Midweek Lent 2 Mountain to Mountain: Moriah to Zion OT: Genesis 22:1–14 NT: Hebrews 11:17–19 Mountains are significant places in Scripture. The Hebrew people had a cosmology that saw heaven being up, hell being down, and the earth being in between. God Himself encourages this way of thinking as He continued to make Himself available…
Midweek Lent 1 Garden to Garden: Eden to Heaven OT: Genesis 3:22-24 NT: Revelation 22:1-5 From the beginning, in Scripture, gardens have been places of peace, perfection, and the provision of the Lord. Gardens are where one walks in the presence of God, seeking His face. The Garden of Eden is the first garden—the first…
O Lord God, You led Your ancient people through the wilderness and brought them to the promised land. Guide the people of Your Church that, following our Savior, we may walk through the wilderness of this world toward the glory of the world to come; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Almighty God, by Your great goodness mercifully look upon Your people that we may be governed and preserved evermore in body and soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
“Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.”
When we speak of grace, we must first ask the question: What is grace? Grace is God’s undeserved favor toward sinners. Grace is God’s unmerited good intention, His loving disposition toward those who have gone astray and are dead in sin and by nature children of wrath (Eph 2:1, 3). Grace, then, is something that resides in God and not in man.