Reflexion, A Spiritual Community
http://www.reflexionsc.net
Chuck Smith, Jr
Christian based teaching from Chuck Smith, Jr
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May 18, 2018Before we jump into the story, here’s what you need to know This is one of the most significant chapters in the Bible – it does not reveal a whole lot about God, • but the...
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May 06, 2018God sponsored Israel’s spiritual health with three prominent resources: Prophecy, worship and wisdom – think: Isaiah, Psalms and Proverbs – in this chapter we come across tw...
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April 30, 2018Intro: Why are fastest speed limits in California and Arizona posted on our desert freeways? Most travelers try to get through desert as fast as possible – I would remind my...
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April 22, 2018I will sing to the LORD for he has triumphed gloriously; he has hurled both horse and rider into the sea. The LORD is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This ...
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April 15, 2018If you desire God, many religious experts tell us to learn more and do more – are you reading your Bible enough? studying your Bible enough? is your doctrine sound? • praying ...
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April 08, 2018After ten chapters of conflict and suspense, we come to the final showdown – but instead of rushing into it, the action is interrupted with an interlude (Ex. 12:43-13:16, whic...
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April 01, 2018Intro: People were constantly coming to Jesus for a miracle Some of them hoped he would heal them – others begged him to heal a friend, a servant, a child • in this same ch...
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March 25, 2018While the Israelites were still in the land of Egypt, the LORD gave the following instructions to Moses and Aaron: “From now on, this month will be the first month of the year f...
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March 18, 2018ntro: At this point in the story, Israel is not yet a nation They are a slave people – their identity is tied to Egypt – oppressed and exploited, they cried out for relief ...
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March 18, 2018The showdown begins The story of the plagues is told in cycles – specific themes (even exact phrases) are repeated Examples include: Let my people go, Pharaoh’s heart was...
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March 04, 2018Intro: This chapter breaks the flow of the story The scene changes, the pace slows down and the camera moves in for a close-up – we left Moses and Israel last week in a stat...
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February 25, 20181-5 Moses and Aaron have their first audience with Pharaoh In the message they delivered, they made slight modifications in the script they were given – it was reasonable fo...
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February 04, 2018We pick up where we left off last week God is recruiting Moses for his life’s mission and Moses is trying to dodge it – the two most serious issues have been settled already...
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January 28, 2018In the Book of Exodus, Moses has two extended dialogues with God And both are radiant with profound revelations of God
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January 21, 2018how comfort tempts us to settle in – the plot in today’s episode is keeping Moses alive • suspense is raised at his birth and resolved three months later • then, in his earl...
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January 14, 2018Recently, an idea has been nagging at me Namely, that I should be taking you through the Old Testament (maybe not the whole thing) – the New Testament (NT) presents itself a...
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January 07, 2018I had a hard time pulling myself together this morning I’ll just say, yesterday was tough – lingering emotional residue from yesterday – stumbling around in the dark, my fir...
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December 31, 2017We have some unfinished business before exiting 2017 We have come to the end of the Sermon On the Mount – the question raised in this last lesson is, What will we do with th...
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December 24, 2017Something ordinary was going on in Bethlehem A woman was giving birth to her first child – a son – she is young, she has made a long journey, and she is far from home • now...
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December 10, 2017
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November 19, 2017
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November 05, 2017Continuing the study of Matthew 6, The Sermon on the Mount
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October 29, 2017
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October 22, 2017
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October 15, 2017Looking at what Jesus taught us on how to pray from Matthew chapter 6
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