Author Archives: jwfisch

The New Covenant on either side of the cross

But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her family and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent as spies to Jericho—and she lives among the Israelites to this day. (Joshua 6:25) King David’s great-great grandmother was … Continue reading

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Patch up the old or put on the new?

              Jesus once warned against trying to patch an old garment with new cloth or put new wine into old wineskins. In the case of the garment, the new unshrunk piece of cloth will … Continue reading

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What this weekend is for

  Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. (John 12:24)     On this Memorial Day weekend, … Continue reading

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Activating the New Covenant

            The New Covenant is the most important truth about living the real Christian life that too few know about. It runs counter to most of the teaching and assumptions Christians have about being a … Continue reading

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Turned on; Tuned in

Let’s go back to that morning that started off the church with a bang. It all happened in one remarkable day. Estimates say there were roughly 120 believers gathered in Jerusalem during the celebration of the Passover when suddenly there … Continue reading

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The Jesus Movement was never over

Jesus is still the message; Grace is still the means; and Grace Turned Outward is still the ministry to the world. Drop everything else and pick this up. This is what it is all about.

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A Pleasing Aroma

          For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 2 Corinthians 2:15 You are the living temple of God Walking around this earth. – John … Continue reading

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Ministry, Regardless

                  The Old Testament stories of biblical heroes are full of fallible people with questionable behavior. With the exception of maybe one or two like Joseph, men and women of faith in … Continue reading

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Whose Ministry

Before we begin to look more deeply into this New Covenant passage in 2 Corinthians, we need to get one very important thing clear. It isn’t actually stated until further on into the passage although it is implied all along. … Continue reading

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The Return of the New Covenant

This week we will take a trip through a passage in 2 Corinthians that we have long held is the least known, most necessary passage in all of scripture for living the daily Christian life. And if it is the … Continue reading

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