Category: Commentary
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Jesus is the God of creation and new creation – Exploring John 1:1-18
Jesus is the Lord of creation and new creation. I’m going to highlighting a few words and phrases in this opening prologue to John. “In the beginning.” “Word.” “Life.” “Light.” “Darkness.” Just to name a few. These are all found both in John 1, but also in Genesis 1. The Word of God Opening phrase…
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The American Gospel and the meaning of Easter
Statistically, we know that the vast majority of Americans believe in some form of a higher power. There are relatively few who are atheists. Since people do believe that there is something, and since it’s so easy to think of the majority of Americans as Christians, many simply attach themselves to Christianity. But what does…
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THE only resolution that matters for 2024
Originally published December 31, 2014 At the beginning of each year, millions of Americans make new year’s resolutions. Common resolutions include eating healthier, saving more money, quitting smoking, or learning a new skill. All of those are great things. But the reason why we create new year’s resolutions is because there are areas in our…
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C.S. Lewis – 60 years after his passing
C.S. Lewis died on this day 60 years ago. It was overshadowed at the time because he died on the same day as President Kennedy. Lewis is one of the most influential Christians of the past century. He was never a pastor nor a professional theologian. He had a distinguished career as a professor of…
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Sermon: Pillars of the Christian Life: Evangelism – Matthew 28:18
Towards the end of his ministry, the resurrected Jesus gave the Great Commission: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.” This is the command he has given to his Church, and all Christians have a role in serving the Great Commission to reach people with the good news of the gospel.
Josh Benner 