Consider Jesus

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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Consider Jesus

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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I Will Shake All Nations | Haggai 2:1-9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZaorsYbEwM&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSQiPB_Mpiw-lAVgDG7ZQdXp&index=4 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the LORD came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and …

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O How I Love Your Law!

My original plan was for this sermon to be a prologue to the Ten Commandments; however, after discovering that I had left a Sunday off my spreadsheet, I decided to make it instead an epilogue to the series after the added standalone Christmas-themed sermon. Since there are no accidents but only providence, I fully believe …

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Is God Disciplining Me Through Suffering?

My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, nor be weary of his reproof, for the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. Proverbs 3:11-12 ESV God loves us so much that He disciplines us. That is not a fun statement. It is, however, no accident that discipline and …

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Wrestling with God

Laban’s Deception | Genesis 29:1-30

SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION  So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her. (Genesis 29:20) Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to …

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