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God humbles King Belshazzar

We value the empowering work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. We encourage the filling (baptism) of the Spirit, the gifts, and the fruit of the Spirit as well as the leading and empowering of the Spirit for a life of ministry that glorifies God. We encourage people to pray in the Spirit either in their own language or the language that the Spirit gives.

Jesus begins His earthly ministry. Pastor Josh explains the meaning behind the structure of this text, focusing on chiasms, which allow us to understand more clearly the focus of a given passage. Jesus is intentional regarding His ministry strategy, and we should be too! He begins in the hostile gentile territory of Galilee, focusing on the poor, the crippled, the outcasts. The brotherhood of Christ crosses boundaries! We must be a people of peace.

The woman in this chapter is a representation of God's people, likely the end times Messianic believers. There's a parallel to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Her crown has 12 stars, representing the 12 tribes of Israel. Clothed in the sun, heavenly light. She stands over the moon; it's a symbol of darkness, as if she has dominion over darkness. There is one "people of God": not a specific cultural group, but simply those who accept Jesus as Lord. Salvation comes from faith in the Son alone!

Did the Patriarchs know who their God was, introducing redemption, a surprise genealogy

The Lord's prayer is the center of Jesus' first discourse in the book of Matthew. It's a model for how to pray. He wasn't asking us to repeat it word for word, but rather apply the model to our own lives.