pericope
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Epiphany 3 • Isaiah 9:1–4 • January 26, 2014
The unrepented sins of Israel received their due; so the sins of our age will not go unpunished by God unless people confess their sins…
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Proper 27 • 2 Thessalonians 2:1–8, 13–17 • November 10, 2013
Paul’s purpose is to quell fears that the day of the Lord has already come, to confirm these believers in their call to faith, and…
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Proper 14 • Ephesians 4:17–5:2
This pericope is typical of the latter portion of Paul’s letters, that is, it deals with everyday matters of the Christian life
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Epiphany • Isaiah 60:1–6 • January 5, 2014
Who are those in our neighborhood who have yet to be drafted into Jesus, the new Israel, brought into the light of the Lord, so…
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Proper 19 • James 3:1–12
Christians are absolutely forbidden to speak evil of other people—even if what they say is technically “true.”
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Christmas 1 • Isaiah 63:7–14 • December 29, 2013
Deluded by the illusion of self-mastery and bolstered by the culture’s eager affirmation of the supremacy of the individual, autonomous man is as resistant to…
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Proper 7 • Jeremiah 20:7–13 • June 22, 2014
Our text follows the account of the prophet smashing a clay jar (19:1–12) symbolizing the way God will smash the nation of Israel for their…
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Proper 20 • Isaiah 55:6–9 • September 21, 2014
God therefore calls all humanity to true repentance, that is, to abandon their own wicked thoughts and ways and to return to God in faith—for…