Becoming Peacemakers

Ken Sande

Love

Ryan Lowery

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Paul talks about what Godly love is, the fact that love defines maturity in Christ, and how love should be at the center of every Christian walk.

The God Who Dwells with His People

James Rochford

Exodus 25:1-28:43

The tabernacle from the Israelite's desert wandering was a picture of how God resolves the dilemma of how a perfect divine being, God, can dwell among morally flawed people, us. He sent Jesus to live with us as the perfect, sinless priest who offered Himself up as the perfect sacrifice.

The Tabernacle

Conrad Hilario

Exodus 25:1-8

The Tabernacle was a scale model of the heavenly reality. It communicated God's desire to have a relationship with His creation but that there were barriers that prevented them from drawing near to Him. The Tabernacle was a powerful symbol of how He would remove those barriers by the the work of His Son Jesus.

Understanding Ceremonial Law

Dennis McCallum

Exodus 25-28

The ceremonial laws of the old Testament were a form of instruction for the Israelites who were at that time mostly illiterate. They were a prediction of the future work of Jesus. They were only symbolic and now are obsolete.

The God Who Is Morally Separate

James Rochford

Exodus 19:1-25

Humans compare themselves to each other when evaluating their relative morality. They tend to put themselves half way between Hitler and Mother Teresa, but when we compare ourselves to God's standard of morality, we are all on the same level. No one can come to God on their own merits. The question is whether you want to have Moses of the Law (fear and trembling) or Jesus (forgiveness, security) as your mediator ?

The God Who Is Forgiving

James Rochford

Exodus 10:28-12:29

Some argue that the God of the Bible is an unforgiving and judgmental god, but the Exodus tells of a God who hates sin and will judge it and yet loves the sinner and offers a way to come out from under that judgment. This God of the Bible prefigures the work of Jesus on the cross through the Passover event where Jews and even Egyptians could paint their doorframes with the blood of the sacrificial lamb and death would pass over their household, sparing their first-born sons.

New Person, New Mission

Phil Franck

2 Corinthians 5:17-21

This passage highlights all the work God did to make us a new person in Christ. It was His gift to us, not of our own effort. He reconciled us to Him by making Jesus a sin offering in our stead so that we could have right standing with God. And not only does He make us a new person but he gives us a new purpose to share the message of reconciliation with a lost world. He makes us ambassadors so He can make His appeal through us. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Family, God's Way

Scott Risley

Ephesians 6:1-4

Children need godly parents to show them the way to live. They in turn are called to obey when young, and honor their parents when older. In Greco-Roman times, the father was the ultimate authority, but Peter points out that God is in authority over the father. God calls the father to bring their children up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.