Tag: Worship
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12/31/24 Bible Thought: The True King (Matt. 2)
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom the beginning of our introduction to Jesus Christ we know He was unlike any other, being the literal embodiment of the phrase, “God with us” (Matt. 1:23). In the second chapter, Matthew goes to show us in great lengths how climactic the coming of Christ is. In the perfect plan and…
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12/28/24 “Leftovers for God” (Mal. 1-4)
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe prophet Malachi’s writing lacks clear signs as to when his ministry occurred, but many believe based on some contextual evidence that he served approximately 80 years after Haggai and Zechariah. Malachi addresses a group of Israelites whose worship, although present, was lacking in many ways. I want to focus on the…
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11/14/24 “Departure of Glory” (Ez. 10-12)
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs Ezekiel continues to lay out the consequences of Judah’s sin, we see a sobering picture of the departure of the glory of God from the temple in Jerusalem. Ezekiel again has a vision with the living creatures, here explicitly referred to as the cherubim (10:15) and the glory of the Lord…
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11/12/24 “No Other gods Before Me” (Ez. 4-6)
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs we saw yesterday, Ezekiel was amongst the first wave of captives taken from Jerusalem before the great destruction by Nebuchadnezzar and the second wave of captives. As such, when Ezekiel prophesies coming destruction in this text (the same destruction we saw recounted in Jeremiah and Lamentations) it’s still chronologically a future…
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11/11/24 “A Preview of Heaven” (Ez. 1-3)
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn Ezekiel 1-3 we see the prophet’s commissioning and his visionary encounter with heaven. Ezekiel was a prophet sent by God to the people of Judah during the captivity in Babylon. If you remember, Jeremiah the prophet was sent by God to plead with the people of Judah before the captivity. Then,…
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11/7/24 “A Reminder of Who God Is” (Jer. 51)
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday’s passage continues the pronouncement of judgment that began yesterday in chapter 50. Babylon is going to be history. After God is finished with using them, they will be utterly destroyed without any remnant. Again, we know from history that this came to be because Babylon is no longer around despite being…