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1. Taking Up the Cross

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Edward F. Markquart

... . I found his words illuminating. “Taking up the cross of Christ is ... that could be evaded. To take up a burden that we are ... under no compulsion to take up except for the love of ...

2. Take Up and Read

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Augustine

... a neighboring house chanting, "take up and read; take up and read." I could ...

3. Take Up Your Cross

Mark 8:27-38

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Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian and Olympic champion had his story documented in the film Chariots of Fire. He was ready to forfeit an Olympic medal rather than to run on Sunday. He eventually does run in the Olympics, in another race not scheduled for Sunday. God made me for running, he tells his sister. He made me fast. And when I run I feel pleasure. To give it up would be to hold God in contempt. We feel like cheering as he crosses the tape and wins Olympic gold. After that, however, he gives ...

4. Take Up Your Cross

Mark 8:27-38

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G. Curtis Jones

In 1580, a Dutch Protestant leader named Klaes was arrested and condemned as a heretic. Eventually he was burned at the stake. When the tragedy was over, his dear wife took their small son by the hand and walked through the back streets of town to the hill where their loved one had perished as a Christian martyr. At the place of execution, the bereaved widow gathered up a few of the ashes, placed them in her satchel, and hung it around her boy's neck, saying, "Son, I place these ashes on your heart, and on ...

5. That First Longing

John 4:5-42

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Robert Bachelder

... some foreign country, or first take up some subject that excites us ...

6. Suffering for Independence

Illustration

Brett Blair

... they too would need to take up the cross. And that's ...

7. Relay for Life

Mt 16:24; 2 Tim 4:7

Illustration

Brett Blair

... cross has become our cross. Take up the cross and let us ...

8. Whatever It Takes

Mark 1:29-39

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Gary Nicolosi

A motivational speaker once said there are two kinds of people in this world: those who say "whatever" and those who say, "whatever it takes." "Whatever" is the response of the shrug. It's a "who cares?" attitude, one of indifference and apathy. "Whatever it takes" is the response of the committed. It's a "can do" attitude that refuses to give up or give in. Think about those two responses when it comes to the Church's mission. Jesus said to love your neighbor. Whatever. Jesus said to go and make disciples ...

9. Keep Looking Up

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A house painter was at work atop a tall ladder that leaned against the second-story gable of a house. A small boy playing about the yard, discovered the ladder, and as is natural for small boys, he began to climb. Coming out to check on her son, his mother was shocked to find that he was more than half way to the top of that ladder. As the woman stifled a scream of panic, the man at the top looked down, saw the child, and instantly perceived the danger. Signaling the mother to be silent, he calmly said to ...

10. Jesus Brings Life

Mark 5:21-43

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Will Willimon

With whom do you most identify in today's gospel? There are plenty of characters here who are being stung by death. There is a woman whose whole life has been caught, dominated by a terrible, life-demanding illness. There is a distraught father. A little girl whose young life is being cut short. There are the baffled disciples, the crowd who doesn't know what to think of all this. Where are you? And yet, intruding into the story is another face, the strong, live-giving face of Jesus. Mark says that Jesus ...

11. Take a Bow

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Dr. Ernest Mellor

Recently my wife and I sat charmed at an outdoor performance by young Suzuki violin students. After the concert, an instructor spoke briefly on how children as young as two, three and four years old are taught to play violin. The first thing the children learn, he said, is a proper stance. And the second thing the children learn even before they pick up the violin is how to take a bow. "If the children just play the violin and stop, people may forget to show their appreciation," the instructor said. "But ...

12. Two Small Upper Rooms

John 13:1-17

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Lee Griess

In his book Life Looks Up, Charles Templeton remarks how ironic it is that the course of human history has been affected so positively and negatively by events that have occurred in two small upper rooms. One of them is a drab flat in London's Westside, dirty, curtainless, with stacks of articles on the table and worn manuscripts, aborted attempts wadded up in the trash can. Seated at the table a man labors over a writing, a writing that would overthrow governments, enslave millions of people, and ...

13. Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

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Lee Griess

Jim Grant in Reader's Digest told about an overweight businessman who decided it was time to shed some excess pounds. He took his new diet seriously, even changing his driving route to avoid his favorite bakery. One morning, however, he showed up at work with a gigantic coffee cake. Everyone in the office scolded him, but his smile remained nonetheless. "This is a special coffee cake," he explained. "I accidentally drove by the bakery this morning and there in the window was a host of goodies. I felt it ...

14. SHARPENING UP

Mark 6:30-34,45-56

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L. S. Chafer

One man challenged another to an all-day wood chopping contest. The challenger worked very hard, stopping only for a brief lunch break. The other man had a leisurely lunch and took several breaks during the day. At the end of the day, the challenger was surprised and annoyed to find that the other fellow had chopped substantially more wood than he had. "I don't get it," he said. "Every time I checked, you were taking a rest, yet you chopped more wood than I did." "But you didn't notice," said the winning ...

15. Many Ways To a Good Grade

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Tim Hansel

Here's an example of uncommon creativity in a story, actually a modern parable, originally told by Alexander Calandra: Sometime ago, I received a call from a colleague who asked if I would be the referee on the grading of an examination question. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physics question, while the student claimed he should receive a perfect score and would if the system were not set up against the student. The instructor and the student agreed to submit this to an ...

16. There Is Always More Need

Matthew 14:13-21

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Roger G. Talbott

You know how the disciples felt when the crowds showed up... The two of you haven't had a night out without the kids in weeks. You finally get away. The waiter has just brought your appetizer when the baby-sitter calls and tells you the youngest has a high fever and has started throwing up. You've been planning this vacation for six months. Your reservations are all made and three days before you are scheduled to go your mother calls and says your Dad is going to have a quadruple bypass as soon as the ...

17. The Laws of the Garbage Truck

Matthew 6:25-34

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Barbara Turpish

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly. So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to ...

18. The Road of Life

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Author Unknown

The following is a poem from Tim Hansel's book "Holy Sweat" which describes how we should ride through life with Jesus in control: At first, I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I die. He was out there sort of like the president. I recognized His picture when I saw it, but I didn't really know Him. But later on, when I recognized this Higher Power, it seemed as though life was rather like a bike ride, but it was a ...

19. All We Really Need to Know

John 3:1-17

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Robert Fulgum

Robert Fulghum in All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten summed it up best: "ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW about how to live and what to do and how to be, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there in the sandpile of Sunday School. These are the things I learned: Share everything. Play fair. Don't hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don't take things that aren't yours. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody ...

20. The Gratitude Attitude

Matt. 6:25-33; Psalm 100; Eph. 4:20; Luke 17:11-19; John 6:25-35

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Billy D. Strayhorn

Rev. John R. Ramsey tells how in one church a certain person provided him with a rose boutonniere for the lapel of his suit every Sunday. At first he really appreciated it but then it sort of became routine. Then one Sunday it became very special. As he was leaving the Sunday Service a young boy walked up to him and said, "Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?" At first the preacher didn't know what the boy was talking about. When it sank in, he pointed to the rose on his lapel and asked the boy ...

21. Hold Hands and Stick Together

John 17:1-19

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Maxie Dunnam

Robert Fulghum was a feature writer for The Kansas City Times. I'm not sure he's still there, because he has written a runaway best seller entitled All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten. That book is an expansion of an article he wrote for The Kansas City Times a few years ago. It was this article that launched his writing career. Listen to a part of it: "Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to be, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate ...

22. Four Lessons from Geese

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Editor James S. Hewett

We will never become a church that effectively reaches out to those who are missing out if we shoot our wounded and major on the minuses. Instead of being fishers of men, as Christ has called us, we will be keepers of an evershrinking aquarium. Next fall when you see geese heading south for the winter, flying along in V formation, you might be interested in knowing what science has discovered about why they fly that way. It has been learned that as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the ...

23. Playpen Pleading

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King Duncan

Ray Steadman gives the following illustration: The grandfather entered the child’s bedroom. A wide grin brightened his kind, warm face. “Davy!” he said, spreading his arms for a hug. “Grampa!” shrieked the delighted two-year-old from his playpen. “Grampa, hug!” “Sure, I’ll give you a hug, Davy,” said the grandfather. And with that, the old man reached out to his grandson and scooped him up out of the playpen, snuggling the boy in his strong arms. After a big hug, the grandfather set the boy down outside ...

