by Justin Marple | Sep 25, 2014 | COMMUNITY, Elements of Worship, Monthly Newsletters
Grace and Peace from Our Lord Jesus Christ! Last month I wrote to you about the first way we respond to the word in the service of worship. The very first thing that we normally do after hearing God’s word proclaimed is to sing a prayer of thanksgiving. I said...
by Justin Marple | Sep 21, 2014 | 2014 Sermons, Exodus, SERMONS
Moses and Aaron must have been pretty confident when they first went in to confront Pharaoh. Moses had been afraid that the people would not believe him, but the Bible tells us that the people believed and that they had bowed their heads and worshiped YHWH upon...
by Justin Marple | Sep 17, 2014 | Esther Commentary, OT Writings Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
Remember the Dillard-Longman Outline: I. The Feasts of Xerxes (1:1-2:18) II. The Feasts of Esther (2:19-7:10) III. The Feasts of Purim (chapters 8-10). This post looks at the first set of feasts: The feasts of King Ahasuerus, aka Xerxes I. The book begins,...
by Justin Marple | Sep 14, 2014 | 2014 Sermons, Exodus, SERMONS
Exodus 4:18-31 is easily the most challenging passage of the entire book. It makes an awful movie script because it does not tell us everything we might want to know. Thus it raises lots of questions that we will only find out answers when we go to be with Jesus....
by Justin Marple | Sep 10, 2014 | Esther Commentary, OT Writings Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
The book of Esther is one that some have loved and others have hated, but also is one that is largely neglected by the church today. It stands apart from the rest of Scripture in many ways, although it also has its place among the Writings. The book does not answer...
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