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August 29, 2018 Matt Bedzyk
Jerusalem and the Sin of Presumption

Jerusalem and the Sin of Presumption

August 29, 2018 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study

The city of Jerusalem features prominently in Luke's gospel and serves as a warning against the subtle but serious sin of presumption.

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Jesus in the Book of Acts - Lord and Christ

Jesus in the Book of Acts: Lord and Christ

August 1, 2018 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study acts

Through the book of Acts, the Spirit-empowered church bears witness to Jesus as both the rejected-crucified Christ and the risen-exalted Lord.

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The Path of the Righteous is Level

Is The Path of the Righteous Really Level?

July 25, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study

Isaiah 26:7-8 doesn't just say God can, or will, make the way of the righteous level, but that their path actually is level. Is that really the case?

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Idolatry and Worship: Form Matters

Idolatry and Worship: Form Matters (part 1)

July 3, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study Exodus

When our worship is not shaped by God's Word we can easily fall into idolatry, worshiping the right God the wrong way, regardless of our intentions.

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Who is the Savior?

Who Is the Savior?

June 26, 2018 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study christology

In Paul's letter to Titus, we discover that the One who has given Himself for us to redeem us is none other than “our great God and Savior Jesus Christ."

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The Importance of Memorizing Scripture | Elmira Christian Center

The Importance of Memorizing Scripture

June 22, 2018 Posted By: Jaynie Laprade Bible Study memorization

Memorizing Scripture helps us truly grasp, meditate on, and live in light of God's character, his promises, and his commands.

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Echoes of Scripture in Luke: Jesus as Lord and God of Israel

Echoes of Scripture in Luke: Jesus as Lord and God

June 19, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study christology

The echoes of Scripture that Luke weaves into his Gospel are intended to reveal that Jesus truly is Israel's Lord and God who comes to redeem his people

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The Pastor as Shepherd of God’s Flock

May 30, 2018 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study church

God's plan for leadership in the church is shepherds caring for His flock. The pastor as shepherd is someone committed to knowing you, feeding you, leading you, and protecting you.

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Titus: Doctrine and Devotion

Doctrine and Devotion: Titus Sermon Series Overview

May 18, 2018 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study church

Starting on May 27th we will be taking a short break from the Gospel of Luke to begin an 8 week sermon series through Paul's letter to Titus.

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The Spiritually Blind Disciples

The Spiritually Blind Disciples

May 9, 2018 Posted By: Mitch Bedzyk Bible Study Discipleship

The gradual nature of the healing in Mark 8:22-26 wasn't due to a lack of power in Jesus or faith in the blind man. Rather, it serves as a living parable for the disciples of their spiritual sight.

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My Lord and my God: Thomas' Confession

My Lord and My God: Thomas’s Confession

April 23, 2018 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study John

Gerald Borchert's commentary on John's Gospel provides an excellent discussion of Thomas' confession upon seeing the resurrected Jesus (John 20:28)

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Jared Wilson on Jude’s Doxology

March 2, 2018 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study Doxology

At the end of Jude’s letter, one of the smallest books in the Bible, we find one of the largest and most beautiful doxologies in all of Scripture:

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