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Minor Prophets: Zephaniah, Look Above

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land,
who do his commands;
seek righteousness, seek humility;
perhaps you may be hidden
on the day of the Lord’s wrath. Continue reading Minor Prophets: Zephaniah, Look Above

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Minor Prophets: Habakkuk, It Will Surely Come

February 12, 2021February 4, 2021 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

A life of thankfulness to God is seen partly in whether you are thankful towards the people God has placed in your life and mine who care for us. Continue reading Minor Prophets: Habakkuk, It Will Surely Come

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Gospel of John: Three Concerns

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

This is good news for humankind, for we have been trying to appease angry gods for all of our recorded history. Continue reading Gospel of John: Three Concerns

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Gospel of John: Be Made Free

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

was this coming from a grubby itinerant soapbox preacher, a construction worker from Galilee who fancied himself a theologian and even more, the actual son of God, the Messiah? Continue reading Gospel of John: Be Made Free

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Minor Prophets: Amos, Locusts and Fire

July 3, 2020April 7, 2021 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

God is true to character, God is just and righteous, and calls God’s people to be the same. The Lord is also merciful. Only eternity will reveal how much and how often the Lord has spared God’s people because of the often hidden prayers offered up as intercession. Continue reading Minor Prophets: Amos, Locusts and Fire

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Gospel of John: Choose Life

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

In Genesis chapter 1, God’s word divided the light from the darkness. So now, Jesus, the Word and the Light, came into the world and divided those who love the Light from those who embrace the darkness. Continue reading Gospel of John: Choose Life

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Gospel of John: Heal, Not Hurt

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

The Lord sees the evil that mars God’s creation and destroys the people God loves, and the Lord intends to get rid of it. God’s wrath consumes evil and wickedness not as the opposite of God’s love, but as the expression of God’s love. Continue reading Gospel of John: Heal, Not Hurt

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Gospel of John: Sign of the Serpent

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, thus must the Son of Humanity be lifted up, in order that all who believe in him will have life eternal. Continue reading Gospel of John: Sign of the Serpent

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Minor Prophets: Amos Blisters Israel

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

Amos condemned all those who made themselves powerful or rich at the expense of others, by cheating, by perverting justice, and by taking advantage of those with no money and no power.

It’s a timely message, isn’t it. Continue reading Minor Prophets: Amos Blisters Israel

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Minor Prophets: Hosea, True Repentance

March 6, 2020March 10, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

As I read Hosea, I realized the people of his day the people wanted happiness, not holiness, a change of circumstances, not a change of character. They shed tears of sorrow over suffering, not tears of repentance over sins. Continue reading Minor Prophets: Hosea, True Repentance

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