Should people fear God? Is He this being that will punish us for anything He deems bad or is He a God of Love? Rev. Brian Tebben uses Exodus 34:1-10 to explore wha...
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Should people fear God? Is He this being that will punish us for anything He deems bad or is He a God of Love? Rev. Brian Tebben uses Exodus 34:1-10 to explore what God is really like and how we are to respond to him.
God's Compassion
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Why do good things happen to bad people? God just seems unfair doesn’t He? Hurting those who seek to do good and rewarding those who do bad things and God never se...
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Why do good things happen to bad people? God just seems unfair doesn’t He? Hurting those who seek to do good and rewarding those who do bad things and God never seems to give an explanation. Many of us feel the same way as Jonah did when God spared Nineveh from ultimate and complete destruction. Rev. Brian Tebben uses Jonah 4 to give us a rare glimpse into God’s reasoning of why He does what He does.
Jonah's Frustrated ...
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Have you ever loved something so much that it hurt when that thing failed or broke; a child, job or maybe a project? If so, you have a sense of how God looked at N...
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Have you ever loved something so much that it hurt when that thing failed or broke; a child, job or maybe a project? If so, you have a sense of how God looked at Nineveh and how he looks upon us. He loves us so much that He’s not willing to give up on us. Rev. Brian Tebben uses Jonah 3 to explore how the Ninevites responded to the anger of a God who loved them too much to give up on them.
A Prayer Of Misery ...
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‘Born Again’ is a phrase thrown around a lot these days, but what does it truly mean? Rev. Brian Tebben uses Jonah 2 to see how Jonah became ‘Born Again’ and how h...
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‘Born Again’ is a phrase thrown around a lot these days, but what does it truly mean? Rev. Brian Tebben uses Jonah 2 to see how Jonah became ‘Born Again’ and how his prayer in the whale is an account of the danger he faced in the storm and of God's salvation. He came out of death and received new life and how we can do the same.
Running From The Lord
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The story of Jonah has been told and retold so most people know about Jonah being swallowed by the fish, but why? What led him to end up in the fish’s belly? Rev. ...
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The story of Jonah has been told and retold so most people know about Jonah being swallowed by the fish, but why? What led him to end up in the fish’s belly? Rev. Brian Tebben uses Jonah 1 to explore what Jonah did that led him to that moment and why we should learn from Jonah’s mistakes before we end up in our own fish’s belly.
Come Follow Me
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The story of Jesus calling His first disciples is well known by many, but is it just a story of how Jesus got the disciples or is there something that we can learn...
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The story of Jesus calling His first disciples is well known by many, but is it just a story of how Jesus got the disciples or is there something that we can learn from it for today's world? Rev. Brian Tebben uses Mark I to explore what it can teach us living in this modern world.
A Body Of Purpose
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There are many different Christian Churches in the world, but how can this be true? There is one Jesus, there should be one Church, right? Rev. Brian Tebben uses I...
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There are many different Christian Churches in the world, but how can this be true? There is one Jesus, there should be one Church, right? Rev. Brian Tebben uses I Cor. 12 to explore how we as Christians can exist and serve together despite our differences and how we can all stil be one body in Christ.
Voluntary Or Obliga...
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Christians go to Church, but is it because they have to or is it something they want to do? Or should it be one or the other? Rev. Bill Heersink examines I Corinth...
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Christians go to Church, but is it because they have to or is it something they want to do? Or should it be one or the other? Rev. Bill Heersink examines I Corinthians 9 to see how Paul advises us to view our work for God.
Something More Than...
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If 'freedom in Christ' means we gain real freedom, how should we live when someone objects to our expression of that freedom? Steve Zaiser uses I Corinth...
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If 'freedom in Christ' means we gain real freedom, how should we live when someone objects to our expression of that freedom? Steve Zaiser uses I Corinthians to help us understand how Paul suggests we live that freedom without hurting others.
You & You All
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Some Christians say faith is a very personal thing, others a community thing (a Church thing). Who's right? Rev. Bill Heersink uses I Corinthians to explore w...
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Some Christians say faith is a very personal thing, others a community thing (a Church thing). Who's right? Rev. Bill Heersink uses I Corinthians to explore what Jesus actually says about our Faith, a personal or a community thing and what it means in our work here on Earth.
The Parable Of The ...
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Christians believe in a God of pure love, but what does that really mean? A lot of people understand God as love as if He 'loves us so much' that he woul...
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Christians believe in a God of pure love, but what does that really mean? A lot of people understand God as love as if He 'loves us so much' that he would not punish us for our failures. Steve Zaiser uses Luke 19 to discover what God's expectations for His Children are while they wait for His return and what Jesus says will happen if we don't try to meet those expectations.
Garden Of Grace
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It is said by some that bad things happen to people who deserve them even if they seem good. But what does Jesus say about that? Tom McClenahan uses Luke 13:1-9 to...
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It is said by some that bad things happen to people who deserve them even if they seem good. But what does Jesus say about that? Tom McClenahan uses Luke 13:1-9 to explore exactly what Jesus says about just that.
With Jesus On The R...
0 Views 20:18:24 03/29/10
What positive thing can Bernie Madoff teach a Christian? Steve Zaiser uses the parable of the Shrewd Manager in Luke 16:1-9 to see what Jesus wants His children to...
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What positive thing can Bernie Madoff teach a Christian? Steve Zaiser uses the parable of the Shrewd Manager in Luke 16:1-9 to see what Jesus wants His children to learn from people like Bernie Madoff.
Cultivating Life In...
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The world has become agitated many times throughout history and every time it does refugees run for safety. Each time the refugee surfaces one thing can always be ...
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The world has become agitated many times throughout history and every time it does refugees run for safety. Each time the refugee surfaces one thing can always be counted on, God's love for them. Rev. Bill Heersink uses Deuteronomy 19 to discover the love God has for the refugee and recounts First Christian Reformed Church's mission toward refugees.
Cultivating Life In...
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The Haiti disaster has caught the attention of the world, but what is God's desired response for us in the face of such disasters? Rev. Bill Heersink uses Deu...
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The Haiti disaster has caught the attention of the world, but what is God's desired response for us in the face of such disasters? Rev. Bill Heersink uses Deuteronomy 15 to seek out how God wishes His church to respond and how He wants us to interact with our communities around us.
Community With One ...
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God loves His Church, but does He really? Life as a Christian seems to be all about "Thou shall not" instead of letting them live their lives as they want to. Tom ...
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God loves His Church, but does He really? Life as a Christian seems to be all about "Thou shall not" instead of letting them live their lives as they want to. Tom McClenahan uses Deuteronomy to explore how God's Law was an outpouring of His love to mankind and how the church can be a community of true love as it was meant to be.
‘Born Again’ is a phrase thrown around a lot these days, but what does it truly mean? Rev. Brian Tebben uses Jonah 2 to see how Jonah became ‘Born Again’ and how his prayer in the whale is an account of the danger he faced in the storm and of God's salvation. He came out of death and received new life and how we can do the same.
