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John 17:6-19 Dear Partner in Preaching, Just two observations on this complex portion of what we often call “the High Priestly Prayer” when Jesus’ intercedes on behalf of his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion. Both are prompted by the repetition of key words. The first is “world” (kosmos). According to John’s Jesus, the world ...
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John 17:6-19 Dear Partner in Preaching, Just two...
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Home » Posts Tagged " In the Meantime". Luke 13:31-35 Dear Partner in Preaching, Have you ever noticed just how long it takes Jesus to get to Jerusalem? Just after the Transfiguration – two Sundays and four chapters ago – Luke records that Jesus “set his face to go to Jerusalem” (9:51) and then repeats that phrase shortly thereafter (v53).
Matthew 25:1-13 Dear Partner in Preaching, I am writing this one day before the 2020 election in the US, and you may be reading it on election day and likely preparing your sermon in its aftermath. Suffice it to say, we want to very much to come up with a meaningful sermon and, at just the same time, likely feel a tad inadequate to the task.
Home Daily Bread Matthew 20:1-16. “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the market-place; and he said to ...
