After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I …
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Advent Day 6: Noah
The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the LORD regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. So the LORD said, “I will blot out man whom …
Read More »Advent Day 5: How can a Holy God…?
The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s …
Read More »Advent Day 2: For the Joy Set Before Him…
God has existed forever, even before time (as we know it and comprehend it) began. God existed in a perfect community in and of Himself: God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As a technical theological term, this is called the aseity of God and I highly recommend you study …
Read More »Video: Being Satisfied in God…
Christians are called to be satisfied in God. What does that mean? What does it look like? This would be the follow-up message to the prior week’s message titled: “When God doesn’t answer prayers…” Recorded on 10/16/2022 at Blanchester First Church of God.
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In this message, we’ll explore why God doesn’t answer prayers at times. We know that God does answer prayer at times and other times does not. But why? Watch as we explore Biblical texts that show us why God acts as He does.
Read More »The Most Unlikely People Will See Jesus
And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” Mark 15:39 ESV A huge hope we can have is that some of the most unlikely candidates for knowing and loving God are the …
Read More »Hope in a World of Despair
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be …
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I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is …
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I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Romans 12:1 ESV I want us to unpack a little bit of what Paul said in Romans 12:1-2 (verse 2 will …
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