From the Ridge

Judges 2:16-19 - Then the Lord raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. They quickly turned from the ways of their ancestors, who had been obedient to the Lord’s commands. 18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived; for the Lord relented because of their groaning under those who oppressed and afflicted them. 19 But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their ancestors, following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

Since the beginning of this year, we as a Church are working through a series called "From Garden to City." In it, we discover how all scripture is a unified story that leads to Jesus.    

Weekly, we use this podcast to discuss questions, you, the listeners ask! Today we have Pastor Jacob Pearp on the show to discuss the sermons from the past few weeks. 

On this episode, we take time to unpack the Old Testament Laws, and better understand the ritual purity system!  

Check out the following links for more info about things discussed : 

"How do we use the law today? BibleProject Podcast

"Jesus, Marriage & the Law" BibleProject Podcast

"Which laws still apply?" BibleProject Podcast

Understanding Levitical Laws Document

Psalm 15: 

Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?

The one whose walk is blameless,

Whoever does these things

Deuteronomy 6:4-6: Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.

Deuteronomy 18:15, 18- The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him...I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him."

Since the beginning of this year, we as a Church have been working through a series called "From Garden to City." In it, we discover how all scripture is a unified story that leads to Jesus.  

Weekly, we use this podcast to discuss questions, you, the listeners ask! Today we have Pastor Carolyn Reid on the show to discuss her sermon from Sunday. On this episode, we take time to unpack the Old and New Covenant, and look at the question some of us may have asked before "Why is circumcision no longer part of our covenant?" Join us, as we unpack this, and other questions throughout this episode. 

Check out the following links for more info about the Old and New Covenant!

"What is circumcision of the heart?"

https://www.gotquestions.org/circumcision-of-the-heart.html

"Epic of Eden - Ch. 3 Covenant"

https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:d0e498d3-62bb-347c-bcd1-9f4a8c76aa16

https://www.amazon.ca/Epic-Eden-Sandra-Richter/dp/0830825770/ref=asc_df_0830825770/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=292953826769&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12168692855361161864&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000795&hvtargid=pla-521813704444&psc=1

Genesis 12:1-3: The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.

 “I will make you into a great nation,

This January, we as a Church are working through a series called "From Garden to City." In it, we discover how all scripture is a unified story that leads to Jesus.  Weekly, we use this podcast to discuss questions, you, the listeners ask!

 Today we have our Spiritual Formation & Discipleship Pastor Jacob on the show. We were asked a range of questions, from how a God of grace could remove Adam & Eve from the Garden, what role the serpent had, and others!  

For more info about the fall, and the Genesis account, check out the following links!  

"The Tree of Life" the Bible Project 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJLan-pJzfQ&ab_channel=BibleProject 

"Sin" the Bible Project 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNOZ7ocLD74&ab_channel=BibleProject

Genesis 3:6-  "When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it."

This January, we as a Church are starting a new sermon series entitled "From Garden to City." In it, we discover how all scripture is a unified story that leads to Jesus.  

You're invited to participate in this series by asking questions about those comments made throughout the duration of the series. Today we have our Spiritual Formation & Discipleship Pastor Jacob on the show. We were asked the question "How do cavemen fit into the story of Adam and Eve?" More specifically, we'll answer what it means to be human, and will look at the topic of heaven and earth as brought up in Sunday's message.   

For more info about science & faith, and the topic of heaven and earth, check out the following links!  

Bible Project: Heaven & Earth 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy2AQ... 

BioLogos: Youtube & Website 

https://www.youtube.com/@biologos 

https://biologos.org/ 

Ray Anderson: On Being Human 

https://books.google.ca/books/about/O...