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Public and Private in the Sermon on the Mount
Reading through the sermon on the mount this morning, I was struck by the tension between public and private dimensions of faith that keep popping up throughout the sermon. Jesus teaches that there are certain parts of our life of … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus, private, public, sermon on the mount
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Matthew’s Genealogy and the End of the Exile
After reading N.T. Wright’s The New Testament and the People of God, I read Matthew’s genealogy a little differently this morning. Reflecting on the way I normally read Matthew’s first chapter, I think I have typically read the counts that … Continue reading
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Tagged exile, Israel, Jesus, Messiah, N.T. Wright
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Do Not Judge—A Sermon from Luke 6:35-42
I told somebody this past week that the sermon for today could really only last a few seconds. Don’t get your hopes up, it’s going to be longer than that, but it seems like I should be able to just … Continue reading
Posted in Luke, Ministry, Preaching, Sermon Manuscript
Tagged condemn, Do Not Judge, grace, Jesus, Luke 6:37, sermon, Sermon on the Plain
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The Other Beatitudes—A Sermon from Luke 6:20-26
Everybody knows the sermon on the mount. Unfortunately, if I got up this morning and started reading, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who [yawn] mourn, for they will be…”, … Continue reading
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Tagged beatitudes, Jesus, Luke 6:20-26, poor, poverty, rich, Sermon on the Plain, wealth
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Sermon on the Plain—Cedar Lane Edition
This past Sunday’s sermon was our introductory foray into the sermon on the plain, an extremely distilled dose of Jesus’ vision of what his disciples are like. Part of the challenge of this past week’s sermon was to get in … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Discipleship, Luke, New Testament, Preaching, Translations, video
Tagged discipleship, Jesus, preaching, Sermon on the Plain
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Stay, Watch
Stay with me, he says. Stay, for this is the place, Stay here, stay near, Stay with… Me. He says. This place is a destined collision point, The setting for a tragedy planned and impromptu, scripted and improvised. Stay here, … Continue reading
Matthew 26:36-38
Translation Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” And taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sad … Continue reading
The Least
There are some passages that leave me with a haunting feeling every time I come across them. Today, I read this bit in Matthew 25. I’m going to post it here without much comment, except to say that this is … Continue reading
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Tagged gospels, Jesus, justice, Matthew 25, social justice
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Be Ready!
“Be ready!” But first, let’s talk a little bit more about what that means. If you read the gospels with an eye alert to the sorts of things Jesus teaches about living wisely or ethically, the motif of readiness really … Continue reading
Chasing
Faster, faster, faster still, The harder the chase, The greater the thrill. I quicken my feet, lengthen my strides, My arms pump quicker and rush past my sides. I reach, I fight I push through each pain, Knowing great battles … Continue reading