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Synonyms: wilderness, mass departure, withdrawal, evacuation, leaving, exit, flight, journey, migration, emigration, leaving, egress, retreat, escape, going, disappearance, immigration

Antonyms: arrival, influx, inflow, entrance, entry, coming, advent, extension, flux, appearance

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1. The Journey

Mark 8:27-36

Sermon

Will Willimon

... of verses to the ending of Mark, but that is not the earliest copies of this Gospel. The thing just ends, with the women standing there stupefied and amazed and Jesus moved on to somewhere else. I think this is Mark's way of saying that, because of Easter, this journey is not over, in fact it is never over until God says that it is over. We certainly thought that Good Friday and the cross was the end of the story, that death had had the final word. But no, we get out to the cemetery and find out that ...

2. Bread For The Journey (Bread of Life III)

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... never finish.” How right she was! None of us know, at any given time, where life will take us, but isn’t it a remarkable thing that even a child can look over the desk, over the books and papers, over the walls of the classroom, anticipating a life journey that will never be finished! Jesus has something like that in mind when he says, “I am the living bread which came down from heaven, and anyone who eats this bread will live for ever.” I will make three points to help us catch some of the vision ...

3. Bread for the Journey

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Thomas C. Willadsen

... to the kingdom of God. We are always dependent on God’s grace, so we know that no matter how hard we work to further our journey, any progress we make is a gift from God. There was a message on the back of the big tour buses that my marching band used ... bring him back to life through prayer. Elijah was a good man to have around the house. We just get a glimpse of his journey this morning. I doubt that he would say “Getting there is half the fun.” Like all Old Testament prophets, Elijah paid a high price ...

4. Are You Ready for the Journey?

Mark 8:27-9:1

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John E. Harnish

... little web feet and the rich, resonate voice of the narrator says: "Like most love stories, it begins with an act of utter foolishness. Each year at about the same time, the emperor penguin will leave the comforts of his ocean home and embark on an incredible journey. Though he is a bird, he won't fly. Though he lives in the ocean, he won't swim. For the most part, he will walk. But he won't walk alone." Gradually the scene fills with hundreds of penguins, padding along on their little feet, past immense ...

5. Unfinished Journeys

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

Erskine White

... down. If he is flexible enough, if he can react quickly enough to the obstacles put before him, he can keep running and score a touchdown. But more often than not - most times, in fact - the football player is stopped short of his goal. He is knocked down and his journey is left unfinished, so he has to pick himself up off the ground and try again, and again and again. This is the art of living and it's important that we know it, because for most of us, life is more like a football game than a track meet ...

6. The Three-fold Journey

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... we live, St. Paul is saying to us. Then he goes on to give us some important advice about the proper way to live. We can visualize this advice as a three-fold journey, a journey that can make our sojourn here on earth well worth the trouble. Let's explore that three-fold journey for a few moments. THE FIRST LEG OF THIS JOURNEY IS THE JOURNEY OF WISDOM. Paul urges his fellow believers to live not "as unwise people, but as wise, making the most of the time." That makes sense, doesn't it? Most of us can agree ...

7. The Longest Journey Is the Shortest Distance

Acts 17:22-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the cross his message was not about himself, but was about the plan for our salvation. The closer Jesus came to God's presence, the more strongly the God within became evident to those around. Are you ready to set out on the greatest adventure, the most exciting journey of your life? There is nothing more exciting in life than to be a disciple of Jesus. Are you prepared to open yourself up to experiencing the God who is around and the God who is within? How is your sense of direction? How is your sense of ...

8. The Journey of Salvation

Luke 22:39-46, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... on a judgment seat at a place called The Pavement, which in Hebrew is called Gabbatha. That is the second landmark on our journey of salvation that we need to recall. First Gethsemane, then Gabbatha. It was here that Pilate washed his hands of Jesus. Don’t ... to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:18-21). So, the last stop on the journey of salvation is our town as we seek to tell the good news, as we seek to make disciples of all men and women, as we ...

