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Psalm 138:1-8

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... ; bless as Christ blessed long ago. Weave them garments bright and sparkling; compass them with love and light. Fill, anoint them; send your Spirit, holy dove and heart's delight. Don't leave these young Christians dangling, struggling and stranded on a fence post. Let's pass on the flame of the faith. Don't forget to live your faith before them. Remember, they can't grow in the faith they are proclaiming today without us and our help. This is the Word of the Lord for this day. 1. Garfield by Jim Davis ...

2. Loving

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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Larry Powell

... . Strangely, we chase fire trucks, police cars, and emergency vehicles. Perhaps for the same reason, we are attracted by, and often pursue, gossip, particularly if it is "juicy." It is always revealing to observe a person's expression while he or she is passing on the latest tidbit. Frequently, it is reported in an almost delightful manner. Paul reminds us that love does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. That which seeks to discover only the bad or distasteful has bade farewell to love long ...

3. What Is a Good Samaritan?

Luke 10:25-37

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Leonard Sweet

... tell you, 'It was you who invited me here. It was you who passed me the baton'?" Yet there is a significant difference between the image of the 400-meter relay race and the baton-passing image of Christian discipleship. Evangelism/Discipleship is not a sprint. Passing on the baton in Christian life is not something you do once and then collapse in exhaustion. Evangelism/Discipleship is not a task to do it is a way to be. Go on here to identify the baton-passing, life-changing Samaritans in your life and in ...

4. For Freedom!

Matthew 18:21-35

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... which we’ll have. The coming of the Kingdom and our own future and destiny depend upon it. A. We Can Pass on It Once the gift is given, we could opt to pass on it. In other words, when God releases us from bondage - bondage he has every right to hold us in - we ... their attitudes have not been shaped and changed by it. In fact, the gift has not actually been received at all. They’ve passed on it. That’s not to say they don’t enjoy the fact that they are free from the obligations God could press upon ...

5. The Temptation To Pass By On The Other Side

Luke 10:25-37

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Brett Blair

... ’s from another city, or another political philosophy, or another economic bracket, or of another race. But Jesus is saying, it doesn’t make any difference who he is. If we are people within whom the love of God dwells then we will respond with compassion to those whom we pass on the roadside of life. The young Pharisee asked: how can I love my neighbor if I don’t know who he is. Jesus replied: It’s not who he is. It’s who you are. Amen.

6. Do You Hear What I Hear?

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

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Paul E. Robinson

... stand in it is not to go with the crowd. It is tough for a teenager to stand in the gospel today. The pressures are enormous to move in every other direction but the Christian walk. And of course one could say the same for adults. Fourthly, the process of passing on the gospel is to have that wonderful joy of knowing you have been saved from a life of dead-end materialism to a life of hope and vitality and meaning, both in this life and the next, a life that will not lose its luster no matter how many toys ...

7. Passover Or Passalong?

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

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John B. Jamison

... ’t get out of my head is the first line. When I first read it I just kind of passed over it as his introduction to the really important stuff. Maybe it was the same for you? Remember what he said? For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you…. (1 Corinthians 11:23 NIV) It sounds pretty basic, doesn’t it? Paul was just telling them that what he was about to tell them was not something he made up but what actually happened. He was telling them what others told him. That’s not what my ...

8. The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

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Brett Blair

9. It’s as Simple as That

2 Kings 2:1-18

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Thomas D. Peterson

... to remain on the other side of the river. But if we were to, the deeper meanings of the experience would be lost to us. We would miss the two most important parts of the event: the continuation of God’s Word from generation to generation as it is passed on from one person to another; and that the Word has no earthly relevance until it is woven into the daily lives of those who bear it and those they touch. Is this not what the Incarnation is all about? A man took divine revelation and lived out all its ...

