This week we begin a new series titled, "Redemption's Storyline." Over the next several weeks we will be considering a range of passages from the O.T. As we reflect on what God was doing and communicating to his people in those moments, we will also think about how these stories fit into the larger picture of God's plan as revealed now in Christ. This week we start with the story of creation in Genesis 1. Here we see God's intention for human beings and all his creation. We also are reminded that just as the Lord alone could create us and everything else, so too only the Lord can save us and bring heaven and earth back together.
As we continue our series in discerning God's will, we are faced this week with the truth that none of us makes decisions or...
Judges begins with a pair of introductions, which orient the reader as to what will follow in the rest of the book. This particular...
This Sunday morning, as we celebrate Jesus' resurrection, we turn once more to the gospel of Mark. Jesus' death on the cross seems to...