Author Archives: Pastor Mike Bradley
An Inconvenient Faith (3)
“From that time on Jesus began to explain to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders,chief priests and teachers of the law, and that He must be killed and … Continue reading
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An Inconvenient Faith (2)
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning” (John 1:1) “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us…” (John 1:14) When I … Continue reading
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An Inconvenient Faith
“At once the Spirit sent Him out into the desert, and He was in the desert forty days, being tempted by Satan.” – Mark 1:12 Today is Ash Wednesday and marks the first day of the Lenten season. It was … Continue reading
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What is your S.H.A.P.E.?
In last Sunday’s morning message I mentioned that God calls each of us to be a part of His Kingdom work. I also said that the call can be defined and confirmed by taking time to discover what we are … Continue reading
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Parkwood goes to Petra
Today we left the land of the Ammonites and Moabites and headed south of the Dead Sea to the land of Edom. Unlike Ammon and Moab who descended from Lot…Edom was from Jacob’s brother Esau. Esau had rough red features … Continue reading
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Parkwood on the Road
A lot has has happened since the last installment and it involves a lot of traveling. After visiting the Elah valley where David killed Goliath we visited two possible places where Jesus met with the disciples traveling on the Emmaus … Continue reading
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Parkwood and the knock out punch
Today we will go to the valley of Elah which is where young David killed Goliath. We will stand at the brook where he took the stones. This place is where David declared, “You come to me with a sword, … Continue reading
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Parkwood at Masada
We went from the peaceful setting of the Essences in Qumran to the military fortress built by Herod the Great at Masada. It was taken by the Jews during the rebellion against Rome in 70ad. That year the Romans destroyed … Continue reading
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Parkwood as low as you can go
Today we are traveling to the lowest place on the earth, the Dead Sea. Our guide, Isaac, said that when we are asked “How low can you go?” We can answer, “We’ve been there!” : ) On the way we … Continue reading
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Parkwood and the Stones
No…not those stones : ) Today we began the day early by traveling to Bethlehem which is where…well, you know. What you may not know is that it is under Palestinian control. That means that our Israeli guide, Isaac, had … Continue reading
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