10. God's 'Yes!' To Every Promise

2 Corinthians 1:18-22

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... you a lot. I think I love you. Do you like me? Do You love me? With Yes and No boxes to check by each." (Make the note). I folded it up carefully and wrote her name on the front then passed it to the girl next to me to pass on to Barbara not really knowing that passing a note meant that every person would open it and read it before passing it on. When the girl next to me opened the note, read it and then giggled before passing it on, I was mortified. I watched as each one of ...

11. The Good Samaritan: A New Look at an Old Story

Luke 10:25-37

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David E. Leininger

... who was robbed and beaten and taken care of...Did he remember the cruelty of the robbers and shape his life with that memory? Or did he remember the nameless generosity of the Samaritan and shape his life with that debt? What did he pass on to the strangers in his life, those in need he met?" Has anyone ever helped you? Has anyone ever helped you? Amen! 1. Robert Wuthnow, Acts of Compassion: Caring for Others and Helping Ourselves, (Princeton: Princeton University Press), 1991, p. 161 2. New Interpreters ...

12. Does Prayer Make Any Difference

Matthew 26:36-46

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J. Howard Olds

... some things that we cannot expect from prayer. Prayer is not magic. Prayer is not manipulation. There are some things that God, by his very nature, cannot do. God will not always please you. God will not always give you your first request. “O my Father, I pass on this.” God replies to his own son, “I’m sorry, but that’s not possible. We need to work further on this.” Most of you have lived long enough to discover this to be. Ann Landers printed this prayer in her advice column a few years ago ...

13. Is God Pleased With Me?

Hebrews 11:1-6

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James Merritt

... , they could not allow the light to go out and second they could not drop the torch. The Greeks coined a phrase out of that relay race that went like this -"Let those who have the light pass it on." That is the reason Cross Pointe exists. That we will pass on the light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the next generation so that they will in turn pass it to the next generation and we will keep passing the torch until Jesus comes. [1] James Dobson, A Word To Men And Their Wives, p. 51 [2] Dr. Colin Patterson ...

14. Peter the Petulant

Mark 14:1-11, Mark 14:12-26, Mark 14:27-31

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Lori Wagner

... of Jesus. We don’t usually think of ourselves that way, do we? But perhaps we should. We are as followers of Jesus “artisans of faith,” people who wear the mantle of Jesus and carry on the faith from generation to generation. We are those who pass on a heritage to our children and theirs, a knowledge not just of how to live but how to follow, the “secrets” of the art of discipleship. We are Jesus’ people of the cloth. What an amazing and unusual metaphor, isn’t it? The linen cloth. But this ...

15. Living Bread

John 6:51-58

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Lori Wagner

... ” bread! Jesus bread. For he is the primary and eternal Source. All of you have probably at one time or another had the experience of making or watching being made “sourdough.” The sourdough starter contains enzymes, which when passed on, continue to create the same bread on and on for as long as it’s passed on. So it is with the Kingdom of Heaven. In our scripture for today, Jesus tells us that he will give his own flesh in sacrifice for us. Because of this, we do not mourn but celebrate with the ...

16. When to Hold On

II Timothy 3:14-4:5

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Mark Trotter

... . But there are other times when faith is a noun, and it refers to that tradition that we have received. "The Faith," that is what it is called, is a noun, what we have received. The Church's job is to preserve it, and make sure it is passed on to the next generation. I want to talk about that in light of our church, and in light of the contemporary church in our time. It is common knowledge that the old traditional mainline churches are declining in membership. There are a number of reasons why that is ...

17. A Ransom Paid

1 Peter 2:4-12

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Sandra Hefter Herrma

... at a volume easily heard by all, "God loves you. Pass it on." The message was passed through about one-third of the circle when a lady turned to her neighbor and said, "Jesus loves you," rather than "God loves you." Her neighbor caught the error and passed on the original message: "God loves you. Pass it on." But two people later, a man again said to his neighbor, "Jesus loves you. Pass it on." And so the message continued back to the evangelist. This visiting preacher had a point to make, however, so with ...

