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John Calvin: A Reformer's Humility
The Protestant Reformer John Calvin (1509-1564) arrived in Geneva to lead the city’s church in 1536, but not, as we might imagine, to universal acceptance. Rather, there was significant resistance and... -
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Scripture Guide, John 21:1-19
Context This passage comes right at the end of the Gospel of John (save for just a few concluding verses). John 21 reads as a rather strange epilogue to this gospel, especially after chapter 20 has ... -
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Scripture Guide, John 1:43-51
Context Jesus' Ministry Begins This passage is from the first chapter of John’s gospel and describes the beginning of Jesus’ ministry—fitting for the beginning of a new year. A congregation foll... -
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Scripture Guide, John 13:1-17, 31b-35 (Guide C)
At this point in the Gospel we move out of the streets into the quiet of a room. “The noise of the cosmos has died away: the stillness of night prevails” (Bultmann). And yet, in [that] quiet room, Jes... -
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Scripture Guide, John 13:1-17, 31b-35 (Guide B)
Introduction Only John’s Gospel tells us that Jesus washed his disciple’s feet during his last meal with them. The other texts for this day remember the Passover and the context it sets for Jesus’s w... -
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Scripture Guide, John 15:1-8
Context The last “I Am” Statement The Gospel text for this week includes the final “I am” statement in John’s Gospel: “I am the vine.” The lectionary text for this week ends at 15:8, but this text ... -
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Scripture Guide, John 17:6-19
Jesus Prepares for Departure John 17 is part of a larger section of John’s gospel known as the farewell discourses (13:31-17:26), in which Jesus prepares for his imminent departure from earth after h... -
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Scripture Guide, John 2:1-11
Jesus’ first sign Uniquely, John refers to Jesus’ miracles as “signs,” and changing the water into wine is recorded as being Jesus’ first sign. The use of the term “sign” is significant in that Joh... -
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Scripture Guide, John 10:11-18
Context Signs and Dialogue There’s a reoccurring pattern in Johns’s Gospel in which Jesus performs a sign, which is followed by dialogue and then commentary from Jesus that provides the theological ... -
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Scripture Guide, John 15:9-17
The lectionary text for this week begins at 15:9, but as I shared last week, this text should be read as a part of a larger unit, which includes the lectionary text for last week (15:1-8). Context P... -
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Scripture Guide, John 20:19-31
The Text Encounters with the Living Jesus This text from the Gospel of John is so rich and full that it could be divided up into several sermons. The entire chapter is a record of how different disc... -
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Water and Spirit, an opening prayer inspired by John 3:5-6
Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.” – Jo... -
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Scripture Guide, John 6:56-69
Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? A Hard Saying There are (at least) two leaps that Jesus’s listeners have to make here. One is the reality of the incarnation and the o... -
