Category: Modern

March 31, 2022

Modern – God Moves Us: God Moves Us Back Home

  Corresponding Scriptures: Luke 15:1-10 (CEB) 15 All the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around Jesus to listen to him. 2 The Pharisees and legal experts were grumbling, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose someone among you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them. Wouldn’t […]

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March 24, 2022

Modern – God Moves Us: God Moves Us Through Unfairness

  Corresponding Scriptures: Luke 13:1-9 (CEB) 13 Some who were present on that occasion told Jesus about the Galileans whom Pilate had killed while they were offering sacrifices. 2 He replied, “Do you think the suffering of these Galileans proves that they were more sinful than all the other Galileans? 3 No, I tell you, but unless you […]

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March 17, 2022

Modern – God Moves Us: God Moves Us Through Obstacles

  Corresponding Scriptures: Luke 13:31-35 (CEB) 31 At that time, some Pharisees approached Jesus and said, “Go! Get away from here, because Herod wants to kill you.” 32 Jesus said to them, “Go, tell that fox, ‘Look, I’m throwing out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete my work. […]

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March 10, 2022

Modern – God Moves Us: God Moves Us Through Temptation

  Corresponding Scriptures: Luke 4:1-13 (CEB) 4 Jesus returned from the Jordan River full of the Holy Spirit, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness. 2 There he was tempted for forty days by the devil. He ate nothing during those days and afterward Jesus was starving. 3 The devil said to him, “Since you are […]

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March 3, 2022

Modern – The Art of Hearing: God’s Voice Moves Us

  Corresponding Scriptures: Luke 9:28-36 (CEB) 28 About eight days after Jesus said these things, he took Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray. 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed and his clothes flashed white like lightning. 30 Two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him. 31 They […]

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February 24, 2022

Modern – The Art of Hearing: Hearing One Another

  Corresponding Scriptures: Luke 6:27-38 (CEB) 27 “But I say to you who are willing to hear: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. 28 Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on the cheek, offer the other one as well. If someone takes your coat, […]

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February 17, 2022

Modern – The Art of Hearing: Hearing and Hearing

  Corresponding Scriptures: Luke 6:17-26 (CEB) 17 Jesus came down from the mountain with them and stood on a large area of level ground. A great company of his disciples and a huge crowd of people from all around Judea and Jerusalem and the area around Tyre and Sidon joined him there. 18 They came to hear […]

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February 10, 2022

Modern – The Art of Hearing: Hearing is Believing

  Corresponding Scriptures: Luke 5:1-11 (CEB) 5 One day Jesus was standing beside Lake Gennesaret when the crowd pressed in around him to hear God’s word. 2 Jesus saw two boats sitting by the lake. The fishermen had gone ashore and were washing their nets. 3 Jesus boarded one of the boats, the one that belonged to Simon, […]

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February 2, 2022

Modern – The Art of Hearing: Hard of Hearing

  Corresponding Scriptures: Luke 4:14-30 (CEB) 14 Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news about him spread throughout the whole countryside. 15 He taught in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. 16 Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been raised. On the Sabbath he went to the synagogue as he normally […]

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January 23, 2022

Modern – Choose Joy: Blessed For Good

  Corresponding Scriptures: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 (CEB) 8 When the seventh month came and the people of Israel were settled in their towns, all the people gathered together in the area in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Instruction scroll from Moses, according to which the Lord had instructed Israel. 2 So on […]

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