Tag: advent
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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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The wise men and the mission of God. Studying Matthew 2
In Matthew 2, verse 1 ends by saying that wise men from the east came to Jerusalem. The ESV says wise men. The Greek word that it comes from is magi, if you’ve ever heard that term. They’re basically astrologers and astrology was respected in the ancient Roman world. The text says that they came…
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Notre Dame, the Church, and the beauty of things that are bigger than ourselves
Since the fire at Notre Dame on Monday, I’ve been awestruck by the thoughts of the longevity of that building. If you had asked me “when was Notre Dame built?” three days ago, I probably would have guessed 16th or 17th century. I knew it was old. I would have guessed it was older than…
Josh Benner 