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Living with Pain in a World Governed by Technique
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Alan Noble
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Genesis 11:1-9, Exodus 16:13-36, Ecclesiastes 1:12-18, Luke 10:38-42, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Psalm 127:1-2
Living in a society governed by technique conditions us to believe that in every way life is easier than it ever has been. Technique is the use of rational methods to maximize efficiency, and we...
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Emotions are Divine: Why Pastors Need Biblical Permission to Feel
Author

David Lamb
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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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God of grace and God of glory on your
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Richard Herman
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Amos 5:24, Psalm 85:6, Psalm 46:1, Isaiah 40:29, Psalm 147:3, James 1:5
God of grace and God of glory on your people pour your power...Grant us wisdom, grant us courage for the facing of this hour. Lord—we need You...today, tomorrow and forever. We need you to heal those ...
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God—our Father ... our Savior ... our
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Richard Herman
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Romans 8:28, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Philippians 4:19, Matthew 5:14-16, James 1:5, Psalm 30:2
God—our Father ... our Savior ... our Counselor and Friend: Thank you for daring to meet us at the most unlikely places, and in the most unexpected times of our lives. Thank you for redeeming our pain...
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Scripture Guide, Mark 9:2-9
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Scott B. Bullock
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Mark 9:2-9, Exodus 24:16-18, Daniel 7:9, 13-14, Revelation 1:14-15, Mark 1:11, Isaiah 53:null, Psalm 2:6-8, 2 Peter 1:17-18
Context The Gospel of Mark presents two clear phases of Jesus’ ministry. The first phase (chapters 1-8) takes place in Galilee. It is characterized by words and deeds of power and authority. The seco...
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Transfiguration Sunday
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Scott B. Bullock
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Mark 9:2-9, Exodus 24:16-18, Daniel 7:9, 13-14, Revelation 1:14-15, Mark 1:11, Isaiah 53:null, Psalm 2:6-8, 2 Peter 1:17-18
Preaching Commentary Context The Gospel of Mark presents two clear phases of Jesus’ ministry. The first phase (chapters 1-8) takes place in Galilee. It is characterized by words and deeds of power ...
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In an essay on friendship, the renowned poet
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The Pastor's Workshop
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Genesis 50:20, Exodus 4:10-12, Jonah 1:4 , Luke 22:31-34, 61-62, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Psalm 73:26
In an essay on friendship, the renowned poet Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “My entire success, such as it is, is composed of particular failures.” There’s a deep truth in that line—one many of us need to...
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Scripture Guide, Hebrews 2:10-18
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Scott B. Bullock
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Hebrews 2:10-18, Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 7:26-28, Philippians 2:5-11, Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 7:26-28
Will the Real Jesus, Please Stand Up? Quite a few years have passed since I sat through a systematic theology class and had the professor pitch a variety of difficult to hit balls at us regarding the...
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Wilderness Prayer
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Psalm 30:
God of the Ages, Every day we come face to face with our mortality and the pain of this broken world Every day the need is great in body, mind, and spirit Every day brings disappointment Every day b...
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Anxiety Feels Like a Weight
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Jessica Thompson
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Philippians 4:6-7, 1 Peter 5:7, Matthew 6:25-27, Psalm 94:19, Psalm 55:22, Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety feels like a weight. It has been described as the feeling of tripping—the “moment where you don’t know whether you are going to catch yourself is how you feel all day long.” Or “when you tap y...
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First Sunday after Christmas
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Scott B. Bullock
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Scripture

Hebrews 2:10-18, Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 7:26-28
Preaching Commentary Will the Real Jesus, Please Stand Up? Quite a few years have passed since I sat through a systematic theology class and had the professor pitch a variety of difficult to hit ba...
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What Would You Erase?
Author

