“In the Spirit” February Newsletter
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“In the Spirit” February Newsletter
Our February newsletter is now available. To download it, click here.
Feb. 4 – Thoughts on Ex. 34-35 & Matt. 22:23-46
I have heard sermons on testing God, and they come in one of two varieties. Either we preach on the Old Testament story of Gideon who tested God with a wet fleece (“God answers our tests to help our faith, our trust in Him”), or we preach the New Testament text of Jesus tempted in the wilderness telling Satan we shouldn’t test God (“God will not be tested because He’s in control, not us.”) Today, […]
Feb. 4 – Thoughts on Ex. 34-35 & Matt. 22:23-46
I have heard sermons on testing God, and they come in one of two varieties. Either we preach on the Old Testament story of Gideon who tested God with a wet fleece (“God answers our tests to help our faith, our trust in Him”), or we preach the New Testament text of Jesus tempted in the wilderness telling Satan we shouldn’t test God (“God will not be tested because He’s in control, not us.”) Today, […]
Feb. 3 – Thoughts on Ex. 31-33 & Matt. 22:1-22
We love our golden calves. As soon as Moses leaves his people for some alone time with God, the people turn away to other gods. Yahweh, who freed them from generations of slavery, who performed miracle after miracle in their sight, who passed over their houses yet struck dead the firstborn of their enemies, who guided them with a pillar of fire and cloud, who parted the Red Sea, was forgotten after a month. And […]