Archive for March, 2009

To Heal or to Kill: The Price of Grace

God’s Word for us today is Mark 3:1-6.
“And [Jesus] said to the man who had the withered hand, ‘Come forward.’ Then he said to them, ‘Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to kill?’ But they were silent.” -Mark 3:3-4
The religious leaders set a trap [...]

 
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Love that Trumps the Rules

God’s Word for us today is Mark 2:23-28.
Jesus excuses his disciples for picking grain on the sabbath: “The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath.” Is Jesus the ultimate rule breaker?
Please welcome guest preacher Nick Zylstra.

 
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Jesus: New Wine, New Wineskins, and a Big Party!

God’s Word for us today is Mark 2:18-22.
“Jesus said to them, ‘The wedding guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast on [...]

 
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Tax Collectors, Sinners, and Jesus

God’s Word for us today is Mark 2:14-17.
“When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, ‘Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?’” -Mark 2:16-17
Jesus spent a lot of time with people who were looked down upon. That caused quite [...]

 
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Led into the Wilderness

God’s Word for us today is Luke 1:1-13.
“Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished.” -Luke 4:1-2
Why [...]

 
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