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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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“You’re not pro-life, you’re pro birth:” And other ridiculous arguments
A common argument I hear in the abortion debate is that pro life people aren’t really pro-life, we’re pro birth. That if we were really pro-life, we’d support all sorts of government programs. Federally backed universal pre-K, expanded maternity leave, etc, etc, etc. Furthermore, we also must personally be adopting and fostering babies and donating…
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Sermon: Priority check – Luke 10:38-42
In Luke 10, Jesus is invited to dine with two sisters: Martha and Mary. In the passage, we see that they have very different responses. One sits with Jesus and hears his teaching. The other busies herself trying to serve Jesus and gets stressed out from the work. Many of us can be guilty of…
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Josh Benner has pastored churches in Connecticut, Illinois, and Minnesota. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Josh is passionate about preaching and teaching the Bible.
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