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The Glory of God to the Lowest
The good news of Jesus is for all, and the lowly and forgotten are often among the first to receive blessing from God.
Jesus, Joseph, & Just Masculinity
What does Matthew, the gospel writer, mean when he writes that Joseph was ‘a just man,’ and what do the other brief details of Joseph's decisions show us about a biblical view of masculinity?
It's Giving Tuesday, and everyone wants your money, except it isn't really yours
The future glory of the church, his bride, was at the forefront of Jesus’s mind when he climbed Calvary’s hill. God so loved the world that he gave His Son, and His Son so loved the church that he gave Himself. Good Friday is immeasurably greater than Giving Tuesday.
The Broken Path to the Saviour of the World
As beautiful as the Christmas story is, we sometimes struggle to see the connection between a story set hundreds of years ago and our realities today. However, the facts surrounding the birth of Jesus, as found in the Biblical gospels, are anything but typical.
What to do when everything goes wrong
Guest preacher Andy Arnold from Oceanside Church in Nanaimo helps us understand God's instructions when we face significant life obstacles. For the followers of Jesus, it all starts with remembering who we are because of him.
Freed to Give
There’s a big difference between giving out of obligation and giving freely. In Exodus 25, God’s people are invited to bring offerings to build a dwelling place for God, but God doesn’t demand them. There is freedom to give to the one who gave everything for us.
How to See God
We can easily see sacrifice in the Old Testament as a gruesome, even archaic, ritual that seems completely removed from our modern sensibilities. However, the sacrifices we see in those ancient texts, including the book of Exodus, crucially symbolize future redemption through Jesus Christ, enabling the Israelites (and us) to approach God, see God, and even feast in God’s presence.
Is God Pro-Slavery?
The fact that the Bible gives clear instructions for the treatment of slaves is not the same thing as the Bible arguing in favour of human slavery. The gospel is a gospel of freedom, and the gospel also shows us how Jesus chose slavery to win our freedom.
The Exclusive God
When we feel abandoned or forgotten by God, we tend to revert to the gods of our age and our culture for our comfort and security. But like he did with the Israelites, God continues to be faithful to us even when our faith weakens.
God’s Law Still Matters, But Not Why You Think
Many people, including many Christians, perceive God as an angry, vengeful figure, enforcing His laws with strict punishment. This view often leads many to reject this God. However, this view is different from what we see in scripture.
God is Both Terrifying and Tender
God is both terrifying and tender, and that's a good thing. God's holiness shines a spotlight on our uncleanliness, causing us to shrink back in fright. But God, in his grace and kindness, doesn't leave us cowering in fear. By sending Jesus as our Redeemer, he made a way for our guilt to be dealt with. In doing so, we who were dead in our sin are made righteous by Jesus. We who once cowered in fear are invited to draw near to God as he draws near to us.
God Promises Us Closeness, Not Always Comfort
In Exodus 19, God speaks about his faithfulness to his people and how he cares for them like an eagle cares for its young. This may seem rather sentimental initially, but this brief comment is loaded with meaning. Like an eagle parent, sometimes God nudges us out of the nest at the cost of our comfort. But it is always for our good, and he promises to always be with us.
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