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Douglas Presbyterian
Come to Learn; Leave to Serve
A Life with Purpose
Genesis 12:1-4 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show...
Rev. Rob Jones
Sep 22, 20248 min read
Are You Afraid?
An Easter Perspective Mark 16:1-8 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James and Salome, bought spices, so...
Rev. Rob Jones
Sep 18, 20246 min read
Bless Your Pea Pickin' Heart
September 15, 2024 Proverbs 1:20-33 Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares, she raises her voice. 21 At the busiest corner, she...
Rev. Rob Jones
Sep 15, 202411 min read
A Cross and an Empty Tomb
April 7, 2024 Acts 4:32-35 Now, the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of...
Rev. Rob Jones
Sep 11, 20246 min read
The Shema
September 6, 2024 Deuteronomy 6:1-9 “Now this is the commandment—the statutes and the...
Rev. Rob Jones
Sep 8, 20249 min read
A Glimpse into God's Plan
April 28, 2024 Isaiah 53:1-12 NRSVue Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 For he...
Rev. Rob Jones
Sep 6, 202410 min read
For Tradition’s Sake
James 1:17-27 17 Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom...
Rev. Rob Jones
Sep 1, 202412 min read
Absolute: The Message of Jesus
John 6:59-69 (NRSVue) 59 He said these things while he was teaching in a synagogue at Capernaum. 60 When many of his disciples heard...
Rev. Rob Jones
Aug 25, 202411 min read
Wisdom in the Word
Preface: Please be patient with this week's lesson. Four scripture passages discuss wisdom. We see wisdom as a gift from God, personified...
Rev. Rob Jones
Aug 19, 20249 min read
Deuteronomy 17:14-20
An Exegetical Analysis for Focused Study [Deuteronomy 17:14-20 My Translation] When you come to the land, which YHWH your God is giving...
Rev. Rob Jones
Aug 14, 202414 min read
Satisfaction
Rev. Rob Jones August 11, 22024 John 6:35, 41-51 NRSVue 35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be...
Rev. Rob Jones
Aug 11, 20247 min read
Bread from Heaven
August 4, 2024 Rev. Rob Jones John 6:24-35 So, when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves...
Rev. Rob Jones
Aug 4, 20247 min read
Believe
July 28, 2024 Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 For thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for my sheep and will sort them out. 12 As...
Rev. Rob Jones
Jul 28, 20248 min read
Steadfast Peace, Love, and Grace
Mark 6:30-34 The apostles gathered around Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. 31 He said to them, “Come away to a...
Rev. Rob Jones
Jul 21, 20248 min read
A Praiseful Cadence
Rev. Rob Jones July 14, 2024 Psalm 85:8-13 Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his...
Rev. Rob Jones
Jul 14, 20248 min read
Content with Weakness
July 7, 2024 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 I know a person in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body...
Rev. Rob Jones
Jul 7, 20248 min read
For Country and Christ
St. Thomas Aquinas emphasizes the importance of recognizing one's debts to others and their effect on us after that of God (of course).
Rev. Rob Jones
Jul 3, 20244 min read
Who am I?
Maundy Thursday March 28, 2024 Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2 “This month shall mark for...
Rev. Rob Jones
Jul 2, 20245 min read
Seeds
March 17, 2024 John 12:20-26 Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. 21 They came to Philip, who was...
Rev. Rob Jones
Jul 2, 20247 min read
Such Love Does Not Stand Alone
A Lenten Message March 10, 2024 Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever....
Rev. Rob Jones
Jul 2, 20248 min read
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