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Old as New During my Torah Tuesday group several weeks ago, I had an opportunity to go through a Psalm that just hit me for several reasons. First, I am continually shocked at the brilliance of scripture. Two, I am continually reminded of how little I know. Three, I am repeatedly convinced of scripture’s…

The Risen King Easter is arriving soon, in seven weeks. Seven is a good biblical number (days, sabbath, etc.) He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. It seems like this was so long ago and it feels far away in our world today. Unless you are a nerd like…

Confronting the Heart Easter is arriving soon, in seven weeks. Seven is a good biblical number (days, sabbath, etc.) Review I. Introduction: The Crowd’s Acclamation ( Matthew 21:1-11 ) Begin by painting the scene of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The crowd’s cries of “Hosanna!” (“Save us!”),…

The King’s Triumphal Entry Easter is arriving soon, in seven weeks. Seven is a good biblical number (days, sabbath, etc.) Introduction Introduce the verse, Matthew 21:9 , and its connection to Psalm 118:25-26 , and Psalm 148:1 . Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount…

The Heart of a Servant Easter is arriving soon, in seven weeks. Seven is a good biblical number (days, sabbath, etc.) It is going to seem like I am picking on the disciples James and John, and I am, a bit. It just happens that they are at the center of some of our passages. Let’s get some context: James…

The Call to True Discipleship Easter is arriving soon, in seven weeks. Seven is a good biblical number (days, sabbath, etc.) Let’s read our passage: From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests…

The Road to Redemption Begins Easter is arriving soon, in seven weeks. Seven is a good biblical number (days, sabbath, etc.) I figured we could take some selections of Jesus journey from the northern parts of Israel to Jerusalem for his appointed time at an appointed place. We find in Luke that this…

Forgive and Forget Sarah’s question kicked off this series We looked at the OT last week We will look at the NT this week We will look at Church history next week We will look at the practical nature the following week I decided to put my model of faith and forgiveness into AI and ask it a question:…

A Forgiving Church Sarah’s question kicked off this series We looked at the OT last week We will look at the NT this week We will look at Church history next week We will look at the practical nature the following week The Gospel of John (c. late 1st century) John 20:22-23 records Jesus giving the apostles…