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De-Vine 22 September 2020 Isaiah 5:1–7; John 15:1–8; Romans 11:13–25 If you’ve seen ivy or even “domesticated” wisteria and clematis that have been allowed to run free, you can envision a people out of control. A vine does what it does best…spread. There are other…

Daniel 3:8–30; Matthew 7:15–20; Revelation 20:11–15 Thinking about fire is often not comfortable. Homes burn. Forests burn. On the other hand, metal is purified through fire. Through that fire, many beautiful and amazing things are made. Just like in our own lives, fire serves different…

1 Thessalonians 4:13–14; 1 Corinthians 13:4–13; James 1:22–25 (read online ⧉) The well-known atheist, Christopher Hitchens, had many debates (philosophical, scientific) with Christians. During at least one (and probably many) of the debates, he was asked what his hope was or what hope his view…

Psalm 1; Exodus 13:3–8; Hebrews 1:1–4 (read online ⧉) There is no one way that God speaks, and no one person by whom God speaks. The author of Hebrews recalled all the prophets that we have in the Scriptures. In addition, there were the Jewish…

Genesis 22:1-19; Hebrews 11:13-19; Psalm 105-37-45 The almost sacrifice of Isaac is, for many, one of the hardest passages of scripture to read. Those who are parents cannot imagine being God asking Abraham to do this. Those who are parents cannot imagine being Abraham and…