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Luke 21:5-19

There is this whimsical story in Luke 21 that preachers have long used (along with Malachi 3) as sort of “go to” tithing sermons. In the Luke text, the scene is set with a poor widow placing two copper coins into the Temple treasury. Jesus took note of this scene and said, “ this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” Our reading of this - especially in l

Timothy J. Brooks | Pastor

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Isaiah 65:17-25

To read the book of Isaiah well is to read it in the imagination of a desolate, captive people. The book is housed in the story of a people nurtured on the promise of a God who had chosen them—and in choosing them had made them unique among all nations, God’s beloved child. This is the story of a people nonetheless enslaved by a pagan empire, tempted at every turn to accommodate to it. The book of Isaiah is to be read as the story of a faithful few who have refused to shake

Craig Keen

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2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Introduction This passage addresses an ongoing problem in the Thessalonian church: some community members refuse to work, relying instead on others in the congregation for support. Paul had already briefly addressed this issue in 1 Thess 4:11-12 and 5:14, but the problem had persisted. In 1 Thess 5:14, he had urged the community to warn their own “disorderly/disruptive” ( ataktous ) members. He uses a form of that term ( ataktōs ) again in this passage in vv. 6 and 11 and i

Andy Johnson

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Isaiah 12

Have you ever held your breath waiting for some kind of intense pain to pass and ease? Have you ever known the joy and the peace of returning to normal and breathing easy after a season of exertion and exhaustion that left you out of breath and gasping? The litany from Isaiah 12 is about God’s people who had been holding their breath in exile coming to exhale and breath in the fresh air of God’s grace, might and renewal. God’s judgements against his people begin to take s

Tyler Boyer

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Luke 18:9-14

Catching up on the Story As we said last week, this parable belongs with the Parable of the Widow and the Unjust Judge, as well as the discussion of the end times at the end of chapter 17. Last week’s parable was set in a court of law. The widow had suffered at the hands of someone and needed justice from the only person who could give it to her. That person was the judge. The widow was persistent in her petition and was granted justice because of it. God, who is so much bet

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Call to Worship: Psalm 98 One: Blessed be God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ☩ Many: And blessed be God's Kingdom now and forever. One: Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things. Many: With his right hand and his holy arm has he won for himself the victory. One: The Lord has made known his victory; his righteousness has he openly shown in the sight of the nations. Many: He remembers his mercy and faithfulness to the house of Israel, and all the ends of t

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