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	<title>Evangelism &#8211; The Gospel First</title>
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		<title>Why We Recite the Apostles&#8217; Creed at Grace Church</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 17:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160;From time to time I hear concerns from well-meaning people questioning our use of the Apostles’ Creed. Most often it has to do not so much with the content, but with their personal history of having recited it in the Roman Catholic Church or in a liberal denominational church.&#160; Part of their conversion story is &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2019/01/04/why-we-recite-the-apostles-creed-at-grace-church/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Why We Recite the Apostles&#8217; Creed at Grace Church"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Summary &#8211; The Gospel in Genesis 1-50 and in the City</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 13:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Summary &#8211; The Gospel in Genesis 1-50 and in the City Genesis has introduced us to the Creator-Redeemer God who graciously gives mankind a garden-temple in which to serve God and from which to extend the worship of God throughout the earth. In Adam all mankind rebels against God and is banished from the temple-garden. &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2017/10/23/summary-the-gospel-in-genesis-1-50-and-in-the-city/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Summary &#8211; The Gospel in Genesis 1-50 and in the City"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 47:28-50:26</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Reunion and restoration to Canaan (47:28-50:26) As the story of Genesis winds down, we are wondering about the outcome of the Abrahamic promise that God’s people would bring blessing to the nations. Ironically, the people of God are in exile from their promised land; yet while living as strangers in the midst of a powerful &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2017/10/16/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-4728-5026/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 47:28-50:26"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 41-45</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Refining of the covenant family (42:1-45:28) The covenant family has suffered brokenness due to their own sinful choices born out of jealousy, rivalry, and succumbing to pagan morality. If dependent alone on Jacob and his eleven sons, the covenant promise of blessing to the nations through the seed of Abraham would fail. Nevertheless, though &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2017/09/18/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-41-45/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 41-45"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis in 37:2-38:30</title>
		<link>https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2017/08/24/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-in-372-3830/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 11:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Family disunion in Canaan (37:2-38:30) These chapters demonstrate the far reach of sin even among those chosen to bring blessing to the nations. The family disharmony that temporarily interrupts the advance of God’s purposes is eventually reversed by the gracious work of God. Joseph is the son favored by his father yet envied by his &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2017/08/24/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-in-372-3830/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis in 37:2-38:30"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 36:1 &#8211; 37:1</title>
		<link>https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2017/03/13/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-361-371/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2017 11:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Genesis 36:1-37:1 record the descendants of the rejected line of Esau. The prosperity of both Jacob and Esau makes it difficult for them to share the land of Canaan so Esau chooses the higher elevation of what is later called Edom. Esau takes multiple wives one of whom is a descendant of Ishmael, perhaps an &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2017/03/13/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-361-371/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 36:1 &#8211; 37:1"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 35</title>
		<link>https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2017/02/13/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-35/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2017 14:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In chapter 35, the Lord instructs Jacob to return to the place where Abraham had built and altar and where he had made a vow to the Lord after he had been assured by the Lord that the promise to Abraham belonged to him and his descendants.  Jacob returns with a serious commitment to shun &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2017/02/13/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-35/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 35"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Being Conservative or Liberal under the Lordship of Christ</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I choose to live under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. This is my joyful response to His saving grace. Though I would be described as a political conservative, I hold supreme allegiance to Christ and the authority of His Word.  I hold ‘qualified’ allegiance to ‘conservative’ values and will always evaluate those values by the Word &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2017/01/23/being-conservative-or-liberal-under-the-lordship-of-christ/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Being Conservative or Liberal under the Lordship of Christ"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 34</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2017 14:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Genesis 34 is one of those sad chapters in the history of redemption.  Jacob’s daughter, Dinah, is raped, humiliated, and then treated like a commodity to be traded for mutual benefits. Jacob appears ready to make the exchange of his daughter for the benefit of prospering in the land – the land already promised to &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2017/01/23/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-34/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 34"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 28-30</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 20:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In Genesis 28-30 we see how God continues the blessing of Abraham through Jacob.  Isaac affirms the Abrahamic Covenant to Jacob and then sends him away both to escape the enmity of Esau and to find a wife through whom progeny would come.  