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Roots --- Ruth 1:16-17

One of the best examples of Christ-like love comes from Jesus's own family tree. Boaz plays the part of the kinsman redeemer; a model of savior to redeem a tragic situation. But this book begins with arguably the more poignant acts of love, that of Ruth's loyalty and devotion to Naomi. Boaz welcomes Ruth into prosperity but it's Ruth's love for her mother in-law that ultimately saves both women from the bleak future that would have been so likely in their society.

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Roots --- Joshua 2:1-11

As the genealogy goes, between David and Jesus are many stately names with good Hebrew stories. Yet each author who writes it is sure to include a Canaanite prostitute. But far from the black sheep of the family, she represents the crux of Christ's mission. People whose life probably didn't turn out how they'd hoped redefining themselves by faith; this was Rahab in Jericho, Zacchaeus in a tree, a sick woman in a crowd. Christ came for these people. And he came from these people.

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Roots --- Isaiah 11:1-10

The Christmas season is here! During this Advent, we're going to talk about family. Jesus's family story is crucial in establishing his significance as a culmination of Israel's history. But Advent is also about welcoming the world into Jesus's family. It's about continuing the story of creation and redeeming the downfall of humanity. It's the hope in dark times as Mary, Joseph, and God's people themselves were experiencing at the time of Christ's coming.

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exodUS

The Israelites did eventually make it to the Promised Land. But they had to grow quite a bit before getting there. And the presence of God preceded them. We close out this series reflecting on our own exodus as a church, where we feel God moving us to a new home base, where our mission can continue with a sense of permanence and week-long service. We've grown a lot along the way. We're ready for the next step, but the mission remains. We will love Chapel Hill with the heart of Jesus!

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exodUS --- Exodus 32:1-6

The handing down of the Law was one of THE MOMENTS that would define the Israelites as a people in Covenant with God. And they whiffed it very quickly. Their decent into idolatry would be far from the last time they would turn their back on God. This wasn't just simple sin; it was unfaithfulness in a relationship. There would be redemption, but there would also be consequences. And it proved all the more the need for Christ centuries later.

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exodUS --- Exodus 25:8

As the Israelites spent the generations after the Exodus, they knew that God was on the move with them. And God traveled in style. They created a Tabernacle to travel with them and established spaces and rituals for God to abide with them; together yet separated to all but the high priest. But this beautiful vision of God's presence evolves, and now we all embody the Tabernacle and the Temple. We can be similarly sanctified. God dwells among and within us.

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exodUS --- Exodus 19:3-8

The deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt began a whole new paradigm in their relationship to God. They knew that the vastness and might of God was not something that could be approached lightly. God, however, had a vision of a kingdom of priests where we could be sanctified; we could be made worthy to be in God's presence. To the Jews, it began as the Law. For us, it was fulfilled by the life of Jesus.

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exodUS --- Exodus 14:11-14

If God is a God of Salvation, it's easy to take a look at the world right now and wonder if you can actually trust God to triumph over evil. Despite their deliverance from Egypt, the Israelites found themselves in this same situation. We're reminded that God can and will take matters into God's own hands. Sometimes it's dramatic for an entire people. Sometimes it's at the personal level. But God moves. And it's amazing.

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exodUS --- Exodus 7-11

Let's call them "miracles." What we usually refer to the Ten Plagues of Egypt in the Exodus account was far more than a punitive series of inconveniences. God brings Moses to Egypt not only to free the Israelites but also to show God's supremacy over the Egyptian pantheon and their king. It took supernatural defeats of the kind of control Egyptians believed their gods had. In order to best demonstrate this, God needed an especially stubborn man to ratchet up the stakes. He had help, but it was all for a purpose.

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exodUS --- Exodus 2-3

An epileptic slave. A stuttering, former prince of Egypt with blood on his hands. Both inauspicious beginnings produced those who would be called Moses, some of history's greatest deliverers who would capture the imagination of millions. God's habit at choosing the least likely is going strong, even today. Perhaps those of you who feel the least worthy in making a positive impact in your community might be the most likely to get the job done. But don't worry; you'll never be alone.

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