Weekly Word Archive

Bias to Belief

John 2:1-11
Epiphany 2

Bill Maher and Nicodemus

John 3:1-21
Lent 4

Born Again

John 3:1-17
Lent 2

Can I be a disciple?

John 1:29-42
Epiphany 3
"Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" - John the Baptist to his disciples about Jesus

Careful who you call 'Stupid'

Matthew 18:21-35
Pentecost 19

Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams

Mark 10:17-31
Pentecost 20

Character Matters

Philippians 4:1-9
Pentecost 19

Chasing Unicorns on Labor Day

James 1:16-27
Pentecost 15
[Real religion is] to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep neself from being polluted by the world.”

Child's Play

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
Pentecost 9

Choosing Life

Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Epiphany 6
"See, I have set before you, life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life..." - Moses

Church vs Cult

Matthew 18
Pentecost 14
Labor Day
"For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them" - Jesus

Church vs Cult

Matthew 18
Pentecost 14
Labor Day
"For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them" - Jesus

Closing Out the Books

Matthew 25:31-46
At the final accounting, the king "will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left." - Jesus' parable

Come Away

Mark 6:30-56
Pentecost 11
Jesus said to them, "Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while."

Come over here and help

Acts 16:9-15
Easter 6
"Come over... and help us." - The Holy Spirit in Acts 16:9

Connecting with the Athenian Philosophers

Acts 17:22-31

Consequences of Easter

1 Peter 1:3-9
Easter Day2

Coward!

Genesis 32:22-31
Pentecost 13

Crowded Palm Sunday and a Silent Easter

Matthew 21:1-11
Lent 6
Palm Sunday
A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road...

Crowded Palm Sunday and a Silent Easter

Matthew 21:1-11
Lent 6
Palm Sunday
A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road...

Cult Leaders and Voices in the Wilderness

Luke 3:1-20
Advent 1
The voice of one crying out in the wilderness - how John the Baptist is described

Dancing isn't the Problem

Mark 6:14-29
2 Samuel 6:12-19
Pentecost 10
[Salome] came in and danced. She pleased Herod and his guests; and the king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it."

David and Bathsheba

2 Samuel 11
Philippians 2:6-7
Pentecost 12
David ordered his messengers to get Bathsheba... - II Samuel 11:4

David's Three Roles

I Samuel 16 - 17
Pentecost 8
"The LORD, who saved me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, will save me from [the giant]" - David

Dead Guy Eats Fish

Luke 24:36-48
Easter 3
"Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I..." - the Risen Lord

Deciding who counts

Luke 15:1-10
Pentecost 14
"[Jesus] welcomes sinners and eats with them." - Luke 15:2

Defined by Love

John 15:1-8
1 John 5:1-6
Easter 6
"I am the true vine..." -Jesus

Defining Marriage

Luke 20:27-38
Pentecost 27

Dependence not Codependence

Mark 6:1-13
Pentecost 9

Disruption

John 9:1-41
Lent 4
"As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."-Jesus

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