In yesterday’s sermon on Isaiah 2:1-5, Brett introduced the prominent place that mountains held in the religious sensibilities of the Ancient Near East. This may have begun because Eden was…
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Much of Hebrews has been speaking of how the way to God is opened to us through Jesus. We’re so thankful for the conclusion of 10:18, that since forgiveness is
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The book of Hebrews repeatedly emphasizes the “once-for-all” nature of Christ’s work of atonement. Do we fully appreciate how unique this claim is in all of human spirituality? Consider the
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“It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory. A man without self control is like a city broken into and left
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“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one test
“His eyes were like a flame of fire…In his right hand he held seven stars” (Revelation 1:14-16) Actually, we don’t have to wonder that! Revelation 2 & 3 contain seven
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Our Good Father, as we look at the words of Christ in John 17, we notice immediately how ultimate, how “spiritual life-or-death” these requests are. It’s not that Jesus doesn’t
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In the book of Hebrews, Jesus is described as our “great high priest”. Why then don’t we have lesser priests in our churches? In the New Testament, leaders of Christ’s
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If you’re anything like me (and I’d like to think I’m a fairly typical human being), a sense of shame can be hard to shake. Sometimes we feel shame about
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Starting in September, our Life Groups will be digging into the Gospel of John together. Of course this is the fourth account of the earthly ministry of Jesus that we
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