This week we hear Jesus’s teachings on forgiveness in Matthew 18.While teaching his disciples about how to live well with others, Peterasks about forgiveness. “Lord, if my brother or sister sins against me, how often should Iforgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times,but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. Bible …
Category: Matthew
Aug 27
Get Behind me, Satan!
23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me, for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things. Matthew 16:23 NRSVUE The above verse comes from a story in which Peter, in a flash of fear, tries to stop Jesus …
Jan 12
Where Does God Dwell?
John 2:13–25, 1 Corinthians 3:16–17, Matthew 15:18–20 This week’s scriptures invite us into a profound and searching question: Where does God dwell? For generations, people looked to temples, sanctuaries, and sacred spaces to locate the presence of the Holy. But our readings challenge us to look closer—much closer. In John’s Gospel, Jesus enters the Jerusalem temple …
Oct 09
You Don’t Apply to be a Prophet
1 Sam 3:1-14 In the opening of 1 Samuel, God is doing a new thing. Until this time the people of Israel were led by judges. Men and Women that could discern God’s will in a specific situation that usually provided deliverance from the enemies. The judges spoke condemnation to the enemies of Israel. Samuel …
