Tag Archives: Matthew 3:13-17
Sermon: Welcomed into an inclusive Israel
We are recipients of the gift of an inclusive Israel. We exist as a Christian community, worshipping the God described in the Hebrew Scriptures, the One who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it, because a small group of Jews invited Gentiles to join them in walking the way of Jesus. Continue reading
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Tagged Baptism of Jesus, Christianity, Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Gospel according to Matthew, inclusion, Isaiah 42:1-9, Judaism, Matthew 3:13-17, new Israel, Pharisees, scribes, Second Isaiah, Second Temple Judaism, Suffering Servant, Year of Matthew
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Sermon: God’s Humanity
even more important than the details of the incarnation is the simple point of the incarnation. In Jesus, God became one of us. In Jesus, God embraced humanity. Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, Baptism of Jesus, deification, Incarnation, John the Baptist, Matthew 3:13-17, Solidarity
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