He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. We may all be sure of this. Benjamin shares how the NRV Church community has been a gift from God and how the community will continue to be a gift to the world.

The resurrection offers us redemption, a road back to a renewed Eden.

Two questions frame the triumphal entry: What do you want me to do for you? and Who is this?

The glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle, in the center of the camp,in the sight of all the people. God guided them in their coming and their going. We too need God’s guidance, yet sometimes we get misguided.

A tabernacle, gold and costly materials, and an invitation to giving. Where does heaven and earth overlap?

Moses says to God, “Show me your glory.” The result is God’s self-revelation of his character and name. God’s glory is unlike ours — it transforms everything for us.

God’s grace brings Israel out of slavery in Egypt and before God’s presence at Mt. Sinai. God has chosen Israel as his bride, but here in Exodus 19 God proposes his covenant to Israel. They are faced with a decision: Will they accept his proposal?

Peace on earth! What a wonderful promise that Christmas points to. And yet, what a hard promise to hope in — one that seems impossible in the midst of chaos, pain and war. How do we make sense of peace and pain? What role do we play?

Today we examine the 10th plague on Egypt — Death. As God acts decisively to break the chains of brokenness and bondage, the Israelites must take a stand under the blood of the Lamb. But we all have a bit of Egypt in us too, don’t we?

Today we examine the cosmos battle between Yahweh and Pharaoh, as God dismantles the gods of the Egyptians one by one. Yahweh is God and we are not… This truth appears self evident, but doesn’t actually come naturally to us.