by Chris Christensen
This is the episode is part 1 in a study on the book of Daniel. We do a quick overview of Old Testament history that leads up to the Babylonian Captivity which starts with this chapter. 4 young men, including Daniel, stand out for all the rest and immediately run into issues with the Jewish dietary laws. How can they be loyal to the King and also to God?
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This is the episode is part 4 in a study on the wilderness. This episode looks at John the Baptist who is described as a “voice calling in the wilderness”.
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This is the episode is part 3 in a study on the wilderness and where it shows up in the Bible. We hear about the children of Israel who spend 40 years in the wilderness… but did not have to. They end up stuck in the wilderness for 40 years because they lose faith in God.
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This is the episode is part 2 in a study on the theme on the wilderness. A relationship to God does not promise to be a paradise. This episode looks again at the prophet Elijah who spends time in the wilderness when he is ready to die, exhausted by being (so far as he knows) the last one faithful to God.
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This is the episode is part 1 of a series on the wilderness. This episode looks at Jesus’ 40 days in the wildreness and his temptation by the devil.
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This is the episode is part 3 and the final part of a study of Holiness. We look at the calls in the New Testament for us to live lives as God’s holy people.
1. (superl.) Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood.
2. (superl.) Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly; pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God.
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This is the episode is part 2 in a study on holiness. We look at verses that deal with the holy mountain and the Holy of Holies. What do we learn about the holiness of God in the Old Testament and in the magesty of God’s Holiness.
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This is the episode is part 1 of a study of holiness. We look at the first places in the Bible that talk about holy or holiness. We will look at the sabbath as a holy day, Moses meeting God on holy ground and a calling for the people of Israel to be a holy people.
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This is the episode is part 7 and the final episode on a study of newness. The bible talks a lot about life. It also talks a calling to and a freedom to live a new life. We are bound with Jesus in baptism to his death on the cross so that our old life can die with him. We are then freed up to live a new life.
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This is the episode is part 6 in a study on newness. This episode looks at the theme of the new covenant which was promised by the prophets in the Old Testament and which was fulfilled in Jesus who is the Priest and Sacrifice that establishes the New Covenant.
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