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We should also note that while Jesus had the biggest work assignment in human history-he had been invited to "save the world"-he never spent weeks writing a vision statement with steps for s... -
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O Lord Jesus Christ, enthroned in the
O Lord Jesus Christ, enthroned in the majesty of heaven, who, when you came forth from God, did make yourself one that serves: We adore you because you did lay aside the garment of your glory, and clo... -
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Lord Jesus Christ, who when you were
Lord Jesus Christ, who when you were about to institute your holy Sacrament at the Last Supper washed the feet of the apostles, teach us by your example the grace of humility: Cleanse us, we beseech y... -
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King Jesus, We confess that we are
King Jesus, We confess that we are quick to put our hope in places other than You. We are often more driven by our fears than by our faith in You and Your Kingdom. We place our trust in health, jobs, ... -
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Adapted from Phillipians 2
Jesus, though you were in very nature God, you did not consider equality with God as something to be used to your own advantage. Rather, you humbled yourself, you made yourself nothing. Lord, you are ... -
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Holy God, you have shown us the
Holy God, you have shown us the ultimate example of sacrificial love in Jesus. For Jesus came not to be served, but to serve and give his life as a ransom for many. Yet we think of ourselves more high... -
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Eternal God, we praise You for stepping
Eternal God, we praise You for stepping out of eternity to enter this world through Your Son, Jesus. In so doing, You gave us the perfect example for Christian life. You gave of Yourself so that other... -
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Ephesians 4:17-5:2 | Living the New Life
Context— Looking Ahead The next 2 weeks (Week 5 – 4:17-5:2; and Week 6 – 5:3-21) move into more of the practical application of what we’ve seen thus far in Ephesians. The week after that (Week 7 – ... -
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The Real Scandal of Jesus’s Ministry
In these acts of love Jesus created a scandal for devout, religious Palestinian Jews. The absolutely unpardonable thing was not his concern for the sick, the cripples, the lepers, the possessed . . . ... -
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Maundy Thursday | John 13:1-17, 31b-35 | A New Commandment
Reflection We all are aware of cultures that have a hierarchy—a pecking order. The elite and the hoi polloi. The acceptable and the unacceptable. In such cultures, the hierarchy determines the role. ... -
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Adapted from John 13, 1 Corinthians 11, and Exodus 12
A table is set before us. A feast is prepared for us. A meal of bread and wine, of meat and bitter herbs. The Lord calls us to this supper of remembrance. The Lord calls us to serve and to be serve... -
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Lord God, you have claimed us. You have
Lord God, you have claimed us. You have given us the perfect example of faithfulness in the face of temptation, but we fall so short of the example you have given us in Jesus. We continually try to gr... -
