After calling people to follow him, Jesus explained the results that would follow if they did. There are four "fors" in these promises. (3 Minutes/700 Words)
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Sunday Sermon: Nehemiah 9—God Restores His People By Reminding Them Of Their Story
Read moreArchival Post: Has the Word Tested You? It Tested Joseph
Dreams. Ugh. I’m sick of them. Why did I have them? It has been years since they came. I know, or at least I knew, they were different from normal dreams. They were divine. Two of them, similar in nature, came to me. I was only seventeen at the time. I was the youngest of my father’s many sons, yet favored by him. He so loved my mother. But why those dreams?
Read moreExodus 23
As we open up our study of Exodus chapter 23, I'll remind you that we're really concluding a three-part series here on Exodus 21, 22, and 23. God is giving the people of Israel laws that would govern their civil day-to-day experiences in life.
Read moreThe Millennial Reign of Christ (Revelation 20)
Revelation 20 has caused no small controversy throughout the life of the church. My view is that the received position of the early church was that Jesus would one day return literally and visibly to reign on earth for a thousand years. (8 Minutes/2000 Words)
Read moreFrom Where Does Our Help Come? (Psalm 121)
This psalm is one of the Songs of Ascents. This means ancient Israel used to sing this song when going to Jerusalem to worship God three times each year. In other words, this song was sung by people on pilgrimage -- people who had committed to walking with God.
Read moreFollow #25 -- Mark 8:34-38 -- Following Jesus
I must start today's teaching by reminding you of our place in the gospel of Mark. Mark had begun his book by revealing Jesus' identity: he is the Christ, the Son of God (Mark 1:1). And in the first eight chapters of his gospel, Mark shows us the beauty of Jesus' life. No one in the book had confessed Jesus to be the Christ, the long-awaited Messiah, the descendant of David, who would vanquish Israel's enemies and bring in an everlasting kingdom.
Read moreGenesis 15 -- Living In Between The Promise And The Fulfillment
Genesis 15 Teaching — Living In Between The Promise And The Fulfillment
Read moreHas The Word Tested You? It Tested Joseph.
Dreams. Ugh. I’m sick of them. Why did I have them? It has been years since they came. I know, or at least I knew, they were different from normal dreams...
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