A guest speaker continues the summer favorite-verses series with Deuteronomy 6, focusing on the Shema, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one," and Moses' charge to love God wholeheartedly and to remember and pass on what is true to the next generation.
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The first message in a summer series on six favorite Bible verses, looking at Ephesians 5:12-16 and the phrase "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you," thought to be an early church hymn, alongside reflections on being people of the person of Jesus.
Listen & readContinuing the series on food in the Gospel of Luke, this message turns to Luke 24:36-43, where the risen Jesus appears among the gathered disciples, announces peace into their fear and confusion, shows them his hands and feet, and eats with them, reflecting on the resurrection of the body.
Listen & readContinuing the series on food in the Gospel of Luke, this message looks at the walk to Emmaus in Luke 24, where the risen Jesus joins two disciples without being recognized, opens the Scriptures to them, and is finally made known in the breaking of bread.
Listen & readContinuing the series on food in the Gospel of Luke, this message reaches the Lord's Supper in Luke 22:14-23, where Jesus, having longed to share this Passover before he suffers, institutes the bread and cup as his body and the new covenant in his blood, even as his betrayer sits at the table.
Listen & readGuest preacher Demetrius, filling in while Ben preaches at the sister church in Lake Mary, takes a detour into Isaiah 30, where God rebukes Judah for trusting in an alliance with Egypt rather than him, applying it to how we craft our own solutions out of fear instead of relying on God.
Listen & readContinuing the series on food in the Gospel of Luke, this message works through Luke 14:1-24, where Jesus heals a man with dropsy on the Sabbath at a Pharisee ruler's house and teaches about taking the lowest seat and inviting the poor, leading into the parable of the great banquet.
Listen & readContinuing the series on food in the Gospel of Luke, this message covers Luke 11:37-53, where Jesus dines with a Pharisee and pronounces a series of woes against the Pharisees and lawyers for cleaning the outside while neglecting justice and the love of God.
Listen & readContinuing the series on food in the Gospel of Luke, this message examines the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10:38-42, where Martha is distracted with serving while Mary sits at Jesus' feet, and Jesus affirms that Mary has chosen the good portion.
Listen & readContinuing the series on food in the Gospel of Luke, this message looks at the feeding of the five thousand in Luke 9:10-17, where Jesus tells the disciples to give the crowd something to eat and multiplies five loaves and two fish, exploring the disciples' obedience despite their inadequacy.
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