The Pharisees claimed that the yoke of the law was a blessing, but Jesus taught that the ‘tradition of the elders’ was burdensome and crushing. At the end of Matthew 11 Jesus invited people to forsake their devotion to the traditional understanding of the law and to instead ‘take His yoke upon them and find […]
Ezekiel 20:1-32_ When You Inquire of the Lord- Pastor Michael Carr
Often people go to the Lord to ask Him to do things for them, or to seek His comfort in times of conflict. Israel did this, and receive quite the rude awakening. It would not be okay. There were no short cuts. Listen as Pastor Michael Carr of Northside Baptist Church walks us through Ezekiel […]
A Theology of Bread_ Bread and the Eternal Sabbath
A few weeks ago we looked at the Model Prayer, or the Lord’s prayer, as a prayer for the Kingdom. We pick up Matthew 6:9-11 and look at Jesus’ admonition that His disciples pray for bread. Later in the same chapter in verse 31 He instructs His people not to be anxious about such things. […]
