by Justin Marple | Feb 25, 2015 | COMMUNITY, Elements of Worship, Monthly Newsletters
Grace and Peace from Our Lord Jesus Christ! Last month I made a few observations about baptism and how it serves to shape our desires, develop our imagination, mold our habits and set us apart for our calling from God. Baptism is not something that we observe every...
by Justin Marple | Feb 22, 2015 | 2015 Sermons, Mark from Transfiguration to Palm Sunday, SERMONS
Mark 9:14-29 is the passage immediately after the Transfiguration. Thus there is a pattern in the Scriptures of baptism of the beloved Son, casting out demons; transfiguration of the beloved Son, casting out demons. I am grateful that we do not get many requests for...
by Justin Marple | Feb 18, 2015 | Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah Commentary, OT Writings Commentary, TEACHING
In Doug Green’s outline, Ezra 7-10 is the second step of the first half of the book. The first step was now complete as the Temple was rebuilt and dedicated. Yet the physical ‘house of God’ was not complete because now we have in mind all of...
by Justin Marple | Feb 10, 2015 | Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah Commentary, OT Writings Commentary, TEACHING
This entry focuses on the introduction (Ezra 1:1-2:70) and first step (Ezra 3:1-6:22) of the first half of Ezra-Nehemiah. These chapters cover material before the namesakes Ezra or Nehemiah appear on the scene. Some would argue that the whole of this section is a...
by Justin Marple | Feb 8, 2015 | 2015 Sermons, Exodus, SERMONS
This is already the third episode in a row where the people of Israel were grumbling about being thirsty or hungry. That there are two very similar stories about being thirsty so close together shows that Israel’s lack of trust in God is absurd. Worse, they...
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