Stressed to the Nines

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Jesus leaves his Spirit

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Jesus ascends.

Sin and forgiveness

Was Jesus a ghost?

Doubts are normal!

Easter People—Go Back to Galilee

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Easter People—forgiven

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Easter People—opening doors

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Easter People—with open eyes

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Easter People—no longer afraid

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Preparing for Holy Week—on the cross

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Preparing for Holy Week—praying in the garden

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Preparing for Holy Week—a last supper, a new Passover

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Preparing for Holy Week—anointed for burial

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Preparing for Holy Week—a prediction from Jesus

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Preparing for Holy Week—a pointed parable

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Preparing for Holy Week—clearing out the Temple

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Preparing for Holy Week—Palm Parade

Merton Week: Day 3

Merton, day 2

Thomas Merton week!

Psalm 1:6

Psalm 1: 4-5

Psalm 1: 2-3

Psalm 1:1

Time: According to God

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Time: the End Ones

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Time: For Every Purpose

Time: Two Kinds

God is Our Shepherd

God is Our Helper

God is Our Light

God is our Shelter

The greatest is love!

Incomplete Knowledge

Love is eternal!

Love is not…

Love, love, love…❤️

Women’s liberation?

It’s best to be single.

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Singleness and focus

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The end is near!

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Happy Valentine’s Day! This week we will confound our beliefs around marriage and singleness!

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Songs of Growth: Psalm 134

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Songs of Growth: Psalm 133

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Songs of Growth: Psalm 130

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Songs of Growth: Psalm 129

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Songs of Growth: Psalm 127

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Songs of Growth: Psalm 126

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Songs of Growth: Psalm 124

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Songs of Growth: Psalm 122

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Songs of Growth: Psalm 121

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Songs for Growth: Psalm 120

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Weaving God into our lives.

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Recite these words to your children and in your home.

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Loving God with your whole self.

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The LORD is God alone!

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The Shema!! Deuteronomy 6:4-9

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Don’t worry!

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Jesus is with us always, to the end of the age.

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Pick up your cross.

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Let’s love our enemies.

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We begin a week with MLK and read 1 John 4:13-19

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Dreams and Visions: Thomas Merton

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Dreams and Visions: Amy Carmichael

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Dreams and Visions: John Newton

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Dreams and Visions: Augustine

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Dreams and Visions: Julian of Norwich

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Christmas! It is Not Over

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Flee!

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Advent Preparations: Emmanuel

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If one offered for love all the wealth of one’s house, it would be utterly scorned.

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Advent Preparations: Shepherds, Parents, Wisemen

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How fair and pleasant you are…

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Advent Preparations: Cross in the Manger

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Your two breasts are like twin fawns…

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Advent Preparations: Christmas Shopping

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My dove, my perfect one, is the only one…

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Advent Preparations: Grace Upon Grace

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His eyes are like doves…bathed in milk.

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Advent Preparations: Not Celebrate?

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I am faint with love.

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Advent Preparations: Seek First

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The 5 senses and love

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Advent Preparations: Herods of This World

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Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes…

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Advent Preparations: Hope and Fear

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Daughters of Jerusalem, come out!

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Advent Preparations: Spirit of Christmas

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Searching for him whom my soul loves…

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Advent Preparations: Joseph

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My beloved is mine and I am his

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Advent Preparations: Humility

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Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away…”

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Advent Preparations: His nativity

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“His fruit was sweet to my taste…”

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Advent Preparations: Heaven and Earth

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As a lily among brambles, so is my beloved among young men.

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Advent Preparations: Mary

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Ah you are beautiful, my love…

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Advent Preparations: Ears That Hear

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I compare you, my love, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.

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Advent Preparations: Where Will We Kneel?

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I am black and beautiful…

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Advent Preparations: Light in Darkness

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Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!

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Advent Preparations: God is on the Loose

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Song of Songs 1:1. Let’s do this!

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Life Together: Church family

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A beautiful passage on life.

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Life Together: Singing in Jail

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Remember your youth!

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Life Together: Those Who Remain

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Chaos!

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Life Together: Servanthood

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Fate awaits us all.

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Life Together: Breaking Bread with a Betrayer

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Our words matter, but we should put less weight in the words of others than we do.

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Life Together: Where We Call Home

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Obeying the King

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Life Together: Christ Standing Before Us

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Beware of nostalgia.

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A day late but never a dollar short…

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Life Together: We All Need an Elizabeth

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Life Together: Romantic Love

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“For the fate of humans and the fate of animals is the same.”

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Let’s talk time!

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Life Together—Two Are Better

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Job’s final words.

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Life Together—Our Mentors

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God responds to Job!

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Life Together—Complicated Grief

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Job wraps up his argument.

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Life Together—Friendship

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“Where does wisdom come from?”

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Life Together—Going Where You Go

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Job asks hard questions about God’s justice.

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Life Together—setting out stones

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Job points out the comfort of the wealthy.

