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We are Not at Peace with Ourselves
http://godgrown.net/blog/2010/11/18/isaiah-1/ The first chapter of Isaiah in many ways sets up the rest of the book. It moves from national warnings of destruction because of disobedience and false worship.…
Created over 1 year ago
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His Healing was His Curse
The rollercoaster of King Hezekiah’s life continues in chapter 39. He has recovered from a life-threatening illness, he has overcome a seige of his capital city Jerusalem, and now in chapter 39 - he is…
Created over 1 year ago
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Darkness, belief, and eternal life.
Ch3- Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews uses the cover of darkness to shelve his doubts, his social status, and shame to meet with Jesus. He is convinced that Jesus is in God's presence, and confesses that…
Created almost 2 years ago
John 3:1 (NLT), John 3:2 (NLT), John 3:3 (NLT), John 3:4 (NLT), John 3:5 (NLT), John 3:6 (NLT), John 3:7 (NLT), John 3:8 (NLT), John 3:9 (NLT), John 3:10 (NLT), John 3:11 (NLT), John 3:12 (NLT), John 3:13 (NLT), John 3:14 (NLT), John 3:15 (NLT), John 3:16 (NLT), John 3:17 (NLT), John 3:18 (NLT), John 3:19 (NLT), John 3:20 (NLT), John 3:21 (NLT), John 3:22 (NLT), John 3:23 (NLT), John 3:24 (NLT), John 3:25 (NLT), John 3:26 (NLT), John 3:27 (NLT), John 3:28 (NLT), John 3:29 (NLT), John 3:30 (NLT), John 3:31 (NLT), John 3:32 (NLT), John 3:33 (NLT), John 3:34 (NLT), John 3:35 (NLT)
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Why Care About the Vulnerable?
Deut 24- I have been thinking about Miroslav Volf's description of his childhood in Croatia, and of God's justice. He remembers all his girl friends being raped, and all his boy friends being butchered…
Created almost 2 years ago
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3 BIG crises in the aftermath of Mt. Sinai
Numbers 11-13 looks at three crises that follow immediately after the profound Sinai experience. 1 - the Israelites CRAVE the food of Egypt (you can take Israelite out of Egypt, but you can't take Egypt…
Created almost 2 years ago
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Purity or unity - what does God want?
9:1-14- Israelites come to Moses asking if they can still participate in the Passover because they are unclean from touching a dead body. Moses listens for God, asking him which trumps: purity or unity.…
Created almost 2 years ago
Numbers 9:1 (ASV), Numbers 9:2 (ASV), Numbers 9:3 (ASV), Numbers 9:4 (ASV), Numbers 9:5 (ASV), Numbers 9:6 (ASV), Numbers 9:7 (ASV), Numbers 9:8 (ASV), Numbers 9:9 (ASV), Numbers 9:10 (ASV), Numbers 9:11 (ASV), Numbers 9:12 (ASV), Numbers 9:13 (ASV), Numbers 9:14 (ASV)
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Missional church on the move!
9:21-23 - a powerful image of a people on the move! Desperately following a God they are still getting to know in a very hostile environment. Go here, stop there, rest here, escape to there... This daily…
Created almost 2 years ago
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Confess his grace, not just your sin
Psalm 51 is the classic text on repentance. The psalmist is completely obsessed with forgiveness and restoration. Specifically of interest to me was the writer's focus was not on his failure but on God's…
Created almost 2 years ago
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The Insidious Infection of Love
Lev 14- We use medicine in our modern society to be purified and cleansed. But Hebrews used community as a healing agent, a short time away from community and a return to society signified (and more than…
Created almost 2 years ago
Leviticus 14:1 (NLT), Leviticus 14:2 (NLT), Leviticus 14:3 (NLT), Leviticus 14:4 (NLT), Leviticus 14:5 (NLT), Leviticus 14:6 (NLT), Leviticus 14:7 (NLT), Leviticus 14:8 (NLT), Leviticus 14:9 (NLT)
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Priests as public health officials
Amazing- Gods priests functioned also as public health officials! No division between sacred and secular in this worldview. What would this look like today? How would our faith change? What would seminary…
Created almost 2 years ago
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Payday Loans and Financial Freedom
Isn't this an curious verse? Those charging outrageous interest rates to the poor in our society today are the credit card companies and the pay-day loan operations. They consistently steal money away…
Created about 2 years ago
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4 Keys to Hearing God's Voice
http://www.lk10resources.com/uploads/1/4/3/5/1435936/4_keys_for_hearing_god.pdf (http://www.lk10resources.com/uploads/1/4/3/5/1435936/4_keys_for_hearing_god.pdf) My ability to hear God’s voice has taken…
Created over 2 years ago
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The Secret Rules of Liberals and Conservatives
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/341 (http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/341) Each tribe in America has certain taboos that make them cry out to their constituents, "Do not handle, do not taste, do not…
Created over 2 years ago
Colossians 2:21 (NLT), Colossians 2:22 (NLT), Colossians 2:23 (NLT)
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Never been Born!
http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/Matthew-Henry/Mark/Passover-Jesus-Declares-Judas (http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/Matthew-Henry/Mark/Passover-Jesus-Declares-Judas)…
Created over 2 years ago
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God and Execution
I'm reading from Acts 12 this morning. I was amazed at the dramatic story of Peter being sprung from jail by an angel! What a fantastic story of God's provision. But at the end of the story, I noticed…
Created over 2 years ago
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Turn Turn Turn - the Byrds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9_H9AWwQOs A video photo collage of this timely song by the Byrds.
Created about 3 years ago
Ecclesiastes 3:1 (ASV), Ecclesiastes 3:2 (ASV), Ecclesiastes 3:3 (ASV), Ecclesiastes 3:4 (ASV), Ecclesiastes 3:5 (ASV), Ecclesiastes 3:6 (ASV), Ecclesiastes 3:7 (ASV), Ecclesiastes 3:8 (ASV)
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couch surfing as "your eternal home"
Reading through Luke 16 this morning caught me off guard. The lesson of the shred manager has always been a funny and mysterious lesson for me. Is Jesus telling me to rip off my employer? Part of it…
Created about 3 years ago
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God's apron
I can't believe how the Master will return and put on the apron to serve his servants! And that this is the Kingdom - the Kingdom where Masters serve and servants are treated as royalty!
Created about 3 years ago
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Confused by the actual resurrection
The disciples are found in this verse trying to make sense of Jesus' words to not mention his transfiguration until after his rising from the dead. The disciples hone in on this strange phrase, trying…
Created over 3 years ago
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Missional Church
This verse to me is foundational to our understanding of church being "sent" rather than calling and attracting people to it. Mega churches have come to symbolize the hording of resources and Christians,…
Created over 3 years ago