9. The Christian Journey I: The Path

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... his disciples should follow him through that narrow gate "For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it" (Matthew 7:14). The third image of a path captures two people rather far up the road, and the journey has not become any easier. On the road to Emmaus two persons, Cleopas and no doubt his wife Mary (see John 19:25), were rightfully distraught after the dreadful end of Jesus' ministry. The forces of evil had prevailed, and Jesus lay dead in the tomb, or so ...

10. The Journey Begins

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... the Son of God, then your hearing won’t make a difference. Peter has taken the second step of what will be a life-long journey, but now he is about to experience the greatest thrill of all – the third step. When you hear the Word of God and you trust the ... you are a hater or a bigot or a hypocrite. When you decide to step out and follow Jesus, He takes responsibility for the journey. I hear people say, “You had better give your life to Jesus. You might die.” I say, “You had better give your life to ...

11. The Christian Journey II: The Mountain

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John N. Brittain

... But twice the Lord asks Elijah the same question, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" He'd had his mountaintop experiences and now was supposed to be serving. So back to my beginning question, how does the image of the mountain fit into the idea of the Christian journey? It fits in by reminding us of the discipline and effort that is often needed to follow Christ. It is also a sign of God's great love and mercy, the place where God powers our emotion and our intellect in "mountain-top experiences." But it is ...

12. Let the Journey Begin

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

Dean Lueking

... give up, but the sacred life given for us upon the cross. Whatever we choose to lay aside and do without, let God alone know and refrain from broadcasting the word around. Lenten living that responds to this text is in large part a hidden journey to those with whom we share the journey. But that is as it should be. All hinges upon the Father's knowing us and our knowing the Father. With our souls secured by Christ, and with faces lit with hope and a holy joy we: . . . run with perseverance the race that is ...

13. Our Journey With Jesus

2 Corinthians 5:17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... passed away; behold the new has come.” Nothing less is the aim of the Christian life, to be new creatures in Christ Jesus. To journey with Him. So, why are we here? I heard a story not long ago that poses that same kind of question. A woman and her ... you know, my prayer – my deepest prayer – is that you’ll get to know Jesus better and at a deeper level than ever – that our journey with Him will take on a new joy and excitement – that we will discover what He’s doing in the world and join Him in ...

14. Samaria and Our Spiritual Journey

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... no advantage of a loving family, could hear Scripture being read and have an experience of the love of God she would remember 75 or more years later! Sincerely, Richard Rogers Well, that’s the way it is -- and that’s the way it will always be in our spiritual journey. Wherever we are, God is there -- and God’s people to share God’s love. Samaria is not to stay in, but to pass through. Hear the lessons again: One, there is a Samaria in all of our lives. Two, there is a ministry for us in Samaria And ...

15. Samaria and Our Spiritual Journey

John 4:1-26

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Maxie Dunnam

... a loving family, could hear Scripture being read and have and experience of the love of God she would remember 75 or more years later! Psalm 27:10. Sincerely, Richard Rogers Well, that’s the way it is - and that’s the way it will always be in our spiritual journey, wherever we are, God is there and God’s people to share God’s love. Samaria is not to stay in, but to pass through. Hear the lessons again. One: there is a Samaria in all of our lives. Two, there is a ministry for us in Samaria. And three ...

16. Beginning the Lenten Journey

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Timothy W. Ayers

... all done. Making matters even worse, they were saying for others to do it like them. In the same way, putting a cross of ashes on your forehead is not cleaning your room. Ashes on your forehead is recognizing that there is a need to start cleaning. Lent is a journey of spiritual renewal. Putting ashes on your forehead should be a sign, not to others, but to the man or woman in the mirror that we are taking the first step. If not it is as hollow as this story that I heard of a boy whose brother took him ...

