Jesus has existed from the beginning and is the Living Word. This Jesus was born of a virgin and his conception was supernatural. Jesus is God incarnate. Jesus is our Savior. He is fully man and fully God. As F.F. Bruce notes, “’A Saviour not quite God’, said Bishop Handley Moule, ‘is a bridge broken at the farther end.’ With equal truth it must be said that a Saviour-and an Exemplar-not quite man is a bridge broken ...
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Series: “Jesus’ Message: You Are a Participant in the Dream”
“The Journey of One Race and One Blood Isn’t Easy”
2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27
Mark 5:21-43
Next week we celebrate our 248th anniversary of independence as a country. 1776 was an important year. And then eleven years later, in 1787, our government’s system of democracy was established. As a country, we value the idealism of the Declaration of Independence and the pragmatism of the Constitution.
Democracy is a modern idea that is transformative. A democratic ...
Continue Reading →The apostle John begins his gospel with these very familiar words: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.” The Word is Jesus. He was with the Father and the Spirit from the beginning. This is important, because historic, orthodox, and apostolic Christianity affirms the preexistence of Christ. That Jesus, the Son of God, like the Father and the Holy Spirit, has been and ...
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“This Is The Time for Measured Patience”
2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19
Mark 6:14-29
We belong to each other and that is God’s intention. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Ephesians 1:3-14, a lectionary text not read this morning, describes how God has brought each one of us into a new definition of community. God saves, rescues, liberates, and prepares us to bear witness to the good news of redemption and transformation ...
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“You Cannot Produce What You’re Not”
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10
Psalm 48
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Mark 6:1-13
Jesus is the real deal when it comes to freedom. On Thursday of last week, we celebrated our 248th anniversary of independence as a country. 1776 was an important year. And then eleven years later, in 1787, our government’s system of democracy was established. A democratic form of government is freeing and challenging…distributive and collective.[1]
Our country is ...
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