Part 3: Is God an Obsessive Rule-Freak? Understanding Old Testament Law.

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Part 3: Is God an Obsessive Rule-Freak? Understanding Old Testament Law.

March 12, 2017 • Joshua Ryan Butler

This week, Josh Butler joined us and spoke on a different topic at each gathering, taking us through the topics of his book: "The Skeletons in God's Closet".

Part 3: We often hear “God can’t stand the presence of sin,” but is it true? Does God back away when we mess up for fear of being tainted? We’ll explore how we get it backwards: our problem in the biblical story is not so much that God can’t stand the presence of sin, as sin that can’t stand the presence of God. We’ll look at what this means for the role of the Law and the centrality of love, in God’s redemptive pursuit of our world.

A King + A Kingdom

April 9, 2017 • Brian McCormack • 2 Samuel 7

Through David the King, we get a glimpse of the King of Kings, who will make good on all of the promises God makes to his people throughout His story. To know peace and joy is to know the King.

One After God's Own Heart

April 2, 2017 • Brian McCormack • 1 Samuel 17—30

In between David the Victor and David the King, we find David the Outlaw. It's in this unexpected, difficult season of his life that we learn what it means to be one "after God's own heart".

David: The Hero

March 26, 2017 • Sean Gasperetti • 1 Samuel 8—17

Have you ever felt like you were in a battle you just couldn't win? David's fight with Goliath seemed hopeless, yet his victory proved otherwise—foreshadowing Christ as our ultimate victor.