Category: Bible study
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“My tongue is the pen of a rapid writer”: Psalm 45, a love song of Christ and His Church, part 6
This post continues a series of devotional meditations on Psalm 45, a love song between Christ and His Bride, the Church. In vv12-15, Christ sings to His Church of present blessings, and future glories.
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“My tongue is the pen of a rapid writer”: Psalm 45, a love song of Christ and His Church , part 5
This post continues a series of devotional meditations on Psalm 45, a love song between Christ and His Bride, the Church. In vv10-11, Christ begins to sing to His Bride. He calls us to look upon Him, to listen to Him, to come to Him, and worship Him.
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Teach us to Number our Days: A Sermon on Psalm 90
It’s back-to-school time, and already our kids are counting down the days until summer vacation, or graduation. But Psalm 90 teaches us to number our days, not in view of summer vacation or graduation, but eternity.
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“I am my Beloved’s, and He is mine”: Christ and the Church in the Song of Solomon [sermon 6-18-23]
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In recent years there’s been a tendency to read Song of Solomon as erotic poetry for Christians. But for most of Christian history, it was read as an allegory of Christ’s love for His Bride, the Church. What do we gain when we return to the traditional way of reading the Song of Solomon? This…
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The Incarnation didn’t end at Christ’s Ascension
The one where I explain that Christ still has a body, and exegete the thorny passage 1 Corinthians 15:45.
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Christ, the Shepherd of our Souls (a sermon from Psalm 23)
Manuscript of my most recent sermon, a Christ-centered exposition of the Twenty-Third Psalm.
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Reading Scripture, the way the Good Lord intended: A sermon on 2 Timothy 3:15-17
How should we read Scripture? 2 Timothy 3:15-17 teaches us to look for Christ first; and then to learn doctrine and instruction in righteousness. The outcome will be men and women of God who are thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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Flesh & Bone & Broiled Fish: an Easter sermon (Luke 24:36-43)
Text of my sermon for April 9, 2023. What does it mean for our faith; for the Lord’s Supper; and for our future that Christ has been raised with a body? (There’s also an intense footnote at the end clearing up some confusion some seem to have about 1 Corinthians 15:45, 50 regarding the bodily…
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The Lord’s Supper, the way the good Lord intended (a sermon on Ecclesiastes 9:7-8)
The Lord’s Supper the way the Good Lord intended is much more than a memorial. It is a communion with the living Christ. By His grace, we are able to eat the bread with gladness and drink the cup with cheerful hearts, because God accepts our works, and the blood of Christ keeps our garments…
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“My tongue is the pen of a rapid writer”: Psalm 45, the Church’s love song to Christ, part 4
This post continues a series of devotional meditations on Psalm 45, as the Church’s love song to Christ. In vv8-9, Christ has come for His Bride. The perfume of His garments and the music of heaven fill the air, as the Bride stands at His right hand, adorned in the finest gold.
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