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E100 Scripture Reading Sermon Series
Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017 (message contributor)
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1. Exodus
Contributed on Aug 13, 2017
The exodus marks the real beginning of the history of Israel as a people and a nation. It tells the story of Israel’s continued struggle with sin and obedience. Despite all of this, God chose them for a special role and sticks with them
The Exodus Exodus 14:21-31 At the end of Genesis, Egypt and Palestine were in the grips of a famine and Joseph had been reunited with his father, Jacob, and his brothers after they came to Egypt to buy food. Joseph invited them to stay with him in Egypt. God used the next 4 centuries to fulfill 3 ...read more
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2. Chosen
Contributed on Aug 13, 2017
This sermon is about God's covenant to Abraham and how it is lived out in the following generations
Chosen Genesis 50:15-26 The beginning of Genesis shows a continuing widening chasm between man and God. We left off last week at the tower of Babel, and God’s punishment of giving them different languages so they could not communicate with one another and then dispersing them. And there is a ...read more
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3. In The Beginning
Contributed on Aug 13, 2017
Sermon based the themes on the first 9 chapters of Genesis
In The Beginning Genesis 5:1-2, 6:1-2, 5-8 The Book of Genesis covers the largest amount of time of any book in the Bible, stretching from the beginning of the world to about 1500 BC. According to geologists, the earth is at least 4 billion years old and some anthropologists believe that humans ...read more
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4. The Invitation
Contributed on Aug 13, 2017
A sermon inviting people to take the e100 Scripture Reading Challenge
ian Hardin tells the story of traveling a lot for work with his friend Bobby. As they travelled, he’d read the Bible aloud to him. But he wasn’t reading the Bible to gain deep insights… or to solve theological quandaries. He was just reading it… yet even then, it often said something that got stuck ...read more
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5. Receiving Your Inheritance And Living Into Your Calling
Contributed on Aug 13, 2017
A sermon of the major themes of Joshua and Judges
Receiving Your Inheritance and Living Into Your calling Dave Harvey writes about the greatest rescue mission of World War II. Late in the war, American bombers were sent on dangerous missions over southern Europe to cripple the Nazis' oil supplies. Hundreds of crews soared through storms of ...read more
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6. Finishing Well
Contributed on Aug 13, 2017
Good starts don't secure a strong finish. So what's needed to finish strong?
Finish Strong 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Warren Buffett said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” Have you ever noticed in life that a good start isn’t always enough? Now there is nothing wrong with a good start mind you, but it is often not enough to get us to ...read more
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7. Choosing What’s Most Important
Contributed on Aug 13, 2017
This sermon looks at the practice of worship
Choosing What’s Most Important 2 Kings 17: 35-39 Jealous of David’s growing power, influence and popularity, King Saul sought to have him killed. David went into hiding. But when Saul died, he could finally stop running and was anointed King of Israel. The following 7 ½ years, the nation was ...read more
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8. Warning, Consolation And An Invitation
Contributed on Aug 13, 2017
A sermon of the need and time of the prophets
Warning, Consolation and An Invitation Jeremiah 1:4-10 and 17-19 Last week, we looked at the opening of the Temple when Solomon called the Israelites to covenant faithfulness, obedience and regular worship of God. And God gave this warning, “But if you or your descendants turn away from me and do ...read more
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9. Who Is He?
Contributed on Aug 13, 2017
“Who is he?” All who encountered Jesus from the peasants of Galilee to the scribes and Pharisees of Jerusalem to the Roman soldiers were faced with the same question: Who is he?
Who is He? John 1:1-3, 14 The movie Amistad tells the story of a group of African slaves who seize control of their slave-ship and demand to be returned to their homeland. The captain instead takes them to an American seaport where they are imprisoned. As they await the judge’s verdict, one of ...read more