Bible Text: Zechariah 3:1-10 |   “Zechariah’s View,” Zechariah 3:1-10   Open:  Good guilt.  Bad guilt.  Self-recrimination and lies.  The work of the prosecutor and accuser.   I.        The Present…

Bible Text: Daniel 7:9-18 |   “Daniel’s View,” Daniel 7:9-18   Open:  The presence and power of the beast [Daniel 7:7, Revelations 20:10]   I.        The Ancient of Days          …

Bible Text: Isaiah 6:1-10

Bible Text: 1 Kings 19:9-18 |   “Elijah’s View,” 1 Kings 19:9-18   Open:  After a forty day fright-flight, Elijah hides in a cave at Mount Horeb.  He wants to…

Bible Text: Exodus 33:12-23 |   “Moses’ View,” Exodus 33:12-34:10   Open:  A burning bush, commands on a mountaintop, smoke and fire, plagues and deliverance.  Moses had seen a whole…

Bible Text: Genesis 16:1-13 |   “Hagar’s View,” Genesis 16   Open:  What does it mean to stand in the story’s shadows?  What does it mean to be poor, unemployed,…

Bible Text: Genesis 17:1-22 |   “Abram’s View,” Genesis 17   Open:  How most young children view their parents—Bigger than life and able to leap tall buildings   I.        As…

Bible Text: Genesis 2:4-7, 15-25 |   “Adam’s View,” Genesis 2   Open:  Why talking about God is more important than talking about ourselves—Vacation musings.          Adam encounters God  …

Bible Text: Matthew 27:35-55

Bible Text: Matthew 27:11-26 |   “Whom Do You Want?” – Matthew 27:11-26   Introduction:  The plot to eliminate Jesus (See Matthew 26:47-68)   I.        Pilate and Jesus           A.    …