Acts 2:41-47; Acts 4:32-37 Friends, some might say that today’s scripture story is one of the scariest in the whole Bible…. even scarier than John’s apocalyptic vision of multi-headed beasts in the book of Revelation. Listen again to these two verses from Acts 2:44-45: 44 And all the believers met together in one place […]
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Acts 2: 1-39 How does he do it? How is it that Peter is able to preach such a powerful sermon on the day of Pentecost? After all he has gone through! After all his doubts, his recklessness, his abandonment and denials, his fragility, his insecurity? How can he preach after just being
Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024 John 20: 1-23 Deep in a vault, in a cave dug into a mountainside, on an island above the Arctic Circle, partway between Norway and the North Pole, there is a safety deposit box, of sorts, holding precious resources, considered vital for the future of humankind. It is
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Matthew 26:3-17; John 11:45ff One of the genres of books I loved to read as a child were the ‘Choose your Own Adventure’ books. Do some of you remember these? Lori Martin told me that there is a whole new batch of them that have come out recently that Isaac loves to read
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Give to Caesar What is Caesar’s and Give to God What is God’s Mark 11:27-33; 12:13-17, 28-34 Introduction What’s in your wallet? It’s a slogan for a credit card company. It is also a good question–the kind of question Jesus asks the Pharisees and Herodians who try to trap him into saying something
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Mark 11:11-18; Matthew 21:14-16 Wow! Does Jesus ever let lose in the temple! Tables are overturned, coins are scattered, and birds and animals destined to be sacri-ficed are driven out the door, quickly followed by their owners chasing after them. // This exercise of heavenly wrath actually started a few minutes earlier. We
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