Light and Darkness (41)
Exodus 20:12-21; Moses records Commandments 5-10, the “Horizontal” instructions from Yahweh-God that define the godly manner in which Israel was to relate to their fellow image bearers
Exodus 20:12-21; Moses records Commandments 5-10, the “Horizontal” instructions from Yahweh-God that define the godly manner in which Israel was to relate to their fellow image bearers
Exodus 20:1-11; Moses and Aaron receive the Decalogue or Ten Commandments from Yahweh-God on Mount Sinai. The first four are “vertical” commandments, relating the proper way the nation of Israel and all believers are to interact with God.
Exodus 19; Moses journeys up Mount Sinai three times to converse with Yahweh-God about the next step of spiritual development for the people of Israel; the basics of the Mosaic covenant are spelled out by the Lord and agreed upon by Israel as they consecrate themselves for His descent upon Horeb
Exodus 18; Moses’ family is returned by father-in-law Jethro, who becomes a follower of Yahweh-God after hearing of all the Lord has done for Israel; Jethro offers a wise leadership suggestion to Moses that improves his ministry to the Hebrew people
Matthew 28:11-20: Our seventh “bridge” message from OT roots to NT fulfillment.…Examining the radical difference between the missional nature of the Kingdom of God as defined by the “Great Commission”; against the backdrop of the kingdom of men as defined by the manipulation of the Jewish religious leaders following the Resurrection
Matthew 26:1-28:10: Our sixth “bridge” message from OT roots to NT fulfillment.….Last Supper provides a template for Christian Communion…then following the final days of Christ’s earthly life through the agony of the cross and the power of the Resurrection. Comparing the kingdom of men against the grand scope of the Kingdom of God
Matthew 16:13-20, 21:1-11: Our fifth “bridge” message from OT roots to NT fulfillment.….Jesus asks His disciples who they say He is…..and the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43: Our fourth “bridge” message….Christ’s ‘Parable of the Weeds’ concerning the cosmic battle with darkness and the end of the age
Matthew 6:25-34; Our third “bridge” message….Jesus teaches on worry and consuming cares of this world in the Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 4:1-11; Our second “bridge” message from the testing of Israel in the desert to the Temptation of Jesus in the wilderness. Where they failed, our Savior triumphed.