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Reflections on Reading: The Book of Obadiah
While God is normally concerned with Israel, He is also concerned about the nations. Often during the prophecy to Israel or Judah, the prophets also speak to the nations. Obadiah is a little different. In the shortest book of the Old Testament, Obadiah does not prophesy to the nations as a whole, but rather to…
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Sermon: The Message of the Magnificent Jesus
This is the 2nd sermon in the Seven Golden Lampstands Series. It covers Revelation 2:9-20.
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Sermon: Seeing the True Jesus
This is the first of the Seven Golden Lampstands Series. Revelation 1:1-8 provides the introduction to the book of Revelation and to this study.
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Reflections of Reading: The Book of Hosea
The prophet Hosea is most commonly known as the prophet God commanded to marry an unfaithful woman and remain faithful to her. When her adultery led to her enslavement, Hosea was to redeem her from her slavery. Hosea’s marriage and family life was an illustration of God’s relationship with Israel. It was the foundation of…
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Reflections on Reading: The Book of Daniel
The book of Daniel is a book of hope. It contains stories of Daniel and his friends who remained faithful to God during the exile. Yahweh is not restrained to a physical place. He did not remain in Jerusalem while the people of Israel were taken into this foreign land under foreign rulers. Rather, God…
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Reflections on Reading: The Book of Ezekiel
For this semester, my professor had requested that we hand-write our reflection papers, so I have not been keeping up with this blog post. However, since the COVID-19 outbreak has forced us to online education, I am once again typing my papers and will therefore try to keep up with posting them to this blog.…
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Sermon: The Remedy for Rebellion: Isaiah 1:1-20
The book of Isaiah is one of the most referenced Old Testament books in the New Testament. It was written by the prophet Isaiah in the 8th century BC. Yet, we find that there are principles that are applicable to the church and people of today. The recording of this video started a little late,…
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Sermon: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: Song of Songs 2:8-13
This sermon was preached the Sunday following Valentine’s Day 2020. We were having a children’s event following the service, so we have several children in attendance that morning. Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love. It usually refers to romantic love, but there is a greater love and a greater love story of which all…
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Sermon: Transform: Acts 9:1-22
The apostle Paul wrote in Romans 12:1-2, “Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship. Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,…
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Sermon: Who Is My Neighbor? Luke 10:25-37
This sermon from January 19th is in the context of Sanctity of Human Life Day. I examine the parable of the Good Samaritan from this perspective. We must love God . We must love God with our whole being We fail to love God with our mind We can only love God through Jesus If…
Joel McReynolds 