Tag: Bible
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The quiet time
As I sit here on a quiet November evening in 2025, sixty-seven years after that January night in Kirbyville, I find myself doing what old engineers do best: tracing the signal all the way back to its source. It started with a curious boy in Buna who followed a dog named Brownie too far into…
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Reminder of the Light
Some days I’m reminded to go back to the starting point. “In the beginning was the Word…” That truth centers me. It reminds me that everything we’re doing—family, work, community—rests on something solid and steady. The scriptures in the RCL today lean into that same hope. Daniel talks about God standing with His people even…
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WEEK 2 – The Coming Light Prelude Study for Book of John
Key Truth The light of Christ does not arrive after the night ends—it enters while it is still dark. God’s promise is not that suffering will disappear before He comes, but that His presence is stronger than any darkness you’re walking through. Scripture Focus Isaiah 9:1-7 “The people walking in darkness have seen a great…
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The World Before the Word
God Speaks Creation and Covenant Into Being Introduction: When God Speaks, Everything Changes Before the Gospel of John ever opens with those majestic words—”In the beginning was the Word”—the Old Testament has been quietly preparing us for this revelation. Long before John identifies Jesus as the living Word of God, Scripture reveals a God who…
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Let My Love Open the Door
Let My Love Open the Door (inspired by Pete Townshend’s song and the words of Jesus in Matthew 22:37–40) When Pete Townshend sang, “Let my love open the door to your heart,” he probably wasn’t trying to preach a sermon—but he touched on something deeply spiritual. Love is the master key. Jesus said it even…
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AI, Neuralink, and Biblical Prophecy: SESSION 3 – Endurance, Humanity, and Hope of the Kingdom
Endurance, Humanity, and Hope of the Kingdom Read: Revelation 14:12, Revelation 17–18, Revelation 21:1–5, Daniel 7:27 Main Idea Prophecy calls believers to faithful endurance and living hope. Every Babel and Babylon eventually collapses under its own arrogance, but the Lamb reigns forever. Christ’s kingdom restores the full dignity of humanity and gathers His people into…
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How spiritual realities often underlie worldly events.
Old Testament Foundations: The Unseen Battle Behind History 1. Daniel — Empires and Angels (Daniel 10–12) Daniel’s visions expose the “spiritual architecture” behind earthly power.In Daniel 10, the angel tells him, “The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days… then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me.”Behind the political…
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AI, Neuralink, and Biblical Prophecy: Week 2
Idolatry, Hubris, and Discernment in the Digital Age (Week 2 of the study “AI, Neuralink, and Biblical Prophecy”) Our world moves at the speed of thought. Artificial Intelligence writes, reasons, and recommends. Neuralink and similar technologies promise to merge human minds with machines. The language of progress sounds thrilling—but also unsettling. What does Scripture say…
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Source of Old Faith Bible Study Series – AI, Neuralink, and Biblical Prophecy: 3-Week Study
Sundays · October 19 – November 2 , 2025 SESSION 1 – Prophecy, Technology, and Human Vocation Read: Genesis 11:1-9, Daniel 12:4, Revelation 1:1-3, Matthew 24:36-44 Main ideaProphecy reveals God’s purposes and the lordship of Christ. It is given to strengthen trust, not to stir fear. Technology expresses the human call to create and steward,…
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Stewarding your faith in hard times
The story of Job begins with blessing and ends with brokenness. In Job chapters 1 and 2, Scripture introduces a man described as blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. He had seven sons, three daughters, and abundant wealth. Job’s life seemed stable, ordered, and blessed. Then, in a single…
John Hargrove Seeking Truth and Reality 