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Life Together—setting aside ego

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Job has a moment of hope!

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Life Together—breaking the cycle

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Job takes a break.

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Life Together—forgiveness is like seeing the face of God

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Don’t trust Job’s friends.

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Life Together—Love that covers our shame

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Job wishes he were dead!

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The Kingdom of God is Like Heaven on Earth

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The Father

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The Kingdom of God is Like a Dinner Party

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The older brother.

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The Kingdom of God is a Great Reversal

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The slaves!

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The Kingdom of God is Like Little Children

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Pig day!

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The Kingdom of God is Like a Surprise

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A prodigal son deep dive.

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The Kingdom of God is Like Taking a Nap

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Benediction

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The Kingdom of God is Like a Wheat Field

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The armor of God…

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The Kingdom of God is Worth Searching For

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Let’s talk about slavery. Why? Because it’s in there and we have to.

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The Kingdom of God is Like Yeast in Mounds of Flour

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Pay attention kids!

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The Kingdom of God is Like a Shrub

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Household Codes Part 2: let’s talk about men.

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Holy Humor—Exasperated and Funny

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The household codes: wives.

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Holy Humor—Is Someone a Donkey in this Story?

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Holy Humor—Sermons to Sleep To

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The one where Phil’s phone rings. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Holy Humor—Laughing at the Mighty Who Fall

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Be nice.

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Holy Humor—Go Away Baldy!

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The old life and the new.

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Holy Humor—Take My Wife, Please!

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The Body of Christ

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Holy Humor—Hark mighty warrior!

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Humility, gentleness and patience

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Holy Humor—qamlas and gamlas galore

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Paul’s prayers for the Church

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Holy Humor—In the Cool Roof Chamber

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Slaves to Christ.

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Holy Humor—Meet Cute in Genesis

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Songs of Lament—the book of psalms

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The Church’s one foundation

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Songs of Lament—Gethsemane Prayer

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The church should foster unity.

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Songs of Lament—Jeremiah 31–Rachel across Generations

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Saved by grace through faith.

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Songs of Lament—Psalm 130–Waiting and Hope

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We follow Jesus

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Songs of Lament—Psalm 77–Remembering God’s Promises

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Ephesians!

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Songs of Lament—Psalm 22–the Most Famous Lament

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Prayer!

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Songs of Lament—Psalm 71–Aging

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Patience and Endurance

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Songs of Lament—Psalm 42–Spirityal Pain

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Beware the wealthy

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Songs of Lament—Psalm 6–When We are Sick

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God expects fidelity in all aspects of life.

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Love your neighbor!

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Songs of Lament—Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

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In the world, not of the world, and let’s change our political thinking.

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Songs of Lament—Psalm 90–We Frail Humans

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Wisdom and selflessness

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Songs of Lament—Psalm 85–God’s Anger

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Wherein Phil goes on a bit of a rant.

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Songs of Lament—Psalm 74–God’s Hiddenness

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Faith without works is…?

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Songs of Lament—Psalm 12–surrounded by liars

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Caring for the poor.

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Joseph’s Story: God Used It for Good

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Everyone is equal in the Church

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Joseph’s Story: Reunited

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We need to DO something!

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Joseph’s Story: I am Joseph

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Be careful with your anger…

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Joseph’s Story: the Test

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Do temptations come from God?

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Joseph’s Story: Overcome

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We begin the book of James!

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Joseph’s Story: Reuben Steps Up

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The end of the book

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Joseph’s Story: Consequences

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Righteousness and Holiness

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Joseph’s Story: Giving Them a Chance

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God is the light

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Joseph’s Story: Unfinished Business

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Fear of the Lord

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Joseph’s Story: Opening the Storehouses

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A stark choice

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Joseph’s Story: Done with the Past?

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The second resurrection

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Joseph’s Story: Living the Time We are Given

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Martyrdom: the difficult truth 😬😬

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Joseph’s Story: 2 More Years in Jail

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Phil goes on a rant.

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Joseph’s Story: Forgotten

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What made God so angry about the Romans?

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Joseph’s Story: Joined in Jail

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The Word of God is a sword…

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Joseph’s Story: From Bad to Worse

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The bride is prepared…

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Joseph’s Story: a Problem at Home

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Praise, worship & heaven.

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Joseph’s Story: In Egypt

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Rome is still bad

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Joseph’s Story: Jacob’s Grief

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Beware the merchants

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Joseph’s Story: Sold for Money

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Get out while the getting is good…

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Joseph’s Story: the Reuben Option

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Rome shall fall.

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Joseph’s Story: Jealousy and Rage Boil Over

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The betrayal of the city

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Joseph’s Story: the Dreams Begin

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The emperor is a weenie.

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Joseph’s Story: Father’s Favorite

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The 2 women of revelation

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Our Genesis Story: Jacob and Esau Meet Again

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The seventh bowl of God’s wrath…

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Our Genesis Story: Jacob Wrestles

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God’s wrath spills out on to the world.

