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R. T. Tippett
Jun 23, 201816 min read
Mark 6:14-29 – Serving a head on a platter
King Herod heard of Jesus and his disciples, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying, “John the baptizer has been raised from...
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R. T. Tippett
Jun 21, 201819 min read
Ephesians 1:3-14 – Living for the praise of his glory
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly...
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R. T. Tippett
Jun 18, 201815 min read
Amos 7:7-15 – Human plumb lines
This is what the Lord God showed me: the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. And the...
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R. T. Tippett
Jun 16, 20189 min read
2 Samuel 6:1-5 and 12b-19 – Placing God where He wants to be
David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. David and all the people with him set out and went from Baale-judah,...
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R. T. Tippett
Jun 13, 201821 min read
Mark 6:1-13 – Prophets seen with dishonor
Jesus came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him...
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R. T. Tippett
Jun 9, 201815 min read
2 Corinthians 12:2-10 – Boasting about weakness
I know a person in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know;...
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R. T. Tippett
Jun 7, 20188 min read
Ezekiel 2:1-5 – Knowing a prophet has been among them
The Lord said to me: O mortal, stand up on your feet, and I will speak with you. And when he spoke to me, a spirit entered into me and...
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R. T. Tippett
Jun 5, 201810 min read
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 – Becoming the King of Israel
All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said, “Look, we are your bone and flesh. For some time, while Saul was king over...
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R. T. Tippett
May 30, 201816 min read
Mark 5:21-43 – Your faith has saved you
When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea. Then one of the...
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R. T. Tippett
May 28, 20189 min read
2 Corinthians 8:7-15 – Eagerness to serve God
As you excel in everything– in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you– so we want you to excel also...
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R. T. Tippett
May 27, 20186 min read
Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24 – Righteousness is immortal
God did not make death, And he does not delight in the death of the living. For he created all things so that they might exist; the...
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R. T. Tippett
May 21, 201813 min read
2 Samuel 1:17-27 – Preparing the high and mighty for their fall
The first verse is 2 Samuel 1:1. After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, David remained two days...
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R. T. Tippett
May 18, 201812 min read
Mark 4:35-41 – Let us go across to the other side
When evening had come, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd behind, they took him...
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R. T. Tippett
May 16, 20189 min read
2 Corinthians 6:1-13 – In a day of salvation
As we work together with Christ, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says, “At an acceptable time I have...
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R. T. Tippett
May 12, 20184 min read
Job 38:1-11 – Where were you when God was Creating?
The Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind: “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up your loins like a man, ...
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R. T. Tippett
May 11, 20188 min read
1 Samuel 17:57-18:5, 10-16 – Facing the challenges of ministry
On David’s return from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand....
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R. T. Tippett
May 10, 201820 min read
1 Samuel 17: 1-49 – The faith that slays evil
This reading actually covers verses 1a, 4-11, 19-23, and 32-49, with only 32-49 mandatory. [The Philistines gathered their armies for...
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R. T. Tippett
May 6, 201818 min read
Mark 4:26-34 – Realizing the kingdom of God
Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed...
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R. T. Tippett
May 2, 201815 min read
2 Corinthians 5:6-17 – The love of Christ urges us on
We are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord– for we walk by faith, not...
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R. T. Tippett
Apr 28, 201810 min read
Ezekiel 17:22-24 – A sprig from the lofty top
[The presentation shown on the Episcopal Lectionary site has this selection produced in song verse format. I have reduced that to prose,...
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