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Gerasene demoniac
What's the real story? Q: are you so comfortable with your demons & pigs that Jesus's call is too painful to bear? What are your fears? What are you not willing to surrender? What's so good that Jesus's…
Created 10 months ago
Luke 8:26 (NIV), Luke 8:27 (NIV), Luke 8:28 (NIV), Luke 8:29 (NIV), Luke 8:30 (NIV), Luke 8:31 (NIV), Luke 8:32 (NIV), Luke 8:33 (NIV), Luke 8:34 (NIV), Luke 8:35 (NIV), Luke 8:36 (NIV), Luke 8:37 (NIV)
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Reconciliation...
As I ponder the threat of judgment upon the "arrogant" and the "wicked," I have to wonder how God approaches the arrogance that flows into his world from those who claim his name and claim to speak for…
Created over 1 year ago
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The Worst Penalty
Can there be a worse consequence of our actions than to take ourselves away from God's presence?
Created over 1 year ago
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God = Loving Community
What a insight by which to think about what God IS doing: God created because God is an eternal loving community. "Us" isn't a variation on the English "royal 'we'"... It's God-Word-Holy Spirit creating…
Created over 1 year ago
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The Crucible
Jesus went through a crucible. From the desert to the temptation and back into the hinterlands... Finally, the time for the message...and he began to preach... How does Jesus' experience speak to you?…
Created about 2 years ago
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Do you devote your best, the rest, or nothing in your relationships?
Do you remember the "spark" of dating? Maybe your last spark was in junior high. I'll bet you still remember it! Remember the notes passed in class? Remember the phone calls? Remember the NEED to see…
Created about 2 years ago
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But...I'm Just a Victim!
Our 9-year-old was using the school principal's cell phone when I pulled up to get him. I had absent-mindedly gone to pick up the 13 year-old first, leaving the 9-year-old to wait at school for an extra…
Created about 2 years ago
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What Happened to the Still, Small Voice?
Of all the aspects of this passage on which I've remarked or preached, the one I've never really focused on is the manner in which God sent his Breath into the assembly. He wasn't quiet, this time. He…
Created about 2 years ago
Acts 2:1 (ASV), Acts 2:2 (ASV), Acts 2:3 (ASV), Acts 2:4 (ASV)
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Where do I begin....
"Where do I begin, to tell the story of how great a love can be, the sweet love story that is older than the sea, where do I start?" As the debates over interpretation of this chapter continue to rage,…
Created about 2 years ago
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The Breath of God
Inspire. What's that mean...literally? It means "to breathe into..." If I give you CPR, I inspire you in a very concrete way. A friend of mine who is an orthodox rabbi tells me that God's speech in creating…
Created about 2 years ago
