Bible Teaching

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Freed to Give

There’s a big difference between giving out of obligation and giving freely. In Exodus 25, God’s people are invited to bring offerings to build a dwelling place for God, but God doesn’t demand them. There is freedom to give to the one who gave everything for us.

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How to See God

We can easily see sacrifice in the Old Testament as a gruesome, even archaic, ritual that seems completely removed from our modern sensibilities. However, the sacrifices we see in those ancient texts, including the book of Exodus, crucially symbolize future redemption through Jesus Christ, enabling the Israelites (and us) to approach God, see God, and even feast in God’s presence.

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Is God Pro-Slavery?

The fact that the Bible gives clear instructions for the treatment of slaves is not the same thing as the Bible arguing in favour of human slavery. The gospel is a gospel of freedom, and the gospel also shows us how Jesus chose slavery to win our freedom.

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The Exclusive God

When we feel abandoned or forgotten by God, we tend to revert to the gods of our age and our culture for our comfort and security. But like he did with the Israelites, God continues to be faithful to us even when our faith weakens.

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God’s Law Still Matters, But Not Why You Think

Many people, including many Christians, perceive God as an angry, vengeful figure, enforcing His laws with strict punishment. This view often leads many to reject this God. However, this view is different from what we see in scripture.

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God is Both Terrifying and Tender

God is both terrifying and tender, and that's a good thing. God's holiness shines a spotlight on our uncleanliness, causing us to shrink back in fright. But God, in his grace and kindness, doesn't leave us cowering in fear. By sending Jesus as our Redeemer, he made a way for our guilt to be dealt with. In doing so, we who were dead in our sin are made righteous by Jesus. We who once cowered in fear are invited to draw near to God as he draws near to us.

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God Promises Us Closeness, Not Always Comfort

In Exodus 19, God speaks about his faithfulness to his people and how he cares for them like an eagle cares for its young. This may seem rather sentimental initially, but this brief comment is loaded with meaning. Like an eagle parent, sometimes God nudges us out of the nest at the cost of our comfort. But it is always for our good, and he promises to always be with us.

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New Years Resolutions & The Gospel

New Year's Resolutions season is the end of December and the beginning of January. Three tips to accomplish this, five steps for being a better that. It seems strange that there is such a focus on being better or doing better, all the while during the rest of the year, so much in our culture tells us that we are perfect just the way we are. So which one is it?

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Hope at Christmas

Our Advent 2023 series starts with a look at the topic of ‘Hope’ and how the foundation for Christian hope in the future is based on God’s faithfulness shown in the past. Nowhere do we see this more fully than God sending his son for our rescue.

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The Holy Spirit Produces a Generous Spirit

There’s something inside of us that pushes back against generosity. However, there is a better way - a new nature, given through Jesus and ‘sealed’ with the Holy Spirit, that grows faith that produces both joy and generosity.