Text: John 8:3-9 Most of us have been reading this story of the woman caught in adultery for decades and think it has little to offer us in the way of new information. Well, for starters, ask yourself, “How is it possible to catch one person in the act of adultery?” But the sexism of Bible culture is not our focus here. Nor is the physical act of stoning. I’ve had to explain to generations of teenagers that when St.…
Text: Matthew 11:18-19 Nehemiah 8:9-10 9 And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law. 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions of them to those for whom…
Text: Ephesians 2:8-10 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— 9 not the result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 “For we are God’s workmanship,” that is we are the good works of God. Then Paul concludes, “created in Christ Jesus to do good works.” Christians who focus exclusively on salvation by grace see feeding the hungry, clothing the naked and visiting those…
Text: Romans 8:5-6 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. This Sunday we will be looking specifically at the phrase “…set their minds on the things of the Spirit.” What on earth…
