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January 27, 2025 Matt Bedzyk
Reading Bible like Bereans

Reading the Bible Like Bereans

January 27, 2025 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study

In order to be good readers of the Bible, like the Bereans in Acts 17, we must read carefully, communally, and Christologically.

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light of the world

“You are the Light of the World”

June 3, 2024 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study Discipleship

Jesus says the church is the city set on a hill that shines with the light of the glory of God in a darkened world.

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Salt of the Earth

“You Are the Salt of the Earth”

June 3, 2024 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study

Like salt, Christians are to flavor the earth with the distinct taste of the kingdom and be a purifying agent in a corrupt world.

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Labels

Let’s Talk About Labels

July 10, 2023 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Life at ECC

Churches must think carefully about the labels they use and realize there is much more to a community of faith than its labels

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Thanks be to God

Why Do We Say, “Thanks Be to God”?

April 1, 2023 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Life at ECC liturgy

Responding to the reading of God's word with, "Thanks be to God" helps us remember and be thankful that God has graciously spoken to us.

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the gospel is the good news of gods son

God’s Gospel is the Good News of God’s Son

June 21, 2022 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Theology Gospel

Jesus Christ is at the center of God's gospel because he is God's eternal Son now enthroned as the risen King.

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Voice of the Lord

The Voice of the Lord (Psalm 29)

June 6, 2022 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study

The voice of the Lord not only thunders in judgment but also comes to us in grace and truth—in the person of Jesus Christ.

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Feasting forever with the King

Feasting Forever with the King

June 6, 2022 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study death

Isaiah 25 assures us that, for those who die in the Lord, our blessed hope is feasting forever with our Savior and King.

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justification by faith and judgment according to works

A Bride Prepared: Justification by Faith and Judgment According to Works

May 16, 2022 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study judgment

A paper exploring the relationship between our justification by faith and the future judgment of works.

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