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“Because no one has hired us.” They say. They are blaming the most awesome and busy person in the world for not doing enough.
Half-Beards, Honor, and Retaliation
Hanun put a lot of shame on David and his men, but David didn’t flare up and take revenge right away.
Reflections from the Asbury Revival
My family went and took part in the Asbury Revival of 2023 for an afternoon. Here are my reflections in random order.
Teaching at a Valentine’s Dinner
God created us to build up and benefit the world. Originally it was in the garden of Eden, but now it’s in the Body of Christ.
Go Find Me Outside the Camp
13Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured. 14For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. Hebrews 13:13–14 (ESV) If we aren’t going to follow the law (which we know has now been made completely unnecessary from Romans 10:4 and…
Spending Time Reading the Bible is The Best
I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts. I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word. I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me….
Living by a roadsign or by Christ’s life inside of you
Through Christ’s sacrifice, believers are made perfect and their sins are forgotten by God. The Holy Spirit guides them, embedding God’s laws in their hearts and minds. Despite initial reactions, this forgiveness doesn’t lead to reckless living but transforms desires, leading them to live according to God’s will.
Perfected By One Final Sacrifice
‘then he added, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first in order to establish the second. And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same…
Swearing Upon Something Solid
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise. 16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all…
My sermon from Hebrews 9
Here is my sermon from New Year’s Day on Hebrews 9. I think my favorite thing about this section is the hope it instills. This world and everything in it is passing away, and the old ways of Torah and the Law are part of that. The temple, tabernacle, priestly order — the whole bit…