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From Action to Passion
I was invited to visit a friend who was very sick. He was a man about fifty-three years old who had lived a very active, useful, faithful, creative life. Actually, he was a social activist who had car... -
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Adapted from Hebrews 12:1-2
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set b... -
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Almighty and gracious God, Your love is
Almighty and gracious God, Your love is everlasting and filled with patience. In our sinfulness, we run away, yet You seek after us. We make foolish choices in spite of the fact that You teach us a be... -
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Prayer for the Care of Children
Almighty God, heavenly Father, you have blessed us with the joy and care of children: Give us calm strength and patient wisdom as we bring them up, that we may teach them to love whatever is just and ... -
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A General Thanksgiving
Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have done for us. We thank you for the splendor of the whole creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life, and for the mystery ... -
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O God, your mercy is infinite and in
O God, your mercy is infinite and in your will is our peace. We learn your way so slowly; we choose your will so reluctantly. In this season of learning the limitlessness of your love, help us throug... -
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Humble
Humble. Before Jesus, almost no pagan author had used “humble” as a compliment. Yet the events of Christmas point inescapably to what seems like an oxymoron: a humble God. The God who came to earth ca... -
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Following Always Includes a Coming Down
Following always involves a coming down, a humbling of oneself and a serving of others. Jonathan Edwards, the Puritan theologian, captured this condescension of God in his sermon "The Excellency ... -
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Holy Lord, High Priest over all
Holy Lord, High Priest over all people, You have given us everything we need to live a life of flourishing. You have met our needs and provided a model for what a life-with-God looks like. But we oft... -
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All Different Kinds of Jesus
There’s Republican Jesus who is against tax increases and activists judges, and for family values and owning firearms. There’s Democrat Jesus who is against Wall Street and Walmart, and for reducing ... -
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Preaching on Parables: A Simple Framework to Teach Them Effectively
A Special Kind of Story Most Christians have some idea of what a parable is. Ask an adult Sunday school class and you might hear: “It’s a story!” Another might chime in, “with a moral message!” Mer... -
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Preaching Lent 2026: Balancing Repentance and Grace
Do you detect a little discomfort in your congregation when it comes to Lent? Maybe you feel it, too? We dedicate a whole season to repentance, confession, and spiritual disciplines like fasting, lead... -
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The Gospel and the Other: Preaching in an Age of "Us vs. Them"
