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Category Archives: Theology
The Story: Jesus Is
Jesus Is __________ – Mark 8:27-38 A few years ago in Seattle, a church launched a unique marketing campaign. They rented billboards, made up bumper stickers, produced bus signs, etc. And they all contained a simple message: “Jesus Is _______________.” … Continue reading
The Story: A Father Who Runs
A Father Who Runs – Luke 15:11-32 Luke 15 – Three parables or stories Jesus tells; Parables of Joy V1 – Pharisees complain that Jesus is eating with “sinners.” In the ancient world, breaking bread was a sign of full … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Devotional, Faith, God, Jesus, Repentance, Scripture, The Story, Theology
Tagged Luke 15, Prodigal Son
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The Story: A King is Born, Part 2
3. Messiah In Luke’s Gospel, he records the announcement of Christ’s birth in 2:8-12. In this text, Jesus is heralded as “Christ” or “Messiah.” The word “Christ” is simply the Greek translation of the Hebrew word for “anointed.” So the … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Faith, Jesus, Scripture, The Story, Theology
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Scot McKnight on the Story of Jesus
From The King Jesus Gospel by Scot McKnight: We have to become a People of the Story…we need to immerse ourselves even more into the Story of Jesus. The gospel is that the Story of Israel comes to its definitive … Continue reading
Posted in Gospel, Jesus, Scripture, The Story, Theology
Tagged Scot McKnight, The Story
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The Story: Given to the Lord
There was a ceratin man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, and Ephraimite. He had two wives; … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Faith, Family, God, Kids, Mom, Scripture, Stewardship, Sunny, The Story, Theology
Tagged 1 Samuel 1, Hannah, Parenting, Stewardship
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The Story: The Threshing Floor
At this point in Israel’s history, power is decentralized. Rather than replace Joshua with another national leader, a series of local, tribal leaders emerge throughout the land. But Israel also deals with the repercussions that come from failing to drive … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Faith, God, No Fear, Scripture, The Story, Theology
Tagged Fear vs. Faith, Gideon, Midianites, threshing floor, winepress
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Sunday
Sunday is the day of glory. The world changed at daybreak. I doubt anyone understood it in the moment of it’s occurrence. In fact, most of the world was asleep, completely unaware that God was on the move. Consider it … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Jesus, Scripture, Theology
Tagged Easter 2013, Empty tomb, Glory, Resurrection
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Saturday
Saturday is the day of grief. The mourners sit in silence, an unwelcome new reality sitting in hard upon them. “Is this really happening?” they ask one another. Friday came and went quickly and now we find ourselves picking up … Continue reading
Friday
Friday is the day of ridicule. The taunts and insults flow effortlessly, piling up in rapid succession, one after another. These men take great joy in the expert turn of a phrase, slicing ever-so-carefully through the layers of the human … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Faith, Jesus, Race, Social Issues, Theology
Tagged Good Friday 2013, Pain, Ridicule, Violence
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The Story: Deliverance
Deliverance – Exodus 12:13 The Bible is, at the heart, a story of deliverance. It’s the story of God’s people crying out from under the yoke of oppressive taskmasters. And it’s the story of a God who goes to great … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Faith, God, Kingdom Values, Missiology, Scripture, Theology
Tagged Bondage to sin, Exodus 12, Moses, Passover, Taskmasters
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