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Barry L. Taylor
Jul 9, 20213 min read
Living Water
Reading: John 4.1-42 The first several verses in our reading set the stage for the main story. Jesus was traveling from Judea to Galilee...
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Barry L. Taylor
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Number Two...At Best
Reading: John 3.22-36 Today’s reading returns to the ministry of John the Baptist, examining it after Jesus appeared on the scene. ...
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Barry L. Taylor
Jul 7, 20212 min read
Born From Above
Reading: John 3.1-21 Today’s reading is the preeminent Biblical text on the necessity of a personal relationship with God through Jesus...
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Barry L. Taylor
Jul 6, 20213 min read
Overturning Tables
Reading: John 2.13-25 Jesus? Turning over tables in the temple? In “The Gospel of John: When Love Comes to Town,” Dr. Paul Louis...
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Barry L. Taylor
Jul 5, 20212 min read
Saving the Best for Last
Read John 2.1-12 Today’s reading finds Jesus and His disciples at a wedding. The story begins with Jesus’ mother Mary informing Him that...
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Barry L. Taylor
Jul 5, 20212 min read
Preparing the Way
Read John 1.19-51 In “The Gospel of John: When Love Comes to Town,” Dr. Paul Louis Metzger describes the difference between a “Christian...
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Barry L. Taylor
Jul 3, 20212 min read
Grace and Truth
Read John 1.6-18 Each of the four New Testament Gospel accounts of Jesus’ life include an introduction to John the Baptist, not to be...
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Barry L. Taylor
Jul 2, 20211 min read
The Word
Devotion for July 2, 2021 Read John 1.3-5 In these verses, John explains the implication of Jesus as God’s “Word:” 1) All things were...
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Barry L. Taylor
Jul 1, 20211 min read
In the Beginning...
Devotion for July 1, 2021 Read John 1.1-2 In the New Testament, each of the four Gospel accounts of Jesus’ life begins in a different way....
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Barry L. Taylor
Apr 4, 20214 min read
A MESSAGE FOR EASTER SUNDAY 2021: “Unshakeable”
Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from John 11.25-26 (NIV): 25 Jesus said to her, “I am...
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Barry L. Taylor
Mar 28, 20215 min read
A MESSAGE FOR PALM SUNDAY 2021: “GROW: In Obedience"
Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from 2 Peter 1.8-9: 8 The more you grow like this, the...
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Barry L. Taylor
Mar 28, 20214 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT 2021: “GROW: Love For Everyone? Seriously?"
Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from 2 Peter 1.5-9: 5 In view of all this, make every...
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Barry L. Taylor
Mar 14, 20214 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT 2021: “GROW: Concrete Godliness"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from 2 Peter 1.5-8: 5 In view of all this, make every...
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Barry L. Taylor
Mar 13, 20214 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT 2021: “GROW: Patiently Endure"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from 2 Peter 1.5-8: 5 In view of all this, make every...
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Barry L. Taylor
Mar 13, 20216 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT 2021: “GROW: Growing in Moral Excellence"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from 2 Peter 1.3-8: 3 By his divine power, God has given...
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Barry L. Taylor
Mar 13, 20215 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT 2021: “GROW: How Life is Supposed to Add Up"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from 2 Peter 1.1-11: 1 This letter is from Simon Peter, a...
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Barry L. Taylor
Mar 13, 20214 min read
A MESSAGE FOR TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY 2021: “Doxology"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from Jude 24-25: 24 Now to him who is able to keep you...
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Barry L. Taylor
Mar 13, 20217 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY 2021: “The Things That Are God’s"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from Mark 12.13-17: 13 And they sent to him some of the...
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Barry L. Taylor
Mar 13, 20217 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE FOUTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY 2021:“Exclaiming the Word"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from Nehemiah 8.1-8: 8 And all the people gathered as one...
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Barry L. Taylor
Mar 13, 20216 min read
A MESSAGE FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY 2021: “Unexpected Appearances"
Grace and peace to you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hear the Word of God, from Acts 9.1-19: 9 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing...
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