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A Sermon By BPB WUMC April 17, 2011 24 HOURS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, Part V When God Was Tortured (Mark 15:15-23) If you drive from Trenton to the St. Luke’s North Hospital there is something that literally jumps out at you. I usually take I-35 to...
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A Sermon By BPB WUMC March 13, 2011 24 HOURS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, Part I When In Trouble, Go To A Garden! (Mark 14:32-42) If you knew that you were facing the most threatening problem of your life, where would you go for help? For strength? For understanding?...
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A Sermon By BPB WUMC February 27, 2011 WHY A VIRTUOUS LIFE IS IMPORTANT, Part VIII The Virtue of Gentleness (Ezekiel 34:11-16a) In a week of demonstrations taking place in multiple countries in the Middle East, even at the cost of human lives; in a week...
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Today’s virtue is faith and it is much too big of a subject to grasp in one life time. That’s why we are led to believe that faith itself matures and grows even in heaven.
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KINDNESS…don’t leave home without it! We’ve looked at the virtues of love and joy and peace and patience and goodness. We’ve said that these virtues have a lot of inter-connectedness, each with the others. And that is true. As you give emphasis to one of these 9 virtues, you will...
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The words “good” and “goodness” are scattered all through the Bible. And I would imagine that many of us can remember the texts I just listed. There are 646 expressions of the word “good” in the Bible. Needless to say, this virtue is everywhere.
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Truthfully, everything is connected, isn’t it? Thoughts-words-actions-habits-character…there is a linkage between them all.
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Ironic isn’t it? We are still in the Upper Room with Jesus and the disciples. By this time the next day, Jesus will have died upon the Cross. Time is precious…because time is running out. A few verses earlier, Jesus talked about love. In this breath, He is talking...
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It is a lesson on servant hood…“No servant is greater than his master…I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you,” Jesus said. And of course, the ultimate lesson on servant hood waited for Jesus at Calvary.
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We just celebrated the birth of Christ and the holiday of Christmas. When you think of Christmas, what comes to mind first?
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How much of your life is planned for you? It is a worthy question but not easily answered. No, I am not talking about predestination here. That’s the belief that thinks God predetermines our lives from start to finish and all you and I do is act out the script already...
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Today’s story has it all! It begins with shepherds tending their sheep out in the fields. Being a shepherd was a 24-7 kind of job. It required constant care. They wouldn’t be up on the most recent town scoop because they were seldom in town. If the price of...
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I think Mary went to see Elizabeth for two reasons: To get away from all of the untruth being spoken about her; and to find that one person who would fully understand her, namely Elizabeth.
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