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Scripture Guide, John 6:51-58
Ancient Lens What's the historical context? A Hard Saying The difficulty of this saying was used by opponents of the early Christians to justify persecution, yet the early church still rallie... -
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Scripture Guide, John 6:35, 41-51
Ancient Lens What's the historical context? Back to the Wilderness As he has been doing, Jesus calls the people’s minds back to the wilderness during The Exodus and reminds them of the manna ... -
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Scripture Guide, John 6:24-35
Ancient Lens What's the historical context? The Lakeside Community On the Sea of Galilee, it is not unusual to see from one shore to the other. It is essentially a lake, and as is often the ... -
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Scripture Guide, John 6:1-21
Ancient Lens What's the historical context? A New Kind of Feast A mountain, a gathering of thousands, and a great feast make for a classic ancient worship scene. Add in the frequency of loca... -
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Scripture Guide, John 13:1-17, 31b-35 (Guide A)
John's Account of the Last Supper This passage is most often preached on on Maundy Thursday (or Holy Thursday). By our modern measure, “Thursday” would also include Gethsemane and other events of... -
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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Context Between the Sending and Return of the Twelve The fate of John the Baptist appears in a Markan ‘sandwich,’ where the story is told almost as a detour between the sending (ἀποστέλλω) of the ... -
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Gracious, almighty God, we think of
Gracious, almighty God, we think of John the Baptist, who was a faithful witness to you. He understood that this role was pointing people toward you and not himself. Yet we know that all too often we ... -
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From the Easter Sermon of John Chrysostom
Is there anyone who is a devout lover of God? Let us enjoy this beautiful bright festival! Is there anyone who is a grateful servant? Let us rejoice and enter into the joy of our Lord! Are ther... -
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Inspired by John 6:51-58 (long)
Brothers and sisters, God does not leave us in our distress. He does not abandon us to our devilish decisions. While we choose to starve ourselves on a diet of our own making and choosing that leads t... -
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Inspired by John 1 (Bullock)
The Gospel of John declares that the Word made flesh was life and that life was the light of humanity. This Epiphany, the light of God has been made known to us in the person of Jesus. His life and li... -
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The first chapter of the Gospel of John
The first chapter of the Gospel of John has this incredible statement: “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” In other words, God knew we couldn’t save ourselves, so he saved us. Believe the Good... -
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Scripture Guide, John 1:1-14 (Guide B)
Introduction John 1 contains some of the richest Christological passages in all of Scripture. It rewards deep meditation on its meaning. Its use as the Christmas gospel text is an opportunity to infu... -
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Scripture Guide John 4:7-26
