The Cottage

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The Cottage episodes

  • 307 Shut Out in Matt 25:10

    We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context. 

    In this session, we begin our exploration of The Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25:1-13. The five foolish versions had only bought half in and were in short supply of oil at the coming of the bridegroom in the end. We explore they're being shut out having missed the party!

    We are laying the foundation to discovering the riches hidden in the ancient Scriptures of God's people to learn God's way of doing and being in our daily lives. Stay tuned for our future episodes as we continue to discover more mysteries of the Bible in the sessions that follow.

     

    39 min
  • 306 David At Mt. Zion

    We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context. 

    In this session, we continue our  series on Mountains in the Bible. We move on to David to begin an exploration of the background to David's life setting us up for a full inquiry into the event of 2 Sam 24 that ends the David saga.

    We are laying the foundation to discovering the riches hidden in the ancient Scriptures of God's people to learn God's way of doing and being in our daily lives. Stay tuned for our future episodes as we continue to discover more mysteries of the Bible in the sessions that follow.

     

    25 min
  • 305 Have You No Oil?

    We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context. 

    In this session, we begin our exploration of The Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25:1-13. The five foolish versions had only bought half in and were in short supply of oil at the coming of the bridegroom in the end. We explore what is behind the Greek term for oil and how it relates back to our previous series on "Who is God?"

    We are laying the foundation to discovering the riches hidden in the ancient Scriptures of God's people to learn God's way of doing and being in our daily lives. Stay tuned for our future episodes as we continue to discover more mysteries of the Bible in the sessions that follow.

     

    24 min
  • 304 Moses on the Mountain

    We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context. 

    In this session, we continue our  series on Mountains in the Bible. We move on to Moses on the mountain and survey that the journey his life takes to make a leader becomes mirrored in the very journey he must take the people through to make a nation.

    We are laying the foundation to discovering the riches hidden in the ancient Scriptures of God's people to learn God's way of doing and being in our daily lives. Stay tuned for our future episodes as we continue to discover more mysteries of the Bible in the sessions that follow.

     

    31 min
  • 303 Polycarp: A Paragon of Living in the World But Not of It

    We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context. 

    In this session, we look at the life of Polycarp, one of the first martyrs in the Early Church and his significance in living in this world but not of it. He was martyred on February 23rd, so we took this service to look into his martyrdom to reflect on how we are to live.

    We are laying the foundation to discovering the riches hidden in the ancient Scriptures of God's people to learn God's way of doing and being in our daily lives. Stay tuned for our future episodes as we continue to discover more mysteries of the Bible in the sessions that follow.

     

    49 min
  • 302 Mt. Moriah in Genesis 22

    We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context. 

    In this session, we continue our  series on Mountains in the Bible. We're still in Genesis and move to the Abraham story. Back in Episode 163, we began a lengthy series until 195 on the Life of Abraham that can be reviewed. Here, we focus on the role of the mountain in Abraham's life.

    We are laying the foundation to discovering the riches hidden in the ancient Scriptures of God's people to learn God's way of doing and being in our daily lives. Stay tuned for our future episodes as we continue to discover more mysteries of the Bible in the sessions that follow.

     

    30 min
  • 301 Jesus's Compassion

    We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context. 

    In this session, we continue our exploration out of Micah 7:18 on “Who is God?” In this episode, we look more carefully how Jesus ministered out of compassion.

    We are laying the foundation to discovering the riches hidden in the ancient Scriptures of God's people to learn God's way of doing and being in our daily lives. Stay tuned for our future episodes as we continue to discover more mysteries of the Bible in the sessions that follow.

     

    42 min
  • 300 Reversing the Mountain of Curse

    We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context. 

    In this session, we continue our  series on Mountains in the Bible. Now we turn to the Flood narrative and Noah at Mt. Arrarat.

    We are laying the foundation to discovering the riches hidden in the ancient Scriptures of God's people to learn God's way of doing and being in our daily lives. Stay tuned for our future episodes as we continue to discover more mysteries of the Bible in the sessions that follow.

     

    30 min
  • 299 Mercy Upon All: Who is God? Part 5

    We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context. 

    In this session, we continue our exploration out of Micah 7:18 on “Who is God?” In this episode, we look how Paul picked up along with Peter what Jesus has been establishing that God wishes to show Mercy upon all in Rom 11:30-33.

    We are laying the foundation to discovering the riches hidden in the ancient Scriptures of God's people to learn God's way of doing and being in our daily lives. Stay tuned for our future episodes as we continue to discover more mysteries of the Bible in the sessions that follow.

     

    36 min
  • 298 King of the Mountain: Mountains Part 4

    We @TheCottage explore how the ancient people of the Bible to whom God was speaking understood the Scriptures to show us how God was speaking to them yet communicating to them revelation for all of us even today even if in their context. 

    In this session, we continue our  series on Mountains in the Bible. Now we turn to who is the King of the Mountain? Who is the Stronger One?

    We are laying the foundation to discovering the riches hidden in the ancient Scriptures of God's people to learn God's way of doing and being in our daily lives. Stay tuned for our future episodes as we continue to discover more mysteries of the Bible in the sessions that follow.

     

    29 min

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The Cottage seeks to be our home away from home until we get to our home that awaits. As tourists this side of God's glory, we look to see the whole earth filled with God's glory in the now as we…