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Job 2:11-13 , Isaiah 40:31, Habakkuk 2:2-3, Luke 2:25-32 , James 5:7-8, Psalm 130:5-6

Contemplation is waiting patiently for the gaps to be filled in, and it does not insist on quick closure or easy answers.

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Advent Blessings: Serve the Lord

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Isaiah 9:6-7, Micah 5:2-3, Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:8-20, Psalm 23:1-6

Pastor: Go now in Advent hope. The God who created the universe dwells with you as you keep watch for the One whose Advent is promised. People: Amen. Pastor: As we await our coming ...

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Waiting is Not Wasting Time: Advent 2024

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Luke 2:29-32

God’s dealings with us are always on the order of what he did with Abram and Sarai. He makes his promises, and he will keep his promises; but just how and when he will keep them is something for which...

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Scripture Guide, Mark 4:26-34

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Charles Teixeira

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Mark 4:26-34, Matthew 13:31-32, Luke 13:18-19

Glimpses of God’s Kingdom In these parables, Jesus provides two glimpses of God’s Kingdom: the slow growth of a seed into a stalk of wheat and the growth of a humble mustard seed. Both of Jesus’ para...

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First Sunday of Advent

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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1 Thessalonians 3:9-13, Jeremiah 33:14-16, Luke 21:25-35, Psalm 25:1-10, Acts 17:1-9

Introduction There are two significant ways in which waiting is central to our passage today. First, there is the waiting to be reunited with the apostle Paul and the fledgling church in Thessalonica...

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Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

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Charles Teixeira

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2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17, 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13, Mark 4:26-34, Psalm 20:, Matthew 13:31-32, Luke 13:18-19

Glimpses of God’s Kingdom In these parables, Jesus provides two glimpses of God’s Kingdom: the slow growth of a seed into a stalk of wheat and the growth of a humble mustard seed. Both of Jesus’ para...

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First Sunday after Christmas

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Scott B. Bullock

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Luke 2:22-40, Galatians 4:4-7, Isaiah 61:10-62:3, Luke 2:22-40, Psalm 148:, Leviticus 12:null, Exodus 13:1-16, Luke 2:47, Luke 2:51

Preaching Commentary Unexpected Circumstances Strange days, unexpected times: a belief-defying announcement of a pregnancy, a wearying journey to be taxed, an uncomfortable birthing bed in a hewn...

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Fourth Sunday of Advent

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Scott B. Bullock

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2 Samuel 7:1-11, Romans 16:25-27, 2 Samuel 7:1-11, Luke 1:26-38, Luke 1:46b-55, Psalm 89:1-4, Psalm 89:19-26, 1 Samuel 4:, Micah 5:2, Psalm 127:1

Advent 2020: Tear Down the Heavens God Builds the House Updated & expanded for 2023 AIM commentary Ancient lens What's the historical context? The Ark of God The ark of God tra...

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First Sunday of Advent

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Scott B. Bullock

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Isaiah 64:1-9, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, Isaiah 64:1-9, Mark 13:24-37, Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19, Exodus 19:18, Exodus 20:1-2, Isaiah 63:7-19, Isaiah 64:1-12, Isaiah 64:1-2, Isaiah 64:6, Isaiah 63:15, Isaiah 63:7, Luke 2:25, Luke 2:36-38

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

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Scripture Guide, Luke 2:22-40

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Scott B. Bullock

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Luke 2:22-40, Leviticus 12:null, Exodus 13:1-16, Luke 2:47, Luke 2:51

Unexpected Circumstances Strange days, unexpected times: a belief-defying announcement of a pregnancy, a wearying journey to be taxed, an uncomfortable birthing bed in a hewn out cleft in the rock ...

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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 64:1-9

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Isaiah 64:1-9, Exodus 19:18, Exodus 20:1-2, Isaiah 63:7-19, Isaiah 64:1-12, Isaiah 64:1-2, Isaiah 64:6, Isaiah 63:15, Isaiah 63:7, Luke 2:25, Luke 2:36-38

Ancient lens What's the historical context? Longing created by exile For the Israelites, who escaped enslavement and exile in Egypt, the experience at Mt. Sinai in Exodus 19 was formative. It...

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Seventh Sunday of Easter: Ascension of the Lord

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23, Acts 1:1-11, Luke 24:44-53, Psalm 93:, Acts 2:42-47, Acts 4:32-35

Preaching Commentary An Introduction from Luke Our passage begins with a note from the author (Luke) to his reader (Theophilus), which reminds us that Luke-Acts was initially meant to be two parts ...

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Your First Assignment: Do Nothing

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J. D. Greear

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Luke 24:49

I’ve always thought that Jesus gave a very odd first step to completing the Great Commission, basically telling them, “Do nothing until the Holy Spirit comes upon you” (Luke 24:49, my paraphrase). Wit...

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