Jan 29, 2020 | Earthen Vessels, News
Purification of Mary; Presentation of Jesus, February 2, 2020 (Luke 2:22-32) For seven days after the birth of a child, a Jewish mother was “unclean”. Then for 33 more days she was in effect yet unclean as she could touch no hallowed thing (e.g. eat of a sacred meal)...Jan 22, 2020 | Earthen Vessels, News
Third Sunday after the Epiphany, January 26, 2020 (Matthew 4:12-25) The ESV translates Matthew 4:14: so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled. Unfortunately the little word “by” makes it sound like Isaiah is the originator of the prophecy...Jan 15, 2020 | Earthen Vessels, News
Second Sunday after the Epiphany, January 19, 2020 (John 1:29-42a) The early church abbreviated a five-word creed by using the Greek word for “fish”. The English transliteration of this Greek word for fish is IXThUS. Each letter stood for a single word that...Jan 8, 2020 | Earthen Vessels, News
First Sunday After Epiphany, January 12, 2020 (Matthew 3:13-17) As the number of cults increase and as paganism is displacing Christianity in many lands, preachers must be more consciously persistent about preaching the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Not that most...Jan 1, 2020 | Earthen Vessels, News
Jesus walked upon this earth as wisdom personified. So how is it that He grew in wisdom? The answer no doubt lies in His State of Humiliation. The Son of God became flesh and entered His State of Humiliation, wherein He did not fully or always use the divine powers...
