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1. The Discipleship Question: Do You Wish To Go Away?

John 6:60-71

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

John C. Purdy, a staff member of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., has written a challenging book entitled Returning God's Call: The Challenge of Christian Living. In it, Purdy suggests that we need a new metaphor for the Christian life. He points out the inadequacy of the old metaphors such as "a soldier in God's army," "a scholar in the school of Christ," "a traveler a long the Christian way," "a citizen of the commonwealth; "and a member ...

2. Everything Changes When You Are Called

John 6:56-69

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Maxie Dunnam

3. Returning God's Call

1 Samuel 3:1-10

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Leonard Sweet

This week's text challenges individuals and your church community to examine how they respond to the persistent voice of God in their lives. From Presbyterian author and editor John C. Purdy comes the title and story that inspired this week's sermon ideas. Purdy recalls that in The Blue Mountains of China (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1970), Canadian Mennonite/English Professor/author Rudy Wiebe tells the story of a Mennonite farmer named Sam Reimer. One night Sam hears a voice saying to him, "Samuel, Samuel ...

4. The Lord's Prayer: Hallowed be Thy Name

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... order for God to be holy--but because God is holy, we worship and adore him. Then we live out this quality of life and share it with others. John Wesley was absolutely correct when he wrote, "We must love God before we can be holy at all; because loving God is the root of all holiness." When the ... him because we can''t live in this village without him." 1. John C. Purdy, The Kerygma Program, 1992, p. 7. 2. Harper & Row Publisher, 1961, p. 8. 3. William L. Self, CONFESSIONS OF A NOMAD, Peachtree Publishers, ...

5. Ordinary People

John 18:28-40, John 18:1-11

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Brett Blair & John C. Purdy

In the story of the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus we do not have a rascally, villainous cast of characters. We have ordinary soldiers, policemen, officials, priests, magistrates, and citizens - all doing what soldiers, police, officials, priests, and zealous citizens do every day. It is the usual "morality play," with a suspected criminal, arresting officers, prosecutors, a trial, and sentencing. With the exception of Jesus, none of the actors appear to be sterling characters. They are ordinary ...

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1. The Discipleship Question: Do You Wish To Go Away?

John 6:60-71

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2. Everything Changes When You Are Called

John 6:56-69

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

3. Returning God's Call

1 Samuel 3:1-10

Illustration

Leonard Sweet

4. The Lord's Prayer: Hallowed be Thy Name

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

5. Ordinary People

John 18:28-40, John 18:1-11

Illustration

Brett Blair & John C. Purdy

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