We will be in Matthew again this Sunday, however, we'll still be out of order. You see, Wade Baker was scheduled to preach this Sunday, but instead will be preaching on Sunday, May 12th (Mother's Day) because he'll have a lot of family in town. Please keep him in your prayers as he prepares for preaching that day.Instead, you'll be stuck with me again. Try not to look so d...
Keep ReadingWe will be in Matthew this Sunday, but it may feel a little out of order. You see, we're largely following the chronology of the Gospel of Luke, so whenever the text is from one of the other gospels, it may seem like we're skipping a lot. And that's because each gospel writer has a different audience and a different focus, so they organize the stories differently, in a way...
Keep ReadingWe're back in the Gospel of Luke this week. It's a long series, this series, on the life of Christ,Walking with Jesus: A Year with the Savior.We're inLuke 7:36-50and we come across two notorious sinners. One sinner everyone knows is notorious, the other sinner everyone knows is not. But Jesus knows that thoughts and attitudes of us all, including these two notorious sinner...
Keep ReadingI hope that you had a blessed Easter holiday! This week, we come to Luke 8:18-35. In this passage, we find that John the Baptist has sent messengers to confirm that Jesus is the Messiah. Now, this struck me as somewhat odd since John knows deep down in his soul that Jesus is the one he's been waiting for. But then I realized that I often do exactly what John did whenever m...
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