Brian Maloy
things of first importance
Tag: faith
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As always, there is a lot in our passage this week — and it’s excellent. We just stepped a few weeks ago out of the Sermon on the Mount, and Jesus’ ministry has officially begun publicly. We have to recap a bit from last week (because it’s been a couple weeks with the snow). Things…
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In our quest to cover Matthew in 6 months… we pop over some spots. Sadly this week we pop over the Lord’s Prayer, and head straight to Matt. 6:19-34. Thankfully it’s a great spot to pick up our study in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5-7). After all, the Sermon on the Mount is…
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Consider where we have been in the last year or so. We studied Exodus, into Leviticus. Where God freed His people from bondage, and helped them understand what it meant to live in His Kingdom, as a holy and set apart people. Then we went to 1/2 Peter, where so poetically and directly, we see…
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I can’t begin to tell you how much I have loved Deuteronomy this last quarter. I’ve read it at least a dozen times before, but slowing down, and seeing how the nuance and details fit into the larger narrative of Scripture is amazing, and a gift to us. We’re in Deut. 30 this week, nearing…
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Side-note before we begin — I don’t know if this would ever be of interest to you, dear reader — but we record all these Sunday School Lessons, and this link below takes you to the recording of this morning’s lesson. I haven’t listened, I have no idea of the quality — but here it…
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In a fun twist, the first three Psalms we are studying this summer all deeply exalt the Word of God, so last week we covered Psalm 1, this week Psalm 119 (just Aleph and Beth, v. 1-16), and next week Psalm 19. I am not teaching the next two weeks, we’ll be out in the…
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We are in a battle, yet many of us fail to see it. This week’s lesson I for Sunday School is 1 Peter 5:1-11, there are a couple themes we could pick apart. Initially, it touches on elders and their leadership, the humility needed for their work. Then it builds to the humility needed by…
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I was asked by my good buddy to speak in Chapel about the events of the fire, about how we’ve sought the Lord, wrestled through the unknown, etc. Below are my slightly chaotic notes from my preparation. Thought they might be worth saving, and sharing here too. If you happen to read this, you’re getting…
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It has been three months and one week since the fire. In that time, Brian has taken the lead on updates, while I have done what comes naturally—processing much of it internally. Calling this season suffering feels extreme in some ways, especially when we think of others who have walked through deeper valleys of grief…
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3 Months — Many of you have asked for an update and wanted to know how things are going post-fire. Well, we are roughly 3 months out from the day, and things have moved forward some, and time has stood still in others. We are “okay”, most of the time. But we have hard days,…
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