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Joseph’s Story
Every day, Joseph rose before dawn…to pray. “Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad.”…“Hear O Israel, the Lord our God…The Lord is one.” Joseph was following Yahweh, serving Israel’s God. His father Jacob had taught him this early morning devotion. The two of them had a carpentry business in the rocky region of Galilee, where wood was Continue reading
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When Facing an Enemy, Remember This…
When I worked at Enterprise Rent-A-Car almost 25 years ago, one day someone in the office took lunch orders for sub sandwiches and made a run for the whole gang. When I saw the bag full of subs, I grabbed mine and took a bite. Except it wasn’t mine. It was the sub marked for Continue reading
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What Did Jesus Say About Sexual Sin?
There seems to be a line of thought in the church that says sex outside of marriage is a small thing, just a peccadillo. It’s almost as if people think, “Yeah, it’s wrong, but God’s not that concerned about it – He’s got bigger fish to fry.” I’m not sure where this idea comes from. Perhaps people think that this Continue reading
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How To Know If Someone Is Truly A Christian
Membership interviews begin tonight at Edgewood, and it’s always enjoyable getting to know the new folks at our church. If everyone in the class decides to take the next step, staff and elders will be interviewing about 38 people this fall, and we’ll do it over two weeks time. Why do we do membership interviews? Really, Continue reading
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The Deepest Book in the New Testament
Hebrews, that is. Don’t you think so? The writer, Mr. Anonymous, is not exactly skimming the surface. After all, there’s the question of “Sabbath rest” and Moses and angels. There are high priests and losing your salvation (or not losing your salvation!) and solid food. And don’t get me started about Melchizedek. But what is Hebrews Continue reading
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How Christians Think The Law Is Better Than Grace.
Jesus is better. This is the theme of the letter to the Hebrews. The Greek word for “better” and the Greek word for “superior” are found 15 times in the letter. And the theme is throughout. For instance… Jesus is better than the angels. They are only ministering spirits. He is the Son. Jesus is Continue reading
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What Will Make Us Strong?
In EVERY SINGLE LETTER that the Apostle Paul writes, he always begins by wishing grace upon his readers. The way he says it is sometimes different, but he always says something along the lines of “Grace to you…” This is not a throwaway line. This is not akin to saying, “How are you?” to the friend you meet downtown. In Continue reading
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Pray This Prayer…
2 Thessalonians chapter 1 has a prayer that I have been praying off and on for over 2 decades: To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, so that the name of Continue reading
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Grumbling vs. Grace
There is a kind of person who hates grace. It’s not hard to imagine why. Imagine you graduated from college with a mountain of debt (this won’t be hard for many of us). You work for 10 years to get it all paid off, and the day after you send in the last check, some trillionaire makes an announcement Continue reading
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The Part I Played in My Salvation
I have this high school memory: it was likely junior year, maybe a late morning in the fall – band class, and I was walking outside to the football field with some other marching band members. I was pontificating about Jesus – foolishness about how maybe he did exist and maybe he didn’t. Like I knew Continue reading
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