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Matthew 3:1-12 – John the Baptist’s Call to Repentance (Part 1)
I. The Arrival of John (vv. 1-4) The first four verses of chapter 3 detail the arrival of the forerunner of the Messiah, John the Baptist. In verses 1-2 we…
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Matthew 1:18-25 – A Man and a Baby: Preparing Yourself for God’s Service
This passage of Scripture, though it clearly describes the events surrounding Jesus’ birth, is focused on Joseph and his response to God’s call to be stepfather to the Messiah. It…
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Matthew 1:2-17 – The Women in Jesus’ Past & Other Genealogical Skeletons
I recently found out about another branch in my family tree. I discovered that I am part Iroquois. But I am not really a great genealogy tracker. I guess it’s…
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Matthew 1:1 – Jesus Christ: Promised Son, Promised Seed
As Matthew begins his gospel of Jesus Christ, the proclamation of the good news of salvation through Him, he begins by noting Jesus’ genealogical line in order to fit his…
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Psalm 2:1-12 – The Messiah and His Coming Rule
So often we during this season we think of the Messiah as a small baby born many years ago. Often this is the only glimpse of the Messiah that many…
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Proverbs 6:16-19 – Learning to Hate what God hates
The purpose of the book of Proverbs, so says the author is to cause people to understand the fear of the Lord for it is the beginning of wisdom. The…
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Isaiah 40:12-31 – God’s Greatness Examined
We live in a society that has lost the understanding of how great God is. Because of this our society is bent on the elimination of God, the abolition of…
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Prayer (Part 10): Ephesians 1:15-23 – A Prayer for Spiritual Illumination
A boy was looking in the attic of his home one day to see what old things he might find that would tell him about his parents when he came…
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Prayer (Part 9): Mark 14:32-42 – The Prayer of Submission
As believers we are not exempted from difficulties. It even appears from Scripture that we are likely to see more difficulties than an unbeliever. The difference is that we have…
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Prayer (Part 8): Exodus 33:13 – Getting a Greater Glimpse of God
At this time of the year when the air turns crisp, the sun basks in a clear blue pool sky with white foam clouds and the trees begin their autumn…