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September 4
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GospelThink
Wednesday,
September 4
Luke 4:38-44
The purpose for
which I came to you was to preach the Good News of the Gospel.
Prayerthoughts
a. Jesus led a human life like you and I do. As we visit friends, are we
as kind and gracious as we should be?
b. We will run into people who are sick or ill, maybe some in a hospital.
Am I willing to visit them, showing that I truly care for them?
c. Obviously, I cannot heal people physically. But I can psychologically
simply by my presence and concern and promise of prayer.
d. Simon’s mother-in-law is a good example of showing gratitude. She got
up immediately and waited on them. Am I as
grateful to others as I should be?
e. Evil is very much alive in our world. Sometimes I must confront it
head on, although always with caution. Perhaps, without judging them, I
should pray a little more for those who are perpetrating evil.
f. Jesus wants to spend time in prayer. Have I set up a prayer life daily
that I try to follow as best I can?
g. Jesus says that his purpose is to preach the Gospel to all around him.
I have chosen a specific way of living in my life (my “purpose”). What is
the best way of making it a “Christian” direction?
h. My prayerthoughts…
Today, I will read 1 Corinthians, chapter
3, and write an
important thought from it.
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Some Thoughts on the Liturgy
BEARING THE FRUIT OF THE
GOSPEL
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Paul tells the Christians in Corinth that they are not ready to receive the
Gospel of Jesus yet because they are involved in too much jealousy
- he tells them that God is in charge of everything, and the people who preach
about God are merely instruments of God
- he says that he and his
fellow preachers are God’s co-workers and they are
God’s building
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The Gospel that Paul and his fellow missionaries was speaking of, of
course, is contained in what we have come to know as the four Gospels of
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
- in the present daily readings, we
are beginning some thoughts on the Gospel of Luke
- in those Gospels, what
Jesus did is a guide
- if we follow
through with what his actions teach, then the Gospel will bear fruit and
grow as it did for the Christians of the early era
- the important
idea is that it will bear fruit and help the world around us, a world that
really needs that help
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In the Gospel of today, perhaps three ideas that if we followed what Jesus
gave us, we would bear fruit
- first, Jesus was all about
“curing people”
- we won’t be able to
perform miracles, of course, but we can offer help and consolation to the
people around us
- and in a
sense, “cure” them with our kindness and willingness to help
- second, as Jesus did, we need to
get by ourselves in a deserted place and pray, become connected to our God
- asking God to be with us
in the difficult task of living and working in this world
- and thirdly, as Jesus and Paul
and his fellow missionaries did, we need to “preach,” that is, “proclaim
the good news of the Kingdom of God”
- and although we may not
do it in a formal way, our lives and how we live them will become a way of
preaching, a way of telling the world around us how important God is for
this world
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The Gospels are more than anything a guide for us
- and if they bear fruit in us,
both we and the world will profit from it.
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MEDIA PRESENTATION
Movie: "Batman v Superman: Dawn
of Justice" -- beginning session
ACTING ONLY WITH THE TRUTH
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Now the feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was
drawing near, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking a way to
put him to death, for they were afraid of the people. Then Satan entered into Judas, the one surnamed Iscariot, who was
counted among the Twelve, and he went to the chief priests and temple guards
to discuss a plan for handing him over to them. They were pleased and agreed
to pay him money. He accepted their offer and sought a favorable
opportunity to hand him over to them in the absence of a crowd.
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