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A text – Mark 3:20-353:20 and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat.3:21 When his family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, “He has gone out of his mind.”3:22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul, and by theContinue reading “Messiah Work – Mark 3:20-35”

A text – Psalm 2929:1 Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.29:2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory of his name; worship the LORD in holy splendor.29:3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD, over mighty waters.29:4 The voiceContinue reading “Great Power and Peace – Psalm 29”

A text – Romans 8:12-178:12 So then, brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh–8:13 for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.8:14 For all who areContinue reading “Full Heirs by Blood – Romans 8:12-17”

A text – John 3:1-173:1 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.3:2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence ofContinue reading “Tenderness – John 3:1-17”

A text – Psalm 104:24-34, 35b104:24 O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.104:25 Yonder is the sea, great and wide, creeping things innumerable are there, living things both small and great.104:26 There go the ships, and Leviathan that you formed toContinue reading “Praising the Lord of Abundance – Psalm 104”

A text – Romans 8:22-278:22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labor pains until now;8:23 and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.8:24 For in hope we were saved. Now hopeContinue reading “What the Holy Spirit Does – Romans 8:22-27”

A text – Acts 2:1-212:1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.2:2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.2:3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongueContinue reading “A Community Miracle – Acts 2”

A text – 1 John 5:9-135:9 If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has testified to his Son.5:10 Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God have made himContinue reading “Creating a Moment – 1 John 5:9-13”

   A text – Acts 1:15-17, 21-261:15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (together the crowd numbered about one hundred twenty persons) and said,1:16 “Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus —1:17 for he wasContinue reading “Matthias and the 120 – Acts 1”

A text – Luke 24:44-5324:44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you–that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.”24:45 Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures,24:46 and he said toContinue reading “The Last Lecture – Luke 24:44-53”