Tag: Jesus
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Reflections from Serving the Homeless
This last semester, the options where I could serve when I began were extremely limited due to COVID-19, and it was difficult to keep the relational element of the intent of serving as well. However, I served with OurCalling, a faith-based organization that leads the homeless to live a healthy and sustainable lifestyle by building […]
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Tracing God’s Kingdom Program and Covenants. Part 13: Grace
Grace After His resurrection, Jesus spent time with those whom He had chosen (John 15:16), providing instructions for the new form of the theocratic administration or kingdom (Mark 16:15). The basis of this instruction was the Kingdom now involved both the Jew and Gentile and the Holy Spirit would be with them and all believers (John […]
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Tracing God’s Kingdom Program and Covenants. Part 12: New Covenant
New Covenant Then Jesus fulfills the New Covenant on the cross. The New Covenant is defined as “a covenant between God and his people that is anticipated in the Old Testament (Jer 31:31) and fulfilled in the New Testament (Luke 22:20; 1 Cor 11:25; Heb 9:15; 12:24). The new covenant involves forgiveness of sin, spiritual transformation, […]
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The Story of Scripture – Genesis to Revelation – Part 8: We Have a Savior
So, then we have a 400-year period that sometimes is referenced as the silent years, where the Greeks come to power. Then we start the New Testament where the Word became flesh, and we have a Savior. God surprises us of how he did it. He begins to tie all these things together, because this […]
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My Evangelistic Testimony
I always believed in God, as I grew up in the church, and was baptized in high school, with my father and younger brother. I never wavered in my faith, but I had a control issue. I did not let God be in control as often as I could, and it left me searching for […]
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Postmodernism & Christianity in “The Lion King”
Watch this excerpt from “The Lion King”. This excerpt is provided as an illustration of postmodernism and includes numerous explicit Christological allusions and images. Whether or not those images are intentional, they are there and they are clear. Right away, you get the idea that there is good news being proclaimed. Whether it’s the loud […]