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Conversations with God – Moses

“What’s going on here?  I can’t believe this!  Why doesn’t this bush burn up?” “Moses!  Moses!” “Here I am.” “Do not come any closer.  Take off your sandals, the place where you are standing is…
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Secrets of the Prophets: Conclusion

Prophets insist that God is the sovereign center of our lives, “that nothing is hidden from the scrutiny of God, nothing is exempt from the rule of God, and nothing escapes the purposes of God.” …
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Reversed Thunder [Continued]

Reversed Thunder [Continued] Beginning January 8th through May 21st, we will continue to explore the concept of discipleship throughout the New Testament. We will emphasize the Epistles and the book of Revelation. What: Reversed Thunder…
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Secrets of the Prophets, Part Two

The prophets, rejected by their contemporaries, had immediate and intimate audience with God.  They knew the deep things, the “secrets” of God.  But the truth, which illuminated them, blinded those who insisted upon a god…
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Secrets of the Prophets

“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us so that through endurance and encouragement we might have hope.” (Romans 15:4)  The sixteen writing prophets, which are the most severely neglected…
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Poets, Prophets, Preachers: Conclusion

Once again we will let the words of Eugene Peterson provoke our thoughts on the prophets.  He states, “Their words and visions penetrate the illusions with which we cocoon ourselves from reality.  We humans have…
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Poets, Prophets, Preachers

Eugene Peterson succinctly states, “The hard-rock reality is that prophets do not fit into our way of life.  For a people who are accustomed to ‘fitting God’ into their lives, or, we like to say,…
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All God’s People Prophets

The writing prophets (Isaiah to Malachi), make up about 20% of the Bible.  These books are rarely read and studied by those who profess to be Christians.  They are used for occasional references at Christmas,…
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New City Catechism

The New City Catechism was developed by Tim Keller, in partnership with The Gospel Coalition. Historically catechisms were written with at least three purposes. The first was to set forth a comprehensive exposition of the…
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Eaten Up

Jesus Christ cleansed the temple in Jerusalem twice; both times were during the celebration of Passover. These two events bracketed His three year public ministry.  Thousands of Jews made the pilgrimage at this time, many…
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