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“A New High Priest” “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.” -Hebrews 4:14 In our system of government, we elect people to terms of service to represent us in making, interpreting, and upholding laws for…
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“A New Covenant” “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.” -Jeremiah 31:33 The promise of a New Covenant is…
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“Out of the Tomb” “Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” -John 11:25-26 John 11 is a great passage to preach at funerals because of the hope and compassion we see…
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“Lie Down and Lead Me” “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside quiet waters. He refreshes my soul.” -Psalm 23:1-3 One of my favorite Scriptures is Psalm 23. It is my favorite Psalm. I also love Psalms 1, 19, and 100 as…
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“Like Him in Death and Resurrection” “For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.” -Romans 6:5 Lent leads us to Easter, the celebration of Jesus’ victory over death and sin. This resulted in having new lives in…
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“Lose My Life” “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.” -Luke 9:24 One of the ways we submit ourselves to Christ and become his disciples is by “denying ourselves, taking up our cross, and following him” (Luke 9:23). In reality, these are…
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“Like-Minded” “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus.” -Philippians 2:5 Paul wrote Philippians in a Roman prison for a few reasons. One reason was to thank the believers in Philippi for their financial support of his ministry and in his suffering. They were generous to him during a difficult…
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“Love Like Christ” “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” -John 15:13 Some of my favorite chapters in the New Testament are John 15-17. Before going to the cross, Jesus reminds us of the importance of abiding in Him and the gift and ministry of the Holy…
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“Live Like Christ” “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” -1 Peter 2:24 Peter wrote his letters to encourage suffering believers dispersed because of religious persecution. In 1 Peter 2, we find Christ’s…
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“By the Pool” “He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.” -John 9:11 One of my favorite miracles of Jesus is the healing of the man born blind.…
stephen R Harrison 