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shadowed beneath thy hand

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may we forever stand A sermon on the Feeding of the 5,000 plus, & Jesus Walking on the Water : Now I KNOW this scripture is just what someone needs to hear today. It’s for you who are here wondering if you’ve got enough in the tank, tormented by the storms of life, and just trying to get a foothold. Is that you ? >Are you worried? Worried you don’t have enough. Worried you aren’t enough? •If you are, Jesus tells you to bring what you have; because he has a special blessing for humble offerings like ours! >Are you worn out? Have the winds of life been against you? •If you are, then Jesus comes, saying, “Take Heart. I am. Do not be Afraid!” >Did you take a step out in faith this week, and try to follow Jesus? Only to realize it was harder , scarier than you thought, and now you feel like you’re sinking? •If you are, Jesus reaches out his hand to you ! This scripture is just for someone here today. Someone needs to hear this!

there's what's right & there's what's right

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& never the twain shall meet A sermon on Jesus' so-called Parable of the Weeds in the Wheat Field : Jesus tells a parable comparing the Kingdom of Heaven to someone seeding their field with wheat. Only to have some scoundrel sneak in one night and plants weeds amidst the wheat field… No one notices right away, of course; but once the green blade rises, it becomes apparent there’s more in the field than just wheat. “ Where , then, did these weeds come from,” the servants ask. You ever felt that way? When you try to do the right thing, only to end up with a mess on your hands. When you all you have to show for your efforts, is a field full of weeds . I know I have…   We all have. It’s a common occurrence.   So common Saint Paul talks about it himself in one of the best chapters in the Bible, Romans 7; “I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.” Jesus’ parable, full of ordinary t

& my kingdom's gone

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& my will will be gone A sermon on the Lord's Prayer : Today we get to the heart of the “Sermon on the Mount.” And here Jesus is, finally, getting practical . He began this sermon giving blessings, which you just can’t do a lot with. But today, Jesus gives us something we can sink our teeth into; instructions for spiritual discipline… Now, this is actually part of a larger section on almsgiving, prayer and fasting. Today’s scripture only contains two of the three, prayer and fasting. And the sermon is only going to cover one of the three; prayer.   BUT, we can all use as much help as we can get with prayer . Can’t we? …Now, A word of warning ; Jesus’ instructions are challenging . More than you realize at first blush.   In fact, Jesus has, what we in the journalism business call, “ buried the lede.” BURIED under these instructions, is something really difficult; something that’ll bury YOU. …So with that caveat; let’s begin.   The firs