TCN's Biblical Journey Sept 28th

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With Pastor Charles Areson

Today's reading is Malachi 1-4


Today we talk a look at the final chapter in the Old Testament and in it, we hear the promise of one coming in the spirit of Elijah preparing the way for the Messiah to appear. Here again is another prophecy which was fulfilled in the life of Jesus for John the Baptist came and was that voice. 

History teaches us that John the Baptist was a real person just as Jesus was. The role he played can be seen as the forerunner of Jesus. So we come back to the question, what are you going to do with Jesus the one who fulfilled these prophecies? 

TCN's Biblical Journey Sept 27th

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Today's reading is Zechariah 11-14

Here in Zechariah 11: 12-13 is the prophecy which would foretell the selling of the Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, them being thrown down in the house of the Lord and it being used to purchase a potter's field. 

Matthew points out this prophecy in the New Testament as another sign that Jesus was the person he claimed to be. Here again is another sign that Jesus was the coming Messiah and that he would first be rejected. 

Was it chance? I don't think so. 

Jesus is the Messiah. 

TCN's Biblical Journey Sept 26th

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With Pastor Charles Areson

Today's reading is Zechariah 7-10

In Zechariah 7, the people of Israel had fasted since the time to the destruction of the temple and now they wondered with the upcoming completion of the temple if is it okay for them to stop fasting. 

God told Zechariah that the people hadn't really been fasting to the Lord but they had been serving themselves just like they were when they were eating and drinking. God wanted a fast was not a religious event to get God's favor but one in which they changed their hearts. It was one seen by helping those in need and having a change of heart.

For us, this is a reminder that spiritual disciplines and church activities do not please God if our heart and our attitude toward those in need aren't right. 


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TCN's Biblical Journey Sept 25th

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With Pastor Charles Areson

Today's reading is Zechariah 3-6

A new way to walk.

Here is Zechariah 3, Joshua the priest is set free from Satan, given new robes, and a crown is placed on his head. These show what God is going to do for this man in the role of high priest. There is a catch. Joshua has something to do. He has to follow the ways of the Lord. 

Though this is before the work of Jesus on the Cross we see that God's work in transforming man also has a place for man to do something. God expects those he saves and cleanses to now walk differently. He expects them and us to live as he would want. The wonderful thing about life in Jesus is that we have the power of God's Holy Spirit to help lead, guide, and empower us. This being said God doesn't save us to leave us where we are. He wants a better life.


Zechariah Bible Project Video -- https://youtu.be/_106IfO6Kc0


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TCN's Biblical Journey Sept 24th

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With Pastor Charles Areson

Today's reading is Haggai 1-2 & Zechariah 1-2



Though Haggai message was to the Jews how had returned from the Exile to finish rebuilding the temple the question he asks is important for us to consider. "Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?"

No, we may not be at a church which is in the middle of a building project but we are in a life where we can become so concerned with our own wants that we let the things of God slide to the side. It is easy, especially in a consumer-driven society, to be first concerned with our desires than with seeing God's work complete. 

The temple represented the place where man and God meet and where a man could come to God for forgiveness. The people here were living in paneled houses or they were living above basic subsistence living, yet they weren't making sure the way to God wasn't open to all. In today's world, it would be those who are raising their standard of living and ignoring God's ministry to others in word and deed.   

No God isn't against having good things, but if you have and aren't faithful in the ministry with your Time, Talents, and Treasures, then God will withhold his blessing. 

So what is your first concern? Self or God?


Haggai Bible Project Video -- https://youtu.be/juPvv_xcX-U

TCN's Biblical Journey September 21st

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With Pastor Charles Areson

Today's reading is Habakkuk 3 and Zephaniah 1-3



Zephaniah begins with the words that God is going to wipe out everything. This is a picture of how bad things are going to be. When God brings judgment on them it is going to seem like everything is going to be wiped out. A study of history shows this is what it might have seemed like to those living in the lands in and around Judah. 

This first chapter lays out just how bad it is going to be. 

Don't worry this isn't the end of what God is doing, thou those living through it may have thought so, which is the point. 


The Bible Project about Zephaniah: https://youtu.be/oFZknKPNvz8  

TCN's Biblical Journey September 20th

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Today's reading is Nahum 2-3 and Habakkuk 1-2

Habakkuk begins a complaint about how bad things are and wonders what God is going to do about it. God answers but it is something that Habakkuk won't like, the destruction of the nation by the Babylonians. 

This to me is a reminder that sometimes the solution to the problems we see is not always what we want. We want God to deal with problems but usually, we want God to do it our way. The problem is God is going to use nations, people, or things which we might never want. However, as this book ends you see that God is going to deal justly with those he may use in the short term. Or to say it another way, God is going to make everything right. 


Bible Project Video for Habakkuk: https://youtu.be/OPMaRqGJPUU