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1. A Higher Priority

John 6:56-69

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Brett Blair

... was born? Or should he withdraw from the team and remain behind ... soul searching, Bill decided to withdraw from the competition and remain behind ...

2. In the Form of a Man

John 14:5-14

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Daniel T. Niles

... is by way of inner withdrawal from the world. The Christian church ...

3. Bread As A Weapon

John 6:25-59

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Brett Blair

200 years before Jesus arrived on the scene, the Roman Emperor Aurelian initiated something called the "bread dole." This meant that grain could be supplied to the poor for half price. The dole quickly became a political tool to be used by tribunes to buy voters. If Jesus were not careful, this whole thing of giving bread could quickly degenerate into a tool to win friends and influence people. He would become as just another demagogue. Bread can be used as a weapon. Indeed, there are those in our own ...

4. Christ, Incarnation of

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Michael P. Green

The story is told of Shah Abbis, a Persian monarch who loved his people very much. To know and understand them better, he would mingle with his subjects in various disguises. One day he went as a poor man to the public baths and in a tiny cellar sat beside the fireman who tended the furnace. When it was mealtime the monarch shared his coarse food and talked to his lonely subject as a friend. Again and again he visited and the man grew to love him. One day the Shah told him he was the monarch, expecting the ...

5. True Worship

John 4:1-26

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Staff

... Henry Ward Beecher may now withdraw from the church. All who have ...

6. Worthy of Worship

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Michael P. Green

... worship Henry Ward Beecher may withdraw from the church; all who came ...

7. Living in a Plastic Bubble

Luke 13:10-17

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Mark Trotter

I feel as though I live in a plastic bubble. It surrounds me, but it cannot be seen. I see everyone around me, I hear them speak. Behind their words, they hide from me. They look at me and think they know me. But they don't see my bubble, they don't look long enough to see it. I try to talk with them, to share myself, but my words return, unlistened to. And nobody hears. I move through the days insulated in my protective bubble. I reach out to ones that I love, but they don't notice. They don't feel my ...

8. Peace of Mind

Acts 2:1-13, Acts 2:14-41

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Duke University did a study on "peace of mind." Factors found to contribute greatly to emotional and mental stability are: The absence of suspicion and resentment. Nursing a grudge was a major factor in unhappiness. Not living in the past. An unwholesome preoccupation with old mistakes and failures leads to depression. Not wasting time and energy fighting conditions you cannot change. Cooperate with life, instead of trying to run away from it. Force yourself to stay involved with the living world. Resist ...

9. We Are Citizens of This World

Matthew 22:15-22

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Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... is unthinkable that Christians would withdraw from the responsibility of taking part ...

10. The Confessing Body

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Charles W. Colson

Yet membership in a confessing body is fundamental to the faithful Christian life. Failure to do so defies the explicit warning not to forsake "our assembling together." His understanding of this prompted Martin Luther to say, "Apart from the church, salvation is impossible." Not that the church provides salvation; God does. But because the "saved" one can't fulfill what it means to be a Christian apart from the church, membership becomes the indispensable mark of salvation. "So highly does the Lord esteem ...

11. Everyone Is Searching for You

Mark 1:29-39

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Staff

"Everyone is searching for you," the disciples tell Jesus. Jesus has been busily healing, teaching, and casting out their demons with an authority that had even the scoffers talking. Maybe you have been caught up in a time when your full attention was required by all those around you; maybe you know a little of how Jesus felt as he withdrew to pray. People will seek you out for what you can offer. "Everyone is searching for you," or maybe just "I need you." Every "care-giver" understands the need to be a " ...

12. Up Into the Mountain

Matthew 14:22-36

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St. Chrysostom

For what purpose doth He go up into the mountain? To teach us, that loneliness and retirement is good, when we are to pray to God. With this view, you see, He is continually withdrawing into the wilderness, and there often spends the whole night in prayer, teaching us earnestly to seek such quietness in our prayers, as the time and place may confer. For the wilderness is the mother of quiet; it is a calm and a harbor, delivering us from all turmoils.

13. Popular Potatoes

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Staff

It is hard to believe now, but the potato was once a highly unpopular food. When first introduced into England by Sir Walter Raleigh, newspapers printed editorials against it, ministers preached sermons against it, and the general public wouldn't touch it. It was supposed to sterilize the soil in which it had been planted and cause all manner of strange illnesses even death. There were, however, a few brave men who did not believe all the propaganda being shouted against it. It was seen as an answer to ...

14. The Master's Tools

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

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Michael P. Green

Imagine the Master Carpenter’s tools holding a conference: Brother Hammer presides, but several suggest he leave the meeting because he is too noisy. Brother Hammer replies, “If I have to leave this shop, Brother Screw must go also. You have to turn him around again and again to get him to accomplish anything.” Brother Screw then speaks up. “If you wish, I’ll leave. But Brother Plane must leave, too. All his work is on the surface. His efforts have no depth.” To this, Brother Plane responds, “Brother Rule ...

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1. A Higher Priority

John 6:56-69

Illustration

Brett Blair

... was born? Or should he withdraw from the team and remain behind ... soul searching, Bill decided to withdraw from the competition and remain behind ...

2. In the Form of a Man

John 14:5-14

Illustration

Daniel T. Niles

... is by way of inner withdrawal from the world. The Christian church ...

3. Bread As A Weapon

John 6:25-59

Illustration

Brett Blair

4. Christ, Incarnation of

Illustration

Michael P. Green

5. True Worship

John 4:1-26

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Staff

... Henry Ward Beecher may now withdraw from the church. All who have ...

6. Worthy of Worship

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Michael P. Green

... worship Henry Ward Beecher may withdraw from the church; all who came ...

7. Living in a Plastic Bubble

Luke 13:10-17

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Mark Trotter

8. Peace of Mind

Acts 2:1-13, Acts 2:14-41

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9. We Are Citizens of This World

Matthew 22:15-22

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Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... is unthinkable that Christians would withdraw from the responsibility of taking part ...

10. The Confessing Body

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Charles W. Colson

11. Everyone Is Searching for You

Mark 1:29-39

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Staff

12. Up Into the Mountain

Matthew 14:22-36

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St. Chrysostom

13. Popular Potatoes

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Staff

14. The Master's Tools

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

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Michael P. Green

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