1. A Kingdom of Sheathed Swords and Severed Ears

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    07/13/21
    19 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    But Jesus didn’t see it that way. He saw his arrest not as the kingdom’s program being thwarted but as it being “fulfilled.”
    A Kingdom of Sheathed Swords and Severed Ears

  2. Come to the Waters of Repentance

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    06/28/21
    18 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Mankind’s “thoughts and ways” on the matter of pardon and forgiveness do not even come close to exhausting, let alone fathoming, God’s “thoughts and ways.”
    Come to the Waters of Repentance

  3. The Gospel of a Fulfilled Law

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    06/10/21
    32 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Despite what the Pharisees believed and advertised, Jesus was not intent upon deconstructing the fundamental tenets of the Old Testament law. Actually, he proceeds to do just the opposite.
    The Gospel of a Fulfilled Law

  4. Answering the Universal Inquiry of Humanity

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    06/03/21
    11 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Everyone is living as a naked sufferer who’s been duped into believing that the nakedness of suffering has to be covered up.
    Answering the Universal Inquiry of Humanity

  5. The Religion of the Sacred Cow

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    05/28/21
    24 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    If you and I were to examine our own lives, we’d likely have to admit that we are frequent disciples of Jeroboam’s “bootleg religion.”
    The Religion of the Sacred Cow

  6. A King Greater Than Solomon and a Place Better Than the Temple

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    05/21/21
    25 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    You and I have a God who pardons all our wrongdoing by taking all of them onto himself. He doesn’t zap us into oblivion at the first sign of rebellion.
    A King Greater Than Solomon and a Place Better Than the Temple

  7. Now I lay me down to sleep

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    05/15/21
    18 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    What is it, though, that makes bedtime so fraught with anxiety?
    Now I lay me down to sleep

  8. It’s All Part of the Plan

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    05/04/21
    22 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    God always keeps his promises even if/when we don’t. God is always faithful even if/when we aren’t.
    It’s All Part of the Plan

  9. The Receiver of Wrecks

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    04/12/21
    8 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Jesus’s touch of this leper is the touchstone of the gospel itself. It’s a living parable of his entire ministry.
    The Receiver of Wrecks

  10. Who Can Erase Diamond-Point Sins?

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    03/22/21
    12 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    If sin is only a matter of “doing,” then “undoing” and/or “redoing” would serve as the equivalent savior necessary to find redemption.
    Who Can Erase Diamond-Point Sins?

  11. What to do When Life Goes to Pieces

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    02/22/21
    19 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    The Bible is a book for the desperate. That is its target audience. Recognizing our desperation readies us to hear the consolation that only God’s Word can offer.
    What to do When Life Goes to Pieces

  12. God's Résumé of Faithfulness

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    02/08/21
    15 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    God’s plans and purposes for this world aren’t dependent upon us. They’re dependent upon him. This means our faith is liberated.
    God's Résumé of Faithfulness
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