The Buried

  • July 19, 2021
  • BY Eric Morse
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Everyone enjoys a good plot twist. Whether in a novel or a film, that moment when everything you thought you knew is suddenly undone, and realization dawns mingled with disbelief. Those are the best endings.   In many ways, the death and resurrection of Jesus is the greatest twist ending of them all. Talk about … [Read More…] The Buried

July 18, 2021

  • July 15, 2021
  • BY Pastor Philip Miller
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  I want to take a moment to thank you.   One year ago our family uprooted from Washington State and headed to the big city of Chicago. We knew very few of you, and were more than a little intimidated by the prospect of city life. We arrived in the middle of the pandemic … [Read More…] July 18, 2021

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The Betrayed

  • July 1, 2021
  • BY Eric Morse
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In today’s passage, we will see John’s account of the betrayal, arrest, and preliminary interrogation of Jesus.   We’ll explore three lenses:   The Sequence of the Storm: This is the quick overview of the narrative leading up to the crucifixion. Betrayal and Arrest (Mt 26:47-56; Mk 14:43-52; Lk 22:47-53; Jn 18:2-12): All 4 gospels … [Read More…] The Betrayed

Hebrews 11:23-31

  • June 20, 2021
  • BY Scott Lilly
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For He Was Looking to the Reward Charles Haddon Spurgeon: [Moses] did not say, "Yes, there is a God undoubtedly and these are God's people and there is an end of it." But he said, "There is a God for me to worship, for me to trust, for me to obey. Here are God's people. … [Read More...] Hebrews 11:23-31
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Hebrews 11:13-22

  • June 13, 2021
  • BY Scott Lilly
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They Desire a Better Country J.C. Ryle: We must endeavor to pass through the world like people who are not yet at home, and are not so troubled about the fare they meet with on the road and at the inn. Blessed are they who feel like pilgrims and strangers in this life, and whose best … [Read More...] Hebrews 11:13-22
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June 13, 2021

  • June 11, 2021
  • BY Pastor Philip Miller
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Today is a bittersweet one for our Moody Church family as we launch our own Pastor Michael Best out to sunny California to become the Lead Pastor of Morgan Hill Bible Church. Michael has served as our Student Ministries Pastor for the past 11 years. That means he’s been the longest serving youth pastor in … [Read More…] June 13, 2021

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Hebrews 11:8-16

  • June 6, 2021
  • BY Scott Lilly
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Strangers and Exiles Robert Leighton: At the best, a Christian is but a stranger here, set him where you will. And when he thinks not so, he forgets himself, and descends far below his quality, when he is much taken with anything in this place of his exile. But this is the wisdom of a … [Read More...] Hebrews 11:8-16
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Hebrews 10:26-39

  • May 23, 2021
  • BY Scott Lilly
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A Fearful Expectation of Judgment G. Campbell Morgan: If this great way of salvation, this mightiest sacrifice of all is refused, no other sacrifice remains. The work of Jesus is God's uttermost possible for the salvation of man. If this be rejected, by such rejection man deliberately chooses for himself the only possible alternative, which is … [Read More...] Hebrews 10:26-39
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The Way

  • May 10, 2021
  • BY Eric Morse
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In this passage from John 14:1-14, we find the disciples troubled by news that Jesus is leaving. How could they ever go on without Jesus? But as Jesus shows them, his departure means more of the love of God, not less.   Jesus offers us four things as He departs:   A Loving Home: Our … [Read More…] The Way

The Stillson Residency

  • May 4, 2021
  • BY Eric Morse
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PURPOSE To recognize, disciple, and equip the next generation of ministers to send out and serve God’s church. WHY "STILLSON"? During D.L. Moody’s open-air evangelistic outreaches along the lakefront of Chicago he met J.B. Stillson, a man at least twice his age who served as a spiritual father. Stillson taught his young disciple how to … [Read More...] The Stillson Residency
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