Sermon Mark 1:29-39 The Counter Gravity of God Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children's Sermons Hymn Lists Mark 1:29-39 The Counter Gravity of God By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker The gospel we just heard tells a spectacular story of healing. First Jesus frees one woman from what could have been a [...]
One of Jesus' followers was overcome by awe of the Temple: He said, “Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!” Jesus responded by saying that it would be torn down. Within forty years it was.
A person of deep Christian faith, Flannery O'Connor built upon John 8:32 when she famously wrote, "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you odd."
Three keys to the kingdom are service, surrender and self-denial. They’re there in the person of Jesus Christ. Walk in his footsteps and follow his example and you’ll experience life in all its abundance. It’s as simple as that.
On many occasions people with serious conditions in hospital beds told me that they realized that all the things that they once thought important were not important at all. None of those things could prevent their cancer or even their death.
Sermon Mark 1:29-39 Too Busy Not to Pray Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children's Sermons Hymn Lists Mark 1:29-39 Too Busy Not to Pray By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Bill Hybels is Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill. In 1998, he published a book entitled, Too Busy [...]
"Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds." As one of my colleagues says, his congregation lives out the first HALF of that verse.
Deacon Neal invited people to come forward so that she could lay hands on them and pray with them. The response was enormous. After ministering to many people, Deacon Neal grew weary. With a trace of impatience in her voice, she said, "Aren't there some priests here we can HELP me with this?"
There are lots of situations in which we might ask whether someone is out of his mind--but we are shocked when someone asks that question of Jesus. In verse 21, people were saying, "He is insane."
One day Judy and I went shopping with our son, Mike, while he was just a toddler. We never let go of his hand or allowed him to be out of our sight in public places. But this day Judy and I both looked at each other and realized that neither of us had him.