Day 013-How I met your mother
The story of Isaac meeting Rebekah is appropriate for the literal parents of Israel.
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Day 012-Hard testing
The story of God testing Abraham by telling him to sacrifice Isaac is difficult for modern readers. Every part is foreign and revolting to us.
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Day 011-God works through really imperfect people
One thing the Bible shows us again and again is that God can use people even more messed up than we are – and that’s reassuring.
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Aug 10: We believe scripture defines the Christian faith
Everything necessary for salvation and for understanding the Christian faith is revealed in scripture.
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Aug 9: We believe the Lord’s Supper is a means of grace
We believe that the body and blood of Christ are present in Communion in a spiritual, rather than a physical, sense. Yet, the presence is more than merely symbolic.
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Aug 8: We believe in one baptism
We believe that baptism is the visible sign of God’s lifelong claim on a person.
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Aug 7: We believe baptism marks us as Christian disciples
We believe that baptism is a rite in which the church confirms God’s claim on the life of a person.
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Aug 6: We believe in the sacraments of baptism and communion
As Methodists, we believe sacraments are actions initiated by Jesus during his lifetime that he specifically instructed the church to continue doing.
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Aug 5: We believe worship is both our duty and our privilege
Being in worship in person is both a gift to God and a gift from God that brings us into the presence of God and brings spiritual growth.
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Aug 4: We believe the church is for worship, edification and redemption
The church is the body of Christ in the world, a redemptive fellowship for worship, edification and redemption.
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