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A text – Mark 7:24-37 24 From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, 25 but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, andContinue reading “Crossing the Lines – Mark 7:24-37”

A text – Psalm 15  A Psalm of David 1 O Lord, who may abide in your tent?    Who may dwell on your holy hill? 2 Those who walk blamelessly and do what is right    and speak the truth from their heart;3 who do not slander with their tongue    and do no evil to their friends    nor heap shame upon their neighbors;4 in whoseContinue reading “Knowing Right from Wrong – Psalm 15”

A text – Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9    4 “So now, Israel, give heed to the statutes and ordinances that I am teaching you to observe, so that you may live to enter and occupy the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. 2 You must neither add anything to what I command you nor takeContinue reading “The Back Story – Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9”

A text – Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 20-22     7 Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, 2 they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. 3 (For Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands,[a] thus observingContinue reading “From God Comes Goodness – Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 20-22”

A text – Psalm 34:15-22 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. 34:16 The face of the LORD is against evildoers, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 34:17 When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and rescues themContinue reading “Not A Bone Broken – Psalm 34”

A text – Ephesians 6:10-20 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power; 6:11 put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, 6:12 for our struggle is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers,Continue reading “Strong Armor – Ephesians 6:10-20”

A text – John 6:56-69 6:56 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me and I in them. 6:57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. 6:58 This is the bread that came down fromContinue reading “Trusting and Reconciling – John 6”

A text – Psalm 111 111:1 Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. 111:2 Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. 111:3 Full of honor and majesty is his work, and hisContinue reading “God Is Great; We Are Wise – Psalm 111”

A text – Psalm 34:9-14 34:9 O fear the LORD, you his holy ones, for those who fear him have no want. 34:10 The young lions suffer want and hunger, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. 34:11 Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of theContinue reading “Fear and Revere – Psalm 34:9-14”

A text – John 6:51-58 6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” 6:52 The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us hisContinue reading “Eternal Life Right Now – John 6:51-58”