Every 50 years, the Jewish people would pause to take a sabbath year that was different than all the others. This sabbath year would be marked by rest, celebration, homecoming, and freedom. Here is the cool part, all of this would be happening while no one is harvesting the fields!…
Year in the Bible: Week 7 This week we begin reading the book of Leviticus. When reading Leviticus, it is important to note that this is a book all about how God graciously provides a way for sinful people to live in His holy presence. The word "holy" means “to…
Year in the Bible: Week 6 21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a…
Year of the Bible : Week 5 This week, we finished our second book of the Bible. Congrats on making it this far! Genesis concludes with Joseph and his kindness towards his brothers and their families. “But Joseph said to them, ‘Do not fear, for am I in the place…
Year of the Bible : Week 4 24 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. 25 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. 26 Then the man said, “Let me…
1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a…
Year of the Bible : Week 2 The book of Job is one of the most unique stories we have in the Bible. Starting with a conversation between God and Satan about a man named Job. Satan's accusation is that Job is righteous because He is blessed and if he…
But what I love about this story is that God just needs one man, one who is blameless, one who is righteous, one who walks in covenant with the Lord.
When you set out to read the entire Bible through this year you are embarking on a journey of an accomplished believer. In fact, only about 11% of Christians interact with their Bible daily (according American Bible Society) and the same percentage of Americans have read the entire Bible through…
As we close out the year of 2024, I believe we can do this with a bang. I'm not talking about fireworks or champagne bottles opening, I'm talking about the sound of generosity moving the church of Jesus Christ forward into MORE. This has been a year of "more" for…