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February 18, 2017: Better Than Greatest
Leviticus 8-10, Psalm 40, Matthew 18:1-14, Acts 25:1-12 Matthew 18:1-14: The question "who is the greatest?" has plagued Christian communities—and indeed all communities—since the beginning. In our frail humanity and fallenness, we seek ...
Read More February 17, 2017: Mountain-Moving Power
Leviticus 5-7, Psalm 39, Matthew 17:14-27, Acts 24 Matthew 17:14-27: Coming down from the mountain, Jesus is immediately met with a coming-back-to-earth moment of reality. Having been elevated and transfigured (Matt. 17:1-13), he ...
Read More How Is Faith Alone?
During this fifth centenary of the Protestant Reformation (dating from 1517 when Luther famously nailed his Ninety-Five Theses) we are remembering how God used faithful men and women to retrieve ...
Read More February 16, 2017: Listen to Jesus
Leviticus 1-4, Psalm 38, Matthew 17:1-13, Acts 23:12-35 Matthew 17:1-13: The next event, the famous Transfiguration, connects to the previous by the phrase “And after six days” (17:1). What will it mean for ...
Read More February 15, 2017: Take Up the Cross
Exodus 38-40, Psalm 37:23-40, Matthew 16:13-28, Acts 23:1-11 Matthew 16:13-28: Peter’s confession of Christ is justly famous, for good reason, and yet frequently misunderstood at the same time. Jesus begins by asking who ...
Read More February 14, 2017: The Teaching of the Pharisees
Exodus 34, Psalm 37:1-22, Matthew 16:1-12, Acts 22 Matthew 16:1-12: The contrast between those who received Jesus’ teaching and responded with faith (like the Canaanite woman, 15:21-28), and others (like the Pharisees), becomes ...
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