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1. The Gift of Wonder

Matthew 17:1-9

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Brett Younger

In his book, This Sunrise of Wonder, Michael Mayne writes this to his grandchildren: "If I could have waved a fairy grandfather's wand at your birth and wished upon you just one gift it would not have been beauty or riches or a long life: It would have been the gift of wonder." (Michael Mayne, This Sunrise of Wonder, London: Fount Paperbacks, 1995, p. 11) He goes on to suggest that they set their ...

2. Throw Out the Bird and the Nest

Matthew 4:1-11

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Brett Younger

A Nigerian prayer talks about how we lose our direction to desires that seem small: "God in heaven, you have helped my life to grow like a tree. Now something has happened. Satan, like a bird, has carried in one twig of his own choosing after another. Before I knew it he had built a dwelling place and was living in it. Tonight, my Father, I am throwing out both the bird and the nest." Twig by twig...

3. We’re Kind of Stupid That Way

Matthew 4:1-11

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Brett Younger

In the very first Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, Calvin's dad is working on the car, when Calvin walks up in a safari hat and says, "So long, Pop! I'm off to check my tiger trap! I rigged a tuna fish sandwich yesterday, so I'm sure to have a tiger by now!" His dad replies, "They like tuna fish, huh?" As Calvin walks off, he says, "Tigers will do anything for a tuna fish sandwich!" The final frame ...

4. Wonder: It Is So Exciting

Matthew 17:1-9

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Brett Younger

In the comic strip Peanuts, Snoopy's brother Spike, the one who lives in the desert, is sitting with his back against a cactus, writing a letter that says, "At night the sun goes down, and the stars come out; and then in the morning the sun comes up again. It's so exciting to live in the desert." We've gotten used to sunrises and sunsets, mornings and evenings, the moon and the stars. We've gotten...

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1. The Gift of Wonder

Matthew 17:1-9

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Brett Younger

2. Throw Out the Bird and the Nest

Matthew 4:1-11

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Brett Younger

3. We’re Kind of Stupid That Way

Matthew 4:1-11

Illustration

Brett Younger

4. Wonder: It Is So Exciting

Matthew 17:1-9

Illustration

Brett Younger

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