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by Steve Thomason | Jan 22, 2018 | Devos
Our text for the weekend from the Narrative Lectionary is John 3:1-21. Jesus speaks with Nicodemus, a religious leader, about the Kingdom of God. This is my Monday morning visual meditation. More to come as the week unfolds....
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by Steve Thomason | Jan 18, 2018 | Devos
Jesus got angry in our text this week. Read John 2:13-25. He enters the temple and drives out the money changers with a whip and flips their tables over. To be honest, I’m not a big fan of this version of Jesus. He makes me uncomfortable. I’m a peacemaker...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 16, 2018 | Devos
God is about abundance, not scarcity. That is one of the key theological ideas that runs through our study of John’s Gospel. It came through clearly in the text from last weekend, John 2:1-11, where Jesus takes ordinary water and transforms it into extraordinary wine....
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by Steve Thomason | Jan 15, 2018 | Devos
Our text from the Narrative Lectionary for our next Come and See Sermon is found in John 2:13-25. The sign stories come in couplets. You can’t truly understand the temple cleansing scene without contrasting it to the Wedding in Cana from John 2:1-11. I invite you to...
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by Steve Thomason | Jan 10, 2018 | Devos
Is there a difference between seeing and looking? I ask this question because, once again, our worship theme interacts nicely with Richard Rohr’s daily meditation. Last weekend we preached from John 1:35-51 where Jesus invites the disciples to “come and see” where he...
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by Steve Thomason | Jan 8, 2018 | Devos
Jesus is with his mother and his disciples at a wedding party in Cana. The host runs out of wine on day three of seven. Bad news. Jesus’ mother urges him to turn the water into wine. He does, and now there are 180 gallons of the best wine you’ve ever tasted. Thanks,...
