by Justin Marple | Nov 26, 2014 | 2014 Sermons, Advent & Christmas 2014, SERMONS
You have many good reasons for rejoicing and giving thanks every day no matter how happy or depressed you might be at any given moment. Yet it may seem a lot easier to rejoice and give thanks when you are happy and the blessings you want most are overflowing. It...
by Justin Marple | Nov 26, 2014 | COMMUNITY, Elements of Worship, Monthly Newsletters
Grace and Peace from Our Lord Jesus Christ! Over the last three months we looked at three ways we respond to the word in the service of worship. These ways are a prayer of thanksgiving, a profession of faith (especially the Apostles’ Creed), and the intercessory...
by Justin Marple | Nov 23, 2014 | 2014 Sermons, Exodus, SERMONS
You may have heard in geometry class that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. But in our real life experience this is not always true. Even if there is a straight road between where you are right now and where you want to go this is not...
by Justin Marple | Nov 17, 2014 | Daniel Commentary, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles, OT Writings Commentary, TEACHING
When we looked at Daniel 2 for these commentary posts I did not spend any time unpacking the content of the vision and its interpretation because I wanted to save that discussion for our exploration of the similar vision of Daniel 7. You can find here a pdf of some...
by Justin Marple | Nov 17, 2014 | Daniel Commentary, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles, OT Writings Commentary, TEACHING
Continuing in the book of Daniel we come next to Daniel 5 and then Daniel 6. Daniel 5 is the judgment of Belshazzar and Daniel 6 is the lions’ den story. Both of these are wisdom stories and even court narratives. Both of these have had parallel chapters that...
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