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AN UNACCEPTABLE OFFERING? Genesis 4 opens with Cain and Abel both bringing an offering to God, but only one is accepted. That immediately teaches us something important: the fact that we bring

LEARNING HOW TO EAT As we continue our journey through Scripture, there is an important lesson we have to learn: how to eat. That may sound strange, but the Bible repeatedly uses

DON’T MISS THE DETAILS: AFTER THE FALL Yesterday, we ended with Adam and Eve standing beneath a covering they had made for themselves. They had disobeyed God, recognized their nakedness and sewn

DON’T MISS THE DETAILS: BEFORE THE FALL As we get ready to move beyond the first three chapters of Genesis, I want us to slow down for a moment. There are some

THE WAR CAME TO EARTH Before moving deeper into Genesis 3, let’s remember what we have seen so far. GENESIS 1 — IDENTITY AND DOMINION God created humanity in His image and

READING THE WORDS, BUT MISSING THE MESSAGE One of the easiest ways to misunderstand the Bible is to assume that every word must describe something physical in exactly the same way we

THE STORY BEHIND WHY THE DEVIL HATES YOU Why would a spiritual being who existed before you were born care whether you obey God, understand Scripture, or fulfill your purpose? To answer

DON’T MAKE THE BIBLE SAY WHAT IT DOESN’T SAY One of the biggest challenges in studying Scripture is not always misunderstanding what the Bible says. Sometimes it is becoming so confident in

THE GOSPEL OF CONVENIENCE A serious threat to Christianity today is not persecution, but comfort. Jesus never invited anyone to a life of convenience. He invited us to die daily. “Then said

REPETITION vs. REVELATION Have you ever noticed how easy it is to repeat what you’ve heard without ever experiencing it for yourself? In Acts 19, the seven sons of Sceva had heard