My phone buzzes at odd, unpredictable hours, especially around the big holidays: amber alerts—child abductions. Often at those times of the year, it seems one parent is taking a child…
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Jesus has been telling those who want to be his followers about the sort of life they are to live. He has been telling them about the disposition of the…
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People ask Jesus for a sign, so they can know it’s all true, all real, so they can know Jesus truly is reliable and is who they think he may…
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Over these weeks taking us to Pentecost, as I’m reading the Acts of the Apostles, I’m considering Thom Rainer’s insights regarding a noticeable decline in evangelism. Acts is like our…
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We make progress in love together in Christ. When love is returned in kind, the obligation of love is not burdensome. Where love is not returned, any thought of obligation…
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Ours is a fellowship of confession. Fellowship begins with Christ. The Greek word we translate as fellowship is koinonia, which could also be translated as participation, communion. We have…
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Bible Text: Romans 8:28-39 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | A little while back, LaFonda Chenault shared a Facebook post about piñatas; the humor in it was that, yeah, just about…
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Bible Text: Colossians 2:3-14 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Christians have a talent for reshaping the Gospel. Paul warns against this. The reshaping is always the result of good intentions. …
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Bible Text: Luke 6:27-38 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Love your enemies. Jesus phrases the matter strongly to make a strong point, a holy point. Enemies oppose us because of…
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Bible Text: Mark 13:1-13 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | It would have been hard not to be impressed by the temple Herod built in Jerusalem. It was built to impress. …