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May 26, 2024 Noahic Covenant | Genesis 9:8-17
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Today we will reflect on Genesis 9:1-17, The Noahic Covenant. The Lord punishes the world for its evilness by sending a flood. God sees that Noah is righteous, so he calls Noah & his sons to build an ark to save themselves and the animals of creation. This flood story takes us back to creation and the Lord’s commands to Adam and his family: to be f…
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May 19, 2024 The Gift: Pentecost Sunday | Acts 2:1-13
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Today we will reflect on Pentecost; the great harvest feast of the Jewish people. We will focus our reflection on Acts 2:1-13, The Gift. On Pentecost, 50 days after Jesus’ resurrection and 10 days after his ascension to heaven, Jesus sends his Spirit to empower the church and to carry forward his last instruction to go make disciples. The Spirit gi…
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May 12, 2024 Last Instructions Before Going Home | Matthew 28: 16-20
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Today we will reflect on Jesus’ ascension to heaven by focusing on Matthew 28:16-20, Last Instructions Before Returning Home. Jesus returns home to heaven 40 days after his resurrection from the dead. Jesus is going home to claim his crown as King of kings; to take up the authority he has been given and take his place on the throne beside God his F…
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April 28, 2024 For the Welfare of the City Celebration of Profession of Faith | Jeremiah 29:1-14
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Today we are celebrating the Profession of Faith of 8 young adults as they commit themselves to Jesus and the church. Aiden, Rachel, Connor, Kayla, Torey, Conner, Brooklyn, and Kyler will profess their faith in Jesus and their desire to make him Lord of their life. We will reflect on Jeremiah 29:1-14, For the Welfare of the City; a verse that shape…
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April 21, 2024 A House of Prayer for All Nations | Isaiah 56:1-8
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Today we will reflect on Isaiah 56:1-8, A House of Prayer for All Nations. This will be our annual prayer service and will incorporate prayers for various topics. In this passage from Isaiah, the Lord ties together justice and righteousness with keeping the Sabbath. Worship and right living go hand in hand in the Christian life. God is calling not …
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April 14, 2024 Rise Up: Lessons from Esther | Isaiah 40:28-31
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Today we are celebrating GEMS Sunday, where our girls’ ministry will be leading many of the parts of our worship. We will reflect on Isaiah 40:28-31, Rise Up! Lessons from Queen Esther. Esther is a fascinating woman in Israel’s history, she goes from being an orphan to becoming the most powerful woman in the empire. Esther is called to put her life…
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April 7, 2024 I Will Sustain You: Celebration of Baptism | Isaiah 46
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Today we are celebrating the sacrament of baptism . The family has chosen Isaiah 46 where God promises “I Will Sustain You.” God is speaking through Isaiah, reminding the people that he has upheld his people and carried them since they have been born, unlike the idols which have to be borne by beasts of burden or people. Rather than sustain idols, …
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March 29, 2024 Picture Jesus: The Lamb | Good Friday | John 1:29, John 10: 14-18
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This year our Good Friday Service will be held at 7:30 p.m. on March 29, 2024. We will hold a Tenebrae service reflecting on John 1:29 and John 10:14-18, Picture Jesus: The Lamb. This is a service of shadows as we journey to the cross with Jesus. During this service, we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper.…
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March 31, 2024 Picture Jesus: The Resurrection and the Life | Easter Sunday | John 11:25-26, John 20: 1-9
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Today is Easter the high point of the church year! We will join with the universal church by rejoicing in Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. We will reflect on John 11:25-26 and John 20:1-9, Picture Jesus: The Resurrection and the Life. These are wonderful words of comfort & hope; knowing that whether we live or die we belong to Jesus. Through his …
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March 24, 2024 Picture Jesus: The King | John 12: 12-19
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Today is Palm Sunday celebration we will reflect on John 12:12-19, Picture Jesus: The King. Historically Palm Sunday has been associated with Jesus’ kingship; however he was not the king the people wanted but the king that the people need. The Jewish leaders and the Romans felt threatened by Jesus as king. They mocked the idea of his kingship in hi…
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March 17, 2024 Picture Jesus: The Footwasher | John 13:1-17
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Today is the fifth Sunday of Lent and we will focus our reflection on John 13:1-17, The Foot-washer. This is our Mexico Mission trip commissioning service. We will reflect on what it looks like to be a servant; to be willing to humble ourselves, to place the needs of others first, making serving a part of our character, and a regular part of our li…
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March 10, 2024 Picture Jesus: The Shepherd | John 10:11-18
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Today is the fourth Sunday of Lent and we will reflect on John 10:11-18, The Shepherd. In this passage Jesus refers to himself as the Good Shepherd; echoing back to the bad shepherds that Ezekiel describes in the Old Testament. Kings, such as King David, were often referred to as shepherds, called to provide and protect their people and ensuring th…
