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Martin Luther read Revelation twice... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
Martin Luther read Revelation twice and then pronounced his verdict: "My spirit can not accommodate
A Modern Fable I... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
A Modern Fable
A Sunday school teacher was... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
A Sunday school teacher was asked by one of her students, a small boy of ten, "What do people do in
Loren Eiseley in his book... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C
Loren Eiseley in his book, The Immense Journey, records an incident of tramping through the w
The Christian community is accustomed... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C
The Christian community is accustomed to saying in word and song, "Hallelujah!" Hallelujah fills the
You undoubtedly have seen those... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C
You undoubtedly have seen those slick covered books, cards and brochures that make a stab at picturi
Although portions of Revelation's Hallelujah... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Easter Day - C
Although portions of Revelation's "Hallelujah Chorus" are taken up by Handel, the marriage scene and
What must the church focus... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Easter Day - C
What must the church focus upon, if it is to be prepared for the return of Christ?
Censoriousness is always in greater... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Easter Day - C
Censoriousness is always in greater supply than praise.
A couple in their late... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Easter Day - C
A couple in their late 40s and members of a computer "bulletin board," who met by sending messages t
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Jesus warned against with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich towards God. Through our worship today let us pledge ourselves to seek our treasure only in God.

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Jesus, sometimes we envy others because of all they possess.
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For he satisfies the thirsty, and the hungry he fills with good things.... Let those who are wise give heed to these things, and consider the steadfast love of the Lord.
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How do you focus on something unseen? How can we set our minds on that which we can't touch, or taste, or verify scientifically? Most practical people want proof. Abstract propositions are difficult to get our arms around, especially if they are from another time and place.
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This story begins with gift -- with blessed gift -- with miraculous, blessed giftedness. And I will even tell you now the theme of the story: if you keep your eye on the giftedness of everything, then you yourself can be a gift, you can be a giver, rather than a hoarder.
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