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Ian

Resurrecting Perspective

Matthew 28:1–8, 1 Corinthians 15:12–23 HE IS RISEN! “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his great mercy, he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and into…

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Ian

Holy Saturday

Psalm 25, Lamentations 3:22–27, Matthew 27:62–66 Are your clothes in 1 piece? One of the traditional Jewish responses of extreme grief or anguish is the tearing of their clothes. Yesterday was Good Friday. Jesus died on the cross. Are your clothes torn? While they were…

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Ian

Seventh Sunday after Epiphany

Deuteronomy 9:1–9:7, Psalm 36, Romans 5:20–6:11 You have been trouble from the beginning of this! Moses’ long good-bye speech (all of Deuteronomy) is a summary of God, God’s message, God’s calling, and Israel’s past, current, and future response. It’s not pretty. We can often look…

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Ian

More Present

Psalm 139; Isaiah 12; Matthew 1:1–12 The lineage of Jesus. How boring. Did you think that? You are not alone in that. Many people read the lineage of Jesus or just skip it. Wait, did you skip it? If so, please read it now… Why…

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Ian

Holy Path of Doing

Psalm 147:12-20, 1 Chronicles 28:1-10, 1 Corinthians 3:10-17 "[God] has not this for every nation; they do not know his judgments…" Psalm 147:20 "Realize now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it." 1 Chronicles…

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