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We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session in Part 1, we begin to explore Paul's use of the phrase the "mother of us all" in Gal 4:26 for Mother's Day 2024. We are laying...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we continue our exploration on Fear Not focusing on the event of Jesus walking to them on the water. We are laying the foundation to discovering...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we focus on the Scriptures that teach one to Fear NOThing for one is only to fear the Lord by trusting him despite what believers face otherwise...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we continue our discussion on Gen 3:9 focusing on concept of the fellowship of the believers beginning with 1 John chapter 1 and why we attend c...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we continue our discussion on Gen 3:9 focusing on the heart of God to seek us out with David mirroring God's heart as a man after God's...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we continue our discussion on Gen 3:9 focusing on the question of hiding. We are laying the foundation to discovering the riches hidden in the a...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we begin a new discussion on Gen 3:9 focusing on God's question, "Where are you?".  We are laying the foundation to discovering th...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we continue our discussion of the shoreline this time in a part 2 of 2 segments focusing in on Matthew 13's Parable of the Sower that Jesus...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we continue our discussion of the shoreline this time in a part 1 of 2 segments focusing in on Matthew 13's Parable of the Sower that Jesus...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we explore verse most Christians learned to cherish from their earliest memories. We explore the importance of its context and revisit it. It he...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we explore the concept of the shoreline in the Bible focusing on how the prophet Jeremiah used the concept to warn his people they are on the ve...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we conclude John 1:29 and John the Baptist's proclamation, "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" This is...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we continue John 1:29 and John the Baptist's proclamation, "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" This is...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we begin John 1:29 and John the Baptist's proclamation, "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" This is a t...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we continue John 12 and Palm Sunday while the other gospels have Jesus cleansing the temple courtyard where God intended the Gentiles to come to...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we explore various aspects of Palm Sunday beginning with John 12:13 while tying it to other passages about Palm Sunday and materials we've c...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we conclude our series of Walking with Abraham with Genesis 21 & 22 where Abraham ris twice tested over both sons. We are laying the foundat...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we continue Genesis 20 and where Abraham repeats the game he played with Sarah on Pharaoh back in Genesis 12 this time with King Abimelech and n...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we begin Genesis 20 and peel back the story of how Abraham repeats the game he played with Sarah on Pharaoh back in Genesis 12 this time with Ki...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we use slides to overview Abraham's life in review. We are laying the foundation to discovering the riches hidden in the ancient Scriptures...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we continue the Sodom Saga in Gen 18 & 19 and focus on Paul's Use of Sodom in the Romans 1 and delivering Lot in our context today while...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we continue the Sodom Saga in Gen 18 & 19 and focus on the Sodom in the NT and delivering Lot in our context today while managing today'...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.  In this session, we continue the Sodom Saga in Gen 18 & 19 and focus on the sin of Sodom. We are laying the foundation to discovering the riches hidden in the an...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.    In this session, we begin the Sodom Saga in Gen 18 & 19 and focus on the promise to Sarah to become like Eden. After her attempts with the whole Ishmael Sa...

We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context.    In this session, we continue with Gen 17 and address circumcision in the NT. We are laying the foundation to discovering the riches hidden in the ancient Scrip...