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Amos 6:1a, 4-7 - Pretending to be holy
[ 1a ] Alas for those who are at ease in Zion, and for those who feel secure on Mount Samaria. ----- [ 4 ] Alas for those who lie on beds of ivory, and lounge on their couches, and eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the stall; [ 5 ] who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp, and like David improvise on instruments of music; [ 6 ] who drink wine from bowls, and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph! [ 7 ] Therefore they s
R. T. Tippett
Oct 31, 20226 min read
Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16 - Beneath the wings of one's guardian angel
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, * abides under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 He shall say to Yahweh , "You are my refuge and my stronghold, * elohay in whom I put my trust." 3 He shall deliver you from the snare of the hunter * and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He shall cover you with his pinions, and you shall find refuge under his wings; * his faithfulness shall be a shield and buckler. 5 You shall not be afraid of any terror by night, * nor of the arrow t
R. T. Tippett
Oct 30, 20229 min read
Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 - A prophecy to buy worthless land on the promise it can be valuable some day
[ 1 ] The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the tenth year of King Zedekiah of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. [ 2 ] At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and [ 3 ] the prophet Jeremiah was confined in the court of the guard that was in the palace of the king of Judah, where King Zedekiah of Judah had confined him. ----- [ 6 ] Jeremiah said, The word of Yahweh came to me: [ 7 ] Hanamel son of your uncle Shallum
R. T. Tippett
Oct 28, 20228 min read
Homily for the fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Year C – The expectations set by Yahweh
Good morning bus riders! We have reached the fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Always remember that the ordinary season after Pentecost represents each of us having entered ministry in the name of Jesus, with his soul the Lord over each of our saved souls and our cleansed bodies of flesh. Each of us must be ordained by Yahweh’s Spirit. Each of us must go forth with the divinely inspired knowledge of Scripture that is only possible through the inner voice of the Son. The Day
Bus Stop Bob
Oct 26, 202214 min read
Luke 16:1-13 - The parable of the unrighteous manager
Jesus said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. So he summoned him and said to him, `What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management, because you cannot be my manager any longer.' Then the manager said to himself, `What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. I have dec
R. T. Tippett
Oct 24, 202213 min read
1 Timothy 2:1-7 - Heeding an Urgent Call to Act
[ 1 ] First of all, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, [ 2 ] for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. [ 3 ] This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, [ 4 ] who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. [ 5 ] For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ
R. T. Tippett
Oct 21, 202212 min read
Psalm 113 - Wearing the halo of a saint
1 Hallelujah! Praise YAH ! Give praise, you servants of Yahweh ; * praise the Name of Yahweh . 2 Let the Name of Yahweh be blessed, * from this time forth for evermore. 3 From the rising of the sun to its going down * let the Name of Yahweh be praised. 4 Yahweh is high above all nations, * and his glory above the heavens. 5 Who is like Yahweh elohenu , who sits enthroned on high * [ 6 ] but stoops to behold the heavens and the earth? 6 [ 7 ] He takes up the weak out of th
R. T. Tippett
Oct 20, 20229 min read
Amos 8:4-7 - To only way to avoid punishment is through repentance
[ 4 ] Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land, [ 5 ] saying, "When will the new moon be over so that we may sell grain; and the sabbath, so that we may offer wheat for sale? We will make the ephah small and the shekel great, and practice deceit with false balances, [ 6 ] buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and selling the sweepings of the wheat." [ 7 ] Yahweh has sworn by the pride of Jacob: Surely I will
R. T. Tippett
Oct 19, 20224 min read
Psalm 79:1-9 - Avoiding demon spirits
1 elohim , the heathen have come into your inheritance; they have profaned your holy temple; * they have made Jerusalem a heap of rubble. 2 They have given the bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the air, * and the flesh of your faithful ones to the beasts of the field. 3 They have shed their blood like water on every side of Jerusalem, * and there was no one to bury them. 4 We have become a reproach to our neighbors, * an object of scorn and derision to those ar
R. T. Tippett
Oct 18, 20227 min read
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 - Made to be a daughter of Yahweh's people
[ 18 ] My joy is gone, grief is upon me, my heart is sick. [ 19 ] Hark, the cry of daughter of my poor people from far and wide in the land: "Is Yahweh not in Zion? Is her King not in her?" ("Why have they provoked me to anger with their images, with their foreign idols?") [ 20 ] "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved." [ 21 ] For the hurt daughter of my poor people I am hurt, I mourn, and dismay has taken hold of me. [ 22 ] Is there no balm in Gilea
