Resurrection Sunday: “The Evidence” – Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 21-22
Resurrection Sunday is a time of celebration every follower of Jesus anticipates. I think it is easy to say this is the single most significant day on the calendar of Jesus followers. Each year on this Sunday we recall some stories of a forty-day period …
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Following Jesus: “Famous Last Words” – (Matthew 27, Luke 23, John 19)
Because I am privileged to shepherd people, I have often been in the room of one when they are leaving the body and entering into eternity. The last words they utter aren’t always brilliant or meaningful, but sometimes they tell us something about the person …
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Mother’s Day: “The Mother of the Perfect Child” (Mary in the Gospels)
Today we openly thank God for the one person in life that was most used to form the body we live in – our mom. We celebrate the office of mother, even if some of us lost mom long ago to eternity, and even if …
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Following His Footsteps: “Learning to Listen” – John 11
Author of the book “Sound Business” Julian Treasure knows something about listening. He wrote a book that wasn’t the story of an audio recording studio, nor was it a “how to” book on business practices – it was a book about the need for people …
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Following His Footsteps: “Aiming at the Wrong Target” – John 6
Did you ever have an embarrassing moment that just wouldn’t go away? Olympic athlete Matt Emmons can sympathize with you, I’d bet: Matt Emmons was just focusing on staying calm. He wishes he had been more concerned with where he was shooting. Emmons fired at …
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Following His Footsteps: “Rising Star” – (Mt. 4, Lk. 4, Jn. 4)
“The hardest part was at the very beginning!” said the young pop music star. “I came along before there was an ‘American Idol’ show, but just after the big record labels were already losing to the digital market of iTunes and Napster. That window was …
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Following His Footsteps: “The Candidate” – John 3 and 4
Robert Redford has played some famous roles, but none bigger than the Oscar winning performance in the 1972 movie called “The Candidate. In that role, Redford starred as a lawyer (and son of the former California governor) who was convinced to run against a senatorial …
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Following His Footsteps: “Exposing the Secret” – John 2
There are English expressions that are used by various movements in different times in history, and along the way they adapt in meaning. The phrase “out of the closet” was used by advertisers long before it was adopted by modern social action groups. More recently, …
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Following His Footsteps: “Starting Block” – Matthew 3-4; John 1
I am no sprinter, and I have never won a foot race on any track, anywhere – at least that I can recall. Like most of you, I am a sports fan – but I am no sports man. As such, I watch the athleticism …
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Following His Footsteps: “The Incredible Shrinking Man”- John 3:22-36
In 1957, Jack Arnold adapted a novel into a sci-fi movie that was titled: “The Incredible Shrinking Man”. The film went on to gain awards in 1958, and was considered by some to be a minor classic in its field. The story was a tale …
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