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I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting (Isaiah 50:6). He knew what was coming. It was no … Continue reading
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“The time is coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took … Continue reading
…zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me (Psalm 69:9). Jesus entered the city and went up to the temple. It was Passover, the biggest holiday of the Jewish year, so … Continue reading
Note: Time to celebrate Holy Week. Not that every week isn’t holy, but you know what I mean. Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle … Continue reading
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to … Continue reading
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive in Christ even when we were dead in transgressions–it is by grace you have been saved (Ephesians 2:5). Again with the grace? Yes, … Continue reading
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive in Christ even when we were dead in transgressions… (Ephesians 2:5) I like zombie movies. Go ahead and judge. You won’t be the … Continue reading
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy… (Ephesians 2:4) So much mercy. God is like Scrooge McDuck, with piles and piles of mercy, so much that you could dive into it, roll around … Continue reading
But because of his great love for us… (Ephesians 2:4) Stop Wait Woah Hold on a minute. I know you have a bucket full of issues to deal with this morning, and I’ll let you get to it in just … Continue reading
All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest,we were by nature objects of wrath (Ephesians 2:3). That was then. This is now. … Continue reading