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John’s Gospel: Chapter 1:1-3 (“the Word”)

(John 1:1 ESV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The “Word” translates logos, meaning most literally “word” but also a “command.” The Ten Commandments were sometimes referred as the … Continue reading

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John’s Gospel: Chapter 1:1-5 (“The light shines in the darkness”)

(John 1:1-5 ESV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not … Continue reading

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John’s Gospel: Introduction, Continued

John is a natural follow up to the Creation 2.0 series. After all, if it’s God’s purpose to restore the Creation to Eden and to restore mankind to the image of God — an image modeled by Jesus — then there’s … Continue reading

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Technology: Our New Web Site

Several years ago, my congregation paid for a consulting firm to design and install our website. And it was a mistake. It wasn’t even state of the art at the time, and it never really spoke truth about who we are. … Continue reading

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John’s Gospel: “Who Is this Son of Man”? Introduction

(John 12:34 ESV) So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” Beginning in … Continue reading

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John’s Gospel: Handout for John 1:1-18

PORTRAITS OF JESUS Lesson One  Introduction: Purpose of John (John 20:30-31) Purpose of this class (John 12:34) “Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

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John’s Gospel: Questions for Chapter 1

[David Bearden, the new pulpit minister for the University Church of Christ, has kindly offered to provide questions and other supplementary materials for those teaching this class. To place things in a useful order in the column on the right, … Continue reading

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Communion Meditation: The Lamb of God

Jesus is the lamb of God. We know that. But what does it mean? Well, lambs were commonly sacrificed under the Law of Moses. And Jesus was sacrificed. That’s true, but is that all there is to it? Lambs could … Continue reading

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The Advantage: Reinforce Clarity, Part 4 (Compensation)

We’re working our way through Patrick Lencioni’s The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business. Lencioni consults with businesses, nonprofits, and churches, and he frequently explains how the lessons apply especially to churches, because the work churches do … Continue reading

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The Advantage: Reinforce Clarity, Part 3 (Reviews)

We’re working our way through Patrick Lencioni’s The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business. Lencioni consults with businesses, nonprofits, and churches, and he frequently explains how the lessons apply especially to churches, because the work churches do … Continue reading

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