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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Becoming a Chain-Breaker, Part 2
We see the world through the lens of our own experiences. We cannot truly break away from our heritage and our past (or lead others to do so) without creating new traditions and new experiences based on new biblically-based priorities and definitions. Today we looked at how Hezekiah established a new tradition of worship in his nation and what that work of chain-breaking would look like in our own stories.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Becoming a Chain-Breaker: Part 1
“A chain-breaker is a fork in his family tree. He’s the one God uses to end the legacy of rebellion against God that he may have learned from his parents and grandparents. Instead he passes on a legacy of faith, faithfulness, and blessing to his children and grandchildren, giving them a new model of obedience to follow.”
- Alex and Stephen Kiendrick in The Resolution
This week we look at King Hezekiah's example to discover the first phase in becoming a chain-breaker in your family.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
King Ahaz: Adding Disaster to Discipline
We remember that various forms of discipline and punishments were part of our relationship with our parents, but we don't like to think of the difficulties and frustrations in our lives as part of God's discipline. It is a cliche that peop
le run to the Lord in times of trouble, but that's not a common a reaction as we like to think. This week, we looked at Judah's King Ahaz, of whom the bible says: "In his time of trouble King Ahaz become even more unfaithful to the Lord." There are a lot more "King Ahazes" out there than "prodigal sons." Which will you be?
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