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  • scripture guide

    Scripture Guide, John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

    Author
    Jeff Volkmer
    Keywords
    Scripture
    John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15, John 13:10, John 14:7, John 14:13-14, John 13:31-32, John 14:19-21, John 14:16, John 14:15-18, John 3:8, John 8:46, Matthew 4:8-9, Luke 4:5-6, John 14:30, John 12:31, John 6:12, Ephesians 2:2, John 16:12, John 14:17, John 16:14, John 16:6, John 14:6
    Context The Upper Room Discourse Our Gospel reading for today takes place within what has come to be known as the “Upper Room discourse,” a stretch of Scripture unique to John’s Gospel that begins ...

  • Quote

    Author
    Karl Barth
    Keywords
    Scripture
    Genesis 15:6, Habakkuk 2:4, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:1-2, Matthew 17:20, Psalm 62:5-6
    Only faith survives; faith which is not a work, not even a negative work; not an achievement, not even the achievement of humility. . . . Faith is the ground, the new order, the light. . . . Faith is ...

  • lectionary

    Pentecost

    Author
    Jeff Volkmer
    Keywords
    Scripture
    Romans 8:22-27, Acts 2:1-21, John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15, Psalm 104:24-34, 35, John 15:26-27, John 16:4-15, John 13:10, John 14:7, John 14:13-14, John 13:31-32, John 14:19-21, John 14:16, John 14:15-18, John 3:8, John 8:46, Matthew 4:8-9, Luke 4:5-6, John 14:30, John 12:31, John 6:12, Ephesians 2:2, Hebrews 12:2, John 16:12, John 14:17, John 16:14, John 16:6, John 14:6
    Preaching Commentary Context The Upper Room Discourse Our Gospel reading for today takes place within what has come to be known as the “Upper Room discourse,” a stretch of Scripture unique to Jo...

  • liturgy

    By the word of our Lord the heavens

    Author
    John Birch
    Keywords
    Scripture
    Romans 8:38-39, 1 Corinthians 15:57, Ephesians 2:8, John 3:16, Psalm 19:7-8, Genesis 2:7, Psalm 33:6
    By the word of our Lord the heavens were made. By the spirit of our Lord was life begun. By the wisdom of our Lord his laws were laid. By the love of our Lord was born his Son. By the grace of our Lor...

  • illustration

    Does God Really Like Me?

    Author
    Cyd and Geoff Holsclaw
    Keywords
    Scripture
    Romans 10:9-13, John 17:18-23, Romans 15:7, 1 Timothy 1:15, Ephesians 1:3-6, Colossians 1:21-22, Micah 7:19
    I don’t know what I did wrong. But he had that “calmer than calm” look that hid a rage inside. I picked up the phone and saw her name. Not now. I can’t handle her right now. I scanned the room, lookin...

  • illustration

    Is God an Object?

    Author
    Eugene H. Peterson
    Keywords
    Scripture
    Jeremiah 1:5, Psalm 139:1-4, Isaiah 49:1, Ephesians 1:4-5, Romans 8:29-30
    We think that God is an object about which we have questions. We are curious about God. We make inquiries about God. We read books about God. We get into late-night bull sessions about God. We drop in...

  • illustration

    A Brook became an Ocean

    Author
    Louie Giglio
    Keywords
    Scripture
    Job 11:7-9, Ephesians 3:18-19, Proverbs 3:5-6, Romans 11:33, Psalm 145:3, Isaiah 55:8-9
    Dan DeHaan, talked about man’s quest to grasp a full understanding of God’s character being like a boy following a trickling brook as it flowed downstream. Step by step, as he followed each babble and...

  • illustration

    What God Do You Believe In?

    Author
    Timothy R. Jennings
    Keywords
    Scripture
    Galatians 5:22-23, Ephesians 3:17-19, Philippians 4:8, 1 John 4:16, Romans 12:2
    In The God-Shaped Brain , medical doctor Timothy Jennings various aspects of our God-given brains, how they function, and how they can be optimized for a full-life. In this excerpt, he describes the ...

  • illustration

    A Desperate Prayer, a Quiet Answer

    Author
    Andrew Purves
    Keywords
    Scripture
    Ephesians 3:20, John 11:40, Psalm 30:2, Jeremiah 32:27, Romans 8:11, Psalm 46:1, Isaiah 41:10
    In his important book, The Crucifixion of Ministry, seminary professor Andrew Purves describes what he needed as he faced down a cancer diagnosis and the upcoming chemotherapy he would soon endure: ...

  • Quote

    Author
    John Ortberg
    Keywords
    Scripture
    2 Corinthians 12:9, Romans 4:20-21, Mark 11:23-24, Philippians 4:13, Jeremiah 32:17, Ephesians 3:20, Luke 17:6
    It’s better to have little faith in a big God than to have big faith in a little god. That’s why Jesus said we just need faith like a mustard seed.