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Tax Collectors, Parties, and the Religious Elite – Mark 2:14-28
You know how it is if you’re not with the “right” people, the “in” group. They look at you funny, if they look at you. You’re ignored, forgotten, overlooked. Levi was one of the “wrong” people – a tax collector … Continue reading
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Tagged disciples, forgotten, Gentiles, God, in group, Jesus, John, Levi, overlooked, party, Pharisees, right people, Samaritans, Tax collector
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March 2 – Do You Even Need Jesus In Your Life?
Matthew 9:1-17; Leviticus 3; Leviticus 4; Proverbs 20 “When Jesus heard that, He said to them, ‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what this means: “I desire … Continue reading
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February 23 – Making Peace
Matthew 5:1-20; Exodus 28:1-29:46; Proverbs 13 For some reason, peacemaking and persecution go hand in hand. I don’t know what it is about peacemakers that troubles so many in our society. Not many people would come out and proclaim how … Continue reading
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Tagged assassins, blessed, Bloody Sunday, Civil Rights, collaborators, Forgiveness, freedom riders, gospel, Grace, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John Lewis, mercy, non-violence, non-violent, peace with God, peacemaking, persecution, Roman occupation, Selma March, targets, Tax collector, tyranny
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January 23 – A Tale of Two Prayers
Luke 18:1-17; Genesis 29:31-30:43; Psalm 23 You can divide society in many ways. I’ve seen people do that. They want to pit the rich against the poor; skin color against skin color; “my” primary language against “your” primary language; male … Continue reading
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Tagged atheists, divide, fast, female, followers of christ, Forgiveness, give ten percent, humility, Jesus, Jews, labels, language, male, mercy, others, Pharisees, poor, pray, rich, sinners, skin color, society, Tax collector, Temple, them, us
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October 30 – Improbable
Isaiah 1:10-18; Psalm 32:1-7; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4 11-12; Luke 19:1-10 Sherlock Holmes once said that “when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.” This is how the great Sherlock Holmes solved so … Continue reading
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April 30 – Encountering Jesus
Psalm 67; Proverbs 2:9-15; Luke 19:1-10 “Birds of a feather flock together.” We all know that cliche. We all know that it’s usually used to warn our children about the kinds of kids they are hanging out with. Well, there … Continue reading
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