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Before Jesus came, God spoke in many different ways through His messengers. Sometimes, His Word was conveyed through prophets, dreams, visions, human leaders, and even angels. But in every case, the fullness of the Divine Truth could never be perfectly expressed because their knowledge was fragmentary and imperfect. In order to present a perfect revelation of who God is and what His desire is for...

Last week, we remembered that our Lord Jesus sent the Holy Spirit so that we might become His living, breathing temple!  Today, we remember that He didn’t simply send the Holy Spirit for us to have the resurrected life, but that by the Holy Spirit, we might live the resurrected life!  What that means is that we not only live in the assurance and peace that His Spirit brings us, but we also live in...

Last week, we remembered that our Lord Jesus sent the Holy Spirit so that we might become His living, breathing temple!  Today, we remember that He didn’t simply send the Holy Spirit for us to have the resurrected life, but that by the Holy Spirit, we might live the resurrected life!  What that means is that we not only live in the assurance and peace that His Spirit brings us, but we also live in...

Today is Pentecost - when we celebrate what we sometimes call “The Advent of the Holy Spirit.”  While that’s true and an accurate portrayal of what happened two millennia ago, it’s important to see that Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to us in order that we could truly and fully live the resurrected life in Him!  In and through the Holy Spirit, we’re brought to faith in the Resurrected Christ, and in a...

Today is Pentecost - when we celebrate what we sometimes call “The Advent of the Holy Spirit.”  While that’s true and an accurate portrayal of what happened two millennia ago, it’s important to see that Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to us in order that we could truly and fully live the resurrected life in Him!  In and through the Holy Spirit, we’re brought to faith in the Resurrected Christ, and in a...

Have you ever looked at our world and wondered if we’ve collectively lost our minds?  As you hear the news, read the posts, and check the internet, our world seems to be spinning out of control and doing so more every single day!  Living the resurrected life in and through Christ in an upside-down world can be difficult at best!  And the “badder news”?  It’s only going to get worse as we approach...

Have you ever looked at our world and wondered if we’ve collectively lost our minds?  As you hear the news, read the posts, and check the internet, our world seems to be spinning out of control and doing so more every single day!  Living the resurrected life in and through Christ in an upside-down world can be difficult at best!  And the “badder news”?  It’s only going to get worse as we approach...

Doubt is one of those very human traits that can actually be helpful when we’re unsure about the truth of a claim or the veracity of an offer, but on the flip side, it can also move us to question the truth of our faith.  In fact, it can cause us to question the truth of Christ’s resurrection and, along with it, also cause us to question the truth of our own resurrected life!  But you can rest ass...

Doubt is one of those very human traits that can actually be helpful when we’re unsure about the truth of a claim or the veracity of an offer, but on the flip side, it can also move us to question the truth of our faith.  In fact, it can cause us to question the truth of Christ’s resurrection and, along with it, also cause us to question the truth of our own resurrected life!  But you can rest ass...

When is our resurrected life the most difficult to embrace?  I think we’d all say, “When someone we love and care for dies.”  When we want to trust in God and believe He’s got a plan, but indeed, of all the challenges to living a resurrected life in Christ, facing the death of a loved one is the biggest challenge of all.  And yet, it’s not just a big challenge, living the resurrected life amid dea...

When is our resurrected life the most difficult to embrace?  I think we’d all say, “When someone we love and care for dies.”  When we want to trust in God and believe He’s got a plan, but indeed, of all the challenges to living a resurrected life in Christ, facing the death of a loved one is the biggest challenge of all.  And yet, it’s not just a big challenge, living the resurrected life amid dea...

The Bible gives us an important reminder in 2 Timothy 3:12 when it says, “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.”  Living the resurrected life in and through the Risen Christ, that’s not what you wanted to hear, right?  But it’s true.  If you take a stand on God’s Word and are sold out for the Risen Jesus…you will be persecuted, people will oppose you.  The...

The Bible gives us an important reminder in 2 Timothy 3:12 when it says, “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.”  Living the resurrected life in and through the Risen Christ, that’s not what you wanted to hear, right?  But it’s true.  If you take a stand on God’s Word and are sold out for the Risen Jesus…you will be persecuted, people will oppose you.  The...

Unfortunately, when we are brought to faith in Jesus, when we’re given the resurrected life through Him, we nonetheless retain our sinful human nature!  Baptism into Christ and into His death and resurrection takes away the guilt of our sin, but it doesn’t take away our sin.  We will be sinners until we aren’t, and that happens only when we die or Jesus returns.  As a result, we will stumble and f...

Unfortunately, when we are brought to faith in Jesus, when we’re given the resurrected life through Him, we nonetheless retain our sinful human nature!  Baptism into Christ and into His death and resurrection takes away the guilt of our sin, but it doesn’t take away our sin.  We will be sinners until we aren’t, and that happens only when we die or Jesus returns.  As a result, we will stumble and f...

The Israelites are headed around the land of Edom and are growing impatient, so they again start to speak against God and Moses. The root of all sin is pride, which is an inflated sense of self. The Israelites had started looking to themselves, and this led them into many different forms of sin. God needed to get their eyes back on Him, and He did so by sending venomous snakes as a punishment for...