by Justin Marple | Feb 10, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Proverbs Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
The fourth part of proverbs are further sayings of the wise. They are introduced by the heading: ”These also are sayings of the wise.” This part is very short – it consists of Proverbs 24:23-34. The heading suggests that like the third part of Proverbs...
by Justin Marple | Feb 2, 2014 | 2014 Sermons, More About the Life of Jesus, SERMONS
Mark 2:1-12 tells us about the healing of the paralytic who was lowered through the roof of the home where Jesus was living in Capernaum. The people who were there heard something they had never heard before and they saw something they had never seen before. What...
by Justin Marple | Jan 30, 2014 | COMMUNITY, Elements of Worship, Monthly Newsletters
Grace and Peace from Our Lord Jesus Christ! As the apostle Paul tells us, “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and...
by Justin Marple | Jan 27, 2014 | OT Writings Commentary, Proverbs Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
The third part of Proverbs is the Thirty Sayings of the Wise in Proverbs 22:17-24:22. One of the most striking things about these sayings is how similar they are to the Instruction of Amenemope – a piece of Egyptian wisdom literature. It too structurally was thirty...
by Justin Marple | Jan 26, 2014 | 2014 Sermons, More About the Life of Jesus, SERMONS
When Jesus turned somewhere around 120-180 gallons of water into wine as told to us in John 2:1-11, surely part of the purpose is to encourage a lot of people for a long time to have a good time — full of joy. He was the kind of person who was always welcome...
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