A series of Field Notes Gene wrote to highlight the simplicity of the christian life.
Simplicity Series #47Sabbath Series—Part 7 The Sabbath of the Soul “For we who have believed do enter that rest … Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.” Hebrews 4:3, 11 A Question of Time We have looked at the [...]
Simplicity Series #46Sabbath Series—Part 6 The Kingdom Age Will Be a Millennial Sabbath Review In every Sabbath celebration from the weekly observance to the Year of Jubilee, there are certain themes that are repeated. The first is that of rest. It was to be a time of refreshment and restoration. [...]
Simplicity Series #45Sabbath Series—Part 5 The Sabbaths Reveal God’s Power to Restore What was Lost “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Luke 19:10 The Year of Jubilee (Lev. 25:8–17, 23–34) “Then you shall cause the trumpet of the Jubilee to [...]
Simplicity Series #44Sabbath Series—Part 4 continued The Sabbath Reveals the Providential Care of God In our previous three posts we have seen how the weekly Sabbath reveals the love and grace of God, and how the seven annual Feasts/Sabbaths reveal the redemptive plan of God. Now we turn our [...]
Simplicity Series #43Sabbath Series—Part 3 continued The Sabbath Reveals the Redemptive Plan of God As we saw in the last post, the seven annual feasts in Israel were designed to reveal and anticipate the plan of redemption through Jesus Christ. In other words, in the seven feasts we have [...]
Simplicity Series #42Sabbath Series—Part 2 continued The Sabbath Reveals the Redemptive Plan of God The Seven Feasts of Israel Not only did God give to Israel the seventh-day Sabbath, He also gave to them seven Sabbath-feasts. The seven feasts of Israel were designed around the idea of the Sabbath: [...]
Simplicity Series #41Sabbath Series Part 1 The Sabbath Reveals the Love and Grace of God “For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Matthew 12:8 “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27 In our last post, I left you [...]
Simplicity Series #40 The Sabbath Reveals the Glory of God “Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He [...]
Simplicity Series #39 Entering into His Rest “Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls …” [...]
Simplicity Series #38 The Elements and Ingredients of Culture and the Revolutionary Power of the Gospel What is Culture? “For as [a man] he thinks in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7 Culture is the outward expression of inward beliefs and convictions. The word “culture” comes from the [...]
