Obadiah: Already & Not Yet
We have already been called by this Savior. We have been granted new life in Christ. Yet, here we sit, in a broken world. ...
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God's Rest
February 18, 2021 by Philip Noell
"We're called to rest and trust in God. As God says in Isaiah 30:15 “For thus said Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, 'In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.' But you were unwilling...”. God's call to us every week is to remember him and to rest in him. Instead of being a burden, the fourth commandment reminds us to stop burdening ourselves with all the cares and troubles of this world and focus on God, our redeemer and our strength."...
EXPL$T!VE
February 11, 2021 by Luke Yeager
"The profaning of God’s name reaches a climax in His Son’s earthly life. Jesus didn’t assume humanity to become a divine cheerleader. Rather, He came to be profanity for us. He was despised and rejected; one from whom men hide their faces. We esteemed Him not. Yet He opened not His mouth as He bore our iniquities (Isaiah 53). We profane God. But, God silently and humbly bore our profanity in Himself. He took our profanity and nailed it to the cross in His body. So that we might share in His overflowing goodness and love. That we might be remade like Him and enjoy Him. This humble savior is the same God who is utterly transcendent beyond comprehension. So now, may we confess, call upon, and praise His incredible name in reverent adoration."...
Obadiah: a Lesson in Brotherly Love
January 26, 2017 by D. Gettemy | Category: Gospel | Tags: love, Mercy, God, humility, Brotherly love, love your neighbor, love your enemy
As we are recipients of God’s love, we all have the vocation of being conduits of God’s love toward others. ...
Keep ReadingBecause God Sings, So Do We
January 21, 2017 by Justin Edgar | Category: Gospel | Tags: gospel, glory, Mourning, Church, theology, Singing, Songs, Hymns, Spiritual, Praise, Comfort, Music
A theology that cannot be sung is not worth having......
Keep ReadingThe Problem of Suffering: Habakkuk
January 13, 2017 by Josh Spare | Category: Gospel | Tags: gospel, justice, faith, hope, Mercy, Pain, Religion, Suffering
We, as Christians, have the privilege of engaging with our Creator, demanding a response for evil that seems contrary to His very character, and throwing ourselves into the eternal love that began between the Trinity and has been mercifully extended to us....
Keep ReadingMercy in the Real World
January 5, 2017 by Biersgreen | Category: Gospel | Tags: justice, faith, ministry, service, mission, Mercy, Accountability, Love the city, Perseverance
In this real world where we live, God calls us to have faith, both in doing the works he puts in front of us and in trusting him for the results (visible or otherwise) that they may or may not achieve....
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