From the Blog
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The Captivity
Last week, we saw how God established the crown through David, promising an eternal King and kingdom, which pointed to it fulfillment in King Jesus. But today, in The Captivity, we’ll see a devastating turn of events. God’s people lose the land, the kingdom falls, and they are carried into exile. What will become of…
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The Crown
So far, we’ve seen God’s Rescue Plan in motion: from Creation’s beauty to the Catastrophe of sin; from the Covenant with Abraham to the Commandments at Sinai. Last week, we saw the Conquest of the land. But a land needs a leader. A people need a King. Today, we arrive at The Crown. The CROWN,…
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The Conquest
In today’s message entitled THE CONQUEST, we’ll be looking at the story of God’s people finally coming into possession of the Promised Land after 40 long years in the wilderness. We live in a world of broken promises. We’ve been let down by leaders, friends, and even our own strength. When we look at the…
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The Commandments
Some of us view the Ten Commandments like a “ladder” that we have to climb to reach God. Yet as we labor to climb it, we either collapse in guilt or puff up in legalism. We need to realize that the Law isn’t a ladder to earn God’s love. It was given as a way…
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The Crossing (Exodus)
We all eventually find ourselves standing on the shore of our own ‘Red Sea.’ We all know what it feels like to be trapped between a past that’s chasing us down and a future that looks like an impossible wall to cross over. Whether it’s the shadow of a mistake you can’t outrun or a…
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The Covenant
Because we live in a “contract world,” we often treat God like a “contract God.” We feel that if we have a bad week or a season of doubt, the deal is off. We live in fear that we’ve broken the contract and God is going to “evict” us from His grace. We default to…
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The Catastrophe (Flood)
Have you ever looked at the world and wondered, “How bad does it have to get before God does something?” Violence, corruption, moral confusion… it can feel like evil is winning and God is silent. Genesis 6–9 shows us that God is never indifferent to sin, but He is also never absent in mercy. Moses…
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The Creation (and the Fall)
If we don’t understand the beginning of the story, we will misunderstand everything that comes after it. We won’t understand: who we really are, why the world is so broken, or why Jesus had to come. Genesis 1–3 is not just the start of the Bible, it’s the foundation of reality. If we get the…
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A Vision for the World
Today we’re talking about the HARVEST—how God wants us to have His vision for the world. And what is God’s vision for the world? Jesus tells us in Mark 16:15: “And he said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.'” This is God’s vision for the church.…
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A Vision for Your Work
People often find their identity in their work, in their resume or in their bio. If your vision for work is only about the “gain” on your resume, you will eventually hit a “Now what?” wall. Two thousand years ago, the Apostle Paul showed us how to move past that wall. Writing from a Roman…