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#1316: What earthly reason was why Jesus was crucified? | Luke 22:39-23:25 | 2 Chronicles 7-8

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#1316: What earthly reason was why Jesus was crucified? | Luke 22:39-23:25 | 2 Chronicles 7-8

The Jews wanted the death penalty for Jesus for blasphemy, but the State didn't care about that. So what earthly, legal reason was Jesus crucified?

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#1257: What’s the big deal about 70AD? | Mark 13 | Daniel 6 | Proverbs 10:29-11:2

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#1257: What’s the big deal about 70AD? | Mark 13 | Daniel 6 | Proverbs 10:29-11:2

Why is 70AD an important date? It's more than just the date the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed -- it also set in motion events that are a powerful part of why you can have confidence in your Bible.

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#1252: Satan’s Daughter? | Mark 8 | Daniel 1 | Psalm 139

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#1252: Satan’s Daughter? | Mark 8 | Daniel 1 | Psalm 139

What would your life be like if the government forced you to change your name to something like…Daughter of Satan? Or “Who is called by Cthulu?” (Hope the RPG reference made you chuckle!)

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#1248: What is most encouraging? | Mark 4 | Ezekiel 44-45:12

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#1248: What is most encouraging? | Mark 4 | Ezekiel 44-45:12

What is the most encouraging thing you can hang your hat on? In times of doubt, or dealing with doubters? Or when wrestling with a family member who started following someone with a skewed sense of the Gospel? What is the bedrock you can come back to?

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#1185: How does Nietzsche affect you? | 2 Corinthians 12-13 | Jeremiah 10 | Psalm 76

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#1185: How does Nietzsche affect you? | 2 Corinthians 12-13 | Jeremiah 10 | Psalm 76

How does Frederich Nietzsche still affect you? Something he’s famous for is A) in direct opposition to the gospel and B) very much still an influence in the world and, sadly sometimes, the church.

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#1156: What is Caiaphas' motivation? | Matthew 26:1-46 | Isaiah 24-27

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#1156: What is Caiaphas' motivation? | Matthew 26:1-46 | Isaiah 24-27

It is at this point in Matthew where we turn to its three-chapter conclusion. And right away in our reading we’ll hear about Caiaphas, the guy who’s the head dude of the 71-person ruling counsel, the Jewish Supreme Court if you will. And he’ll appear again in the next couple days. So, who was Caiaphas, what’s his motivation?

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#1152: Who were Sadducees and Pharisees? | Matthew 22 | Isaiah 13-14 | Proverbs 12:16-28

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#1152: Who were Sadducees and Pharisees? | Matthew 22 | Isaiah 13-14 | Proverbs 12:16-28

You’ve heard the names of these groups before, Pharisees and Sadducees. And in Matthew 22 today, you’ll hear about a strange relationship between the two. It’s useful, then to understand a little more about these two groups – at least at a high level – because that’ll add context to the story.

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