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Sunday, January 18th, 2009
The Beginning of the Good News: The Wilderness
David Orendorff, Mark 1:12-13
The most important words, in my opinion, in today’s scripture are the last six words—“and the angels ministered to him.” Notice that the angels don’t fly down and lift Jesus out of the wilderness as if it never happened. They are the presence of God caring for Jesus when he [...]
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Sunday, January 11th, 2009
The Beginning of the Good News: An Adoption
David Orendorff, Mark 1:1-11
You may not recognize today’s scripture as controversial, but it is, or rather, was. Mark is laying out the foundation of the good news of Jesus, mainly that Jesus is the son of God. Not all the early Christians agreed with his understanding. In fact, many of you may disagree.
We tend to [...]
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
The Shepherds: The Forgotten Blessed
David Orendorff, Luke 2:8-20
After an elaborate introduction to Jesus’ genealogy, parents, family and church which establish that Jesus has impeccable Jewish credentials and is the messiah, Luke introduces us to those outside the family who get the good news first, the shepherds. The shepherds know of the messiah’s birth before he is circumcised, before he [...]