17. Strength for The Journey

John 16:12-15

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... know the essence of God and in all three, together, we come to know the fullness of God. But it is through the Holy Spirit that we know God as motivator, animator, and authenticator. It is in God that we discover the strength that we need to make the journey of an authentic life. I have already talked more than a few minutes and maybe, as the old axiom says, I have slipped into heresy for probing the mystery too deeply, but probably not. No one has ever accused me of being too deep. I prefer to think that ...

18. Eager For The Journey

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... could handle these things, the joys of exploration would exceed their wildest dreams. Every single one of them in the group joined Sir Francis Drake that day, some did not even go home to say goodbye to their families, they just boarded the boat eager for the journey. What made the difference in these two groups? Why did the first group turn down the mission and the second jump at the chance? Was the second group different and more adventurous than the first? The answer is: No. It is not the men who had ...

19. Secrets Shared for the Journey of Life

Philippians 4:10-20

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... us firm. THIRD, PAUL LEARNS THAT THE POWER OF CHRIST FREES US FROM BEING SHACKLED BY PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. Paul could have given up when he was imprisoned in Rome and when other obstacles were placed in his way during his missionary journeys. A recent cartoon in a professional journal I received contained the following cartoon. Pictured is a checkout counter and window. The sign overhead reads: "Lost and Found." A sleepy-eyed attendant slouches against the counter. Behind him are boxes labeled: "Initiative ...

20. Joy in the Journey

119:129-136

Sermon

Michael Milton

... ! When you want meat, you want meat! When you are hungry for God, my beloved, you want the meat of the Word, not some gobbledy-gook and psychobabble about God. You want God, You want the “Word from Another World” which fills you up with strength for the journey of life and with spiritual power to follow God and serve him! And all of this speaks to me as a pastor and to my own commitments. In the seventeenth century John Milton wrote about the people of England, in an un-Reformed Church, being like sheep ...

21. A Difficult but Joyous Journey

Luke 1:39-55

Sermon

King Duncan

... last few days of pregnancy on the back of a donkey. Most do better than a stable and the odors of cattle and sheep in the birthplace. Mary should have had an omen at Jesus’ birth that life would not be easy. Besides, this would not be her last journey under adverse circumstances. In Matthew’s account of the first Christmas, Mary and Joseph and the new babe are forced to flee to Egypt to escape the wrath of Herod. So once again Mary and Joseph were on the move--fleeing to protect the life of their son ...

22. The Christian Journey IV: The Pool

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... experience in the wilderness. Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.-- Psalm 114:7-8 Of course, water is needed for our journey no matter what metaphor we use: following Jesus along the way, striving to climb the mountain, facing temptation and fear head-on in the desert. We all know that we can go without food for quite a while, but without adequate water we are soon in dire trouble ...

23. Your Journey Of Life - A Wedding Ceremony

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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Mark P. Zacher

... that last forever: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of them all is love." Now, I hope that all of you listened very, very closely and carefully as I reread that passage. You see, what we are being told by Paul is that no matter how the journey of life may go, no matter what the direction we may head, and no matter what rough spots and difficulties that we might endure; through it all we can be confident and hopeful and filled with joy because there are three things that are eternally sure and certain ...

24. Faithquest: Directions For The Journey Of Life

1 John 3:16-24

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... abide in him, and he abides in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit that he has given us. John reminds us of two things. He says we are called to Love and Believe. Those are the two essential ingredients of our Faith Journey Of Life. Love and Believe. Each one begets the other. Love, God's love being lived out in us begets belief in Christ and belief in Christ begets God like love. I. Believe First, let's look at Believe. If you were to ask a hundred people the question, what ...

25. Easter Journeys Out and In

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... confirmation. Let us take it step by step. 1. Verse 28: "Seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah." John Calvin cautioned us that ours must be an informed faith. It was in search of this that the Ethiopian was reading the Scriptures as he journeyed toward home. Is it not possible that after the experience of worship in Jerusalem he was asking himself: What is all this about? He was engaged in an exercise that many of us have failed to do, and we therefore are living a faith that makes little ...

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