Daily Lectionary Readings:
Psalm 137, 144
Jeremiah 31:27-36
Romans 11:25-36
John 12:37-50
John 12:37-50
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The Jews Continue in Their Unbelief
37Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. 38This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:
”Lord, who has [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Repercussions of our Actions
Posted in Believed, Decision, Jesus, Pharisees, Profession on March 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Emotional God
Posted in Grief, Jesus, Lazarus, Miracle, Uncategorized on March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Daily Lectionary Readings:
Psalm 22
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-13
Romans 11:13-24
John 11:28-44
John 11:28-44
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28And after she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. “The Teacher is here,” she said, “and is asking for you.” 29When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went [...]
Who’s the Parent Here?
Posted in Believed, Jesus, Pharisees on March 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Daily Lectionary Readings:
Psalm 131, 132, 133
Jeremiah 26:1-16
Romans 11:1-12
John 10:19-42
John 10:19-42
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19At these words the Jews were again divided. 20Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?”
21But others said, “These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a [...]
The Good Shepherd?
Posted in Good Shepherd, Jesus on March 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Daily Lectionary Readings:
Psalm 119:145-176
Jeremiah 25:30-38
Romans 10:14-21
John 10:1-18
John 10:1-18
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The Shepherd and His Flock
1″I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2The man who [...]
Thinking I am Always Right
Posted in Blind, Jesus, Pharisees on March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Daily Lectionary Readings:
Psalm 121, 122, 123
Jeremiah 25:8-17
Romans 10:1-13
John 9:18-41
John 9:18-41
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18The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents. 19″Is this your son?” they asked. “Is this the one you [...]
Seeing the Light of the World
Posted in Blind, Jesus, Light, Pharisees on March 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Daily Lectionary Readings:
Psalm 31
Jeremiah 24:1-10
Romans 9:19-33
John 9:1-17
John 9:1-17 New International Version (NIV)
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Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3″Neither this man nor his [...]
Pulling Out All the Stops
Posted in Jesus, Judas, Lazarus, Martha, Mary on March 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Daily Lectionary Readings:
Isaiah 43:16-21
Psalm 126
Philippians 3:4b-14
John 12:1-8
John 12:1-8
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Jesus Anointed at Bethany
1Six days before the Passover, Jesus arrived at Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among [...]
Are You One of the Twelve?
Posted in Disciple, Jesus on March 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Daily Lectionary Reading
Psalm 102
Jeremiah 23:9-15
Romans 9:1-18
John 6:60-71
John 6:60-71
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Many Disciples Desert Jesus
60 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”
61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend [...]
Feeding on the Body of Christ
Posted in Body of Christ, Communion, Jesus, Spiritual Journey on March 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Daily Lectionary Reading
Psalm 107:1-32
Jeremiah 23:1-8
Romans 8:28-39
John 6:52-59
John 6:52-59
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52Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
53Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man [...]
Do We Really Know Jesus?
Posted in Bread of Life, Jesus, Moses on March 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Daily Lectionary Reading
Psalm 69
Jeremiah 22:13-23
Romans 8:12-27
John 6:41-51
John 6:41-51
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41At this the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
42They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How [...]