Pastor: Peter calls on believers in exile to rid themselves of those things that would point themselves and others away from Christ. Like the early church, we too are to rid ourselves of all mali...
Revelation 5:11-14, Acts 9:1-6, 7-20, John 21:1-19, Psalm 30:
Context This passage comes right at the end of the Gospel of John (save for just a few concluding verses excluded from the lectionary pericope). John 21 reads as a rather strange epilogue to this go...
Revelation 1:4-8, Acts 5:27-32, John 20:19-31, Psalm 118:14-29
Context Once Jesus ascends in Acts 1, the disciples are not immediately out on the street continuing his work. Many assumed Jesus’ mission would bring earthly power, but now they find themselves fear...
Mark 1:14-20, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, Jonah 3:1-5, Mark 1:14-20, Psalm 62:5-12, Mark 1:14-20, John 3:30
Preaching Commentary John's Imprisonment, Jesus' Debut John the Baptist is as good as dead when we hear of Jesus’ splash onto the Galilean landscape in Mark 1:14. Mark tells us that Jesus a...