Swallow No Camels
I may strain a few gnats every now and then…..
Year: 2024
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For the past year, we have been tracing the gospel story of Jesus week by week as it happened 1997 years ago. It is midwinter in 27 AD, the 45th week of Jesus’ 70-week ministry. Our passage for today comes from Luke 10, Luke 10:38-42 Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a…
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Week 43 ——— The Light of the WorldJohn 10:1–23 The days are getting shorter. Have you noticed it? There is less daylight every day. Today, there will be 4.5 fewer hours of sunlight than in June. Does anyone like that? It could be worse. The further north you live, the less daylight there is. This…
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Week 42 ——— The Hope of Christmas- JusticeMatthew 12:14-41 Jesus’ disciples will return from their two-month mission next week, and we will resume our chronological study. As this is the first week of Advent, and the theme is the hope of the coming Messiah and prophecies, let me begin with an Isaiah prophecy. Isaiah 42:1-4Behold my…
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Week 41 ——— Good Samaritan, Bad QuestionsLuke 10:25-37 Jesus’ disciples will be on their two-month mission for a few more weeks. So, we continue to examine some of his teachings. Today, we discuss his most well-known parable, The Good Samaritan. We talked about parables back in August when we discussed the parable of the four soils. …
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Week 40 ——— Don’t Be OffendableMatthew 5:21-26 Last week, we talked about murder and anger and how, in God’s view, they are very much alike because both come from the same place in the heart. We looked at these verses: Matthew 5:21-26 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You…
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Week 37 ——— Don’t Be AngryMatthew 5:21-26 Jesus sent out 70 disciples on a two-month mission. He is teaching and healing, but because all the disciples are away, we don’t have any scripture that tells us exactly what he is doing. So, we are taking this opportunity to review some of his previous teaching. Last…
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Week 35 ——— The Woman Caught in AdulteryJohn 8:1-11 John 7:53-8:11 [[They went each to his own house, but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning, he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. The scribes and the Pharisees…
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Week 35 ——— Jesus at the Feast of TabernaclesLuke 9:51-62 John 7:1-52 This is week 35 in our 70-week walk through the ministry of Jesus. The Day of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement have passed. On this day in 27 AD, October 13, on the final day of the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus…
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Week 33 ——— An Important Question in an Unusual PlaceMatthew 16:13-20 Mark 8:27-9:1 Luke 9:18-27 Matthew 16:13-20 Now, when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say…
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Week 32 ——— Another Miraculous FeedingMatthew 15:32-38 Mark 8:1-9 Jesus feeds the 5000(+), and the following day, they want him to feed them again. But he challenges them to think deeper and tells them he is the Bread of Life. They are disappointed in Jesus and unable to understand his teaching about eternal…
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