14 September: John 3: 13-17

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Please read the passage before the commentary. In the desert the Israelites suffered from poisonous snakes.  To heal them, Poses made a bronze serpent and raised it up on a pole. All who looked at the bronze serpent were healed. … Continued

September 10 2025: Colossians 3:1-11

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                       Please read the passage before the commentary When does the word ‘if’ not introduce a conditional sentence?  When it means since or because.’  The opening sentence of this reading does not mean that if you were not raised with … Continued

September 8 2025: Micah 5:1-4a

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                                   Please read the passage before the commentary Not from Jerusalem will come forth the one who is to be the ruler in Israel.  The ruler does not come from Moscow or Washington.  Rather it is from the insignificant town … Continued

September 7: Luke 14:25-33

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Please read the passage before the commentary here.Luke 14:25-33 Have you ever told your parents or have your children tell you, “I hate you!!!”  In the midst of a meltdown, the word hate describes the depth of emotion being experienced.  … Continued

September 5 2025: Colossians 1:15-20

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                      Please read the passage before the commentary Who is the Jesus Christ that Paul and Epaphras preached?  He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.  It is in Jesus Christ that all things were … Continued

September 3 2025: Colossians 1:1-8.

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                           Please read the passage before the commentary This is the beginning of the letter from Paul to the Colossians.  Epaphras has brought the gospel to the Colossians; Paul had not.  It is closely related to the letters to the … Continued