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Zechariah 7:1-14

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... God, life with eternity in it, is in doing justly, loving kindness, and walking humbly with God. (Micah 6:8) The poet Joseph Addison, in trying to account for our longing for immortality, concluded that ‘Tis the divinity that stirs within us, ‘Tis heaven itself that ... Quotable Poems, An Anthology of Modern Verse, compiled by Thomas Curtis Clark, Vol. I, (Chicago: Willett, Clark & Company, 1937), p. 334. 2. Joseph Addison, "Immortality," from "Cato," as quoted in 1000 Quotable Poems, An Anthology of ...

2. Resurrection: Temporal to Eternal

Luke 24:13-35

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Leonard H. Budd

... heart today, Look up to him and it will roll away.* *"Easter Message," by John Van Brakle, Christ in Poetry, edited by Thomas Curtis Clark, Association Press, New York, 1952. The runner had stopped to catch his breath. He had covered almost three miles without letting ... the Hebrew Sabbath was about to begin, his wounded body was hastily wrapped in a cloth and carried into the tomb lent by Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57). There the once vibrant Nazarene was laid out on a slab of stone. His body was still, ...

3. A Life of Trust

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

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King Duncan

... always hope. But we must admit that life can sometimes be cruel. Cruel and yet funny at the same time. Humorist and author Liz Curtis Higgs tells about a woman named Karla who had been taking ski lessons. She was still on the beginner’s slope. However, she had gotten ... CO: David C. Cook, 2008), p. 221. 5. Rev. Cynthia Bacon, http://www.heritagemadison.org/cb011903.htm. 6. Joseph B. Verrengia, The Associated Press, Copyright 2005. 7. Falling into Greatness (Carmel, NY: Guideposts and Thomas Nelson Publishers ...

4. God Sends Us Ahead

Genesis 45:1-28

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This is it. The moment we've all been waiting for. The moment when all the people who thought you'd never amount to anything watch you come out on the stage. The spotlight hits you. The audience stands and the entire hall reverberates with their applause. This is that moment when a man dressed in the finery of the Egyptian court makes himself known to his impoverished brothers. "It's me, Joseph! It's me! Remember me? The brother you threw into a pit? Don't you remember me, Judah? You suggested that you ...

5. The Waste In Comparison

Genesis 37:1-11, 12-36

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Grandparents are some of the most well-balanced people on the face of the earth. They have to be. After all, they have to spend the same amount of time with each grandchild. They have to get something for every grandchild on every trip. And, of course, Christmas gifts must at least look like they cost exactly the same. Jacob has a long way to go in mastering that finesse. He picked a favorite wife and he chose a favorite son. Joseph was the special son who got extravagant gifts and extra attention. He got ...

6. Salvaging Our Lives

Genesis 29:15-30

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If you have ever made an in-depth investigation of your family history, a genealogy, then you probably came across some ancestors who would qualify as so-called "black sheep of the family." Among my own ancestors my father came across a family will dating back to shortly before the Civil War. In that will it speaks of my great-great-great-grandmother selling off slaves. In fact, the will indicates that the slave family she owned was to be divided up at her death. When I first heard about this I was shocked ...

7. Joy to the World

Isaiah 61:1-11

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Curtis Lewis

Open the hymnals. Pull out the stops on the organ, for we are going to sing a song. What song shall we sing? We could sing Martin Luther's hymn of the Reformation, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God." Maybe a hymn by Charles Wesley, such as "And Can It Be," would express how we feel about our Christian faith. We might want to consider something on a little more feeling level like Joseph M. Scriven's "What A Friend We Have In Jesus," or Fanny J. Crosby's "To God Be The Glory." No, let's not sing any of these. ...

8. Lord of All

Isaiah 40:1-31

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Curtis Lewis

A question that is often asked by parents of small children is: "How big are you?" Children are so cute, and generally they give the same answer as they stand on tiptoe and spread their little arms to illustrate how big they are. With arms outstretched and spread wide, they inform their inquiring parent that they are "soooo big!" What children are saying is: "I'm huge. Can't you see how large I am?" When parents ask their children this question, they do so because they want them to realize they are growing ...

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