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The Holy Spirit: Gift & Guide in Ordinary Time (Bethel University Chapel Message)
Read more: The Holy Spirit: Gift & Guide in Ordinary Time (Bethel University Chapel Message)Here is a recording of a sermon I gave at Bethel University’s chapel during a series on The Very Good Gospel. I focused on how in the gospel we receive God through the person of the Spirit who is our gift and guide in ordinary time. Bethel University Chapel 2019 – John Dunne from Bethel…
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How to Imperfectly Participate in the Kingdom of God Well
Read more: How to Imperfectly Participate in the Kingdom of God WellWe all know at least one perfectionist. They might reside in your home, at your workplace, or in your school. They might be the friend who plans things far in advance (how can they schedule a coffee date 3 months away?). The devil, or the salvation of the world, is in the details over which…
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How Many Kingdoms? Contributions from the NT
Read more: How Many Kingdoms? Contributions from the NTWe have all heard the mantra by now. Week after week, in pulpit after pulpit, Christians are being called to renew the world that they live in. Called to “renew” or “redeem” everything from governmental structures to the very way we play sports. Leaving aside the fact that this call is often times very confusing…
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How Many Kingdoms? Covenants of Commonality and Particularity
Read more: How Many Kingdoms? Covenants of Commonality and Particularity“…historic Reformed doctrines affirm a sharp distinction between the church as the non-violent kingdom of Christ and the sword bearing, coercive state. Hence, the state is not and cannot be the kingdom of Christ and… the demise of Christendom can be celebrated rather than mourned.” This quote from David VanDrunen in his book Natural Law…