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A text – Genesis 22:1-14 22 After these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that IContinue reading “Sacrificial Giving – Genesis 22”

A text – Matthew 10:40-42 40 “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous, 42 and whoeverContinue reading “Connections – Matthew 10:40-42”

A text – Psalm 69:7-10 7 It is for your sake that I have borne reproach,    that shame has covered my face.8 I have become a stranger to my kindred,    an alien to my mother’s children. 9 It is zeal for your house that has consumed me;    the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.10 When I humbled myContinue reading “Complaints – Psalm 69:7-10”

A text – Jeremiah 20:7-13 7 O Lord, you have enticed me, and I was enticed; you have overpowered me, and you have prevailed.I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.8 For whenever I speak, I must cry out; I must shout, “Violence and destruction!”For the word of the Lord has become for me a reproach andContinue reading “Lamenting – Jeremiah 20:7-13”

A text – Matthew 10:24-39 24 “A disciple is not above the teacher nor a slave above the master; 25 it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household! 26 “SoContinue reading “Cost of Taking a Stand – Matthew 10:24-39”

A text – Psalm 100 1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.2 Serve the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing. 3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts withContinue reading “The Great Procession – Psalm 100”

A text – Genesis 18:1-15 18 The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaksof Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. 2 He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance to meet them and bowed down to the ground. 3 He said,Continue reading “Death, Laughter, Promises – Genesis 18:1-15”

A text – Matthew 9:35-38, 10;1-8 35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then heContinue reading “Mission of Trust – Matthew 9-10”

A text – Psalm 50:7-15 7 “Hear, O my people, and I will speak, O Israel, I will testify against you.  I am God, your God.8 Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; your burnt offerings are continually before me.9 I will not accept a bull from your house or goats from your folds.10 For every wild animalContinue reading “Offerings and Humor – Psalm 50”

A text – Romans 4:13-25 13 For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For theContinue reading “Unmerited Gifts – Romans 4:13-25”