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Published on Leave a comment on Holy Harvest Presentation

I had the privilege of being asked to speak at the annual Women's Retreat I attend through Rocky Mountain Calvary, Women of Calvary. The theme was Pursuing Holiness, based on the book, Pursuit of Holiness, by Jerry Bridges. The previous several posts were my notes as I was reading the book. Below is the final presentation talking points and slide content. This isn't a transcript of what was actually said, but the raw notes of what I planned to say.

Here's a link to a cell phone recording of the actual presentation. I'll update the post with the official video when I get the link.

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Published on Leave a comment on The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges (Ch. 9-10)

Reading this Christian classic for an upcoming presentation and thought I would capture observations here.

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Published on Leave a comment on The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges (Ch. 7-8)

A continued reading of the Christian classic. These are observation and personal reflections, not a review.

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My reading of the classic Christian book continues. These are notes and thoughts as I read, not a formal review.

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Published on Leave a comment on Hosea 6 (Israel and Judah)

God's making a final attempt to sway Israel's heart back to Him. He's given them the metaphor of the prophet and his unfaithful wife; and He has shown them "in court" their indictment and verdict. Now comes the response from the people.

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Published on Leave a comment on Hosea 2 (Israel)

Hosea has a wife and three kids that all tell the tales of an Israel who has forsaken God and God has disowned, while still giving His longsuffering hope for the future.

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Published on Leave a comment on Introduction to Hosea (Israel)

The chronological reading order from the Blue Letter Bible interrupts Isaiah and even breaks up the reign of Hezekiah, sending us to the full book of Hosea.

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After another pass at II King 16 & 17 and II Chronicles 27 & 28, Israel has fallen and has been hauled away. God has orchestrated a priest to come back and teach His ways, but the people just add that to their previous worship. Meanwhile Judah is still alive, but not thriving under Ahaz. Both book passages end with the death of Ahaz and the introduction of his successor, his son Hezekiah.

Now the Blue Letter Bible chronological reading list sends us back to Isaiah. Previously in Isaiah, he was prophesying about the end of Israel and two beautiful chapters about the Messiah.

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