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Acts 1:1-11

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Gerald Whetstone

... he nodded, but with the muddled recognition of someone who'd eaten thousands of lunches in kitchens across the country. I asked about his trip to Washington. He didn't answer. But perhaps he did sense that this was our second meeting and he could divulge something of his purpose. He patted his briefcase. "Colors," he said, "everything has to do with colors. You already have the whole spectrum. Look around, colors are everywhere you turn. You just have to make them work for you." Before he got out he patted ...

2. Words As Images

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Michael Rogness

... . *Make sure it's accurate. I once heard a preacher tell Dostoevski's story from Brothers Karamazov of Raskalnikov's rebirth in prison after receiving the New Testament. It's a splendid illustration, but it's in Crime and Punishment. *Never divulge confidences or tell stories from your ministry which cause people to wonder who you're talking about. *Stories of your own experiences give instant credibility to your sermon. On the other hand, avoid repeated stories of yourself and your own family, particularly ...

3. What Is Your Holy Week Address?

Matthew 27:45-56

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Robert Noblett

... address becomes evident, an address that reveals the location of one’s presence spiritually. Often we assign people such spiritual locations and do not even think of them as addresses, but really they are. Ernie, we say, is a cynic, thereby divulging his spiritual coordinates. Sally, we say, is an inveterate optimist, thus revealing her spiritual address. The events of Holy Week, culminating in Easter, also provide us with a series of spiritual addresses where people choose to live. First, we have the ...

4. I, Caiaphas

John 18:12-14

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King Duncan

... knuckle under. Well, the hearing I scheduled didn't go very well. I had lined up a number of witnesses. Yes, they were paid witness, and with a couple of them I did offer some well rehearsed stories about the Nazarene which they were to divulge when they were on the stand. But there was trouble. All they did was to stammer and stutter, and completely contradict one another. In fact, their stories so contradicted one another that Jesus really never was pressed to respond to any of the testimony. Before ...

5. Flesh-eaters; Blood Drinkers

John 6:51-58

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King Duncan

... brought into a hospital in Montreal whose life was saved by a blood transfusion. When he was well again this patient asked, "Isn't there any way I can discover the name of the blood donor and thank him?" He was told that names of donors are never divulged. A few weeks later he came back to give a pint of his own blood. Since then he has returned again and again for the same purpose. When one of the surgeons commented on this splendid anonymous service he answered simply, "Someone I never knew did it for ...

6. This Kiss

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

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Leonard Sweet

Not another way to divulge how old you are . . . Ever find yourself describing some task as "child's play?" Ever hear yourself mouth the words, "this is so simple a child could understand it . .?" Guess what? You've instantly dated yourself. You're ancient. You're a quaint antique. In today's digitized, down-loaded, ...

7. No Partiality

Acts 10:34-43

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John N. Brittain

... the thousands of people who have their identities stolen, nor of the major brands and institutions (over 20,100 in May 2006 alone) that are victimized by "spoofed" emails that take consumers to counterfeit websites designed to trick them into divulging financial data thinking that they are actually updating their accounts. The Brittains are especially sensitive to identify theft since my wife, Eileen, had hers stolen before the term "identity theft" had even been coined. She was victimized the old-fashioned ...

8. The Inconcealable Christ!

Mark 7:31-37, Mark 7:24-30

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... If such a declaration was to be made today, we would see it on the magazine racks at the checkout stands in every grocery store! That declaration by the Holy Spirit was the beginning of an earthly ministry in which, by one way or another, Jesus repeatedly divulged who he was. "He could not keep his presence secret" (v. 24). On Calvary's Cross ... That Friday when the sun went dark in the sky, even the centurion whose duty it was to watch over Jesus' crucifixion, declared, "Surely this man was the Son of God ...

9. Prophesy Your Way Forward

Matthew 2:1-12

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Leonard Sweet

... the birthplace of the messianic king who, like David, will serve as God’s “shepherd” to all of Israel. Armed with this new (to him) information, Herod brings the magi before him. Notice that his first act in their presence is NOT to divulge the anticipated residence of the new “king” these magi seek. Herod was well known for sending out spies instead of official envoys. His use of these foreign, and certainly Gentile, “operatives” to provide him with information and “eyes on the ground” is ...

10. All Roads Lead To Bethlehem

Luke 21:5-38

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Leonard Sweet

... about getting ourselves ready for the gift we can never properly prepare for or receive. Jesus’ final Passover journey to Jerusalem and to the Temple was riddled with demands for “signs.” The Pharisees, the Scribes, Jesus’ own disciples all demanded that Jesus divulge signs of his power and authority, proof texts and bulls-eye predictions to shore up his words and witness. In Luke’s text Jesus’ response about “what is to come” begins in 21:5. But after his words that focused on the specific ...

11. Just Checking

Revelation 22:1-6

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Leonard Sweet

... It is I, Jesus” speaks directly to John, his “beloved disciple,” affirming the authenticity of “This message for the churches” (v.16). The message Jesus proclaims is both familiar and fresh. Jesus proclaims his connection to the Davidic lineage and divulges his precedence over it. He is both “the root” and “the offspring,” both before the existence of human genealogy and yet also a participant in that familial “tree of life.” The image of the “bright morning star” echoes Balaam’s ...

12. The Secret to Happiness

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

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King Duncan

... The only catch is, Beale wrote this letter in code. Eventually, all the members of the mining party died, including Thomas Beale. And guess what? No one has ever been able to crack the code in Thomas Beale’s letter, and since none of the others miners divulged their secret, his treasure remains hidden somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Is anyone interested in getting up a search party to find all that gold? The rest of us could stay behind and pray for you—as long as you promise to tithe 10% of whatever ...

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