Category: Church
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Immanuel prophecy in Isaiah. Part 1: A sign rejected
In the Gospel of Matthew, Mary and Joseph are engaged to be married. They’ve never consummated the relationship but then Mary finds out that she’s pregnant. Joseph did not want to bring shame upon Mary and so he prepared to divorce her quietly. An angel appeared to Joseph. And the angel tells him to stay with Mary…
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Sermon: Recreation – Genesis 1:1-31
In Genesis 1, we see that God made a good creation because God is good. Because of sin, that creation has been corrupted. Through the gospel, we see how creation and human lives are being restored. Sermon manuscript
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Why was the cross necessary? Couldn’t God just forgive?
A person might look at the crucifixion, look at what the Lord did on the cross, and wonder “Why was that the only way? Why was that necessary? Couldn’t God simply forgive us?” No. This is an idea I’ve heard from Tim Keller before, and it’s an important idea on having a theology of forgiveness.…
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The Son of God who makes us sons. John 5:18
In John 5, Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath which draws the ire from the Pharisees who had more restrictive views of Sabbath practices. In John 5:17, Jesus says: “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” In response to Jesus pointing to God as his Father, the Pharisees begin to actively…
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Evangelism Training Podcast #5 Dr. David Gustafson
In this episode, we talk to Dr. David Gustafson on his newest book “Gospel witness through the ages” and discuss the history of evangelism. Each generation has its own challenges of making Jesus known to the world. But as we study the history of evangelism, we see that the challenges of one generation or culture…
Josh Benner 