Scripture: Matthew

When Jesus does Math

He doesn’t raise a friend or a little girl from the dead. All he does is feed 5,000 people. Even saying, all he does, just seems like I’m diminishing this miracle. And it can’t be diminished, because it’s one of those great things he does. So it’s kind of like what I would call a…

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All the Equipment and None of the Will

A mustard seed, yeast, a pearl of great price, a dragnet, are all things that Jesus likens to the Kingdom of Heaven. Now, it might seem like all these images are a little bit different, and they can be grouped into pairings, or at least some closer to the other. Yeast and…

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When God Gardens

Today, I’m going to be reading Isaiah chapter 44, verses 6 through 8. Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts, I am the first and I am the last. Besides me there is no God. Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare…

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Rejection and an Invitation

in the garage and building a yoke for all of you to try on. But I wasn’t gonna go into the garage and do woodworking in 100 degree heat. Now, when Jesus begins, he talks about a bit of a contrarian attitude of the leadership around Israel. The leaders of Judah, the religious leaders, the…

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The Lord Will Provide

Our first reading today is from the book of Genesis, chapter 22, verses 1 through 14, on page 15 in your Bible. The Command to Sacrifice Isaac. After these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, Abraham, and he said, Here I am. He said, Take your son, your only son Isaac,…

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Disciple Beware

Today’s Old Testament reading is from Jeremiah, chapter 20, verses 7 to 13, Bible page 623. O Lord, you have enticed me, and I was enticed. You have empowered me, and you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long. Everyone mocks me. For whenever I speak, I must cry out,…

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Courage and Trust

He’s fulfilling particular roles as he goes. He’s teaching, he’s preaching, and he’s healing. It’s like he’s on his own little tour, so to speak. Now, when I think of these roles or offices, they’re fairly common to us. When we think of Jesus teaching, healing, and preaching, this is Jesus at his…

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Don’t Miss This Meeting

Recording in progress. Perfect, doesn’t get much better than this. So this morning we’ll be reading from the Old Testament, Psalm 8, on your page 435 in your pew Bible. I’m reading from a slightly different Bible so my words might not match yours. O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name…

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Showing Us the Ugly Way?

Recording in progress Thank you all for bearing with these technological difficulties that we’ve had this morning Technology is great when it works Our New Testament lesson comes from Matthew’s gospel Matthew chapter 4 verses 1 through 11 here the word of our Lord Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to…

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When We Might not Feel it, We are Micah

The sermons on the mount, it’s pretty deep stuff. It’s not the kind of thing that you can’t sit and read and not have move in you. Blessed are the, blessed are. It all begins in an interesting way. Jesus sees the crowds gathering, starting to listen, starting to follow.…

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More than just a Baptism

John the Baptist’s moment has now come. His big moment. Now, up to this point, we’ve seen this steady building of who and what John is. Up to this moment, we’ve seen how he’s dressed with that weird belt around his waist, that cloth of animal hair he wears. We’ve…

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Living in the Time of Herod

Isaiah the 63rd chapter. I’ll be reading the scriptures from the New International Version. I will tell of the kindness of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us. Yes, the many good things God has done for…

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