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March 3, 2024 Picture Jesus: The Miracle Worker | John 2:1-11
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Today is the third Sunday of our Lenten series, John 2:1-11, The Miracle Worker. Picture Jesus at a wedding feast when an embarrassing problem comes up; the wedding runs out of wine. This is a shameful thing for the groom and his family, so Jesus’ mother asks him to help. Jesus replies that it’s not his time yet, but in a spirit of grace, Jesus tur…
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February 25, 2024 Picture Jesus: The Bread of Life | John 6:25-40
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Today is the second Sunday of Lent. We will reflect on John 6:25-40, The Bread of Life. This story happens the day after Jesus fed 5,000 people with only 2 small fish and 5 loaves of bread. During the night, Jesus spent time with his Father and then walked on the water to join his disciples in their boat. Soon after arriving on the other side of th…
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February 18, 2024 Picture Jesus: The Living Water | John 4:1-15
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Today is the first Sunday of Lent. During the Lenten season, we will reflect on the pictures of who Jesus revealed in the Gospel of John, beginning with Picture Jesus: The Living Water, John 4:1-15. As Jesus travels with his disciples from Judea to Galilee, he encounters a Samaritan woman at a well during mid-day; an unusual time of the day for som…
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February 11, 2024 The Armor of God | Ephesians 6: 10-20
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Today is Friendship Ministry Sunday. We will celebrate this ministry with our Friends and their mentors. To wrap our series on Ephesians, we will reflect on Ephesians 6:10-20, The Armor of God. When we put on the armor of God, we are able to be brave, have courage, and stand firm in our faith against the devil’s schemes. Paul calls us to be strong,…
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February 4, 2024 Rooted and Grounded | Ephesians 3:14-19
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Today is Cadet Sunday. A time for us to celebrate our ministry to boys. Each Meeting their counsellors lead them to a deeper knowledge of Jesus and how to live it out. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians will direct our reflection on the Cadet Theme “Rooted and Grounded,” Ephesians 3:14- 19. Good roots help us grow strong and healthy and we need to be r…
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January 28, 2024 Be Filled with the Spirit | Ephesians 5:1-21
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Today we will reflect on Ephesians 5:1-21, Be Filled with the Spirit. In this chapter Paul focuses on being imitators of God by living as His children and living with love towards each other. We are challenged to a way of thanks-living. He contrasts the ways of darkness with being light in the Lord, thus echoing back to Jesus’ call to be the light …
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January 21, 2024 Unity of the Spirit Ephesians 4:1-32
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Today we will reflect on Ephesians 4:1-30, Unity of the Spirit. Paul returns again to his ongoing theme of grace in this letter, this time it’s about living out the grace that we’ve been given by God. By living and growing together in the Lord it builds strong unity in the faith. Showing a maturity in Jesus; a growth in our faith, and recognition t…
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January 7, 2024 Spiritual Blessings Ephesians 1:1-14
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Today we begin a new series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. We will reflect on Ephesians 1:1-14, Spiritual Blessings. Paul is reconnecting with the church in Ephesus, a church it seems that he has a special love for. Unlike many of Paul’s letters, he doesn’t have any errors or heresies that he’s addressing. This is a letter that reflects a lot o…
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January 14, 2024 The Lord and Giver of Life Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:1-8
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Today we continue our series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. We will reflect on Ephesians 2:1-10, The Lord and Giver of Life. In this part of his letter, Paul contrasts the difference between being dead in our sin and alive in Jesus. Paul focuses heavily on God’s grace in Jesus that brings about our salvation and new life. Love, mercy, grace, an…
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December 31, 2023 The Names of Jesus: A Narzarene, Matthew 2:13-23
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Today we will reflect on Matthew 2:13-23, A Nazarene, the story of how Jospeh took his family and fled with them to Egypt because of Herod’s murderous anger. Jesus becomes a refugee and spends time in a foreign land because it’s not safe for him in his own land. When they return to Judah after Herod’s death, they go to Nazareth in Galilee, far from…
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December 24, 2023 The Names of Jesus: King of kings and Lord or Lords Matthew 2:1-12; Colossians 1:15-23
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Today we are completing our Advent series The Names of Jesus. We will reflect on Matthew 2:1-12 and Colossians 1:15-23, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Magi from the east came looking for the one-born King of the Jews, after reading God’s birth announcement in the night skies. Imagine their surprise when they got to Jerusalem, and no one had a clu…
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December 24, 2023 PM Lessons & Carols , Christmas Eve Candle-light Service.
