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The way of revolution
The Second Sunday of Advent was about John the Baptist (as will be the Third Sunday) and I had jotted some notes down about the way of repentance. The way of John the Baptist comes at a critical time in the life of Israel. Rome has been in power and now they’ve encroached on the land with a heavy hand.…
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Make His Paths Straight
We are on a journey in our church. This week starts our summer reading. We want to go all the way through the New Testament. This week’s reading is the Gospel of Luke. All of it. The challenge before us is to prepare the way of the Lord. WE need to be prepared. We need to make the way expedient…
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Speaking Truth to Power May Cost You Your Head
The utopian thought we have with the “Occupy” movement (and other things) is the beautiful thought of “speaking truth to power.” It is so bold. Unless, of course, it’s not. Too often that phrase just really means, “I’m looking for a photo op.” Speaking truth to power costs. Ask Gandhi. Ask Martin Luther King, Jr. Ask Abraham Lincoln. (And Lincoln…
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Am I prepared?
More than the question, “Am I prepared?” Am I preparing the way? Am I communicating Christ in compassion? Am I lifting up hands that hang down? Am I allowing my heart to be ready for the coming of Christ? 1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom…
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Greatness
I am currently working my way through the Book of John in my preaching. Today focuses on John 3:22-36. John the Baptist’s testimony was that Jesus needed to become greater and he needed to fade into the background. John the Baptist would just not fit in today. He needed to learn about “market share” and “branding his ministry.” John’s great…
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