If the stories of the Bible were a trilogy of books, book one would be the Old Testament, book two would be the gospels and book three would be the history of the early church in the book of Acts. Or maybe we could give them the three titles of "Diagnosis", "Cure" and "Treatment". In this message we begin a 12 month journey through the Scriptures and see the thread that ties it all together.
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Cain killed Abel and then was banished to the east. Then he found a wife, had a kid and built a city. So... if Cain is the firstborn of Adam and Eve, where did all the people come from? Find out one possible answer to that question, along with three core lessons from the Cain and Abel story in this message.
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In this message we continue our "through the Bible" series with a look at the next two key events in the early chapters of Genesis: The Flood and the Tower of Babel. Why did they happen and what function did they play in God's plan of redemption? Find out in this message.
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The three great monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam - each regard him as the father of their faith. But he grew up worshiping the moon goddess Nana in present day Iraq. His name is Abraham and in this message we will explore where his faith in the One True God came from and what it was that made Abraham one of those most significant figures in all of human history.
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Have you ever felt disappointed in or bewildered by the heroes of the Old Testament when you read the real Bible (not the happy children's version)? Well in this message Tyrean dives into the Jacob story and why he, the father of the 12 Tribes of Israel, is fallen like us.
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In this message guest preacher Michael Bouterse shows how the Joseph story reveals that forgiveness is at the very heart of the gospel.
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Everything in the Old Testament are like shadows for which Jesus and the Gospel is the real object casting the shadow. Two of the greatest shadows in the Old Testament are the Passover and the Red Sea Crossing. In this message we explore those two shadows and what we learn about the gospel from them. NOTE: The first half of the sermon did not record the audio so this video is only of the second half of the message.
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God dramatically rescued the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and into a destiny for them in the Land of Promise that he is taking them to. But before getting to that land of promise the Israelites experience 40 years of wilderness wandering. In this message we do an overview of that "wilderness wandering" period for God's people and see what we can learn about our own wilderness seasons in our lives.
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In the words of Herman's Hermits, "Second verse, same as the first". In this message we find ourselves in the final chapter of Joshua and the Israelites have done it again! Watch as Mark Jones preaches from the text where Joshua reminds them, and us, to renew our covenant with the Lord.
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Do you ever feel insecure or have issues of fearing what others think and allowing those fears to impact your decisions and behavior? King Saul did. In this message we will be doing a study in brokenness - King Saul's and ours.
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King David sinned just as miserably as King Saul. Yet he was called a man after God's heart. What was it that made David different? In this message we explore that question and discover seven lessons from the life of David.
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In this message we begin the season of Advent. We will light the Prophecy Candle in expectation and hope of the coming of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of David. And we will also look at the tragic life of another "son of David" (Absalom) and how David's "father-fail" set the stage for a Descendant of his to accomplish what David could not bring himself to do.
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The most powerful king followed by civil war and the emergence of two kingdoms. That happens and then it just gets confusing. In this message we make sense of the period of the kings of Israel and Judah and discover an Advent season romance embedded right in the heart of ancient Israel's story.
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Four Kings beats a Full House! Pretty good poker hand in this message as we look at the lives of FOUR GOOD KINGS of the southern Kingdom of Judah and what we can learn from their stories.
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You've heard the phrase "absence makes the heart grow fonder"? In the message we'll see the significance of that phrase as it relates to the closing chapters of the Old Testament drama and how it all sets the stage for Book Two of the Trilogy!
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400 years go by between the end of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament. We call these years the "silent years" because no prophets arose during this time nor were any inspired Scriptures written during this time. However, God was not really silent. He was working "under the hood" to get things ready for Jesus. In this message we explore what happened during these forgotten years.
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