Worthy Listening – Matthew 18:15-20
A text – Matthew 18:15-20 15 “If your brother or sister sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If you are listened to, you have regained that one. 16 But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be…
What’s Our Goal? Psalm 26
A text – Psalm 26 1 Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and mind.3 For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in faithfulness to you. 4 I do not sit with the worthless, nor do…
Repent or Think Again – Jeremiah 15:15-21
A text – Jeremiah 15:15-21 15 O Lord, you know; remember me and visit me, and bring down retribution for me on my persecutors.In your forbearance do not take me away; know that on your account I suffer insult.16 Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight…
Death and Resurrection – Matthew 16:21-28
A text – Matthew 16:21-28 21 From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes and be killed and on the third day be raised. 22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him,…
Telling the World – Psalm 138
A text – Psalm 138 1 I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise;2 I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted your name and your word above everything.3 On the day I called, you…
Dead Animals or Living Dedication? Romans 12:1-8
A text – Romans 12:1-8 12 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, on the basis of God’s mercy, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable act of worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so…
The Rock of Confession – Matthew 16:13-20
A text – Matthew 16:13-20 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist but others Elijah and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you…
Sing! Psalm 67
A text – Psalm 67 1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah2 that your way may be known upon earth, your saving power among all nations.3 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you. 4 Let the nations be glad and sing for…
A God For All Peoples – Isaiah 56:1, 6-8
A text – Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 56 Thus says the Lord: Maintain justice, and do what is right, for soon my salvation will come and my deliverance be revealed. 6 And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, all who keep the Sabbath…
Jerk or Teacher? Matthew 15:10-28
A text – Matthew 15:10-28 10 Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand: 11 it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.” 12 Then the disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took…
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Short Dwellings in the Word by Dr. Pat Taylor Ellison 