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Titus 2:11-14

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John N. Brittain

... of God an overarching theme of both testaments, visible in a way that could not be misinterpreted. To paraphrase one of William Barclay's memorable sayings, when we see Jesus healing the sick, feeding the hungry, or forgiving the reprobate, we cannot help ... . It was an act of grace that motivated the nighttime visit of Marley's ghost to Scrooge. I am not suggesting Dickens necessarily had God's grace in mind, but he could have — for Marley's ghost came to warn Scrooge of the fate that waited for him ...

2. Ready Or Not

Mark 1:1-8

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King Duncan

... : "Ready or not, here I come." Do you get the feeling this time of year that you can hear the voice of Christmas like Marley's ghost saying to us, "Ready or not, here I come." The next few weeks will be filled with so much activity, all the ... our neighbors. That is the best way in the world to prepare for Christmas. Be Christ to a neighbor. Enter into somebody's loneliness. William Saroyan has a delightful story that he tells of the poor, little orphan boy standing amidst a long line of men and women queued ...

3. Living in the Red

Galatians 6:11-18

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Leonard Sweet

... 2003 at age 71, U2's Bono said, "In a garden full of weeds, Cash was the oak tree." Cash's rendition of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" sets forth his gritty and elegant belief that spiritual freedom comes through the cross of Christ: "And the blood gave life ... we can be in the red and live beyond our means is because . . . whatever the Father has promised, we can claim it now. William J. Wyne tells the story "of three little girls who are enjoying an evening of play. They started playing the game of counting ...

4. People Get Ready!

Luke 12:35-48

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Brett Blair

... need is faith; don’t need no ticket; you just get on board. People get ready. Over the last 35 years Jeff Beck and Ziggy Marley as well as others have done covers of Mayfield’s song. I understand why it still has appeal. There is something so true, very positive, ... long, so many have tried to figure out when he is coming back, and everyone of the them have been disappointed. William Miller (1782-1849) studying the books of Daniel and Revelation, predicted that March 21, 1844 was the precise date when ...

5. Standing In the Great Stone Castle

Luke 3:4-6

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Fr. Euan Marley

The Scottish town of Stirling is built around a castle. It's a real castle, going back to the Middle Ages. It wasn't built as a tourist attraction and it has been the site of many major battles in Scottish history. The location of Stirling is such that whoever controlled Stirling Castle controlled Scotland. Anyone who has ever been to the castle would immediately see why it is so important. The castle is built on a huge rock standing in the middle of a plain. To the north, the Scottish highlands ...

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