Moses in the Wilderness 3: Making Visible the Invisible
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Editor’s note: The Book of Hebrews reminds New Testament Christians of Moses, who lived a life on the run and in the wilderness. While most humans try to improve their lives by seeking better circumstances, Moses consciously chose a downward trajectory, associating himself with God’s people instead of the palace life in which he was […]
Moses in the Wilderness 2: A Reflection of Christ
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Editor’s note: The Book of Hebrews reminds New Testament Christians of Moses, who lived a life on the run and in the wilderness. While most humans try to improve their lives by seeking better circumstances, Moses consciously chose a downward trajectory, associating himself with God’s people instead of the palace life in which he was […]
Moses in the Wilderness: On the Run
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Editor’s note: In the post-pandemic era, sometimes it seems all of China is on the run. Modern Chinese have a lot in common with biblical Moses, who also lived a life on the run. God’s people may sometimes worry that God has forgotten them, but Moses’s story shows that God often uses wilderness seasons and […]
Why Should I Love My Enemies?: Good News for Enemies of God
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Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a sermon Wang Yi, pastor of Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, preached on Matthew 5:38-48 before he was imprisoned in 2018. Wang Yi argues in this excerpt that, because all people have been wronged, everyone longs for justice and even vengeance. He then explains that we ourselves […]
Why Should I Love My Enemies?
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Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a sermon Wang Yi, pastor of Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, preached on Matthew 5:38-48 before he was imprisoned in 2018. Over the next weeks, we will eventually publish the entire sermon, which is an in-depth meditation on what it really means to love those who hate […]
Jesus Is My Face
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Editor’s note: This is a firsthand account of Tan Jian’s experience in a Chinese prison cell, where he was interred because of his religious activities. In this account, he talks about the concept of face, which is very important in Chinese society. Although he lost face before others in this jail cell confrontation, Tan says […]
City of God on Earth
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Editor’s note: Since we are praying for cities across China in 2024, we thought we would begin the year by re-posting an excerpt from a sermon on Psalm 46 preached in 2014 by Wang Yi, a Chengdu pastor. In this section, he challenged fellow pastors and church members to view the gospel as the coming […]
Living in Reverse: Discipleship in View of the End
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Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a 2018 message shared at a gathering of house church pastors in China. This is the final part of a multi-part series focusing on discipleship from the point of view of the end times. Here are links to parts one, two, and three. As Christians, we live in […]
The Victorious Last Adam: Discipleship in View of the End
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Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a 2018 message shared at a gathering of house church pastors in China. This is the third part of a multi-part series focusing on discipleship from the point of view of the end times. Here are links to parts one and two. Jesus is the perfected final Adam. […]
The New Jerusalem, Humanity Perfected: Discipleship in View of the End
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Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a 2018 message shared at a gathering of house church pastors in China. This is the second part of a multi-part series, all of which focus on discipleship through an eschatological lens. When God made humans, he made us to live in perfect relationship with him, following him […]