Psalm 13
/Joshua provided excellent guidance for our consideration of Psalm 13, giving particular attention to what we can learn from this psalm of David and apply to our own prayers.
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These are sermons preached during our Sunday worship services. (Recordings were not always successful, so there are gaps in the postings.)
Joshua provided excellent guidance for our consideration of Psalm 13, giving particular attention to what we can learn from this psalm of David and apply to our own prayers.
This passage continues Jesus’ teaching in Matthew chapter ten, in which he addresses the sending of his followers as emissaries of his kingdom.
This passage completes the narrative of chapters eight through ten. There are truths for God’s people today in the experiences of Aaron and his sons.
Human sin brings disaster on the first day of the congregation’s worship.
In chapter nine of Leviticus, we arrive at a significant narrative climax with important theological implications.
Leviticus chapters eight through ten record the important events of the priestly ordination and commencing of worship at the tent of meeting.
These verses finish out the literary unit seen in 2:7-17. Echoed in verses 15-17 are the themes of love, passing away, and abiding that we saw in the verses 7-11. As darkness and light were contrasted in 7-11, love of the world and love of the Father will be contrasted in 15-17.
These verses have a distinct poetic structure that renders them memorable, which emphasizes the important truths that they contain.
The apostle continues this wonderful letter as he introduces the central theme of love.
After what functions as a prologue in verses one through four, this text begins the main body of the epistle.
Joshua drew my attention to First John as a text that is in many ways appropriate for consideration during the Christmas season.
The narrative of Jesus calling twelve apostles is found in all three of the synoptic Gospels–Matthew, Mark, and Luke–which is indicative of the importance of this event. There are important theological truths to be discovered here.
Resuming our consideration of the Gospel of Matthew, we pick up at the transition at the end of chapter nine that will lead into the next major teaching section in chapter ten.
This text completes the first. major section of Leviticus and provides an opportunity to note some key teachings about worship.
Symbolism as a significant element of the Lord’s covenant relationship with Israel comes to the forefront in this passage. .
The sections marked out by “The LORD spoke to Moses, saying” are of varying lengths, and this section is the longest in the first seven chapters. The theme of the holiness of God continues to be prominent.
Continuing this section of instructions for the priests, we will focus in on a meaningful expression that is repeated often in connection with sacrifices offered to Yahweh.
This sermon resumes a series in the book of Leviticus, which contains many truths relevant to the Church today.
This text finishes out a collection of miracle narratives that highlight Jesus’ authority and bring us to consider our responses to his works.