18. You've Gotta Believe

Hebrews 11:1-6

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James Merritt

... In the distance waited another line of men, and still farther on other lines of men. When the signal was given the men would begin to run bearing their lighted torches. When a runner reached his partner in the next line, he would pass on his light and that man would then go and pass on the light until the finish line was reached. Two things were vitally important. Number one: they could not allow the light to go out, and number two: they could not drop the torch. The Greeks coined a phrase out of that relay ...

19. I Should Have Written That "Thank You Note"

Luke 17:11-19

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King Duncan

... after I’m gone. And that’s what I’m doing this morning. (3) How is the best way to say thank you? It is to pass on our blessings to others. It happens in families all the time. How do we express our gratitude to our parents for the sacrifices they have made ... . Saying thank you helps keep the channels of love open—with God and with others. The best way to say thank you is to pass on what we have received to others. “Why didn’t I write that thank you note?” It’s not too late. Do it today. 1 ...

20. It Is Also Blessed to Receive

John 13:1-17

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James McCormick

... . My problem is, I leak.” Well, so do I. Sometimes my supply of God’s Spirit and His love run out because I am passing them on to others. Sometimes the supply runs out because I become careless and neglect replenishing the supply. But the fact is, I cannot pass on what I do not have. And unless I am constantly receiving from God, I cannot pass his gifts on to others. When we read about Jesus in the gospels, we learn that Jesus spent a great deal of time in prayer. Clearly, he could not do the remarkable ...

21. Have You Seen a Buck Flying Past?

Luke 16:1-13

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King Duncan

... front of the person whose turn it was to deal the cards. That marker was referred to as a buck. For each new game, the buck was passed to the next player, indicating his or her responsibility to deal the cards. The phrase came to refer to passing on a responsibility to others instead of owning that responsibility ourselves. (2) The question at the heart of today’s scripture lesson is one that I hope you’ll take seriously. Jesus is talking to his disciples in this passage. He knows he’s not going to be ...

22. God Gives the Pharisees the Finger!

John 7:25-44, John 7:45--8:11

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Lori Wagner

... Pharisees at one point that even thinking about taking another man’s property (a woman) is wrong! It’s covetousness. And this is the definition of “adultery” that offends God! It is the robbing of another man’s livelihood, his beauty, his ability to have children and pass on the covenant, his pride as a man, his woman! Now if that man were dead, and she were a widow, there is no crime. Then it would be held in favor to take in the widow of another and make her your wife, thereby providing her with ...

23. When the New Comes, the Old Passes

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R. Robert Cueni

... concur with Michel Montaigne, the sixteenth-century French writer, "(O)ur death is part of the order of the universe"… (we of previous generations need to )… "Give place to others, as others have given place to… (us)."[5] When the new comes, the old passes. On this last Sunday of the ecclesiastical year, we are reminded not only of how true this is, but we are reminded of how necessary and beneficial it is. As people of faith, we begin with the fundamental assumption that God is good. The scripture ...

24. Small Church Communion

Acts 2:42-47

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Steven Burt

... Communion, the Eucharistic meal, wasn’t just a “religious” observance, a separate liturgy in the back of a hymnal; nor was it a separate service printed in a book of liturgies. It was the regular gathering of the small church to celebrate, receive, and pass on the gifts of God. Scripture was spoken from memory or read, concerns were shared, prayers were offered, a sermon was preached, a collection was taken, a meal was shared, and the needs of those who were hurting were seen to. Doesn’t that sound ...

25. Three Days To See

Mark 10:46-52

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Helen Keller

... many who have had the opportunity have not made use of it. There, indeed, is a place to use your eyes. You who can see can spend many fruitful days there, but I, with my imaginary three days of sight, could only take a hasty glimpse, and pass on. My next stop would be the Metropolitan Museum of Art, for just as the Museum of Natural History reveals the material aspects of the world, so does the Metropolitan show the myriad facets of the human spirit. Throughout the history of humanity the urge to artistic ...

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