If a picture was ever worth infinite words... it would certainly be the snapshot of this moment in Christ’s earthly ministry. The significance of the Mount of Transfiguration event can only be unders…
All of the surprising events recorded in Matthew's gospel have led up to setting the stage for this pivotal moment in Christ's ministry. Perhaps most surprising, and no doubt initially disheartening,…
While the teachings of Paul are technical and academic, they are also practical. An example of the practical application of such teachings can be found in Acts 17. Paul, himself, brilliantly demonstr…
Extenuating circumstances have prevented the author of Ps 42 from experiencing the consolation, blessing, and privilege of corporate worship (the gathered assembly) at the temple/tabernacle rendezvou…
Chapter 2 of Hebrews is a snap of the fingers in the face of the spiritually glazed eyes of a church in imminent danger. Calling their attention to what they have heard lest they drift away in a sea …
Luminescence: light created by virtue of that contained within the object itself. Ps 36:9 “for with You is the fountain of life, in Your light do we see light.” The Reformation itself could be summar…
Matthew's gospel closes with the command and commission to go make disciples of all nations, to baptize, and to teach them. Christ grounds this injunction with contextual weight by proclaiming His ow…
Psalm 41 is a fitting song to follow Plasm 40. The preceding psalm's last verse “..as for me, I am poor and needy...” presents an appropriate introduction for the next hymn. This Psalm is the final i…
Although the author of Hebrews remains anonymous to the modern reader, its “ghostwriter” does not. The Holy Spirit's signature is all over this magnum opus. There is also the stunning influence of Ps…
Throughout the narrative in Mat 15 into 16, we can read between the lines of chronicle and observe the situational sovereignty in four details in this record. First, there is the matter of the ROUTE …
Both today and in Christ's day, the Gospel truth, when rightly divided and declared, tends to hit the hearer suddenly and devastatingly, startling them as they are looking the other way. Often we are…
David's writing gloriously and miraculously transcends his experience as we listen to the epic themes of redemption soaring above temporal constraints in music composed first in heaven and echoed thr…
In anticipation of our tendency with modern ears, to distinguish ourselves self-righteously from the first century Pharisee... let us pray for ears to hear. Consider the difference in audience reacti…
In the providence of God documented in the Gospels, it is not just the progressive, positive affirmation of Christ's followers that provides clarity for the reader – but also the offense of the phari…
This message chronicles the testimony of the witnesses of Christ's words and works. We find onlookers progressively processing the implications of Jesus' identity revealed through gospel events until…
This Psalm finds its surprising historic and musical situation in the hymnal of Jeduthun. I Chron 16:41-43 & II Chron 5:12 remind us of the worship leading commission represented in this title.
Jedut…
The author of Hebrews warns again the devastating and damning implications of suffering anything of the created realm to usurp so much as a square inch of Christ's throne. Even the idea of angels the…
The Exodus events of Israel’s history provide definitive covenantal imagery, concepts, and language intrinsic to the redemptive themes of scripture. Exodus 12 is a landmark chapter for the people of …
Prospectus: 'a statement or situation that forecasts the nature of something else'. As we apply the narrative/imperative continuity test to the events following the kingdom comparisons discourse (#3)…
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