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Communion and the New Covenant

Posted on December 6, 2020 by PS

Introduction Take yourself back 2,000 years to Jesus’ time.  It’s Thursday, April 2, 33 A.D.  Jesus is about 36 years old.  He’s been traveling with His disciplines for three-and-a-half years teaching the Jewish people about the kingdom of God.  On … Continue reading →

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Redeeming the Time in Isolation

Posted on March 14, 2020 by PS

With the outbreak of the corona-virus, we find ourselves in a new and unusual situation; something out of a movie script like Outbreak.  Our lives have ground to a halt as we become isolated from the rest of neighborhood, community … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Teaching the Apostles Creed

Posted on September 22, 2019 by PS

The Apostles Creed on the most historic and foundational statement of the Christian faith.  It’s used by many denominations as the summary statement of what Christians have believed for hundreds of years.  The creed itself isn’t found in the Bible … Continue reading →

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Church Denominational Positions on Drinking Alcohol

Posted on September 21, 2015 by PS

Church denominations differ in their views on drinking alcohol from somewhat tolerant to completely restrictive.  All of them view drunkenness as sinful and therefore clearly out of bounds.  Reformed churches generally allow their members to follow their conscience and state that … Continue reading →

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Church of God Bloomingdale

Posted on August 16, 2015 by PS

I had some members of the Church of God Bloomingdale (Illinois), which is a part of the Church of God World Mission Society, visit my front door this morning.  Here’s a quick summary of their heretical views in case you … Continue reading →

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Book of Romans Overview Video

Posted on July 25, 2015 by PS

Here’s another Bible survey video from The Bible Project.  This one covers and overview of Romans in two parts Romans chapters 1-4 Romans chapters 5-16 If you liked this one, view the Overview of Hebrews Video

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Book of Hebrews Overview Video

Posted on July 22, 2015 by PS

This video from the Bible Project does a nice job of providing an brief (8 minute) overview of the Book of Hebrews. The video breaks Hebrews into five sections: Angels and the Torah (chapters 1-2) Moses and the Promised Land … Continue reading →

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Old Testament Overview Video

Posted on May 22, 2015 by PS

This video does a nice job of telling the story of the Old Testament in a five minute video.

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Bible Memory Test – Colossians

Posted on April 24, 2015 by PS

One good method of testing your memorization of long Bible passages is to strip out most of the word in the verse and leave only the first letter.  It looks like this: He is the i______c of the i________ ______, … Continue reading →

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Bible Questions Answered in Ephesians

Posted on March 1, 2015 by PS

The book of Ephesians in a question and answer format  in the same way as Questions Answered in Galatians and Questions Answered in Philippians. The first three chapters cover doctrine and the latter three cover life application. What we were … Continue reading →

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