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Douglas Reformed Church is a Reformed Baptist church in the city of Douglas, Arizona. This channel will host all of the sermons preached each week at the gathering. Visit douglasreformed.church to learn more about us.
In Genesis 3, we witness the first sin. We call this sin Original Sin, and it resulted from humankind's nature--which was good according to God. The serpent, a symbol appropriated from other Ancient Near East Literature, appears on the scene. The world falls under the federal lordship of Adam.
In Genesis 2, we see a different order of creation than we do in Genesis 1. Or, do we? Genesis 1 and 2 are coherent and correspondent. Moses is satirizing Ancient Neat East legends in order to share the truth about God, people, and origins.
On days four and five, God reveals the source of all light, which fills the cosmos. He fills the waters with fish and the sky with birds. From the beginning, God fills His creation. He is not absent. In the end, His Earth will be full and thriving.
Closing out creation week, we see God's design for humanity. We were created according to His king, in His image--male and female. Unlike in the ANE mythologies, Moses claims that people were created to multiply and rule.
On a second day, God made the sky. On a third day, He extracted the land from the waters and created plant life. Moses is satirizing the mythologies of his day in order to speak truth into societies wrought with made-up stories about gods, chaos, otherworldly creatures, and made-up origins.
Authorship of Genesis 1-11 is attributed to Moses. Genesis 1-11 was most likely written shortly following Israel's exodus from Egypt (c. 1445 B.C.) Genesis 1-11 are one unit with Genesis 12-50. Genesis 1-11 were written as history with Genesis 12-50. Along with history, Genesis 1-11 also fit into the "myth" genre as a story of origins ("myth" does not speak to veracity, don't misread or read too much into that category) God is creator and revealer. There was a beginning. God transcends spacetime
In today's passage, Paul describes the difference between the bodies we have now and the bodies we will have in the resurrection. What is the nature of the resurrected body? Is there a soul sleep? Will billions of saints crawl up from their graves? What about those bodies that have been cremated or decomposed?
Today, we continue through 1 Corinthians and conclude Paul's argument in favor of the Resurrection. We talk about baptism on behalf of the dead and what it means that "bad company corrupts good morals." It may not mean what you were taught growing up.
What will the end be like? Will it be a day of destruction or renewal? Will Christ begin to reign for 1,000 years or will He hand the kingdom over to the Father?
If Christ has not been raised, Christians are most to be pitied among all people. If Christ has been raised, those who have been given to Him by the Father are no longer in their sin or ruled by death.
Today, we continue through 1 Corinthians and see Paul's instruction for speaking in tongues and prophecy when practiced in the local church gathering. Edification instead of self-exaltation.
Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall during a really interesting conversation between two people? Well today we get to eavesdrop on a conversation between the Father and the Son. We get to listen in on a conversation in God's war room.
In today's Advent series installment, Andrew preaches John 3:17-21 to show that there is no way but redemption. No human-centered religion, work, or ritual can get anyone into heaven. Church is not about behavior modification or earning anything from God.
In the second part of our Advent series for 2021, Andrew preaches from Revelation 21 and shows that there is no kingdom but heaven. Revelation 21 is John''s description of the church of Jesus Christ.
Psalm 2 is a royal psalm used by Davidic kings as a celebration at coronations. It teaches the authority and sonship of the anointed kings of Israel and very powerfully prophesies of the coming King Jesus and his endless reign over the earth on the throne of David. Joyfully celebrate with us as we anticipate the arrival of the Kingdom Jesus brought.
It is not wrong to desire a manifestation of the Holy Spirit in our gatherings. The spiritual gifts can easily become idolatry for us and breed much division. There is a better way.
While admonishing the local church in Corinth toward unity, Paul addresses a question about spiritual gifts and reveals the purpose of our spiritual gifts in the New Testament local church.
In 1517, Martin Luther questioned the works-righteousness that was being taught by the Roman Catholic Church. Today, we ask the same questions.
As we continue through 1 Corinthians, we answer a question about head coverings, women prophesying in church, and that one question about authority...
We cannot partake in the cup of Christ and of demons. Paul admonishes those in the local church who are communing with demons and calling it Christianity, defending Christian liberty and saying, "Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God."
Paul admonishes the church to identify with sinners rather than condemn or ostracize them. Sadly, many groups who refer to themselves as religious are too puffed up to identify with sinners. They only identify with themselves. What the Bible describes as godly living is, to worldly people, not very pious.
Is it right for a teacher of the Bible to accept payment for what God has made freely available, His word? If a "pastor" is paid, does the church have a right to create a job description? We do not only ask these questions today. They were likely being asked in the First Century in Corinth. Paul answers us explicitly.
In Acts 1, Luke recaps his last letter about how Jesus spoke for 40 days about his Kingdom. The disciples rightly associated the Kingdom of God with the promised Holy Spirit. Today, we look at how to understand the promise of the Holy Spirit, what His role is in our day, and live in a way that seeks to advance His Kingdom to the ends of the earth.
Today with the DRC community. There is so much "religion" that keeps people weak, when God's desire is to develop strong consciences in His people through correct knowledge of His word. When God's people are edified, they are free.