Kyle Idleman
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- Adversity
- Overcoming Fear
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John 16:33, Genesis 50:20, 1 Peter 1:6-7, Psalm 119:71, Isaiah 43:2
Recently I read about an experiment done by psychologist Jonathan Haidt. He came up with a fascinating hypothetical exercise, which went something like this: Participants were handed a summary of a p...
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The Lord calls us to examine the wounds
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Richard Herman
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John 20:19, John 20:27
The Lord calls us to examine the wounds of the Risen One and to see there the depth of his love for us. Let us therefore approach the throne of God in confidence as we pray for the people of God in Ch...
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Take Heart
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Sarah Bourns Crosby
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John 20:19-23, John 20:24-29, Luke 24:36-49
Jesus cared that they were scared It was their fear that drew Him near He heard their cry He saw that they were terrified So He came close He walked beside He got in He didn’t pass by And He sai...
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Annie Dillard
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Philippians 2:6-8, 1 John 4:9-10, Hebrews 2:14-15, Romans 8:38-39, Matthew 1:23, Isaiah 41:10
I am sorry I ran from you. I am still running, running from that knowledge, that eye, that love from which there is no refuge. For you meant only love, and love, and I felt only fear, and pain. So onc...
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Prayers of the People, Form V
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Luke 15:11-32, Psalm 51:10, 1 John 1:9, Psalm 103:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, John 17:21, Ephesians 4:3-6
Deacon or other leader In peace, let us pray to the Lord, saying, "Lord, have mercy" ( or "Kyrie eleison"). For the holy Church of God, that it may be filled with truth and lov...
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Scripture Guide, Matthew 17:1-9
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Scott B. Bullock
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Matthew 17:1-9, 2 Peter 1:16-18
Drama at Its Finest The transfiguration is theatrical. It is drama at its finest. The mountain peak as the stage of the performance, the appearance of the greatest dramatis personae known to Israel, ...
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Scripture Guide, Matthew 28:1-10
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Scott B. Bullock
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Matthew 28:1-10, Matthew 27:51, Daniel 7:13-14, John 11:null, Psalm 30:null
Earthquakes & Cosmic Animation In Matthew 27:51, we read of an earthquake that occurred the moment Jesus breathed his last breath. Matthew wants us to note that the following chain of events (inc...
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Easter: Resurrection of the Lord
Author

Scott B. Bullock
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Matthew 28:1-10, Matthew 27:51, Daniel 7:13-14, John 11:null, Psalm 30:null
Preaching Commentary Earthquakes & Cosmic Animation In Matthew 27:51, we read of an earthquake that occurred the moment Jesus breathed his last breath. Matthew wants us to note that the followi...
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Transfiguration Sunday
Author

Scott B. Bullock
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Scripture

Matthew 17:1-9, 2 Peter 1:16-18
Preaching Commentary Drama at Its Finest The transfiguration is theatrical. It is drama at its finest. The mountain peak as the stage of the performance, the appearance of the greatest dramatis per...
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Author

Alan Paton
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Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.
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What Created the Fears in Your Life?
Author

Susie Davis
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Lamentations 3:22-23, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, John 16:33, Habakkuk 3:17-18, Romans 8:28, Isaiah 43:2, Psalm 34:18
In her beautifully written memoir Unafraid, Susie Davis reflects on fear after experiencing a school-shooting as a high-school student. It was after this that Davis began to experience regular bouts o...
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C. S. Lewis
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No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning. I keep on swallowing.
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Watchman Nee
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The sight of any trouble strikes terror into the heart of those who do not have faith, but those who trust Him say, "Here comes my food!"
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Cor De Jonghe
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- Fear
- Powerlessness
Fear is the heartbeat of the powerless.
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French Proverb
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Fear and restlessness kill more than do illnesses.
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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- Fear
- Status Quo
Taking a new step, uttering, a new word, is what people fear most.
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David Whyte
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- Fear
- Flourishing
The price of our vitality is the sum of all our fears.
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Fear & Growth, Risk & Comfort
Author

John Ortberg
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Matthew 8:20, Philippians 3:8, Hebrews 12:11, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Romans 5:3-4, James 1:2-4, Luke 9:23
Fear and growth go together like macaroni and cheese. It’s a package deal. The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus you must re...
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Author

Barbara Brown Taylor
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Exodus 14:13–14 , Joshua 1:9, Isaiah 41:10 , Matthew 14:28–31, Philippians 4:6–7, Psalm 94:19
The only real difference between Anxiety and Excitement was my willingness to let go of fear.

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