Lectionary: Series A (486)
  1. But this is not a story of Jesus being taken many places. This is a story of Jesus remaining in one place and deepening in His love of the Spirit and the Father.
  2. The main point Paul has been getting at in Romans is what God has done in the One man Jesus the Messiah—the rightful heir of God’s earthly kingdom—is far, far more than simply putting the human race back where it was before the intrusion of sin.
  3. The Seed of the woman is he who will crush the head of the evil one and restore man to a right and proper relationship with God.
  4. God interrupts Peter, but not only to quiet him. He also directs Peter to listen to someone else.
  5. The coming of Jesus the Son was the fulfillment of all the Old Testament promises and prophesies, types and covenants. His resurrection and, as Peter asserts here, His transfiguration proved it.
  6. Because God makes the rules He is free to break them when He chooses, however, God only breaks His own rules on the side of grace!
  7. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus establishes a whole new standard for what it means to live as one of His people.
  8. It is time to move on from the basics, says the Apostle. It is time to sink your teeth into some theological meat and understand He is working in those baptized into Christ.
  9. Obviously, the choice is very black and white: good or evil; life or death; blessings or curses...Unfortunately, the actions of the people will speak louder than their words.
  10. The followers of Jesus have a function to perform. When they do not perform it—that is, when they are not being themselves—the world suffers.
  11. Paul says Christian faith means confessing Jesus is Lord, beginning at the Cross, and owning the historical fact that God raised Him from the dead.
  12. There are good, God-pleasing reasons to attend a Divine Service, but worship attendance can also be an action by which we try to earn or deserve the favor and love of God. This is an ongoing struggle in every worshiping community.
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