It appears that during the passion week Jesus probably spent his evenings and nights in Bethany There are so many reasons to love your Savior above all else, and God gives us ways to increase our love, not least of all, communion with Him. Will you commune with God, give thanks for the suffering of…
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Sermons from August 2023
today we begin with everybody’s favorite topic: literary structure! (is it just mine?) Matthew 26:1-16 is bracketed by two similar items: at the beginning you see Jewish leaders plotting Jesus’ death and at the end you see Judas plotting to betray Jesus to those Jewish leaders In between there’s the story of Mary (Lazarus and…
Are you a sheep or a goat? NT scholar RT France said about this passage, “The theme of judgment which has run through chs. 23–25 here reaches its superb climax.” [1] Reminds me of: Miss Beulah and Miss Doris old ladies best friends since childhood It could be this why we say right handed and…
“Be diligent in the work God has given you and free from the work he has not” *There was a technical snafu yesterday and only part of the preaching was recorded, so there’s no video available with this sermon Intro: “Well done, good and faithful servant”—isn’t that what we all want to hear when we…