Jerusalem, Jerusalem—people from all over were eager to come to Jerusalem: the city of David, vital heart of Jewish culture and learning, the site of the Temple. There was a…
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Growing up, I’d sometimes ask my father for some money. He didn’t often have much, but I don’t recall him ever saying no. Later, when I was away at college…
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I wish they had been walking by a field, maybe at sowing time. As it is, “they were walking along the road” (9:57). It’s a dirt road. The road is…
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Seven years ago, pastor and student of church effectiveness Thom Rainer identified several reasons why churches have become less evangelistic.[1] Rainer had his Baptist constituency mostly in mind, since Presbyterians,…
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Many are called but few are chosen (Mt 22:14). Is this an ad for the Marines? It’s not a really encouraging doctrine, at first glance. How about everyone called and…
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Some people get hung up on 144,000. John helps us not to be concerned about that. “I looked,” he tells us, “and there before me was a great multitude…
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Bible Text: John 1:29-42 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Twice in as many days, John the Baptist points to Jesus: “Look, the Lamb of God!” (1:29, 36). Lambs had one…
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Bible Text: 1 Timothy 2:1-10 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | How are we supposed to do church? How are we supposed to be church? Those are good questions, even though…
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Bible Text: Luke 13:10-17 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | So, eighteen years is a long time, bent over, suffering, for eighteen years. Then there’s Jesus. Maybe she always went to…
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Bible Text: Nehemiah 8:9-12 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | I never took George Burns to be an especially religious man. I was surprised, then, to hear this bit of religious…
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