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Ascension: Jesus is Gone into Heaven. Now What?
This is our pastor's article for the May edition of our newsletter. This … [Read More...]
Unnoticed Connections in Scripture
On Thursday, April 19, at 2:00 PM, we will begin our new midweek Bible study. The theme … [Read More...]
The Subversive Message of Easter
This is our pastor's newsletter article for the April edition of our … [Read More...]
Sermons
Lord of the Sabbath: Mark 2:23-28
The disciples and Jesus are walking through a barley or wheat field. Some Pharisees, a … [More...]
Holy Trinity: John 3:1-17
So naive is Nicodemus. In the concealed obscurity of night, he visits Jesus. Though … [More...]
Acts 2:1-21: The Real Power of Pentecost
At last, power! A fitting display of vigor and vitality for the saving Word to sally … [More...]
Articles
John: Lesson 9: The Food of God’s Kingdom (John 6:25 – 71)
Jesus is back in Galilee with another Passover soon approaching. He crossed over the Sea of Galilee and a crowd follows Him there. Hungry, Jesus took five loaves and seven fish and multiplied them to feed a crowd of 5,000 men, plus women and children. Both Jesus and His disciples leave and the crowd follows him the next day. The crowd catches up with them, and they dialogue with several … [More...]
John: Lesson 8: Jesus Feeds a Crowd to … (John 6:1 – 24)
In John 2, Jesus went to Jerusalem for Passover (John 2:24, 4:43-44). Now we find almost a year has elapsed and Jesus is back in Galilee with another Passover soon approaching. This shows us John leaves out a lot, including the more important points we need (John 20:31). Jesus Feeds a Crowd Read John 6:1-4 “the other side of the Sea of Galilee”: “the other side” was the predominately … [More...]
Unnoticed Connections in Scripture, Lesson 5: Numbers Continued
In this lesson, we continue exploring the significance of numbers in the Bible. For we find specific numbers coming up over and again throughout Scripture. For example, God commanded His people to celebrate seven festivals in the Old Covenant—four during spring and three in the autumn. These three fall festivals all took place in the seventh month. The final one lasted seven days, with it … [More...]
John: Lesson 7: Jesus Goes to “Court” (John 5:30-47)
After Jesus heals a paralyzed man on the Sabbath, others begin to oppose Him publicly. Jesus refutes the charges of violating the Sabbath based on His identity as the faithful Son who only does what He receives from the Father. “The Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise” (John 5:19). By using the … [More...]
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