24. The Buzzard, the Bat, and the Bumblebee

Mark 7:34

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Staff

If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top. The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkable nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from a level ...

25. The Post-it Note

Matthew 24:36-44

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I heard about a poor woman who had to patch up a friendship with a co-worker at the office. It seems that Mary was planning her Thanksgiving Day meal. Her in-laws were all going to be there, and she was in quite a tizzy trying to make sure everything turned out perfectly. She had post-it notes everywhere, reminding her of things she needed to pick up and things she needed to do. Her friend Sharon stopped by her desk at lunchtime on Wednesday. “Are you ready for lunch? This is the day you promised to take ...

26. Campground Commode

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King Duncan

There was a rather old-fashioned lady who was planning a couple of weeks vacation in Florida. She also was quite delicate and elegant with her language. She wrote a letter to a particular campground and asked for reservations. She wanted to make sure the campground was fully equipped but didn’t know quite how to ask about the “toilet” facilities. She just couldn’t bring herself to write the word “toilet” in her letter. After much deliberation, she finally came up with the old fashioned term “Bathroom ...

27. Why Did the Cheering Stop?

Luke 22:54-62

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Finally, I would suggest to you that the cheering stopped because Jesus began to talk more and more about a cross. In the early part of his ministry Jesus talked about the Kingdom of God. That's what they wanted to hear about, especially since they misunderstood this kingdom to be a restoration of Israel to the days of King David’s glory. But increasingly Jesus began to talk about sacrifice—even giving up your life. The story is told of the pee-wee baseball game. When the young boy got up to the plate he ...

28. Born to Greatness

Luke 13:10-17

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Editor James S. Hewett

There was a certain man who went through the forest seeking any bird of interest he might find. He caught a young eagle, brought it home and put it among the fowls and ducks and turkeys, and gave it chicken food to eat even though it was the king of birds. Five years later, a naturalist came to see him and, after passing through the garden, said ‘That bird is an Eagle, not a chicken.' ‘Yes' said the owner, ‘but I have trained it to be a chicken. It is no longer an eagle.' ‘No,' said the naturalist, ‘it is ...

29. If I Were The Devil

Mark 13:1-31

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Paul Harvey

If I were the devil, I would gain control of the most powerful nation in the world; I would delude the minds (of the people) into thinking that their power and prosperity had come from man's effort, instead of God's blessings; I would promote an attitude of loving things and using people, instead of the other way around; I would dupe entire states into relying on gambling for their main source of revenue; I would convince people that character is not an issue … I would make it legal to take the life of ...

30. Why 153 Fish?

John 21:1-14

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Brett Blair

It is so easy to get caught up in trivial interpretations of scripture and miss the point. Take a look at John 21:11: "Simon Peter climbed aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn." Now, why in heaven's name was there 153 fish? Have you ever wondered about that? No? Well others have. Cyril of Alexandria in the 5th century said that the 100 represented the fullness of the gentiles, the 50 symbolized the remnant of Israel and the three of course ...

31. Taste and See

Luke 24:36-49

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Brett Blair

An elderly woman made her living selling artificial fruit. One day a customer complained the fruit she sold was not realistic enough. She pointed to an apple, saying it was too red, too round and too big to be a real apple. At that point the artificial fruit lady picked up the apple and proceeded to eat it. The resurrection of Jesus, throughout the years has been critically examined, judged by authorities, and editorialized by writers, and the conclusion of most is that it is simply an event which can not ...

32. Rock Turning

Mark 1:1-8

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Douglass M. Bailey

There is a school run by Catholic nuns in Cleveland, Ohio. I don't know the name of their Order, but they have committed their lives to working in the Catholic schools in Cleveland's inner city. Day after day after day, they focus their faith and energy on the education of inner-city youngsters, youngsters whose lives are at risk in so many areas. One day, out of nowhere, a wonderful gift was given to these nuns. The gift was to pay for the entire Order to go on a vacation. Vans were supplied, and all the ...

