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Remember the emotions you had on 9/11? Remember the emotions of those that were there? Remember the utter devastation in the city and in the loss? Remember the nation’s response? locust swarms. Locusts were all too common in the ancient Near East and were notorious for the devastation and havoc they…

While it’s easy to pay lip service to the idea that God is all powerful, it’s much more difficult to consistently live out our faith in ways that recognize God’s unlimited ability—His omnipotence. In Genesis 17 and 18, Sarai and Abram struggled to keep their composure when God delivered the seemingly…

Today we embark on a journey through scripture. Over the next fifteen weeks we will fly over the pages of scripture examining important moments in history and how God revealed himself and related to his people. The journey began this morning in our Sunday school hour where Kathryn taught on creation,…

Summary Ezekiel 17 presents a riddle or parable of two eagles about the treachery of Zedekiah, the puppet governor appointed by Nebuchadnezzar to replace Jehoiachin, the Judahite king taken captive in an earlier wave of exile of which Ezekiel had been a part. Zedekiah would be captured in the last phase…

What causes us to doubt? Have you ever been promised something over, and over only to be disappointed when it has not happened? But what happens when someone fulfills all their promises? Do we still doubt them? In Genesis 15-16 , we find Abram doubting God’s promise for a son. Had God ever let Abram…

Each of these two chapters covers a different offering: the grain offering ( Lev 2 ) and the “peace offering” ( Lev 3 ). This episode focuses on the theological messaging of prohibitions (leaven, honey) and requirements (salt) in the rituals. Well, let’s jump in here. Last time we only covered one chapter,…

The Ratifying of the Covenant, 24:1-8 The great event {here} in chapter 24 is the climax of the Book of Exodus - Ramm God’s command to come up includes not just Moses, but Aaron, Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the elders of the people . Is this the total number of the elders of Israel or is a few of…

Peace What comes to mind when you hear that word? Peace as Greeting and Farewells Peace as in ones welfare Peace as the absence of hostility Peace as proper relationship True peace is found in Jesus the Messiah. 2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from…

Introduction to Exodus Summary This episode launches our new book study series on the book of Exodus! As we do with every book study, this initial episode overviews the sorts of things to expect as we progress through Exodus: difficulties, controversies, and other points of interest relevant to understanding…

Scripture Reading Text: Matthew 5:21-24 ; 18:15-22 Announcements Today, and then this coming Friday, we have students that are participating in the North Carolina Christian School Association’s Fine Arts Competitions. Pray for travel safety and then also that they would seek to glorify the Lord with…

Undaunted Courage is a book by Stephan Ambrose. In it, Ambrose writes about the Lewis and Clark expedition that took place in the early nineteenth century. After facing massive challenges—hunger, fatigue, desertion, illness and so much more—Lewis and Clark (near Three Forks, Montana) finally reached…

Introduction Good morning. It is good to be with you today. If you are just joining us online, let me welcome you. My name is Cal and I am the pastor here at Hope. Thank you for joining us today. If we can serve you, please do contact us and let us know. Today we are launching into a new series through…

Is there a proper way to approach God, address Him, talk to, worship, and think about him? Yes, scripture gives a repertoire of thought and expression to respond to God. The book of Psalms is an essential source to understand how we can and should express ourselves to Him. It was the hymn book for the…

Text is Exodus 19:1-8

How should we pray? Jesus' disciples, as first century Jews, had grown up surrounded by prayer, practicing it daily. Yet something about Jesus' practice of prayer caused them to ask him, "How should we pray?" Join Steve as he unpacks Jesus' approach to prayer.

INTRO Text Last week we looked at Hosea 4 where God began to spell out the charges He was bringing against Israel. For nearly 200 years Israel’s kings and priests led the people away from faithfulness to God. They exchanged worship and devotion of the one true God for the false gods of the neighboring…

Revelation 3:5 . 5 The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. What is the Book of Life? It is a record of the citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven. The mundane task of…

“The Painter who Draws merely by practice and by eye, without any reason, is like a mirror which copies all the things placed in front of it without being conscious of their existence”. Leonardo Da Vinci So is it with someone who doesn’t know why and what they believe. What is the Old Testament? How…

If you haven’t already please find the book of Judges... It’s the seventh book in our bibles, it follows the book of Joshua and precedes the book of Ruth, which precedes 1 Samuel in the pew Bible it’s on page ( ) and if completely lost please reference the table of contents at the front of your bibles…

Sidebar I want to take a little Sidebar today and talk about how we should think about Israel and it’s neighbors. We have talked a lot about how the culture of the ANE played role for Israel an the development of Judaism and Christianity. And from the discussions we have had thus far the logical question…

If you haven’t already please find the book of Judges... It’s the seventh book in our bibles, it follows the book of Joshua and precedes the book of Ruth, which precedes 1 Samuel in the pew Bible it’s on page ( ) and if completely lost please reference the table of contents at the front of your bibles…

If you haven’t already please find the book of Judges... It’s the seventh book in our bibles, it follows the book of Joshua and precedes the book of Ruth, which precedes 1 Samuel in the pew Bible it’s on page ( ) and if completely lost please reference the table of contents at the front of your bibles…

Think of a time you felt on the outside. Perhaps it was starting a new job, walking into a new class, your first club meeting, or walking into a new church. That is only a small feeling of what it is like for many in our world today. This feeling of being on the outside is not a new situation. Today’s…

Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 REVIEW This is our forth message from Devarim- Deuteronomy elle-ha deverim = these are the words The Torah goes on to recount the 42 stations from the Exodus from Egypt to the Promised Land. Picture of Journey An 11 day journey that lasted 40 years Reason why the journeys are…

Nitzavim Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 29:10-30:20 In our previous Torah portion we talked about Re’eh (beholding: a blessing, and a curse) We talked about having two choices related to obedience / disobedience = blessing / cursing Obedience to blessing We talked…