Circumcision was commanded of Abraham after his decision to try and fufill God’s plans his way by conceiving a son with his slave Hagar (Genesis 16). It was a mark to remind him of his folly
Circumcision of the heart
What is war good for?
The Lord has had Jeremiah speaking to Israel in the north, but with Judah in the south listening in. As Judah is now, Israel has been wayward like an unfaithful wife but the Lord offers forgiveness and reconciliation.
David’s big tent
This is the first sermon in a series on the book of James. But we begin with James’s approach to an early-Church split recorded in Acts.