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Tag Archives: America
April 13 – Responding to the Powers That Be
Acts 4:1-22; Deuteronomy 19-20; Job 13 The phrase “speaking truth to power” has almost become a cliché these days. Sometimes you hear people in power say terrible things and they proclaim that all they are doing is that speaking truth … Continue reading
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April 8 – Changing the World
Matthew 28; Deuteronomy 9-10; Job 8 Earlier this week, Americans observed the 100th anniversary of the beginning of our involvement in World War I. The war began when the Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914, setting off a chain of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, 9/11/01, alliances, America, angels, Archduke Ferdinand, buried, Christian Church, crucified, dead, disciples, grief, He is not here, He is risen, isolationist, Jesus, Jewish leaders, resurrection, Roman Empire, sleeping guards, United States, upside down, world changing, world leader, World War I
February 22 – When Temptation Comes
Matthew 4; Exodus 25-27; Proverbs 12 Temptation rarely shows up saying “Hey, I want you to do something you know is wrong and you’ll regret for the rest of your life.” Usually temptation shows up wooing us into doing something … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Andrew Young, Away from me Satan, black leaers, Civil Rights, fasting, financial temptations, God's way, God's work, godly goals, guerilla warfare, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Lord over all, non-violent, physical needs, racism, respond to violence, Satan, sexual temptations, spectacular, temptation, ungodly means, wooing us
February 13 – Gadflies
Hebrews 9:23-10:18; Exodus 9:1-10:29; Proverbs 3 The world needs gadflies. No, not those annoying horsefly types; the world needs the gadflies on society that continually provoke and annoy the authorities so that they consider other points of view. Socrates was … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American equality, America, Athens, Atlanta Compromise, Civil War, comfortable with power, compromise, Egyptian rule, freedom. firstborn, full equality, gadflies, gadfly, God, Herodians, inequality, Israel, Jesus, justice for all, Moses, Niagara Movement, Pharaoh, Pharisees, Power, racism, reforming society, Romans, Sadducees, second class citizens, social conscience, Socrates, ten plagues, truth, W. E. B. Du Bois, worship
February 11 – Lazy…or Hopeless?
Hebrews 8; Exodus 5:1-6:27; Proverbs 1 Success has its privileges. People who are successful gain more power and prestige in the community. People respect those who have achieved success. The man or woman who is in business for themselves will … Continue reading
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Tagged America, crop rotation, detractors, firm foundation, former slaves, freed slaves, George Washington Carver, God, God's love, Hebrews, hope, important to God, Israelites, Jesus Christ, lazy, long hours, lynchings, manual labor, Moses, no future, no hope, no straw, peanuts, Pharaoh, potential, Power, prestige, respect, sacrifices, success, the best, work under hot sun, worship
August 11 – Rock the Boat
Psalm 82; Joshua 7:1 10-26; Hebrews 10:26-31 At one time in this world there was a doctrine known as “The Divine Right of Kings.” Those who adhered to this view believed that kings answered to no one since their rule … Continue reading
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Tagged all men created equal, America, American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, defend the fatherless, defend the weak, Divine Right of Kings, God, Guys and Dolls, Jesus, Magna Carta, oppressed, ordained by God, poor, poverty, powerful, Relationship with God, rescue, rocking the boat, rule without accountability, slavery, targets, weak, wicked
