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September 12, 2025 Mitch Bedzyk
Paul and the end of the world

Paul and the End of the World as We Know It

September 12, 2025 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study eschatology

In 1 Corinthians 7, is Paul discussing the end of the world as we know it, or is there another way to make sense of Paul's cryptic phrases?

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The body is for the Lord pt2

The Body Is for the Lord, part 2

August 8, 2025 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study

In 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 Paul us reminds that our bodies are defiled by sexual immorality and the dwelling of the Holy Spirit.

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The Body is for the lord, part 1

The Body Is for the Lord, part 1

August 7, 2025 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study

In 1 Corinthians 6:12-17 Paul reminds us that our bodies are destined for resurrection and designed for union with Christ.

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The Rock was christ - The example of Israel

“The Rock was Christ”: The Exodus and the Example of Israel

August 7, 2025 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study Israel

The church, as part of the renewed Israel in Christ Jesus, must consider and learn from the example of Israel in the exodus.

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Ingredients for Repentance

The Recipe for Repentance

June 4, 2025 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study depravity

Psalm 51:1-9 gives us the ingredients for repentance and shows us that repentance is the way to life for both ruined and redeemed sinners.

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Reading Bible like Bereans

Reading the Bible Like Bereans

January 27, 2025 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study hermeneutics

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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Kindness of God

The Kindness of God: Hidden in Plain Sight

January 21, 2025 Posted By: Jaynie Laprade Bible Study

The more we read Scripture, the more we will realize that God's kindness is hidden in plain sight on every page.

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The floating axe head and gospel

The Floating Axe Head and the Gospel

December 17, 2024 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study hermeneutics

When read in canonical context, Elisha's miracle of the floating axe head points forward to the gospel of Jesus

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Making enemies out of allies

Making Enemies Out of Allies

July 17, 2024 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study

The story of the disciples hindering the man casting out demons in Mark 9:38-41 reminds us not to be guilty of making enemies out of allies.

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receiving the kingdom like a child

Receiving the Kingdom of God Like Children

June 28, 2024 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study baptism

What does Jesus mean when he says we must receive the kingdom of God like children and that it belongs to those like them?

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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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Implications of the fall of Jerusalem

Implications of the Fall of Jerusalem in AD 70 for Biblical Prophecy

March 25, 2024 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Eschatology destruction of jerusalem

If the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70 is a significant eschatological event, then it has implications for OT prophecy and the book of Revelation.

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AD 70 as a sign of the end

AD 70 as a Sign of “The End”

March 25, 2024 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study destruction of jerusalem

The fall of Jerusalem in AD 70 signals the end of the old covenant order and serves as a type of the final eschatological judgment.

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vindication of the son of man

The Final Verdict: Judgment for Israel and Vindication for Jesus

March 25, 2024 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Eschatology destruction of jerusalem

The destruction of Jerusalem served as the culmnation of God's judgment on Israel and part of the vindication of Jesus as the Son of Man.

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