The Great I Am: The Vine and the Branches
The Vine and the Branches 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he […]
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The Great I Am – The Door and Good Shepherd
John 10 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down […]
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Before Abraham Was Born, I Am
John 8 You Are of Your Father the Devil 39 They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing the works Abraham […]
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The Great I Am – the Light of the World
John 8 I Am the Light of the World 12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have […]
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The Great I Am – the Bread of Life
John 6 25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” 26 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are […]
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The Gospel in Everyday Life
Acts 2 The Fellowship of the Believers 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe[a] came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs […]
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Rebuilding the Community Take 2
Nehemiah 13 Nehemiah’s Final Reforms 1On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people. And in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite […]
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Celebration
Nehemiah 12:27-47 Dedication of the Wall 27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the […]
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A Community United in Covenant Commitment
Nehemiah 9:38 38 [a] “Because of all this we make a firm covenant in writing; on the sealed document are the names of[b] our princes, our Levites, and our priests. 10:27-39 The Obligations of the […]
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Rebuilding Community Through Repentance & Revival
Nehemiah 9 1 Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the people of Israel were assembled with fasting and in sackcloth, and with earth on their heads. 2 And the Israelites […]
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Learning to Listen
John 10 22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. 24 So the Jews gathered around […]
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Jesus > …
Hebrews 1 1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom […]
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The Prequel Christmas Story
Christ’s Example of Humility 2 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having […]
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Rebuilding the Community – By the Book
Nehemiah 8 Ezra Reads the Law And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of […]