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A text – Luke 12:49-56 12:49 “I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!12:50 I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under until it is completed!12:51 Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No,Continue reading “Division and the Peace of God – Luke 12”

A text – Philippians 2:5-11 2:5 Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,2:6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited,2:7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being foundContinue reading “The Nature and Character of Jesus – Philippians 2:5-11”

Psalm 31:9-16 31:9 Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eye wastes away from grief, my soul and body also.31:10 For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my misery, and my bones waste away.31:11 I am the scorn of allContinue reading “Deep Sadness and God’s Hand – Psalm 31”

A text – Luke 23:1-49 23:1 Then the assembly rose as a body and brought Jesus before Pilate.23:2 They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to the emperor, and saying that he himself is the Messiah, a king.”23:3 Then Pilate asked him, “Are youContinue reading “A Cautionary Tale – Luke 23”

A text – Philippians 3:4b-14 3:4b If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more:3:5 circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;3:6 as to zeal, a persecutor of theContinue reading “Generous Gratitude – Philippians 3”

A text – Isaiah 43:16-21 43:16 Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters,43:17 who brings out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick:43:18 Do not remember the former things, or consider the thingsContinue reading “Doing a New Thing – Isaiah 43:16-21”

A text – John 12:1-8 12:1 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.12:2 There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him.12:3 Mary took a pound of costly perfume made ofContinue reading “Lavishness and Love – John 12:1-8”

A text – Psalm 32 32:1 Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.32:2 Happy are those to whom the LORD imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.32:3 While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long.32:4 For day and night your handContinue reading “The Relief of Confessing – Psalm 32”

A text – 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 5:16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way.5:17 So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old hasContinue reading “Look at It This Way… – 2 Corinthians 5”

A text – Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 15:1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him.15:2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.”15:3 So he told them this parable:15:11b “There was a man who had two sons.15:12 The youngerContinue reading “The Prodigal Father – Luke 15”