Why Wouldn't You?
Proper 20: Old Testament, Isaiah 55:6-9 Isaiah 55:6-9 Isaiah 55 is one of those treasures that the church turns to again and again. It is full of gospel sweetness. It puts in front of...
Sevens Everywhere
Proper 19: Gospel, Matthew 18:21-35 Matthew 18:21-35 “Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven’” (Matthew 18:22). I’m not sure there are any more...
One Judge
Proper 19: Epistle, Romans 14:1-12 Romans 14:1-12 “You’re not the boss of me!” I remember hearing that as a kid when someone in the neighborhood wanted to impose the...
Trusting God's Goodness
Proper 19: Old Testament, Genesis 50:15-21 Genesis 50:15-21 Israel is home. Jacob the patriarch, renamed by God in his wrestling, has died and has been buried in his homeland. A land promised. A couple...
My Brother's Keeper
Proper 18: Gospel, Matthew 18:1-20 Matthew 18:1-20 Matthew 18 is chock full of teaching from the lips of Jesus. Matthew’s gospel has five great discourses of Jesus which many...
Still Waters?
Proper 18: Epistle, Romans 13:1-10 Romans 13:1-10 So many questions. Valid questions. Varying opinions. So many opinions. When we lived in Oregon one of our favorite day trips was the...
What Can I Say?
Proper 18: Old Testament, Ezekiel 33:7-9 Ezekiel 33:7-9 It’s not a long stay in the Old Testament prophets that is required to understand that their messages were not always going to be...
Big, Big Questions
Proper 17: Gospel, Matthew 16:21-28 Matthew 16:21-28 Last week we found ourselves in the north of the country learning about the gaping jaws of hell. Remember? Jesus left...
What a Life
Proper 17: Epistle, Romans 12:9-21 Romans 12:9-21 There are many lists in the Bible. Names, places, occupations, punishments and rewards. Lots and lots of lists...
Struggling With What God Says?
Proper 17: Old Testament, Jeremiah 15:15-21 Jeremiah 15:15-21 Jeremiah 15:16 reads, “Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my...
