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Our Jacob's Ladder!" John 20:19-31 Key Verse(S) ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 29, 2005

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“Our Jacob’s Ladder!” John 20:19-31 Key verse(s) 19:“On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!.’” It’s hard to keep your mind on hope when you are ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Tags: World, Vision, Easter Resurrection, Eagle, Challenge, Breathe, Friend, Jesus, Hedge, May Day, Need (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

Comeback Kid!" Romans 4:19-25 Key Verse(S) ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 28, 2005

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“Comeback Kid!” Romans 4:19-25 Key verse(s) 25:“He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.” Combacks are the things of movies and dreams! Few things cause more instant satisfaction than a comeback. People who overpower a disability or disease–teams ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:19-25, Revelation 20:6

Tags: Easter Resurrection, Faith

Denomination: Lutheran

Easter On The Bench!" Matthew 28:1-10 Key ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 27, 2005

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“Easter on The Bench!” Matthew 28:1-10 Key verse(s) 5:“The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.’” Spending Easter Sunday alone is no way to spend Easter! Yet, when you have a bad virus and don’t want to infect anyone else, it may ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Lutheran

Kick Me!" Matthew 28:1-10 Key Verse(S): 6:"He Is ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 24, 2005

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“Kick Me!” Matthew 28:1-10 Key verse(s): 6:“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.” Getting pulled into a practical joke is not much fun; especially when you walk in so innocently and depart with egg all over your face. I remember that my two brothers and I always had a pretty good time ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Lutheran

Remember Me!" Luke 23:32-43 Key Verse(S): ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 22, 2005

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“Remember Me!” Luke 23:32-43 Key verse(s): 42-43:“Then he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ Jesus answered him, ‘I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise’.” Did you ever notice that there are some problems that no matter how long you work with them or ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:32-43

Tags: Jesus, Paradise, Jesus Christ

Denomination: Lutheran

Passing Through The Shadows!" 1 Corinthians ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 21, 2005

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“Passing Through The Shadows!” 1 Corinthians 11:23-34 Key verse(s): 26:“‘For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes’.” “Smile and the world smiles with you! Cry and you cry alone.” Walking through life with a smile on our faces is something to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-34

Tags: Easter Maundy Thursday

Denomination: Lutheran

Aunt Bessie's Pickled Beets!" 2 Corinthians ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 19, 2005

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“Aunt Bessie’s Pickled Beets!” 2 Corinthians 7:2-13 Key verse(s): 10:“Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” The worst part of doing wrong is being found out. We’ve all been caught doing wrong in life; especially when we ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:2-13, Luke 17:5-10

Tags: Crucifixion

Denomination: Lutheran

Merely Mode!" Job 38:1-41 Key Verse(S): ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 15, 2005

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“Merely Mode!” Job 38:1-41 Key verse(s): 1ff:“Then the Lord answered Job out of the storm.” When tragedies happen, do you marvel at their randomness? Seven people are gunned down in a church on a Saturday evening. A young boy of 15 and an old man of 74. The newspaper headline called it ...read more

Scripture: Job 38:1-41

Tags: God's Forgiveness, God's Provision

Denomination: Lutheran

A Little Boy's Knots!" Revelations 19:11-17 Key ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 15, 2005

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“A Little Boy’s Knots!” Revelations 19:11-17 Key verse(s): 16:“On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KINGS OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.” There’s something about being rescued this is so completely satisfying. A number of years ago (pre-cell phone days) I was driving along the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:11-17

Tags: God's Provision, God's Forgiveness, God Cares, Protector, Provider, Strengthen (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Lutheran

The Real Sun King!" Job 37:19-24 Key Verse(S): ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 13, 2005

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“The Real Sun King!” Job 37:19-24 Key verse(s): 23:“The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.” What does it mean to be truly great? There have been many in history who have claimed to be great, even the greatest. People ...read more

Scripture: Job 37:19-24

Tags: Descriptions Of God

Denomination: Lutheran

Plots, Plans, Villains And Fools!" Ezra 6:13-18 ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 10, 2005

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“Plots, Plans, Villains and Fools!” Ezra 6:13-18 Key verse(s): 14:“So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, a descendant of Iddo. They finished building the temple according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 6:13-18

Tags: God's Sovereign Will

Denomination: Lutheran

Don't Give Pain The Short Shrift!" Luke 13:10-17 ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 9, 2005

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“Don’t Give Pain the Short Shrift!” Luke 13:10-17 Key verse(s): 16:“‘Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?’.” Many things in this life get short shrift. Perhaps its the lot of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:10-17, Luke 13:6-9

