Taking up your cross means dying to any attempt to save yourself through righteous deeds.
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Peter’s testimony that Jesus is the Messiah…speaks the eternal truth on which the church stands and against which all the powers of hell cower and tremble.
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Through this woman’s dogged faith we learn that faith is not about the righteous and their rituals; faith is about sinners who cry to Jesus, “Lord, help me!”
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Yes, it’s true that Jesus says to Peter, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” But rather than hearing that as criticism, I invite us to hear it as praise. Yes, praise!
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The church at its best represents an alternative to the hyper-individualistic, achievement-driven, status-obsessed nature of so much of our society.
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The kingdom of heaven isn’t about what waits for us in the sweet hereafter; it’s about what God is doing here and now.
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The preamble begins, “We the people, in order to form a more perfect union….” Please note that it’s not “Weed the people in order to form a more perfect union.”
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Whether people respond to the Word of God when it’s read or preached or proclaimed is largely a mystery that’s beyond our control. Leave that to the Holy Spirit.
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But here’s the thing: the day of judgment is not a threat that Jesus holds over the heads of nonbelievers or anyone else for that matter.
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