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Machine-assisted transcript, lightly edited for punctuation, paragraphing, and a few clear recognition errors. Congregational responses are retained. All right. This is the prayer of illumination. Lord, open our hearts and minds by the power of your Holy Spirit. That as the scriptures are read and your…

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, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter…

From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God,…

Quick recap from last week: earlier in Matthew 13 , Jesus tells the Parable of the Sower — The good sower who sows seeds all over the place. Some of those seeds take root and bear fruit. Some of those seeds are stifled or trampled. We talked about how it’s maybe not the seed’s fault — it’s the circumstances,…

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell…

Text. Soul. Culture. Student of history. Read deeply, slowly, closely. At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things…

Courage and cost in discipleship

Jesus calls and restores through mercy

Sent in God’s Name

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them…

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who became obedient to death.