Monthly Archives: May 2023

Delighting in God’s Design

Delighting in God’s Design

It is a common misconception that the Bible is just a book of rules; of prohibitions and mandates.  This comes from (and leads to) a very wrong view of God as some kind of stern, authoritarian, (and maybe grumpy) king in the sky that sees us a mere pawns on one of His planets.  Nothing…
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Jesus Our Gracious High Priest – Dr. Tim Bertolet

Jesus Our Gracious High Priest – Dr. Tim Bertolet

This week we are pleased to have with us Dr. Tim Bertolet with us from ABWE.  He will be sharing with us from Hebrews 4, encouraging us regarding our gracious high priest, Jesus Christ. Tim Bertolet serves at the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE) developing strategies for equipping missionaries,  creating missionary training, and…
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Delighting in God’s Design

Delighting in God’s Design

So much of the turmoil that we experience in life has a single root problem.   The hymnwriter Joseph Scriven wrote in famous hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" these words: "O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry, everything to God in prayer!" …
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Last Call

Last Call

We have reached the end of the book. God's Revelation to His church, His final recorded words to them, is complete.  These last words are critical to pay attention to.  They are an epilogue of all that has been shared and they remind the reader of the importance of the letter.  They include this two-part,…
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