by Pastor Jacob Gerber | May 29, 2016 | Sermons
Although we don’t often think about covenants in the way that ancient near eastern nation-states did, covenantal ideas still permeate our lives in significant ways, such as in marriage. There, we are not dealing with mere contracts of the minimum requirements,...
by Pastor Jacob Gerber | May 22, 2016 | Sermons
As Joshua comes to the end of his life, he recognizes a deep need in the congregation of Israel: perseverance. It isn’t just that the people standing in front of him in Joshua 23 need to reach the finish line (although they do), but that he longs to see...
by Pastor Jacob Gerber | May 15, 2016 | Sermons
Just like the congregation of Ancient Israel, Christians are called to pursue both purity and peace. If we choose one at the expense of the other, we find ourselves with an idol–and that puts us at odds with the gospel. Purity is important: Our sin does not...
by Pastor Jacob Gerber | May 8, 2016 | Sermons
In this passage, we see that God had invested everything in the Levites being his representatives, as the special priestly class of Ancient Israel, and that he was especially concerned with their pursuit of justice and faithfulness in the land. And yet they failed...
by Pastor Jacob Gerber | May 1, 2016 | Sermons
Just as God walks in our midst, and dwells among us , so he tells us to exercise dominion in this world–but not in a way that lords it over others. It means that we have a holy responsibility to live as sojourners & strangers in our land, and yet we...
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