Dale continued his overview of the Old Testament, Sunday’s message was from Leviticus. If you have ever read it through, you deserve a medal. It explains how God deals with our sin. It seems barbaric, yet there are some powerful things to understand why God doesn’t just forgive us and let us off the hook. The word Atonement was a key word in the message. The idea of covering for or paying for someone’s debt is a powerful idea.
Sacrifice & Forgiveness
February 8, 2015 • Dale Oquist
Are We There Yet?
March 1, 2015 • Dale Oquist
Moses was taking the people of Israel on a little road trip. It was intended to be an eleven-day journey but ended up lasting 40 years. This period of time in their history is called the “Wilderness Wandering.” It was a time of testing (Deuteronomy 8:2) to reveal the disposition of the people of God. It was a time of humbling for them to cure them of self-reliance. It was a time of teaching (Deuteronomy 8:3) making sure they were reminded that we need more than food to keep us alive and thriving.
When Divine Becomes Mundane
February 22, 2015 • Dale Oquist
Have you ever heard the phrase, “First World problems?” It is when we complain about something inconvenient in our comfort-saturated world. It is a “problem” the rest of the world doesn’t have. Likewise, the Israelites should have been content with how God was providing supernaturally for them, yet, they weren’t. (All started with Adam and Eve, I guess. They had EVERYTHING and weren’t satisfied.)