Theme: We are called to live as exiles by looking to Christ Point One: Live a good life to point people to Christ Point Two: Live a good life by submitting to civil authority Point Three: Live a good life by submitting to human authority
Concentrating on verses 11-14, we see that while sin has been defeated by Jesus and while he died for our sin, yet sin is powerful and wages war on our souls with the aim of reigning in our lives. we seek to ask whether we are responsible for fighting sin, or it is God on […]
Following on in the 2nd part of our look at the story of Deborah and Barak; this week we uncover more of the events that led to the victory over their enemies. Yet while Deborah and Barak come across as the main characters, we see that this is, in fact, God’s story! He is the […]
Jesus in this section of chapter 6 feeds 5000 men. While some conclusions may be drawn from this passage alone, it must bee seen as part of the whole chapter. Jesus really performs this miracle in order to set up his teaching about himself being the bread of life. After this teaching, many no longer […]
Strangely, because of the culture we live in, the word “submission” irritates us and gets us worked up, hot under the collar. Yet, in reality I believe we actually find submission attractive. Just a few example! We have all been to the supermarket and watched the child do a tantrum at the cash registers. Yesterday, […]