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Restoration of the Soul

It went something along the lines of “… that’s why the letter kills; because it doesn’t point out what we need to die to and tells us we’re fine where we’re at.“ In the following passage, Paul confirms that the letter (literal interpretation) of the law brings death, but the spirit (revelation) of the law brings life: […]

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Origen on Interpreting Scripture Pt.1

How we read and interpret scripture is vital to our understanding and salvation. According to Origen, scripture must be interpreted by its spiritual unity of meaning. Just as a shell covers the seed of the nut, so has Christ hidden the precious spiritual meaning of the Word with the letter. In this message, Pastor Michael […]

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To Die is to Live

There are many misconceptions about dying to self but the early church required a life of sacrifice. They suffered to pay a price for others, just as Jesus suffered and paid the price for our salvation. Jesus said if we are to follow him we must, “deny ourselves and pick up our crosses”Matthew 16:24. In […]

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Abraham’s Covenant

God told Abraham he was going to be the father of many nations and establish a covenant between him and his seed; the sign of that covenant was circumcision. In this message, Pastor Michael Petro reveals the mystery of the circumcision that God requires. Rom 2:28-29 says it has nothing to do with physical circumcision […]

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Love the Lord

In this message, Pastor Jeff Sherk shows us the deeper meaning behind the Torah. It is not a set of rules to be followed in the natural but needs to be uncovered and understood spiritually. Once we see the Torah as Jesus’s character we can understand the commandments to “love the Lord our God with […]