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Ian

New, not Renewed

Jeremiah 31:31–34; Psalm 51:1–12; John 12:20–33 (read online ⧉) The promise of a new covenant was good news! A people who were lost and broken, many of whom knew that they had fallen away from God received the positive and hopeful news that there would…

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Ian

Evangelizing the Body

Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 25:15, Isaiah 40:10–14, Matthew 12:11–21 (read online ⧉) The mission statement of the Church of the Nazarene is, "to make Christ-like disciples in all nations." In case you've forgotten, though you probably haven't, one of the tasks of Christians is to make…

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Ian

Fearing or Embracing the End

Joel 2:1–11, Mark 13:1–8, Mark 13:32–33 (read online ⧉) “We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will come again; that we who are alive at His coming shall not precede them that are asleep in Christ Jesus; but that, if we are abiding in Him,…

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Ian

Valuing the Heart

Psalm 6, Mark 5:24–34, Luke 7:36–50 (read online ⧉) We greatly honor our doctors and nurses who nurse ourselves and our loved ones to health. However, what we do today is different than it used to be. Science and medicine have provided us information that…

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Ian

Rules of Mercy

Exodus 25:16–22, Isaiah 33:17–22, Psalm 118 (read online ⧉) So much of the Levitical law was about the dos and don’ts. Israelites and (later) Christians became overly concerned about the blood being shed, and all the sins committed requiring it. Yet, God set out an…

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