Archive for January, 2009

Mark 1:40-45, Epiphany 6 B, "A Deeper Healing"

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Theme:  A healing of leprosy or a healing of the heart?
The Biblical text says, “the leper came up to Jesus, fell on his knees and begged, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.”
I guarantee you, that will be the prayer of every single person here in this room sometime during our life [...]

Mark 1: 29-39, Epiphany 5B, "Hunger for Healing"

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Theme:  Stress causes illness, the power of belief brings healing.
A word that is part of our vocabulary is the word, hypochondriac.  It comes from the word, hypochondriasis. I want you to know immediately that I am a hypochondriac. A hypochondriac is a person who goes to the doctor over and over again, convinced that they [...]

Jonah 3: 1-5, Epiphany 4 b, "Forgiveness is stronger than anger."

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Theme:  God’s forgiveness and mercy is stronger than God’s anger and punishment.
Four themes are present in the story of Jonah and the whale.  The first theme has to do with being less than our best. A temptation in your life is for you not to be the kind of man that God wants you to [...]

Mark 1: 14-20, Epiphany 3B, "Fishing for Christ"

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Theme:  Fishing for Christ
How did Peter and Andrew, James and John, become good fishermen for Christ?  Like Peter, we need to learn to fish for people.
We discover that the principles for good fishing are the same principles involved in good evangelism or fishing for Christ. 
What are some of the marks or characteristics of a [...]