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Wanting It The Way Things USE TO BE

By on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 | No Comments

Have you ever felt nostalgic for the good old days?  Have you ever experienced a longing and yearning for the way things use to be? I remember once visiting in a home of a family with a young child.  The parents of this young boy had just converted his room from being that of a […]

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What Is Jesus Really Looking For From Us?

By on Monday, May 23rd, 2011 | 1 Comment

Read Luke 17:11-17 Why did only one cleansed leper return to thank Jesus?  The following are nine suggested reasons why the nine did not return: One waited to see if the cure was real. – One said he would see Jesus later. – One decided that he had never had leprosy. – One said he would […]

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How Grace Changes You

By on Thursday, May 19th, 2011 | No Comments

A tremendous thrill swept through Jericho in anticipation of Jesus’ arrival. This was nothing unusual. An appearance by Jesus always caused some sort of commotion. The sick came to be healed. The hungry came to be fed. Parents brought their children to be blessed. Curious onlookers came to observe. Even the enemies of Jesus were […]

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Jesus IS Everlasting Life

By on Friday, May 13th, 2011 | No Comments

I preached about Lazarus during Lent, as the lectionary suggests.  But I have always felt that this text deserves some attention during the Easter (REBOOT) season.  So here is the exegetical material I prepared and used in preparation for the sermon I preached on John 11: 1-44.  After you read this, you might want to […]

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Running and Running and Running

By on Thursday, May 12th, 2011 | No Comments

As a child one of my favorite places to visit was the pet store.  In fact, I still like visiting the pet store.  I liked seeing the lineup of puppies and wish I could adopt them all.  I like looking at all the cats hoping that I never adopting any of them.  I like looking […]

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This Is Discipleship

By on Friday, May 6th, 2011 | No Comments

Read   John 10: 1-30 Nearly all of the teachings and actions of Jesus found in chapters 5-10 of John’s gospel are somehow related to one of the many Jewish religious festivals.   Chapters 7-8 are generally agreed to be related to the Feast of the Tabernacles. The events recorded in chapter 9 are thought to have […]

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Osama Bin Laden, Abortion, Guns, Lust, Wars, Pro-Life – all in one essay that is rather disjuntive and free flowing, sort of like this title

By on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 | 2 Comments

 READ Genesis 1:27, Matthew 5:13-45 In a recent conversation among friends, one person remarked:  “I am opposed to abortion, but I am not a single issue voter.  There are lots of life issues that I take into consideration when I am trying to decide who should vote for to be a congregational representative, senator, or […]

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Easter Gift: The Ability To SEE What God Is Really Like

By on Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

Read John 9: 1-41  The theme for my last post was Jesus’ claim to be the “light of the world” (8:12).  As the events of chapter 9 unfold, we see that Jesus performs a miracle to illustrate this theme.  The story of the healing of the blind man shows how the “light of the world” […]

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Easter Gift: Freedom

By on Friday, April 22nd, 2011 | No Comments

Read John 8: 14-36  In John 8:14-36, we are reminded of the fact that as human beings apart from grace, we are enslaved to sin.  We will also learn that Jesus meets our needs by teaching us that the only way to experience real freedom is through becoming a disciple – a follower of Jesus […]

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Almighty God Is Singing To You Right Now: “Take A Chance On Me!”

By on Friday, April 15th, 2011 | No Comments

“I’m just saying…” I heard an old song on the radio today.  It got me thinking.  The lyrics contained a line:  “Take a chance on me!” I imagined the Trinity standing in front of a church, singing to the congregation:  “Take a chance on me!” A few years ago I became interested in the stock market.  I […]

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