When conflict and division are driving both politics and media (including social media), the contrast between the way of the world and the way of Jesus stands out more than ever. How can pastors, task... -
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Sin clings to us as if we were its most
Sin clings to us as if we were its most precious possession. But just as death's grip on Jesus was broken on that first morning, so God will release us from the grasp of sin. On this first day of... -
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Eternal God, hope of all who trust in You, in Christ
Pastor: Eternal God, hope of all who trust in You, in Christ You weep with those who mourn even as You cry out in triumph over the grave. Unbind us from sin, release us from captivity, and with Laza... -
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The Cross is Not Tragedy
The cross of Jesus is the world’s supreme example of anguish, suffering and injustice, but it has nothing to do with tragedy as we experience it in Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Shakespeare—trag... -
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Go out into the world knowing you are
Go out into the world knowing you are called to become like Jesus and empowered, by his Spirit, to be an example for others. Amen. -
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Blessed Are the Meek?
I don’t like to be meek. I like to be in control. I like to be right, independent, strong, organized, able to handle whatever happens to me, viewed positively by people and on top of my emotions. I a...
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- Receiving the Gospel (9)
- Receiving the Word (21)
- Reconciliation (97)
- Redeemer (39)
- Redemption (127)
- Refiner's Fire (13)
- Reflection (11)
- Refuge (29)
- Refugees (9)
- Rejecting God (20)
- Rejection (14)
- Relationship with God (32)
- Relationships (57)
- Religion (57)
- Remembering (14)
- Renewal (78)
- Renewing our Minds (10)
- Repentance (104)
- Rescue (39)
- Resilience (13)
- Resistance (10)
- Resisting Temptation (10)
- Respect (14)
- Responsibility (18)
- Rest (106)
- Restlessness (10)
- Restoration (45)
- Restoring Sight (10)
- Resurrection (80)
- Resurrection Life (14)
- Resurrection of the Dead (60)
- Resurrection to New Life (27)
- Retreat (21)
- Revelation (53)
- Revenge (10)
- Revival (14)
- Rhythms (10)
- Right Relationships (10)
- Righteousness (97)
- Risks (18)
- Rivers (9)
- Romantic Love (14)
- Rootedness (15)
- Running from God (18)
- The Reliability of Scripture (13)
- The Resurrection and the Life (15)
- The Rich (11)
- The Risen Lord (28)
- The Rock (22)
- The Roman Empire (19)
S
- Sabbath (121)
- Sacrifice (110)
- Sacrificial Living (10)
- Sacrificial Love (45)
- Safety (26)
- Salt (10)
- Salt and Light (18)
- Salvation (182)
- Salvation History (10)
- Sanctification (74)
- Satan (56)
- Satisfaction (15)
- Saved by Grace (13)
- Saving Faith (10)
- Savior (136)
- School (20)
- Science (22)
- Science and Religion (22)
- Scripture (119)
- Sea (27)
- Searching (11)
- Seasons (10)
- Second Chances (17)
- Secrets (11)
- Security (17)
- Seeds (10)
- Seeking God (54)
- Seeking the Kingdom (14)
- Self-Awareness (26)
- Self-Centeredness (47)
- Self-Control (39)
- Self-Deception (14)
- Self-Destruction (16)
- Self-Examination (14)
- Self-Image (12)
- Self-Interest (15)
- Self-Reliance (32)
