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National Geographic photographer and conservationist Jaime Rojo has spent decades capturing the beauty and fragility of the monarch butterfly. Their epic migration is one of nature’s most breathtaking spectacles, but their survival is under threat. In this episode, Jaime shares how his passion for photography and conservation led him to document the monarchs’ journey. He and host Brian Lowery discuss the deeper story behind his award-winning images, one about resilience, connection, and the urgent need to protect our natural world. See Jaime's story on the monarch butterflies at his website: rojovisuals.com , and follow Brian Lowery at knowwhatyousee.com .…

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Scripture: Titus 2:11-14

Key Takeaways:

+ Isaiah 9:6-7

+ Matthew 1:1

+ Matthew 1: 17

+ Tangible Hope

+ Visible Glory

+ Unimaginable Awe

“We don’t hope that we will see Katy again. We have the hope that we KNOW we WILL see Katy again.” – Holly Rost

+ Hebrews 9:27

+ Matthew 24:36-42

“Joy to the world the Lord is come. Let earth receive her king. Let every heart prepare him room. And heaven and nature sing.”

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The Grace that Hopes

Church at the Cross : Sunday Messages

published hace un año

MP3•Episodio en casa

Scripture: Titus 2:11-14

Key Takeaways:

+ Isaiah 9:6-7

+ Matthew 1:1

+ Matthew 1: 17

+ Tangible Hope

+ Visible Glory

+ Unimaginable Awe

“We don’t hope that we will see Katy again. We have the hope that we KNOW we WILL see Katy again.” – Holly Rost

+ Hebrews 9:27

+ Matthew 24:36-42

“Joy to the world the Lord is come. Let earth receive her king. Let every heart prepare him room. And heaven and nature sing.”

612 episodios

#Religion #Bible #Christ #God #Gospel #Jesus #Jrvassar #Reformed #Southernbaptist #Texas #Theology #Vassar #JR Vassar #Christianity #Church Of The Cross #Spiritual Beings

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The Gift of Being Human (Part 2) | Genesis 1:26-31 37:25

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Scripture: Genesis 1:26-31 Key Takeaways: “The historian Tom Holland, a longtime secular progressive, recently wrote that despite his faith in God fading during his teen years, he now realizes his most fundamental instincts about life only makes sense as an inheritance from the Christian story. Holland’s book, Dominion, is a journey through Western history to narrate how our culture’s moral ideals derive “ultimately from claims made in the Bible: that humans are made in God’s image; that his Son died equally for everyone; that there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female.” Human rights, a universal concern for the vulnerable, human equality, sexual restraint, the reverence for humility, and the notion of moral progress itself are just a few of our common ideals that have developed in light of the Christian story. Holland can’t get past the irony: “The West, increasingly empty though the pews may be, remains firmly moored to its Christian past.” – Joshua Chatraw, Telling a Better Story + To Relate to God + To Reflect God Genesis 2:25 + To Represent God Psalm 8:1-6 Colossians 1:15 Hebrews 2:6-9 Romans 3:23-24…

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The Gift of Being Human (Part 1) | Genesis 1:26-31 35:14

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Scripture: Genesis 1:26-31 Key Takeaways: + Every human being possesses dignity as an image bearer of God “But human rights are just like Heaven, and, like God, it’s just a fictional story that we’ve invented and spread around. It may be a very nice story. It may be a very attractive story. We want to believe it, but it’s just a story. It’s not a reality. It is not a biological reality. Just as jellyfish and woodpeckers and ostriches have no rights, homo sapiens have no rights, also. Take a human, cut him open, look inside. You find their blood, and you find the heart and lungs and kidneys, but you don’t find any rights. The only place you find rights is in the fictional stories that humans have invented and spread around.” – Yuval Noah Harari, TED Talk + You Matter + All People Matter + Christianity Matters + Every human being is fully dependent upon God Image: I make a sacrifice to the God → The God gives me what I want Acts 17:24-25 Image: God reaches down in unmerited grace → We respond in joyful and obedient thanks Ephesians 2:8-9…

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The Gift of Creation | Genesis 1:1-2:3 37:27

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Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2:3 Key Takeaways: “Today as I read Genesis 1–2 my thoughts go to high school biology and physics. How does the biblical depiction of creation relate to the big bang theory and evolution? No doubt, Genesis 1–2 has bearing on our evaluation of these modern scientific accounts of cosmic and human origins. But a moment’s thought will jar us into remembering that this comparison would not have occurred to ancient authors and readers. It is certain that the biblical account of creation was not written to counter Charles Darwin or Stephen Hawking, but it was written in the light of rival descriptions of creation...Since God’s people were constantly tempted to worship the deities of other nations, we shouldn’t be surprised that the biblical accounts of creation were shaped in such a way as to provide a clear distinction from those of other nations.” – Tremper Longman III, How to Read Genesis + Creation is God bringing cosmos out of chaos + Creation is framing and filling + Creation is God revealing himself Romans 1:20 - Declares the glory of God Psalm 19:1-2 - Displays the wisdom of God + Creation is God’s good gift to us + God brings about the new creation like he brought about the first creation 2 Corinthians 4:4-6…

