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Text: Luke 22:14-30 I’d like you to really read that text. Anything strike you as odd? See anything strange? Read it again. Christmas is coming up. That is a time full of tradition. Families gather around tables and fireplaces and tell stories. Grandpa tells the kids about what mom did when she was your age. . . . → Read More: Complexity of Tradition In the modern world Christians who are looking forward to a coming King have a problem. Christopher Hitchens goes right at that problem. The idea of a King is oppressive in a world of democracies. Somewhat surprisingly the answer is part affirmation of what Hitchens says – a Holy King is a scary dictator. . . . → Read More: Advent Mid-week Sermon – The Problems of a King This link takes you to a blogger who helpd at one of the larger gathering places for Operation Christmas Child. If I remember my count we sent along about 20 shoeboxes. Nancy relayed on the moving van full of boxes as the church that was the drop off point. This picture comes from even . . . → Read More: Operation Christmas Child Picture Reading: Isaiah 3 Reading the OT can be very tricky, and this passage might be one of the trickiest of all. In the OT Isreal – the nation and the church – were the same thing. The people of Israel represented by the monarchy and the priests were the people of God. After Jesus, the . . . → Read More: Society, the Church and Exile It is a very busy week, so I am cheating. For the congregation I prepared an Advent devotional book: Advent Devotion Book The daily devotions, probably for this week will come from that printed source. Those who have the printed source, sorry for the duplication. Genesis 49:10 – The scepter will not depart from . . . → Read More: Wednesday – Advent Devotion |
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