The Saturday Tomb
“So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.” John 19:40 from John...
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James Dickson
- Apr 7
- 4 min
A Good Friday Substitution
There is an irony to the bookends of this larger passage of Scripture. In John 18:28, the religious leaders refused to even enter...
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James Dickson
- Apr 4, 2022
- 4 min
Gospel Ministry and Jars of Clay
Last Sunday, Christ Church celebrated God's provision by ordaining and installing a new group of elders and deacons. As a part of that...
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James Dickson
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
Conversational Ministry of the Word
“To (the saints) God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in...
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James Dickson
- Oct 20, 2021
- 3 min
A Midweek Devotional - Glory
This week we come to the conclusion of our time walking through Scripture using Unfolding Grace as a guide. It has been a broad sweep...
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James Dickson
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
A Midweek Devotional - Truth and Love
From Unfolding Grace: “As we now wait for (Jesus) to return, our mission is to be, and to make, disciples of Him. But what kind of lives...
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James Dickson
- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
A Midweek Devotional - Prayer Armor
From Unfolding Grace: “The first half of Ephesians celebrates the gospel blessings of our salvation. Christians have been chosen,...
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James Dickson
- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
A Midweek Devotional - Praying for Power
From Unfolding Grace: “The arrival of God’s kingdom through Jesus is the center around which everything in the New Testament turns. The...
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James Dickson
- Sep 21, 2021
- 3 min
A Midweek Devotional - Trusting the Message
From Unfolding Grace: “Paul’s conversion highlights the heart of Christ and the riches of his grace, Paul — also known by his Hebrew...
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James Dickson
- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
A Midweek Devotional - Growth
From Unfolding Grace: “The Spirit comes on the day of Pentecost to fill God’s people as the new temple of God’s presence. He comes to...
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James Dickson
- Aug 31, 2021
- 3 min
A Midweek Devotional - Boldness in Christ
From Unfolding Grace: “The book of Acts is Luke’s historical account of how the risen Christ spreads the gospel to all nations through...
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James Dickson
- Aug 25, 2021
- 3 min
A Midweek Devotional - Denial
This week in our journey through Scripture we come to Mark 13-16. It is the account of Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, death, burial…and...
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James Dickson
- Aug 17, 2021
- 4 min
A Midweek Devotional - Belief!
In Mark 8:29, Jesus asked the disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” Peter answered correctly, but he and the disciples did not yet...
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James Dickson
- Aug 10, 2021
- 4 min
A Midweek Devotional - Taking up our Cross
From Unfolding Grace: “As Jesus journey’s to Jerusalem, Mark shows Him to be Isaiah’s prophesied servant. Jesus must ‘give His life as a...
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James Dickson
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
A Midweek Devotional - Stormy Weather
In our guided journey through Scripture, we finally come this week to the New Testament. In the coming weeks, we will read through Mark’s...
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James Dickson
- Jul 27, 2021
- 3 min
A Midweek Devotional - Hope for Dry Bones
Ezekiel 36:25-27 is an Old Testament promise of sovereign grace. God promises to sovereignly save His own, promising what we’ve described...
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James Dickson
- Jul 20, 2021
- 4 min
A Midweek Devotional - New Covenant
From Unfolding Grace: “God reveals a spectacular promise through the prophet Jeremiah: a new and better covenant. The first covenant’s...
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James Dickson
- Jul 13, 2021
- 4 min
Worship - A Divine Dance (Repost)
“Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with...
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James Dickson
- Jul 6, 2021
- 3 min
A Midweek Devotional - Contrite Spirit
From Unfolding Grace: “Isaiah shows that God’s plans for redemption are not just for Israel but for all nations. And the hope is not just...
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James Dickson
- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
A Midweek Devotional - Isaiah 53
From Unfolding Grace: “In the exodus God freed Israel from slavery and spared them from judgment through the Passover sacrifices. Through...
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