Tag: Gospel
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Rejoicing and Rejection on the Way to Jerusalem
Palm Sunday looked like a parade—crowds cheering, cloaks on the road, voices lifted in praise. But not everyone in the crowd understood what they were celebrating. Their praise was real… but their understanding was incomplete. As Jesus looked over the city, He wept—not because they rejected Him, but because they missed the peace He came…
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Grace Given on the Way to Jerusalem (Luke 17:11-19)
Ten men cried out for mercy—and Jesus gave it. But only one turned back to the source of that grace and was saved. In Luke 17, we discover the difference between receiving God’s blessings and returning to Jesus in faith.
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Parables of Priorities on the Way to Jerusalem (Luke 15)
In Luke 15, Jesus tells three parables about lost things—a sheep, a coin, and a son. Each story ends the same way: with rejoicing when what was lost is found. But the most famous of these stories, often called the Prodigal Son, reveals something even deeper about God’s priorities. The younger son is lost in…
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Day 349: How to Read Colossians (Colossians 3:1-4)
Colossians is a short letter with enormous theological weight. Written to a church Paul never visited, it confronts the temptation to supplement Christ with extra rules, experiences, or knowledge. This post offers a simple framework for reading Colossians well—by starting with Christ, reading commands as consequences of resurrection, and learning to live from the fullness…
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Day 343: Two Chains (Romans 8:29-30; Romans 10:13-15)
In hip-hop culture, two chains symbolize higher status. In Romans 8 and 10, Paul describes two chains far more important: the unbreakable chain God forges in salvation, and the mission-chain that must remain strong if the gospel is to reach the world.
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Day 319: The Sweet Aroma of Redemption (John 21:9-12)
When Peter smelled the charcoal fire on the shore of Galilee, he was pulled back to the night of his greatest failure. But Jesus didn’t build that fire to shame him—He built it to restore him. Jesus didn’t need the fish that morning. He wanted the fisherman.
