John 2:1-11 Wedding at Cana, water into wine. Psalm 104:14-16 trees of the Lord are watered abundantly Water Into … Water into wine is the first miracle of Jesus. It happens very early in the Gospel(s), and it seems to happen at the urging and pressure of his mother. It happens at a wedding, and we may know the basic sketch of the story. The…
John 1:35-51 Behold the Lamb of God, Call of disciples, “Come and see.” Psalm 66:1-5 Come see what God has done Come and See For the last little bit of the church’s history, the last 40 years or so, we have been convinced that the Gospel is not enough. We have become convinced that we need bands, or pipe organs, backpack giveaways or gymnasiums, pastors who…
John 1:1-18 The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth. Psalm 130:5-8 I wait for the Lord Chrismon – Chi-Rho And Lived Among Us Things change when someone comes to live with us. They change when we have company for the weekend. They change when we host a missionary, or a student. Things change when we bring a child home as our…
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel prophesies to the dry bones and they are raised to new life. John 11:25-26 I am the resurrection and the life Chrismon – Alpha and Omega How Far is Too Far? Like last week’s passage, this one we may remember from childhood. We may well remember singing about how the toe bones connect to the foot bones, which connect to the…. Beyond…
God is very willing to guide us if we ae willing to be guided.
Daniel 3:1, 8-30 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; God present in the fiery furnace. John 18:36-37 My kingdom is not from here Chrismon – Crown Repeated Stories I remember this story. I learned it as a child, along with Daniel and the lions’ den. I remember that the story was about Jesus – who else could the fourth person in the fiery furnace be? It…
Jeremiah’s Letter to Exiles Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14 Seek the welfare of the city; I know the plans I have for you. (John 14:27) Where We are Now This is not good news. Well, not to the people who thought God should take them home, who thought God should restore Israel to Israel, and make the kingdom real again. This is not good news to…
Isaiah: A Child Is Born Isaiah 9:1-7 People who walked in darkness have seen a great light. (John 8:12) Next or Now Isaiah does his best to get us looking forward. Isaiah gets us moving forward as well. To admit we are the people who lived in darkness, and upon us light has shone. To us a child is born, a son is given.…
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