Morning Devotions

Disappointment and Failures in the Ministry

September 29, 2010

How to cope with the disappointments and failures in pastoral ministry in light of Acts 18.

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Isaiah 53:1-3

September 22, 2010

An Old Testament predictive poem about the future sufferings of Christ.

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Isaiah 50:4-9

September 17, 2010

The Old Testament prophetic office examined in light of teaching elders.

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Isaiah 53:4-6

September 8, 2010

An Old Testament prophecy about the suffering that Christ would undergo on behalf of his elect.

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Isaiah 52:13-53:12

September 7, 2010

Isaiah 53 is the hinge of the book of Isaiah and the most quoted section of scripture in the New Testament.

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2 Thessalonians 5:12-28

July 27, 2010

The Apostle Paul grounds his exhortation to the Thessalonian Christians for hard work in their union with Christ.

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2 Thessalonians 4:13-18

July 27, 2010

We must look beyond ourselves to Him who is faithful, knowing with confidence that his Word will spread in spite of us.

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Jesus Frees His People

July 27, 2010

The Kingdom of God arrived in the person of Jesus freeing his people from the bondage of the powers of darkness.

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2 Thessalonians 2:13-17

July 27, 2010

In the midst of difficult circumstances, remember who you are in Christ and remain steadfast in Him.

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Job 19:25-27

July 27, 2010

Job presents an anticipation of the New Heavens and New Earth contrary to many exegetical proposals.

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Psalm 119:73-80

July 27, 2010

A biblical confession of faith in the face of affliction.

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Psalm 95

May 13, 2010

Prominent themes of biblical revelation are joined to help us better understand our covenantal relationship with God.

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Psalm 8

May 6, 2010

God's name and character are written in creation while his essential being is ontologically transcendent.

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Acts 19:8-20

April 27, 2010

The Lord is sovereign and holy and cannot be manipulated, thereby extinguishing a syncretistic approach to worship.

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Psalm 121

April 22, 2010

The Lord is the source of salvation and the only one mighty and faithful enough to meet our needs.

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Psalm 67

April 15, 2010

The Old Covenant language of blessings for Israel points us forward to the greater eschatological benefits of the New Covenant.

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Matthew 16:13-18

March 16, 2010

Peter's confession of Jesus' identity has enormous implications for Christian faith and practice.

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Psalm 1

March 4, 2010

The “righteous man” is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who, by the Holy Spirit, empowers and transforms his followers into his likeness.

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Acts 20:17-38

March 1, 2010

For the Apostle Paul, what does it actually mean to preach the gospel?

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