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Matthew 20:1-16: Workers in the Vineyard

February 22, 2025

Leviticus 18-20; Psalm 44; Matthew 20:1-16; Acts 27:1-26 Matthew 20:1-16: Picking up on an apparently fairly enigmatic phrase at the end of the last section (“first, last; last, first,” 19:30), Jesus expounds more on that principle by telling a story to illustrate his meaning. By 20:16 he has explained what it is that he is saying, “So…

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Psalm 118: The Love of God

May 25, 2026

2 Samuel 23-24, Psalm 118, Mark 16, Galatians 6 Psalm 118: The main theme of this psalm is the love of God, but that love is revealed in a specific place. Our tendency ...

Psalm 117: All Nations!

May 24, 2026

2 Samuel 22, Psalm 117, Mark 15:42-47, Galatians 5:13-26 Psalm 117: The Psalms give many reasons (that is “affections” = the combination of both reason and feeling that moves the will towards action) ...

Psalm 116: Why Love God?

May 23, 2026

2 Samuel 20-21, Psalm 116, Mark 15:33-41, Galatians 5:1-12 Psalm 116: We are told often that we are to love God. But why? To ask such a question seems sacrilegious. After all, are ...

Psalm 115: Flee Idols

May 22, 2026

2 Samuel 18-19, Psalm 115, Mark 15:16-32, Galatians 3:15-21 Psalm 115: The psalm starts with an insistence that all of us would do well to recall and regularly recite: “Not to us” but ...

Psalm 114: Tremble at the Presence of the Lord

May 21, 2026

2 Samuel 16-17, Psalm 114, Mark 15:1-15, Galatians 4:1-20 Psalm 114: When we talk of “God’s presence,” we often think these days of something mild, pleasant, gentle. Certainly, the thought that “he leadeth ...

Psalm 113: Praise the Lord!

May 20, 2026

2 Samuel 14-15, Psalm 113, Mark 14:66-72, Galatians 3:15-29 Psalm 113: This psalm is obviously a psalm of praise. But it is one thing to say “praise the Lord”; it is another thing ...