I heard a song for the first time the other day and was moved by the message and the music. I appreciated the nod to old familiar hymns woven through. Mostly, though, I was struck by the focus on the blood of Jesus as the master key of salvation. We don't sing about the blood… Continue reading Nothing but the blood of Jesus
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Matthew 24 My Teaching Notes
The Olivet Discourse Part 1 Context Jesus had just pronounced woes on the religious leaders and lamented over Jerusalem. He began with the temple, in all its glory and beauty. The temple was the centerpiece of Jerusalem, the center of Jewish culture, and the symbol of the Jewish God. TheTemple was built between 537 BCE… Continue reading Matthew 24 My Teaching Notes
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How to please the Lord 101
How to please the Lord 101: Love God, love people. There is nothing complicated about what God wants his children to do. He says it over and over in every book of the Bible. Jesus himself summed up the commandments in two sentences: Love the Lord your God will your heart, soul, mind, and strength,… Continue reading How to please the Lord 101
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Taste and see: Part four
Tasting: The perfection of the fruit John 15:1-8; Galatians 5:22; 1 John 4:7-17 Taste Just a few days ago, Wine Spectator posted a "wine IQ" blind tasting game on their website. It posted a sommelier's tasting notes and asked players to identify the variety, country/region of origin/appellation, and age based solely on the notes. Tasting… Continue reading Taste and see: Part four
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Taste and see: Part two
Berries, Vérasion, and Harvest John 15:1-8; Psalm 1 "Every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes that it may bear more fruit." Pruning does more than shape a grapevine. Pruning also directs the future growth and direction of the plant, and affect how well the vine produces. In viticulture, pruning is an ongoing process. The… Continue reading Taste and see: Part two
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The Man Born Blind
Inspired by a sermon By Pastor Jason Cook at Fellowship Bible Church, Roswell, GA 4/18/2021
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My teaching notes from Matthew 7
I was privileged to lead my precious Hope Las Vegas ladies' Bible gathering this morning, and thought I might share my notes and the questions for the breakout groups here. We are currently walking through the Gospel of Matthew, one chapter at a time. I did a short recap of the first part of the… Continue reading My teaching notes from Matthew 7
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“The kingdom of God will be taken from you.”
Matthew 21 "The kingdom of God will be taken from you." Jesus said these words to the priests and Pharisees, the men chosen to intercede for the people to the Holy One. Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy explicitly spell out the requirements for the priesthood, the Law, and the sacrifices both to atone for sin and… Continue reading “The kingdom of God will be taken from you.”
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This world is not my home
As promised: This world is not my home by various artists in a multitude of styles. The origin of the lyrics is muddy, with at least three people given attribution as author. Lyrics: This world is not my home, I'm just a passing throughMy treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue;The angels beckon me… Continue reading This world is not my home
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Jesus paid it all
"Jesus paid it all. All to Him I owe. Sin had left a crimson stain; He washed it white as snow."Elvina M. Hall (1865) This hymn, written by Elvina M. Hall in 1865 kept repeating in my mind as I read Matthew 12 and Leviticus 22 this morning. Leviticus is the book of Law, the… Continue reading Jesus paid it all
Defaulting to Grace 