Author Archive for: goose52
Entries by Mark Lansberry
Who Could Stand? – March 26, 2023
Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130 We start with the Psalm, which begins with a hard question but then ends with hope. It begins with an admission of guilt, or need, […]
In the Presence – March 19, 2023
Scripture: John 9: 1-41 Do you know what it is like to be chosen? Well, you do because you were. Our texts this week are about being chosen by God. […]
Give Me Water – March 12, 2023
Scripture: John 4: 5-42 We’re thirsty this week. That’s the point. Thirsting for the living waters that Jesus spoke about to the woman at the well. And not simply a […]
Go From Your Country – March 5, 2023
Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; John 3:1-17 Whether we are talking about the call to go to a new place, like Abram in Genesis 12, or to move to a […]
If You Fall Down – February 26, 2023
Scripture: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Psalm 32, Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus’ temptations were unique to him and confessional for us. They are both his particular journey and at the same time the […]
The Fast We Choose – February 22, 2023
Scripture: Psalm 51:1-17; Isaiah 58:1-12 Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed […]
Get Up and Don’t Be Afraid – February 19, 2023
Scripture: Matthew 17: 1-9 While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, “This is my Son, the Beloved; with him […]
Walk This Way – February 12, 2023
Scripture: Deuteronomy 30: 15-20; Psalm 119: 1-8 If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the Lord your God, walking […]
Altars, Altars Everywhere – February 5, 2023
Scriptures: Psalm 84, Psalm 112: 1-9 How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart […]