Matthew 5:27-30, Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 5:33-37, Matthew 5:38-42
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... says about these messages. Proclamation of the Word Consider this: Do we believe this business about loving our enemies? Many Presbyterians, and others, have no intention of loving enemies as Jesus taught. That became apparent years ago with the Presbyterians Angela Davis Legal Defense Fund. You can find hundreds of examples. Stewardship Challenge One pastor did this: "The last word in money matters ... money matters!" And our attitude in giving is more important than the amount we give, or keep; for we ...
... Oak Tree," after giving the history of that story. Give the people several minutes of silence to consider their own need for forgiveness, as well as their need to forgive others. (Some Presbyterians, for example, have not yet forgiven our General Assembly for giving The Angela Davis Defense Fund $10,000.) Ask the people which grudges they still hang onto, and what kind of a payoff they get for hanging onto them. We get both a negative and a positive payoff for hanging onto the past. For the pardon, you may ...
... a young girl's voice broke into the conversation. The woman snapped at her. "Get out of the room, Angela." Stefanie said she knew a girl named Angela. "She lives four houses away, and they have a green van," she told her mother. The McGees realized ... " he has heard in 23 years on the force. The police investigated and later that day, Greene, 33, and her boyfriend, Christoper Scott Davis, 21, were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit first degree murder. (3) A perfect world? No, not yet. We live in a ...
We all like to believe that we are moral people, don’t we? We’re good people. Or good enough compared to our neighbors. And if we ever act in ways that violate some moral code, we must have a good excuse for doing it, right? In 1995, a man named Robert Lee Brock was serving time in a Virginia prison for breaking and entering and grand larceny. While serving his time, Brock sued the Virginia prison system for various alleged offenses, but every lawsuit was rejected. So Brock tried a new approach: he sued ...
