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1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

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E. Carver McGriff

... such imagery to emphasize a point. So what was Jesus really saying by these words (or at least by Mark's version of what Peter must have reported to him)? We don't know how long the universe will last, but logic tells us it won't last forever. ... not even realize that our prayers are being answered until much time has passed. I'm indebted to a friend and preacher, T. Garrett Benjamin of this city, who preaches to many hundreds every Sunday in one of this country's largest African-American Christian churches ...

2. Advent 4

Luke 1:26-38, Romans 16:1-27, 2 Samuel 7:1-17

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E. Carver McGriff

... . Second, there is no mention of this tradition in Mark's Gospel, which is generally regarded as an expression of Peter's preaching. Nor is it mentioned in John's Gospel, which reflects the more developed and sophisticated theology of the ... literal accuracy of this report to depict it as such to my congregants. Perhaps Professor Ed Blair, beloved teacher of New Testament at Garrett Theological Seminary (now GETS), who specialized in studies of the Gospels, said it best when a student in our class asked him if ...

3. WHAT IS MAN?

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Larry Powell

... the jug behind one of the wagon wheels. Uncle Thurman jotted down the weight in the little book the gin provided all the farmers, compliments of Garrett's Snuff. "Hey, I had more than that," I informed him after seeing the weight he had marked by my name. "No you didn't, ... to which the moment was blinding them. The same appeal was made at the calling of the Twelve, especially Simon Peter. Hot-headed, abrupt, impulsive - an unlikely place to begin building a Church, but the carpenter was not blinded to what ...

4. Valley of Rejection (Series: Peace in the Valley)

Luke 4:14-30

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J. Howard Olds

... faced when she fell in love with a person outside the Amish Community and ran away to marry him. Ruth Garrett had always been a little rebellious, but not even she could imagine the pain she was about to experience from being ... be a predictor of rejection in the future. Don’t allow rejection to derail your dreams. Keep coming back. In The Tale of Peter Rabbit, the author was rejected by seven publishers. Richard Bach got twenty rejection slips before Jonathan Livingston Seagull was published. Dr. Seuss, ...

5. More Than a Popularity Contest

Luke 12:49-53, Luke 12:54-59

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King Duncan

... you the testimony of a more contemporary figure—another Paul—Noel Paul Stookey. Noel Paul Stookey is one-third of the world-famous folk music group Peter, Paul & Mary. In 1968, Paul was greeting fans after a concert. A young man came up to Paul and said, “I want to talk to you ... 118-119. 4. “The Privilege and Burden of Franklin McCallie,” Chattanooga Times Free Press, by Joan Garrett McClane, https://projects.timesfreepress.com/2014/10/mccallie/kb.html. 5. Corey Fields: https://baptistnews.com/ ...

6. A Voice Out Of The Cloud

Luke 9:28-36

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James Garrett

Today we celebrate the Transfiguration Of Our Lord. We will soon begin the Lenten Journey. Often Lent is abused. It has in certain times and places become a period of empty abstinence from tidbits of affluence, and the enjoyment of gloom of self-denial. This is not the purpose of Lent. These 40 days should be a period of engagement with God, of repentance and prayer and a renewal of our baptismal vows. Lent looks towards God’s act in the cross and the resurrection. Lent is the opportunity to move within ...

7. The Christmas Song

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

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James Garrett

The business side of Christmas -- the commercialism -- doesn’t bother me as it does some. There are those who think the spiritual import of Christmas may be forgotten. There’s no danger of that. The spiritual significance of Christmas is so dominant that many who are ordinarily indifferent go out of their way to find a religious service. That is part of the miracle of Christmas. Personally, the exchange of gifts, the decorations in our homes, and the adding of color to drab streets is not a contradiction ...

8. Jesus Said: “Try Again”

Luke 5:1-11

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James Garrett

Here is the good news for today from Luke 5:1-11. This is the Word of God! A word of great encouragement and hope. Hope is the unique signature of the Christian gospel. What makes a Christian a Christian is this inability to quit hoping. A new gift from God is at work on our behalf, at all times in all circumstances. The crowds had pressed Jesus right up to the edge of the water at the Sea of Galilee to hear the Word of God. There he came upon three defeated men. They had fished all night and had only an ...

9. Luke’s Beatitudes And Woes

Luke 6:17-26

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James Garrett

The Beatitudes are familiar to us. We have heard them many times. Someone gave me an interesting article about the Beatitudes. It is titled: “The Lesson.” “Then Jesus took his disciples up the mountain, and gathering these around him, he taught them saying: “ ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek. Blessed are they that mourn. Blessed are the merciful. Blessed are they who thirst for justice. Blessed are you when you suffer. Be glad and rejoice, for your ...

10. A Response to the Beatitudes

Matt 5:1-12; Luke 6:17-26

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Brett Blair & James Garrett

If the disciples were students and Jesus was professor the beatitudes would have come off a bit different. Jesus takes his disciples up the mountain and gathers them around, and says, Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek. Blessed are they that mourn. Blessed are the merciful. Blessed are they who thirst for justice. Blessed are you when persecuted. Blessed are you when you suffer. Be glad and rejoice for your reward is great in heaven. Then Simon Peter ...

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