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Prepare the Way of the Lord
John the Baptist began his ministry just before Jesus began his earthly ministry. John was called to prepare the people to receive Jesus, like turning the soil before planting. Today is the first Sunday of Advent, the season of preparation … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Hope, John the Baptist, Mark 1, Prepare the Way of the Lord, Prophet's candle
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Who is God?
Our understanding of God progresses as we read through the Bible. He reveals more of his nature and character as the narrative moves forward.
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Tagged Exodus 3, Father Son and Holy Spirit, I AM, incarnation, YHWH
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The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Revelation chapter 1, introduction to the last book in the New Testament. After reading the letters to the seven churches last week, this is the background of John and his vision on the Island of Patmos. Avoid Revelation at all … Continue reading
Examples and Warnings
Sometimes if you can’t be a good example you’ll just have to be a terrible warning. The letters to the seven churches are recorded for our benefit. Learn what they did right, what they did wrong, then choose wisely.
Good Example vs. Terrible Warning
Solomon was a wise leader that did not always follow his own advice. All of his material possessions and entertainment options failed to bring him happiness. Think about that the next time you see headlines claiming that Christmas is not … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecclesiastes 2, materialism, nothing new under the sun, Proverbs, Solomon, wisdom
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Run to Win
The Apostle Paul uses the language of analogy to encourage Christian believers. The prize is Jesus and he wants you to win!
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Tagged Philippians 3, press toward the mark and prize, run with endurance
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Christ Came to Save Sinners
Context is important. We have to be careful when witnessing – or for that matter with one another – that there are sinners and there are sinners saved by grace.
Stewards of Grace
This is Sunday morning’s sermon. I was getting sick and didn’t know if I would make it through this. I crashed afterwords; Monday was the worst. So I finally listened to this sermon today and it turned out better than … Continue reading
The Way of the Lord is Just
Sometimes God is accused of being unfair or unjust. Some might even imagine they will reprimand God or reason with him on the day of judgement. God’s preference is that people listen to his warnings and turn to righteousness rather … Continue reading
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Tagged Ezekiel 18, God does not desire death, judgement, righteousness
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Go and Do Likewise
The Parable of the Good Samaritan is probably well known. Like other titles we tend to give biblical narratives, that was added later and may work against our understanding. Hear this parable again with a mission emphasis as we wrap … Continue reading
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