From peace to rivalry, from joy to gloom, from fearlessness to fear, from unity to enmity,from hope to hopelessness, from calm and order, to chaos and anarchy – that describesthe scene in the Garden post the Fall. Sin disrupts all that was good. A bondage ofcorruption that has left the created world in futility and […] The post Flimsy Leaves cannot hide the Dysfunctionality that comes through Curse and Judgement appeared first on Glenvista Baptist Church.

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Flimsy Leaves cannot hide the Dysfunctionality that comes through Curse and Judgement

God loved them and they loved God.Also, the man and the woman loved one another. It was a great joy for them to betogether. This too was very good. The man and the woman loved their world and theirwork. The earth was a blessing for them, bringing forth all kinds of good things, and theman […] The post Burying the disgrace of sin under flimsy leaves appeared first on Glenvista Baptist Church.

Burying the disgrace of sin under flimsy leaves

In order to have a better comprehension of the contrast the Scriptures paint betweenthe First and the Second Adam, in terms of their works and their persons, and in order forus to understand the extent of our depravity in the First Adam, we need to have acomprehension of the Person and Works of the Second […] The post A Look at the Person and Work of the Second Adam appeared first on Glenvista Baptist Church.

A Look at the Person and Work of the Second Adam

A Biblical and medical response to COVID 19 (By Dr George Varughese) The post A Biblical and medical response to COVID 19 appeared first on Glenvista Baptist Church.

A Biblical and medical response to COVID 19

Combined evening service: Paul’s prayers for the churches, Philippians 1 (Peter Sammons). The post Paul’s prayers for the churches appeared first on Glenvista Baptist Church.

Paul’s prayers for the churches

At this stage, before the Fall, Adam and Eve had listened only to God. There were noother voices; there were no other influences. Up until this point God has providedeverything Adam and Eve had needed and now in the Garden a test of their loyalty toGod arises. And their conscious decision to disobey God has […] The post The Book of Genesis: The Dialogue of Descent appeared first on Glenvista Baptist Church.

The Book of Genesis: The Dialogue of Descent

The high priestly prayer of our Lord (Part 7) The post The high priestly prayer of our Lord (Part 7) appeared first on Glenvista Baptist Church.

The high priestly prayer of our Lord (Part 7)

A tenacious clinging to the Sovereignty of God and a solemn reminder that God has allthings under control, never abdicating His throne or His rulership, never neglecting Hispeople, and never once finding Himself in a position where calamity, sin or world affairscatch Him off guard – gives a wonderful sense of peace unto the believer, […] The post God has not given us a spirit of Fear: A Biblical Response to the First Confirmed Case of the Coronavirus in South Africa appeared first on Glenvista Baptist Church.

God has not given us a spirit of Fear: A Biblical Response to the First Confirmed Case of the Coronavirus in South Africa

The high priestly prayer of our Lord (Part 6) The post The high priestly prayer of our Lord (Part 6) appeared first on Glenvista Baptist Church.

The high priestly prayer of our Lord (Part 6)

Today our primary concernthen is with Adam in the Garden, and God making for Him a helper suitable for Him, asper God’s sovereign design. The post The Book of Genesis: God & Man in Genesis (Part 2) appeared first on Glenvista Baptist Church.

The Book of Genesis: God & Man in Genesis (Part 2)

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The high priestly prayer of our Lord (Part 5)

We commence at chapter 2:4 (of Genesis) today, which introduces a new section of the primaeval history of the world.In six days God formed and then filled the earth, and in Sovereign and OmniscientWisdom our God leaves the dazzling creation under the rule of Adam and Eve. Our concern for today is particularly to see […] The post The Book of Genesis: God & Man in Genesis (Part 1) appeared first on Glenvista Baptist Church.

The Book of Genesis: God & Man in Genesis (Part 1)

The high priestly prayer of our Lord (Part 4) The post The high priestly prayer of our Lord (Part 4) appeared first on Glenvista Baptist Church.

The high priestly prayer of our Lord (Part 4)

We have up until now considered The Nature of the Work of an Elder, The Characteristicsof a Man Suitable for the Position of Elder, The Nature of the Work of a Deacon, as well asThe Characteristics of a Man Suitable for the Position of Deacon. We conclude this seriesof teaching by ending off by considering […] The post Some Final Matters to Consider Pertaining to Biblical Leadership in the Local Church appeared first on Glenvista Baptist Church.

Some Final Matters to Consider Pertaining to Biblical Leadership in the Local Church

The high priestly prayer of our Lord (Part 3) The post The high priestly prayer of our Lord (Part 3) appeared first on Glenvista Baptist Church.

The high priestly prayer of our Lord (Part 3)

Glorifying God – Gracing Others – Growing the Kingdom