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John 20:19-23

Peace Be With You! The disciples are huddled in a room in Jerusalem. It has been three days since Jesus, their leader, was crucified. They are gathered in this room because we are told they are afraid of “the Jews.” This is a reference to the Jewish leadership that has opposed Jesus. There are two reasons they might be fearful of the Jews. First, they were, after all, followers of this man whom the Jewish leaders hated, hated enough to have killed (along with the Romans). The

Jason Buckwalter

5 min read

Acts 2:1-21

This day and this text are so thoroughly steeped in reference, allusion, and significance that there is no way to cover it all coherently in a single sermon (or in a short commentary like this one). Peter himself quotes directly from Joel 2, Psalm 16, and Psalm 110 in this passage, although the Psalms are quoted after the lectionary reading ends. The somewhat terrifying Joel 2 passage is worthy of its own sermon, a dark depiction of the promised “day of the Lord”, which Pet

Aimee Mulder

5 hours ago5 min read

1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

While I write this commentary, the globe is still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is an interesting time to consider what Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 12, where we are reminded that we are individual members that constitute a body. In the midst of this crisis, we are a body that cannot gather and even as I write, it remains to be seen if we will be able to gather on Pentecost, the Sunday where the epistle lesson set before us is 1 Corinthians 12:3b-12. What might Pa

Joe Foltz

4 min read

Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

Six weeks ago, if you had asked me what the world would be like today, my guess would have been completely wrong. And so, it is with a little bit of trepidation that I admit to writing this post for Pentecost in early April. At this writing, we are six weeks out. I don’t know if my reflections now will be at all in line with what the world looks like when we preach this passage. I don’t know if it will be relevant. But Scripture itself is timeless… “alive and active” as

L. Michaels

3 min read

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The Fourth Week of December

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Acts 1:6-14

Leader Guide Participant Handout Lesson Focus: If we want to participate in the work that Jesus is doing in our world, bringing about the Kingdom of God, then we must pray and wait for God’s Spirit to empower us and send us out. Catching up on the story: Jesus has died, and has risen from the dead. In Luke he has appeared to the disciples, explaining and teaching more things to them. Jesus has ordered them to say in Jerusalem so that they might wait for the gift that the Fath

Jason Buckwalter

May 117 min read

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Ascension / Seventh Sunday of Easter

Call to Worship: Psalm 93 One: Alleluia! Christ is Risen!+ Many: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! One: The Lord is King; he has put on splendid apparel; the Lord has put on his apparel and girded himself with strength. Many: He has made the whole world so sure that it cannot be moved; One: Ever since the world began, your throne has been established; you are from everlasting. Many: The waters have lifted up, O Lord, the waters have lifted up their voice; the waters have lift

Brent Neely

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John 20:19-23

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1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

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Acts 1:6-14

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