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, God's Creation

Denomination: Lutheran

Like A Bird In The Hand!" Matthew 8:14-17 Key ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 8, 2005

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“Like A Bird in the Hand!” Matthew 8:14-17 Key verse(s): 16-17:“When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: ‘He took up our infirmities and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:14-17

Tags: God's Provision, Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Lutheran

I Love My Dentist?" Luke 1:26-37 Key Verse(S): ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 7, 2005

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“I Love My Dentist?” Luke 1:26-37 Key verse(s): 31:“You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus.” I love my dentist? Do you love yours? Unfortunately dentists have really gotten a bad rap over time. Many see them as the evil pain-giver, the one who ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-37

Tags: Peace, Joy

Denomination: Lutheran

God's Plan For Pain!" Matthew 16:21-28 Key ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 6, 2005

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“God’s Plan for Pain!” Matthew 16:21-28 Key verse(s): 25:“‘For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.’” “And whatever you do, make sure you don’t hurt yourself!” The tractor tire was heavy; definitely a two man job. Perched on the back of his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Lutheran

Ouch And Thanks A Lot!" 1 Samuel 5:6-10 Key ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 3, 2005

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“Ouch and Thanks A Lot!” 1 Samuel 5:6-10 Key verse(s): 6:“The Lord’s hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation upon them and afflicted them with tumors.” What good is pain anyway! Couldn’t God accomplish a whole lot more in our lives if we were tuned into ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 5:6-10

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Lutheran

Not A Mountain Top Experience!" 1 Peter 1:13-25 ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 3, 2005

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“Not A Mountain Top Experience!” 1 Peter 1:13-25 Key verse(s): 15-16:“But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy.’” Blending in! Some of us prefer blending in to sticking out in a crowd. Then again there are others who are quite ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-25, Luke 24:1-50

Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Distract, Focus

Denomination: Lutheran

The Tassels And The Braids!" Hebrews 10:5-10 ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 1, 2005

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“The Tassels and the Braids!” Hebrews 10:5-10 Key verse(s): 14:“Since than time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool, because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.” When I was a junior in high school I was inducted into the National Honor ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:5-10

Tags: Miracles Of Jesus

Denomination: Lutheran

Door Knights Without Maidens!" John 17:13-19 ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 28, 2005

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“Door Knights Without Maidens!” John 17:13-19 Key verse(s): 17-19:“‘Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into this world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.’” Ingratitude. Doesn’t it seem sometimes that we ...read more

Scripture: John 17:13-19, Romans 6:1

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Lutheran

An Image Better Than Adam's!" Isaiah 59:1-8 Key ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 27, 2005

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“An Image Better Than Adam’s!” Isaiah 59:1-8 Key verse(s): 1-2:“Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you so that he will not hear.” Oh if we could but live one ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 59:1-8

Tags: Soul Immortal, Sin Separates From God

Denomination: Lutheran

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Our Jacob's Ladder!" John 20:19-31 Key Verse(S) ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 29, 2005

Comeback Kid!" Romans 4:19-25 Key Verse(S) ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 28, 2005

Easter On The Bench!" Matthew 28:1-10 Key ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 27, 2005

Kick Me!" Matthew 28:1-10 Key Verse(S): 6:"He Is ... PRO

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Remember Me!" Luke 23:32-43 Key Verse(S): ... PRO

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Passing Through The Shadows!" 1 Corinthians ... PRO

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Aunt Bessie's Pickled Beets!" 2 Corinthians ... PRO

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Merely Mode!" Job 38:1-41 Key Verse(S): ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 15, 2005

A Little Boy's Knots!" Revelations 19:11-17 Key ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 15, 2005

The Real Sun King!" Job 37:19-24 Key Verse(S): ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 13, 2005

Plots, Plans, Villains And Fools!" Ezra 6:13-18 ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 10, 2005

Don't Give Pain The Short Shrift!" Luke 13:10-17 ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 9, 2005

Like A Bird In The Hand!" Matthew 8:14-17 Key ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 8, 2005

I Love My Dentist?" Luke 1:26-37 Key Verse(S): ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 7, 2005

God's Plan For Pain!" Matthew 16:21-28 Key ...

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Ouch And Thanks A Lot!" 1 Samuel 5:6-10 Key ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 3, 2005

Not A Mountain Top Experience!" 1 Peter 1:13-25 ... PRO

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The Tassels And The Braids!" Hebrews 10:5-10 ...

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Door Knights Without Maidens!" John 17:13-19 ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 28, 2005

An Image Better Than Adam's!" Isaiah 59:1-8 Key ... PRO

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 27, 2005