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As a Hen Gathers Her Brood

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Matthew 23:37–39 (ESV) 37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 38 See, your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’ ” Parallel Text: Luke 13:34-35 Understanding and Applying the Word After pronouncing woes on the Pharisees and scribes in … Continue reading As a Hen Gathers Her Brood

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Recognizing Jesus

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Luke 19:41–44 (ESV) 41 And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, 42 saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side 44 and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because … Continue reading Recognizing Jesus

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Glorious Things of You Are Spoken

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 87:1–7 (ESV) 1 On the holy mount stands the city he founded; 2 the Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob. 3 Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God. Selah 4 Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon; behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Cush— “This one was born there,” they say. 5 And of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her”; for the Most High himself will establish her. 6 The Lord records as he registers … Continue reading Glorious Things of You Are Spoken

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The New Jerusalem

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Revelation 21:9–21 (ESV) 9 Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and … Continue reading The New Jerusalem

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