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Consider Jesus: An Orientation to Hebrews

You may notice that this sermon is rather short. That's because I read Hebrews in its entirety, only giving these brief thoughts before and after that reading. Since Hebrews is a written sermon, I felt it was necessary to hear it read during our gathering for worship on the Lord's Day, as its original recipients …

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Four Sermons on the Resurrection

Happy Resurrection Day one and all! If you'd like to further meditate upon Jesus being risen, here are four sermons for you. The first is a sermon on Mark's account of the resurrection. From The Apostles' Creed, this sermon over the Resurrection of Christ describes why it is our trustworthy, living, and eternal hope. From …

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Let Us Celebrate the Festival | 1 Corinthians 5:6-8

This Good Friday sermon was preached in 2022. Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed. Let us therefore celebrate the …

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Background on Hebrews

Author The author of Hebrews is anonymous, and unlike the Gospels (which are also anonymously written), there is no longstanding tradition that supports any particular figure. This has left theologians throughout church history to make their guesses. The most popular suggestion is Paul, which is why Hebrews is placed alongside Paul’s epistles, and despite what …

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An Appearance of Godliness But Denying Its Power | 2 Timothy 3:5

https://youtu.be/AHEylCllnFM having the appearance of godliness,but denying its power.Avoid such people. 2 Timothy 3:5 ESV Back in 2021, I wrote an online study through what I called the Secular Creed, which is a fairly common house sign that reads: “In this house, we believe: Black Lives Matter, Women’s Rights Are Human Rights, No Human Is …

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The Poor Widow Cast in More Than All | A Sermon by G. Campbell Morgan

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KymkrzWqfXG6mRkDWQsVn?si=w9xZJzdZQ3Sm3de08Gn62g G. Campbell Morgan's sermons on the Gospel of Mark quickly became one of my favorite resources. Though he often taught through much larger chunks of text than I did (this sermon covers Mark 11:27 through the end of chapter 12!), he very often pointed out connections that would have likely never noticed on my …

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O How I Love Your Law!

The Law of Your Mouth Is Better | Psalm 119:72

The law of your mouth is better to methan thousands of gold and silver pieces. Psalm 119:72 ESV The psalmist has already expressed a variation of this idea in verse 14, saying, "In the way of your testimonies I delight, as much as in all riches." He will also return to this theme in verse …

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AI Isn’t Becoming Personal; We’re Becoming Artificial

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4heVeKt8MBBNcEwM3sB5L8?si=Ru7EF7RkQY2c0Xvw15_PsA When Rings of Power, Amazon's Lord of the Rings series, was first released, I fully intended to write down some of my thoughts, especially to see if my predictions were correct. But after pushing myself through all eight episodes, I simply couldn't bring myself to spend any further brain cells on something so, to …

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The Lord Is My Shepherd

The LORD Descends | Exodus 19:9-25

https://youtu.be/Rv12UsHMNJU In their album based on the epistle of Hebrews, Psallos has a song about the tabernacle and the old covenant that was made with Israel at Sinai. In that song, they call it a come-but-stay-away covenant, and our present text will display how true that description is. At the very heart of our passage …

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It Is Good for Me That I Was Afflicted | Psalm 119:71

It is good for me that I was afflicted,that I might learn your statutes. Psalm 119:71 ESV The psalmist here draws together and makes explicit what the first four verses of this stanza implied. Recall that he began by rejoicing that the LORD has dealt well with him in accordance with His Word. He then …

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