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Today is Christ the King Sunday. Today is the last Sunday in the church calendar. This right here, theologically speaking, is the culmination of it all. What does it all come to? The birth, the life, the death, the resurrection, the church’s life and mission. It brings us to the end, the end of all … Continue reading Matthew 25:31-46 – Christ the King

Ezekiel 18 opens with this statement of good news; “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb; the fathers have eaten sour grapes and their children’s teeth are set on edge? As I live declares the Lord, you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel.” You will not die for your father’s sins. … Continue reading The One Who Sins Will Die

Has God Abandoned His people? The readings for today share a common theme. These texts speak of God coming to the gentiles and expanding His work beyond the nation of Israel. It’s that very nation of Israel that is referred to in Romans 11 as “His people.” At the end of Romans 10 in the … Continue reading Romans 11 – Has God Abandoned His People?

Jer 28: 5 Then the prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah before the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the Lord. 6 He said, “Amen! May the Lord do so! May the Lord fulfill the words you have prophesied by bringing the articles of the Lord’s house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon. 7 Nevertheless, … Continue reading Peace by the Sword

6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.” Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go … Continue reading Genesis 4:6-11 – Christ, my killer’s keeper

Gen 12:1-3 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who … Continue reading A Lenten Faith; the Simul in Salvation

Matt 3:13-17: Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he … Continue reading The Baptism of Our Lord: Between two Waters an Ocean of Blood

The book of Ruth is about hope in hopeless situations, it’s about faithfulness to vocation, it is about going beyond covenant obligations to show unsolicited mercy and grace, Hesed.Naomi urged Ruth to go back to her gods and her family. Instead, seeing that her covenant obligations were fulfilled to her husband sought to show Hesed … Continue reading Ruth: going out empty to be brought back full – The Gospel of Sabbath

Philippians 1:20B-26 Part 2: Christ-bearers Having understood the proper view of life and death broadly, we need to apply it to our duty as people called out of the darkness. If you remember, for those who are outside of Christ, life is nothingness, followed by a greater and darker nothingness. For us life is Christ … Continue reading Philippians 1:20B-26 Part 2: Christ-bearers

Ecclesiastes 12 Philippians 1:20b-26 Introduction: The title of this sermon is “Philippians 1:20-26 part 1: a worldview eclipsed by Christ”. Do you know what it means to be eclipsed? It means to be obscured, blocked out, overshadowed, to fail to appear, to leave. If you are as a person, eclipsed by Christ, you are blacked … Continue reading Philippians 1:20B-26 Part 1 – A worldview eclipsed by Christ