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Who Do You Trust? Part 4
Posted on Monday, May 04, 2020 09:13 AM
We began by looking at how the “original sin” was really about a shift in our trust. A shift from trusting in God and his character to trusting the serpent’s word about God to ultimately trusting in our own human ability to judge and rule. Genesis 3—11 clearly shows the negative affects of those choices, not just for us as humans but for God’s creation as well. Last week we looked at how God found a person who would trust him—Abraham—and how through him...
Who Do You Trust? Part 3
Posted on Sunday, April 26, 2020 04:10 PM
As one can easily tell from even a cursory reading of Genesis 3–11, the results of “the fall” are nothing short of disastrous, both for humanity and for the creation itself. The fundamental shift from trusting in God to trusting in humanities’ own ability to rule left humans isolated from God, themselves, and turned taking care of God’s creation into a somewhat painful task (Genesis 3:8–19). But God does not give up! He does not throw away his creation and humanity....
Who Do You Trust? Part 2
Posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 03:10 PM
We left off reflecting on how the enemies questioning of God, especially of his work in the world and with his people, can pave the way, if we allow it, for us to accuse God of not being good and trustworthy. Here, we will continue to explore this original dialogue and we will notice that the enemy has no new tricks.
We last heard Eve’s response in Genesis 3:2–3 in which she fed off the serpent’s seed of doubt and began making God out to be unreasonable...
Who Do You Trust? Part 1
Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2020 02:09 PM
“Do you trust me?” What a powerful question. This question has been asked in countless scenarios across time. For me, I can’t help but think of movie scenes where this question was posed. As a kid I remember Aladdin, on his magic carpet, reaching his hand out to Jasmine and saying, “do you trust me?” Or that scene in Titanic, as Jack and Rose stand at the front of the ship, and with Celine Dion singing “My Heart Will Go On” in the background, Jack asks Rose “do you trust me?” Or my...
Psalm 1 Verse 4
Posted on Friday, March 27, 2020 01:19 PM
Part 4 in a 4-part series
IntroductionWe now come to the conclusion of our study of Psalm 1. There are two WAYS to follow, each with their own characteristics and actions (Ps 1:1–2). The WAY of the righteous, and the righteous person, is pictured as a strong and sturdy tree whose roots go deep into the ground. This tree is nourished by the Lord’s instruction and prospers in everything (Ps 1:3). In conclusion, we will look at the metaphorical description of the wicked person and...
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