Posts Tagged ‘Christian’
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s scriptures are Acts 2:14a, 36–41, 1 Peter 1:17–23, Luke 24:13–35 My week usually feels like the Road to Emmaus. Sunday is…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s scriptures are Ps 118:1-2, 14-24, Acts 10:34-43, Mt 28:1-10 I am currently taking a class at Luther Seminary on the gospel…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s readings are, Exodus 17:1–7; Romans 5:6–11; John 4:5–30; 39-42 A pastor could go 30 different directions in deciding how to preach…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s readings are: Deuteronomy 30:15-20, 1 Corinthians 3:16-23, Matthew 5:21-30, 43-48 Jesus said to the disciples, “You have heard that it was…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s scriptures are Is 42:1-9, Acts 10:34-43, Mt. 3:13-17 The authors of all four gospels wrote about Jesus’ baptism, but in only…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s scriptures are Isaiah 52:7-10, Hebrews 1:1-4 and John 1:1-18 As I write this late on Christmas Eve, I am thinking about…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s scriptures are 2 Timothy 1:1-14 and Luke 17:1-10 “Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to anyone by whom…
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s scriptures are Psalm 51, 1 Timothy 2:1-7, and Luke 15:1-10. Psalm 51 is such a beautiful and reassuring promise. We often…
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“A Christian is an utterly free man, lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is an utterly dutiful man, servant of all, subject to all.” — Martin Luther, On The Freedom Of A Christian
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A little nibble of the Revised Common Lectionary Sunday’s scriptures are Jeremiah 2:4–13, Hebrews 13:1–8, 15–16, Luke 14:1, 7–14 “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who…
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