Palm Sunday: Matthew 21:1-17
21 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Mar 21
New Covenant of Love
Jeremiah 31:33-34 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Mar 14
Atonement - Turning or Returning to God
My apologies - this is a long post, but hopefully a deeply informative one. There is much more I could say about Atonement, but hopefully...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Mar 6
Keep the Sabbath Day Holy
We continue our Lenten series on the ways in which we violate God's covenant and this week are looking at how to keep the Sabbath Holy....
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Feb 27
Leviticus 22:1-3 - Our Sacred Gifts
Leviticus 22:1-3 22 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Direct Aaron and his sons to deal carefully with the sacred donations of the...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Feb 20
Violating Covenant: Worshiping Other Gods
This coming Sunday is the first Sunday of Lent. Throughout Lent we will be looking at several of the ways in which we violate God’s...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Feb 13
"Enlarge Your Sense of Things"
"An aging Hindu master grew tired of his apprentice complaining, and so, one morning, sent him for some salt. When the apprentice...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Jan 30
Leviticus 11 - The Regulations on Clean and Unclean
Chapters 11-15 deal with the regulations on clean and unclean, but we are going to take them chapter by chapter because they each discuss...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Jan 23
Leviticus 8-10
As we continue our deep-dive into the Book of Leviticus, we learn more about the people of Israel, the God they worshiped, and maybe even...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Jan 16
Leviticus 6:7-7:38
This section of material is so fascinating to me. So often we have no context for the priesthood, nothing concrete enough to say, "This...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Jan 9
Leviticus: Chapters 1-7
If you've ever taken the time to read Leviticus then you will notice right out of the gate that God's instructions to Moses seem rather...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Jan 2
Leviticus: Content and Structure
Note: The New Oxford Annotated Bible, NRSV, provides an excellent introduction to each book of the Bible. The first section of material...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Dec 28, 2022
Holiness Code: An Introduction to Leviticus
In order to understand the importance of Leviticus, it is important to understand who wrote it and why. Most scholars adhere to the...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Jun 29, 2022
The Overturning of Roe v. Wade
A few days ago, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote, decided to overturn Roe v. Wade, which removes federal protection of women who seek...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Apr 5, 2022
Searching for Peace on Palm Sunday
Most of us are familiar with the story of Palm Sunday, the day that Jesus rides in on a colt or a donkey into the city of Jerusalem just...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Jul 29, 2021
Exodus 29:38-45 I Will Be Their God: Dwell Among Them
38 Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a year old regularly each day. 39 One lamb you shall offer in the morning,...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Jul 24, 2021
Genesis 45:1-15 - Joseph and Forgiveness
45 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me.” So, no...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Jul 8, 2021
Genesis 13:8-12,14-18 God's Promise to Abram
8 Then Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herders and my herders; for we are kindred. 9 Is...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Jul 1, 2021
Genesis 11:1-9, Separation and Scattering
11 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. 2 And as they migrated from the east, they came upon a plain in the land of...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Jun 25, 2021
Genesis 6:1-4, Separation of Spirit
6 When people began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that they were fair;...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Jun 18, 2021
Genesis 17:1-22 - Separation and Commitment
17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Jun 14, 2021
Genesis 1-2 In the Beginning, Separation
The Book of Genesis provides us with a variety of wonderful stories regarding the foundation of the world and of the people who will...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- May 21, 2021
Joshua 2:1-7 Use What God Gives You
2 Then Joshua, son of Nun, sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So, they went...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- May 13, 2021
2 Samuel 13:16, 20b: Tamar and Tarana Burke
2 Samuel 13:16, 20b “No!” she said to him. “Sending me away would be a greater wrong than what you have already done to me.” (b) And...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- May 7, 2021
To Be Seen, Known, and Valued
“Connection is the energy that is created between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued—when they can give and receive without...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- May 1, 2021
Final Thoughts on Atonement
Some of you are aware that I have been taking a class for Continuing Education Units, those professional development hours that a lot of...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Apr 19, 2021
Matthew 23:1-12
23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; 3 therefore, do whatever they...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Apr 16, 2021
Matthew 12:17-21, We Need a Victory
"This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, with whom my...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Apr 9, 2021
Isaiah 1:11-17 - Sacrifices, No; Compassion, Yes! "Ransom Theory of Atonement"
“What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices?” says the Lord; “I have had enough of burnt offering of rams and the fat of fed beasts;...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Apr 5, 2021
Mark 16:1-8 The Women at the Tomb
16 When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Mar 27, 2021
Mark 11:1-10 Jesus' "Triumphal" Entry
When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them,...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Mar 17, 2021
Mark 14:3-9 - Will You Let Me be Your Servant
Mark 14:3-9 – Will You Let Me be Your Servant? 3 While he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Mar 11, 2021
Mark 12:1-12 - How Entitled Are We?
12 Then he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the wine press, and built...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Mar 2, 2021
Mark 11:27-33 "We Do Not Know"
27 Again they came to Jerusalem. As he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him 28 and said,...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Feb 21, 2021
Mark 11:15-18 - Inclusion
15 Then they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Feb 17, 2021
Mark 10:17-22 - What Binds Us?
17 As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Feb 12, 2021
Mark 9:2-8: Mountaintop Experience
2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Feb 2, 2021
Malachi 3:1-5: Refiner's Fire
Malachi 3:1-5 (The Inclusive Bible) 1 See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will...
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Rev. Izzy Harbin
- Jan 25, 2021
Mark 1:21-28
They (Simon, Andrew, James, John, and Jesus) go into Capernaum. On the Sabbath, they enter the Synagogue. Jesus was teaching and they...
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