Archive for 2014
The Mission of the Church – Part Three
The Second Vatican Council’s center was missionary and evangelistic, engaging the world in more positive and effective ways, addressing the decline in faith in the western world.After John XXIII began the council, Paul VI continued it, perhaps as a much more significant council than John envisioned. Events from the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, the civil rights movement, the…
Read MoreThe Mission of the Church – Part Two
This is an exciting time to be Catholic.” This episode picks up the rousing theme where the last left it off. Vatican II stressed the Church’s need to engage with the modern world. The popes that followed have, with unrelenting urgency, urged every Christian to take up the task of mission. This episode sounds the…
Read MoreThe Mission of the Church – Part One
The goal of this series is to equip Catholics to live out the mission of the Church, which is to proclaim Christ to the whole world. We will explore what this means for the faithful laity using the documents of Vatican II and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The documents of the Second Vatican…
Read MoreExodus 16 – Conclusion
The Hebrews consecrate the Tabernacle and all of the preparations are completed one year later, even washing the hands and feet of the priests in the middle of a desert. God has created a people fit for God, and we must strive not to fall back into slavery to sin because of it. Download MP3 (30:42; 17 MB)
Read MoreExodus 15 – Building the Tabernacle
Exodus repeats much of the information regarding the tabernacle in the final chapters, signaling the restoration of Israel to God’s favor. The Hebrews finish the tabernacle according to God’s design. Download MP3 (39:27; 22 MB)
Read MoreOur Next Bible Study: Elijah, the Great Prophet of God
Dear friends: Elijah was the great prophet of God. Though he left us no writings, his actions and teachings are recorded in I and II Kings. … Elijah appeared at a critical moment in the history of Israel to challenge a tyrant and turn the nation back toward God. … Every Christian needs to learn about…
Read MoreExodus 14 – Moses as Mediator
After the great sin of the golden calf, Moses asks God to see His glory to know His ways. God shows Moses His reflected glory, but shields him from His face. God writes the tablets again, with no changes, to present to the people as a covenant. God instructs the Hebrews to worship Him alone, for He is a…
Read MoreExodus 13 – The Golden Calf
When Moses delays in coming down from Mt. Sinai, the people demand an idol of gods to go before them. Aaron makes a bull out of the people’s gold, in the form of some of the Canaanite gods, and declares it to be the god that brought the Hebrews out of Egypt. God proposes to kill the Hebrews and…
Read MoreExodus 12 – Ordination of Priests
The law defines the high priest’s garments, which includes the twelve tribes of Israel for a remembrance to God. The ordination of priests also includes an ablution which relates to baptism, which can be seen also in Heb 6:1f. God also identifies things that are holy and not for outsiders in the ordination process. There is also a description…
Read MoreExodus 11 – Holy Things
The book of Exodus dedicates significant space to the description of the tabernacle of the Lord. This may be difficult to read through, but it is important to the understanding of the worship of God. The Ark of the Covenant points to Mary (as we can see in Luke 1:35 and in the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth, similar to 2…
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