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July 26 – What Would Charlie Brown’s Spiritual Gift Be?
1 Corinthians 12; 2 Kings 6:1-7:2; Jonah 1 Charlie Brown is the epitome of the lovable loser that melts our hearts. Think about it, wouldn’t you love to see a cartoon where Charlie Brown’s baseball team wins? Even better, don’t … Continue reading
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July 24 – Leading By Example
1 Corinthians 11:1-16; 2 Kings 4; Amos 9 How would you define “leadership?” Leadership must be an important subject when you consider all the books and articles that have been written about it. There are 66 TED talks specifically devoted … Continue reading
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Tagged attacking leaders, change the world, Church, Corinthian Church, discipleship, evangelism, flaws, follow Christ, Follow my example, hypocrisy, Inspiration, large ego, leadership, leadership styles, ministry, Missions, motivate others, not perfect, pastoral care, pastoral leadership, Paul, success, tasks accomplished, TED talks, united under Christ, weakness
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June 23 – That Seeing They Might Believe
Mark 6:30-56; 2 Samuel 16; Daniel 10 Many years ago there was a fad where you would be shown a picture that seemed to be a design of some kind. You would then be told “There’s an elephant in that … Continue reading
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Tagged Damascus, Daniel, dreams, evangelism, God, Jesus, love, Muslims, not hate, optical illusions, Paul, persecution, prayer, roadblocks, visions
April 17 – Good Decisions
Acts 6; Deuteronomy 28; Job 17 Henry Ford had a problem. His Model-T car was too successful. He had introduced the assembly line in 1913 and production rose so much that he started making lots of money. His workers, however, … Continue reading
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January 17 – Wildfires and Friendship Bread
Luke 13:18-35; Genesis 24; Psalm 17 Every year we see the news. Forest fires have broken out in various parts of the country. We see pictures of hellish infernos and horrific damage. Houses and wildlife are destroyed. Firefighters from all … Continue reading
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Tagged baking bread, Bible, campfire, Christians, cigarette butt, Death, destruction, dough, evangelism, Feast of Unleavened Bread, firefighters, Forest fires, friendship bread, gospel, governments, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leaven, love of God, Passover, share, sin, wildfires, yeast
January 15 – Being Ready
Luke 12:32-59; Genesis 22; Psalm 15 Thieves are an inconsiderate lot. They come to visit you when you’re not home. They destroy things coming in the house. Then they take party favors that you hadn’t planned on giving out. When … Continue reading
September 11 – Field Trip
Exodus 32:7-14; Psalm 51:1-10; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 One of the joys of being a teacher is the opportunity to take students on field trips. We get to go into the world and learn from actual experience instead of … Continue reading
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