Genesis 5:1-32 – From Adam to Noah “3D” So here were have a very perplexing chapter of Genesis, full of things leaving the reader with questions unanswered. This chapter gives us a genealogy of 10 people from Adam to Noah. The purpose is to introduce a ‘new Adam’, and so it lists...
The Root of all* Ang...
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Genesis 4:1-26 – Cain and Abel “The root of all* anger” This passage is about process. Both Cain and Abel present their sacrifices to God. Why? We do not know for sure whether this was an instinctive human drive or because, somewhere, unrecorded, God had asked them to. We also do not...
Addition = Subtracti...
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Genesis 1:3:1-21 – The Fall of Man “Addition = Subtraction” There are so many different routes of thought in this passage that we could unpack. For instance, what do we make of the fact that Genesis does not in any way describe the serpent as Satan or the devil and notes that it was...
Emptiness
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Genesis 1:1-31 – Adam and Eve “Emptiness” Have you ever wondered how you, like God, can be more creative? If we are made in His image, then should we not also be wildly creative? Why is it that most of us feel like we’ve missed out on that characteristic of God? In this second...
The Hidden Why
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Genesis 1:1-31 – The Beginning “A Hidden Why” The Biblical story of creation is very different in various ways to other ancient creation stories. I want to mention two. First, other creation stories go into much more detail as to how the world was created. The Bible however, poetically summarizes everything in order to make the main point, the main point. Secondly, the main point of the Biblical creation story is different from the main point of most other creation stories. These other stories such as the famous ‘Enuma Elish’ are the tool that certain religions use to promote their particular god as being victorious over other...
When?
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Luke 24:50-53 – The Ascension “When?” Everything about the Kingdom seems upside down, back to front and inside out compare to worldly wisdom. For the followers of God therefore, it is really important we get our thinking re-wired. For instance… a question I like to ask leaders...
Sod & ‘It...
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Luke 24:36-49 – Jesus Appears to the Disciples “Sod & ‘it’” After appearing to the two disciples on the road, Jesus now appears to the rest of the disciples back in Jerusalem. First of all, He talks to them and shows them proof of His bodily resurrection by pointing to...
Identity Theft
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Luke 24:13-34 – On the Road to Emmaus “Identity Theft” Jesus appears to two of His disciples, although these were not two of the twelve key guys. For some reason He hides His identity from them. I suspect this ‘identity theft’ was in order for them to listen to what He wanted...
Nonsense!
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Luke 24:1-12 – The Resurrection “Nonsense” Several women go to Jesus’ tomb with the spices for His burial but when they get there He has gone. So they return to the disciples with the good news but the disciples think they are talking nonsense… that is until Peter checks...
It takes Chutzpah!
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Luke 23:50-56 – Jesus’ Burial “chutzpah!” Sometimes the Bible mentions a simple action in passing and yet that simple action must have been a major event in someone’s life. That is surely the case with the decision That Joseph of Arimathea to approach Pilate! Bodies...
Greatest Expectation...
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Luke 23:44-49 – Jesus’ Death “Greatest Expectations” Jesus gives up His Spirit but just before He does, He quotes from Psalm 31. The verse just before that and the verse He quotes go like this… “Keep me free from the trap that is set for me, for you are my...
Velocity
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Luke 23:26-43 – The Crucifixion “Velocity” As Jesus is being led to His crucifixion, He still has time to warn others and reach out to people. He is evidently comply exhausted by the fact that a man is brought in to carry his cross beam which weighed around 30-40 pounds. speaks...