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In the Beginning God... | Genesis 1:1 39:13

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Scripture: Genesis 1:1 Key Takeaways: Psalm 33:6 Nehemiah 9:6 Revelation 4:11 + God Exists as the Eternal and Transcendent God Aseity Hebrews 11:6 + God Exists as the Good and Personal God “There is a philosophical fissure between fundamental impersonalism or fundamental personalism. First of all, there is the difficulty of deriving ethical values from a nonpersonal source. If the universe is most fundamentally matter, time, and chance, then it becomes very hard to argue that one combination of those three is necessarily and of itself better than another combination - for example, that life is better than death or kindness better than selfishness - in any way that gets deeper than a feeling or an unjustifiable decision… the impersonal cannot create obligation. From looking at the natural world, we can tell what is but not what should be. We can tell that hot is different from cold, drought from moisture, lightness from heaviness, and good from ill, but we cannot tell in any of those cases that one is better than the other in any way more profound than we happen to prefer it. Philosophers try very hard, sometimes very hard indeed, to derive something resembling commonly accepted human ethical principles from a radically impersonal universe, but such valiant and well-meaning attempts tend to be unconvincing or rely on the goodwill of the reader in granting contestable assumptions.” – Christopher Watkin, Thinking Through Creation. + God Exists as the Triune God John 1:1 John 1:18 John 17:5 John 17:24 1 Peter 1:18-20 “For that some should rule and others be ruled is a thing not only necessary, but expedient; from the hour of their birth, some are marked out for subjection, others for rule.” – Aristotle, 384–322 BC “Plato thought that in order to be worth rearing, children must be “malleable, disposed to virtue and physically fit”. If they did not prove themselves worthy, parents would “properly dispose of [them] in secret, so that no one will know what has become of them.” Aristotle thought defective children should be exposed—that is, discarded at rubbish tips, abandoned on hillsides, thrown down wells or drowned in rivers. “As to exposing or rearing the children born, let there be a law that no deformed child shall be reared.… Around the world and down through history the vast majority of cultures have considered that we are all better off without the weak.” – Glenn Scrivener, The Air We Breathe…

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A Tune to Follow | Psalm 23 29:13

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Scripture: Psalm 23 Key Takeaways: + A Shepherd leads by provision, presence and protection Matthew 16:31-22 + We worship the Lord because He is a divine provider + We worship the Lord because of His divine presence “Dear Jesus, how foolish of me to have called for human help when You are right here.” – Corrie Ten Boom, Hiding Place + We worship the Lord because of His divine protection + We are worshipping when we FOLLOW the Lord + LORD (all caps) = YHWH; Lord (lower case) = Adonai John 10:10-11 + Worship the Shepherd. Follow Jesus.…

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Dwelling in Unity | Psalm 133 37:57

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Scripture: Psalm 133 Key Takeaways: + God is pleased when His people dwell in unity John 17:20-23 + Renewal happens when God’s people dwell in unity Romans 12:16 Romans 13:8 Romans 14:3 Romans 15:7 Romans 15:14 Romans 16:16 1 Corinthians 16:20 2 Corinthians 13:12 1 Peter 5:14 + Jesus is seen when God’s people dwell in unity…

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A Year of Spiritual Renewal | Psalm 80 39:26

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Scripture: Psalm 80 Key Takeaways: + The Need for Renewal – Loss of God’s presence – Loss of Joy Psalm 32:3-4 Psalm 31:9-10 – Loss of Spiritual Power + The Prayer for Renewal Acts 3:19-20 Isaiah 30:18

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Climbing Trees | Luke 19:1-10 1:08:12

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Scripture: Luke 19:1-10 Key Takeaways: + Zacchaeus was Hungry ‌Luke 19:2 Luke 19:7‌ “But while nearly everyone would agree that Hitler has earned a spot in hell, the Bible says that Billy Graham has earned a spot in hell, too.” – Brady Tarr ‌Ephesians 2:1–5 Luke 19:3‌ Jeremiah 29:13 + Zacchaeus was Humble Luke 19:4 + Jesus sees us Luke 19:5 ‌+ Jesus knows us ‌Luke 19:5 Romans 10:14 + Jesus saves us ‌Luke 19:9–10 ‌+ Zacchaeus climbed a tree to see, Jesus climbed a tree to save. Luke 19:10…

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The Grace that Secures | Titus 2:11-14 30:21

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Scripture: Titus 2:11-14 Key Takeaways: + A Purchased People Mark 10:45 + A Prized People Image of Micky Mantle card $13m 1 Peter 1:18–19 + A Purified People “Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.” – Mark Twain 1 John 1:7 Hebrews 10:22 + A Passionate People

