Relationships and Community on Biblical Faithfulness

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Good Work, You did Your Job Well!

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Genesis 39:2-6, 1 Kings 3:5-14 , Nehemiah 6:15-16 , Matthew 25:21-23, Philippians 2:12-13, Psalm 37:5-6

“Good work! You did your job well” (Matt. 25:23 MSG). That phrase reminds me of a story Joe Stowell told me about a time he met the president at the White House. Joe was president of Moody Bible Insti...

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A Mischief to Religion

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Joseph Glanvill

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Anti-Intellectualism has been a problem in the church for some time now. Consider the words of the 17th century English clergyman Joseph Glanvill, who had this to say about the role of reason in faith...

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Ellen F. Davis

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Genesis 3:17, Deuteronomy 11:11-17, Deuteronomy 28:24, Isaiah 16:8, Hosea 4:3

Overall, from a biblical perspective, the sustained fertility and habitability of the earth, or more particularly of the land of Israel, is the best index of the health of the covenant relationship. W...

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Adapted from Psalm 89:1-4 (NRSV)

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Psalm 89:1-4

I will sing of your steadfast love, O LORD, forever; with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations. I declare that your steadfast love is established forever; your faithfulness is...

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Inspired by Malachi 3:1-4

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Austin D. Hill

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Malachi 3:1-4

In the midst of pronouncing judgment, Malachi reminds Judah that God does not change. God is still faithful, even when God’s people are not. Friends, hear the good news today: God’s grace is sure. You...

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Adapted from Psalm 119 (ESV)

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Psalm 119:105, Psalm 119:114, Psalm 119:169, Psalm 119:89-90

Leader: God’s word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. People: God is our hiding place and our shield; let us hope in his word. Leader: Let our cry come before the Lord, that he might g...

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God of mercy, you promised never to

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Hebrews 13:8, Isaiah 40:8, Psalm 119:89, Malachi 3:6, Deuteronomy 7:9

God of mercy, you promised never to break your covenant with us. Amid all the changing words of our generation, speak your eternal Word that does not change. Then may we respond to your gracious promi...

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Adapted from Psalm 36:5-6

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Austin D. Hill

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Psalm 36:5-6

Your steadfast love, O Lord, Extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God, Your judgments are like the great deep; You save all of...

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Heavenly Father, you are faithful, even

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Austin D. Hill

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Heavenly Father, you are faithful, even when we are not. We look to the examples of our parents, and they often fall short. We, too, fall short when we consider the legacy we pass on to our children, ...

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The Bible Calls Us

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Eugene H. Peterson

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1 Corinthians 1:26-27, Ephesians 4:1-6, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, 1 Timothy 6:11-16

God speaks the decisive word that puts us on the way, the road. The path of life. The Hebrew word for Bible is Miqra, a noun formed from the verb “to call” qara. The Bible is not a book to carry aroun...

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Hebrews 10:21-25 "And having a high priest over

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Hebrews 10:21-25

And having a high priest over the house of God; Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pur...

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Living God, help us so to hear your

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Huldrych (Ulrich) Zwingli

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Psalm 85:8, Psalm 119:11, Colossians 3:16, Joshua 1:8, John 14:23, Romans 10:17

Living God, help us so to hear your holy Word that we may truly understand; that, understanding, we may believe and believing, we may follow in all faithfulness and obedience, seeking your honor and g...

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Adapted from Lamentations 3:22-23 (Strachan)

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Lamentations 3:22-23

Leader: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; People: his mercies never come to an end; Leader: they are new every morning; People: great is your faithfulness. Great is Your love. Great i...

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Faithful God, we confess that we try to

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Laura B. Murray

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Faithful God, we confess that we try to carry more than you ask and work hard to have our way. Help us to see and believe your goodness. Help us to lean into you and to trust that your strength will h...

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Adapted from Lamentations 3:22-23 (Hardwick)

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Chip Hardwick

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Lamentations 3:22-23

Leader: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; People: they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Leader: The Lord is good to those who wait fo...