- Self-Renunciation (26)
- Self-Righteousness (21)
- Self-Sacrifice (15)
- Selfishness (57)
- Selflessness (12)
- Sense of Smell (11)
- Sermon on the Mount (31)
- Sermons (11)
- Servanthood (43)
- Service (53)
- Sex (24)
- Shalom (26)
- Shame (25)
- Sheep (36)
- Shelter (14)
- Shepherd (20)
- Shepherds (21)
- Sickness (35)
- Sight (39)
- Signs (24)
- Silence (44)
- Simplicity (13)
- Sin (139)
- Sin Nature (17)
- Sinfulness (42)
- Singing (25)
- Sinners (30)
- Sins (25)
- Sins of the Church (11)
- Skepticism (12)
- Slavery (21)
- Sleep (10)
- Soil (25)
- Solitude (17)
- Songs (10)
- Sorrow (42)
- Sovereignty (11)
- Sowing Seeds (10)
- Speech (21)
- Spiritual Battles (26)
- Spiritual Disciplines (17)
- Spiritual Formation (16)
- Spiritual Gifts (10)
- Spiritual Growth (53)
- Spiritual Hunger (46)
- Spiritual Maturity (21)
- Spiritual Thirst (16)
- Spiritual Transformation (18)
- Spiritual Warfare (16)
- Sports (18)
- Stars (29)
- Steadfast Love (31)
- Stealing (10)
- Stewardship (70)
- Stillness (12)
- Stories (71)
- Storms (38)
- Storytelling (17)
- Strength (86)
- Stress (13)
- Struggles (14)
- Stubbornness (13)
- Stuff (11)
- Submission (18)
- Success (19)
- Suffering (80)
- Sun (13)
- Surgery (19)
- Surprise (9)
- Surrender (53)
- Sustainer (26)
- Sweetness (32)
- The Sacraments (59)
- The Saints (23)
- The Sick (10)
- The Soul (76)
- The Spiritual Life (10)
T
- Tears (14)
- Technology (9)
- Telling the Truth (14)
- Temptation (59)
- Ten Commandments (19)
- Testing (12)
- Thankfulness (18)
- Thanksgiving (General) (124)
- Thanksgiving (Holiday) (18)
- The Temple (32)
- The Transfiguration (10)
- The Trinity (107)
- The Twelve Disciples (39)
- Theology (28)
- Thirst (12)
- Thoughts (21)
- Time (28)
- Tired (20)
- Tomb (11)
- Tongue (27)
- Tradition (10)
- Tragedy (11)
- Transcendence (11)
- Transformation (98)
- Transgressions (23)
- Treasure (47)
- Trees (27)
- Trials (36)
- Trinity Sunday (9)
- Trouble (44)
- Trust (83)
- Trust in God (31)
- Trust in Jesus (10)
- Truth (139)
U
V
W
- The Way (13)
- The Weak (27)
- The Wicked (16)
- The Wild (12)
- The Will (21)
- The Work of the Holy Spirit (18)
- Waiting (34)
- Waiting on God (30)
- Wandering (19)
- War (54)
- Water (25)
- Ways (28)
- Weakness (95)
- Wealth (74)
- Weariness (22)
- Weddings (26)
- Weeping (19)
- Western Culture (18)
- Wholeness (15)
- Wickedness (28)
- Wilderness (62)
- Wisdom (143)
- Wisdom of God (27)
- Witnesses (35)
- Wonder (39)
- Word of God (11)
- Words (66)
- Words vs. Actions (20)
- Work (64)
- Works-Righteousness (12)
- World (111)
- World Leaders (21)
- World Peace (19)
- Worldliness (14)
- Worldly Power (14)
- Worldview (13)
- Worry (14)
- Worship (80)
- Wounds (18)
Y
Top_level_categories by Reference
Genesis
- Gen 1 (108)
- Gen 2 (55)
- Gen 3 (32)
- Gen 4 (4)
- Gen 6 (2)
- Gen 8 (6)
- Gen 9 (3)
- Gen 11 (6)
- Gen 12 (22)
- Gen 15 (8)
- Gen 16 (4)
- Gen 17 (1)
- Gen 18 (6)
- Gen 19 (1)
- Gen 21 (2)
- Gen 22 (14)
- Gen 23 (1)
- Gen 24 (1)
- Gen 26 (1)
- Gen 27 (5)
- Gen 29 (1)
- Gen 32 (5)
- Gen 35 (2)
- Gen 36 (1)
- Gen 37 (10)
- Gen 38 (1)
- Gen 39 (5)
- Gen 41 (3)
- Gen 42 (1)
- Gen 45 (9)
- Gen 47 (1)
- Gen 50 (7)
Exodus
- Exod 1 (5)
- Exod 2 (8)
- Exod 3 (29)
- Exod 4 (3)
- Exod 5 (1)
- Exod 6 (4)
- Exod 7 (2)
- Exod 8 (2)
- Exod 12 (3)
- Exod 13 (5)
- Exod 14 (6)
- Exod 15 (3)
- Exod 16 (12)
- Exod 17 (2)
- Exod 18 (2)
- Exod 19 (6)
- Exod 20 (27)
- Exod 22 (1)
- Exod 23 (2)
- Exod 24 (1)
- Exod 25 (3)
- Exod 26 (1)
- Exod 27 (1)
- Exod 30 (2)
