Category: Church
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The greater worship to which Jesus points. Studying John 4:22-26
In John 4, Jesus is speaking with a woman at a well. Already in this passage, Jesus has pointed to the new life he gives and to the greater access to God that he provides. At the end of the passage. Jesus points to the greater worship of God that he points to. In John…
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The greater access Jesus gives. Studying John 4:20-21
In John 4, so far, we’ve seen how Jesus brings the greater water, he brings the greater revelation from God. He points forward to a New Covenant which he makes available. In the next part of the passage, we see that Jesus also brings greater access to God. Verse 20. The Samaritan woman is speaking…
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Darth Vader and the first king of Israel
In Star Wars, you have Anakin Skywalker who becomes Darth Vader. Anakin starts off from very humble beginnings. He’s a slave, but unbeknownst to him, he is set aside for a historic task. A Jedi meets young Anakin and senses that Anakin has a strong presence of the force and that he is the chosen…
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The first gospel. Studying Genesis 3:14-19
In Genesis 3, we see the fail of Adam and Eve. Instead of turning to God as a result of their sin, their initial response was to hide and try to cover up their sins. In Genesis 3:14-15, we see God’s initial response to Adam and Eve’s sin 14 The Lord God said to the…
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Choosing your poison. Israel’s demand for a king. Studying 1 Samuel 8:19-22
The book of Proverbs dedicates a lot of space to talking about the “fool,” the person who lives a life in opposition to the wisdom of God. The chief way a person can be a fool is in a failure to fear the Lord. We do this when we try to take God off of…
Josh Benner 