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1. 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 leg...

2. Overwhelmed by the Gift

Luke 17:11-19

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David Zersen

When did you first notice that some people are more thankful than others are? When I was a young father, I remember taking my little children out on Halloween to go "trick-or-treating." They were very young, perhaps three and five, and were appropriately costumed in garb which thrilled us as parents. As they toddled to the front doors, I stood back and watched. I noticed that after they bravely mu...

3. Using Our Own Burdens as Excuses

Matthew 25:31-46

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David Zersen

Elie Wiesel gives his own interpretation of what happened in the lives of Cain and Abel in his book, Messengers of God. In a sense, the two represent the two groups, the goats and the sheep. Cain desperately wants to talk to someone, to try to understand his distance from God, to have a brother who really cares. But Abel is too busy with his own appreciation for acceptance, his reverie in piety. H...

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1. But Not Yet

John 14:23-29

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David Zersen

2. Overwhelmed by the Gift

Luke 17:11-19

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David Zersen

3. Using Our Own Burdens as Excuses

Matthew 25:31-46

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David Zersen

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