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Harvest Thanksgiving
I’m writing this late in September. On the first Sunday in October, we shall be holding our Harvest Thanksgiving services. I don’t call it a “Harvest Festival”. A “Harvest Festival” always meant something rather different.
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A Cry for Help; An Outburst of Praise (Psalm 57)
David's situation was grim by any standards. All he could do was cry to God for mercy. And deliverance came - in the most unexpected way. No wonder that he sang God's praises!
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Jesus and the Sadducees (20:27-40)
The Sadducees thought they could humiliate Jesus publicly with their mocking question. But Jesus exposed their ignorance and lack of logic.
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When I am afraid… (Psalm 56)
Fearing his fellow human beings led David into foolishness, sin and danger. But he learned his lesson. How can we escape from the fear of man?
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Caesar’s kingdom, Christ’s kingdom (20:20-26)
Jesus announced that he was establishing God's kingdom on earth. But did that mean that his subjects owed nothing to Caesar's kingdom? No. Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's.