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Lessons and Carols will be held this evening at 6:30 p.m. (so young families can feel free to come as well.) We will have a brief homily on John 1:1-14 and how Jesus came to live among us.Av Pastor Jake Boer
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December 25, 2023 The Names of Jesus: Immanuel Matthew 1:18-25
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Today we come together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. We will focus on Matthew 1:18-25, Immanuel. In Matthew’s account of Jesus’ birth, Joseph is told to give Mary’s baby the name Jesus, which means “he saves.” Matthew goes on to remind his readers that the prophets told the people that the virgin will have a child and his name will be “Im…
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December 17, 2023 The Names of Jesus: Prince of Peace , Isaiah 9:6-7; John 14:27; John 16:33
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Today we are celebrating our Children’s Christmas service where the children and youth will be leading us in worshipping Jesus through the Christmas play: Manger Moments: But Wait! There’s Myrrh! We will also continue reflecting on The Names of Jesus, by reflecting on Isaiah 9:6-7; John 14:27; John 16:33, Prince of Peace. Jesus is the Prince of Pea…
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December 10, 2023 The Names of Jesus: I Am the Good Shepherd John 10:11-21
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Today we continue our theme for Advent by reflecting on John 10:11-21, I Am the Good Shepherd. When Jesus calls himself the Good Shepherd, he immediately points to how his willingness to lay down his life for his sheep; He is fully committed to providing for and protecting his sheep from the dangers around. The second thing we learn about Jesus as …
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November 26, 2023 Gather, Grow, Go Ephesians 1:15-23
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Today we will reflect on Ephesians 1:15-23, Gather, Grow, Go. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is one of his most positive and encouraging letters to a church. Paul is writing to help the church know God better; to understand the high goals God has for the church as well as His eternal purpose and grace. In these verses, Paul is expressing his thankf…
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November 19, 2023 Mind Your Tongue! James3:7-18 , Proverbs 18:2, 13
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Today Bethel is blessed to have Pastor Bob De Moor to lead us in worship. Pastor De Moor will be focusing on James 3:7-18, Mind your Tongue! As followers of Jesus, what we do really matters, but so does what we say and how we say it. That will either be a significant contribution to God’s church or Kingdom, or it will cause distress, disunity, and …
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November 12, 2023 Broken Signposts- Power John 19:1-16
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Today we are finishing up our series based on N.T Wright’s book, Broken Signposts. We reflect on John 19:1-16, Broken Signposts – Power. Jesus is standing on trial before Pilate. Pilate has the power of life and death over Jesus; however, Jesus tells Pilate that the only power Pilate has comes from above. What is power? Why are we given power? How …
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November 5, 2023 Glimpse of Glory , John 2:1-11
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Today Pastor Bob De Moor will be leading us in worship. Pastor De Moor will be focusing on John 2:1-11, Glimpse of Glory. Jesus’s first public miracle seems to be relatively unimportant in the grand scheme of things; he rescues a bridal couple from embarrassment. But his disciples, with the eye of faith, see much deeper revelation of who Jesus trul…
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October 29, 2023 Broken signposts- Truth John 18:28-40
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Today we will reflect on John 18:28-40, Broken Signposts – Truth. Jesus is standing before Pilate. He tells him that everyone on the side of truth listens to me. Pilate asks a really important question, “What is truth?” In a time like ours, where truth has become very slippery and subjective, this is an important question for reflection. Jesus call…
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October 22, 2023 Broken signposts- Freedom
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Today we will reflect on John 8:31-41, Broken Signposts – Freedom. When we think about freedom, we often think in terms of the North American definition of freedom which is the choice to do what we want without anyone being able to tell us anything different; to have the freedom to be who I want to be. When we follow Jesus, we discover that true fr…
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October 15, 2023 Broken Signposts: Beauty John 1:1-18
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Today we continue our series based on N.T Wright’s book, Broken Signposts. We will reflect on John 1:1-18 Broken Signposts – Beauty. At the beginning of John’s gospel, we see how John introduces us to who Jesus is. The universe was created through Jesus; this beautiful, wonderful universe. In Genesis we’re told that God saw everything he had made a…
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October 9, 2023 Let Us Come Before the Lord with Thanksgiving Psalm 95
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Today during our Thanksgiving service we will be reflecting on Psalm 95 Let Us Come Before the Lord with Thanksgiving. We’re called to sing for joy, to come before God with thanksgiving because of who God is, not because of what we get from God.Av Pastor Jake Boer
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October 1, 2023 Broken Signposts: Love
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Today we are continuing our series based on N.T Wright’s book Broken Signposts. We will reflect on John 13:1-17; Broken Signposts – Love. Jesus lives out His love for His disciples through the act of washing His disciples’ feet. Love can be really hard, especially when the person you are showing love to is actually working against you. We all ache …
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September 24, 2023 Broken Signposts: Justice
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Today we will begin a series based on N.T Wright’s book Broken Signposts. As Wright recognizes, “signposts name a reality and point us in a direction.” The signposts we will reflect on point to deep meaning that help us understand the world and its challenges. However, these signposts are broken and let us down. This is why we will turn to the Gosp…
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September 17, 2023 Training Our Children Proverbs 22:6
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Today is our commissioning service for all those involved in our various children and youth ministries; a sign that our new church year is here! We will be focusing on Proverbs 22:6 Training Our Children. Beginnings are important. The better the beginning, the stronger the finish; this is true for our children and especially their faith. In Old Tes…
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September 10, 2023 Saved by Grace or Good Works?
