And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night.”-Exodus 13:21 From the dividing of the Red Sea to the time the Babylonian captivity, God… Read More »
The Temple Of God: Part One (1/2)
How important was the temple of God to the people of the Old Testament? They did not leave Mount Sinai to go to the promised land until they had built and set up the Tabernacle of the Wilderness (also called the Tent of Meeting). The tabernacle was the place where the presence of the Lord… Read More »
For Building Up The Body
“to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,”-Ephesians 4:12-13 Anytime I read a Scripture,… Read More »
Jesus Is The Good Teacher
The word of God is plain in its meaning. The Holy Spirit inspired the authors of the New Testament (the Old Testament as well BTW), to write down the teaching of Christ, the will of the Father, and the work of the Spirit. So when we run across a potential mistake in the text, it… Read More »
God’s Judgement On Jerusalem
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!”-Matthew 23:37 This Wednesday, we are scheduled to study Mark chapter 13. These passages are some… Read More »
War! (Out of Sight; Out of Mind)
Outside of military towns like Clarksville, I wonder how many Americans know a soldier or family of a soldier well enough to think of them when they woke up to the United States declaring war on Iran. If you have lived here very long, you remember a time when a military action might mean the… Read More »
Why Is Sin Such A Problem?
As a society, the United States is in uncharted territory. The rational thought of the English Enlightenment brought about some of the loftiest moral rhetoric we have seen since before the Dark Ages. Men named Madison, Franklin, Jefferson, and Washington, gave us ideals that still guide our country today. Phrases like: “We the people of… Read More »
God’s Glory Leaves The Temple
There is so much we can learn from the Old Testament (Romans 15:4). The prophet Ezekiel lived and wrote the book that bears his name while in Babylonian captivity. But he was allowed to travel in a vision to Jerusalem and witness the Spirit of God leaving the temple. The physical tabernacle (tent of meeting)… Read More »
The Good Confession
Many a frontier preacher has shaken the pines with the resounding question, “Have you made the good confession?” It was a sermon I heard many times as a child and it remains a great question. Most of those sermons ended with an examination of Acts 8:37 from the King James Version of the Bible. It… Read More »
What New (All!) Christians Need To Know
This article is a follow-up from last Sunday night’s lesson. I was conscious of how quickly I was working through the material and wanted to slow things down and print out the verses for further personal study. May God bless our efforts. There is a shift between the process of becoming a Christian and what… Read More »
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