Month: May 2011

  • What does Heaven look like?

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    “Here on Mount Zion the LORD Almighty will prepare a banquet for all the nations of the world—a banquet of the richest food and the finest wine. Here he will suddenly remove the cloud of sorrow that has been hanging over all the nations. The Sovereign LORD will destroy death forever! He will wipe away…

  • Divine Timing

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    “There is no difference in the Lord’s sight between one day and a thousand years; to him the two are the same.” (2 Peter 3:8) The author 2 Peter 3:1-18 uses tradition a lot and gives his own twists to it. This timing quote come from Psalm 90: “A thousand years to you are like…

  • Sermon Podcast: Communism in Christ

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    Listen to a sermon by the Rev. Daniel Haas based on Acts 2:42-47. It was delivered at Provo Community United Church of Christ on May 15th 2011. Communism_in_Christ_2011-05-15.m4a Listen on Posterous

  • Let’s talk about Sex

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    “especially those who follow their filthy bodily lusts and despise God’s authority” worry the author of 2 Peter 2:1-22. Good thing that the Good Book has developed over roughly 1000 years in so many different contexts and this is by far not the only one. The Song of Solomon celebrates sexual passion like this: “Close…

  • Active and Effective

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    How do you become active and effective in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ? That is the question 2 Peter 1:1-21 is working on. Around the year 100 Christians asked themselves: Is Jesus really going to come back anytime soon? Not only did they question their faith but it became inactive and ineffective. The…