We know of the act on the cross where Jesus declared. “It is finished”. Then we read about all the acts of the apostles and we learn about all the things we are supposed to do and how we are to make disciples, be fishers of men. Do this, do that and we just seem…
Jesus did not come and die on the cross and intend for us to accept eternal salvation with Him and then sit and hide on the porch, working to not sin any more. He came and died that we would be forgiven and grant us the authority of heaven by being adopted. He forgave us…
Independence, survivalist, what do you call it? Society says we are measured how well we can survive on our own. But Jesus makes it clear, not to isolate. The term “church”, that is a common word thrown around these days. But this week we dig in a little deeper and find out the intentions Jesus…
We continue this week with our pursuit of truth and discovery as we learn more about the Holy Spirit. We have had the privilege to learn about the Holy Spirit, when we went through the BASIC video series and some of us have read or listened to “Forgotten God” by Francis Chan. But I am…
Jesus has come and went already. The joy is that He has completed the works for salvation. There is nothing we can do to get more salvation than what is available right now. The exciting part is that He has come and laid out the plan for us and has now offered us a role…
For thousands of years people had been promised that there would be a coming messiah. That God would come through and make all things right. That happened when Jesus was born. We are so fortunate to be living after his arrival. Can you imagine what it would be like living in a life hoping that…
We have been learning for a couple months now about all the covenants God had continued to make with his people. We learn this week about the continued rebellion of the Israelites and we can begin to judge them. If we are honest though, we know that the behavior they exhibited is very similar to…
We have learned so much about the Israelites in the past month or so. There are times we are astonished at the things they go through. Then we are in awe of the things they witnessed. Things such as the parting of the Red Sea, the victorious battles, the cloud and fire directional system for…
We learned about sacrifice and atonement, but now the ultimate occasion becomes a reality. God, himself, wants to be with us. In this weeks Bible reading we read about the details of the relationship God has with Moses, the Israelites and us. In Exodus this week we learn how God’s attitude shifts from being with…
I wanted to post some encouragement and a reminder for us. This came to mind for me this week as we studied about sacrifices and atonement. Francis Chan does a good job of giving some insights, cross references and overviews, but we must not just spend this time as a commentary. Each week in the…