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Scripture Guide, Luke 19:1-10

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Luke 19:1-10, Luke 3:7-9, Luke 7:36-50, Luke 15:1-32

Context Luke 19:1-10 is a part of the central section of the gospel of Luke (9:51-19:28), largely consisting of parables and teachings that Jesus shares with his disciples while on the way to Jerusal...

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A Beloved Christmas Tradition: King Wenceslas

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The Pastor's Workshop

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Deuteronomy 15:7-11, Proverbs 19:17, Luke 3:10-11, James 2:14-17, Psalm 112:9

Saint Stephen’s Day, also known as the Feast of Saint Stephen or Boxing Day, is observed on December 26. You may have actually heard of St. Stephen’s Day through a popular Christmas carol “Good King W...

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Second Sunday of Advent

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Isaiah 40:3-5 , Malachi 4:5-6 , Matthew 3:1-12 , Luke 3:1-18 , Jonah 3:1-10, Jonah 2:12-13, Acts 2:37-41

Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy th...

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Prepare Us for Advent

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Isaiah 40:3-5, Luke 3:2-6, Malachi 3:1-3, Matthew 3:1-3, 2 Peter 3:10-14

We ask that you stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the ways of your only-begotten Son, that by his Advent we may serve you with purified minds, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.

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21st Sunday after Pentecost

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Geoff Helton

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2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12, Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4, Luke 19:1-10, Psalm 119:137-144, Luke 3:7-9, Luke 7:36-50, Luke 15:1-32

Context Luke 19:1-10 is a part of the central section of the gospel of Luke (9:51-19:28), largely consisting of parables and teachings that Jesus shares with his disciples while on the way to Jerusal...

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Baptism of the Lord

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Acts 8:14-17, Isaiah 43:1-7, Luke 3:15-17, 21-22, Psalm 29:, Isaiah 42:

Introduction Isaiah 43:1-7 is a prophecy of hope. Because of God's grace, he will rescue his people out of captivity and, having never given up on them, continue to shape and form them into his i...

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Third Sunday of Advent

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Austin D. Hill

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Philippians 4:4-7, Zephaniah 3:14-20, Luke 3:7-18, Isaiah 12:2-6, Philippians 4:2-3, Philippians 2:6-11

Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? Philippian Joy During Division and Persecution For an in-depth description of the context of Paul’s letter to the Philippians, see last...

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Second Sunday of Advent

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Austin D. Hill

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Philippians 1:3-11, Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 3:1-6, Luke 1:68-79, Acts 16:, Revelation 21:1-6

Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? Paul’s Relationship to Philippi There is practically no debate that Philippians was written by Paul. This letter is an intimate portray...

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O Lord our God, grant us grace to

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Anselm of Canterbury

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Psalm 42:1-2, Luke 3:7, Matthew 7:7

O Lord our God, grant us grace to desire you with our whole heart, that so desiring we may seek and find you; and so finding you we may love you; and loving you we may hate those sins from which you h...

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Second Sunday of Advent

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Isaiah 40:1-11, 2 Peter 3:8-15a, Isaiah 40:1-11, Mark 1:1-8, Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13, Lamentations 1:2, Lamentations 1:9, Lamentations 1:17, Lamentations 1:21, Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:2-3, Luke 3:4-6, John 1:23

Advent 2020: Tear Down the Heavens Comfort My People Updated & expanded for 2023 AIM commentary Ancient lens What's the historical context? Longing created by exile While crise...

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Scripture Guide, Luke 3:15-22

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are. —Augustine of Hippo The Double-Edged Sword ...

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Baptism of the Lord

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Luke 3:15-17, Acts 8:14-17, Isaiah 43:1-7, Luke 3:15-17, 21-22, Psalm 29:

Preaching Commentary Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are. —Augustine of Hippo ...

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Third Sunday of Advent

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Austin D. Hill

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Zephaniah 3:14-20, Philippians 4:4-7, Zephaniah 3:14-20, Luke 3:7-18, Isaiah 12:2-6, 2 Kings 22:, Isaiah 7:null

Check out our video discussion of the text with the author, Austin D. Hill. Click here to view! AIM Commentary Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? Zephaniah’s Context...

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Second Sunday of Advent

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Austin D. Hill

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Malachi 3:1-4, Philippians 1:3-11, Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 3:1-6, Luke 1:68-79, Matthew 11:10, Mark 1:2, Matthew 4:17, Mark 13:null, Matthew 25:null, Revelation 22:null

Check out our video discussion of the text with the author, Austin D. Hill. Click here to view! AIM Commentary Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? Malachi’s Context ...

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Scripture Guide, Isaiah 40:1-11

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Isaiah 40:1-11, Lamentations 1:2, Lamentations 1:9, Lamentations 1:17, Lamentations 1:21, Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:2-3, Luke 3:4-6, John 1:23, Lamentations 1:2, Isaiah 40:null, Isaiah 40:3, Mark 1:14, Isaiah 40:1-11

Ancient lens What's the historical context? Longing created by exile While crises seem innumerable in the OT, none could compare to the crisis of exile. Babylon, in 587 BC, destroys the city ...

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Confession to A Person?

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Paul S. Fiddes

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Matthew 3:16-17, Mark 1:10-11, Luke 3:21-22, John 14:9-11

Some years ago the Court of Appeal of British Columbia, Canada, was hearing a case about a man accused of arson. During his trial in a lower court a microphone had picked up something he had murmured ...

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Maximus of Turin

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Matthew 3:13-17, Mark 1:9-11, Luke 3:21-23

Christ is baptized, not to be made holy by the water, but to make the water holy.

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Pamela F. Dowd

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Matthew 2:1-12, John 8:12, Luke 3:22

God sent a star to light the night for The Way, The Truth, The Life—His Son. He sent the Light of Life to prove His heart so we would invite His Son into our own. God has given us all the light we’ll ...

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These Impious Galileans

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Matthew 22:37-39, Matthew 25:35-40, Luke 3:11, Ephesians 5:2, Acts 2:42-47, James 2:14-17, Galatians 2:10, Psalm 72:12-14

A passage often referred to in order to describe the sacrificial, countercultural quality of the early church comes to us interestingly enough, from one of its strongest critics, known later to histor...

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The Showdown Between Ambrose & Theodosius

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Luke 3:8, 1 Samuel 16:7, Isaiah 1:17, Micah 6:8, James 2:1

In the Christian faith, we frequently take for granted how radically Jesus evens the playing field. No matter your wealth, your position, let alone your race or gender, all of us are equal in God’s ey...

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Author

Abraham Kuyper

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John 3:5-8, John 1:32, Luke 3:22, Matthew 3:16, Mark 1:10, Acts 2:1-4, John 20:22

Of Him nothing appears in visible form; He never steps out from the intangible void. Hovering, undefined, incomprehensible, He remains a mystery. He is as the wind! We hear its sound, but can not tell...

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James I. Packer

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Luke 3:22, John 14:26, 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, John 16:13-14, Ephesians 1:17, Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 8:9

It is as if the Spirit stands behind us, throwing light over our shoulder, on Jesus, who stands facing us. The Spirit’s message is never, “Look at me; listen to me; come to me; get to know me,” but al...

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Russ Ramsey

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Matthew 3:1-3, Luke 3:16, John 1:29, John 3:28-30, Isaiah 40:3

John’s [the Baptist] purpose was to run wild with the hope that the Messiah had come.

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