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Sermon Starter: Psalm 1
I preach through Psalm 1 once a year. This is the outline I used a few years ago. Remember that a sermon is not a sermon until it’s preached so you’ll have to have more than this to preach it but … Continue reading
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Three Dangers to Avoid When Reading/Studying the Scriptures
Note that I am most certainly not saying that you should avoid reading or studying the Bible (more on that below). You should read and study the Bible, you just shouldn’t do these things when you do. 1. Don’t Read … Continue reading
God’s Glory Attracts the Nations (Isaiah 60:1-3)
In Ephesians 3:1-12, Paul talks explains the mystery of the Gentiles, namely, that the Gentiles are to be partakers in all God’s promises and blessing and that Paul was to be God’s apostle to the Gentiles. This is a “mystery” … Continue reading
Some Thoughts on Jesus’ Restoration of Peter in John 21
D. A. Carson notes that Peter needs not only to receive Jesus’ forgiveness but also a reinstatement of sorts among the disciples (16c). (Carson, PNTC, John, 676) Jesus finds us as he found Peter: shamed and in need of forgiveness. … Continue reading
Some thoughts from the Crucifixion Story in John (John 19:16b-37)
The crucifixion account is a call to faith. The quote in John 19:37 is from Zech. 12:10 which speaks of the return of our Lord in power and glory. With his return comes the great Day of Judgment. Jesus was … Continue reading
Jesus’ Weakness is Power and Turns His Followers’ Weakness into Power (John 18:18-27)
John’s juxtaposing Peter’s vehement denials with Jesus’ gentle defiance heightens the contrast between human power and divine power. In this passage we will see that Jesus’ weakness brings power to his people. Jesus brings down the mighty and exalts the … Continue reading
Those who will live in the New Jerusalem are those whose lives demonstrate the holiness, glory and joy of eternity (Revelation 21:22-27)
This passage gives John’s interpretation of the vision. This vision is not a mystery as the previous visions were (17:5, 7) nor is John puzzled (17:6) and he needs nothing to be explained to him (17:7-18). John is a prophet … Continue reading
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Made, owned, and kept by God for the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:15-21)
While critics of the Bible point out that this city as described here defies logic, one must remember that John is describing something that cannot be wholly understood and accepted by human senses or the human mind, much less communicated … Continue reading
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Reflecting the Glory of God in the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:9-14)
It is one of the angels of judgment who accompanies John on this vision to witness the New Jerusalem. (This is a characteristic of what is known as apocalyptic literature, by the way, which is also full of symbolism. Those … Continue reading
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We glorify Jesus by loving each other with Jesus’ love (John 13:34-35)
This may seem like an abrupt change in subject (leading some to believe these verses are a later interpolation) but it makes perfect sense that Jesus, having announced his impending departure, would give his disciples instructions for how they were … Continue reading
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