by Justin Marple | Apr 24, 2014 | COMMUNITY, Elements of Worship, Monthly Newsletters
Grace and Peace from Our Lord Jesus Christ! At a time when many on the rolls of American churches have come to believe that attending church is a good thing, like taking your vitamins, but that it is just one option among many for good health, it is all the more...
by Justin Marple | Apr 17, 2014 | 2014 Sermons, John for Easter, SERMONS
John 20:1-10 tells us that the tomb was almost empty, which we will discover is even more exciting than saying that the tomb was “empty.” Yet the passage ends a bit disappointing — telling us that John and Peter did not yet understand the Scripture...
by Justin Marple | Apr 17, 2014 | 2014 Sermons, John for Lent, SERMONS
John 13:21-38 includes three major themes of Maundy Thursday: betrayal, denial, and love. After explaining the origin of the word “Maundy” and reading the passage this message unpacks those three themes and, therefore, what they mean for us as Christians...
by Justin Marple | Apr 13, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Song of Songs Commentary, TEACHING, The Five Scrolls
As we will discover in looking at the structure of Song of Songs 5:2-6:3, Song of Songs 4:1-5:1 is likely a single unit. We examined Song of Songs 4:1-7 in the previous post, noting that it has close ties with what follows. The analysis below supports that...
by Justin Marple | Apr 13, 2014 | 2014 Sermons, John for Lent, SERMONS
John 19:16b-42 tells us about the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ. The Gospel of John has a different purpose in telling this story than you will find in Matthew, Mark, or Luke. Very important to John is that Jesus was crucified and buried as the King of the...
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