Do you have a “numbed heart?” I hope this will help…
Here is a word from Matthew’s Gospel…
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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: “All Roads Lead Somewhere” – Matthew 27:54-28:20
“All roads lead somewhere.” That is a stupid saying, isn’t it? Not really. It is important that we recognize that our choices have consequences, and that any path we choose will inevitably bring us to the place toward which it was designed. In this lesson, …
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Following His Footsteps: “That Pesky Jesus Problem” – Matthew 27:1-54
One of the traits I truly admire in great leaders is their ability to remain calm in the face of extraordinary circumstances. The “best of the best” have been able to withstand enormous pressures, often without showing much of the wear it had upon them. …
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Following His Footsteps: “A Child of Two Worlds” – Matthew 26
One of our local high school teachers posted a question the other day on their Facebook page that was perfect for an introduction to this lesson. He wrote: “Christians are often asked how there can be a God with so much evil in the world. …
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Following His Footsteps: “A Call to Watchmen” – Matthew 24-25
There are calls for change in the church all around us. My mailbox is filled with them, as is my inbox. “Get busy feeding the hungry!” cries one organization. “Stop shouting at the protestors against your moral agenda and show love!” says another. We seem …
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Following His Footsteps: “Bad Moon Rising” – Matthew 24, Pt.2
Have you ever seen a baby delivered? I was physically, emotionally and frantically present during all three of my children’s arrivals into this world in their respective birthing suites. During the birth of our first-born, I remember wondering if my wife would live through the …
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Following His Footsteps: “Bad Moon Rising” (Pt. 1)- Matthew 24
In 1969, John Fogerty went to a rerun of a 1941 movie called “The Devil and Daniel Webster”. Part way through the movie he was mesmerized by a scene of an approaching hurricane and the powerful imagery stuck in his mind long after the movie …
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