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March 11, 2025
Tag: Alexander MacLaren
Friday Feature Quote and Devotional – “Love One Another”- 02/20/2025
February 20, 2025
I lost my internet yesterday, so you get a twofer today. God loves the world. Go thou and do likewise. —Erwin Lutzer (born 1941), pastor, Moody Church, Chicago Bible Truth Behind the Quote: “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another” (1 John 4:11). Ron Rhodes, 1001 Unforgettable Quotes about … More Friday Feature Quote and Devotional – “Love One Another”- 02/20/2025
Sunday Sermon Series – “TRIUMPHANT LIFE” – 09/01/2024
September 1, 2024
2 CORINTHIANS 2:14-17 Yesterday’s devotional was titled “We Smell” referring to the last part of verse 14 which uses the words, aroma, fragrance, perfume, or savor depending on the English translation. Today’s sermon is a follow-up to yesterday’s post. I guess one could say we put the cart before the horse, as today we look … More Sunday Sermon Series – “TRIUMPHANT LIFE” – 09/01/2024
Devotional Thoughts – “Builders” – 08/08/2024
August 8, 2024
PSALM 127 PSALM 127:1 CONTEXT/STUDY OVERVIEW: This psalm emphasizes humanity’s dependence on God, and each of our Reformation-era exegetes develops this theme in their commentary. However, they emphasize various aspects and implications of this theme, including the vanity that comes when God’s blessing is not valued, God’s blessing of children, and the didactic function of … More Devotional Thoughts – “Builders” – 08/08/2024
Friday Feature Quote – “Life of Joy” – 06/13/2024
June 14, 2024
This is not my first time writing on this topic or a version thereof. In fact, my Master’s thesis was about ” Christian Joy.” Rarely however in scripture is one concept so clearly articulated as David did here in the climax of this psalm: Psalm 16 Psalm 16:11 CONTEXT THE progress of thought in this … More Friday Feature Quote – “Life of Joy” – 06/13/2024
Saturday’s Soldier Devotional – 05/27/2023
May 27, 2023
JOSHUA 1 Chapter CONTEXT from Gill’s Exposition of the Whole Bible: Moses being dead, the Lord directs and encourages Joshua to take the command of the children of Israel, and go over Jordan with them, and take possession of the land of Canaan, and divide it to them; giving him gracious promises and strong assurances … More Saturday’s Soldier Devotional – 05/27/2023
Devotional -Plus Interesting Reads – 04/10/2023
April 10, 2023
“Little did they dream, as they bound the fatal wood upon His shoulder, by whose power that tree was made to grow, and from whom the beings who bore Him to the death drew their existence. So completely was Jesus bent upon saving sinners by the sacrifice of Himself, He created the tree upon which … More Devotional -Plus Interesting Reads – 04/10/2023
Devotional Thought for Today – 09/10/2022
September 10, 2022
1 CORINTHIANS 12 For CONTEXT read Gill’s Exposition INTRODUCTION TO 1 Corinthians 12 In a world that clearly tells us to focus on ourselves and the rest of the world be damned; I really like the following quote: Spiritual gifts are not a limited and defined group of activities spelled out in the New Testament. Rather, … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/10/2022
Devotional Thought for Today -04/23/2022
April 23, 2022
1 Corinthians 1 CONTEXT: Matthew Henry comments as follows: In this chapter we have, I. The preface or introduction to the whole epistle, ver 1-9. II. One principal occasion of writing it hinted, namely, their divisions and the origin of them, ver 10-13. III. An account of Paul’s ministry among them, which was principally preaching the gospel, ver … More Devotional Thought for Today -04/23/2022
Sunday Sermon Series – 03/27/2022
March 27, 2022
Judges 5:1-31 CONTEXT: Known universally as the Song of Deborah (and printed as headers in many modern Bibles) Chapter 5 is for the most part (v.1-11) a victorious song of the forces of Israel over the Canaanite King Jabin. Starting in v.12 things get a little more complicated as some tribes are praised and some … More Sunday Sermon Series – 03/27/2022
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