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Jesus: Cross examined
Photo credit information We see symbols everyday. Symbols of peace, strength, royalty, and victory. Within Christianity, there is no greater symbol than the cross, something so obvious that we take it for granted. Something so pervasive, so associated with Christianity that we might not even question it. But why is the cross the symbol? Doubtless…
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The scriptures point to Jesus. Studying John 1:45
I’m doing a study in John 1. In John 1:35-51, we see a series of affirmations about Jesus made by his first disciples. So far, we’ve looked at Jesus as the Lamb of God and Jesus as the Christ. In this post, I’ll look at Jesus as the one to whom the scriptures point. Jesus…
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NYT suggests evangelicalism needs to be more liberal to save itself
David Brooks had a piece in the New York Times under the headline: “The Dissenters Trying to Save Evangelicalism From Itself.” Brooks talks of the divide within evangelicalism. Early in the article, Brooks suggests: “There have been three big issues that have profoundly divided them: the white evangelical embrace of Donald Trump, sex abuse scandals…
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We have found the Christ. Studying John 1:41-45
Jesus is the Christ I’m doing a study in John 1. In John 1:35-51, we see a series of affirmations about Jesus made by his first disciples. In this section, Andrew has been pointed to Jesus by John the Baptist and has spent time with Jesus and he tells his brother “we have found the…
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Sermon: Glory – John 17:1-5
On the eve of going to the cross, Jesus makes the longest prayer we see recorded anywhere in the Bible. What does he pray for? Among other things, he begins his prayer by praying for his glory and that the Father would be glorified by what Jesus was about to do. This passage points us…
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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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