Esau and Jacob represent not only two nations (Edom and Israel) but &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2016/12/22/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-28-30/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 28-30"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 25-27</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2016 15:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Genesis 25:12-27:46 reminds us that God is faithful to fulfill his covenant promises despite human unfaithfulness.  Isaac shows a similar failure of faith, as did his father. He lies about Rebecca being his wife and instead of blessing the nations, he arouses disdain from them. Yet, despite Isaac’s unfaithfulness, the Lord blesses him and causes &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2016/12/12/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-25-27/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 25-27"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 21-22</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 19:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In Genesis 21-22 Abraham’s faith that God would bless the nations through his offspring is now tested. Isaac, the son through whom the promise will be fulfilled, has become for Abraham the visible evidence of that promise. The underlying question of Genesis 22 is this:  Is Abraham’s faith still dependent on the Word of God &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2016/11/15/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-21-22/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 21-22"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 20</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2016 14:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The promise of God to Abraham to create a new humanity through whom the nations would be blessed comes to fruition with the birth of Isaac.  In the midst of that joyous birth, the presence of Hagar and Ishmael appears to be a threat to Sarah who understands rightly that the promise of blessing to &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2016/10/31/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-20-2/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 20"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 20</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In Genesis 20 the promise of God to bless the nations through the seed of Abraham appears to be threatened due to the chicanery of Abraham and Sarah. In a faithless effort to preserve his life by hiding his marriage and telling a half-truth about Sarah his step-sister/wife, Abraham supposed he was preventing his death &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2016/10/25/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-20/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 20"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 18-19</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 15:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Genesis 18-19 contrast Abraham and Lot as Abraham is visited by angels and a theophanic presence of the Lord who brings affirmation of God’s promise, while Lot is visited by angels of judgment without any theophanic presence of God. These chapters also take us back to Lot in Sodom and let us know how he &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2016/10/19/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-18-19/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 18-19"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 16-17</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Genesis 16 and 17 tell the story of the Abraham’s struggle with faith as the promise of an heir is delayed.  In weakness of faith Abram and Sarai take matters into their own hands rather than wait upon God for what appears to be an unlikely promise, considering their age. Abram accomplishes his goal of &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2016/10/10/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-16-17/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 16-17"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 15</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Genesis 15 reminds us that God is a God of promise who often allows delayed fulfillment as a test of our faith in His Word. Abraham had God’s promise of descendants, yet time had passed and he had no children by his wife Sarah. His heir at that point would have been one of his &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2016/10/03/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-15/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 15"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 13</title>
		<link>https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2016/09/20/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-13/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 21:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Genesis 13 shows the sincere trust that Abram had in the promise of God. He is set in contrast to Lot who walks by sight not by faith. Abraham builds altars and worships the true and living God wherever he goes. Lot fixes his eyes on what appears to prosper him in this world. Lot &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2016/09/20/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-13/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 13"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 10-11</title>
		<link>https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2016/09/12/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-10-11/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 17:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Genesis 10-11 show again the effects of the fall in the revolt of humankind against their Creator God. Here fallen mankind seeks to find security and peace through their united efforts in city building. Instead of scattering throughout the earth to fulfill the creation mandate, they build a tower to symbolize their united effort to &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2016/09/12/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-10-11/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 10-11"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gospel for the City in Genesis 5</title>
		<link>https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2016/08/29/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-5/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2016 13:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Genesis Five confirms God’s earlier threat to Adam that death, both spiritual and physical, would be the consequence of rebellion against the Creator. Though it would appear that some might escape the threat of death, living for as much as 969 years, inevitably death comes to all – except for one. God takes Enoch from &#8230; <a href="https://www.thegospelfirst.com/2016/08/29/the-gospel-for-the-city-in-genesis-5/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Gospel for the City in Genesis 5"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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