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Tag: Matthew

Gospel of Matthew

by: barbara.rickaby@wisluthsem.org Jan 5, 2016Shepherd's Study0

  This commentary was originally published in 1999 under the title, A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew. It was updated and republished in 2009 as part of Ben Witherington’s socio-rhetorical commentary series. Socio-rhetorical analysis ...

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Happy Spiritual Birthday

by: barbara.rickaby@wisluthsem.org Jan 8, 2015Grow In Grace Notes Devotions0

  Dear Brothers, November 15,1959 was not a date my family taught me to celebrate. In some ways I wish they had. On that date God's eternal plans forged with my name on it first ...

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The Oil of Grace

by: barbara.rickaby@wisluthsem.org Nov 13, 2014Grow In Grace Notes Devotions0

  Dear Brothers, Five foolish. Five wise. There's a sobering warning aimed at me in those numbers in Jesus' parable. If only Jesus' warning in the gospel for Saints Triumphant hadn't been spoken in the ...

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Cash or Credit

by: barbara.rickaby@wisluthsem.org Oct 9, 2014Grow In Grace Notes Devotions0

Dear Brothers, "A few dollars." That's the NIV84's footnote in Sunday's gospel suggesting a contemporary equivalent of a 100 denarii debt. Doesn't that miss the point? 100 denarii was 100 days wages for a day ...

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Mercy 101

by: barbara.rickaby@wisluthsem.org Sep 11, 2014Grow In Grace Notes Devotions0

Dear Brothers, "You have great faith!" As the disciples remembered Jesus' ministry, did it occur to them that, as far as Scripture tells us, Jesus said these words to only two people? Did it also ...

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Little Words

by: barbara.rickaby@wisluthsem.org Aug 14, 2014Grow In Grace Notes Devotions0

Dear Brothers, Sometimes, small words make all the difference!  In Sunday's gospel, the parable of the weeds (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43), there are two small words to which I pray the Spirit enables me to cling! ...

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With Jesus’ Eyes

by: barbara.rickaby@wisluthsem.org Jul 10, 2014Grow In Grace Notes Devotions0

Dear Brothers, "Man looks at things; God sees through them" (Christian Dogmatics, Vol.  I, 448). Want evidence of Pieper's point? Observe Jesus in Sunday's gospel (Mt 9:35 - 10:8). In town after town Jesus doesn't ...

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A Light of the World

by: barbara.rickaby@wisluthsem.org Feb 13, 2014Grow In Grace Notes Devotions0

Dear Brothers, As a child, the Olympics fascinated me. With eyes glued to the TV, I loved hearing NBC's Olympic fanfare. But as years passed, I've grown weary of the humanistic pride of the "Olympic ...

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The Coming Wrath

by: barbara.rickaby@wisluthsem.org Dec 7, 2013Grow In Grace Notes Devotions0

Dear Brothers, "You brood of vipers!  Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?" (Matthew 3:7) If I were a betting man, I'd place a large wager that you've never seen this greeting on ...

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Preach the Word – July/August 2002

by: barbara.rickaby@wisluthsem.org Jul 9, 2002Preach The Word0

Volume 5, Number 6 Read More Situation We live in the situation of our times. A preacher cannot escape the context in which he lives nor can he help being influenced by it. Read More ...

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