This essay is a sermon delivered by John Winthrop to the Puritans aboard the ship Arbella as it sailed to America in 1630. Winthrop was an early Puritan leader and the first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Winthrop writes that God has purposely made some people to be rich and others poor in order to manifest his work in the areas of mercy‚ love‚ gentleness‚ temperance‚ faith‚ patience and obedience. He also speaks of the moral gospel’ that requires man to help one another in every want
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Unity” Text: Psalm 133: 1-3 Intro: Let’s start our first sermon with the template of celebration; a very optimistic outlook of our series of studies that will focus primarily on the Truth about the church. This is a sermon of celebration‚ celebration because it is rare occurrence that a two independent ministry will merge into one. Also‚ it is celebration because our text speaks about the dwelling together in unity of the brethren as good and pleasant to behold. Unity here is not uniformity – true
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Meeting God’s presence After King Uzziah died‚ Isaiah saw the vision of God’s presence surrounded by Seraphs‚ and he gets calling from God to be a messenger. 1 In the year that King Uzziah died‚ I saw the Lord sitting on a throne‚ high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2 Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces‚ and with two they covered their feet‚ and with two they flew. 3 And one called to another and said: “Holy‚ holy‚ holy
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TO: Professor Cross FROM: Varun Malkani DATE: 2/4/2013 SUBJECT: Personal Best Examples I’m a member of the Filmmaker’s Society and recently had to take on a big leadership role at the end of last semester. As treasurer of the club I’m in charge of soliciting funding from the student council each semester and I have to attend a hearing to get our budget approved. Last semester‚ however‚ no one in our club was ever notified about the upcoming budget hearings until the day of. Since the budget
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protection regarding national security. The authors continue to affirm that even though significant risk exists when confidential information is released to the press‚ this danger has remained unresolved by the courts. The authors cite an example to prove this point. The CIA during the Reagan administration recognized Muhamar Quadaffi as a known terrorist and a potential threat to national security in a classified document. The Washington Post somehow had the document disclosed to them‚ and
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throughout the afternoon‚ and comfy all night long. Why wouldn’t people wear them all the time? I guess its just some kind of style trend that doesn’t involve pajamas 24/7. So there you have it: my explanation on why flannel pajamas are my best friend. So feel free to go out and splurge on new pajamas and show them off at work‚ at school‚ or at play. Or‚ grab your adorable guy and cuddle away in your pajamas. I warn you‚ don’t get carried away and eat all you want all the time
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Do you know Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount? Do you know any of Jesus’s parables? For his followers‚ those are the most common knowledge. These teachings have been existed for 2000 years and the reason for why they can last for this long is these teachings do affect people a lot. Either 8 Beatitudes or parables have their own special meanings to every individual person‚ but one thing can be sure is they are helping people grow into better humans.Here are some things talking about Jesus’s teachings‚
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Sermon in the Style of Jonathan Edwards Those with the audacity to do the unforgivable crime of consuming edible items in the middle of an educational session shall surely be punished by the professors. God forbid‚ shall the patience of these professors‚ these masters of instruction‚ these scholastic gods‚ be tested‚ one shall face the hell‚ the fire‚ and the damnation that is called detention. There is no speculation that these lords of erudition are amicable‚ benevolent‚ impartial‚ and sensible
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"LET’S MAKE A DEAL!" INTRODUCTION 1. The title for this lesson comes from a popular game show on television... a. "Let’s Make A Deal!"‚ with Monty Hall b. Some even recorded it on their VCR for later viewing! 2. We’re going to borrow the basic concept from this game show... a. To set the stage for our study b. To help illustrate an important point in our lesson [I want you to imagine that have within my power to offer you some great deals...] I. LET’S MAKE
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I found the Sermon on the Mount to be quite interesting to read‚ partly because I have yet to read this until now‚ and partly because certain aspects of what Matthew was saying struck a chord with me. The section titled Salt and Light makes the claim that individuals should share their God given gifts and talents with everyone. I too believe in the same thing in the way that if you have an idea or talent that could contribute to the advancement of society‚ no matter how major or minor it is‚ it should
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