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    Leader: Tonight old dreams die and new

    Author
    Ruth C. Duck and Maren C. Tirabassi
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    Scripture
    Isaiah 9:6-7, Luke 2:1-20, Luke 2:13-14, Luke 2:8-20, Romans 15:13, Luke 1:46-55, Psalm 96:11-12, Luke 2:20, John 1:9, Luke 2:29-32, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Matthew 4:16, Matthew 5:14-16, Acts 2:1-4, Isaiah 11:6-9
    Leader: Tonight old dreams die and new dreams come to life. The Promise is fulfilled! People: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace. Leader: Hope gives way to joy and prayer to proclamati...

  • Quote

    Author
    Hamilton Wright Mabie
    Keywords
    Scripture
    John 3:16, Romans 5:8, Luke 10:25-37, Acts 1:44-47, Luke 2:10-14, Matthew 28:19-20, John 6:1-14
    The season which Engages the whole World in a Conspiracy of love.

  • blog

    Emotions are Divine: Why Pastors Need Biblical Permission to Feel

    Author
    David Lamb
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    Scripture
    John 11:35, Psalm 5:5, Psalm 6:1, Psalm 78:58, Psalm 78:40, Psalm 18:19, Psalm 25:6, Psalm 5:7, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 22:23, Isaiah 15:5, Luke 15:null, Genesis 23:2, Genesis 42:24, 1 Samuel 1:10, 2 Samuel 1:11-12, 2 Kings 8:11-12, 2 Kings 22:18-20, Mark 14:72, John 20:11, Acts 20:37, Revelation 5:4
    When the Professor Weeps: A Personal Story About ten years ago, I was teaching a course on the psalms for my seminary students in the midst of a personal health crisis.  It wasn’t in my notes, but I ...

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    Our Stories Shape Our Values

    Author
    Dan B. Allender
    Keywords
    Scripture
    Revelation 12:11, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Acts 22:3-8, John 1:46-47, Isaiah 61:1-3, Psalm 78:4
    A close friend who started a financial loan business took thirty of his executives to the poverty- and violence-filled section of Montreal where he grew up in order to introduce them to the section of...

  • Quote

    Author
    Karl Barth
    Keywords
    Scripture
    Luke 1:46-55, Acts 9:, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, 2 Samuel 7:18-22, 1 Samuel 2:1-10, Luke 17:11-19, Psalm 100:4-5
    Grace and gratitude belong together like heaven and earth. Grace evokes gratitude like the voice an echo. Gratitude follows grace like thunder lightning.

  • liturgy

    Salvation Through Christ's Resurrection

    Author
    Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois
    Keywords
    Scripture
    Acts 1:1-8, Revelation 21:4, 1 Timothy 2:1-2, Philippians 4:6-7, Psalm 147:3
    Pastor: Glorious Lord, You have worked the salvation of the world through the death and resurrection of Your Son. Give strength to our praise, and let our hearts and mouths be filled with the joy of...

  • Quote

    Author
    John Newton
    Keywords
    Scripture
    Philippians 2:9-11, Matthew 9:21-22, Psalm 147:3, Matthew 8:26-27, Acts 4:12, John 11:43-44, Matthew 9:28-29
    How sweet the name of Jesus sounds, in a believer’s ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, and drives away his fear.

  • Quote

    Author
    Origen of Alexandria
    Keywords
    Scripture
    Revelation 14:6-7, Acts 12:5-11, Luke 2:8-14, Luke 1:26-38, Daniel 6:22, Luke 15:10, Psalm 91:11
    This also is a part of the teaching of the Church, that there are certain angels of God, and certain good influences, which are His servants in accomplishing the salvation of men.