Sunday Sermon: The Gospel According To Abraham—Galatians 3:6-9
Read moreJesus Is Good News (Mark 1:1)
Jesus Is Good News
(Mark 1:1)
Right away, with his first words, Mark shows us his hand concerning Jesus. He tells us what he thinks of Christ. He is **the Son of God**. All through the book of Mark, this title for Jesus will be an important theme. (3 Minutes/800 Words)
Read moreArchival Post: The Kingdom Is Received With Childlike Faith
The Kingdom Is Received With Childlike Faith
Archival Post
Jesus wasn't saying that you will get the kingdom if you are sweet enough, joyful enough, or innocent enough. He wasn't preaching works-based righteousness in any way. Instead, Jesus was making a comparison. Some people receive the kingdom. They receive it because they receive things like children receive things. The keyword is "receive." How do children receive things?
Read moreArchival Post: Faith Is The Way To God
Faith Is the Way to God
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Abel was the son of Adam and Eve and brother to Cain. We don't know much about these two men, but we do know they both offered a sacrifice to God. Perhaps God had instructed them to do so. Perhaps their parents had taught them the need for sacrifice. Whatever their reason for sacrificing to God, Genesis tells us their sacrifices were somehow different.
Read moreExodus 24-25
God just longs to be at the center of our lives. This is one of the major lessons that we will continue to learn through the back half of the book of Exodus, seeing the directions concerning the tabernacle. He longs to fellowship with his people. He wants to be at the center of our lives. He wants to be in a relationship with us.
Read moreThe Kingdom Is Received With Childlike Faith (Mark 10:15)
The Kingdom Is Received With Childlike Faith
(Mark 10:15)
I've read and heard many -- contradictory -- interpretations of what Jesus meant. Scholars and pastors run wild with the child analogy Jesus used. I understand. It is tempting to talk up children's innocence, spontaneity, eagerness, or joy. (2 Minutes, 500 Words)
Read moreFaith is the Way to God (Hebrews 11:4)
Faith is the Way to God
(Hebrews 11:4)
In his treatise on faith, the author of Hebrews will dissect the outworkings of faith in Old Testament characters. After detailing the creation account (Hebrews 11:3), he moved to his first subject, Abel. (3 Minutes/700 Words)
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