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On what people want Christians to hear – rayadoriver
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Sometimes it's worth speaking up. April 9, 2015. On what people want Christians to hear. The scene: some church, some Sunday morning. Ray slips in the back door, picks a seat towards the middle*. Pastor: Now, according to a few passages in the the Bible, homosexuality is a sin. Couple of older males in the audience: Amen! Pastor: Now, wait, I’m not finished. You know what else the Bible defines as a sin? Ray raises his hand* Pastor Redbum? Pastor: What the who was that? Who called me Pastor ‘Redbum?
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Iron in Fire: JB's Books Read, 2007 to the Present
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As iron cast into fire loses its rust and becomes glowing white, so he who turns completely to God is stripped of his sluggishness and changed into a new man.". JB's Books Read, 2007 to the Present. I've decided to place here a comprehensive list of all of the books I've completed reading since the start of 2007:. Social World of Ancient Israel: 1250-587 B.C.E. By Victor H. Matthews and Don C. Benjamin. Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony. The Kalām Cosmological Argument.
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Iron in Fire: November 2014
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As iron cast into fire loses its rust and becomes glowing white, so he who turns completely to God is stripped of his sluggishness and changed into a new man.". Sunday, November 30, 2014. God is With Us": An Advent Sermon on Isaiah 7-8. Sermon on 2 Kings 16:1-12, 18. Delivered 30 November 2014 at Pequea Evangelical Congregational Church. The sixth installment of a sermon series on the Book of Isaiah; see also sermons on Isaiah 1. Even in the midst of Ahaz's mistrust, God doesn't desert him. He sends ...
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Iron in Fire: "I Will; Be Thou Clean": A Sermon on Mark 1:40-45
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As iron cast into fire loses its rust and becomes glowing white, so he who turns completely to God is stripped of his sluggishness and changed into a new man.". Sunday, August 9, 2015. I Will; Be Thou Clean": A Sermon on Mark 1:40-45. In maybe the first few weeks of his ministry, Jesus has found four key disciples, set up base in Capernaum, preached the good news of God's kingdom, and even “cured many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons” ( Mark 1:34. And why had Jesus come?
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Nine Wides: Why does Power Corrupt?
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A Tim's eye view of life. Sunday, 15 April 2012. Why does Power Corrupt? It's a familiar phrase: Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men. Katczinsky's character in All Quiet on the Western Front. Comments about the effects of power on men in the army. By why is this generally true? By showing that no one can prevent you doing what you want. But then the nagging doubts. You can't really do anything, there are moral taboos; don't they represen...
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Iron in Fire: July 2015
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As iron cast into fire loses its rust and becomes glowing white, so he who turns completely to God is stripped of his sluggishness and changed into a new man.". Sunday, July 26, 2015. The Good News Begins: A Sermon on Mark 1:1-15. Have you ever been so excited about something you've heard that you've insisted that whoever mentioned it drop everything to tell it to you from the beginning? And where is the very beginning, as he wanted to tell it? Is it on a hill far away, where stood an old rugged cross?
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Iron in Fire: December 2014
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As iron cast into fire loses its rust and becomes glowing white, so he who turns completely to God is stripped of his sluggishness and changed into a new man.". Sunday, December 14, 2014. A Rod from the Stem of Jesse: An Advent Sermon on Isaiah 10-12. Sermon on Isaiah 10-12. 10:5-7, 12, 15-25, 33-34. Delivered 14 December 2014 at Pequea Evangelical Congregational Church. The eighth installment of a sermon series on the Book of Isaiah; see also sermons on Isaiah 1. It's a perfect illustration of God worki...
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Thoughtful Faith: September 2014
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Beginner-friendly explorations of Christianity, philosophy, and culture. Wednesday, 17 September 2014. One Day You Will Know How Much You Have Received. The last fews years have been hard. Sometime I might write about it all. But not now. Rather, I just want to share some lines from Henri Nouwen that have become, for me, rather special. This was something I needed to read. Turning the pages, I had that sense of being spoken to. Your willingness to experience your powerlessness already includes the beginn...
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Thoughtful Faith: "Destroy This Temple" - A Sermon
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Beginner-friendly explorations of Christianity, philosophy, and culture. Thursday, 4 September 2014. Destroy This Temple" - A Sermon. I preached at Abington Avenue United Reformed Church on the 10th of August. (AAURC was the church I attended while living in Northampton.) Have a listen below if you like. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow @martin i smith. One Day You Will Know How Much You Have Received. The 5 Books That Have Most Influenced My Life. Destroy This Temple - A Sermon.
