Scripture
Mark 12:34
Deuteronomy 6:2-6; Psalm 18:2-4,47,51; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 12:28-34
Sermon Week/Year
Moving closer to the Kingdom of God.
The following true account appeared in the New York Times weekly feature, “The Metropolitan Diary.”
In the middle of a snowstorm in midtown New York City, a woman stopped her car at a red light and saw a frail, hunched-over homeless man wearing an ancient baseball cap and leaning against a stone planter.
A clean-cut, warmly dressed, athletic-looking young man approached the homeless man. The good Samaritan first offered a container of coffee and then placed a packaged cake and napkin on the rim of the planter. He waited for the older man to remove the lid from the coffee and swallow a sip. He then pressed a dollar and some change into the gnarled free hand. The respectful attitude and graciousness with which the gifts were given were obvious.
An appreciative smile from deep within transformed the wrinkled face like an unfolding rose. After bestowing a friendly pat on the back, the…
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