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Because God is holy and perfect, fully without blemish or brokenness...He doesn't tolerate sin and evil.  That's why He introduces Himself in the Bible as Deliverer. Some deliverance is immediate, while other deliverance is coming in eternity. But one thing is certain: God has a blueprint for how He delivers the people whose faith is in Him.  In this episode, we see that blueprint take greater shape...an arc that leads to the person of Jesus Christ, who was called, "The Lamb of God."

Resources:

Follow along: Exodus 11 & 12

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God introduces Himself to people all throughout the Bible. In today's episode, we see God introduce Himself as a deliverer... to a man named Moses.  But God doesn't stop at declaring His power to deliver us from evil and sin...He commands us to participate. Moses asks God a question that all of us would-- and God answers clearly.

Resources:

Follow along: Exodus 3

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Sin is more than "wrong things we do..." It's a condition that we're in.  It's all due to our rejection of God's glory, righteousness and love.  In this episode, we see how sin started and how it permeates every one of our lives.

The good news? The moment sin existed, so did God's plan for salvation.  Even better news? No one  is disqualified from receiving it.

Resources: 

Follow along: Genesis 1-3

The Language of God by Francis Collins

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Part 1 of our series, For the Bible Tells Me So, kicks off with a reminder that we're all believing something...whether we admit it or not.  But how do we arrive at those beliefs? And if we're considering the Bible...where do we go from there?

More resources:

Voddie Baucham, "Why I Choose to Believe the Bible"

Making Sense of God by Timothy Keller

The Reason for God by Timothy Keller

How to Read the Bible For All It's Worth by Gordon Fee & Douglas Stewart

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**Special Guests: Craig & Taryn Herbert from Citadel Church (Kew Gardens | Queens)**

Happy 4th Birthday, City Beautiful Church!

We're clear that we belong to Jesus and our lives are now lived to follow Him...so now what? Every single thing changes...and we will look quite different from the rest of the world, the rest of our culture.  We're filled with His indescribable joy and our immeasurable devotion, and our faith in Jesus allows Him to lead our lives.

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In the last episode of our study of Daniel, we see something as clearly as we ever have: God has a train of thought.  So why does the book of Daniel take such a shift-- from narrative story in chapters 1-6 to prophecy in chapters 7-12? The answer makes more sense than you may realize...

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By now in our Daniel series, we have our eye on certain things...like how God thinks.  And how our ways can be in harmony with Him or not.  Or in harmony with the world around us or not.   And what that can cost us.  In this familiar "Sunday School" story, we notice some familiar things...all while recognizing that reading the Bible is something anyone can do.  After all: God has a train of thought, and it's for everyone.

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Different king, same Daniel.  This new king learns the same lesson his forefathers did-- about just who is ultimately sovereign, holy, merciful and good.  Failure to acknowledge God in all our ways leads to pride...and God will stop at nothing to get our attention.

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Would you ever believe that the Bible has a whole chapter dedicated to the prideful heart of a pagan king...who conquered and exiled God's people? It does. Why? The answer lies in the fact that no one is disqualified from the love, pursuit, justice and mercy of God-- because only He has full sovereignty over everything.  Don't believe us? Take Nebuchadnezzar's word for it...

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By now, it's clear: more often than not, we humans set our ways against the ways of God.  But for followers of God, what does it mean to have so much assurance of His goodness, love and eternal salvation that we would give our lives for it.  Meet 3 men who were willing to do exactly that...and watch God show His glory.

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