A Chapter of Treasures
Advent 2: Old Testament, Isaiah 40:1-11 Isaiah 40:1-11 Just yesterday a co-worker called from her office, “Can anyone read Isaiah 9 and not hear Handel’s Messiah?" I replied that I found myself...
Banking on the Back of a Beast
Advent 1: Gospel, Mark 11:1-10 Mark 11:1-10 Advent always begins with consideration of Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem at the beginning of His...
Stepping Off Right
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Advent 1: Epistle, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Happy New Year! And this from the calendar that really counts. We need to get to know the church...
The Curtain Rises
Advent 1: Old Testament, Isaiah 64:1-9 Isaiah 64:1-9 When Advent dawns near the end of our calendar year I am always encouraged. Yes I love the season itself, and that to which it draws our...
Lord, Are you Sure?
Proper 29: Gospel, Matthew 25:31-46 Matthew 25:31-46 The Savior is returning. Done. It’s a given. “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him...
Beyond Belief
Proper 29: Epistle, 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 The blessed apostle has filled his first letter to the young Christians at Corinth with one correction of their failings after another. And those...
They're Mine
Proper 29: Old Testament, Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 If you are a preacher of God’s Word, or someone who stands before others with an open Bible ready to teach, you should regularly read Ezekiel chapter 34. It is an...
Knowing the Master
Proper 28: Gospel, Matthew 25:14-30 Matthew 25:14-30 Fairly familiar territory this weekend as we explore having a job to do, receiving supplies and moving out to “get ‘er...
Encouragement Only
Proper 28: Epistle, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Last week’s epistle reading presented Paul giving comfort to a young Christian congregation who were confused and had been misled regarding the Day of the Lord. Some...
Well In Hand
Proper 28: Old Testament, Zephaniah 1:7-16 Zephaniah 1:7-16 Control. There’s nothing human beings want to exercise more. And there is nothing we actually have so little of in our lives. And when it comes to...
