Introduction: As Christians we all need to learn what Augustine was referring to with the phrase ordo amoris—the structuring of your loves. How do you prioritize all the things you do, and how do ...
Athletics and Christian Community #2
Athletics in the Christian Community #1
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Athletics and Christian Community #1
Introduction: One of the things we have wanted to do in our community is to figure out how to be “a Bible people” in all the details as we live together in the modern world. This entails learning ...
Queen of the Persians #10
Introduction: We have arrived at the conclusion of this gripping story, and we are now in a position to take from it the central lesson. That lesson has to do with the driving force of Haman’s malice, and how Mordecai’s leadership prevented the Jews from falling into the same trap as did Haman. The Text: …
Queen of the Persians #9
Introduction We are now on the verge of battle. The battle is not yet joined, but it is about to be. What was going to be an official slaughter, a purge, an extermination, a genocide, with the full ...
Queen of the Persians #7
Introduction: Sermon Video As we have noted, Esther is displaying a high level of courage, coupled with a shrewd understanding of the two men she is dealing with. One of them is her husband, the ...
Queen of the Persians #6
Introduction: Sermon Video In this passage, we can see the envy and conceit of Haman on full display, as well as the shrewdness of Esther on full display. She knows how treacherous the terrain ...
Queen of the Persians #5
Introduction: In this passage, the evil design that Haman has for all the Jews is revealed to everyone, and it hits like a thunderbolt. Mordecai reacts with great grief in the city of Shushan, but ...
Queen of the Persians #4
Introduction: Thus far we have seen the writer of Esther setting the stage for the conflict, and it is here in this chapter that the conflict actually begins. In the aftermath of the discovery of an ...
Queen of the Persians #3
Introduction: Now if you have been following how this story has unfolded thus far, we have to this point seen that Vashti was likely courageous, that Ahasuerus was feckless and easily manipulated, ...