After Jesus’ baptism (Mark 1:9-11), He is “thrown out” (ekballo) by the Spirit into the wilderness for a cosmic battle with Satan himself (Mark 1:12). Since God has said that this Son is well-pleasing in His sight (Mark 1:11), why is it important for Him to be tempted?
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Jesus pleased His Father in what He did and in what He didn’t do. As followers of Jesus, we should seek to imitate His obedient lifestyle.
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A critical element in discipleship is training someone how to overcome temptation. While everyone is tempted, particular people are more prone to certain temptations than others. In order to overcome temptation, let’s identify Satan’s strategy, Jesus’ success, and our steps needed to succeed.
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Curiously, in the Garden of Eden, the serpent begins his attack with Eve. The devious nature of this attack lies in the fact that God had instructed Adam concerning the law of the land, and yet the serpent approaches Eve to challenge those rules. The manner in which he comes also speaks volumes. Lucifer, known
For every moment of strength in David’s life, there was often a subsequent weakness. For every Goliath, there was also a Bathsheba. I think that is why so many of us resonate with King David. We emulate him one moment and disdain him the next. That’s where so many of us live. We have more
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You can’t understand the purpose of the Ten Commandments until you grasp the timeline of when Moses climbed the mountain to receive them. God gave the 10 Commandments to Moses in Exodus 20. In Exodus 14, the Israelites are walking through the Red Sea on dry ground. Why did God give the Law after this
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“The Ten Commandments” was written for “The Word” project to cover the pivotal nature of the Law in the Bible. “The Word” is a project by North Side Worship telling the grand narrative of the Bible. It is available at North Side (May 3, 2015) and iTunes (May 5, 2015). You can’t really do a big picture of the Bible without
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Services started out with baptisms this morning! So wonderful watching these folks getting baptized and being reminded of how God is transforming lives around here! We sang “Doxology” with a little instrumental intro. After that, we introduced a new song from “The Word” project entitled “Amazed.” The song focuses on the ministry of Jesus and
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You shall not commit adultery. -Exodus 20:14 Powerful day as we commissioned some of our own and continued through the Ten Commandments. We began our time together singing “Go” and ” I Will Follow” for a mission focus. After that, we watched an interview video with Taylor and Jessica Wolfe, some of North Side’s family
While the first commandment from God tells us who we should worship, the second commandment tells us how we should worship. God expects His people to worship Him alone and in the right way. Worship the right God in the right way. That was the goal of today’s services. We started out our time together
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