Numbers 11:16-35; Yahweh-God refuses the resignation of Moses as Israel’s leader and instead instructs him to recommend 70 men as elders to assist in leadership duties. True to his promise, the LORD directs migrating quail to the Israelite camp with a divine wind, but strikes the complainers with a severe plague that kills many.
Numbers 11:1-15; Only three days on their journey to the Promised Land from Mt. Sinai, Israel began to complain about the hardship pf travel. Yahweh-God responded to their rebellious hearts by sending fire to consume the outskirts of the camp. The people cried to Moses for help, so he prayed and the LORD held back […]
Thank you Josh for kindly driving out to Coopersville to share a message from God’s word to the congregation at County Line Community Church on the very timely topic of Anger.
Numbers 10:11-13, 29-36; Resuming our ongoing Light and Darkness series with a Responsive Reading from Leviticus 26 and an overview of the early portion of Numbers. After a year of instruction and healing at the base of Mt. Sinai, Yahweh-God instructs Moses to get the Hebrew people prepared to move towards the Promised Land. The […]
Hebrews 11:1-12; This “bridge” message from the well-known Hebrews passage commending several of the OT faithful connects with our recent study of spiritual gifts. I Corinthians 12 noted that faith was a gift given in various measures, but how do we know if we were given much or little? An examination of Abel through Abraham […]
Ephesians 5:15-20; The conclusion to our short series on the ministry and working of the Holy Spirit. Paul instructs the church in Ephesus to live about their cultural norms, in a “circular” letter that was written to share among the surrounding churches in Asia Minor. Believers are cautioned to avoid the customs of their day, […]
I Corinthians 12:1-11; The fourth Holy Spirit focused sermon in our New Year series unpacks the “sign” gifts as the second part of exploring spiritual gifts. Paul wrote the church in Corinth as a response to concerns that members of the body expressed about a variety of topics, including the misuse of certain spiritual gifts.
Romans 12:3-8; The first two weeks of the New Year, we investigated the illuminating and guiding ministries of the Holy Spirit. In Romans 12, Paul outlines the gifting of the Spirit of Christ to equip and maintain a properly functioning New Testament church. These seven vital areas are known as the motivational gifts and given […]
Galatians 5:16-26; Jesus provided an outline of the work and ministry of the Holy Spirit during His Upper Room Discourse in John 14-16. Paul then experienced the power of the indwelling Spirit of Christ as he shared the gospel and coached believers on the path of Sanctification. In Galatians 5, Paul contrasts the act of […]
John 15:26-16:15; Jesus introduced the coming Advocate during the Upper Room Discourse in John 14, a topic briefly unpacked in Advent week 4. The next several weeks we will be investigating the scope of the ministry of the Holy Spirit. This launchpad message reveals the “Spirit of truth” who will testify about the saving work […]