Psalm 50:1-6
Epiphany 6B
[…] 50 by identifying himself. “The Mighty One, God, Yahweh,” or “Yahweh the God of gods.“ “God himself is Judge.” Indeed, no less than 7 different names or titles are given to God in Psalm 50. Make no mistake about who is addressing the gathered people of God. After years of silence, God “speaks and […]
Colossians 3:12-17
Christmas 1C
[…] as “God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved.” Yet this description shows a shift in Israelite thinking. Passages like Deuteronomy 7 show that these were, after all, titles God gave originally to the nation of Israel. God, however, showed Paul that God graciously chooses and loves both Jews and Gentiles. Those whom God has […]
Galatians 3:23-29
Proper 7C
[…] and Eve fell into sin. In Christ, however, Christians don’t look down on people from whom we differ. We don’t see things like our socio-economic status, job titles or academic accomplishments as any reason to treat each other differently. God’s saving work in Jesus Christ also means, however, that there is neither “male nor […]
Matthew 4:12-23
Epiphany 3A
[…] having Savannah Guthrie interview you on the Today show, you snap up the opportunity! If Oprah Winfrey wants to make your novel one of her Book Club titles, you are only too glad because every book Oprah puts onto her list appears on also the New York Times bestseller list soon thereafter. So what […]
Luke 20:27-38
Proper 27C
[…] in heaven.” Illustration Idea Did you know that Amazon has a subsection of books in its Religion and Spirituality section on “Near-Death Experiences”? There are over 7,000 titles. And in the Christian books category, you’ll find loads of writings about heaven under the heading of “Eschatology”. There are over 10,000 books in that category […]
Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)
Christmas Day A
[…] in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favours!” Textual Point Justo González points out that this is the only place that the titles “Saviour,” “Messiah,” and “Lord” are used all together. Newborn Jesus, unassuming, swaddled and lying in a manger, he is the anointed one, the one who will […]
John 11:1-45
Lent 5A
[…] beloved. But—and correct me if I’m wrong—I can’t recall a time where Jesus calls himself “death” or something like that. Suffering is included in some of his titles, and is assuredly a major component of the prophecies about him; but when Jesus speaks, he reveals himself as the Resurrection and Life—like he does here. […]
Revelation 1:4-8
Easter 2C
[…] that some simple Jewish carpenter’s son from some hick, redneck town in the backwaters of Galilee had become so cosmically significant as to trump all claims or titles to the contrary. John’s exile was proof of the Caesar’s clout. And yet John said it didn’t prove a blessed thing. Faith showed him the real […]
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Proper 24A
[…] point that writers to this day like to contrast the Jesus of history with the Christ of theology. Current writers like Bart Ehrman pen books with provocative titles like Misquoting Jesus and How Jesus Became God. The claims are that scribes much later in church history so altered the real Jesus that the Jesus […]
Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
Proper 21C
[…] so as to help Christians get along better in this world (“Five Ways to Grow Your Business” and “Seven Ways to Raise Successful Children” are not unusual titles for sermon series these days). Jeremiah was under arrest for having the courage to speak God’s truth. Then he opened himself up to looking foolish on […]
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