Apprentice 2 Jesus

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    It’s How You Finish

    “To begin well is good, but it is not enough; it is only those who stay the course and finish the race that have any hope of gaining the prize.” — F.F. Bruce  

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    Lost in Transition

    We live with transition all around us. I live in an urban area, so change is part of what stays the same. This morning I was taking the bus, so when I transfer I walk through the IDS tower crystal court, which is essentially the heart of Minneapolis. I’ve walked that route for months. As I looked at new businesses…

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    Roe

    Today is the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. A decision that came on the end of over a decade of intense upheaval in our nation as we battled over civil rights, the Vietnam War, and crooked politicians. It has been an ongoing symbol of division that in many ways was a capstone of a deeply divided era.…

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    MLK.2

    This is an excerpt from a sermon of Dr. King’s. You can find the full transcript HERE. But I have a message that I would like to leave with Alabama this evening. (Tell it) That is exactly what we don’t want, and we will not allow it to happen, (Yes, sir) for we know that it was normalcy in Marion…

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    Inauguration

    This prayer for the president is a good one, and one I am praying this morning. We pray at the urging of Scripture: I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God…

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    Seething

    13 The word of the Lord came to me again: “What do you see?” “I see a pot that is boiling,” I answered. “It is tilting toward us from the north.” (Jer. 1:13, NIV) One of my favorite preachers in Bible college was David Owen. He was a Welsh preacher on the faculty and his accent just added to the mastery of his…

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    MLK

    So I have not said to my people: “Get rid of your discontent.” Rather, I have tried to say that this normal and healthy discontent can be channeled into the creative outlet of nonviolent direct action. And now this approach is being termed extremist. But though I was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist, as I continued to…

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    Persecution

    We think we have tough times (from time to time) in our own culture. But we, as believers, just don’t know what it is to lay it on the line for the gospel. This man does. And we need to pray.    

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    Stand

    Daniel 3 is one of those great kids’ stories. The fiery furnace. Standing up to the king. Not bowing to idols. As I prepare this chapter for preaching, I am coming to really not like this chapter. My series is looking at the example of Daniel in hostile territory and learning how that speaks to us in our ever-changing culture. Facing idols…

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    Disagreement

    Why the one word titles: HERE.  We are living in incredibly divisive times. I am sure we can find same periods, and worse, in history. But these current times in our culture, and then in the church culture as an extension, really have us in ideological trenches and it gets discouraging. We simply do not know how to disagree anymore. In…