Jesus in the Old Testament: Creation (Randy)

The Old Testament is a story about Jesus.  The creation story is like a prologue to a great play, setting the stage and giving us insight into the nature and action of the main characters. In this case, the main character is Jesus. He was there from the beginning, speaking the world into being, showing us divine love, and planning to redeem us from our sins.

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Jesus in the Old Testament: Introduction

The Old Testament and the New Testament can seem very different to us.  The Old Testament is focused on law, history, and justice.  The New Testament is focused on redemption, salvation, and love.  Yet they are two parts of the same Bible – the same revelation of God.  This series aims to connect the two parts of the Bible together by showing how Jesus Christ is present throughout Scripture.  In the introduction to the series, we explore the context of the Bible in three ways:  the continuity from the Old Testament to the New, understanding who Jesus is, and exploring the resurrection and the “Road to Emmaus.”

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The Bible On… Miracles Part 2 – Living Miraculously (Chris)

We define “everyday miracles” and explore the keys to purposefully aligning ourselves with God’s power in order to accomplish God’s purposes in amazing ways.  The goal is to seek opportunities to deliver God’s blessings to those around us.

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The Bible On... The Light of Jesus (Randy)

Jesus said, “I Am the Light of the World” while attending the Feast of Tabernacles, one of three national festivals the Jews celebrated and the one that celebrated the exodus wilderness journey in particular.  In that journey, God led the Israelites with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.  During the feast, the Jews lit a huge candelabra to remember God’s presence on their journey, and it was by that candelabra that Jesus made his claim.  He was revealing both himself as God and the nature of God as the Light that guides us at the same time.

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The Bible On… Miracles Part 1 (Chris)

We explore the nature of miracles in the Bible and discover two things.  First, miracles serve God’s purposes not our own.  Second, miracles require faith and obedience.

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The Bible On… Heaven (Chris)

There are 807 mentions of “heaven” in the NRSV Bible.  Interestingly, Jesus teaching about heaven references everyday experiences.  This indicates that heaven is both forever and right now wherever God is allowed to rule.  There also are hints – albeit controversial ones – that Christ’s presentation of heaven and hell may be different from common understanding.

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The Bible On... Forgiveness (Randy)

Why did Jesus have to die?  Why couldn't God just forgive us without the cross?  Our inability to understand the true nature of sin and problem of forgiveness cause us to ask these common questions.  Yet forgiveness is truly a costly endeavor, and because God forgives us, we are called to forgive others.

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