Scripture Reference: Psalm 1
Psalm 1 and 2 have been called the opening pillars of entrance into the world of the Psalms. Psalm 1 is the powerfully clarifying contrast between two ways of living life: a life of blessing OR the life of a scoffer. It begs us to look for THE Blessed One to come.
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Scripture Reference: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11
When it comes to pain and loss in this life, Christians can put their hope in the second coming of the Lord and we must be diligent to keep that day on our hearts and minds as we live in this broken world.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 6:11, Leviticus 23:37-43, Matthew 6:16-18
The New Year typically brings renewed goals! The Scriptures give us numerous practices that help form us individually and communally into the likeness of Jesus. What would it look like for our practices around food this year to point us to what God is doing and shape us into the likeness of Jesus. Scripture points us to the practices of feasting and fasting.
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Scripture Reference: Isaiah 40:1-11
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Scripture Reference: Luke 2:8-20
When the angels appear to the shepherds in the countryside fields outside Bethlehem, they do so because they are finally being granted permission to sing about what they LOVE to contemplate: the scope of the Christian Gospel. Can we learn what the angels learn so we can sing like they?
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