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When he saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is … Continue reading →

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. Then the tempter approached him and said, “If you are the … Continue reading →

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near! ” For he is the one spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, who said:A voice of … Continue reading →

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star at … Continue reading →

In 1519 (500 years ago today) Orich Zwingli became the pastor at Grossmunster and would no longer follow the lectionary. He began preaching directly from God’s word with Matthew 1:1 and the Reformation began. An account of the genealogy of … Continue reading →