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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Matthew 18:15-17,21-22; 7:3-5, 5:23-24 
Jesus instructs his followers to forgive not just seven times, but seventy-seven times, emphasizing the limitless and boundless nature of fo…

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Isaiah 55:7:Psalm 32:1-7
Isaiah calls for repentance and turning to the Lord, emphasizing God's abundant mercy and willingness to pardon those who forsake their wicked ways. Psalm …

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | 1 John 1:7-10; 2:1
John emphasizes the transformative power of walking in the light of God's truth. He underscores the cleansing nature of Christ's blood, highlighting the importan…

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Romans 8:31-39
The high watermark of Romans 8 (and New Testament theology) is found in these verses, reminding the followers of Jesus that what protects and assures them is God’s l…

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Romans 8:18-30
Suffering and glory are linked in the Christian life, as they are linked in Christ’s life. Martyn Lloyd-Jones argues that glorification (v30) is God’s ultimate goal …

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Romans 8:12-17
One of the main challenges of faithfully following Jesus is experiencing subjectively what is true of Christians objectively. Perhaps no greater experience is the Ho…

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Romans 8:1-13
Romans 8 is a rich reservoir of the implications and assurances of following Jesus, and the Holy Spirit central to the chapter's richness.  We will spend four weeks w…

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | 1 Corinthians 2:6-16
The Holy Spirit reveals God’s wisdom to followers of Jesus and stands in opposition to what Scripture calls the wisdom of the world.   One seeks to find answer…

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Ezekiel 37:1-3, 9-14
Ezekiel was a man whose theology was born in the pain and passion of his own and his people’s suffering.  It is out of that pain we find words of hope rooted i…

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Matthew 2:1-12
The birth of Jesus was the arrival of a King whose presence in the world ‘disturbs’ us the way it did Herod; a word that means “acute emotional distress”. As Wright …

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | John 1:1-14
Unlike Matthew and Luke, John’s reflection on the birth of Jesus is more of a philosophical meditation than a historical retelling. He sets the birth of Jesus in the co…

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Luke 1:39-56
Luke narrates the story of Jesus’ birth through the story of Mary, who in this passage breaks into what is one of the most famous songs in all of Christendom. For Mary…

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Matthew 1:18-25
The story of Jesus’ birth in Matthew’s gospel is seen through the eyes of a troubled Joseph. While Luke narrates the story through an excited Mary. Matthew paints t…

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Luke 3:1-10
John the Baptist, Jesus’ cousin, was the last of the “Old Testament” prophets. His words challenged those who heard him as he sought to prepare their hearts for Jesus’ …

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Hebrews 11:13-16; 12;22-29
Perhaps the most familiar chapter in Hebrews is chapter 11 which lists multiple spiritual biographies to demonstrate that the motivation for running the …

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Hebrews 11:39 - 12:12
Because the ‘world is no friend to grace’, faith becomes a long obedience in the same direction.  Or as the metaphor found here, a race that requires persever…

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Hebrews 7:18-28
Jesus is not just our source of encouragement, but perfection, a frequent theme in Hebrews that NT Wright defines as “God is working at bringing his world to perfec…

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Hebrews 3:12-13; 4:14 - 5:10
The writer of Hebrews is concerned that in ‘these last days’ (1:2) our hearts will harden just as the Israelites’ hearts did in their wilderness journe…

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Hebrews 2:1-11
Having celebrated the glory of Jesus as the ‘radiance of God’s glory’(Hebrews 1:3) the writer issues a warning to pay attention to what has been heard (2:1).  Implic…

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | Matthew 7:15-29
Epistemology is a fancy word for how we know things. Jesus concludes the sermon challenging his listeners to reflect on the nature of truth and wisdom. The current …