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  • The Goat That Walks Away

    Bible Chat – Leviticus 16:20–34 There is a moment in this ritual that invites us to stop and watch. Aaron has spoken the words.Hands pressed firmly on the head of the goat.Every category of failure named—iniquities, transgressions, sins. And now…… Continue reading

  • Come and Rest

    Matthew 11:28–30 “Come unto me… take my yoke… my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” If one must bear a burden, the best burden to bear is one that is bearable. If one must wear a yoke, the… Continue reading

  • Jesus, the Storyteller

    “And he spake many things to them in parables…” — Matthew 13:3 Jesus was a storyteller. That is how He taught. He told stories to capture attention.He told stories to awaken understanding.And sometimes, He told stories that concealed truth from… Continue reading

  • Adrift and Welcomed Home

    Casting Care and Finding Restoration Adrift “…Casting all your cares upon Him, for He careth for you.” – I Peter 5:7 Imagine yourself adrift upon a sea of trouble—tossed furiously by its waves and sinking under the load of care.… Continue reading

  • The Generous Life, the Shared Life, and the Shepherd’s Voice

    Scripture Focus : Acts 2:42–47; I Peter 2:21; John 10:1–30 There is something unmistakable about the early church. It was not polished.It was not institutional.It was not carefully managed. But it was alive. “They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine… Continue reading

  • The Walk We Must Walk

    Walking in Love and Light “Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning…” — I John 2:7 There is nothing particularly new about love. It is, as John says, an… Continue reading

  • The Welcome Table

    Refuge • Integrity • Presence Bible Chat – Isaiah 25 • Luke 14 • Psalm 116 REFUGE — The Feast God Prepares “On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples…” — Isaiah… Continue reading

  • WALKING IN HIS STEPS

    I Peter 2:13, 18–19, 21 “Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake… Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the forward. For this is… Continue reading

  • Churches and Temples

    “Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ …  But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar… Continue reading

  • Uneducated and Ordinary Companions of Jesus

    Acts 4:13–21 | Psalm 118:14–18 Are Jesus’ followers ordinary or holy? Yes.Both. The early apostles were not recognized for credentials, eloquence, or institutional standing. They were identified by something far more decisive: They had been with Jesus. That was the… Continue reading