New Testament Mountains Like the Old Testament, the New Testament has plenty of references to mountains. There’s the Sermon on the Mount, obviously. Jesus often went onto hills or mountains to pray... -
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Mountains: 2, John 4:7-26
New Testament Mountains Like the Old Testament, the New Testament has plenty of references to mountains. There’s the Sermon on the Mount, obviously. Jesus often went onto hills or mountains to pray... -
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Scripture Guide, John 11:1-45
Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? Back to Bethany The trans-Jordan village of Bethany was the place in which Jesus’ ministry began. It is now the place in which our text... -
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Scripture Guide, John 9:1-41
Introduction Leaning Toward the Light What does it mean to lean towards the light of Christ? What does it mean to be open to the work of God? For the Pharisee in Jesus’ time, the answer was clear: y... -
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Scripture Guide, John 3:1-17
Introduction This is a well-known passage full of well-known phrases, and yet reading and meditating on the text continues to offer fresh understandings and applications. John 3:1-17 is the account o...
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- The Weak (32)
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Search by Reference
Genesis
- Gen 1 (214)
- Gen 2 (130)
- Gen 3 (85)
- Gen 4 (31)
- Gen 5 (2)
- Gen 6 (8)
- Gen 7 (1)
- Gen 8 (17)
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- Gen 32 (20)
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- Gen 35 (2)
- Gen 36 (1)
- Gen 37 (24)
- Gen 38 (1)
- Gen 39 (12)
- Gen 41 (8)
- Gen 42 (2)
- Gen 44 (1)
- Gen 45 (15)
- Gen 47 (1)
- Gen 49 (2)
- Gen 50 (47)
Exodus
- Exod 1 (16)
- Exod 2 (13)
- Exod 3 (121)
- Exod 4 (23)
- Exod 5 (7)
- Exod 6 (6)
- Exod 7 (3)
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- Exod 12 (28)
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- Exod 14 (58)
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- Exod 24 (14)
- Exod 25 (5)
- Exod 26 (1)
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- Exod 29 (4)
- Exod 30 (5)
- Exod 31 (14)
- Exod 32 (58)
- Exod 33 (35)
- Exod 34 (44)
- Exod 35 (9)
- Exod 40 (6)
- Exod 58 (1)
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Nehemiah
Job
- Job 1 (37)
- Job 2 (16)
- Job 3 (14)
- Job 4 (2)
- Job 5 (3)
- Job 6 (3)
- Job 7 (6)
- Job 8 (1)
- Job 10 (3)
- Job 11 (7)
- Job 12 (17)
- Job 13 (5)
- Job 14 (8)
- Job 15 (1)
- Job 19 (11)
- Job 23 (16)
- Job 24 (1)
- Job 26 (1)
- Job 27 (2)
- Job 28 (2)
- Job 30 (2)
- Job 31 (2)
- Job 33 (3)
- Job 34 (1)
- Job 36 (1)
- Job 37 (2)
- Job 38 (37)
- Job 39 (1)
- Job 40 (1)
- Job 42 (19)
Psalm
- Ps 1 (78)
- Ps 2 (20)
- Ps 3 (4)
- Ps 4 (14)
- Ps 5 (12)
- Ps 6 (7)
- Ps 7 (3)
- Ps 8 (57)
- Ps 9 (16)
- Ps 10 (12)
- Ps 11 (4)
- Ps 12 (5)
- Ps 13 (9)
- Ps 14 (13)
- Ps 15 (17)
- Ps 16 (53)
- Ps 17 (6)
- Ps 18 (22)
- Ps 19 (99)
- Ps 20 (8)
- Ps 22 (55)
- Ps 23 (157)
- Ps 24 (36)
- Ps 25 (49)
- Ps 27 (106)
- Ps 28 (8)
- Ps 29 (14)
- Ps 30 (36)
- Ps 31 (12)
- Ps 32 (62)
- Ps 33 (32)
- Ps 34 (206)
- Ps 35 (1)
- Ps 36 (19)
- Ps 37 (85)
- Ps 38 (8)
- Ps 39 (9)
- Ps 40 (19)
- Ps 41 (6)
- Ps 42 (84)
- Ps 43 (3)
- Ps 44 (3)
- Ps 45 (3)
- Ps 46 (134)
- Ps 47 (9)
- Ps 48 (4)
- Ps 49 (8)
- Ps 50 (8)
- Ps 51 (224)
- Ps 52 (3)
- Ps 53 (3)
- Ps 54 (3)
- Ps 55 (19)
- Ps 56 (12)
- Ps 57 (9)
- Ps 60 (1)
- Ps 61 (6)
- Ps 62 (26)
- Ps 63 (38)
- Ps 64 (2)
- Ps 65 (11)
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- Ps 80 (6)
