Biblical Studies

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July 19, 2011

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Telling His Story (Psalm 78:1-8)

May 22, 2011
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We offer an exposition of Psalm 78:1-8, in which God exhorts his people to tell his story to their children. Listen: Telling His Story

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Worship God Accepts (Malachi 1:5-14)

May 15, 2011
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We offer an exposition of Malachi 1:5-14, which paints a glorious picture of God as Father, Master, General, and King, and then indicates how his people must worship him. Listen: Worship God Accepts

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Ruth: Its Ties to Proverbs and Judges

April 30, 2011
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In the English Bible, Ruth follows Judges because the story takes place during the days of the judges (Ruth 1:1). As a result, English readers tend to focus on its connection to Judges. When we do this, we read it from the perspective of what God was doing to keep his promises to Abraham and [...]

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Lessons from the Life of Ezra, Part 1

April 27, 2011
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This is the first of a two-part study of the life of Ezra, based on Ezra 7-10. In it we examine three characteristics of Ezra, namely, how he (a) counted the cost of God’s call, (b) set his heart to study, do, and teach the Word of God, and (c) was a man of prayer [...]

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Lessons from the Life of Ezra, Part 2

April 27, 2011
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We continue our study of the life of Ezra, examining three additional lessons that can be drawn from his life. Here we examine how he (a) was painstakingly honest with money, (b) mourned over the sins of his people, and (c) acknowledged the sovereignty of God. Lessons from the Life of Ezra, Part 2

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Unsung Heroines (Exodus 1:15-22)

April 27, 2011
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There are two unsung heroines in Exodus 1: Shiphrah and Puah. “Who were Shiphrah and Puah?” you ask. They were the only two people Moses called by name in Exodus 1:1-2:10. He didn’t name Pharaoh or Pharaoh’s daughter who became his step-mother. He also did not name his mother, father, or sister (until much later [...]

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Pleasing God through Sexual Purity

April 24, 2011
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The sermon below examines the teachings of 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8, in which Paul exhorts believers to live in a manner that pleases God, especially with respect to sexual purity. Left click to list to the message online. Right click to download the message. Jesus Please God through Sexual Purity

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Exposition of Psalm 11

April 23, 2011
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Psalm 11:3 asks, poignantly, “If the foundations are shaken, what can the righteous do?” In the crisis of the day, people were telling David to “flee like a bird to your mountain” (v. 1). In Psalm 11, David adopts a different stance and gives a different answer: the righteous can trust in the Lord. More [...]

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Powers, The Progressive Publication of Matthew

April 20, 2011
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Finally–a better explanation of gospel origins! Since the late 1800s, the preferred explanation of the relationship between Matthew, Mark, and Luke has been that Mark wrote first, and that both Matthew and Luke used Mark and another shared source (usually called Q). This theory is known as Markan priority or the two-document theory. It is [...]

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