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Matthew 21:23-32

A few years ago we celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. It’s hard to understate how important the Reformation is to the history of Christianity. Some may think the ongoing divisiveness and fracturing haven’t been worth it, while others may think that Christianity both Protestant and Catholic (due to the Counter-Reformation) would be unrecognizable without it. Whatever you believe, I think everyone can agree that it was transformative movement. Martin Luther

Jason Rowinski

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Exodus 17:1–7

It’s always interesting to me when the anthologists who compiled the Torah choose to highlight otherwise minor details, because the context increases they’re significance. In this passage for instance, YHWH instructs Moses to use his staff to strike the rock at Horeb. But He doesn’t just say ‘take your staff’, He says ‘take your staff with which you struck the Nile, and strike this rock.’ And of course it’s the same staff; walking sticks tend to last a long time, so it mak

Matt Tuszynski

4 hours ago8 min read

Philippians 2:1-13

When asked to name a favorite Christian hymn I’m guessing that we could pretty easily come up with a lengthy list. “Blessed Assurance” would assuredly be on it. Over a thousand persons might say, “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing.” And wouldn’t it be that people in the Methodist tradition would quickly proclaim “And Can It Be?” as near the top. But how many would think to include Philippians 2:1-13, particularly verses 5-11? Verses 1-4 and verses 12-13 in our assigned Second

Bruce Cromwell

4 min read

Psalm 25:1-9

Quite often our prayer life is shaped by the immediate. Our prayers reflect what we are facing at that particular moment on that particular day in that particular week. This was often the case for the psalmist, too. What we find in the psalter is typically a snapshot of what the psalmist was facing at that particular moment on that particular day in that particular week. For David, that could have reflected his distress on account of his enemies’ attacks, or his anguish ov

Jon Gildner

4 min read

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Matthew 21:23-32

Proper belief in Jesus mandates that we are obedient, even when it goes against what we are accustomed to believing and doing.

Jason Buckwalter

7 hours ago8 min read

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Call to Worship: Psalm 93 One: Alleluia! Christ is Risen!+ Many: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! One: The Lord is King; he has put on splendid apparel; the Lord has put on his apparel and girded himself with strength. Many: He has made the whole world so sure that it cannot be moved; One: Ever since the world began, your throne has been established; you are from everlasting. Many: The waters have lifted up, O Lord, the waters have lifted up their voice; the waters have lift

Brent Neely

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