2 Corinthians 13:11-13
4 June 2023
Exploring the Scripture This passage appears in the lectionary isolated from any other 2 Corinthian passages. The speaker may want to say something about...
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1 Corinthians 12:3b-13
28 May 2023
Exploring the Scripture In the Jewish tradition, Pentecost celebrates the spring harvest marked by the Feast of Weeks starting fifty days after the...
Ephesians 1:15-23
21 May 2023
Exploring the Scripture Ephesians was written around the same time as Matthew and Luke’s gospels, 85-90 CE. Scholars are not sure who wrote this...
1 Peter 3:13-22
14 May 2023
Exploring the Scripture This letter is written to people who are being persecuted. We do not know the reasons for the persecution; ethnicity...
1 Peter 2:2-10
7 May 2023
Exploring the Scripture Scholars are not sure of the authorship of this letter, even though it is credited to Peter. Regardless, the letter contains...
1 Peter 2:19-25
30 April 2023
Exploring the Scripture On this fourth Sunday following Easter, the message from 1 Peter upholds the challenge and importance of living a new life in...
1 Peter 1:17-23
23 April 2023
Exploring the Scripture 1 Peter is a pastorally rich letter written most likely to converted Gentiles. There continue to be Jewish connections, however...
1 Peter 1:3-9
16 April 2023
Exploring the Scripture An old saying is, “The purpose of preaching is to comfort the distressed and distress the comfortable.” The First Letter...
Colossians 3:1-4
9 April 2023
Exploring the Scripture The letter to the Colossians is credited to Paul, although scholars debate his authorship. Regardless, the letter reflects...
