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Freedom in Christ

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It wasn’t long after Karen asked me to do the meditation for this service, that an outline began to form in my head. The day before Mom passed away, I had been listening to the old negro spiritual: “Steal away, steal away, steal away home to Jesus. “Steal away, steal away, steal way home. I ain’t got long to be here. I thought about how Mom went home peacefully, like sneaking out of the nursing home without triggering the alarm. But I also remembered how this was a song sung by slaves who were telling their family and friends that they were planning to escape that night. Today we are going to talk about how faith in the resurrection of Jesus sets us free, both in this life and in the life to come. What is the Gospel? Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 “Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.  By this gospel you are saved if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, y...
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Suffering for Right and Wrong

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  Suffering for Right and Wrong                                                       Erie City Mission     4-30-2018 One of the questions that many people ask is “Why do bad things happen to good people”? The question seems to imply that if bad things happen to bad people they are getting what they deserve, but if bad things happen to good people, then it is not fair. Some would even say God is not fair. What I am going to show from the Bible is that suffering has a purpose and that God is not only fair but loving and compassionate when He allows suffering. Some kinds of suffering are the direct result of sin or a crime. If a murderer is sentenced to life in prison, he is suffering for his crime. But not all criminals get caught and not all crimes are punished through the justice system. In fact, many times the innocent are punished ...
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Can Iron Float?

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  Can Iron Float? Introduce myself. Retired pastor. Now a substitute teacher. Today I want to study a miracle performed by the prophet Elisha. These miracles are true historical events, but they are also symbolic of the plan of salvation. They are very relevant today to help us understand how we can be set free from sin in our own lives. 2 Kings 6:1-7 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See, the place where we dwell under your charge is too small for us. 2 Let us go to the Jordan and each of us get there a log and let us make a place for us to dwell there.” And he answered, “Go.” 3 Then one of them said, “Be pleased to go with your servants.” And he answered, “I will go.” 4 So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees. 5 But as one was felling a log, his ax head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Alas, my master! It was borrowed.” 6 Then the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and th...
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A Reflection of Me

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A Reflection of Me The fog lay heavy on the road of my life, When out of the haze you appeared. You took my hand and walked by my side, And God knows the joy that we shared. But the road got rocky, I stumbled and fell. On the way, I let go of your hand. I got up and started to walk on alone With loneliness, I could not stand. The fog started lifting, you called out my name. So I turned around to see. I looked straight into your tear shrouded eyes, And saw a reflection of me. Lord how can you love me when you are so pure, And I am so selfish and blind? But still, you have chosen to show me the way To leave my self-pity behind. The road is still rocky, the fog is still there, But yet as I stumble along, By your grace, you allow me just enough light, To show me what's right and what's wrong. God, I cannot be silent, I cannot be still, When I think of the love you have shown. I must try to be like you as much as I can, ...
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Victory of the Spirit Over the Flesh

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Victory of the Spirit Over the Flesh Erie City Mission:    03-31-2024 Human nature is full of regret, remorse, and defeat. We all have times in our lives when we say things or do things that we wish we could take back or do-over. But time marches on and we do not have a time machine to send us back to fix mistakes of the past. Sometimes we live with new regrets every day and it seems that we are in a vicious cycle, making the same mistakes over and over. Even the Apostle Paul lived with these feelings:   Romans 7:14-25 14 We know that the LAW is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do . -- For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.   22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law ; 23 but I see another law at work in me , waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me . 24...
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