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January 16, 2019 Mitch Bedzyk
Bible Study Interpretation and Application

How to Study the Bible (part 2): Interpretation and Application

January 16, 2019 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study bible study

In part 2 of our crash course in how to study the Bible, we look at the all-important steps for fruitful Bible study: Interpretation and Application

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How to Study the Bible: Preparation and Observation

How to Study the Bible (part 1): Preparation and Observation

January 9, 2019 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study bible study

In part 1 of our crash course in how to study the Bible, we look at the foundational steps of fruitful Bible study: Preparation and Observation.

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Advent: The Dark Before the Dawn by Andrew Peterson

Advent: The Dark Before the Dawn by Andrew Peterson

December 18, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Theology advent

This song is a beautiful and honest picture of the Christian life, dealing with themes of darkness, waiting, and the hope of our Lord's second coming.

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Advent: Longing for the Coming of the Lord

Advent: Longing for the Coming of the Lord

December 5, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Christian Living advent

While Advent is a time to celebrate his birth, it is primarily a time of waiting in hopeful expectation for the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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10 Marks of a Healthy Church Member

10 Marks of a Healthy Church Member

November 28, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Christian Living membership

Thabiti Anyabwile's short and helpful book "What is a Healthy Church Member?" presents ten marks that characterize healthy and faithful church members. 

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God's Will for Your Life: Holiness and Thankfulness

God’s Will for Your Life: Holiness and Thankfulness

November 21, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study God's Will

God's will is often assumed to be hidden and difficult to discern. However, Scripture clearly tells us that God's will for us is to be holy and thankful.

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safeguards against false teachers- word and spirit

Safeguards Against False Teachers: The Word and the Spirit

November 14, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study antichrist

The Apostle John reminds believers living in the last days of the safeguards that we have against false teachers: The Word and the Spirit.

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Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

The Gospel in the Garden: A Closer Look at Genesis 3

November 7, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study Eden Image

The story of fall in the Garden of Eden isn't just about judgment for sin, but the grace of God and the promise of the gospel.

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Reformation Day Resources

Reformation Day Resources

October 31, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Church History martin luther

On October 31 we commemorate the Protestant Reformation and the recovery of the gospel. Here are some excellent resources on our church family history.

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humble roots: how humility grounds and nourishes your soul

Highlights from Hannah Anderson’s Book on Humility

October 26, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Books

Mitch Bedzyk shares some highlights from Hannah Anderson's book, "Humble Roots: How Humility Grounds and Nourishes Your Soul."

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Echoes of Exodus in the Gospel of John

Echoes of Exodus in the Gospel of John

October 17, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study echoes of scripture

There are many echoes of the exodus throughout Scripture. But the gospel of John brings the exodus theme to a crescendo in the person and work of Jesus.

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The Thessalonians: Messengers and Models of the Gospel

The Thessalonians: Messengers and Models of the Gospel

October 10, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study Line by Line

The Thessalonians provide us with a picture of what gospel fruit looks like in a local church—the fruit for which churches today should be known.

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Does Your Church Assume the Gospel?

September 19, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Christian Living popular

Churches that assume the gospel offer a palatable, inoffensive, and powerless message and ultimately fail to carry out the Great Commission.

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Reading to See God's Glory

Seeing God’s Glory Through Reading

September 5, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study

In the simple, ordinary, and natural act of reading the Bible God supernaturally works to give us eyes to behold His glory.

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Your Testimony is not the Gospel

Your Testimony is not the Gospel

August 22, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Christian Living Evangelism

Our testimony can often replace actually sharing the gospel. But sharing your testimony, in and of itself, doesn't necessarily constitute evangelism.

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