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  • 3/28/21 “Jesus, Our Promised Savior” Luke 18:31-34, Luke 19:29-40

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    3/28/21 “Jesus, Our Promised Savior” Luke 18:31-34, Luke 19:29-40
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    Luke 18:31–34

    31 And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. 32 For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. 33 And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.” 34 But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

    (ESV)

    Luke 19:29–40

    29 When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” 32 So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them. 33 And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34 And they said, “The Lord has need of it.” 35 And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. 36 And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. 37 As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, 38 saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 39 And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” 40 He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”

    (ESV)

  • 1/3/21 “A Psalm for 2021: Thanking God in Troubling Times” Luke 17:11-19

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    1/3/21 “A Psalm for 2021: Thanking God in Troubling Times” Luke 17:11-19
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    Luke 17:11–19

    11 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” 14 When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. 15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; 16 and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”

    (ESV)

  • 12/27/20 “The Lord Has Provided” Acts 6:1-7

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    12/27/20 “The Lord Has Provided” Acts 6:1-7
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    Acts 6:1–7

    6:1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. 3 Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. 4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” 5 And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. 6 These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.

    7 And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.

    (ESV)

  • 8/30/20 “Trusting God in Fearful Times” Luke 12:4-7

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    8/30/20 “Trusting God in Fearful Times” Luke 12:4-7
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    Luke 12:4–7

    4 “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.

    (ESV)

  • 8/23/20 “The Son of Man Lifted Up” Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:1-21

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    8/23/20 “The Son of Man Lifted Up” Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:1-21
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  • 5/17/20 “Glad Worship: Coming to the Lord’s House” Psalm 122; Hebrews 12:22-29

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    5/17/20 “Glad Worship: Coming to the Lord’s House” Psalm 122; Hebrews 12:22-29
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    Psalm 122

    A Song of Ascents. Of David.

    122:1   I was glad when they said to me,
        “Let us go to the house of the LORD!”
    2   Our feet have been standing
        within your gates, O Jerusalem!
    3   Jerusalem—built as a city
        that is bound firmly together,
    4   to which the tribes go up,
        the tribes of the LORD,
      as was decreed for Israel,
        to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
    5   There thrones for judgment were set,
        the thrones of the house of David.
    6   Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
        “May they be secure who love you!
    7   Peace be within your walls
        and security within your towers!”
    8   For my brothers and companions’ sake
        I will say, “Peace be within you!”
    9   For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
        I will seek your good.

    (ESV)

    Hebrews 12:22–29

    22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, 23 and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

    25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.” 27 This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, 29 for our God is a consuming fire.

    (ESV)

  • 4/26/20 “The Path to Joy Fulfilled in the Lord Jesus Christ” Psalm 16; Acts 2:22-36

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    4/26/20 “The Path to Joy Fulfilled in the Lord Jesus Christ” Psalm 16; Acts 2:22-36
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    Psalm 16

    A Miktam of David.

    16:1   Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
    2   I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;
        I have no good apart from you.”
    3   As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
        in whom is all my delight.
    4   The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;
        their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
        or take their names on my lips.
    5   The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup;
        you hold my lot.
    6   The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
        indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
    7   I bless the LORD who gives me counsel;
        in the night also my heart instructs me.
    8   I have set the LORD always before me;
        because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
    9   Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices;
        my flesh also dwells secure.
    10   For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
        or let your holy one see corruption.
    11   You make known to me the path of life;
        in your presence there is fullness of joy;
        at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

    (ESV)

  • 4/12/20 “A Resurrection Faith: Undying Peace With Jesus” John 20:19-31

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    4/12/20 “A Resurrection Faith: Undying Peace With Jesus” John 20:19-31
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    John 20:19–31

    19 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”

    24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.”

    26 Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” 28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

    30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

    (ESV)

  • 4/5/20 “The Cross of Christ: Our Crucified Savior” John 19:16-27

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    4/5/20 “The Cross of Christ: Our Crucified Savior” John 19:16-27
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    040520 HPC Bulletin

    John 19:16–27

    16 So he delivered him over to them to be crucified.

    So they took Jesus, 17 and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. 19 Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” 20 Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek. 21 So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but rather, ‘This man said, I am King of the Jews.’” 22 Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.”

    23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, 24 so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture which says,

      “They divided my garments among them,
        and for my clothing they cast lots.”

    So the soldiers did these things, 25 but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.

    (ESV)

  • 3/29/20 “Following God’s Path for Peace” Psalm 85; John 14:27-31

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    3/29/20 “Following God’s Path for Peace” Psalm 85; John 14:27-31
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    Psalm 85

    To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.

    85:1   LORD, you were favorable to your land;
        you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
    2   You forgave the iniquity of your people;
        you covered all their sin. Selah
    3   You withdrew all your wrath;
        you turned from your hot anger.
    4   Restore us again, O God of our salvation,
        and put away your indignation toward us!
    5   Will you be angry with us forever?
        Will you prolong your anger to all generations?
    6   Will you not revive us again,
        that your people may rejoice in you?
    7   Show us your steadfast love, O LORD,
        and grant us your salvation.
    8   Let me hear what God the LORD will speak,
        for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints;
        but let them not turn back to folly.
    9   Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him,
        that glory may dwell in our land.
    10   Steadfast love and faithfulness meet;
        righteousness and peace kiss each other.
    11   Faithfulness springs up from the ground,
        and righteousness looks down from the sky.
    12   Yes, the LORD will give what is good,
        and our land will yield its increase.
    13   Righteousness will go before him
        and make his footsteps a way.

    (ESV)

    John 14:27–31

    27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. 28 You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. 29 And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, 31 but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.

    (ESV)