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New City Catechism Lesson 14

New City Catechism Lesson 14

Big Idea – What we learned about today God created Adam and Eve with the ability to perfectly keep his law. Sin now prevents the law from being kept. Bible Lesson – Romans 5:12-21 (ESV) 12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where…

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New City Catechism Lesson 13

New City Catechism Lesson 13

Big Idea – What we learned about today The law of God has been kept perfectly only by Jesus. No other human has, is, or willbe able to keep God’s law. Bible Lesson – Romans 3:9-20 (ESV) 9 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, 10 as it is written:“None is righteous, no, not one;11 no one understands;no one seeks for…

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Evident Grace Sunday Recap for 12.23.18

Evident Grace Sunday Recap for 12.23.18

Luke 2:1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be…

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Evident Grace Reverse Advent Effort

Evident Grace Reverse Advent Effort

EG Family and the Surrounding Community, This past Sunday, our deacons announced our December “Reverse Advent” effort. As you will see in the attached image, we are collecting canned and dried goods to replenish the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank. Often, local food banks are drained post-Christmas because of the demand and the decreased giving post-holiday season. We want to help eliminate their upcoming need. Our desire is to bring all the food collected to our December 23rd worship service, place…

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Sunday Recap for 12.02.18 The End of Shame

Sunday Recap for 12.02.18 The End of Shame

Sunday, December 2, 2018, Evident Grace looked at Isaiah 9:1-7: Isaiah 9:1 But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. 2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in…

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Sunday Recap 07.15.18 Big Picture Question: What are Your Options When You are Bitter?

Sunday Recap 07.15.18 Big Picture Question: What are Your Options When You are Bitter?

Sunday, July 15th, Evident Grace Fellowship looked at 1 Samuel 22: 1 Samuel 22:1 David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. 2 And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him. And he became commander over them. And there were with him about four hundred men….

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Sunday Recap 07.08.18 Big Idea: Our heroes are just like us.  We all need a Savior.

Sunday Recap 07.08.18 Big Idea: Our heroes are just like us.  We all need a Savior.

Sunday, July 8th, Evident Grace Fellowship looked at 1 Samuel 21: 1 Samuel 21:1 Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech came to meet David, trembling, and said to him, “Why are you alone, and no one with you?” 2 And David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has charged me with a matter and said to me, ‘Let no one know anything of the matter about which I send you, and with which I…

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Evident Grace Fellowship Relaunches Its Men’s Ministry on 07.14.18

Evident Grace Fellowship Relaunches Its Men’s Ministry on 07.14.18

What is missing from most men’s ministries?  To sum it up, I would say “intentionalism”. In literary theory, intentionalism is when you judge a piece of literature by the intent the author had for it.  For example, when reading Shakespeare, you would ask, “What did Shakespeare intend for us to take away from this play?”  The opposite of this approach is functionalism.  Functionalism is when you take away whatever meaning you want from a play.  Both have their place in…

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Sunday Recap for 07.01.18 Big Picture Question: Big Picture Question:  What are the blessings of faithfully kept covenants?

Sunday Recap for 07.01.18 Big Picture Question: Big Picture Question:  What are the blessings of faithfully kept covenants?

Sunday, July 1, 2018, Evident Grace Fellowship looked at 1 Samuel 20: 1 Samuel 20:1 Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came and said before Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my guilt? And what is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?” 2 And he said to him, “Far from it! You shall not die. Behold, my father does nothing either great or small without disclosing it to me. And why should my…

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Sunday Recap for 6.24.18 Big Idea: Every Knee Shall Bow and Every Tongue Confess that Jesus Christ is Lord

Sunday Recap for 6.24.18 Big Idea: Every Knee Shall Bow and Every Tongue Confess that Jesus Christ is Lord

Sunday, June 24, 2018, Evident Grace Fellowship looked at 1 Samuel 19: 1 Samuel 19:1 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul’s son, delighted much in David. 2 And Jonathan told David, “Saul my father seeks to kill you. Therefore be on your guard in the morning. Stay in a secret place and hide yourself. 3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in…

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