Matthew 8:18-34

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Read the passage here. Last week’s passage was selected because we had three vignettes, all having to do with episodes of healing.  In today’s passage, we are also looking at three vignettes.  Structurally, we might … Read More

Matthew 8:1-17

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Read the passage here Today we begin a new section in the Gospel according to Matthew (remember that there are five major divisions in Matthew, each beginning with a narrative, followed by a discourse, and … Read More

Matthew 7:1-6

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Read the passage here. If you’ve been following along in our study of the sermon on the mount, you will recognize that what we have been exploring is the idea that Jesus is talking about … Read More

Matthew 6:19-34

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Read the passage here. Our passage today continues our study of the sermon on the mount which is part of our study of the gospel of Matthew.  Now if you recall, we briefly discussed the … Read More

Matthew 6:1-18

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Read the passage here. Our passage today continues our study of the sermon on the Mount. Before delving into the passage, there are a couple of preliminary things I’d like to consider.  Firstly, I think … Read More

Matthew 5:17-48

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Read the passage here. Last week, we continued our study of Matthew by beginning our study of the Sermon on the Mount – arguably, the most famous of Jesus’ teachings.  Because of the length of … Read More

Matthew 5:1-16

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Read the passage here. It’s now been several weeks since we took a break from the gospel of Matthew.  We covered off the birth narrative, and we took a look at Jesus’ early ministry, this … Read More

Advent IV

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Read the passage here. Our passage today is from Paul’s letter to the Romans; the third time we’ve visited Romans during this Advent season.  I don’t know how familiar everyone is with the book of … Read More

Advent III

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Read the passage here. Today is the third Sunday of Advent. Last week, we looked at the New Testament passage from the Revised Common Lectionary, from Romans 15.  And we talked about the notion that … Read More