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November 3, 2025
Introduction Ezra 1:1-11: Today, we will begin reading excerpts from the book of Ezra, which describes the return of some of the Jewish exiles from Babylon and the restoration of life and worship in Jerusalem. The Babylonians captured Jerusalem in 586 B.C. and destroyed the Temple in the process. A few decades later, Emperor Cyrus of Persia defeated the Babylonians…
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The freedom Jesus described is not independence or the absence of obligation. It is release from a specific captivity.
Read MoreDavid did not ask rhetorical questions because he had no fears. He asked them because he was learning to answer them with something larger than the fear.
Read MoreGod did not promise the absence of deep water or fire. He promised presence in both.
Read MoreJesus made the invitation unconditional: all who are weary. Not all who have prayed enough, not all who have their theology right. All who are tired.
Read MoreThe word cast is intentional. Peter was not describing a polite handoff. He was describing an action, the way a fisherman throws a net.
Read MorePaul described Scripture as God-breathed, a word he appears to have coined specifically for this moment. It is not a passive description but an active one.
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