Sunday Teaching: God's Wisdom for a Complex World: A Tale of Two Voices (Proverbs 8)
Read moreGarden Marriage: Applying God's Grace To It (Mark 10:10-12)
Garden Marriage: Applying God's Grace To It
(Mark 10:10-12)
Jesus' words were revolutionary because he put men and women on equal footing. But they are also stringent. In this concluding movement in the house, Jesus told his disciples that the one who departs, if they remarry another, has committed adultery. God put the original couple together. To him, they are still one, so a new marriage is adultery in his sight.
Read moreGarden Marriage: Sin Broke It (Mark 10:1-5)
Garden Marriage: Sin Broke It
(Mark 10:1-5)
Many have been disillusioned and disappointed by marriage. Through this study of Mark, we will consider how sin broke marriage, but the gospel restored hope. (5 Minutes/1000 Words)
Read moreThe Unstoppable Word of Christ, Part 3 - It Started Small But Will End Massive (Mark 4:30-32)
The Unstoppable Word of Christ, Part 3 - It Started Small But Will End Massive
(Mark 4:30-32)
During his day, some were tempted to despise the small things as they tried to rebuild the temple in Israel (Zechariah 4:10). It seemed like a small work, but God didn't want them to despise it because it was a good work. (4 Minutes/1100 Words)
Read moreFollow #29 -- Mark 10:1-12 -- Garden Marriage
When sin entered the world, the relationship between men and women was capsized. God created his world. He put man and woman in it to cultivate and subdue it -- together. But when they sinned, death was introduced to the planet. This death was not immediate. It was slow. Nor was it only a physical and future death. It was spiritual, emotional, and relational. Life ceased to work as it was intended. And, as you scan history, this brokenness is often displayed in marriage.