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Rowan Williams

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Marriage has a unique place because it speaks of an absolute faithfulness, a covenant between radically different persons, male and female; and so it echoes the absolute covenant of God with his chose...

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Adapted from Hebrews 11:8

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Austin D. Hill

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Hebrews 11:8

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. Obeyed and went, And he went out, not knowing where he was going. Loving God, give us...

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Adapted from Psalm 85:8

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Psalm 85:8

I will listen to what the LORD God is saying, for he is speaking peace to his faithful people and to those who turn their hearts to him.

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Adapted from Psalm 111 (Pollock)

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Darren Pollock

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Psalm 111:null

Leader: Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord with your whole heart, People: The Lord is gracious and merciful. The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy. L...

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Keeping His Promises

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Ben Patterson

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Romans 8:28, Jeremiah 29:11

God’s dealings with us are always on the order of what he did with Abram and Sarai. He makes his promises, and he will keep his promises; but just how and when he will keep them is something for which...

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Adapted from Psalm 85:8-13

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Psalm 85:8-13

Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly. Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory ...

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Adapted from Hebrews 10:19-25

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Hebrews 10:19-25

Leader: Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, All: by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, t...

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O Lord, Our Lord, how excellent is

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Richard Herman

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Romans 8:28, Psalm 8:1

O Lord, Our Lord, how excellent is Your Name in all the earth! When we are faithless – You are faithful. When we wander – You come after us. When we’re alone – You draw near to us. When we are caught ...

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The Covenants of Scripture

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Merrill F. Unger

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Covenant

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Hebrews 13:20, Genesis 1:26-28, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 3:14-19, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:20-9, Genesis 9:5-6, Genesis 12:1-3, Galatians 3:16, John 8:56-58, 2 Corinthians 3:7-9, Deuteronomy 30:1-10, Deuteronomy 30:1, 2 Samuel 7:4-17, Luke 1:31-33, Acts 1:6, Revelation 19:16, Matthew 26:28, Mark 14:24, Luke 22:20, Hebrews 8:8-12, Galatians 3:13-20

Eternal covenant, Heb 13:20—The redemptive covenant before time began, between the Father and the Son. By this covenant we have eternal redemption, an eternal peace from the ‘God of peace’, through th...

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Inspired by Deuteronomy 29

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Dustin Ray

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Deuteronomy 29:null

Pastor: God our Redeemer, you have saved your people through Jesus Christ, your Son. You have delivered your people out of slavery to sin and have freed us into new life. Yet, we still wander through ...

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Adapted from Lamentations 3:22-24 and Ephesians 2:11-22

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Scott B. Bullock

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Lamentations 3:22-24, Ephesians 2:11-22

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is his faithfulness. ‘The Lord is our portion,’ says our souls, ‘therefore, we will hop...

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Psalm 85:10, "Steadfast love and faithfulness meet

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Cody Sandahl

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Psalm 85:10

Psalm 85 says, “Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other.” As we go forth today, may we go in love, in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in peace. Amen.

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Adapted from Psalm 111

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Psalm 111:null

Leader: Praise the Lord! People: I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. Leader: Great are the works of the Lord. People: They are st...

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A Distinctive Kind of Contract

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Mark D. Roberts

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Genesis 1:null, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:null, Genesis 9:11, Jeremiah 31:31, Luke 22:20

Contracts. We all have them, by the dozens. In business, government, and in our personal lives, contracts provide structure and order for relationships that are essential to all of life. Contracts tel...

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The Faithfulness of a Few

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The Pastor's Workshop

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Proverbs 28:20, Revelation 2:10, Matthew 5:10-12, Matthew 10:22, 2 Corinthians 4:8-10, 1 Peter 4:12-14, Romans 8:35-37, John 15:18-20, Psalm 31:23, Matthew 25:21, 1 Corinthians 4:2, 1 Timothy 6:12, Matthew 24:45-46

Pliny, a Roman Governor serving around 112 AD, faced a challenging situation regarding Christianity. Many Church historians believe that by his time, it had become illegal to profess the Christian fai...

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