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Help
Psalm 121:1-8 I look to the hills, from where is my help to come? This first line of our psalm has a lot to say about humanity’s response to living in a fallen and broken world. Everyone at some time … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer, Psalms
Tagged Christian, Christianity, Faith, Faithful, Forgiveness, Grace, Help, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Prayer, Psalm 121, Psalms, Salvation, Spirituality
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Follow him
Matthew 8:18-27 It is never easy following Jesus, especially when he calls us to leave our comforts zone and go wherever he leads. A scribe who heard Jesus teaching answered the Lord’s call saying he would follow him anywhere. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship
Tagged Christian, Christianity, Commitment, Cost of Discipeship, Disciple, Discipleship, Faith, Faithful, Following Jesus, Grace, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Spirituality, Trust
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A hometown prophet
Mark 6:1-13 Today’s text seems like two stories; Jesus rejected by his home town, and Jesus sending out the twelve. Upon closer look, it is indeed one. Jesus says a prophet is not without honor except in his home town. … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship
Tagged Christian, Christianity, Disciple, Discipleship, Grace, Holy Scripture, Hometown, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Love your neighbor, Prayer, Prophesy, Prophet, Salvation, Spirituality, Teaching of Jesus, Word of God
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A place at the table
2 Corinthians 4:13-5:10, Luke 16:19-31 As baptismal waters washed over his head, the stain of sin was erased forever and he was made a new creation. At long last he became a child of God, refreshed and brought to new … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged Baptism, Charity, Christian, Christianity, Faith, Grace, Holy Communion, Holy Scripture, Homeless, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Love your neighbor, Parable, Relationship, Repentance, Spirituality, Trust
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Least of these
Matthew 25:31-45 Ten dollars – that is all it was. But to the man on the corner, you know, the one you and I, and so many others, pass by each day, to him it may as well have been … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship
Tagged Charity, Christian, Christianity, Disciple, Discipleship, Faith, Faithful, Gospel, Grace, Holy Scripture, Homeless, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Love your neighbor, Poor, Poverty, Prayer, Spirituality, Teaching of Jesus
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Drinking the cup
Matthew 20:17-28 On his way to Jerusalem, the mother of James and John requested that her sons be given places of honor when Christ comes into his kingdom, one on his right, one on his left. Jesus looked at the … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship
Tagged Christian, Christianity, Disciple, Discipleship, Faith, Following Jesus, Gospel, Grace, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Love of God, Love your neighbor, Salvation, Spirituality, Teaching of Jesus, Word of God
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More than I can handle
Mark 6:47-56 “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” We have all heard this statement. It is offered with the best of intentions, but if one looks closely, there is a flaw with this line of thinking. This … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged Anxiety, Christianity, Depression, Doubt, Faith, Fear, Grace, Grief, Jesus Christ, Prayer, Spirituality, Temptation
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Idols are nothing
Mark 3:22-35, Isaiah 44:9-20 How foolish we are; how misguided are our thoughts. Too often, superstitions and charms get in the way of faith. Who remembers carrying a lucky rabbit’s foot as a child? Who recalls possessing a four leafed … Continue reading
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Tagged Beelzebel, Christianity, Faith, Gospel, Grace, Idolatry, Idols, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Luck, Lucky charm, Spirituality, Superstitions, Teaching of Jesus, Unclean spirits
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Saved by grace
Romans 7:7-25 Everyone has bad habits. Those things we do subconsciously and don’t realize it until it’s done. Then there are those bad habits that, as we strive to refrain from doing them, the temptation becomes too great and we … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness
Tagged Apostle Paul, Bad Habits, Christianity, Confession, Faith, Forgiveness, Grace, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Repentance, Salvation, Sinful desire, Spirituality, Temptation
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You are dust
Psalm 51:1-19 Remember, you are dust. As if we need a reminder. You are dust and there is nothing you can do about it. To dust you shall return. This has been the case ever since Adam and Eve took … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Lent
Tagged Ash Wednesday, Christianity, Confession of sins, Faith, Forgiveness, Grace, Jesus, Jesus Christ, King David, Lent, Prayer, Psalm 51, Repentance, Salvation, Spirituality
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