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John N. Brittain

... of the tree and the raised loaf. This is what the Apostle Paul was getting at when he warned that "the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life." We must always live by the Holy Spirit in the now, guided by the past but never held back by it. James Conrad, a Kansas attorney, tells how he once felt anxiety and anger toward clients who failed to pay him, particularly since he was struggling to meet his own expenses. One Christmas he decided it was time to put this behind him and he wrote to those who owed him ...

2. The Banquet Bowl

Mark 9:38-41

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Robert Salzgeber

... I am certainly not against Jesus even though I'm of another group. I most surely must be for the Lord Jesus' kingdom." James went on to explain to Micah how Jesus' words had freed him from his enclosed tomb. How Jesus' inclusive, loving and compassionate words had unbound and freed him from his enclosure. Said James, "Jesus said that we should not be glad because the evil spirits, like Conrad, will finally obey us, but he says that we should rather be glad because our names are written in heaven. Because we ...

3. Gift

2 Corinthians 8:16--9:5, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... 9,” NovT 32 (1990), pp. 340–48. On Isa. 66:18–21 as foundational to Paul’s missionary strategy, see James M. Scott, Paul and the Nations: The Old Testament and Jewish Background of Paul’s Mission to the Nations with ... Acts in Its First Century Setting, Vol. 2: The Book of Acts in Its Graeco-Roman Setting (ed. David W. J. Gill and Conrad Gempf; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994), pp. 397–417; Rainer Riesner, Die Frühzeit des Apostels Paulus. Studien zur Chronologie, Missionsstrategie und Theologie (WUNT ...

4. Getting Rid of Grudges

Luke 23:34

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James Merritt

... One of the marks of being forgiven is that you are forgiving. Because in the final analysis, God only forgives the forgiving. General James Oglethorpe once said to the great Methodist preacher, John Wesley: "I never forgive, and I never forget." To which John Wesley responded: "Then ... or you can have grace, but you cannot do both. The choice is up to you. [1] Taken from Barnaby Conrad, Famous Last Words (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1961). [2] Ibid. [3] John Blanchard, Gathered Gold, (Great ...

5. The TV Revolution

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Michael Rogness

... the society most of the time from television, it becomes the primary social fact of our lives.2 -- James Monaco Preaching Today While visiting many congregations I am constantly astonished to hear how much complaining there is ... of communication, not the words spoken. We speak of talk shows on television, but after watching them British writer Peter Conrad concluded: On television, conversation has become a spectator sport ... Television talk is not conversation but a celebration of visibility ... Talk ...

6. Want To Sit At The Head Table?

Luke 14:1-14

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King Duncan

... by what we are ” those called by his name. Now we are to go out to give that same dignity to others. Want to sit at the head table? Then do it like he did it. Give more than you get. Humble yourself and serve others. 1. James Dent in Charleston, W.Va. Gazette, 12/9/91. 2. Donnie Radcliffe, SIMPLY BARBARA BUSH (Warner Books) 3. "Researchers' Dispute Over Who Gets Credit Delays Sex Survey Publication," The Knoxville News-Sentinel (June 27, 1989), Section A, p. 7. 4. Robert Burdette 5. Victor Rangel-Ribeiro ...

7. Jesus Came Preaching

Mark 1:14-15

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Donald B. Strobe

... labor to keep people alive. Preachers labor to make their lives worth living. And that is infinitely worth doing. Joseph Conrad said that words, “Have set the whole nations in motion and upheaved the dry, hard ground on which rests our social ... theatre of an ancient Roman City we know as Caesarea by the Sea.) Remember how the King’s reply used to go in the King James version? “Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.” (Acts 26:28) There have been a lot of good sermons preached and at least one ...

8. Family Reunion

Mark 3:31-35

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Donald B. Strobe

... are perfectly comfortable believing that they were really blood brothers and sisters of Jesus - and that one of them: James was the first bishop of the Church in Jerusalem. We believe that the notion of Mary’s “perpetual virginity” is ... Cornwall...and the grave of the Virgin Mary’s uncle was found at Glastonbury.” (LONDON TIMES MAGAZINE, December 1, 1985, quoted in Conrad Hyers, And God Created Laughter, Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1987, page 57) What’s more...the author claimed to be a member ...

9. Afraid of Sanity

Mark 5:1-20

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Donald B. Strobe

... is sanity—then what is madness? In one of his excellent little newsletters, Martin Marty quotes a Canadian editor named James Taylor who writes: “There may be no 1990s. If present arms trends continue, World War III will begin sometime between 1988 ... a tooth for a tooth” wins the day. What had started out with a “Merry Christmas” ends up with two piles of rubble. (Conrad Hyers, “And God Created Laughter: The Bible As Divine Comedy”, Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1987 P. 111) Insanity! Yes, but it is ...

10. If We Had Known It Was You

Matthew 25:31-46

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James McCormick

One of my favorite musical forms is the spiritual. For as long as I can remember, one of my favorite spirituals has been “Sweet Little Jesus Boy.” I don’t know why, exactly. I like the melody. I like some of the images it calls to mind. It stirs up some deep feelings within me. I don’t know, I just like it. But recently, some of the words have been troubling me. All throughout the song there is the recurring phrase, “We didn’t know who you was,” or, “We didn’t know ‘twas you.” One typical verse says, “The ...

11. Easter and a Lost World

Acts 17:16-34

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James Merritt

Not long ago a lady wrote Dear Abby a letter, and in this letter this is what she said: Dear Abby: Your answer to the woman who complained that her relatives were always arguing with her about religion, was ridiculous. You advised her to simply declare the subject off- limits. Are you suggesting that people talk only about trivial meaningless subjects so as to avoid a potential controversy?…It is arrogant to tell people there are subjects that they may not mention in your presence. You could have suggested ...

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