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Sermon: Patience Through Trials: James 1
I have recently begun preaching regularly at First Baptist Church. I will begin posting the sermon videos to this blog approximately once a week. Below is the first one. Patience Through Trials: James 1:1-12 Living with Trials Trials Will Come Trials Without Worry Trials Have Purpose Count on God Three Guarantees for Enduring Trials Patience…
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Reflections on Reading: The Book of Esther
My dear readers, This is the last class of this semester. I will likely not post anything on Thursday due to finals the end of this week and the beginning of next week. I will pick up on posting on this topic at the beginning of the next semester. In the meantime, I plan to post…
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Reflections on Reading: Ezra and Nehemiah
Israel had a sin problem. We have already seen how the people of Israel had been rescued from Egypt by God. They had seen God perform mighty acts on their behalf. Yet because of their sin condition, they continually rejected God and returned to doing whatever they wanted. Due to this sin, God gave them…
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Reflections on Reading: 1 & 2 Chronicles
The books of first and second Chronicles is truly one book. The first book of Chronicles covers the events in the life of David. It has an emphasis on the temple. David had a desire to build a house for God, but in a bit of wordplay God promised to build David’s “house,” or line,…
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Reflections on Reading: 2 Kings
2 Kings continues the story from 1 Kings. It is a story of the downward spiral of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel. In the northern kingdom of Israel, the kings obstinately lead the kingdom in idolatry, starting with “the sin of Jeroboam.” Even the good kings do not…
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Reflections on Reading: 1 Kings 12-22
Following the death of Solomon, his son Rehoboam became king. He tried to rule with an iron fist and the people rejected him. Only Judah stayed loyal to him; the rest of Israel made Solomon’s servant Jeroboam. Afraid that the people would return to Rehoboam if they went to Jerusalem to worship God, Jeroboam made…
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Reflections on Reading: 1 Kings 1-11
As King David was lying in his deathbed, his eldest surviving son began to celebrate his kingship. God had promised that Solomon would become king and had him anointed as such. After David died, Solomon went about completing David’s unfinished business: exiling Abiathar and Shimei and executing Joab for the wrong they had committed during…
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Reflections on Reading: The Book of 2 Samuel
The book of 2nd Samuel focuses on David as king. Following his battle with the Amalekites, David receives a message of the death of Saul. The messenger claims to have been the one to kill Saul, so David has him executed. After the people of Judah crowned him as king, he blessed the men of…
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Reflections on Reading: 1 Samuel 16-31
The second half of the book of 1 Samuel focuses on David and his tumultuous relationship with King Saul. After God left Saul, He chose David through the prophet Samuel to become king. This is unknown to Saul. Afflicted by an evil spirit, Saul invites David to play his lyre for him. Saul is impressed…
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Reflections on Reading: 1 Samuel 1-15
King Saul rips Samuel’s robe after Saul’s failure. The first half of the book of 1 Samuel focuses on the transition from the time of the judges to the first king of Israel. It begins with the story of a barren woman named Hannah who promises God that if He would give her a son,…
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