Podcast: Download (64.9MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Wednesday 08/30/17 Message – Joseph: Dreamer, Servant, Prophet, Ruler Series: Thru the Bible – Genesis 39-41 ***Video is HERE*** Joseph: Dreamer, Servant, Prophet, Ruler Chapter 39 Joseph was purchased as a household servant by Potiphar. Potiphar means either, “He whom Ra gave” or “Devoted to the Sun”. So in Egyptian thinking this was equal to a Jewish person being called “Holy unto the Lord”. The Egyptians worshipped about 51 different “gods” (though one source claimed 114 and provided names). Ra was king of the gods until Osiris took over his throne. He […]
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Deadly Deceit – Genesis 37-38
Podcast: Download (47.1MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Wednesday 08/23/17 Message – Deadly Deceit Series: Thru the Bible – Genesis 37-38 ***Video is HERE*** Deadly Deceit Chapter 37 Joseph at 17 tended sheep with his brothers. Favoritism continues in this bloodline There’s something more to it than Joseph being the son of his old age because that was also true of Benjamin. Benjamin was a constant reminder of his loss of Rachel. I think he saw something in Joseph… his free spirit, his love, his dreaming that created or evoked a deeper connection with God. Joseph may have had a […]
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Relational Trust I
Saturday 08/19/17 (early Sunday Service) Series: Doers of the Word Message – Relational Trust I Click HERE for Video Relational Trust It is entirely possible that there are times faith will not come for the specific because we refuse to be persuaded by the general. Faith = Relational trust. As in all relationships with those of trustworthy character, our trust grows as our intimacy increases. As we come to know God by experience, we develop a basis for future trust. Therefore, we conclude that faith, or trust is relational. We’ve seen how Israel had no eyes to see […]
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Inclined to Believe IV
Sunday 08/13/17 Series: Doers of the Word Message – Inclined to Believe IV Click HERE for Video Inclined to believe Last week we asked the question, if faith comes by hearing…how do we hear ? Fredrick Buechner in his writing entitled, Now and Then, “If God speaks to us at all other than through such official channels as the Bible and the church, then I think that He speaks to us largely through what happens to us…if we keep our hearts open as well as our ears, if we listen with patience and hope, if we […]
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Counsel of my Sons – Genesis 34-35
Podcast: Download (53.6MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Wednesday 08/09/17 Message – Counsel of my Sons Series: Thru the Bible – Genesis 30-31 ***Video is HERE*** Counsel of my Sons Genesis 34 Dinah was probably between 13 and 15 at the time, and had attained perfect maturity; for this is often the case in the East at the age of 12, and sometimes earlier. This means she was young and impressionable. She went alone which was foolish… Of her if without permission, counsel and supervision Of her parents if they knowingly allowed it. She went out of curiosity. Shechem, […]
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