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A text – Luke 1:26-38 1:26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,1:27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.1:28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one!Continue reading “Mary, the Bold – Luke 1:26-38”

A text – Jeremiah 31:31-34 31:31 The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.31:32 It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them outContinue reading “Noticing God Keeping Covenants – Jeremiah 31:31-34”

A text – Hebrews 5:5-10 5:5 So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”;5:6 as he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”5:7Continue reading “Jesus Lived a Human Life – Hebrews 5”

A text – John 12:20-33 12:20 Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks.12:21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”12:22 Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.12:23 Jesus answeredContinue reading “Risking – John 12:20-33”

A text – Jonah 3:1-5, 103:1 The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time, saying,3:2 “Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.”3:3 So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was anContinue reading “A Stingy Offering Made Big – Jonah 3”

A text – Psalm 62:5-1262:5 For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.62:6 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.62:7 On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is in God.62:8 Trust in him at allContinue reading “Waiting in Silence for God – Psalm 62”

A text – Mark 1:14-201:14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God,1:15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”1:16 As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brotherContinue reading “A Man with a Plan – Mark 1”

              A text – Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22107:1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.107:2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, those he redeemed from trouble107:3 and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from theContinue reading “Praise in the Morning and Evening – Psalm 107”

A text – Ephesians 2:1-102:1 You were dead through the trespasses and sins2:2 in which you once lived, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient.2:3 All of us once lived among them in the passionsContinue reading “No Matter What – Ephesians 2:1-10”

A text – John 3:14-213:14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,3:15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may notContinue reading “Vanquishing Death – John 3:14-21”