R. T. Tippett
Oct 17, 20226 min read
Homily for the fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Year C – Redemption demands true ministry
Good morning bus riders! Welcome to the fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, in the Year C. For those keeping official count, this is properly number nineteen, according to the potential lectionary schedule. For those of you who have diligently read the lessons for today (both Track 1 and Track 2 offerings), you should be able to see a theme of repentance forming. The hidden lesson in last Sunday’s Deuteronomy reading, where Moses spoke to the Israelite people and told them to
Bus Stop Bob
Oct 14, 202215 min read
Luke 15:1-10 - Parables about being lost and then found
[ 1 ] All the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus. [ 2 ] And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them." [ 3 ] So he told them this parable: [ 4 ] "Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? [ 5 ] When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. [ 6
R. T. Tippett
Oct 10, 202210 min read
1 Timothy 1:12-17 - How to find redemption
I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he judged me faithful and appointed me to his service, even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-- of whom I
R. T. Tippett
Oct 9, 20225 min read
Psalm 51:1-11 - David's prayer for redemption
1 Have mercy on me, elohim , according to your loving-kindness; * in your great compassion blot out my offenses. 2 Wash me through and through from my wickedness * and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions, * and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against you only have I sinned * and done what is evil in your sight. 5 [ 4 ] And so you are justified when you speak * and upright in your judgment. 6 [ 5 ] Indeed, I have been wicked from my birth, * a sinner from my mot
R. T. Tippett
Oct 7, 20228 min read
Exodus 32:7-14 - The prophecy of Moses reviewing modern Jewish sinners
[ 7 ] Yahweh said to Moses, "Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, [ 8 ] have acted perversely; they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf, and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, `These are eloheka , O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!'" [ 9 ] Yahweh said to Moses, "I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are. [ 10 ] Now
R. T. Tippett
Oct 6, 202211 min read
Psalm 14 - Do not be a fool of heart
1 The fool has said in his heart, "There is no elohim ." * All are corrupt and commit abominable acts; there is none who does any good. 2 Yahweh looks down from heaven upon us all, * to see if there is any who is wise, if there is one who seeks after elohim . 3 Every one has proved faithless; all alike have turned bad; * there is none who does good; no, not one. 4 Have they no knowledge, all those evildoers * who eat up my people like bread and do not call upon Yahweh ? 5 Se
R. T. Tippett
Oct 5, 20225 min read
Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 - Yahweh speaking of Judgment Day
[ 11 ] At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem: A hot wind comes from me out of the bare heights in the desert toward my poor people, not to winnow or cleanse—[ 12 ] a wind too strong for that. Now it is I who speak in judgment against them. ----- [ 22 ] "For my people are foolish, they do not know me; they are stupid children, they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but do not know how to do good." [ 23 ] I looked on the earth, and
R. T. Tippett
Oct 4, 20226 min read
Homily for the thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Year C – Giving it all up to walk behind Jesus
Good morning bus riders! Welcome to the thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Today we are continuing to find lessons presented that speak of the duality. This is the choice that must be made to gain Salvation. The duality that I see is that between belief and faith; and, there is a duality in each of those positions towards religion. It can be commonly heard (by Baptist ministers) that the Rapture is coming; and, the impression is given that a select group of Christians will
Bus Stop Bob
Oct 3, 202213 min read
Luke 14:25-33 - Don't follow Jesus unless you plan on giving up all worldly addictions
[ 25 ] Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus; and he turned and said to them, [ 26 ] "Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. [ 27 ] Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. [ 28 ] For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? [ 29 ] Otherwise, w
R. T. Tippett
Oct 1, 202221 min read
Philemon 1-21 - Dear Beloved, be Useful as the Son resurrected in ministry
[ 1 ] Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our dear friend and co-worker, [ 2 ] to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house: [ 3 ] Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. [ 4 ] When I remember you in my prayers, I always thank my God because [ 5 ] I hear of your love for all the saints and your faith toward the Lord Jesus. [ 6 ] I pray that the sharing of your faith may
R. T. Tippett
Sep 29, 202227 min read
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