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What Did Jesus Do About ...
Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 17, 2009 (message contributor)
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1. What Did Jesus Do About Children?
Contributed on Jan 17, 2009
The disciples either missed or failed to apply Jesus teaching in Mark chapter 9 verse 36. They rebuke parents who were bringing little children to Jesus, but Jesus was indignant when he saw this. Jesus blessed children and he asks us to learn from them.
What a difference a week can make! This time last week I was in a car travelling from the Judean Desert east of the River Jordan, heading towards Capernaum on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. After spending a few hours in Capernaum with my friend Michael, we then retraced our car journey travelling ...read more
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2. What Did Jesus Do About Conflict In His Team?
Contributed on Feb 8, 2009
Jesus dealt with conflict head on, yet always without sin. He did not avoid conflict. Once he dealt with it in his team, he pointed them back to His mission and their mission. He does that with us also.
What did Jesus do about conflict in His team? In their book called ’A bucket of surprises’ J. John and Mark Stibbe refer to a friend (a church leader) who said this: ’Whenever the conflict gets too much in my church I go and visit the local kennels. There’s a whole group there that’s always ...read more
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3. What Did Jesus Do About Money?
Contributed on Feb 21, 2009
Jesus drew attention to the faith, trust and sacrificial giving of a poor widow who gave all she had to support the temple ministry.
I stand before you as a former Bank Manager, well aware that some types of ‘Banker’ are not especially popular at the moment; but I think it is the banker in me calculating that in the last 7 years I have probably preached less than 1% of my sermons on the subject of money. A very poor return - ...read more
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4. What Did Jesus Do About Temptation?
Contributed on Feb 28, 2009
Jesus was tempted but did not sin. His relationship with God, fuelled by his love for scripture was a key ingredient. This sermon looks at 3 things that can help us deal with temptation.
What did Jesus do about temptation? Today’s question is ‘What did Jesus do about temptation? If an advert on the television is to be believed then temptation truly comes in the form of cakes or chocolate in the fridge; but of course temptation comes in many shapes and sizes, such as the story of ...read more