Tag: Bible
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Through the Lens of Grace: Knowing and Experiencing God (1 Kings 8:22-30)
I have used this moment before, but it captures something so well and is so important. A few years ago, on a cold, dark, dull winter evening in Northern Ireland, I had pulled into the Garage to get some of the bare necessities from the Shop. It was one of those nights when you did…
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The Beauty of Worship (1 Kings 8:12-21)
Last week, we considered the beginning of the pinnacle moment in the history of the nation of Israel. The people who were once stateless and enslaved to a world superpower had finally established their Kingdom as promised by God. Here they are after years of wandering in the wilderness, decades of lawlessness and anarchy in…
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Exploring the Significance of Rest and Compassion and the Opportunities of Interruption (Mark 630-34)
Introduction Mark’s Gospel is rapid; he wastes no time with unnecessary words or extra details for the main point of each passage and the overarching point of the entire Gospel – The Kingdom of God’s inauguration has begun in the person of Jesus Christ. Make waste no time on detail because he is trying to…
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When Jesus Speaks | An Irresistible Invitation (Mark 1:14-20 )
When Jesus Speaks An Irresistible Invitation, what else can you do but respond? (Mark 1:14-20 )
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Are You Listening? (1 Samuel 3:1-10)
“Are you listening to me!” How many of us have memories of that ringing in our ears over the years as parents or teachers sought to ensure we were focused on what they might have been saying or teaching us? “Are you listening to Me!” It might have rung even louder in our ears if…
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Atr Irwin 