- Exod 32 (12)
- Exod 33 (10)
- Exod 34 (8)
- Exod 35 (1)
- Exod 40 (2)
- Exod 58 (1)
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Esther
Job
Psalm
- Ps 1 (32)
- Ps 2 (4)
- Ps 3 (2)
- Ps 4 (4)
- Ps 5 (9)
- Ps 6 (3)
- Ps 7 (2)
- Ps 8 (27)
- Ps 9 (8)
- Ps 10 (5)
- Ps 11 (1)
- Ps 12 (2)
- Ps 13 (3)
- Ps 14 (3)
- Ps 15 (1)
- Ps 16 (12)
- Ps 17 (2)
- Ps 18 (10)
- Ps 19 (41)
- Ps 20 (4)
- Ps 22 (21)
- Ps 23 (67)
- Ps 24 (31)
- Ps 25 (24)
- Ps 27 (60)
- Ps 28 (3)
- Ps 29 (6)
- Ps 30 (15)
- Ps 31 (3)
- Ps 32 (30)
- Ps 33 (21)
- Ps 34 (93)
- Ps 36 (11)
- Ps 37 (28)
- Ps 38 (3)
- Ps 39 (3)
- Ps 40 (8)
- Ps 42 (32)
- Ps 43 (2)
- Ps 44 (2)
- Ps 45 (1)
- Ps 46 (45)
- Ps 47 (4)
- Ps 48 (3)
- Ps 50 (6)
- Ps 51 (112)
- Ps 52 (2)
- Ps 53 (1)
- Ps 54 (2)
- Ps 55 (4)
- Ps 56 (4)
- Ps 57 (9)
- Ps 59 (1)
- Ps 60 (1)
- Ps 61 (3)
- Ps 62 (10)
- Ps 63 (14)
- Ps 64 (1)
- Ps 65 (8)
- Ps 66 (4)
- Ps 67 (2)
- Ps 68 (6)
- Ps 70 (1)
- Ps 71 (7)
- Ps 72 (13)
- Ps 73 (9)
- Ps 74 (1)
- Ps 77 (10)
- Ps 78 (3)
- Ps 79 (1)
- Ps 80 (3)
- Ps 82 (13)
- Ps 84 (7)
- Ps 85 (13)
- Ps 86 (13)
- Ps 88 (3)
- Ps 89 (5)
- Ps 90 (22)
- Ps 91 (13)
- Ps 92 (3)
- Ps 94 (4)
- Ps 95 (10)
- Ps 96 (12)
- Ps 98 (7)
- Ps 99 (2)
- Ps 100 (16)
- Ps 101 (1)
- Ps 103 (67)
- Ps 104 (26)
- Ps 105 (3)
- Ps 106 (4)
- Ps 107 (4)
- Ps 110 (1)
- Ps 111 (6)
- Ps 112 (4)
- Ps 113 (4)
- Ps 115 (5)
- Ps 116 (5)
- Ps 117 (2)
- Ps 118 (10)
- Ps 119 (95)
- Ps 121 (23)
- Ps 122 (4)
- Ps 123 (1)
- Ps 124 (2)
- Ps 125 (1)
- Ps 126 (7)
- Ps 127 (7)
- Ps 128 (4)
- Ps 130 (14)
- Ps 131 (2)
- Ps 133 (6)
- Ps 135 (3)
- Ps 136 (17)
- Ps 137 (2)
- Ps 138 (6)
- Ps 139 (68)
- Ps 141 (1)
- Ps 142 (3)
- Ps 143 (3)
- Ps 144 (2)
- Ps 145 (22)
- Ps 146 (9)
- Ps 147 (33)
- Ps 148 (6)
- Ps 149 (1)
- Ps 150 (6)
Proverbs
- Prov 1 (7)
- Prov 2 (8)
- Prov 3 (96)
- Prov 4 (15)
- Prov 5 (1)
- Prov 6 (6)
- Prov 7 (1)
- Prov 8 (4)
- Prov 9 (3)
- Prov 10 (4)
- Prov 11 (25)
- Prov 12 (9)
- Prov 13 (4)
- Prov 14 (11)
- Prov 15 (18)
- Prov 16 (26)
- Prov 17 (13)
- Prov 18 (11)
- Prov 19 (19)
- Prov 20 (8)
- Prov 21 (21)
- Prov 22 (16)
- Prov 23 (5)
- Prov 24 (8)
- Prov 25 (5)
- Prov 26 (4)
- Prov 27 (9)
- Prov 28 (17)
- Prov 29 (13)
- Prov 30 (4)
- Prov 31 (26)
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
- Isa 1 (57)
- Isa 2 (12)
- Isa 4 (1)
- Isa 5 (8)
- Isa 6 (35)
- Isa 7 (24)
- Isa 9 (70)
- Isa 11 (13)
- Isa 12 (1)
- Isa 14 (2)
- Isa 15 (2)
- Isa 16 (1)
- Isa 21 (1)
- Isa 23 (1)
- Isa 25 (9)
- Isa 26 (19)
- Isa 28 (4)
- Isa 29 (7)
- Isa 30 (24)
- Isa 32 (4)
- Isa 33 (6)
- Isa 35 (6)
- Isa 37 (1)
- Isa 40 (112)
- Isa 41 (52)
- Isa 42 (19)
- Isa 43 (47)
- Isa 44 (7)
- Isa 45 (14)
- Isa 46 (2)
- Isa 47 (2)
- Isa 48 (7)
- Isa 49 (11)
- Isa 50 (3)
- Isa 51 (4)
- Isa 52 (7)
- Isa 53 (101)
- Isa 54 (4)
- Isa 55 (104)
- Isa 56 (4)
- Isa 57 (22)
- Isa 58 (36)
- Isa 59 (3)
- Isa 60 (29)
- Isa 61 (48)
- Isa 62 (2)
- Isa 64 (23)
- Isa 65 (10)
- Isa 66 (19)
- Isa 70 (1)
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Joel
Obadiah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Malachi
Matthew
- Matt 1 (35)
- Matt 2 (50)
- Matt 3 (25)
- Matt 4 (64)
- Matt 5 (216)
- Matt 6 (127)
- Matt 7 (58)
- Matt 8 (21)
- Matt 9 (33)
- Matt 10 (17)
- Matt 11 (94)
- Matt 12 (18)
- Matt 13 (57)
- Matt 14 (29)
- Matt 15 (9)
- Matt 16 (37)
- Matt 17 (22)
- Matt 18 (52)
- Matt 19 (24)
- Matt 20 (26)
- Matt 21 (25)
- Matt 22 (39)
- Matt 23 (43)
- Matt 24 (17)
- Matt 25 (90)
- Matt 26 (29)
- Matt 27 (15)
- Matt 28 (92)