At James’ request, Paul participates in ritual cleansing to appease the religious Jews in Jerusalem. Before the time he will be required to make the obligatory sacrifice, however, Jews from Asia (modern day Turkey) arrive and “stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, the law, and…
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As Paul continues the final leg of his third missionary journey, a prophet named Agabus in Caesarea warned him of dangers awaiting him in Jerusalem. Ignoring his friends’ pleas to stay away, Paul proceeds to Jerusalem and meets with James and the other Elders of the church there. As James, the half-brother of Jesus and head of the church in Jerusalem, responds…
Drawing upon examples in both the Old and New Testaments, Pastor Dustin shows how God’s way to be saved is simply through faith in Jesus, Who shed His blood and died as our substitute sacrifice for sin. God’s simple way is offensive to the proud, however, who refuse to receive God’s salvation, offered as a free gift to those who humbly believe and…
Audio link includes communion portion of the service We begin Hebrews Chapter 12 this morning with the writer pointing to the faith heroes in Chapter 11, a “great cloud of witnesses,” and exhorting us to “let us lay aside every weight…and… run with endurance the race that is set before us” (Hebrews 12:1). Endurance is the overarching theme of Hebrews – believers are called to…
April 23, 2023 – Today, we begin our study in Hebrews 11, often called God’s “Faith Hall of Fame.” Building upon the previous (Chapter 10) exhortations to endure in our faith, Chapter 11 goes on to describe the faith that endures. It is faith in Jesus’ sacrifice for sin, personally appropriated, which comes by hearing and humbly responding to God’s gospel of peace. Our faith is…