September 18, 2017
by Take It Home Team
| Tags: God, Jesus, spiritual, Satan, angel, demon, warfare
Here’s Satan’s first appearance in the account of our early days in God’s creation being crafty and asking a question that insinuates that either Eve’s recollection is wrong, or the direction given by God is a liability. That’s the thing to look for in life, the places where you question your own conscience that has been shaped by God’s authority, or you entert...
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September 18, 2017
by Take It Home Team
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spiritual warfare
| Tags: God, Jesus, spiritual, Satan, warfare, deceiver, accuser
The prophet Zechariah is pulling back the curtain so we can see the Spiritual Warfare going on. He shows us Jeshua, a priest who has lead a motley crew from exile in Babylon back to Jerusalem to rebuild God’s Kingdom. It’s a daunting, discouraging task. And there’s Satan accusing, making it clear that Jeshua is not up to it. I like God’s refusal to even entertain t...
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September 7, 2017
by Take It Home Team
| Tags: God, Jesus, spiritual, Satan, angel, demon, warfare
I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. John 10:9&10 ESV
If you’ve heard of the title War of the Worlds, you’ve probably heard of Orson Welles famous radio adaption in 1938. Welles’ broadcasts about ali...
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August 22, 2017
by Take It Home Team
| Tags: Worship, God, Jesus, life, 5k, Daniel, Babylon
This week we will see that there are two responses to the kingdom of God: The first response is to worship God, which leads to peace, courage, and life. The second response is to worship something else, which only leads to insecurity, oppression, and self-destruction. The ramifications of our choice are profound....
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June 5, 2017
by Take It Home Team
| Tags: baptism, Jesus, forgiveness, Sin, Grace
Through the waters of baptism, we are given a new identity....
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April 22, 2017
by Take It Home Team
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Easter
| Tags: Easter, resurrection, Jesus, hope, death
Close your eyes and watch Lazarus stumbling his way out of the tomb. He’s miraculously alive yet still dragging the things of death. We do that, too. Christ’s death and resurrection gives us new life that is not defined as a journey to death. It’s life lived now in God’s love, to be fully lived when we pass into eternity. Why do we drag the trappings of the grave a...
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April 1, 2017
by Take It Home Team
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Social Issues
| Tags: Jesus, Messiah, Jew
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Jesus ...
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