Today, it seems almost impossible to escape the talk of “The Rapture” within the North American Church. Over the last century, this teaching has become so popular within North-American Protestant […]
Why December 25th is the Day for Christmas
December 17, 2013 by
This is our pastor’s article for the Stone County Gazette. It should be published on December 26th. Why is December 25th the day we celebrate Jesus’ birth? If we […]
Exodus, Lesson 21: God Continues to Furnish His Tabernacle
December 9, 2013 by
The Table of Presence Moses is still on top of the mounting getting instruction from God. The people were still at the base of the mountain (perhaps, still seeing the […]
Exodus, Lesson 20: God Begins to Furnish His Tabernacle–The Ark of the Covenant
December 6, 2013 by
With the Covenant now formed between God and His people, God now begins to formalize how His people will come to Him and how they can be in His presence. […]
Understanding Isaiah 66:24
November 23, 2013 by
In adult instruction (catechesis) for those being brought into the Church, we cover many teachings of Scripture. Sometimes, we have classes dealing with people’s specific questions. One such class dealt […]
Exodus, Lesson 19: God Instituting His Covenant with His People
November 23, 2013 by
God is getting ready to institute His covenant with His people, Israel. However, this covenant will be based on loyalty: loyalty to God by Israel and loyalty to Israel by […]
Exodus, Lesson 18: Sabbath Laws and God’s Instituted Festivals
November 19, 2013 by
We now move from societal laws to God-mandated festivals in the Old-Covenant annual calendar. Read Exodus 23:6-9 – Who is specifically singled out to help ensure justice is done? Why? […]
Exodus, Lesson 17: On Being “Gods” and the Consecration of the Firstborn
November 10, 2013 by
We’ve seen so far that the civic laws focused on making sure that people did not unduly take advantage of the disadvantaged. And now when it comes to resolving disputes, […]
Hosea, Lesson 8: The Way to Wellness
November 6, 2013 by
Hosea, chapter 13, delivers four of the prophet’s sayings just before the death of the nation in 722 BC. Last week, we looked at two of these sayings, which dealt […]
Exodus, Lesson 16: Civil Ordinances Protecting Possessions, Property, and People
November 4, 2013 by
Moses had just given the Ten Words (Exodus 20) to God’s people. After that, he started giving God’s laws (mishpatim, not “words”), civil statutes, on how their society was to […]
