A collection of sermons, daily devotions, and blog posts from Pastor Gary Combs

Today’s Devotion on the One Year Bible Reading

WHO IS JESUS TO YOU?

“And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, ‘How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?’” (Mark 12:35 ESV). In Mark’s Gospel, the apostle recorded how Jesus taught publicly in the temple courts during the final week before His crucifixion. Addressing the crowd and confronting the religious leaders, Jesus

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The Commandments

The Commandments

Some of us view the Ten Commandments like a "ladder" that we have to climb to reach God. Yet as we labor to climb it, we either collapse in guilt or puff up in legalism. We need to realize that the Law isn't a ladder to earn God’s love. It was given as a way of life for a redeemed people. If we misunderstand the purpose of the law, we will misunderstand God’s character and our need for Christ. So, let's look at the The Commandments, not as a cold legal contract, but as a covenant commitment between a Rescuer and His redeemed. In Exodus 20, God declared the Ten Commandments to the Israelites at Mount Sinai to establish a holy covenant of laws for His people whom He had already graciously redeemed.

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THE TEN WORDS

THE TEN WORDS

Have you ever tried to earn something that was meant to be received as a gift? For many people, that’s how they see the Ten Commandments, or the “Ten Words” as they are called in Jewish tradition. They see them like a ladder to climb in order to reach God. But what if the commandments