- Ps 82 (40)
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- Ps 85 (19)
- Ps 86 (21)
- Ps 87 (1)
- Ps 88 (6)
- Ps 89 (10)
- Ps 90 (63)
- Ps 91 (36)
- Ps 92 (13)
- Ps 93 (4)
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- Ps 96 (35)
- Ps 97 (1)
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- Ps 102 (2)
- Ps 103 (147)
- Ps 104 (46)
- Ps 105 (5)
- Ps 106 (8)
- Ps 107 (20)
- Ps 109 (1)
- Ps 110 (10)
- Ps 111 (13)
- Ps 112 (10)
- Ps 113 (9)
- Ps 115 (14)
- Ps 116 (24)
- Ps 117 (5)
- Ps 118 (54)
- Ps 119 (182)
- Ps 121 (55)
- Ps 122 (8)
- Ps 123 (3)
- Ps 124 (12)
- Ps 125 (1)
- Ps 126 (18)
- Ps 127 (44)
- Ps 128 (10)
- Ps 130 (52)
- Ps 131 (9)
- Ps 132 (4)
- Ps 133 (49)
- Ps 135 (4)
- Ps 136 (31)
- Ps 137 (4)
- Ps 138 (8)
- Ps 139 (164)
- Ps 140 (1)
- Ps 141 (9)
- Ps 142 (3)
- Ps 143 (6)
- Ps 144 (6)
- Ps 145 (52)
- Ps 146 (34)
- Ps 147 (66)
- Ps 148 (13)
- Ps 149 (1)
- Ps 150 (15)
Proverbs
- Prov 1 (19)
- Prov 2 (16)
- Prov 3 (201)
- Prov 4 (46)
- Prov 5 (8)
- Prov 6 (13)
- Prov 7 (2)
- Prov 8 (12)
- Prov 9 (7)
- Prov 10 (13)
- Prov 11 (43)
- Prov 12 (27)
- Prov 13 (11)
- Prov 14 (47)
- Prov 15 (56)
- Prov 16 (75)
- Prov 17 (42)
- Prov 18 (57)
- Prov 19 (48)
- Prov 20 (16)
- Prov 21 (30)
- Prov 22 (55)
- Prov 23 (15)
- Prov 24 (20)
- Prov 25 (20)
- Prov 26 (14)
- Prov 27 (37)
- Prov 28 (29)
- Prov 29 (25)
- Prov 30 (6)
- Prov 31 (52)
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
- Isa 1 (130)
- Isa 2 (19)
- Isa 4 (4)
- Isa 5 (25)
- Isa 6 (111)
- Isa 7 (46)
- Isa 8 (3)
- Isa 9 (123)
- Isa 11 (25)
- Isa 12 (9)
- Isa 14 (5)
- Isa 15 (2)
- Isa 16 (1)
- Isa 21 (1)
- Isa 23 (2)
- Isa 24 (1)
- Isa 25 (30)
- Isa 26 (43)
- Isa 27 (2)
- Isa 28 (10)
- Isa 29 (19)
- Isa 30 (68)
- Isa 31 (2)
- Isa 32 (5)
- Isa 33 (10)
- Isa 34 (1)
- Isa 35 (10)
- Isa 37 (1)
- Isa 38 (2)
- Isa 40 (225)
- Isa 41 (104)
- Isa 42 (44)
- Isa 43 (116)
- Isa 44 (14)
- Isa 45 (21)
- Isa 46 (6)
- Isa 47 (2)
- Isa 48 (11)
- Isa 49 (36)
- Isa 50 (16)
- Isa 51 (6)
- Isa 52 (19)
- Isa 53 (190)
- Isa 54 (15)
- Isa 55 (214)
- Isa 56 (11)
- Isa 57 (27)
- Isa 58 (92)
- Isa 59 (14)
- Isa 60 (55)
- Isa 61 (99)
- Isa 62 (7)
- Isa 63 (3)
- Isa 64 (38)
- Isa 65 (18)
- Isa 66 (22)
- Isa 70 (1)
- Isa 85 (1)
- Isa 2021 (1)
Jeremiah
- Jer 1 (31)
- Jer 2 (22)
- Jer 3 (3)
- Jer 4 (1)
- Jer 5 (4)
- Jer 6 (10)
- Jer 7 (6)
- Jer 8 (2)
- Jer 9 (22)
- Jer 10 (9)
- Jer 11 (2)
- Jer 12 (4)
- Jer 14 (1)
- Jer 15 (4)
- Jer 16 (4)
- Jer 17 (90)
- Jer 18 (5)
- Jer 19 (1)
- Jer 20 (8)
- Jer 22 (14)
- Jer 23 (22)
- Jer 29 (94)
- Jer 30 (12)
- Jer 31 (60)
- Jer 32 (9)
- Jer 33 (11)
- Jer 35 (1)
- Jer 36 (1)
- Jer 50 (1)
- Jer 51 (1)
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Obadiah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zechariah
Matthew
- Matt 1 (79)
- Matt 2 (102)
- Matt 3 (52)
- Matt 4 (134)
- Matt 5 (410)
- Matt 6 (343)
- Matt 7 (150)
- Matt 8 (43)
- Matt 9 (57)
- Matt 10 (61)
- Matt 11 (158)
- Matt 12 (40)
- Matt 13 (102)
- Matt 14 (67)
- Matt 15 (30)
- Matt 16 (99)
- Matt 17 (52)
- Matt 18 (125)
- Matt 19 (59)
- Matt 20 (48)
- Matt 21 (70)
- Matt 22 (94)
- Matt 23 (99)
- Matt 24 (42)
- Matt 25 (196)
- Matt 26 (69)
- Matt 27 (38)
- Matt 28 (166)
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
- Acts 1 (85)
- Acts 2 (160)
- Acts 3 (31)
- Acts 4 (66)
- Acts 5 (28)
- Acts 6 (7)
- Acts 7 (17)
- Acts 8 (35)
- Acts 9 (90)
- Acts 10 (33)
- Acts 11 (13)
- Acts 12 (11)
- Acts 13 (20)
- Acts 14 (13)
- Acts 15 (14)
- Acts 16 (46)
- Acts 17 (71)
- Acts 18 (10)
- Acts 19 (4)
- Acts 20 (52)
- Acts 21 (1)
- Acts 22 (2)
- Acts 24 (8)
- Acts 25 (1)
- Acts 26 (4)
- Acts 27 (5)
- Acts 28 (9)