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January 25, 2017: Mission
Genesis 50, Psalm 23, Matthew 10:1-20, Acts 15:1-21 Matthew 10:1-20: Famously, Jesus now calls the twelve to him (10:1), and then sends the twelve out from him (10:5). The apostles, therefore, are both ...
Read More January 24, 2017: Sheep Without a Shepherd
Genesis 49, Psalm 22:12-31, Matthew 9:27-38, Acts 14 Matthew 9:27-38: Jesus continues his ministry of going about healing and saving—while at the same time aware that the culmination of this ministry is at ...
Read More January 23, 2017: New Wine
Genesis 48, Psalm 22:1-11, Matthew 9:14-26, Acts 13:26-52 Matthew 9:14-26: First a question from the disciples of John about fasting. Jesus’ disciples are not fasting: why? (9:14). Jesus’ answer is that they are ...
Read More January 22, 2017: Not Righteous, But Sinners
Genesis 46-47, Psalm 21, Matthew 9:1-13, Acts 13:1-25 Matthew 9:1-13: Sin is a word that is rarely used in contemporary culture. We do not “sin”; we make “mistakes”—“my bad,” “whoops.” And when it ...
Read More January 21, 2017: What Sort of Man Is This?
Genesis 44-45, Psalm 20, Matthew 8:23-34, Acts 12 Matthew 8:23-34: Jesus is typically presented as “meek and mild,” a sort of easy-going fellow, hail-fellow-well-met type, who will go with the flow, kiss ...
Read More January 20, 2017: Come and Die
Genesis 42-43, Psalm 19, Matthew 8:14-22, Acts 11:19-30 Matthew 8:14-22: We see now the beauty and the sacrifice of following Jesus. First, we meet Jesus among a family—Peter’s family. Jesus is not distant ...
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