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Summary This is part one of the following: The vision of Ezekiel (also described in Ezekiel 10 ) is one of the more famous in scripture. It is also one of the most misunderstood. In these two meetings we will describe what we are looking at in Ezekiel 1 and what it means. Along the way, it will be clear…

A Beneficial Death By the time of the events in the regions known in the Old Testament as Bashan — Peter’s confession at Caesarea Philippi and the transfiguration on Mount Hermon — Jesus knew that the hour of his death was fast approaching. He had provoked a confrontation with intelligent evil in many…

The Cosmos Is a Temple In some of the ancient Near Eastern texts, a temple is built as a conclusion to cosmic creation. But typically these are distinct, though related acts. The natural association between them is that the creative acts are expressions of authority, and the temple is the place where…

A Beneficial Death By the time of the events in the region known in Old Testament days as Bashan—Peter’s confession at Caesarea Philippi and the transfiguration on Mount Hermon—Jesus knew that the hour of his death was fast approaching. He had provoked a confrontation with intelligent evil in many ways…

This chapter focuses on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) ritual. Unlike many popular commentaries teach, this important Old Testament ritual was about “resetting” the tabernacle/temple sanctuary, its priesthood, and the Israelite people to the state of ritual purity (holiness) evident when the entire…

Paul uses flesh and body differently flesh and blood-mortal bodies, clothed with after the fall, talking about our mortality, we became enslaved to death when the serpent is cursed, crawl on your belly and eat dust- ancient people knew snakes don’t eat dust- dust is the same word used for adam, the curse…

Introduction to the Book of Ezekiel Ezekiel’s name means God will strengthen. Historical events are said to cover the period of 593- 571 BCE. Ezekiel, son of Buzi, was among the approximately ten thousand citizens of Judah deported to Babylon when King Nebuchadnezzar invaded Jerusalem in 598/597 BC (2Kg…

We follow leaders and the ultimate leader is Jesus. Our call is to follow him outside the camp through the cross (that will have an analogy in our crosses) and eventuate in our sharing in Christ's life and glory

May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be alway acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, our strength and our redeemer. Amen. Luke 2 tells a story we are all familiar with: Mary is pregnant with a child (which we know is from the Holy Spirit). At the same, Caesar Augustus organizes a census…

Our Scripture reading is in Exodus 26:31-37 The Veil and Screen “ “You shall make a veil o f blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen ; it shall be made with cherubim , the work of a skillful workman . “ You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks also…

Herman Bavinck: “When Christ brings on the fulfillment of the Old Testament ment promises of salvation, He does not discard the law, but fulfills all its righteousness; by His perfect obedience He paves the way and in the HolySpirit grants the power by which His disciples can and will walk, in principle,…

Introduction Why I love church history. It reminds us that the church has weathered worst storms than what we are dealing with today. It encourages us that Christ has always been building His church and no one can destroy it. We can realize that as we look back through history we as a church are standing…

Intro: What if… What if revival actually happened? What if God actually showed up… how would you respond? Transition: Context: v.1a Lots of bad… (story of 2016… then leading us to this place… that day when Covenant not sell but give… HS moments, Revelation of God times… God is here a God moment! IDK…

Background: NOTE : Habakkuk is living in a day of corruption and violence. (1:2-4) This has made it somewhat difficult to determine the time of Writing because Judah and Israel found themselves in this situation a lot. A. 2 Kings 21:1-2 Manasseh began to reign at age 12 and he “did what was evil in the…

John the baptist proclaimed Jesus to be the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. There is a duality in his identity as the Lamb of God; one who died for our sins as both the Paschal Lamb and the Suffering Servant.

Introduction Throughout its history, the Church has confronted numerous challenges, including societal values conflicting with its core principles and internal doctrinal disputes. These trials, rather than enhancing its mission, have often been viewed as impediments to growth and resilience. Despite…

Lent Points to a Point The forty days of Lent are a substantial length of time, all pointing towards a future (and already achieved) reality, a broad sweep of days to evoke the memories of the forty years of groaning in the wilderness. The triumphal entry with palms, the Passover, the cross, the empty…

We’re coming to the end of our “First Pres Goes to the Movies” series. This week’s movie is Galaxy Quest, a movie that really didn’t get the attention it deserved when it came out in 1999. The basic premise is that the cast of the TV show Galaxy Quest, which is basically Star Trek[CK1] , are making their…

A God Like No Other Intro: What does unique mean? Webster’s Dictionary says that unique is “being the only one; sole or being without equal.” Take a moment and think of something in your life that is unique. While you are thinking, I will give you some of my examples. My kids are unique. You are unique.…

What is paganism? For the sake of this breakout the definition of Paganism we are going to use is any world view or religion contrary to that of the Bible. The actual definition is a little more specific than that but for the sake of what we are talking about I think that is a helpful way to define it.…

Today we conclude the first of Moses’ sermons to his congregation. In this chapter we have looked at the grace of the Torah, and the grace of the Covenant, and today we look at the Grace of Salvation. This also is split into three parts: Moses’ history lesson. Moses’ theology lesson. Moses’ practical…

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