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We are continuing our survey of the Old Testament this morning, as we look at the overview of what took place after God revealed Himself to the people of Israel at Mt. Sinai. Each week, we have been asking two main questions. What do we learn about God? What do we learn about mankind, or ourselves? Over…

This Torah Portion: Gen 47:28 - 50:26 Introduction In a previous Torah portion we discussed how this was a picture/ type of the End Times, with Joseph in power In our last Torah Portion, we talked about what it means to draw near to God - walk in His ways We also talked about: The story of Jacob coming…

Resurrection in the OT is “rare” Direct references to resurrection—coming back to life after physical death—are rare in the OT. The example of Elijah resurrecting a boy simply describes it as a return to life (חַי, ḥay ; 1 Kgs 17:22–23 ) with a restoration of the boy’s living essence (נֶפֶשׁ, nephesh…

Foe from the North Literal Geographical North: Harbinger of Doom The great day of the Lord is near, near and hastening fast; the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter; the mighty man cries aloud there. A day of wrath is that day, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin and devastation, a day of…

1 Timothy 2:8-3:9 Good morning Church! I want to welcome you all here this morning. If you are brand new here, especially if you were with us last weekend, you might be looking around wondering in fear if you missed the rapture with all of our godly women, well not all, but the majority of our women…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 15, Session 6 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., March 2023. Summary and Goal As the nation of Israel lay in ruins, its homeland plundered and many people…

OPENING: Vayak’hel - Pekudei TORAH: Ex. 35:1 ––40:38 I will dwell among the children of Israel and will be their God. My tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be their God, and they shall be My people. All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that…

We need only a teeny weeny bit of it, Yet, sometimes we don’t seem to have enough; It doesn’t just see the obvious but takes hold of the unthinkable; Sometimes it defies logic yet it’s not blind; The courageous love it, the weak shun it; The intellectuals question it, the simple go through with it; It’s…

Introduction Context And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. Now the Lord called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of meeting, saying, Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai,…

summary The prophet Ezekiel has telegraphed the doom of Jerusalem in a series of visual re-enactment signs, visions, and prophetic oracles. Chapters 12-13 continue with more sign acts, but shifts to God’s assessment of objections by the exiles as to the certainty of Jerusalem’s fate. God therefore directs…

1 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet: 2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and say, 3 ‘Who is…

God Keeps His Word The Christian mindset is perhaps for the most part one of thinking positive. Many of us have favorite verses that we can recite from memory of the Lord’s promises for blessings to us. And it is easy to read the Bible that way. Of course God is for us, because we believe in Him. God…

Restoration and Resurrection Intro This sermon series has been near and dear to my heart. We have one more week of this series before we take a break for Christmas and begin John in January. Back in 2013, I was blessed to get and visit England and Scotland. On of my favorite parts of this trip was to…

Before we get to this morning’s message, I want to encourage you to please read the Worldview Magazine about the challenges of taking the Gospel to the Asia Pacific region: How great is the need? On Page 14 we see it: 40 countries with close to a Billion people — 20 of which have no AG missionaries (maybe…

Today, we begin a new series called, The Return of the King. When I say king, I am meaning King Jesus, the ultimate king. Before we get started, turn in your bibles to the very last chapter of the last book of the bible, Revelation chapter 22. Jesus speaks 3 times in this final chapter. 7 “Look, I am…

The day of Pentecost was the day that the promise had finally come upon the disciples of Christ taking them from merely being followers and believers to now becoming the literal living church of Jesus Christ. I don’t want us to think that this was some random event that took place because it was something…

Wellbeing in the Kingdom Valley of Dry Bones · Intro · Main o Read Ezek 37:1-14 – The Valley of Dry Bones o Case study in ruach: § Breath ; Wind; Spirit / Holy Spirit § God’s energy / manifest power in the world § Holy Spirit is God’s agent by whom he brings life and creative power o Context of Ezek…

I know that when I mention the word 'revival' today that there are a lot of different connotations and even misconceptions about what that really is - especially here in the South. There are cultural connotations and there are traditional connotations and there are even social connotations that can get…

Today is Pentecost Sunday. The day of Pentecost was the day that the Holy spirit descended upon the house where the disciples were and it sounded like a rushing wind. Tongues of fire appeared and rested on each one of the disciples and they were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other…

Acts 1: 1-11 Bible Study Ascension only? Most Bible students would say this passage is about the ascension of Jesus to heaven. For sure that’s described, but the passage directs our attention to several points of biblical theology that are simultaneously tied to the OT and look forward to the events…

The title of the message is “The God of the Living”. This is because God is not the God of the dead but He is The God of the Living This phrase was part of the response Jesus gave to the Sadducee's when they gave him a hypothetical question that was meant to trap him. They asked Jesus about a woman who…

Introduction We have explored in our series the wilderness worship that God can lead us into - things like silence, fasting and solitude. We have also thought about sorrow in the desert, the sacrifice Jesus has made to bear our suffering and the sacrifices we’re called to make as a response. Lots of…

1 The hand of the Lord came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord , and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2 Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. 3 And He said to…

1. No Longer They will no longer defile themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding, and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God. No Longer Bring their idols Therefore, my dear friends,…

Near Prophesy The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, take a stick of wood and write on it, ‘Belonging to Judah and the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick of wood, and write on it, ‘Belonging to Joseph (that is, to Ephraim) and all the Israelites associated with him.’ Near…