33. He Who Exalts Himself Will Be Humbled

Luke 14:1-24

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Mark Trotter

Robert Coles, the psychiatrist, writes a lot of books, teaches at Harvard. He wrote a book about Dorothy Day. In the book there is this anecdote. Dorothy Day, as you know, is that famous Catholic social worker, the founder of the Catholic Worker. When Coles was a medical student at Harvard, he volunteered to work at the Catholic Worker. He was a Harvard graduate. He was in medical school. He was going to be a psychiatrist. In this society, that is about as high a status as you can get. He knew that. He was ...

34. What Is the Answer?

Matthew 1:18-25

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James W. Moore

Perhaps you have heard the one about the attractive young woman who boarded a plane in Los Angeles heading toward New York. The young woman was tired. She knew it would be a long flight, so immediately she asked the flight attendant for a pillow and a blanket. She hoped to be able to sleep most of the way to New York. Her head had just nestled into the pillow when an obnoxious man with a loud, booming voice boarded the plane... and sat down beside her. He tapped her on the shoulder and said, "Hi there. It' ...

35. Bible Ignorance

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Staff

A candidate for church membership was asked, "What part of the Bible do you like best?" The man said: "I like the New Testament best." Then he was asked, "What Book in the New Testament is your favorite?" He answered, the Book of the Parables, Sir." They then asked him to relate one of the parables to the membership committee. And a bit uncertain, he began... Once upon a time a man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves; and the thorns grew up and choked the man. And he went on and met ...

36. The Priorities of a Servant

Luke 17:1-10

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Brett Blair

A young boy by the name of James had a desire to be the most famous manufacturer and salesman of cheese in the world. He planned on becoming rich and famous by making and selling cheese and began with a little buggy pulled by a pony named Paddy. After making his cheese, he would load his wagon and he and Paddy would drive down the streets of Chicago to sell the cheese. As the months passed, the young boy began to despair because he was not making any money, in spite of his long hours and hard work. One day ...

37. The Resurrection Changes Everything

Luke 24:13-35

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Brett Blair

There's a story about a young boy named Walter Elias. Born in the city, his parents one day moved out to the country to become farmers. Walter had a vivid imagination and the farm was the perfect place for a young boy and a wondering mind. One day in the apple orchard he was amazed when he saw sitting on a branch of one of the apple trees an owl. He just stood there and stared at the owl. He thought about what his father had told him about owls: owls always rested during the day because they hunted ...

38. She Thinks That I Am Real

Mark 7:31-37

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A story is told of a family that went into a restaurant. The waitress walked up and, looking at the young boy, said: What will it be? The boy eagerly shouted back: "I'll take a hamburger, French fries, and a chocolate shake." The mother immediately interrupted: Oh, that's not what he wants. "He'll take the roast beef, a baked potato, and a glass of milk." Much to the surprise of both the mother and the boy, the waitress completely ignored her and again asked the boy: "And what do you want on that hamburger ...

39. There Is a Time

Mark 15:1-15, Matthew 27:11-26, John 18:28-40

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Mark Trotter

A pair of stories from Greece. Which, if not exactly around the corner from the Holy Land, is at least in the neighborhood. Actually, the first story takes place in Chania, at an airport on the west end of the island of Crete. On the particular day in question, an Olympia Airlines 727 is deplaning a group of 100 angry passengers into a crowded terminal. Pandemonium follows. Voices are raised, followed by fists. Women and children are wailing. Someone threatens to leap over the counter to punch the agent. ...

40. But Not Yet

John 14:23-29

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David Zersen

"O God, give me purity – but not yet." So the young Augustine prayed as he resisted his mother Monica and her Christian witness. One day in his garden, Augustine had one of the most famous self-confrontations in history. "Suddenly I heard a voice from some nearby house, a boy's voice or a girl's voice, I do not know. But it was a sort of sing-song, repeated again and again, " Tolle lege, tolle lege," "Take and read, take and read." I ceased weeping, and immediately began to search my mind most carefully as ...

41. Nothing Bad That I Do Is My Fault

Luke 7:36-50

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Billy D. Strayhorn

That precocious little boy from the comics, Calvin, walked into the living room where his father was sitting in a chair reading. Calvin announces: "I've concluded that nothing bad that I do is my fault." Dad's curiosity is peaked, so Dad says, "Oh?" Calvin continues: "Right! Being young and impressionable, I'm the helpless victim of countless bad influences! An unwholesome culture panders to my undeveloped values and pushes me to malfeasance. I take no responsibility for my behavior! I'm an innocent pawn! ...

