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Matthew 28:16-20

Theology of the text Our passage must be heard in light of the entire passion narrative. Jesus’ resurrection will be the Good News and hope of the Gospel and the foundation for both becoming and living into the vocation of being a disciple. The beginning of Matthew 28 must also be seen as celebration and advocation of the faithfulness and apostolicity of the women. Matthew 28 is a clear example that the women are seen as the first and most faithful disciples of Jesus through

Brent Peterson

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Genesis 1:1-2:4a

People are extremely complex. Personality inventories help identify our major tendencies within the range of four key traits and yet show us how complicated each one of us really is. These inventories reveal that the particular mix of traits differs for each individual and makes us extremely complicated beings. We cannot be easily reduced to a few characteristics and readily understood. Now if we think humans are complicated, consider God. What would God’s personality invent

Jim Edlin

3 days ago4 min read

2 Corinthians 13:11-13

Paul begins this passage with the word λοιπόν signifying that he is coming to the end of his writing. The correct meaning of λοιπόν is “finally” as rendered by the NRSV. Paul says “Finally, brothers…” Murray J. Harris says of the use of brothers in Greek adelphos, “Paul uses the term here in addressing the whole Corinthian congregation in order to remind them of the unity that believers have in Christ.”[1] In Paul the use of adelphos usually is inclusive of sisters, the NRSV

Gift Mtukwa | Professor

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Psalm 8

The beauty of this Psalm is the exaltation of God on high. The Psalmist worships the almighty transcendent and divine God. This is the God who is above the heavens and hence above all other gods. The Israelites had continually struggled with being a monotheistic people of faith and had allowed other gods to dot the mountaintops surrounding them but the LORD – Yahweh was not to be viewed nor worshipped in the same way. This was The LORD whose name was above all others and to b

Shannon Greene

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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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