus gathered around him a select group of men and women to carry on his work. There was nothing special about these men and women. In fact, they were quite ordinary. There was only one thing that distinguished them, they had been touched and chose by Jesus. And when Christ left them, he gave them a mission. They were to reach out ...

186. Audacious Faith

Mark 2:1-12

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Maxie Dunnam

... isn’t it? The kind of faith demonstrated by the four friends of the paralytic never says, “We cannot,” or “Impossible.” Will you keep that in mind as we move into our stewardship program to raise $6 million for the desperately needed funding to carry on the ministry of the church. This congregation has been extravagantly blessed by God. We can do anything God calls us to do. Our faith must not allow us to say, “We cannot,” or “Impossible” Are you facing some hard task that seems impossible ...

187. Why Do People Suffer?

John 9:1-7

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J. Howard Olds

... know today, whether you have messed up or caused other people pain, that in the name of Jesus Christ, you and I are forgiven. Let it soak into your soul. Embrace the grace of God. Embrace the grace of God for your sins and find the grace of God to carry on in the midst of life. The apostle Paul had a thorn in the flesh, a tormenting problem that would not go away, causing him much pain. You can read about it in II Corinthians 12. Paul shares, how he pleaded with the Lord about it, asking him to remove it ...

188. The Power of the Trust Factor

John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... by faith, a faith that holds onto God despite all else. That kind of faith does not come naturally to any of us. Pastors spend part of their lives on the edge of other people's tragedies and disappointments. There are times when we wonder how people can carry on after deep tragedy. Job is like that. His wife and his friends cannot relate to Job's response to the tragedies and pain he faces. He lives with a confidence that everything would come out all right in the end because his trust is not in what he ...

189. Filling the Emptiness Within

John 6:24-35

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King Duncan

... kingdom--at least not at that time. Healing people, as much as he had compassion on the people who came to him, was not his real mission. His real purpose was to spread the good news of the Kingdom of God. His real purpose was to train his disciples to carry on the work of the Kingdom. His real purpose was to show people in his own life the very nature of God. So under the cover of darkness, after feeding the 5000 he crossed to the other side of the lake to Capernaum. But many of the people got in boats ...

190. Who’s Keeping Score?

Matthew 18:21-35

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William J. Carl

... Jesus espouses in this text. The second is the one Peter is pushing and, by the way, the one our world has bought into for centuries. Anne Herbert once suggested that the whole thing started in Eden when Adam and Eve began keeping score. Certainly it was carried on in their children when Cain’s anger over Abel’s higher giving score finally led to murder. Anyway, God got so angry with Adam and Eve for worrying about their scores and which one had the bigger house or the newer car that he just kicked them ...

191. And Now For Something Completely Different

Isaiah 43:14-28

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Frederick C. Edwards

... . The other technique is for those who prefer to be more verbal, and whose minds may not be patient with the tediousness of writing. Of course one needs to get away to a place where, if anyone hears, they won’t wonder about someone who is talking and carrying on conversations when nobody else is there. We may talk to ourselves at other times, but when we do it in earnest and with a purpose people who overhear tend to become a bit uneasy. The technique is to talk out what we want to leave behind, and if ...

192. If You Are The King Of The Jews....

Luke 23:26-43

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King Duncan

... and the people you work with? Do you see where I'm heading? Jesus came into this world to seek and to save that which was lost. Then he returned to the Father. But before he did, he gathered around him a select group of men and women to carry on his work. There was nothing special about these men and women. In fact, they were quite ordinary. There was only one thing that distinguished them--they had been touched by the Master's hand. And when Christ left them, he gave them a charge--that they were to reach ...

193. The Coming Of The Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

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King Duncan

... works in Derby, England, setting out the exact specifications of the engine, asking them to cable immediately the exact horsepower. Shortly the reply arrived, bearing one word: Adequate. (1) Some of you have come to the end of your rope with very little strength to carry on and have found God's strength was adequate for whatever need you had at that time. As St. Paul writes to the Philippians: "And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." (4:19) Adequate is ...

194. The Revelation Code III: The Mark on Harry's Forehead

Revelation 13:11-14:7

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John E. Harnish

... but the mark was still there, and when he heard the story… - the story of a battle between good and evil - the story of a sacrifice for his salvation - the story of the sign of his redemption Harry remembered who he was and claimed his identity. So we carry on our foreheads the mark of Christ, the waters of baptism, the sign of the Savior, our true identity as children of God. Sometimes we forget it's there. Sometimes we live as if it doesn't matter. Sometimes we even feel like we have been marked by some ...

195. Unto Us

Luke 1:26-38

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Will Willimon

... aggravation. “Gabriella, say thank you," she said as she hauled in enough stuffed sacks to equip an army. Some of these she then proceeded to cram in the overhead bins while I stood in the aisle, then helped her cram, cursing USAir for not enforcing their carry-on rules. I suppose on Christmas Eve you could bring on a herd of cattle if you wished. No. Reindeer. Finally settling in the seat, she sticks her hand out at me saying, ''Hi! Donna Raphael here and Gabriella. Gabriella, say Hi! to the nice man who ...

196. The Glory of Christ

Isaiah 60:1-22

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Elizabeth Achtemeier

... will be "good news" for all peoples and not the evil tidings that we read in our newspapers. If the church will truly be the church, it can spread the gospel to the whole wide world. There are little groups here and there in the universal church who carry on such a mission now, so it is not an impossible dream. Such groups believe God's promises, given in the scriptures, and so they shine with the light of Christ among them. They do so, however, not by their own efforts, not by their own planning, not by ...

197. The Reason Why

Illustration

Staff

... requested the Lord's body (v.58). It must have nagged at him as he wrapped the body in a linen cloth, carried it to his own freshly hewn tomb, and rolled the massive stone into its groove over the tomb's mouth. In the face of his grief, Joseph carried on. He did what he knew he had to do. None of Jesus' relatives were in a position to claim His body for burial, for they were all Galileans and none of them possessed a tomb in Jerusalem. The disciples weren't around to help either. But there was another ...

Carry on, carry on, for the men and boys are gone, But the furrow shan't lie fallow while the women carry on.

Janet Begbie

199. Singing Along The Way

Zephaniah 3:1-20

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Ron Lavin

... and rationalize their behavior. Yet, the ethics of the Bible are as valid today as ever. Biblical ethics deal with unchangeable truths. Barclay is speaking of the unchangeable God in the midst of a changeable and fickle people. Barclay speaks of carrying on the remnant song in our time. After 1950 years of Christian tradition many have decided that "everyone for himself" is the proper tune. How shall we keep from being drawn into permissiveness? "Sing the songs of Zion ...," Zephaniah advises. "Sing, aloud ...

200. What's So Good About Feeling Bad?

Exodus 17:1-7

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Joann Hary

... that we have everything all moved in, God has provided a home, and friends have been wonderful - and for just a little bit, we feel like we have it made. Then comes day after day of not being able to find what we are looking for, and we fuss and carry on, thinking a box must have been left behind, or some dummy carried it to the basement instead of the kitchen well, you know how it goes ... God provides us with a beautiful, sunny day, no wind and it is as clear as can be, and we complain, "But it's ...

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