It’s no accident, no coincidence, that temptation follows baptism. John offered a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Jews were familiar with the forgiveness of sins: they gloried…
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The lectionary that several denominations use—the order of Scripture readings for the year—is organized in such a way that, around this time of year each year, we hear Jesus speaking…
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We’ve been reading our way through 1 Timothy. Timothy was in Ephesus, trying to get some things straightened out in the church there. If we think of Ephesus at all,…
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I want a church where real need can find real help; I believe that you want that, too. When I preach, I aim to make the heart of my…
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Peter isn’t happy about what’s going to happen to Jesus. Neither are we. Suffer? Killed? Terrible! Let’s be followers without the suffering. In seminary, no one quite knew what…
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Bible Text: Philippians 3:3-16 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Series: For Progress and Joy in the Faith | The way to progress and joy in the faith is Christ. Obviously. …
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Bible Text: Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 36-43 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | This life is a mess! It’s a messy, messed-up mixture. The news is always mixed, and our joys seem…
We’ll hear about Nicodemus again. He’s the one who, along with Joseph of Arimathea, helps to put Jesus in the tomb. What needs be understood about Nicodemus is that not…
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Bible Text: Colossians 3:1-11 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | A number of people, including some who ought to know better, seem to behave as if this life was all that…
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Bible Text: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Over these next weeks, we are our way with Jesus to the Last Supper, the cross, and to the empty tomb…
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