Gospel Hoarders

It was such a joy to read Gospel Hoarders.  I was blessed to get to know some of the Via boys when I went to North Greenville University.  Eventually I would get to know the entire clan.  When I met their dad, Rick, I understood partly why I loved these guys so much.  Rick Via …

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The Tabernacle

In the Book of Exodus, we see the divine design of God’s plan for the tabernacle and how he used his people to build it.  Not only was it a place for the people to meet with God, but it was a pattern that pointed to something still yet to come.  According to the New …

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The Wilderness Test

Exodus 17:1-7 is a wonderful portrayal of God’s wandering people and his unwavering commitment to them. After the exodus from Egypt, the people demand water from the LORD.  They don’t ask, they don’t pray, they demand.  God commands Moses to strike the rock and water flows out. Paul taught us (1 Corinthians 10:5-6) that we …

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The Pharaohs of This World Are No Match for the Great I AM

God is God alone.  He demonstrates his glory by comforting his people and confronting those who oppose him. When Moses confronts Pharaoh, this ruler believes he is more powerful than the great I AM.  He pridefully states he doesn’t know who this God is.  He is about to find out. Here are some notes: Pharaoh is …

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Moses, a Bush on Fire, and the Almighty’s Plan

As we continue going through the Bible, we have now approached Exodus. God responded to Israel’s terrible plight by listening to the prayers of his oppressed people, revealing his character to Moses, and promising to deliver and redeem them. Here are some notes: Moses attempted to deliver God’s people but tried through his hands (Ex. …

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God Makes Good Out of Evil

God took the evil deeds of Joseph’s brothers and used them for his greater plan of providing salvation from the famine.  In the same way, God used the evil injustice of those who put his son, Jesus, on the cross to bring about his master plan of providing salvation from sin and death. Here are …

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When God Calls Us to Suffer

Joseph suffered unjustly and was later exalted to a place of prominence.  In a similar manner, Jesus suffered unjustly and was later raised from the dead and exalted as Lord of the world. Here are some of my notes from last week’s lesson from the Gospel Project: God never promises that faith will spare us …

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God’s Dysfunctional Covenant Family

Studying through the Gospel Project, we have come to the unique relationship between Jacob and Esau (Gen. 27:1-40). God is sovereign over all of life, and he will work out his plan of redemption despite and sometimes through our dysfunction.  Jacob’s story is a good example of why humanity needs a Savior.  Like Jacob, we …

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Jacob’s Ladder

Loved this week study through The Gospel Project Chronological. In this session we see that God renews his promise to be with Abraham’s offspring and to bless the world through them despite their sinful and unworthy ways. Notes from this week’s study: This family displays that the message of the Old Testament is not portraying …

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Abraham & Isaac & Jesus

Continuing through the Gospel Project Chronological, this last week has been amazing.  In addition to the curriculum, our church is providing weekly Bible readings that go along with the lessons. While all of the focuses have been great, this week’s was very significant for two reasons: 1) Jesus saved my son, Obadiah, through the reading …

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