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Continue reading →: John 5 – Healing on the Sabbath
For anyone who has ever worked a job in customer service, you know that there are always times when the rules are bent. They aren’t broken, but there is always room to exercise judgment. Sometimes said judgment is questioned, but at the end of the day (as long as you…
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Continue reading →: Nehemiah 1:1-11 – A Firm FoundationI said, ‘LORD, the God of the heavens, the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps his gracious covenant with those who love him and keep his commands, let your eyes be open and your ears be attentive to hear your servant’s prayer that I now pray to you day and…
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Continue reading →: Christ in the Carols: Go Tell It On The Mountain
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: /See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make…
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Continue reading →: Advent 2024: Week 4 Luke 2:1-20As we prepare for Christmas this week, we are coming up on our last Advent study for the 2024 Season. This week we are looking to the Birth of Christ, and we are going to explore Luke really taking the time to set us up for what is coming. S…
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Continue reading →: Christ in the Carols: Good Christian Men Rejoice
Have you ever considered what it actually means to rejoice? Is it the musical part of worship on a Sunday morning? Does it happen only when life is going well? What about when life if hard? Today, I want to look at Romans 8, as I believe that this passage…
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Continue reading →: Christ in the Carols: O Come All Ye Faithful
As he was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter), and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea – for they were fishermen. “Follow me,” he told them, “and I will make you fish for people.” Immediately they…
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Continue reading →: Christ in the Carols: Joy to the World
…When the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform for him what was customary under the law, Simeon took him up in his arms, praised God, and said, Now Master, you can dismiss your servant in peace, as you promised. For my eyes have seen your salvation. You have…
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Continue reading →: Advent 2024: Week 3 Luke 1:67-80This week we are going to be taking a closer look at the praise that Zechariah gives after the circumcision and naming of his son, John. As we go through this shorter section of scripture I saw five ways that Zechariah recognizes that God has been keeping his promises. If…
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Continue reading →: Christ in the Carols: Hark the Herald Angel Sing!
Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying; Glory to god in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people he favors! – Luke 2:13-14 (CSB) In my memory of the last ten years, there has been twice that Kansas City,…
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Continue reading →: Christ in the Carols: Angels We Have Heard On High
In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flocks. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to the , “Don’t be…

