November 1, 2023
Returning to Bethlehem (Ruth 1:19-22) So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them; and the women said, “Is this Naomi?” She said to them, “Call me no longer Naomi, call me Mara, for the Almighty […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Bitterness, Grief, Job, Lament, Mara, Naomi, Providence, Ruth, Ruth 1:19-22, Suffering |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
November 14, 2022
Sermon at the Cedar Lane Church of Christ in Tullahoma, TN, on November 13, 2022 based on John 11:32-37. The sermon begins at the 35 minute mark.
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Biblical Texts, Pastoral Care, Theology | Tagged: Death, Empathy, Grief, John 11:35, Resurrection, Suffering |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 21, 2016
May 21, 2001 and May 21, 2008 have something in common, and I remember that today, May 21, 2016. Those are the days on which our children died–my son Joshua and John & Maggy Dobbs’ son John Robert. The memories are painful and today we will each remember, commemorate, and reflect. I pray for peace […]
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Pastoral Care | Tagged: Death, Grief, Suffering, Theodicy |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
February 8, 2016
[Hear this sermon at here.] When Jesus saw Mary wailing in grief and saw the others with her—both men and women—visibly sobbing, a deep anger welled up within his spirit, and he roused himself and asked them, “Where have you laid him?” They responded, “Come and see.” Then Jesus burst into tears. As a result, […]
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Biblical Texts, Pastoral Care | Tagged: Christology, Death, Eschatology, Grief, John 11:35, Pastoral Care, Resurrection, Suffering |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
July 30, 2015
This is a presentation of the Five Anchors for the Soul in the Storms of Life at the Central Church of Christ in Athens, AL on July 8, 2015. Here God loves, God listens, God understands, God reigns, and God wins.
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Pastoral Care | Tagged: Christology, God, Grief, Lament, Suffering |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 21, 2015
May 21 is an anniversary date for me. Joshua died on that day in 2001. Many friends helped. Mark and Margo Black were there, Rubel and Myra Shelly were there, Mike Cope was there a few days before as well as John York, and we were surrounded by many others (including my Woodmont Hills Bible […]
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Pastoral Care, Personal | Tagged: Comfort, Death, Grief, Job, Joshua Mark Hicks, Suffering |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks