Family Studies
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The Reformation: ‘Do Penance’ or ‘Repent’?
October 29: We continue our multi-week study celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation by taking a closer look at the Roman church’s sacrament of penance and how Luther’s study of the Greek New Testament was the inciting incident of the Reformation.
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The Reformation: The ‘Treasury of Merit’
October 22: We continue our multi-week study celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation by looking at how it answers questions that we face in present-day America. Today, we consider the history of the “treasury of merit” as promulgated by Pope Clement VI in 1343 and how dangerous the idea is to the life…
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The Reformation: Indulgences and Luther
We begin a multi-week study celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation by looking at how it answers questions that we face in present-daye America. Today, we consider how the Roman church’s use of indulgences drove Luther to post his Ninety-Five Theses.
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The Name of God, Part 3: Exodus 3
October 8: Pastor Nate Harlan wraps up his study on Exodus 3 and Moses’ encounter with God at the burning bush.
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The Name of God, Part 2: Exodus 3
October 1: Pastor Nate Harlan continues his study on Exodus 3 and Moses’ encounter with God at the burning bush. Download the audio here.
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The Name of God: Exodus 3
On Sept. 24, Pastor Nate Harlan begins a study on Exodus 3 in which God reveals His own name within a burning bush. But first, we examine the context with an overview of the previous chapter in which Moses is born, is saved from death, and then flees to the desert. Download the audio here.
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The Noahic Covenant: Gen. 9:1-17
Pastor Nate Harlan discusses the concept of “chirality” in theology — symmetrical and asymmetrical elements in balance, such as the relationship between the Noahic and New covenants. Download the audio here.
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The Themes of Scripture — Atonement
Pastor Nate Harlan teaches us to pay attention to the themes of stories and of Scripture itself. The Themes of Scripture — Atonement
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The Story of Scripture — The Abrahamic Covenant Part 3
Pastor Nate Harlan wraps up our discussion on Genesis 15 and the covenant God established with Abram. What was the significance of the signs God provided to Abram, from the sacrificed animals to the smoking fire pot and flaming torch? Download the audio here.
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The Story of Scripture — The Abrahamic Covenant Part 2
This Sunday, Nate Harlan discusses Genesis 15:7–8, “And he said to him, ‘I am the LORD who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.’ But he said, ‘O Lord GOD, how am I to know that I shall possess it?’” (ESV) The Story of Scripture — The…