Month: May 2020
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Sunday after Ascension (Psalm 68:1–10)
We long for the end, for God to display His victory over His enemies. The Psalm we spoke earlier brings to mind pictures of God triumphantly establishing His Kingdom, driving out the Devil more and more, and bringing the righteous to shine and become stronger each day. 1 God shall arise, his enemies shall be…
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The Ascension of Our Lord (Luke 24:44-53; Acts 1:1-11)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Times of uncertainty, fear, and disappointment leave us grasping for something sure. Dr. Bruce Hartung highlighted this at a pastor’s meeting on Tuesday where he was addressing the effects of the pandemic on mental health. These kinds of situations leave people vulnerable to clinging to any confident sounding…
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Sixth Sunday of Easter (Acts 17:16-31)
In the Name of Jesus. Amen. Paul had entered a context in Athens that was not entirely foreign to us today. It was a very diverse city, with metropolitan people of diverse opinions and philosophies. Athens had a reputation as being the seat of many great thinkers: Socrates and Antisthenes, Plato and Epicurus. These were…
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Fifth Sunday of Easter (John 14:1-14)
In the Name of + Jesus. Amen. Jesus says, “The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out…they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers” (vv. 1-5). Let’s test…
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Fourth Sunday of Easter (John 10:1-10)
In the Name of + Jesus. Amen. Jesus says, “The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out…they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers” (vv. 1-5). Let’s test…