42. Knowing Our Business

Luke 14:25-35

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David E. Leininger

Fred Craddock tells the story from the early years of his ministry in Custer City, Oklahoma, a town of about 450 souls. There were four churches there, a Methodist church, a Baptist church, a Nazarene church, and a Christian church (where Fred served). Each had its share of the population on Wednesday night, Sunday morning, and Sunday evening. Each had a small collection of young people, and the attendance rose and fell according to the weather and whether it was time to harvest the wheat. But the most ...

43. Reading the Signs

Luke 21:5-19

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In his award winning book, The Education of Little Tree, writer Forest Carter writes of life with his Cherokee grandparents. He tells of sitting with his grandfather watching the morning sun rise over a mountain one winter morning. "... we watched the mountain while we ate. The sun hit the top like an explosion, sending showers of glitter and sparkle into the air. The sparkling of the icy trees hurt the eyes to look, and it moved down the mountain like a wave as the sun backed the night shadow down and ...

44. Trash Into Treasure

Matthew 13:24-46

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James Merritt

We have all heard of the Italian violin maker, Stradivarius. His violins are now the most prized violins ever made because of the rich and resonating sound they produce. The unique sound of a Stradivarius violin cannot be duplicated. Now what may surprise you is these precious instruments were not made from treasured pieces of wood; they were carved from discarded lumber. Stradivarius was very poor, and could not afford fine materials like his contemporaries. So he got most of his wood from the dirty ...

45. Can't vs. Can Do Attitudes

Philippians 4:10-20

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Unknown, Edited by Brett Blair

CAN'T CAN DO We've never done it before...............We have the opportunity to be first It's too complicated...........................Let's look at it from a different angle We don't have the resources............Necessity is the mother of invention It will never work...............................We'll give it a try There's not enough time...................We'll reevaluate some priorities We already tried it.............................We learned from the experience There's no way it will work ...

46. Creeping on the Promises

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Editor James S. Hewett

In the early days of our country a weary traveler came to the banks of the Mississippi River for the first time. There was no bridge. It was early winter, and the surface of the mighty stream was covered with ice. Could he dare cross over? Would the uncertain ice be able to bear his weight? Night was falling, and it was urgent that he reach the other side. Finally, after much hesitation and with many fears, he began to creep cautiously across the surface of the ice on his hands and knees. He thought that ...

47. Who's the Boss?

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Editor James S. Hewett

A farmer's boy decided to get married. His father said to him, "John, when you get married, your liberty is gone." The boy said he did not believe it. The father said, "I'll prove it to you. Catch a dozen chickens, tie their legs together and put them in the wagon. Hitch up the two horses to the wagon and drive into town. Stop at every house you come to, and wherever you find the man is boss, give him a horse. Wherever you find the woman is boss, give her a chicken. You'll give away all your chickens and ...

48. Jesus and the Losers

Luke 6:27-36

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Richard A. Wing

In the Old Testament I like the story of Joseph, particularly its outcome. Joseph is the favored one. The older brothers say, "Dad always liked you best." In this case it was true. The brothers go out and fake Joseph's death. They bring back some bloodied clothes and say to their father, "He is dead." In actuality they have sold him into slavery in Egypt. Time passes. Famine comes to Israel. These brothers are forced to go to Egypt and ask the king for food. Traditionally, the king has been their enemy. ...

49. Sight to the Blind

Luke 4:14-30

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Brett Blair

A young boy of 9 was sitting in his father's workshop watching his dad work on a harness. "Someday Father," said Louis, "I want to be a harness-maker, just like you." "Why not start now?" said the father. He took a piece of leather and drew a design on it. "Now" he said, "take the hole-punch and hammer out this design, but be careful that you don't hit your hand." Excited, the boy began to work, but when he hit the hole-punch, it flew out of his hand and pierced his eye! He lost his sight in that eye. ...

50. Understanding the Trinity

Mt 28:16-20

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King Duncan

This is Trinity Sunday. God in three persons--Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Do we fully understand this wonderful doctrine? No, but some of us will fight for it. You may remember that ancient story about St. Augustine. One day he took a break from writing about the Trinity to take a walk along the seashore. There he came across a child with a little pail, intently scooping up a pail full of water out of the ocean, then walking up the beach and dumping it out into the sand, then going back down to scoop out ...

