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Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Eric McLaren 06-26-2022 // Mark 14; Peter’s Denial of the Lord Jesus Chris
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Peter spent roughly three years with Jesus, during the Lord's earthly ministry. He witnessed unimaginable signs and wonders. He witnessed the Lord walking on water. He was there when the Lord raised the dead and when He healed the blind and lame. But as the Lord reached His darkest hour, praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, Peter couldn't keep his eyes open for even an hour. And as the Lord was arrested, Peter fled; even denying to have known Jesus at all, despite his boasts, "even if all are made to stumble, yet I will not be;" (Mark 14:29 KJV), and again, "If I have to die with You, I will not deny You!" (Mark 14:31 KJV). These were his confident assertions when the Lord warned all the disciples that they would desert Him, and Peter would deny Him.
One question that comes to mind is, how can someone who spent so much time with the Lord Jesus find themselves in a place so far from Him? In today's lesson, we consider five steps which resulted in Peter calling down curses upon himself and swearing he never knew the Lord. And as we consider these steps we are reminded that we are also prone to follow the same path as Peter.
Thank you for listening to today's lesson. May you be blessed through the teaching of God's Holy Word.
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
The children of Israel in the wilderness stands as a lesson for the believers. We see examples of great faith, followed by examples of great failures.
As they crossed the Red Sea, we see the children of Israel both trusting and obeying the Lord.
But later, as they approached the border of the promised land, twelve spies returned from surveying the land. The land was good, they reported, but filled with strong people, fortified cities and giants. But two of the spies, Joshua and Caleb, urged the people to enter the land, trusting the Lord to fight the battles for them. But rather than trust, the people rejected the Lord and Moses, His servant.
What lessons to these examples hold for us?
Thank you for listening to today's lesson. May the Lord bless you through the teaching of His Word.
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
Naaman is described as the captain of the army of the king of Assyria in Israel. He was respected and victorious, and a leper.
Leprosy in Scripture is often a picture of sin. Join us as we look at Naaman and consider the lessons from this terrible disease and what it teaches us about the character and impact of sin.
But this story also includes a young slave girl, captured during an Assyrian raid into Israel and put into service of Naaman's wife. Consider the impact of this unnamed girl who pleaded with her mistress on behalf of Naaman, seeking his benefit. Like this young girl, we have the opportunity to impact those around us with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Thank you for listening to today's message. May the Lord bless you through the teaching of His Word.
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Eric McLaren 12-27-2020 // A Man Named Hur; Exodus 17:8-13; 24:13-14
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Throughout Scripture we see God using ordinary people, the relatively unknown characters of history, to work for His purposes. Exodus tells of Hur, the husband of Miriam, Moses' brother-in-law. He only appears in two places in Exodus, with little known about his life. But these little known characters, like Hur, provide us with lessons in our own faith walk.
Thank you for listening to today's lesson. May God richly bless you through His Word.
Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Eric McLaren 11-08-2020 // Unnamed Heroes of the Faith; Hebrews 11:33-40
Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Hebrews 11 is often known as the Hall of Faith, or the Roll Call of the Faithful. Many of the notable characters of scripture are recorded, Enoch, Abraham, Moses, etc. In addition to these, Hebrews 11 closes with many who are unnamed. Yet, through the descriptions given, we see the writer of Hebrew had, or may have had specific characters in mind. For instance, when referring to those sawn in two, he may have been thinking of the prophet Isaiah.
In this weeks lesson, we look at six examples in Old Testament Scripture whom the writer of Hebrews may have had in mind as he penned his letter to the church.
Thank you for listening to this week's lesson. May you be blessed and encouraged as we consider these Unnamed Heroes of the Faith.
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Hebrews 11 is often referred to as the Roll Call of the Faithful, or the Hall of Faith. The writer names many Old Testament saints who are examples of faithfulness. But the writer also leaves some unnamed, although their stories are well known.
In referring to the faithful who "shut the mouths of lions," and "quenched the power of fire," we know references to Daniel and Shadrach, Meschach and Abednego. These four men stood for their faith against Nebuchadnezzar, the head of the powerful Babylonian Empire.
This kind of faith does not grow in a vacuum. What influenced them? How could they stand so boldly for their God?
Today's lesson examines their lives before the Babylonian captivity and the influences in their lives that resulted in such bold faith.
Thank you for listening to today's lesson. May you be blessed through the teaching of God's Word.
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
We make choices every day. Some choices are insignificant, such as what to eat, or what to wear, etc. Other choices are more significant, sch as education, marriage and family. And some choices have impacts that echo into eternity.
In today's lesson we look at two people who made choices based upon their faith in God. We consider the choices made by Moses, as well as those made by Moses' mother. In the end, we find that while none of us will hold up a staff to part the sea, or come down from the mountain carrying tablets of stones, we can all be like Moses' mother.
Thank you for listening to today's lesson. May you be blessed as we study God's Word together.
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Eric McLaren 06-28-20 // Joseph; A Man Characterized by Forgiveness
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
If someone does wrong to you, many will say, "Don't get mad, get even." But Scripture takes a different approach to the wrongs done to us. Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus, "Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you" (Ephesians 4:32 NASB). Peter wrote to the church in Asia, "not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead" (1 Peter 3:9 NASB).
In today's lesson we examine the life of Joseph. Here was a man sold into slavery by his brothers; wrongfully imprisoned in an Egyptian prison; and finally forgotten and left imprisoned by a man he helped. But rather than getting mad, or getting even, Joseph continued to entrust himself to the Lord's will. And when finally in a position to get even with his brothers, rather than bringing retribution, or seeking reparations, he forgave.
What lessons can we learn for ourselves from the life of Joseph? May you be blessed as you listen to today's lesson.
Thank you for listening.
Sunday May 17, 2020
Eric McLaren 05-17-2020 // Two Spies & A Woman of Faith; Joshua 2
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
After forty years of wandering in the wilderness God now prepared the children of Israel to enter and begin the conquest of the land of Canaan. Jericho, the first obstacle they faced, seemed insurmountable, if considered from merely human perspectives. But as the two spies sent to get the lay of the land, their encounter with Rahab taught them three important lessons which are still relevant for us today.
People are condemned before a Holy God and have no excuse.
Just as people have no excuse, they also have opportunity to be saved.
God's promise is absolute and cannot be broken.
May God's word bless you as you listen to today's lesson.
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Our tendency is to look at the heroes of the Bible as spiritual giants. But when we peal back the curtain on their lives we see that many were just ordinary people like the rest of us. In fact, many of the heroes in scripture are relatively unknown.
in 2 Samuel 7:16, the Lord's purpose in redemptive history is made known when He promises King David that the line of David would be an eternal one. Thus, the purpose of bringing the Saviour through the line of David is made known.
Opposed to this, we see Satan's attempts again and again to thwart God's purposes. But God, in His wisdom, uses ordinary people to accomplish His plans on earth. In today's lesson, we see two examples of this.
First, we will look briefly at 2 Chronicles 32:30 where we see the workers who built Hezekiah's Tunnel and the place this played in God's redemptive history.
Second, we will look at Jehoshabeath, the granddaughter to wicked King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. Despite her upbringing, this relatively unknown woman was used by God to literally save the line of David, thus protecting the line that led ultimately to the Lord Jesus.
How will God use you for His purposes. As you listen, may your heart and mind be opened to the ways in which God plans to use you; an ordinary person used for God's purposes and glory.