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John 15:9-17

Sermon

Mary Austin

... m proud of in her …but there are other things I miss, other gaps that will have to be filled in by other people. There are things she will have to receive or learn from other people — as we all do. Love comes to us in many forms, all imperfect until we meet God face to face. What we don’t find in one place, we gain from another. Our connections to each other are deep and lasting, but there are always things to be filled in by partners and friends, colleagues and teachers, friends from church. We find ...

652. Can I Get a Witness?

Luke 24:44-53

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Mary Austin

... it into their faith from the start. They had to remember so they could keep telling the story. “You are my witnesses,” he said. That’s frightening. Eyewitness testimony used to be the gold standard in court, and now we know how flawed it is. We know how imperfect, how faulty, how full of holes our memories are. How can we possibly be witnesses for Jesus when we can’t remember what we wore yesterday, or who texted us an hour ago? Memory can be a soft welcome, or a sharp barrier. It can either include ...

653. The Lord's Answer

Habakkuk 1:5-11

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... no particular proposal has carried conviction. The NRSV takes the verb ʿabar (NIV “go on”) to mean “transgress” and then takes weʾashem as a verb, “and become guilty.” This is less jerky in train of thought but the vav-consecutive plus perfect verb following on the vav-consecutive plus imperfect verb is difficult.

654. But, Why?

Titus 3:4-7

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Scott Bryte & Kimberly Miller van Driel

... ’s actually pretty straightforward. God came to us in order to be with us. It’s really that simple. God came to us to be close to us, to understand and unite with us. God came to us because God couldn’t stay away. God came to his broken and imperfect world because he made it, loved it, and called it “very good.” God was born among us to be among us. Jesus died to save us so that we would be saved. Jesus rose from the dead so that we could live with him. Why did God come to us ...

655. Give Me Your Word

Luke 16:1-13

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Jill J. Duffield

... you can. Maybe that’s a lesson to take from today, too. God desires everyone be saved. There is one God, one mediator, Jesus Christ. Grace abounds. Grace should beget grace ― even with all of our mixed motives, questionable intentions and imperfect actions. Could that be our response to the mercy shown to us? Could we practice not calculating what others deserve and instead intentionally, systematically, relentlessly practice grace? Forgive our debtors as our debts have been forgiven? In this age of ...

656. Keeping Expectations Low

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Illustration

Billy D. Strayhorn

One of my favorite sources of illustrations used to be the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. I miss that little miscreant and his stuffed tiger. In one of the strips, Calvin is talking to Susie (remember, his arch enemy) about a test they had just taken and asked her: "What grade did you get?" Susie says, "I got an A." Calvin replies, "Really? Boy, I'd hate to be you. I got a C." Curious, Susie asks, "Why on earth would you rather get a C than an A?!" Too which Calvin smugly replies "I find my life is a lot ...

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