Last week we saw how the prophet Jeremiah told God’s people they were going to spend 70+ years of exile in Babylon. Afterward, there was promise of their welfare (shalom) and return home to Jerusalem. When they returned they had to rebuild. The books of Ezra and Nehemiah describe the revitalization process. Specifically, the book…
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The Source: Understanding our Bible (pt.1)
Teaching 2: the ROAD of bible intake The 21st Century has awakened an explosion of communication through print of books, newspaper and magazines to other forms in radio, computers, internet and blogs, cell phones and text messaging, iPods and mp3 players to the most intimate of communication, personal relationships and face to face conversation. This…
Loving the City (Jeremiah 29:1-14)
MOTIVATE – video “The Mission of the Church Matters” – As we begin 2011 I will be sharing several messages about God’s vision for His church. Last week we were reminded that the same passion and focus that individuals have for sports, is a secular condemnation for the believer’s passion and focus on things…
Why we need “The Source”
On Wednesday nights, 6:30pm we’re going through a teaching series called “The Source”. The purpose is to teach us the role of spiritual discplines in our relationship with God. It is not easy Christianity. It is not add more religious church activities to make us more spiritual. It is about soaking in the gospel and…