After 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, Israel finds itself encamped on the plains of Moab. It is here that Israel will again prepare to take Canaan. Old Israel has died in the wilderness but a new generation has been raised up to take the land. But first, Moses sits … [Read more...] about #11 Worship and Warfare – OT Survey
Plant and Build
Jesus was non-compliant. He did not live His life along the lines drawn by the religious leaders or even the civil leaders of His day. He lived His life along the lines laid out for Him by God and taught His disciples to do likewise. This did not require rebellion. It required … [Read more...] about Plant and Build
#10 The Obedience of Faith – OT Survey
Israel's journey through the wilderness is a journey to a New Eden, A land of milk and honey. Wilderness and land are contrasted throughout the Bible. The wilderness is a place of testing, famine, exile, and death. The land is a place of water, food, prosperity, and life. In … [Read more...] about #10 The Obedience of Faith – OT Survey
#09 God’s Unfailing Love – OT Survey
Do you feel that God loves you? Do you sense His affection, or do you fear His rejection? This is a question that some think inappropriate. Some would say that my feelings are not the point and that what matters are the facts. Or, “it's not what you feel, but what you think that … [Read more...] about #09 God’s Unfailing Love – OT Survey
Be Not Blah
When Jesus flipped the conversation in Matthew 5:13-16 from, "You are the salt, your are the light," to, "I did not come to abolish the law but to fulfil it" in Matthew 5:17-20, He was not changing the subject. The subject was our presence in this world as salt and light. The … [Read more...] about Be Not Blah