Episodes
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Can Your Story Be Stolen?
God came in Christ to take on your story and live it back to you. One thing that does is it removes our shame. You may believe that no one can understand your pain, your hurt, your rejection, your experience of being overlooked, ignored, betrayed, misunderstood, suspected and falsely accused, but...
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The Promise of Glory- Numbers 11:28, Joel 2
The hope of Moses that all God’s People would be prophets (Numbers 11:29) becomes a promise Joel 2. Certain things need be in place for the Spirit of God to rest upon His people. The Holy Spirit must dwell in a Holy Temple, so Ezekiel 36 describes a New Covenant were God’s people are called,...
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The Promise of Glory- Numbers 11:28, Joel 2
The hope of Moses that all God’s People would be prophets (Numbers 11:29) becomes a promise Joel 2. Certain things need be in place for the Spirit of God to rest upon His people. The Holy Spirit must dwell in a Holy Temple, so Ezekiel 36 describes a New Covenant were God’s people are called,...
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The Provision of Glory- Exodus 34:1-7, John 14:15-22
We are not all equally strong. Our resources wax and wane. We may lose our eyesight, or our legs, or our memory. This is where covenants are at their best- where I am strong, I care for you, where you are strong you care for me. It is never about who has more or who has less. It is not about...
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The Problem of the Presence
Like Moses and the people we must choose between the LORD and our idols. When we are confronted by the Presence of God we will either turn against our idols or turn against the LORD. For the religious leaders- Jesus was the presence of God come near. His light revealed our idols. He confronted…
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A Good Friday Priesthood
As a rule of self-giving love, the Perfect Priest must be willing to be the perfect sacrifice. As in the Law of Sin, to give the best offering, we sinners would first need to love in a way to which we are resistant- or to hate that offering and the threat of It’s perfect goodness.