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Today we welcome Pastor Frank de Boer to lead us in worship. We will reflect on Lord’s Day 32 and Ephesians 5:1-20, 2:4-5,8,9 - Saved by Grace or Good Works? If we are saved by grace, then why do we need to be good? If our good works are needed for salvation, then why do we need grace? The theme is that our good works come from living out our faith…
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September 3, 2023 - YAHWEH: Destroyer of Evil- Restorer of Creation, Nahum 3
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Today we are finishing our series on the Prophet Nahum. We will reflect on Nahum 3 Yahweh – Destroyer of Evil, Restorer of Creation. As we saw in the first two chapters of Nahum, the Lord is slow to anger, but he will address the evil in the world and hold those responsible accountable for their wickedness. This is a big part of why Jesus came to e…
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August 27, 2023 A Good Kind of Giving Mark 12:38-44; 14:1-11
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Today we welcome Chaplain Rick Mast to lead us in worship. We will focus on Mark 12:38-44; 14: 1-11, A Good Kind of Giving during our service today. The book of Mark concerns itself with addressing/answering this question: Is Jesus REALLY the new King, The Messiah? The people in his day were (sometimes literally) dying to know! Jesus surprises peop…
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August 20, 2023 Insights into the Heart of God, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14
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Today we welcome Pastor Bill Nieuwenhuis to lead us in our worship service. Today will focus on Pauls’ letter to the Corinthians in his sermon, Insights into the Heart of God. At the heart of the Christian faith is the doctrine of the Trinity. This doctrine proclaims that God is three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; yet one God. It is a teach…
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August 13, 2023 The Holy Spirit Spreads the Gospel ( Acts 11:19-26)
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A look through the book of Acts, focusing on how the Holy Spirit worked in the early church.Av Bethel CRC
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August 6, 2023 - YAHWEH: Warrior for His People
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Today we will reflect on Nahum 2 – Yahweh – Warrior for His People. The Lord warns Nineveh through the prophet that an attacker is coming up against them. This would be a shocking warning against the most powerful empire in the world at that time. The Lord then promises to restore the splendor of Jacob, a reminder that this vision of Nahum is as mu…
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July 30/ 23 YAHWEH: Judge of Evil -- A Refuge for His People Nahum 1
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Today we are starting a short series on the Prophet Nahum. We will start by reflecting on Nahum 1 Yahweh – Judge of Evil and Refuge for His People. Israel is being oppressed by the Assyrians, represented by their capital city of Nineveh. This occurs after the prophet Jonah warned the Ninevites of God’s anger. They repented, and God showed them merc…
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July 23/23 How Shall We Live - Hebrews 13
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Today we will complete the series on Hebrews. We will be reflecting on Hebrews 13 How Shall We Live. The writer wraps up his letter with a call to community and with phrases of encouragement: “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you;” “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Then lastly, “Jesus Christ is the sa…
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July 9/23 God: A Consuming Fire Hebrews 12: 14-29
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Today we are continuing our series based on the book of Hebrews. We are reflecting on Hebrews 12:14-29 God – A Consuming Fire. The writer to Hebrews calls us to holiness; a strange call for many people today. We’re called to a way of living with God. We do this by coming to him in a spirit of reverence and awe, with an awareness of God’s holiness a…
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July 2/23 Faith: A Way of Life Hebrews 11
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Today we continue our series based on the book of Hebrews. We will be focusing on Hebrews 11 Faith – A Way of Life. Hebrews is all about faith; what it means and what it looks like in the lives of actual people in the Old Testament. Faith is the foundation for the hope we have in God’s promises and what Jesus accomplished for us on the cross. Faith…
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June 25/23 Tabernacle: A Picture of Heaven
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We are continuing our look into the book of Hebrews. We will be reflecting on Hebrews 9 The Tabernacle – A Picture of Heaven. The writer of Hebrews now takes us into the tabernacle, the tent of worship given to Israel at Mount Sinai as a center of worship and the rituals given to them by God. The tabernacle is given as a copy of heaven and heavenly…
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June 18, 2023 Jesus: like Melchizedek Hebrews 7:1-8:6
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Today we are continuing our series based on the book of Hebrews and will be reflecting on Hebrews 7-8:6 Jesus – Like Melchizedek. We start to see the priestly influence of the writer in this part of the letter. The writer connects Jesus to Melchizedek, a king and priest who shows up out of nowhere in the Bible. Yet Abraham treats him as a superior.…
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