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The Word 8.30.09
Jesus tells his disciples that they are sent out as vulnerable sheep among a pack of wolves. In the previous verses, Jesus mentions that judgment befalls those people who reject the blessing and…
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The Word 8.23.09
Jesus gives his newly commissioned disciples instructions on carrying out his ministry. There two things that stick out to me (among other things). First, Jesus tells the “twelve” to bypass the Gentiles and…
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The Word 8.16.09
I find this passage extremely interesting. God (through Ezekiel) chastises the leaders of Israel for failing to fulfill their responsibility as shepherds. He rescues his sheep from the selfish and gluttonous grip of…
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Make Use of Sin in Preaching
In Chapter 7 of The Mortification of Sin, John Owen exhorts “preachers of the word” to take sin and its effects and make them useful in the pulpit. It is a challenge we…
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The Word 7.26.09
Jesus did not come to patch up people’s practice of the law. He came to fulfill the law and help us understand it in its proper context. Jesus gives John’s disciples a revelatory…
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The Word 7.19.09
Jesus calls unlikely people and uses the foolish things of this world to glorify himself. Why? In choosing unlikely people and foolish things, Jesus ensures that God’s glory is not given to man.…