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1. Cross-Bearing
Matthew 16:21-28
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Jerry L. Schmalemberger
... question of martyrdom as it was for those early Christians; but it is still true that if we run our lives safely, securely, with comfort and ease as a top priority, we are losing a lot that makes life for a Christian fullfilling and exciting. Henry Knox Sherril IV wrote, "The joyful news that he is risen does not change the contemporary world. Still before us lie work, discipline, sacrifice. But the fact of Easter gives us the spiritual power to do the work and accept the discipline, and make the sacrifice ...
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Harold Warlick
... the boy was Paul. “You still have him? You still have him?” Dr. Cronin asked in amazement.5 Henry replied, “Yes, and he is much better now. He is brighter and quieter.” Henry Adams then stood up. “And, Dr. Cronin, you need not bother any longer trying to pronounce his name ... The Madison Avenue Pulpit, 4 January, 1998. 3. David Buttrick, Preaching the New and the Now (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1998), p. 18. 4. As told by C. A. McClain in Good News for Off Seasons (Nashville: Abingdon ...
3. Friends
Proverbs 27:6, 9, 17
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James Merritt
... says, "But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." I want to tell you, there is not enough gold in Fort Knox, nor enough oil in Saudi Arabia to buy that type of friendship. When I think about a real friend, a true friend, a friend that ... friend is that though he may point out your faults from time to time, he will overlook them and never let them come between you. Henry Ward Beecher once said, "You ought to keep a big cemetery in your backyard where you can bury the faults of your friends." I've ...
4. Falling Into Faith
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
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Charley Reeb
... Dunnam, Pack Up Your Troubles: Sermons on How to Trust in God (Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, 1993), p. 79. 2. Walter Brueggemann, Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Preaching and Teaching-Genesis (Atlanta, Georgia: John Knox Press, 1982), p. 145. 3. John R. Claypool, The Preaching Event (Waco, Texas: Word Books, 1980), p. 101. 4. Poem by Charles D. Reeb. 5. Henri J. M. Nouwen, The Only Necessary Thing: Living a Prayerful Life (New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1999), pp. 195-196. 6 ...
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James Merritt
... friendship also entails keeping a friend. Once you do find a friend, guard that relationship as you would the gold at Fort Knox. I believe there are two "super glue" qualities that can permanently cement any friendship: honesty and loyalty. Proverbs 27:6 reminds us ... , but I don't believe I could persuade you to accept them. But what it comes down to is, no, I don't go along with Henry Kissinger's comments. Mr. Nixon is my friend, and I don't turn my back on my friends.8 Colson said for a moment he thought ...
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Mark Ellingsen
... . 2. Brevard S. Childs, The New Testament as Canon: An Introduction (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1985), pp. 65-67; Eduard Schweizer, Good News According To Matthew, trans. David E. Green (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1975), p. 528. 3. Ibid, p. 67-69. 4. Op cit, Schweizer, pp. 535-536. 5. Carl F. H. Henry, God, Revelation and Authority, Vol. V (Waco, Texas: Word Books, 1982), p. 213. 6. The Gallup Organization, "Americans' Personal Satisfaction" (2005), at www.gallup.com/poll/content/default/aspex?ci. 7. See ...
7. Let's Live
Isaiah 1:1-31
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Richard L. Sheffield
... the people of Israel, it is all too easy for us to reply: "Boy, God really had it in for them, didn't he? I wonder what they did, or didn't do?" But as Henry Sloane Coffin, writing in The Interpreter's Bible, notes: "...the word of God has a most perturbing way of disregarding dates and of making truth contemporary."1 It's always important in reading the ... . Frederick Buechner. Listening To Your Life (San Francisco: Harper, 1992) p. 56. 5. The Book of Common Worship (Westminster/John Knox Press, 1993) p. 21.
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Louis H. Valbracht
... right in the fabric of the nation, somehow, just as secure as the gold that we thought we had at Fort Knox. But social scandals of the past twenty years should convince anyone that this so-called national ethic is certainly operating in ... of Jesus Christ promise us freedom as a great and glorious gift? Here’s a nation enslaved by an alien empire, and then the Patrick Henry that lives somewhere in the breast of every man cries out: "Give me liberty or give me death." Release comes! The yoke of the enslaver ...
