Raymond A. Foss Poems Unlike the others huddled in the boat afraid, frozen by the winds the waves, crashing on the sides He went when the master called walking on the water toward the Lord fear when the winds would wail crying for the master’s hand Trying to be faithful to heed the ...
Jesus Walks on the Water (6:16-21) Jesus had probably arranged with his disciples that, if he didn't join them by a particular time, they should disembark and go ahead to Capernaum. "16When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,17where they got into a boat and set off...
Before Gabriel leaves the Commonwealth, he gives a last sermon to an empty church which doesn't appear to deter his enthusiasm for it at all. During the Battle for the Commonwealth, Gabriel fully redeems himself for his previous cowardly and selfish actions. In a situation mirroring Gabriel ...
It has beensuggestedthat the New Testament book ofJames“has been heavily influenced by two sources, the first of which is Jesus’ teaching about life in the Kingdom of God, especially the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5-7).“ See “hearers and doers” example inMatthew 7: 24-27andJames...
The text, Matthew 7:24-27, concludes an extended teaching discourse, The Sermon on the Mount. It’s one that you have heard bits and pieces of over the years. It’s a teaching discourse that begins in Matthew 5 with the Beatitudes –“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is th...
When I was given the opportunity to preach my first sermon many years ago, I spoke from Psalm 133, which starts out, “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity.” That particular passage powerfully spoke to me in my younger days and continues to impact my...
the sermon was good or whether or not the worship was good, whether or not the congregation grew by ten percent last year. Somehow that's the glory of God being poured over the earth. And we pat ourselves on the back because somebody loved our sermon. The same person that broke into ...
And given paper and pencil during an eternally long sermon in my childhood, I produced elaborate maps, drawings, and plans for neighborhoods and cities. So, I’m trying to learn the lesson of constraints. I sit in different places in the house, stare out different windows, to see if I ...
But this can also happen while listening to another person, whether it be a sermon or a conversation. I also believe that synchronicity can point the way to a message. If you hear the same verse repeatedly … in Bible study, in a sermon and in a book you’re reading … it may be ...
Its architecture is laden with symbolic details, earning it the description of a "sermon in stone." The external facade is adorned with intricate carvings that reflect various academic subjects, each accompanied by the name of a prominent Jesuit educator in that field. For instance, the name ...