Matthew 26:6-16 – Mark 14:3-11 – Luke 22:3-6 Wednesday is a quiet day for Jesus, but God is still at work – A quiet strength. After all that had been said on Tuesday, Jesus gave the Pharisees a little break from Him. They had already …
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Holy Week – Tuesday – Confrontation and Determination
Matthew 21:23-26:5; Mark 11:27-14:2; Luke 20:1-22:2; John 12:37-50 The Tuesday of Holy Week is full of confrontation. Jesus is determined. After the events of Monday (running money changers out), the chief priests and scribes have seen enough and they are ready to kill Jesus. However, …
Read MoreHoly Week – Monday – Moneychangers and Soreq Wall
Matthew 21:12-22; Mark 11:12-19; Luke 19:45-48 Most scholars believe that Jesus threw the money changers out of the temple on the Monday of Holy week so I thought I’d post about it today. I have always wondered about the time Jesus got mad and threw …
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Loyalty, Treaties, Covenants, and Sinai
Ancient Treaties and 10 Commandments Before we launch right in, I’ve got to lay some groundwork. There are two types of treaties that are common in early Biblical times: 1) A parity treaty – an international agreement/covenant between two equals 2) A suzarain/vassel treaty – …
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Train Up a Child
Proverbs 22:6 – “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” I don’t know what you hear when you read this verse (or hear someone using it to tell you how to …
Read MoreBetter to Give?
“It is more blessed to give than receive.” These are words that we hear often during the Christmas season. However, whenever I hear it, I usually have this little “cringy” sort of thing in the back of my neck. (No. “Cringy” isn’t a word, but it’s …
Read MoreRuth Sermons
I had the opportunity to preach through the book of Ruth over the last few weeks @ Grace Bible Church. In my preparations I listened to sermons by Voddie Bachaum, David Platt, Alistair Begg, and Mark Driscoll. Much of what I shared comes form these …
Read MorerePost – Wise Men
Wise Men (Matthew 2:1-12) still seek Him. Here’s some interesting stuff I’ve learned about them: Three distinctive actions of the Wise Men: (From an old message by Greg Matte.) 1. They left home to worship Jesus. Willing to get out of their comfort zones and …
Read MoreShepherds Sermon Notes
Luke 2:8-20 says: 8 In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock. Most scholars agree that the time of Jesus’ birth was probably not Dec 25th. In his commentary, Adam Clarke suggests a fall time …
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