Ministry of the Church (155)
  1. Certainly, the people of Israel are being stubborn, unfaithful and untrusting but one may wonder if this issue is a deeper one. Are they afraid?
  2. The Church is called to be counter-cultural, to stand out in order that the world might see and hear the truth and be brought into the Kingdom.
  3. The Seed of the woman is he who will crush the head of the evil one and restore man to a right and proper relationship with God.
  4. Because God makes the rules He is free to break them when He chooses, however, God only breaks His own rules on the side of grace!
  5. Obviously, the choice is very black and white: good or evil; life or death; blessings or curses...Unfortunately, the actions of the people will speak louder than their words.
  6. There are good, God-pleasing reasons to attend a Divine Service, but worship attendance can also be an action by which we try to earn or deserve the favor and love of God. This is an ongoing struggle in every worshiping community.
  7. A close examination of the entire life and ministry of Jesus reflects the Exodus event, and Jesus is the New Moses/the prophet like Moses.
  8. We preach, teach and confess the virgin birth, and rightly so, but the actual sign is not the Virgin giving birth, it is the Child who is born.
  9. For the Israelites, the language of restoration cannot be separated from the language of resurrection.
  10. In chapter 41 the servant is identified as Israel, but chapter 42 is a different servant. In fact, Matthew 12:18-21 makes the ID clear—this Servant is Jesus!
  11. Solomon asks for what is necessary to carry out this task, an understanding/wise and discerning mind.
  12. If the LORD is faithful to His Covenant—and He must be—then He will remember His people and take action.
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