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Warren Thomas Smith
... , reading "Thou art not far from the kingdom of God." At noon Wesley attended services at St. Paul’s where the choir used Henry Purcell’s rendition of Psalm 130: "Out of the deep have I called to thee, O Lord." (Never berate the choir or the anthem ... give myself." He was "not far from the kingdom of God." 1. See Warren Thomas Smith, Augustine. His Life and Thought (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1980), p. 47. 2. The Journal of the Rev. Charles Wesley, M.A. (London: Wesleyan Methodist Book-Room, [1849] n.d.), 1 ...
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David E. Leininger
... was only a repeat of what has been said over and over and over again in ten-second sound bites. The only statement that was genuinely new was Henry Hyde's incredible assertion that to fail to proceed with this process would somehow lead us down the path to AUSCHWITZ! Say what? Meanwhile, this is all played ... , CD-ROM, Daily Study Bible Series, (Liguori, MO: Liguori Faithware, 1996) Used by permission of Westminster/John Knox Press 2. Howard Chapman, Via PresbyNet, "Sermonshop 1998 12 20," #64, 12/17/98
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James Merritt
... godly wife and mother will not be a hindrance in the finances of the family, but a help. She will help guard the family finances as Ft. Knox guards the gold. b. Devotion "She does him good and not evil all the days of her life." (v.12) A good wife and mother is a ... the case, I want you to remember something every time you pick up a bottle of Heinz 57 ketchup. When the will of Henry J. Heinz was read, it contained the following confession: Looking forward to the time when my earthly career will end, I desire to ...
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J. Howard Olds
... of faith. Family implies connection, cooperation, conflict, consensus. We are called to be together in the family of faith. Henri Nouwen wrote, “We are unified by our common weakness, common failures, common disappointments, common inconsistencies." The Church is ... . When I talk about devotion I know I am talking about something that many of you know. I want you to meet Tyler Knox today. Tyler is a sophomore in high school. These seniors are all graduating today. Tyler has been a part of Sonshine Choir for ...
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King Duncan
... to do it. I suspect there are many Methodist pastors who are happy this is no longer a requirement for ordination. Maxwell lists several Christian greats for whom fasting was a regular part of their lives: Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Knox, Jonathan Edwards, Mat­thew Henry, Charles Finney, Andrew Murray, and many more. (3) Many people have benefited spiritually from this practice. But even a good thing like fasting can be abused. In our lesson from the Gospel we hear our Lord say, “When you fast, do ...
14. Starting Over
John 12:20-36
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Wayne Brouwer
... each student silently slipped away. And the professor? When he reported the incident to others, he simply concluded (paraphrasing Henry Higgins from My Fair Lady), “They’d grown accustomed to my grace!” We grow easily accustomed to God ... which our epistle reading comes today. His study is called Understanding the Book of Hebrews: The Story behind the Sermon (Westminster John Knox, 2003). Schenck’s view is that the letter was written to a mixed congregation of both Jewish and Gentile Christians in Rome ...
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Richard Hasler
... we must learn it too if we are to become true disciples of Jesus. Amen. [1]. Albert Schweitzer, Out of My Life and Thought, An Autobiography: (New York: A Mentor Book, Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1949), 70. [2]. Ibid.,191. [3]. Tom Wright, Luke for Everyone (Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004), 180. [4]. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship (New York: A Touchstone Book, Published by Simon & Schuster, 1995), 44-45. [5]. George Connor, Compiler, Daily meditation with Frederick ...
16. Where's God?
John 16:12-15
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David Coffin
... , and many forms of entertainment such as the phonograph, later to be called the record player. With all of these advances, Niebuhr saw Henry Ford the automaker exploiting his workers in dirty factories and for low wages. At first, Niebuhr was attracted to the Marxist system of ... Destiny of Man: A Christian Interpretation, 2 Volumes, (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1943). 4. Wolfhart Pannenberg, An Introduction to Systematic Theology, (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Erdmann’s Publishing Co., 1991).
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