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The Grace that Hopes 30:48

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Scripture: Titus 2:11-14 Key Takeaways: + Isaiah 9:6-7 + Matthew 1:1 + Matthew 1: 17 + Tangible Hope + Visible Glory + Unimaginable Awe “We don’t hope that we will see Katy again. We have the hope that we KNOW we WILL see Katy again.” – Holly Rost + Hebrews 9:27 + Matthew 24:36-42 “Joy to the world the Lord is come. Let earth receive her king. Let every heart prepare him room. And heaven and nature sing.”…

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The Grace that Trains | Titus 2:11-14 38:17

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Scripture: Titus 2:11-14 Key Takeaways: + Christmas is the inbreaking of the age to come into this present age. + Mark 10:29–30 · Satanic age · Sinful age · Secular age · Sensual age · Selfish age + 2 Timothy 3:1–4 · Secular age + 2 Timothy 4:10 + Through Jesus, God brings us into the age to come and brings the age to come into us. + Galatians 1:3–5 + Romans 12:1–2 + God’s saving grace in Jesus doesn’t just forgive sin, it trains and transforms the forgiven sinner. + The Beauty of Jesus. + The Power of the Spirit. + Ezekiel 36:25–27 + 2 Corinthians 3:18 + The Loving Discipline of the Father. + Hebrews 12:5–11…

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The Grace that Saves | Titus 2:11-14 38:39

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Scripture: Titus 2:11-14 Key Takeaways: + Christmas is the Incarnation of the Son of God + John 1:1-2 + John 1:14 "...the supreme mystery with which the gospel confronts us...lies not in the Good Friday message of atonement, nor in the Easter Sunday message of resurrection, but in the Christmas message of Incarnation. The really staggering Christian claim is that Jesus of Nazareth was God made man - that the second person of the Godhead...took humanity without loss of deity, so that Jesus of Nazareth was as truly and fully divine as he was human. Here are two mysteries for the price of one - the plurality of persons within the unity of God, and the union of Godhead and manhood in the person of Jesus." – JI Packer, Knowing God. + 1 John 1:1-3 + Christmas is the Revelation of the Grace of God. + Christmas is the Provision of the Salvation of God. + James 2:10 + Ephesians 2:8-9 + Titus 3:4-7 + Christmas is the Invitation to Contemporary Man. + 1 Timothy 1:15…

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Contentment. Not Consumerism | John 6:26-40 35:57

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Scripture: John 6:26-40 Key Takeaways: “Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.” – CS Lewis + John 6:26 + John 6:35 + Long for Him Who is forever + John 6:27 + Ephesians 3:9-13 + 2 Corinthians 5:21 + John 6:35-40 + Ephesians 4:7-10 + Romans 5:8 + Long for Him Who is free + John 6:30-31 + Philippians 4:6 + Bread + Believe in Him + John 6:27-29 + Isaiah 26:3 + Read His Word + Psalm 119:105 + Embrace His Mission - What is the mission of God? + Matthew 28:19-20 + Acts 1:8 + Approach His Throne + Hebrews 4:16 + Delight in Him + Isaiah 61:10 “Oh, soul are you weary and troubled? No light in the darkness you see? There's light for a look at the Savior And life more abundant and free. Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, In the light of His glory and grace.” – Helen Lemmel…

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Discipline Not Drift | 1 Corinthians 9:23-27 36:11

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Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:23-27 Key Takeaways: “It was in 1980, that the legendary boxing trainer Cus D’amato discovered the young juvenile delinquent, Mike Tyson. 6 years later as a 20 year old kid, Tyson would destroy Trevor Berbick in 6 minutes to take the crown to initiate the start of his heavyweight reign. For those 6 years, Mike Tyson's daily workout involved getting up at 4am for a 5-mile jog, sparring for 3 hours, doing 2000 sit-ups, 500 pushups, 500 dips, 500 shrugs and about 30 minutes of neck bridges. He repeated this regiment 6 days a week. In short, despite training for ‘only’ six years, the quality and consistency of the work he was doing was enough to match the quantity of work that other fighters do.” ― Reemus Boxing + The Purpose of Discipline “Every action you take is a vote for the person you want to become.” - James Clear, Atomic Habits 1 Corinthians 9:23 + The Pain of Discipline Hebrews 12:11 1 Timothy 4:7-10 “People do not drift toward Holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness, prayer, obedience to Scripture, faith, and delight in the Lord. We drift toward compromise and call it tolerance; we drift toward disobedience and call it freedom; we drift toward superstition and call it faith. We cherish the indiscipline of lost self-control and call it relaxation; we slouch toward prayerlessness and delude ourselves into thinking we have escaped legalism; we slide toward godlessness and convince ourselves we have been liberated.” ― D.A. Carson + The Prize of Discipline James 1:12 Romans 6:22 1 Corinthians 1:8-9 + Set your highest joy on Jesus. + Set your heart to honor Jesus. + Train your mind, body, and soul with grace-driven effort as you wait for Jesus.…

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Peace Not Panic | John 14:25-31 39:52

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