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Were You There?

Isaiah 52:13-53:12, et al.
The old song asks, were you there when they crucified the Lord? While this question serves as a powerful, evocative call to consider the facts of the crucifixion, it serves moreover to call us to consider the question in deeper ways. Looking into the matter, we see that the answer is “yes”, in at least one deeply foundational way for us all, and for some, two yet more powerful, glorious, and humbling ways.

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Transformation by the Spirit of God

Acts 2
On Easter morning, we remember Christ risen from the dead. As we celebrate his victory over the grave, we must also stop and answer the question, “What does that mean for the church?” In Acts 2, God provides the answer: total transformation of both the church and the city in which they lived.

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When Revival Comes

Acts 2
Special guest Dr. Donald Whitney shares what happens when revival comes. When we see what the early church experienced through the Holy Spirit’s incredible power and presence at Pentecost, we are reminded that God can and has shown his power through revival throughout the generations. As we see what God did then, so we should long for and pray for God to do it again in our generation.

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Gospel Change

Various Texts
For different reasons, we don’t like change. But there is a change that is good. It comes about as God works upon our souls to transform us into the likeness of his Son. As he does this in one life after another, the church as a whole will be transformed. That’s because the church isn’t an institution; it’s the people of God. For example, not only will I have a distaste for pride in my own life, but also I’ll begin to humbly serve others in the church. As God transforms one, two, or three of the people in a church, then the whole church begins to change. God works this transformation within the Body by his Spirit through his Word.

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God’s Glory

1 Timothy 1:12-17
Paul said that “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.” We are all sinners and He came into the world to save us, we have done nothing that he won’t forgive us for, all we have to do is ask, then He will receive the glory for saving us. In all things that we do, God should receive the glory.

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God’s Unrelenting Love Towards Sinful People

Hosea
Hosea gives us a picture of God’s incredible love for His people. In this overview of the entire book of Hosea, we see that sin against God is compared with the sin of adultery. And we see that though we have been deceived by sin and rebelled against a good and holy God, God still loved us and came to us so that we could be restored back into relationship with Him and be called “Children of the Living God.”

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Do You Believe This?

John 11:17-27
The words Jesus spoke to Martha on the road outside Bethany were audacious and revolutionary. They called her to a radical trust in a unique person. Examining what Jesus said that day forces us to examine the overall biblical framework of the verb commonly translated “to believe”, in gradations of meaning ranging from simple acceptance of a statement to total trust. Thereby, these words of Jesus call us today to a radical trust and obedience, and address each of us anew: Do you believe this?

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