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Our Genesis Story: Jacob’s In Love

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The first 3 plagues 😬😬

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Our Genesis Story: Jacob’s Dream

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God’s wrath and God’s grace.

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Our Genesis Story: Jacob’s Birth and a Stolen Blessing

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The grapes of wrath

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A Day in the Life: Sleeping V

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Sabbath and faithfulness v. toil and idolatry.

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A Day in the Life: Sleeping IV

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What’s with the virgins?

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A Day in the Life: Sleeping III

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Beware the beast of the earth, that’s the one you really have to watch!

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A Day in the Life: Sleeping II

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The beast from the sea

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A Day in the Life: Sleeping I

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Earth to the rescue!

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A Day in the Life: Drinking Tea V

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The Accuser and the Lamb

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A Day in the Life: Drinking Tea IV

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The heart of Revelation

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A Day in the Life: Drinking Tea III

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Let us sing!

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A Day in the Life: Drinking Tea II

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The burden of the Church

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A Day in the Life: Drinking Tea

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The beast arises 🙁🙁

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A Day in the Life: Calling a Friend V

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The 2 lamp stands and the 2 olive trees.

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A Day in the Life: Calling a Friend IV

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Reading the Bible with confidence.

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A Day in the Life: Calling a Friend III

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Honey on our lips, bitter in our stomachs.

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A Day in the Life: Calling a Friend II

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No more delay!!

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A Day in the Life: Calling a Friend I

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The majesty of God!

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A Day in the Life: Sitting in Traffic IV

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We don’t believe in God because of fear of the alternative!

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A Day in the Life: Sitting in Traffic III

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A Day in the Life: Sitting in Traffic II

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Beware of false gods.

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A Day in the Life: Sitting in Traffic I

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Locusts 😬😬

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A Day in the Life: Checking Email IV

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A Day in the Life: Checking Email III

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Hope amidst fear.

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A Day in the Life: Checking Email II

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God’s wrath and freedom.

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Worship!

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Silence is golden

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A Day in the Life: Fighting with Your Family V

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The blood of the lamb and the end of suffering.

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A Day in the Life: Fighting with Your Family IV

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Worship!!

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A Day in the Life: Fighting with Your Family III

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All. Actions, tribes, and languages!!

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A Day in the Life: Fighting with Your Family II

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144,000

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A Day in the Life: Fighting with Your Family I

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Baptism is the mark…

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A Day in the Life: Eating Leftovers V

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The sixth seal

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A Day in the Life: Eating Leftovers IV

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The fifth seal.

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A Day in the Life: Eating Leftovers III

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The fourth rider.

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A Day in the Life: Eating Leftovers II

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The third seal!!

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A Day in the Life: Eating Leftovers I

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The second seal!

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A Day in the Life: Losing Keys V

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The first seal…

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A Day in the Life: Losing Keys IV

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Worthy is the lamb!

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A Day in the Life: Losing Keys III

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We talk the nature of worship today.

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A Day in the Life: Losing Keys II

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Who will open the scroll?

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A Day in the Life: Losing Keys

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Worship is perpetual!

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A Day in the Life: Brushing Teeth V

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The rainbow 🌈!

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A Day in the Life: Brushing Teeth IV

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Leave the door ajar!

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A Day in the Life: Brushing Teeth III

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What makes us rich?

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A Day in the Life: Brushing Teeth II

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Living with urgency.

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A Day in the Life: Brushing Teeth I

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An open door...

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A Day in the Life: Making the Bed V

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Remembering baptism.

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A Day in the Life: Making the Bed IV

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The faithful remnant.

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A Day in the Life: Making the Bed III

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Beware idolatry!

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A Day in the Life: Making the Bed II

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Staying on The Way

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A Day in the Life: Making the Bed I

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Pergamum, Balaam, and Jesus!

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A Day in the Life: Waking Up to Baptism V

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Pergamum and Satan’s throne.

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A Day in the Life: Waking Up to Baptism IV

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Let’s be mindful of those with less power.

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A Day in the Life: Waking Up to Baptism III

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Poverty is not permanent.

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A Day in the Life: Waking Up to Baptism II

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Ephesus part 2, let’s have some passion people!!

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A Day in the Life:Waking up to Baptism I

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What were the Ephesians doing well?

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Lenten Journey with John: 21: 24-25

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Let’s talk about what makes the Church special and unique. Also, sorry about the audio, you may need to turn it up a bit. 😬😬

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Lenten Journey with John: 21: 15-19

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The amazing imagery around Jesus.

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Lenten Journey with John: 21: 4-12

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We continue in Revelation with a brief chat about our citizenship in Jesus’ kingdom.

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Lenten Journey with John: 21: 1-3

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The timelessness of God

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Join us Monday, April 5 as Stressed to the Nines moves to its new location.

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