1. What is Sanctification? Revisiting the Old Testament for the Answer

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    02/28/21
    16 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    The words “sanctify” and “sanctification” have deep roots in the Old Testament. There, holiness is about nearness to the presence of God. He is the holy-maker. Sanctification is his gift. The Old Testament helps us to avoid the common misunderstanding today that sanctification is all about our life of good works.
    What is Sanctification? Revisiting the Old Testament for the Answer

  2. Are Images of Jesus a Violation of the Commandments?

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    02/20/21
    10 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    Different groups within Christianity disagree as to whether Jesus should be depicted in icons, crucifixes, paintings, or other visual media. In this article, Chad Bird approaches the question from the angle of both the commandments and the incarnation.
    Are Images of Jesus a Violation of the Commandments?

  3. On This Mountain You Can See the Whole Bible

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    02/10/21
    11 mins
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    By Chad Bird
    What do Abraham's near-sacrifice of Isaac, the place where David built an altar to stop a plague, and the temple of Solomon all have in common? All three were on the same mountain. On this mountaintop, you can see the whole story of salvation.
    On This Mountain You Can See the Whole Bible

  4. God Breaks the Silence

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    01/06/21
    6 mins
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    By Brad Soenksen
    What more could God do to prove to us that he is for us and not against us than to give his own Son into this fallen world to take the cross in our place, exchanging his righteousness for our many sins.
    God Breaks the Silence

  5. The Mystery of God's Incarnation

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    12/29/20
    6 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    Christmas-time is the bold proclamation that God was born to save sinners.
    The Mystery of God's Incarnation

  6. A Living Word

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    12/28/20
    18 mins
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    By Ken Sundet Jones
    God's Word is the final word on you, and his claim on you as his people, his children, is the ultimate claim.
    A Living Word

  7. A Nativity Sermon

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    12/25/20
    9 mins
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    By John Chrysostom
    Truly wondrous is the whole chronicle of the Nativity. For this day the ancient slavery is ended, the power of death is broken, paradise is unlocked, the curse is taken away, sin is removed from us, error-driven out, and truth has been brought back.
    A Nativity Sermon

  8. God is not Dead nor does He Sleep: Christmas Bells in 2020

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    12/25/20
    8 mins
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    By Dan van Voorhis
    This story of despair met with the hope of the gospel is rightly told by many during the holiday season.
    God is not Dead nor does He Sleep: Christmas Bells in 2020

  9. Haunted by the Light: A Poetic Narrative

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    12/24/20
    8 mins
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    By Luke Kjolhaug
    The child was sleeping deep within the manger, sod, & hay. His tiny cries raised a heavn’ly din, on this most sacred day.
    Haunted by the Light: A Poetic Narrative

  10. Waiting with Simeon

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    12/24/20
    9 mins
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    By Kyle G. Jones
    We’ve hung on every whisper of hope that this way of life would end and a new one would rise to take its place.
    Waiting with Simeon

  11. A Christmas Bouquet

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    12/23/20
    10 mins
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    By Sarah Crowder
    This Jesus, Savior of sinners, does not do his work from afar. He comes to dwell with us, humbling himself, taking on flesh, that we might be redeemed.
    A Christmas Bouquet

  12. Are You the One Who Is to Come?

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    12/23/20
    9 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    People do not seek the gospel because they want to, but because God’s Word drives them to it.
    Are You the One Who Is to Come?
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