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Matthew 14:13-21

Preaching on this well-worn text may not be what gets us preachers excited. There are no tough translational issues to work out and very few clever linguistic hoops to jump through. Wesley’s only note on this passage is in v. 15—to remind us that it was after the usual meal-time. Thanks, John. I’m glad we started a movement based on your insight (eye-roll emoji). And yet this is the only miracle that shows up in all four gospels. Even the Lord’s Supper doesn’t get that kind o

Jeffrey Bassett

4 min read

Genesis 32:22-31

Remember a time, a few years back, when the Internet, instead of arguing about masks and viruses and protesters, instead argued about a dress and whether it was white and gold or blue and black? Sigh… good times. Besides harkening to a slightly different internet age, this is an example of what psychologists call “motivated perception”—that our biases reflect how we see and interact with something—like a picture of a dress. I bring this up because it seems like there are part

Aimee Niles

2 days ago3 min read

Romans 9:1-5

“Being a true Israelite and true Christian.” Can we really believe what Paul says in Romans 9? He stacks up several phrases to persuade us he is telling the truth. He first contends he speaks the truth “in Christ.” Next, he plainly says “I am not lying.” Then he attests that the Holy Spirit confirms his truthfulness in his conscience. Can we still believe that the sorrow in his heart leads him to say “For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Chri

Robert Doyle Smith

5 min read

Psalm 145:8-14

There’s something quite unsettling about being lost. Maybe you’ve taken a walk in a wooded area and after walking for quite a while you suddenly realize that you’ve lost your way. There is no trail to guide you. There are no markers to point you in the right direction. Everything looks like everything else. There is a fear, a deep insecurity that sets in when you become disoriented. What was a quiet, serene stroll in the woods has become a stressful, anxiety-filled moment.

Jon Gildner

3 min read

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The Fourth Week of December

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Addison Gildner

Dec 22, 20257 min read

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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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