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Under the Old Covenant, priests would bring animals to the tabernacle and sacrifice them. By contrast, the Messiah not only administers the sacrifice, he is the sacrifice.
Oct. 31 | Both Priest and Sacrifice
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Everyday Halloween
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For kids, Halloween comes once a year. But if you think about it, adults put on disguises much more frequently . . .
Oct. 31 | Application
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God puts together some unexpected combinations. Lions and lambs, for example. And what about Jesus Christ, who is both sacrifice and sacrificer, the gift and the giver?
Oct. 31 | Discovery
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What is the difference between being made “outwardly clean” and having our consciences cleansed?
Throwback Thursday: Reconsecrating a Church
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In the 1930s a church in Ohio wrote, “Our present church membership roll will be scrapped on Friday, April 10, and the entire membership will be called upon to reconsecrate themselves to Christ and His church” . . .
Charlie Russell’s Condition Greatly Improved
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Thousands of people and scores of churches who have been praying for Charlie Russell during his two-month battle with COVID pneumonia received very encouraging reports in recent days.
Iowa Minister Guides Small Town into Scripture Study
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Mike Cooper, pastor of Primghar Church of Christ has launched a community-wide, Bible-focused study that has brought together the churches in his small Iowa town. The study uses Mark E. Moore’s book “Core 52” to help people become familiar with the big ideas of the Bible.
Gunman Accepts Plea Deal (Plus News Briefs)
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A gunman who shot his estranged wife and killed her male acquaintance at a Carthage, Mo., motel on Aug. 1, 2020, before being arrested the next day—a Sunday morning—at First Christian Church in Lamar, Mo., has pleaded guilty to two felonies. Plus briefs about Fred Gray, First Christian Church (Johnson City, Tenn.), and more.
IDES Is Sensitive to Potential for Danger in Haiti
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The 17 missionaries affiliated with Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries who were kidnapped in Haiti over the weekend highlight the dangers of serving in that politically unstable, severely impoverished nation, said David Stine of IDES.