Category: From the Pastor
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 4 of 53
2022 Sure Footing Reading Plan in the Gospel of Matthew Day 4 of 58, January 6 Reading: Matthew 2:19-24 https://bible.oremus.org/?ql=508467170 Scripture When Herod died, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel,…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 3 of 58
2022 Sure Footing Reading Plan in the Gospel of Matthew Day 3 of 58, January 5 Reading: Matthew 2:1-18 http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=190810006 Scripture: Then, opening their treasure-chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. (Matthew 2:11 [NRSV]) Observation: Gold is a gift for a king. Frankincense is a gift for a priest because it is…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 2 of 58
2022 Sure Footing Reading Plan in the Gospel of Matthew Day 2 of 58, January 4 Reading: Matthew 1:18-25 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+1%3A18-25&version=CEB Scripture: “Joseph called him Jesus.” – Matt. 1:25b Observation God empowers humans to be agents of divine will. Joseph was not forced to name his adopted son “Jesus”, which means “God is salvation” in Hebrew.……
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 1 of 58
2022 Sure Footing Reading Plan in the Gospel of Matthew Day 1 of 58, January 3 “The Tree of Jesse” from Isaiah 11, the last of the three fourteen generation stages leading to the birth of Jesus Christ. Scripture ‘So there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen generations from David to the exile…
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Lent Devotion, Day 44 of 44
Dear Friends in the Faith, This concludes our journey through Matthew and Mark for the Lenten season. Thank you for making this journey with me to the tomb of Christ where stand vigil until that glorious Easter morning where we can shout our hallelujahs that “Christ is risen!”. With Joy on the Journey,Pastor David Read…