by FBC Admin | Nov 16, 2022 | From Wade's Desk
Last time we left the hanging question, “Why does God delay bringing his kingdom into fullness now?” We spoke of how Jesus ushered in God’s kingdom in part five. We said that it is an “already-not yet” reality in which the blessings of...
by FBC Admin | Nov 10, 2022 | From Wade's Desk
Part 4 of our series left us asking, “Would God be faithful to his promise to gather and renew Israel? Would the promised Messiah finally fulfill God’s mission that Israel failed to live out? How does God’s Story continue? In the time between the Old...
by FBC Admin | Nov 2, 2022 | From Wade's Desk
In part 3 of our series, we learned that God had granted Israel an earthly king whose role in leading the people would help nourish Israel’s missional identity and function as a blessing to all nations. God had promised this earthly king, King David, that...
by FBC Admin | Oct 26, 2022 | From Wade's Desk
Last time we learned that God gave Israel his law so that Israel could learn to walk in God’s ways for God’s glory in the sight of the nations around them—this was Israel’s missional calling. The law was the means for Israel to live in a way that...
by FBC Admin | Oct 19, 2022 | From Wade's Desk
In part one of our short series, we saw how God had called Israel to be his missional people, living in the sight of the nations as a priestly kingdom and holy nation. Israel was to be a community on display—a missional community that would live in God’s ways...
