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2 Kings 4-5, Psalm 119:113-120, Luke 5:1-11, Philippians 1:12-20 Luke 5:1-11: As Jesus calls the first disciples, several points are worth underlining for us today. First of all, note how the crowd is pressing in on Jesus to hear the Word of God. Let us be like that! Let us press in, seek, work towards, seek out, the Word of God. There was no empty row or two of seats at the front of that sanctuary! The front row seats went first, in the same way they do at a professional sports game or at a rock concert. They wanted to be close and pressed in to be close, to hear God’s Word. Then note how Jesus sat down to teach the people from the boat. Without an ecclesiastical pulpit on hand, Jesus used a fishing boat and the backdrop of the sea to be an effective place from which to preach. You may not have a pulpit, but if you are a…
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You may have memories of Sunday School and singing the admonition to not “be a doubting Thomas.” Doubt is bad! Or is it? Could it be that doubt can be the beginning of a journey? Could it be that doubt is when we start asking the really important questions? We’ll explore the beneficial path to overcoming doubt in our study.
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What Is the Great Missing Ingredient?
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What is the recipe for living a successful Christian life? We've all heard the instructions: Do good. Do what your parents tell you. Follow the rules of the church. Conduct yourself with propriety. Believe the things you are meant to believe.
That is the recipe that has been handed down to us, but often it can feel as though it isn't quite right. It feels as though there is a missing ingredient in this recipe. Where is the joy we expect to feel in all this? Where is the sense of mission and purpose? We read about it. We hear about it. But too often we don't experience it.
Am I describing you? Do you feel as though something is missing?
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