The following is an excerpt from a sermon last Sunday at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The text is Romans 16:25-27. You can read the whole manuscript here. I found the message to be encouraging and hope you will also! Today, I mainly want to focus on the statement that God strengthens his people according [...]
Archive for November, 2006
23 Nov
SharperIron Posting
“Now Thank We All Our God” was posted this morning over at SharperIron. It was written as part of a personal study on thanksgiving in the Scripture. I hope you get a chance to read it and give me your feedback. The article can be found here: http://www.sharperiron.org/2006/11/23/now-thank-we-all-our-god/ The discussion thread can be found here: [...]
21 Nov
God’s Gracious Giving
God is a giving God. His giving is beyond our full comprehension. His giving is not an occasional decision on His part; it is characteristic of His very nature. He gives because of who and what He is, not because of who or what we are. God’s giving is of grace. None of His abounding [...]
13 Nov
Worship in Black & White, Pt. 3
(To download biblical language fonts for this paper, click here.) Worship and Music The next thesis requires a brief diversion from our chronological sweep of the book. The term adw, “to sing” occurs in three places in Revelation. In each of the three passages (5:9; 14:3; 15:3), this word occurs in close proximity of an [...]
9 Nov
Worship in Black & White, Pt. 2
(To download biblical language fonts for this paper, click here.) Worship and God With letters to the churches complete, in chapter 4 John ushers us into the very throne room of God. The description is breathtaking. John describes the one on the throne as looking like “jaspar stone and sardius.” An emerald rainbow encircling [...]
8 Nov
THE END…ALMOST
Nearly a year ago, a dear family very close to me was accused of criminal acts that have been to this point unsubstantiated. The family is involved in Christian ministry outside the United States. TODAY is the scheduled date for the judge to render his verdict. I would greatly appreciate the prayer and fasting of [...]
8 Nov
The Powers That Be
As many of my readers know, I am an active participant in the political process. I do spend a great deal of time during election seasons campaigning for the candidates I support. This season was no different. In fact, for the first time in my life, as I looked at the touchscreen in front of [...]
6 Nov
Worship in Black & White, Pt. 1
(To download biblical language fonts for this paper, click here.) Worship is a prominent theme in the Scriptures. From Abraham on Mt. Moriah to the Jewish ceremonial law to the building and rebuilding of the temple; from the teachings of Jesus to the instruction of the epistles—the thread of worship is woven deep into the [...]
Recent Comments