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1. Can We Love Too Much?
Deuteronomy 6:1-25
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John R. Brokhoff
... generously of time and money. It calls for hours of study to teach a church school class or to lead an organization’s program. It may mean hours in your kitchen preparing a dish for a church supper. It could mean paying the price to be a Good Samaritan. Maltbie Babcock challenges us: Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have hard work to do, and loads to lift. Shun not the struggle face it; tis God’s gift. And why should we love God with all our strength? Why work so hard for ...
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... . In whatever form of power politics we are playing, let us not forget what David so blithely disregarded. He forgot that the postman rings twice. The death of Uriah was balanced with the death of the child. Truth breaking leads to grave consequences. The Reverend Maltbie Babcock was on target when he sang that this is "My Father’s World." God is running an orderly and decent universe. When we break his laws we will be punished. The good news is that though God is our great judge, he is also our Father ...
3. Why Be Afraid of Death?
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Maltbie D. Babcock
... night and you will greet. This is the death of death To breathe away a breath And know the end of strife, And taste the deathless life, And joy without a fear, And smile without a tear; And work, nor care to rest, And find the last the best. Note: Maltbie Davenport Babcock was a noted American clergyman and writer of the 19th century. He authored the familiar hymn, This is My Father's World, among others.
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Jerry L. Schmalemberger
... all future generations is imperative to our legitimate stewardship. God said to our parents and to us: "... your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge." 1. 554 Lutheran Book of Worship ("This is My Father’s World" by Maltbie D. Babcock, 1858-1901) 2. The Steward by Douglas John Hall, Friendship Press, 1982.
5. The Apostles' Creed: "God...Almighty"
Mark 15:33-41, Mark 15:21-32
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David E. Leininger
... . Russell Baker, Growing Up, (New York, New American Library, 1982), p. 61 2. "Westminster Confession of Faith," The Book of Confessions, (Louisville, KY: Office of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Church, USA), 6.012 3. Albert Curry Winn, A Christian Primer, (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1990), pp. 79-80 4. Maltbie D. Babcock, 1901
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King Duncan
... Your Hat, Superstitions and Other Beliefs, collected by Alvin Schwartz, (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1974), p. 59-60. 2. Stephen R. Covey, Principle-Centered Leadership (New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990). 3. Harold S. Kushner, Living a Life That Matters (New York: Anchor Books, 2001), p. 98. 4. Maltbie D. Babcock 5. By Ashley Danielle Oubré, cited by Ravi Zacharias in Deliver Us From Evil (Nashville: Word Publishing, 1997), pp. 197-198.
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Paul E. Flesner
... the fabric of humanity. This world still belongs to God, the creator of it all. Remember the words of a hymn we often sing: "This is my Father's world; Oh, let me not forget That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet" (Maltbie D. Babcock). Nations may rattle their military weapons. Gangs may battle for turf control. But the one who is still in charge is God! That brings me to the new wine that Jesus talks about. We often forget that God is still in control because we measure God's power ...
A day dawns, quite like other days; in it, a single hour comes, quite like other hours; but in that day and in that hour the chance of a lifetime faces us.
Maltbie D. Babcock
Be on the lookout for mercies. The more we look for them, the more of them we will see. Better to lose count while naming your blessings than to lose your blessings to counting your troubles.
Maltbie D. Babcock
Be strong! It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong; How hard the battle goes, the day how long; Faint not-fight on! Tomorrow comes the song.
Maltbie D. Babcock
Our prayers must mean something to us if they are to mean anything to God.
Maltbie D. Babcock
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