As we think about the entirety of Scripture, we rarely think about God’s story in terms of exile. However, as Adam & Eve are exiled from the garden of Eden in the beginning of the story, the entire rest of the Bible is a story of restoration and return from exile. When we begin to […]

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As we think about the entirety of Scripture, we rarely think about God’s story in terms of exile. However, as Adam & Eve are exiled from the garden of Eden in the beginning of the story, the entire rest of the Bible is a story of restoration and return from exile. When we begin to […]

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    As we think about the entirety of Scripture, we rarely think about God’s story in terms of exile. However, as Adam & Eve are exiled from the garden of Eden in the beginning of the story, the entire rest of the Bible is a story of restoration and return from exile. When we […]

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Today, we are going to look at the theme in Scripture of death and exile. This is not something most Christians think about as a major part of the Biblical story, yet it is a concept that completely shapes the entire story, beginning in and looking back to Genesis. Ultimately, this concept takes us all […]

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Shalom everyone. In this episode, we continue our walk through the first few chapters of Genesis by picking up where we left off in last week’s discussion. Genesis 2 & 3 provide some interesting reading in the form of a talking snake, trees, and some sort of forbidden fruit. Are we expected to read this […]

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In 1 Corinthians, Paul tells us that we are the Temple. How does the Maccabean revolt and the celebration of Hanukkah shed light on what it means to be the Temple. After all, the story of Hanukkah is a story of the Temple. We indeed are the Temple. That being said, it is necessary that […]

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As we move through the first few chapters of Genesis, we find ourselves suddenly confronted with “the serpent” in chapter 3. The serpent has no introduction or back story, it simply shows up. Although there are many opinions as to who or what the serpent was, we may find it profitable to ask what the […]

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Today we will talk about the history, importance, and practice of Hanukkah.   Visit our website: http://www.outofashesministries.org/Join us LIVE each Saturday at 10am Central for worship, prayer, and teaching: http://www.outofashesministries.org/live/Donate: http://www.outofashesministries.org/give/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OutofAshesMin/Contact Us: [email protected]

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In Genesis 2, God plants a garden, places the man (Adam) in the garden, and gives Adam a specific function as it relates to the garden. What exactly is the image of the Garden? How are we to understand Adam and his function in this Garden? In this episode, we begin to look at the […]

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What is the message of Genesis 2 and the creation of Adam? Is the creation of Adam & Chavah a re-telling of Day 6 of Creation? Were Adam & Chavah the first human beings? In this episode, we will begin to talk through some of these questions and propose some unique but fitting explanations for […]

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