Archive for November 2022
S162P1 – Wicked tactics: the lie in the middle
Gen. 3:4-5 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Those who are good at lying have tactics. They do not simply speak what is…
Read MoreS161P4 – Our God of covenant: bound to no other
Exo. 23:27-33 “I will send My fear before you, I will cause confusion among all the people to whom you come, and will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. And I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before you. I will…
Read MoreS161P3 – Our God of covenant: a father of nations
Gen. 17:1-6 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: “As…
Read MoreGracious prophecy fulfilled
One of the clearest and most compelling statements made by Jesus was that He did not come to abolish the law and the prophets but to fulfill them. [Mt. 5:17-20] This statement should have perked the listeners’ ears and made them look for how He could fulfill prophecy. We know now that Jesus fulfilled hundreds…
Read MoreS161P2 – Our God of covenant: the second-to-last supper
Mk. 14:22-26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. And He said to them, “This…
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