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Meeting Life’s Challenges
This week in worship we welcome Rev. Dr. Vic Scalise who will be sharing about the life of David from 1 Samuel 16 about “Meeting Life’s Challenges.” In May, Vic celebrated his 91st birthday. He is the second in four generations of American Baptist preachers, Victor F. Scalise, Victor F. Scalise, Jr., Douglas V. Scalise,…
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Verse of the Day July 22
This week as we continue sharing about Parables, this time from Matthew 21. Today’s reading is Matthew 21:40-46, The Parable of the Tenants Part 2. Matthew 21:43 says, “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.”
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Verse of the Day July 21
This week as we continue sharing about Parables, this time from Matthew 21. Today’s reading is Matthew 21:33-39, The Parable of the Tenants Part 1. Matthew 21:33-34 says, ““Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.…
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Verse of the Day July 20
This week as we continue sharing about Parables, this time from Matthew 21. Today’s reading is Matthew 21:28-32, The Parable of the Two Sons. Matthew 21:32 says, “For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even…
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Verse of the Day July 19
This week as we continue sharing about Parables, this time from Matthew 21. Today’s reading is Matthew 21:23-27, Jesus’ Authority Questioned. Matthew 21:23 says, “Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they…
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Verse of the Day July 18
This week as we continue sharing about Parables, this time from Matthew 21. Today’s reading is Matthew 21:18-22, Jesus and a Fig Tree. Matthew 21:21 says, “Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you…
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Verse of the Day July 17
This week as we continue sharing about Parables, this time from Matthew 21. Today’s reading is Matthew 21:12-17, Jesus at the Temple. Matthew 21:12 says, “Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.”
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The Parable of the Tenants
This Sunday, we return for another look at the Parable of the Tenants, this time through the lens of the Gospel according to Matthew. What was Jesus trying to communicate to his original hearers, in what ways does Matthew’s account of Jesus’ words differ from Mark’s, and what does Jesus want today’s church to know…
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Verse of the Day July 16
This week as we continue sharing about Parables, this time from Matthew 21. Today’s reading is Matthew 21:1-11, The Triumphal Entry. Matthew 21:10-11 says, “ When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?” The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.””
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