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1. Taking Up the Cross

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Edward F. Markquart

2. Take Up and Read

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Augustine

... a neighboring house chanting, "take up and read; take up and read." I could ...

3. Take Up Your Cross

Mark 8:27-38

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4. Take Up Your Cross

Mark 8:27-38

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G. Curtis Jones

5. That First Longing

John 4:5-42

Illustration

Robert Bachelder

... some foreign country, or first take up some subject that excites us ...

6. Suffering for Independence

Illustration

Brett Blair

... they too would need to take up the cross. And that's ...

7. Relay for Life

Mt 16:24; 2 Tim 4:7

Illustration

Brett Blair

... cross has become our cross. Take up the cross and let us ...

8. Whatever It Takes

Mark 1:29-39

Illustration

Gary Nicolosi

9. Keep Looking Up

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10. Jesus Brings Life

Mark 5:21-43

Illustration

Will Willimon

11. Take a Bow

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Dr. Ernest Mellor

12. Two Small Upper Rooms

John 13:1-17

Illustration

Lee Griess

13. Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

Illustration

Lee Griess

14. SHARPENING UP

Mark 6:30-34,45-56

Illustration

L. S. Chafer

15. Many Ways To a Good Grade

Illustration

Tim Hansel

16. There Is Always More Need

Matthew 14:13-21

Illustration

Roger G. Talbott

17. The Laws of the Garbage Truck

Matthew 6:25-34

Illustration

Barbara Turpish

18. The Road of Life

Illustration

Author Unknown

19. All We Really Need to Know

John 3:1-17

Illustration

Robert Fulgum

20. The Gratitude Attitude

Matt. 6:25-33; Psalm 100; Eph. 4:20; Luke 17:11-19; John 6:25-35

Illustration

Billy D. Strayhorn

21. Hold Hands and Stick Together

John 17:1-19

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

22. Four Lessons from Geese

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

23. Playpen Pleading

Illustration

King Duncan

24. The Buzzard, the Bat, and the Bumblebee

Mark 7:34

Illustration

Staff

25. The Post-it Note

Matthew 24:36-44

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26. Campground Commode

Illustration

King Duncan

27. Why Did the Cheering Stop?

Luke 22:54-62

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28. Born to Greatness

Luke 13:10-17

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Editor James S. Hewett

29. If I Were The Devil

Mark 13:1-31

Illustration

Paul Harvey

30. Why 153 Fish?

John 21:1-14

Illustration

Brett Blair

31. Taste and See

Luke 24:36-49

Illustration

Brett Blair

32. Rock Turning

Mark 1:1-8

Illustration

Douglass M. Bailey

33. He Who Exalts Himself Will Be Humbled

Luke 14:1-24

Illustration

Mark Trotter

34. What Is the Answer?

Matthew 1:18-25

Illustration

James W. Moore

35. Bible Ignorance

Illustration

Staff

36. The Priorities of a Servant

Luke 17:1-10

Illustration

Brett Blair

37. The Resurrection Changes Everything

Luke 24:13-35

Illustration

Brett Blair

38. She Thinks That I Am Real

Mark 7:31-37

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39. There Is a Time

Mark 15:1-15, Matthew 27:11-26, John 18:28-40

Illustration

Mark Trotter

40. But Not Yet

John 14:23-29

Illustration

David Zersen

41. Nothing Bad That I Do Is My Fault

Luke 7:36-50

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Billy D. Strayhorn

42. Knowing Our Business

Luke 14:25-35

Illustration

David E. Leininger

43. Reading the Signs

Luke 21:5-19

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44. Trash Into Treasure

Matthew 13:24-46

Illustration

James Merritt

45. Can't vs. Can Do Attitudes

Philippians 4:10-20

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Unknown, Edited by Brett Blair

46. Creeping on the Promises

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

47. Who's the Boss?

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

48. Jesus and the Losers

Luke 6:27-36

Illustration

Richard A. Wing

49. Sight to the Blind

Luke 4:14-30

Illustration

Brett Blair

50. Understanding the Trinity

Mt 28:16-20

Illustration

King Duncan

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