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You Are All My Beloved
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Karoline Lewis offers commentary on Matthew 3:13-17, reflecting on Jesus' baptism in relation to the wilderness (Matthew 4:1). "With baptism comes wilderness," says Lewis. But we are never there alone. "Baptism propels us into community."
Matthew 3:13-17, 4:1
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Baptism, Community, Justice, Promises

Inviting a Kingdom Imagination
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Karoline Lewis' commentary on Matthew 13:13-52 says, "the promise of parables about the kingdom of heaven is that even when not seen, it is near." Lewis includes exploratory sermon ideas to "invite a kingdom imagination."
Matthew 13:13-52
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Imagination, Kingdom Of God, Parables, Promises

Back to Reality
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Karoline Lewis provides commentary on Luke 7:1-10, reflecting on returning to "reality time" after Easter. Lewis says we must remember that Ordinary Time is "full of the Spirit—and so are you."
Luke 7:1-10
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Holy Spirit, Ordinary Time, Pentecost, Promises

Baptismal Epiphanies
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Karoline Lewis' commentary on Luke 3:15-22 highlights how baptism is not only about God's promise. Baptism is "also an epiphany" that reveals God's heart that is willing to pull apart our boundaries.
Luke 3:15-22
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Baptism, Epiphany, God's Love, Promises

But I Say to You
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Karoline Lewis offers comments on Jesus' refrain, “You have heard it said…but I say to you,” in Matthew 5:21-37, reflecting on how those words "casts the net of God's love wider than we would typically allow."
Matthew 5:21-37
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God's Love, Jesus Christ, Justice, Promises

Advent Expectations
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Karoline Lewis' commentary on Luke 3:7-18 highlights the importance of Advent. Advent "names and exists in the tensions" between possibility and unfulfilled expectations. It reminds us that God's expectations are trustworthy, grounded in God's promises.
Luke 3:7-18
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Advent, Expectancy, Grief, Kingdom Of God

Never Empty 
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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In this commentary on Matthew 13:1-23, Karoline Lewis writes, "The promise lies in both the generosity with which God disseminates God’s word and the efficacy of God’s word." Our labor is not in vain. 
Matthew 13:1-23
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Kingdom Of God, Parables, Promises, Waiting

A Merciful Advent
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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In this commentary on Luke 1:39-45, Karoline Lewis highlights how "the witness of Mary reminds us that Advent is about God's promise of mercy."
Luke 1:39-45
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Advent, God's Mercy, Mary (mother Of Jesus Christ), Promises

Why Advent?
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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Providing commentary on Luke 21:25-36, Karoline Lewis invites preachers to see Advent as a time to remember the promise that "God created a different life for us." God's future is breaking into our present.
Luke 21:25-36
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Advent, Future Life, Kingdom Of God, Present

Who Is the Greatest?
Rolf Jacobson | Working Preacher
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In this podcast, Matthew Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson explore greatness (Mark 10:35- ...
Job 38:1-7; Psalm 91:9-16; Isaiah 53:4-12
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Promises, Vulnerability, Whirlwind

God Is With Us
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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In this commentary on Matthew 18:15-20, Karoline Lewis highlights verse 20 and reflects on how so much of what we do is as if "God is not in the room."
Matthew 18:15-20
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God's Presence, Emmanuel, Jesus Christ, Promises

God's Promises Fulfilled
Rolf Jacobson | Working Preacher
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In this podcast, Matthew Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson explore God's promises fulfilled (Mark 1:1-8), good tidings (Isaiah 40:1-11), righteousness and peace (Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13), and apocalyptic (Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13). (Length: 26:50)
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8
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Elijah, God's Presence, Power, Promises

Anna and Simeon
Rolf Jacobson | Working Preacher
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In this podcast, Matthew Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson explore the witness of Simeon and Anna (Luke 2:22-40), jewelry imagery (Isaiah 61:10-11), nature praising God (Psalm 148), and fullness of time (Galatians 4:4-7). (Length: 23:20)
Psalm 148; Isaiah 61:10-11, 62:1-3; Luke 2:22-40
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Anna, Gentiles, Promises, Salvation

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
Rolf Jacobson | Working Preacher
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In this podcast, Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, Joy Moore, and Matt Skinner explore greatest commandments ( ...
Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18; Deuteronomy 34; Psalm 1
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Care, Holiness, Promises, Torah

Rethinking Resolutions

Karoline M Lewis | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Inspired by the Annunciation in Luke 1:26-38, this video devotional suggests ways to make New Years resolutions more meaningful and fulfilling.
Luke 1:26-38
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Promises, Mary (mother Of Jesus Christ), New Year

Mapping God's Promises
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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In this commentary on Matthew 4:12-17, Karoline Lewis highlights how the geographic details of Zebulun and Naphtali reveal Matthew's theology of God's faithfulness to fulfill God's promises.
Matthew 4:12-17
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Geography, God's Faithfulness, Promises, Social Justice

God Said Yes to Me
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Poetry
Providing commentary on Mark 7:24-37, Karoline Lewis emphasizes how the Syrophoenician woman "tells the truth about God and in doing so helps us imagine that truth for ourselves."
Mark 7:24-37
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Promises, Stranger, Syrophoenician, Truth

Come to Me and Rest
Rolf Jacobson | Working Preacher
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In this podcast, Matthew Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson explore authority and rest (Matthew ...
Genesis 24:34-38 (+ more); Psalm 145:8-14; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
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Identity, Jesus Christ's Authority, Promises, Rebekah

Hardly Waiting
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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In this commentary on Luke 1:39-45, Karoline Lewis reflects on how Advent—a time of waiting—is also a time to "insist on making God’s future present for all people."
Luke 1:39-45
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Advent, Christmas, Promises, Social Justice

Forerunners of Faith
Karoline M Lewis | Working Preacher
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In this video, Karoline Lewis, Joy Moore, and Matthew Skinner explore Christ's return (Luke 12:32-40), promise-making God (Genesis 15:1-6), enjoying life (Psalm 33:12-22), call for justice (Isaiah 1:10-20), and pilgrim journey (Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16). (Length: 24:16)
Genesis 15:1-6; Psalm 33:12-22; Isaiah 1:10-20
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Justice, Pleasure, Promises, Saint
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