A collection of sermons, daily devotions, and blog posts from Pastor Gary Combs
Today’s Devotion on the One Year Bible Reading
DID ISRAEL HAVE COMMUNITY GROUPS?
“Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens” (Exodus 18:21 ESV). Moses wrote this passage to Israel to describe how the LORD used Jethro’s counsel
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The Creation (and the Fall)
If we don’t understand the beginning of the story, we will misunderstand everything that comes after it. We won’t understand: who we really are, why the world is so broken, or why Jesus had to come. Genesis 1–3 is not just the start of the Bible, it’s the foundation of reality. If we get the beginning wrong, the rest of the story won’t make sense. But if we get this right, suddenly the beauty we long for and the brokenness we live with both have an explanation. And so does our hope. From creation to consummation, the Bible tells one great story of a good and holy God rescuing His broken world through Jesus. THE STORY begins… In the book of Genesis, Moses recorded the story of how God created the heavens and the earth, creating humanity in His own image and calling it very good, yet after humanity’s rebellion, He promised a coming offspring who would defeat the serpent who tempted them to fall.
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THE STORY
Every one of us is trying to make sense of our lives. Why are we here? Why does beauty exist alongside so much brokenness? Why do we long for justice, love, and meaning — and yet struggle with guilt, suffering, and death? Scientists search for a “Theory of Everything,” a single explanation for how the