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If Only (John 11)
His mom said, “I’ll have to vacuum it up.” Phin asked, “How does it get up there?” His mom, thinking he was talking about the bug, said, “They fly.” Phin looked at her in amazement and said, “Vacuums fly?” Continue reading
Put It Where It Belongs: Where the Incarnation Fits in God’s Big Story
They think that if the faith is true, they should see evidence for it everywhere – a thousand … astonishing healings and nature-defying answers to prayer. Those things certainly happen …, but they usually happen in clusters around significant actions (some might call them intrusions) of God in history. Continue reading
Posted in Advent, Bible, Christianity, Faith, Sermons, Spiritual life, Theology, Wide Angle
Tagged Bible and Caesar, biblical narrative, Cleopatra, covenant, Faith, God, incarnation, Jesus, King Herod the Great, Magi, Matthew 2, miracles, Shayne Looper Sermons
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Don’t Give Up on God (2 Samuel 7)
God hardly ever does things the way we think he should. What kind of kingdom is ruled by a crucified King? Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, Sermons, Theology, Wide Angle
Tagged 1 Samuel 8, 2 Samuel 7:11-16, Covenant with David, Faith, God, God's promises, Hosea 3:5, Isaiah 9, Jeremiah 23:5, Jesus Christ, Micah 5:2, Palm Sunday, Psalm 89, Shayne Looper Sermons, The Son of David, Why did people think Jesus was the Messiah?, Zechariah 9:9
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The God of Second Chances (Joshua 3-4)
When another chance – second chance or hundredth chance – will be helpful, it will be given. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the God of Second chances. Continue reading
Ungraven Images (Exodus 19-20)
The form we have here comes from the kingdom of the Hittites and the so-called suzerainty treaties that conquered nations were required to sign. But there is a difference: God did not conquer Israel and force them into a treaty. Rather, he rescued them and offered them the choice to be his people. Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Faith, relationships, Sermons, Theology, Wide Angle
Tagged Christians and the Ten Commandments, Covenant in the Bible, Exodus 19:5-6, Exodus 20 The Ten Commandment, Exodus 24:10, Faith, Galatians 3:25, God, Grace and Law, Graven Images, Jesus Christ, Predestination, Romans 3:20, Shayne Looper Sermons, The Second Commandment
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The Passover: He Delivers (Exodus 12)
He did everything God told him to do … and things got worse! Much worse. And what’s more, the Hebrews blamed him (which is just what Pharaoh intended)! In frustration, Moses lashed out at God. He said (5:22), “Why did you [even] send me? . . . you haven’t rescued your people at all.” Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Faith, Sermons, Theology, Wide Angle
Tagged 1 Corinthians 5:7 - Christ our Passover, Christianity, Exodus, Exodus 12, Faith, God, gods of Egypt, Jesus Christ, Luke 24:27, meaning of redemption, Pharaoh, Ra god of Egypt, The 10 Plagues and God's war on Egypt's gods, The Passover
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Laughter Will Not Die (Genesis 22)
And now we come to chapter 22 where God’s Plan-Only, which was entirely dependent on a boy named Laughter, was put at risk. And it was God who put it there. Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Faith, Sermons, Theology
Tagged 1Chronicles 22:1, 2 Chronicles 3:1, Abraham and Isaac, difference between a test and a temptation, God, Hebrews 11:17-19, James 1:13, Jesus Christ, John 1:29, Lamb of God, Moriah, Prophecy, Romans 3:25, Sacrifice of Isaac
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The Call of Abraham (Genesis 12)
Abram is the beginning of the cure because he is the beginning of a line … The long line runs through a young woman – hardly more than a child – named Mary. Then the line becomes a point: a point of contention for some; a point of no return for others; but the point of it all for us who believe. Continue reading
When Adam Jumped into an Abyss (Genesis 3)
…part of the story is left out. It is not just from stone to iron, but from stone-headed axe to iron-tipped spear, from iron-tipped spear to lead bullet, from lead bullet to thermonuclear warhead. We jump, but we usually land further down, not further up. Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Faith, Sermons, Theology, Wide Angle
Tagged 1 John 2:15-27, Adam and Eve, creation, Galatians 4:4, Genesis 3 - The Fall, God, James 1:13-15, Jesus Christ, Revelation 13:8, Serpent in the Garden of Eden, temptation, the problem of evil, tree of the knowledge of good and evil
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In the Beginning
Every human composition is but a “Variation on a Theme by God.” He made birds and streams sing, waves and waterfalls crash. The wind croons; the oceans roar; the leaves on a billion trees dance, and all creation keep time to the music. Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Faith, Sermons, Theology, Wide Angle
Tagged Christianity, Faith, Genesis 1, Genesis 1:26-28, God, Hebrews 11:3, image of God, imago dei, Jesus Christ, John 1:1, Psalm 19:1, Psalm 8, Romans 4:17, Romans 8:19, Size of the universe, the word of God, Why do people exist?
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