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Jesus Rebukes the Storm

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The previous two sermons demonstrated that disciples of Jesus are expected to listen to His Words, obey His Words, and keep His words to the end. In the Parable of the Sower (Lk 8:1–15), it was only the last soil that produced any fruit because the seed, the word of God, was able to take root. All the other soils were not fit. Any other heart than that which carefully listens to word of God will not have a life that produces fruit. The Parable of the Lamp demonstrated the power of the word (Lk 8:16–18). The word of God is able to expose our heart and label our deeds are right or wrong. The word is intended to be an instruction for us to follow. Lastly it was noted by Jesus that those who truly belong into the family of God are those who hear the word and obey the word of God (Lk 8:19–21).  I believe that in the next three pericopes that we get an answer as to why we should listen and obey to the words of Jesus. He has authority. His words demonstrate His power over all creation. Hi...
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Quick Movie Review of 'Zootopia'

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Last week I was invited to go watch a movie at the theater. I was not interested in watching any of the movies that were currently playing but I was invited to watch Disney's new movie called " Zootopia ". I watched the movie because I wanted to spend some quality time with my friend. The movie is about the advanced animal kingdom that has evolved into a world that is past the savagery of predatory animals slaughtering prey. The plot was fun. A small bunny overcomes the odds of becoming a cop and then lands the case of her career. The message of the movie seemed to positive: you can be anything you set your mind to. However, I wanted to write a quick blurb about the movie to serve as a quick call for wisdom to parents of children. While the message seems to be good, it was carried too far. Animals were encouraged to be anything they wanted to be...even if meant denying their biology or DNA. The broad example of the message going too far was that the predatory animals ...
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Luke 4:38–44 | Jesus Rebukes Infirmities, Scenes 2 & 3

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We will be finishing a story that started back in 4:31. As a reminder, the narrative (4:31–44) is comprised of three scenes, each of them being tied together by the word “rebuke.” We covered the first scene the Sunday before Easter. We saw that Jesus demonstrated His authority over the dark spiritual realm as well as how Jesus is fulfilling the words of the prophet Isaiah that He taught to the congregation in His home city of Nazareth, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord” (Lk 4:18–19). These themes will continue through the rest of the narrative. His authority will be demonstrated over sickness that overtake the human body and again over dark incorporeal being of the spirit world.  Scene 2: Jesus Rebukes a Fever ...
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