Blogging Towards Sunday, October 21, 2018
John 8:2-11; Matthew 4:23-5:7 The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12) are identified as the essential teaching of Jesus. Today’s beatitude is about Mercy. It’s a word that we don’t often … Continue reading
Faith in the Public Square: Mid-Terms
How do we testify to our hope and faith in a time of despair and division? How do we articulate and live our faith in the public square when … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, October 14, 2018
Luke 18:2-8; Matthew 4:23-5:6 The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12) are identified as the essential teaching of Jesus. Recorded in Matthew, within the larger section of the Sermon on the … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, September 30, 2018
Matthew 4:23-5:5 The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12) are the essential teaching of Jesus. Recorded in the gospel told by Matthew, within the larger section of the Sermon on the … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, September 23, 2018
Matthew 4:23-5:4 & Isaiah 61:1-4, 8, 10-11 The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12) are identified as the essential teaching of Jesus. Recorded in Matthew, within the larger section of the … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, September 16, 2018
Matthew 4:23-5:3, 15:21-28 We begin our Fall series on the Beatitudes with the first of the 8 sayings of Jesus recorded in Matthew 5:1-12. They are the foundation … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, August 26, 2018
John 9:1-41 Today’s passage from the gospel story of the life and teaching of Jesus has been written masterfully by the Apostle John. The care with which John draws … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, August 12, 2018
Matthew 31:31-32 The gospel of Matthew is believed to have been written for Jewish believers in and followers of Jesus who most likely lived in and around modern-day Syria. … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, July 22, 2018
Psalm 137; Jeremiah 29:4-7 We live in a time of greater cultural shift and change. Phyllis Tickle called it the “Great Emergence,” comparing it to a 500-year yard … Continue reading
Blogging Towards Sunday, July 15, 2018
Romans 5:1-11, 18-21 (the Message) The pastoral letter we call Romans is the chef-d’oeuvre of the work of the apostle Paul. This note to the church … Continue reading
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