Psalm 5: Lead Me, O Lord – Part 2 This is Part 2 of a 4-part series on Psalm 5. Psalm 5 is a prayer, which alternates between complaint and supplication. It is a complaint against the ungodly (i.e., unbelievers),...
Psalm 5: Lead Me, O Lord – Part 1 Psalm 5 is a two-part prayer, alternating between complaint and supplication. It is a complaint against the ungodly, who under the name of God afflict the saints through lies,...
Psalm 4 is a psalm of prayer, comfort and instruction. It teaches us to trust in God when things go wrong. This is Part 2 of a three-part series on Psalm 4 Psalm 4 “To the choirmaster:...
Psalm 4: Give Us Hope – Part 1 In times of distress (i.e., trouble, affliction, adversity) of any kind, in whom do we trust? Psalm 4 teaches us to trust in God when things go wrong.1 Psalms...
Revelation 14:1-3 An Introduction to Chapter 14 What is to come follows on the heels of everything that looks like defeat for the church (end of ch 13) – the dragon, the 2 beasts,...
Temptation “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.” (Matt 4:1-2) The temptation of Jesus...
A Higher Righteousness “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” (Matt 5:17) In the Sermon...
Blessed Are the Persecuted “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matt 5:10) By repeating the identical promise – “for theirs is the kingdom of...
Blessed Are the Pure in Heart “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matt 5:8) If the physical heart, the critical organ and the center of the circulation of the blood,...
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matt 5:3) As the first words of the Sermon on the Mount, resolving the meaning of...
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