Thus far the readings for the First Sunday of Advent have begun with a prophecy from 600 BC that God would send a new king to Israel, and that the people needed to get ready for that king by practicing repentance. We looked at Luke 1, which describes Jesus as the fulfillment of that prophecy. Continue reading “Being faithful in the waiting [First Sunday of Advent, part 3]”
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Would your family wait 500 years for God to fulfill his promise? (Surveying the history of Israel up to the time of Deuteronomy)
500 years! What if God made you a promise; a promise to you, your family and descendants? How long do you think your family could stay faithful to God if it started to seem like his promise wasn’t coming through? 10 years? 50? How long could they make it after you passed away? What wouldContinue reading “Would your family wait 500 years for God to fulfill his promise? (Surveying the history of Israel up to the time of Deuteronomy)”
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