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Listen to pastor Josh Magee speak from 1 Samuel 16 on partnership with God. In this message, you’ll learn the differences between King Saul, King David and why their differences matter.
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Seeing By The Light
How can we understand God’s revelation to us?
Throughout the church’s history, theologians have often answered this question by appealing to a doctrine of illumination whereby the Holy Spirit shapes our knowledge and understanding of Scripture. Without denying the role of the Holy Spirit or the cognitive role of illumination, Ike Miller casts a broader vision of divine illumination and its role in the Christian life. In his constructive approach, Miller argues for a fully Trinitarian view of illumination that forms not just our intellect, but also appeals to the affections and encourages our ethical action.
In order to develop this theology of illumination, he explores both Augustine’s and Karl Barth’s readings of the Gospel and Epistles of John, including Barth’s previously untranslated lectures on the Gospel of John. In light of his careful study of both the Johannine literature and the theologies of two giants from Christian history, Miller lays out a doctrine of illumination whereby we are enabled to know the Father and participate in Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.
What if we’re not David in the story of David and Goliath?
In fact, what if we’re Goliath? The very one at odds with God’s purposes and obstructing the work of God’s people?
Be wary of a quick ‘no’ to this question.
I wonder how often we tolerate dysfunctional relationships in the name of ‘evangelism?’
We accept mistreatment, disrespect, aren’t honest about how they’ve hurt us, or don’t require apologies b/c they might get mad & we won’t be in their life to share Jesus with them anymore
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Let us meditate on these words:
“We shall say no more, ‘Our god,’
to the work of our hands;”
Hosea 14:3
The world breaks everyone
and afterward
some are strong at the broken places.
-Ernest Hemingway
If I could capture the message of #goodbaggagebook in a single quote, this would be it.