Hope Alliance Nazareth

It is exactly the right mistake to make to see Jesus as a gardener outside his tomb.  At the resurrection of Jesus, new creation has begun and as followers of Jesus, we are part of it.  We can "bloom…

Following their rebellion, the people of Israel sense the great separation between them and a holy God.  But God, in His grace, provides intermediaries and purification.  In the Gospel of Jesus, we f…

In Numbers 16 & 17 we find the people of God responding to God's grace with more rebellion and grumbling, to the point of challenging God's appointment of Aaron as high priest.  But God demonstrates …

Numbers 14 ends with a question mark: since an unbelieving generation will be condemned to die in the wilderness, and the next generation will wander for 40 years, what will come of God's promise to …

In Numbers 13 and 14 we encounter two different groups of people: those that believe God and see things from His perspective, and those that doubt God and see things through their own eyes.  Both hav…

In Numbers 11 and 12, we find God generously putting His Spirit on other leaders so that a grumbling Moses isn't alone in leading the people.  But shortly thereafter, his own sister and brother dispa…

Only a few days into their journey to the Promised Land, the people of Israel begin to grumble and complain.  The problem isn't wishing for better circumstances, it's that grumbling is caused by ingr…

In Numbers 9&10 the people of God finally get on the journey to the promised land.  The author wants us to see that the culmination of the people's covenant obedience is the constant presence of the …

Before they commence their journey to the Promised Land, God calls the Israelites to celebrate Passover...again.  What we find is that Passover doesn't just set them free, it's what keeps them free. …

In Numbers 6 and 7 we find the people of God being blessed by God, responding in worship, and enjoying His presence.  We, too, can have the blessing of God on us through Jesus.

In Numbers 5, the author wants the readers to see how God's presence cannot abide impurity or sin in the camp.  And the people of God will demonstrate their impurity again and again in the wilderness…

In Numbers 3, 4, and 8 we find the role of the Levites described.  In short, they were set apart by God to remind people of God's mercy, to help others center on God's presence, and to carry the hous…

The book of Numbers, also called "In the Wilderness", begins with the people of God having been freed from slavery so they could center theirs lives in worship around God in the tabernacle.  So, too,…

Over and over the New Testament writers call the people of God to rejoice IN their suffering and seem to believe that good can come from it.  In 2021, we will have trials and tribulations.  How will …

God delivers on His many promises from over many years to crown a new King David.  Jesus reigns with the heart of God and delivers his people to salvation, justice, and righteousness.  

We find hope and joy in the midst of fear and struggle because our Great and High God became small and lowly.  The incarnation demonstrates the love of  God for His people despite  their unfaithfulne…

Jesus is the second, better Joshua.  He leads his people into the promised land of full life, now and in the future.  That gives us joy and hope in the midst of our fears and struggles.

In Luke 1, Mary experiences real fear, but she is comforted by the favor of God which gives her hope.  We can experience true hope and joy in the midst of our fears because of the favor of God shown …

The People of God have always been called to trust God and be generous.  But instead, going all the way back to Eden, they've been a people with a scarcity mindset.  Jesus redeems us in his generosit…

The people of God have always had shepherds...Moses, Joshua, David, the prophets, apostles, and elders.  But they're all pointing to the chief shepherd: Jesus.