by Justin Marple | Oct 3, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 3:1-8 shows us what it would look like when God waged war against Judah and Jerusalem. He took away all of their necessities as well as their artificial supports. Necessities like food and water, a strong military and police force, a just civil government,...
by Justin Marple | Sep 29, 2010 | General Teachings, TEACHING
Luke tells us about the ten lepers who asked Jesus for mercy (Luke 17:11-19). And Jesus told them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” Jesus did this as He was on the way to Jerusalem. And so the lepers would have begun heading toward Jerusalem to...
by Justin Marple | Sep 26, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Isaiah, SERMONS
Isaiah 2:6-22 shows us the tower of Babel (re-)construction business. People either belong to this business or they are building blocks in the new Mount Zion that God is constructing. The new Mount Zion is truly the highest of the mountains. And still men and women...
by Justin Marple | Sep 23, 2010 | COMMUNITY, Monthly Newsletters
We are in an election year where many are determined to remind Washington that politicians in our system of government are accountable to the people. Teaching the Book of Revelation has led me to see that instead our nation’s leaders should recognize that they...
by Justin Marple | Sep 19, 2010 | Genesis Commentary, OT Torah Commentary, TEACHING
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” By starting “in the beginning,” the author already betrays an eschatological (speaking of last things) focus. When we read “in the beginning” the expectation would be that eventually we will get to its antonym...
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