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Does Jesus fail to meet expectations in Matthew 11?

December 8, 2022December 6, 2022 by Ian Paul

The lectionary gospel reading for Advent 3 in Year A is Matt 11.2–11, and as usual is rather truncated, so you might want to extend the reading by a verse or two before and after to be fair to its setting. The chapter begins with the second of Matthew’s five summary statements that conclude the … Continue Reading

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Does Jesus fail to meet expectations in Matthew 11? video discussion

December 6, 2022December 5, 2022 by Ian Paul

The lectionary gospel reading for Advent 3 in Year A is Matt 11.2–11, and as usual is rather truncated, so you might want to extend the reading by a verse or two before and after to be fair to its setting. John the Baptist appears to either question or express disappointment in the ministry of … Continue Reading

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Should you want to be ‘left behind’ in Matthew 24? video discussion

November 25, 2022November 23, 2022 by Ian Paul

With the advent of Advent on Sunday, we make the move in the lectionary from Year C to Year A. So, after journeying through Luke all year, this Sunday’s gospel reading comes from Matthew, Matt 24.36-44. This short section of text contains some important ideas and images, but we cannot make sense of them without … Continue Reading

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Should you want to be ‘left behind’ in Matthew 24?

November 23, 2022November 22, 2022 by Ian Paul

With the advent of Advent on Sunday, we make the move in the lectionary from Year C to Year A. So, after journeying through Luke all year, this Sunday’s gospel reading comes from Matthew, Matt 24.36-44. This short section of text contains some important ideas and images, but we cannot make sense of them without … Continue Reading

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Did Jesus fail to meet expectations in Matt 11?

December 12, 2019December 11, 2019 by Ian Paul

The lectionary gospel reading for Advent 3 in Year A is Matt 11.2–11, and as usual is rather truncated, so you might want to extend the reading by a verse or two before and after to be fair to its setting. The chapter begins with the second of Matthew’s five summary statements that conclude the … Continue Reading

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What should we expect from God during Pentecost?

May 22, 2018May 21, 2018 by Ian Paul

One of our favourite family films was the 2004 cartoon The Incredibles—so we are very excited the the sequel is coming along this summer. In the original, Mr Incredible and his wife Elastigirl have been superheroes, but all the superheroes have fallen out of favour, and had to go into hiding, taking ordinary jobs and … Continue Reading

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