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1. Cheap Grace

Mark 8:31-38

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Joel Leyrer

Let me give you a modern day illustration of a man whom I believe both understood and exemplified Jesus' words on self-denial, cross-bearing and following Him. Some of you may be familiar with the name Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He was a Lutheran pastor who lived in Germany during the Second World War. Convinced that it was his Christian duty to work within his own country for the defeat of Adolf Hitler...

2. It's Better Higher Up

Mark 9:2-9

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Joel Leyrer

The famous preacher D.L. Moody told about a Christian woman who was always bright, cheerful, and optimistic, even though she was confined to her room because of illness. She lived in an attic apartment on the fifth floor of an old, rundown building. A friend decided to visit her one day and brought along another woman a person of great wealth. Since there was no elevator, the two ladies began the ...

3. Staying in Touch

John 15:1-8

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Joel Leyrer

Across the country grade schools, high schools and colleges are or soon will be holding their graduation ceremonies. For the graduates this is oftentimes a bittersweet occasion. What makes it a time of mixed emotions is not the accomplishment of finishing school, but the recognition that soon many of their friends will be going separate ways. And so some of the final conversations that classmates ...

4. Tyranny of the Urgent

John 15:1-8

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Joel Leyrer

Some years ago a man by the name of Charles Hummel wrote a magazine article, later put in booklet form, entitled: "The Tyranny of the Urgent." The essence of the article is the distinction he makes between the "urgent" and the "important." Let me read a couple of paragraphs: We live in constant tension between the urgent and the important. The problem is that the important task rarely must be don...

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1. Cheap Grace

Mark 8:31-38

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Joel Leyrer

2. It's Better Higher Up

Mark 9:2-9

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Joel Leyrer

3. Staying in Touch

John 15:1-8

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Joel Leyrer

4. Tyranny of the Urgent

John 15:1-8

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Joel Leyrer

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