Sep
The Righteous Gift
The last workers had barely broken a sweat when the owner placed a full day’s wage into their hands.
The workers who had carried the burden and heat of the entire day immediately began doing the math…and the owner’s generosity became an offense.
We know that arithmetic. We count the years served, the sacrifices made, the suffering endured, and the work accomplished. Then we look sideways at God and ask, “What am I owed?”
But the righteousness of God’s kingdom is not the wage of our religious labor. Jesus Christ received the wages earned by sinners, and sinners receive His righteousness.
Whole, undivided, and entirely by grace.
Isaiah 55:6–9
Philippians 1:12–14, 19–30
Matthew 20:1–16
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Sep
The Righteous Judge
Every fight seems to become a courtroom.
Someone wounds us. We rehearse the evidence, summon the witnesses, and call God to testify for the prosecution. Then we sit down in the judge’s chair.
But that’s not our chair.
This Sunday, Genesis 50, Romans 14, and Matthew 18 confront us with one theological question: Who has the right to judge?
Christian forgiveness does not call evil good. It does not erase consequences or eliminate wise boundaries. It confesses that judgment belongs to the crucified and risen Lord – and that our own impossible debt has already been answered by the blood of Jesus.
Come hear the King’s verdict: Forgiven. Righteous. Mine.
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Sep
Refocusing Priorities
Focus your priorities and you’ll have all you need: all the energy, all the fulfillment, all the time.
Matthew 4:17 (GW) [Jesus said,] “Turn to God and change the way you think and act, because the kingdom of heaven is near!”
Matthew 6:33 (ESV) [Jesus said,] “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
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Aug
Reducing Pressure
Feeling overcommitted, overworked, overloaded? Learn what we need to stress less and find rest.
[Jesus said,] “Come to Me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 (RSV)
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