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John A. Terry

... book -- Desire to See God -- is based on Phil's personal longing to see God. Phil recalled the statement of the disciple Philip, who at the last supper said, "Lord, show us the Father and we shall be satisfied." Then Phil Mitchell told his own ... , that Joseph of Arimathea caught the last drop of blood which fell from Jesus' side as he died on the cross. Sir Galahad, along with other Knights of the Round Table, set out in quest of it. In the legend, they found it, but each saw it through the mirror of his own ...

2. The Pure In Heart

Psalm 42:1-11

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John A. Terry

3. The Promise Of The Spirit

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John A. Stroman

... ease and comfort but he prays, "As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world." Philip Schaff reminds us that on Pentecost the disciples received their baptism, confirmation, and ordination, all in one, for they received no ... Francis' career. He entered into marriage with poverty. He called poverty his bride and remained devoted to her with the devotion of a knight. With only a simple robe tied with a cord, barefoot, he set out on a lifelong ministry devoted to the poor. The Spirit ...

4. I Voted for God

Luke 14:25-35

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Carveth Mitchell

... that he sets the terms of his discipleship. In his Idylls of the King, Tennyson tells us that King Arthur bound his knights "by so straight vows that they were dazed as if half blinded by the coming of a light." Garibaldi offered his men ... Matthias was stoned and beheaded Matthew was slain by the sword Peter was crucified head downward Thaddeus was shot to death with arrows Philip was hanged Jesus makes no bones about the cost of discipleship to him. He makes no false and easy promises. In our witnessing ...

5. Called to Freedom

Matthew 11:25-30

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Mark Trotter

... . There he would let his hair grow out to cover his monk's tonsure, let his beard grow, and take on the uniform of a knight. He stayed at Wartburg Castle for a year. There he would translate the Bible into German. It was there in this castle legend says--and ... Wittenberg and buried him in the Castle Church, the church on whose doors he nailed those ninety-five theses. Philip Melancthon preached the sermon. Melancthon was Luther's younger colleague at Wittenberg, perhaps his closest friend. Melancthon will be ...

6. Unity and Community (Part 1)

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

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Preben Vang

... Jedi religion, which teaches a Zen-like balance with the force, an omnipresent energy field flowing between living things. Jedi knights are skilled in sensing and wielding the force to achieve feats that range from telekinesis to mind control and ... signs of power. In this passage in Acts, Simon sees the amazing works that are being done by the Holy Spirit through the ministry of Philip, one of the early church’s deacons. When he sees that the Holy Spirit is given to believers at the laying on of Peter’s ...

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