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Brothers – 1 Corinthians 1:1-10

21 September 2023 By David Trounce

#1 Brothers - Studies in 1 Corinthians - Sermo Humilis

Corinth was a metropolis of sin-seeking pleasure, entertainment and drunkenness. While Athens - shadowed by the worship of Athena - left us with a legacy of half-wit poets and philosophers, Corinth, shadowed by the temple of Aphrodite, has left us - literally - with a legacy of … [Read more...] about Brothers – 1 Corinthians 1:1-10

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Jesus, Justice

12 July 2020 By David Trounce

#55 Jesus, Justice - The Life and Times of Jesus

The publican and the Pharisee had this in common: They were both looking for justification. The difference between the two was that one sought his justification by reflecting on his own goodness, the other sought his justification by reflecting on the goodness of God. In Luke … [Read more...] about Jesus, Justice

Filed Under: The Life and Times of Jesus Tagged With: Justification, Self Righteous, Sinner

Jesus, The Priesthood

28 June 2020 By David Trounce

#53 Jesus, The Priesthood - The Life and Times of Jesus

After the resurrection of Lazarus Jesus moves to a place called Ephraim near Galilee. That takes us to Luke 17 where we find 10 lepers who were healed by Jesus. Now, what usually happens with a miracle like this is that it gets reduced to a moral lesson on gratitude. Ten are … [Read more...] about Jesus, The Priesthood

Filed Under: The Life and Times of Jesus Tagged With: Clean, Justification, Priest

Jesus, In the Dock

6 October 2019 By David Trounce

17 Jesus, In the Dock - The Life and Times of Jesus

After Jesus heals the sick man by the pool in John 5, He disappears into the crowd. Meanwhile, the man has walked back into town and when spotted by the Jews is confronted for carrying his mat on the Sabbath. What follows is an intricate trial scene complete with judges, … [Read more...] about Jesus, In the Dock

Filed Under: The Life and Times of Jesus Tagged With: Justification, Testimony, Trial

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Thor's Oak

Around 723 AD, a missionary named Boniface entered Hesse in Germany. Upon finding a sacred tree named Thor’s Oak, he took an axe to it, cut it down and built a church. Many in the town, believing that the God of Boniface must be greater than Thor, left their paganism behind converted to Christianity.