Perhaps you have never fasted before or it has been a long time since you have personally fasted. Maybe you are wondering why Quarry Ridge is talking about fasting. Simply put, FOCUS 40 is about each of us spending some intentional time reconnecting with God. I am convinced that a season of prayer and fasting will help us “connect” with God in fresh ways. It’s about our relational connectivity, and it begins with our personal and intimate connection with God.
Join us in May for a fun and informative teaching series from Paul’s letter to the church in Thessalonica.
Fulfillment of Human History.
Do you know what unique filming feature is used in the beginning of “The Wizard of Oz?” (It’s not the special effects of the tornado or the flying house.) What happens when Dorothy rides out the tornado in the farmhouse, suddenly lands with a plop, and then opens the door to gaze out at the wonderful land of Oz?
Return and Occupation.
“Under someone’s thumb.” Have you ever heard that old saying? To be “under someone’s thumb” is to be controlled by them completely. When you’re under someone’s thumb, you’re not in control; you’re not free; you’re somewhere between being loose and being squashed. A little more pressure – and you’re mashed. Nobody like’s being under someone’s thumb. It’s stifling; it’s stressful.
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Rebellion-Disintegration-Exile.
We’re nearly finished with our 10,000 foot fly-over of the entire biblical narrative. We’ve gone from creation to the point that Chosen People of Israel are now a nation living in the Promised Land of Canaan under kings in a united Kingdom – consisting of the 10 tribes in the north and the trans-Jordan and 2 tribes in the south.
Failures of the Shepherds of Israel.
We’ve been on a bird’s-eye tour of the biblical narrative from creation to where the Chosen People of Israel are now a nation living in the Promised Land of Canaan. They’ve been living a sort of yo-yo existence: sin, punishment, crying out to God for rescue, a hero is raised up to save them – and they go right back to sinning.
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