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There will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy! Isaiah 35:2 Questions for Life Groups Read Isaiah 35:1-10. What images come to mind as you read this text? In what ways does this prophecy remind you of the Christmas Holidays? Read this week’s articles titled...
Evergreen: Leaving exile
Can you believe it’s December already? Retailers started stocking their shelves with decorations a couple of months earlier. People everywhere are recalling and replaying Christmas traditions from Black Friday shopping to adorning their homes with lights and a variety...
Coming up in Worship
One of my favorite activities to do the week of Thanksgiving is to watch movies with a Christmas theme. Hallmark produces most of the movies I choose. There are more choices than time to watch them all, but the commonality between them reminds me of the similarities...
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The Word I speak will not fail to do what I plan. My Word will do everything I send it to do. Isiah 55:1-13 Questions for Life Groups Read Isiah 55:1-13. What are your thoughts after reading this text? What do you hear God saying to you as you read and reflect on...
Surely: When God speaks
Do you always say what you mean? The answer for the vast majority of us is no. Even the most literal person is apt to offer a partial truth to flatter someone or to shorten a conversation. We say things we don’t mean. We don’t say things we mean. And too often we’re...
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Because of all the trouble this widow is giving me, I will see to it that she gets her rights. Luke 18:1-8 Questions for Life Groups Read Luke 18:1-8. Does this parable leave you with questions? In what ways is this a “feel good” story? How does this parable leave you...
Persistence: Hearing God’s voice
In this week's reading from Woman of Words, Matthew and Mary argue about him gathering stories during her time in Bethlehem for her grandson's birth. When Mary returned and Matthew proudly shared his accomplishments, Mary dismissed him. She would find someone else to...
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Yet it was our grief he bore, our sorrows that weighed him down. Isaiah 53:1-12 Questions for Life Groups Read Isaiah 53:1-12. Setting aside any specific context for the text do the words sound familiar to you? In what ways? Read this week’s articles titled Saved?...
Saved: Before Abraham
In our companion book for this series, A Woman of Words, Matthew experiences a revelation. The story of Yeshua did not begin with His birth. You and I know Jesus was with God at the beginning. But this revelation doesn’t come to us because we’re smarter or better...