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John 6:35-40 Summary: In these brief verses Jesus peals back the curtains of eternity and lets us consider the meaning of his ministry from the perspective of heaven itself. Jesus’ frequent references to being ‘sent by his Father’ and ‘doing his Father’s will’ and his concern for ‘those whom the Father has given him’ point […]

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John 6:35-40 Summary: In these brief verses Jesus peals back the curtains of eternity and lets us consider the meaning of his ministry from the perspective of heaven itself. Jesus’ frequent references to being ‘sent by his Father’ and ‘doing his Father’s will’ and his concern for ‘those whom the Father has given him’ point […]

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2018-12-23: Jesus: Son of Joseph

Matthew 1:1-17 Summary: Genealogies are a very Jewish way of helping to identify someone. And so that’s where Matthew begins in his account of Jesus. Being a son of Joseph entails, of course, an important connection to Abraham, and more specifically to David. However, closer inspection reveals this, perhaps above all, to be a family […]

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2018-12-23: Jesus: Son of Joseph

Matthew 1:1-17 Summary: Genealogies are a very Jewish way of helping to identify someone. And so that’s where Matthew begins in his account of Jesus. Being a son of Joseph entails, of course, an important connection to Abraham, and more specifically to David. However, closer inspection reveals this, perhaps above all, to be a family […]

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