Tag: gospel
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Sermon: Curses and blessings – Galatians 3:10-14
The law brings curses but the good news of the gospel is that Jesus is cursed so that those who could not follow the law can be blessed. Paul has already said that the law cannot save a person (Galatians 2:16), but in this passage, he explains why the law cannot save. Because we cannot…
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The Son of God allows us to be God’s sons. STUDYING JOHN 5:18
In John 5, Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath which draws the ire from the Pharisees who had more restrictive views of Sabbath practices. In John 5:17, Jesus says: “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” In response to Jesus pointing to God as his Father, the Pharisees begin to actively…
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People missed the significance of the first Christmas – but how do you respond to Jesus this Christmas?
There are the important days that we know are important at the time. And there are the important days when we only know of their significance with hindsight. A couple weeks ago, we had the anniversary of an important day in American history when we remembered the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks on…
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Jesus, the Son of Abraham. Studying Matthew 1:1
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. -Matthew 1:1 In the last two posts, we’ve looked at the identity of Jesus in Matthew 1:1. We’ve seen Jesus as the Christ. We’ve seen Jesus as the Son of David, the promised Messiah of the Old Testament. In…
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Jesus the Son of David. Matthew 1:1
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. -Matthew 1:1 In my last post, I talked about how Jesus is a prophet and priest. In this post, I will talk about how Jesus is also a king. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is referred to as the…
Josh Benner 