Isaiah 65: 17-19 • New heavens and a new earth Luke 21: 5-10 • The end times and beyond We as humans are extremely sensitive to signs of danger. Fear can be a powerful way of rallying people for good–or for ill. If a person or group can convince others
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2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 • Keep going! Luke 19: 1-10 • Seek out and save the lost No one comes into the world as a fully formed follower of Jesus. Christian faith is something you are raised within, in family, in church community or both. Within these circles are individuals
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Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 • Letter to the exiles in Babylon. Luke 17:11-19 • Jesus cleanses the 10 lepers. Sermon: Unexpected Blessing. Often when God speaks through the prophet Jeremiah, the message is one of correction, reminding the people of the dire consequences of their unfaithfulness in their religious and social
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1 Timothy 6:6-12 • The love of money; fight the good fight. Luke 16:19-31 Lazarus and the rich man. This week in Luke, we are treated to a parable that is vivid and oddly satisfying in a “just deserts” kind of way. Lazarus suffers terribly in this life while the
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Jeremiah 18:1-11 • The potter and the clay. Luke: 14: 25-33 • The cost of discipleship. In Jeremiah, the house of Israel is portrayed as a vessel created by and for God. It illustrates both God’s hopes and plans for that vessel, God’s awareness of how the vessel is fulfilling
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Jeremiah 1:4-10 • Jeremiah’s call and commission. Luke 13:10-17 • Jesus heals a crippled woman. What does the Bible have to say about time and timing? How has your sense of time changed over the course of your life? When have you experienced timing that you can describe only as
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