âAnd [Jesus] told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up.â (Matthew 13:3-4) Thus begins the ‘Parable of the Sower’ â a story Jesus told about a farmer who carefully ploughs his …
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Jesus said, âCome to me, all you that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.â (Matthew 11:28) Greetings, Fighter. These words of Jesus are referred to in the Anglican liturgy as the âwords of assuranceâ and I read them every week when I invite you to join me in the Eucharist. …
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âGod said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you.” (Genesis 22:2) Greetings, Fighter. So begins the story of Abrahamâs journey to sacrifice of his son, Isaac. It is …
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âShould we continue in sin in order that grace may abound?” (Romans 6:1) Greetings, Fighter, âShould we continue in sin in order that grace may abound?â. That may sound like a question that only a true religious nerd would ask but itâs actually something we have all thought about. In the East they call it …
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âAnd not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.” (Romans 5:3-5) Greetings, Fighter, This maxim …
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âBut when [Jesus] heard this, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.” (Matthew 9:12-13) Greetings, Fighter, The statement from Jesus that appears above …
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âSuch as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Spirit. The Father uncreated, the Son uncreated, and the Holy Spirit uncreated. The Father incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible, and the Holy Spirit incomprehensible. The Father eternal, the Son eternal, and the Holy Spirit eternal. And yet they are not three eternals …
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âIn the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.â (Acts 2:17) Greetings, Fighter, Itâs Pentecost Sunday this week â the Feast of the …
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âBy your agony and bitter grief; by your cross and passion; by your precious death and burial; by your glorious resurrection and ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Spirit, good Lord, deliver us.â Greetings, Fighter, Iâm breaking with tradition today. The quote above is not from any of this weekâs Bible readings. Itâs …
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I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.â (John 14:18) Greetings Fighter. Itâs a metaphor – âI will not leave you as orphansâ – but the original Greek word, âorphanousâ, is unambiguous in its meaning. Jesus, as our loving parent, is not going to abandon us. The Amplified Bible translation conveys …
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