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NT Connect: Hebrews 3:1-6 Weekly Reading: Exodus 26-30 Jesus is Greater than Moses Clean hands and a pure heart. Growing up in the Jackson household my sisters and I grew familiar with the phrase “clean hands and a pure heart.” This phrase was rehearsed in our home before every single meal at my mother’s table. … Continued
The reason that the resurrection of Jesus is so often attacked is that it validates the claims Jesus Christ made about Himself. For centuries, relentless efforts by agnostics and atheists have sought to dismiss the resurrection of Jesus. Skeptics try to avoid it or explain it away; doubters seek to dismantle the resurrection of Jesus, … Continued
By Zak McQueen
NT Connect: Matthew 5:1-12 Weekly Reading: Exodus 21-25 A New Law from the Mountain It is amazing the detail found within the law of the Old Testament. The command to live life morally and physically separated from the pagan civilizations is evident in nearly every chapter. Exodus 21-25 provides clear examples of these specific laws … Continued
By Dawn Smith
NT Connect: John 6:22-70 Weekly Reading: Exodus 16-205 Bread from Heaven Our reading this week walks us through some of the most memorable moments of the wanderings of the Israelites in the desert: miraculous manna from heaven, water from the rock, Joshua’s defeat of the Amalekites powered by God through the raised arms of Moses, … Continued
By fmadmin
NT Connect: 1 Corinthians 5:7 Weekly Reading: Exodus 11-15 Christ Our Passover Lamb Imagine, just for a moment, that you are a Jewish child living in the time of Jesus. Now, borrowing on your own personal experiences as a child, imagine putting together Christmas, Easter, Independence Day – and celebrating them all at once in … Continued
Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow. What a day Sunday April 14 was in the life and ministry of Lakewood. We came together and together we walked up to the altar and placed our gifts of sacrifice as a symbol of our love of God and HIS Church. While the amount of the day’s … Continued
By Jamie Willis
NT Connect: Jude 5 Weekly Reading: Exodus 6-10 Jesus Saved a People out of Egypt The exit (or Exodus) of God’s people from slavery in Egypt is one of the best rescue stories in history! For 400 years, the Hebrew people groaned under their oppression and longed for relief. An exit. A rescue. A Rescuer. … Continued
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NT Connect: Hebrews 11:23-28 Weekly Reading: Exodus 1-5 The Reproach of Christ Jumping into Exodus this week, we see that a lot has changed since the ending of Genesis. More than 400 years has passed, and the people of Israel have become enslaved to the Egyptians. Fear drove the Egyptians to give them agonizing burdens, … Continued
NT Connect: Acts 6:7 Weekly Reading: Psalm 119:97-176 God Is Always at Work “And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith” (Acts 6:7). This week we have been reading Psalm 119:97-176. This particular … Continued
By Tyler Smiley
NT Connect: John 1:1-18 Weekly Reading: Psalm 119:1-96 God Is Always at Work Psalm 119 is written as an acrostic, which means the Psalm is divided into 22 stanzas with each stanza corresponding to a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The letters are indicated at the beginning of each stanza (e.g., ALEPH, BET, GIMEL, etc.), … Continued
By Scott Smith
NT Connect: Romans 8:18-39 Weekly Reading: Genesis 46-50 God Is Always at Work Most of us are ashamed of the challenging, regretful, sometimes traumatic, experiences of our past. As a result, we usually prefer to leave the pain and memories associated with those circumstances in the past. Yet, that doesn’t tend to be God’s preference. … Continued
By Beth Everett
NT Connect: James 1:2-4 Weekly Reading: Genesis 41-45 Rejoice in Suffering When we read the account of Joseph and his interactions with the brothers who had betrayed him, we can read and see quickly the good that comes out of it in just a few short chapters. For Joseph, I am sure that living in … Continued
By Mark Thomas
NT Connect: Matthew 26:14-16, 27:3-10 Weekly Reading: Genesis 36-40 Sold for Our Deliverance It is amazing how wretched sin is. This week we read chapter 37 of Genesis about Joseph’s dreams and how his brothers were jealous of the affection and attention he got from their father. This jealousy consumed them and led them to … Continued
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The Hart Family talks about their small group and what they are learning through #OT19. Produced by Kim Nichols
NT Connect: Galatians 1:10 Weekly Reading: Genesis 31-35 Living for Self v. Living for God As has been mentioned in our OT19: Eden to Exile, it might seem strange to read the Old Testament with an “eye bent toward the New Testament.” However, as we read, we are reminded of the beautiful connection between God’s … Continued
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The Creason Family talks about their small group and what they are learning through #OT19. Produced by Kim Nichols
By Guest Author
Watch as the Stice Family talk about what they are learning through reading the Old Testament as part of OT19. Produced by Kim Nichols
By Don Ormsbee
NT Connect: Hebrews 11:8-22 Weekly Reading: Genesis 21-25 The Proof of Genuine Faith We sometimes look at our Christian walk and can only see our failures. Healthy self-examination can be a good thing; however, it can easily become unhealthy introspection. In those times, it is good to be reassured that God views us not as … Continued
By Jessica Hart
This week, Jessica Hart, Fusion’s Administrative Assistant and Women’s Bible Study Teacher, talks about what she is learning in the Old Testament. Produced by Kim Nichols
NT Connect: Galatians 3:1-29 Weekly Reading: Genesis 16-20 The One Promised to Abraham Last week in our Genesis reading, we saw that God made promises to Abraham regarding blessing, land, and offspring. Scripture tells us that in response, Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness (Gen.15:6). Abraham believed that God would keep … Continued
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