Question 1: What Is Our Only Hope in Life & Death?

https://youtu.be/nW3QJu5YkJM This first question is clearly inspired by the first question of the Heidelberg Catechism, which reads: Q. What is your only comfort in life and in death? A. That I, with body and soul, both in life and in death, am not my own, but belong to my faithful Saviour Jesus Christ, who, with …

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The Radiance of the Glory of God | Hebrews 1:1-3

https://youtu.be/O5nsAB__A68 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God …

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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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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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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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Moses Kept His Hands Up

This past Sunday I introduced the passage of study with a quotation from N. D. Wilson about how life gets progressively more and more difficult, regardless of how much you have actually matured. It seemed to capture the essence of Israel's sudden battle with the Amalekites. Ready or not, battle was thrust upon them. And …

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The Lord Is My Shepherd

Give Us Water to Drink | Exodus 17:1-7

https://youtu.be/rPHDjKzsCIE I must confess that I am sort of ready to be done with all these passages about Israel's grumbling in the wilderness. I do not find the repetition to be boring by any means. Instead, I am reminded all over again that God's Word really is alive and active, slicing like a sword through …

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Biblical Wisdom

Where There Are No Oxen | Proverbs 14:4

https://youtu.be/i4i2AV9mVhE Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. Proverbs 14:4 ESV DEFINING THE PRINCIPLE ON CLEANLINESS AND ORDERLINESS EMBRACING THE MANGER The wisdom literature of the Bible (that is, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon) holds a special place in my heart. …

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The Story of the World in the Family of Jesus | Matthew 1:1-17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DyDesV2XL4 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and …

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