Jesus, Light of the World
Sermons - Lander Free Church
Jesus is the Light of the World! Read John 9 and see you Sunday.
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Advent - The Miraculous Birth through OT Eyes
Sermons - Lander Free Church
The Fourth Sunday of Advent, we take one final familiar image from the Advent story, the miraculous virgin birth, and strive to see it through Old Testament eyes, examining other miraculous births in Scripture for what they might reveal about the coming of Jesus. Read Luke 1:26-38 and thanks for listening!
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Advent through the OT Eyes - Wisdom
Sermons - Lander Free Church
In the Third Sunday of Advent, we turn to the image of Wisdom, the Word or Logos made flesh and dwelling with us. Perhaps the most abstract of the Advent accounts, John's Gospel is also profoundly beautiful. Read John 1:1-18 and thanks for listening!
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Advent through OT Eyes - Shepherds
Sermons - Lander Free Church
For the Second Sunday of Advent, we turn to the image of shepherds, some of the first to worship Jesus, and who recall rich imagery in the Old Testament from Psalm 23 to Ezekiel 34. Read Luke 2:8-20 and thanks for listening.
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Advent story through OT Eyes - Star of Bethlehem
Sermons - Lander Free Church
As we begin the season of Advent, we try to better understand this familiar story by exploring what some of the images of Advent meant in the Old Testament, to see the Advent story through Old Testament eyes, beginning with the Bethlehem Star. Read Psalm 19 and thanks for listening!
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I Samuel 30, 31
Sermons - Lander Free Church
We finish the book of 1 Samuel with a victory and a defeat that recall the unity of the book and reminds us of the importance of story and trusting in God. Read 1 Samuel 30-31 and thanks for listening.
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I Samuel 28, 29
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In probably the strangest story in Samuel, we meet the Witch of Endor, but why is she here, does she summon the real Samuel, and how does this story fit with the themes of the book? And how will David get out of his jam? As we contemplate God's strange mercy, read 1 Samuel 28-29 and thanks for listening!
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I Samuel 26, 27
Sermons - Lander Free Church
Suffering from deja vu, we again see David's mercy toward Saul, and David again flee from the Promised Land. Read 1 Samuel 26 and 27 and thanks for listening!
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I Samuel 25
Sermons - Lander Free Church
Our story turns from the main plotline to a side story featuring a Fool, a King, and a Wise Woman, and David shows yet again that he is not perfect, but far better than Saul in listening to correction. Read 1 Samuel 25 and thanks for listening!
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I Samuel 23, 24
Sermons - Lander Free Church
David continues on the run, but in the midst of all his challenges, still chooses righteous action, even when it makes things harder, and refuses to do evil, even when it would make things easier. Read 1 Samuel 23-24 and thanks for listening!
info_outlineWe continue to see God's sovereignty in the midst of different situations as Saul comes on the scene through the most ordinary of events. Read 1 Samuel 9 and thanks for listening!