Best Crosslake Podcasts (2024)

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EXISTENTIAL HOPE – Psalm 130 – 7-14-24 55:29

6h ago55:29

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We are quite familiar with the term 'existential threat' these days. This term is appropriate with respect to our guilt before a holy God. The existential hope published & heralded in Ps 130 is indeed our only prayer and this hope is unto eternity. In terms of this song, ‘forever’ is not hyperbole. The weight of anguish the author associates with h…

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HOW TO JUDGE – 7-7-2024 – I Corinthians 4:1-13 59:27

6d ago59:27

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The "temple vantage point" of Paul's instruction to the church in Corinth in chapter 3extends to his applications in chapter four. In our text today, Paul writes to correct the view of the Corinthianstoward apostolic ministry and authority. Once again, he addresses a primary theme and purpose in writingthat has surfaced several times early in his l…

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Critical Paths – Proverbs 2:12-22 – 6-30-2024 1:02:35

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In our passage today, 11 mentions of path, way, or walk, highlight the through linemetaphor of Solomon's 2nd "my son" oracle. The concern of wisdom applied has much to do with our way oflife. The scriptures and wisdom demand an entirely new direction for the godly son. The pathway of ourhopes, ambitions, decisions, destinations, covenants, vocation…

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WORD TO THE WISE – Proverbs 2-1-11 – 6-23-24 53:17

20d ago53:17

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Our working definition for Biblical Wisdom is: "The communicable attribute of God equipping His people with skills for the art of Godly living". Proverbs Chapter 2 contains the second “My Son” oracle in the book of wisdom literature. Here Solomon makes great use of the 'father to son' literary device in disclosing the virtues of legitimate wisdom. …

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INTRODUCING LADY WISDOM – Proverbs 1:20-33 – 6-16-24 59:55

1M ago59:55

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Proverbs 1:20 introduces wisdom as a woman whose voice offers an appeal & invitation to live according to the ways of God. This passage is the first of four ‘Lady Wisdom’ oracles in Proverbs. In the first oracle (our text today) we are issued a warning given the high stakes she commands. Oracle two (3:14-18) expounds the great wealth of blessing fo…

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SONG FOR THE AFFLICTED – Psalm 129 – 6-9-24 58:26

1M ago58:26

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Psalm 129 addresses 2 groups of people: Israel and those who hate Zion. What ofthose who stand in the way of ascent? What should the nation do If Israel's enemies assail the peace andlivelihood of the land thereby disrupting temple worship? Ps 129 acknowledges the weakness and hardshipthe nation has endured and lifts a rallying cry of worship inspi…

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TEMPLE VANTAGE POINT – I Corinthians 3:16-23 – 6-2-24 57:23

2M ago57:23

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Writing to a church in peril, Paul expounds the implications of the indwelling Spirit for believers. If you are God's temple, what does that mean with reference to your relationship with the Lord? Furthermore, as the temple of God, how is your relationship to the fellowship and forces of this world affected? The tangled web of sinful motivations th…

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Faith, Peace, and Hope – Romans 5:1-5 – 5-26-24 34:24

2M ago34:24

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In chapter 5, Paul transitions in the book of Romans from a calling of repentance and delivering the Gospel, to encouragements, and a deeper understanding of justification. We see the fruits of justification, and the blessings we can expect if indeed we have been born again.By Gene Engisch

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MORAL SELF DEFENSE – Proverbs 1:8-19 – 5-19-24 56:13

2M ago56:13

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The first “my son” oracle in Proverbs serves as a warning against the self destructive and deceptive nature of sin. Solomon takes as his example of wickedness, the plundering of innocent people. This scenario serves additionally to illustrate the anti-virtue character at the root of all transgression. Protection & care for the vulnerable innocent i…

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THE BLESSING OF FEAR – Psalm 128 – 5-12-2024 54:28

2M ago54:28

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The poetic context of Psalm 128 parallels passages from the prophets. Two examplesmight be Micah 4 and Zechariah 8. Our song today is a personalized confession and invocation of theredemption and hope found in Old Testament prophecies. Shining forth in the midst of judgment oracles andwarnings in prophetic literature, is the language of restoration…

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CHURCH DIAGNOSIS – I Corinthians 3:1-15 – 5-5-24 1:03:57

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Similar to a medical diagnosis of a hospitalized patient, Paul's synopsis of the church at Corinth includes a description of their condition as well as an explanation of how a healthy body is designed to operate. He uses three analogies in our text today to illustrate his point. First he describes the members of the church at Corinth in general ter…

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A KING’S MANIFESTO – Proverbs 1:1-7 – 4-28-24 59:34

3M ago59:34

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If Biblical wisdom can be defined as the communicable attribute of God equipping his people with skills for the art of godly living, then the book of Proverbs reveals this aspect of God’s nature according to a 4-part structure. Chapters 1-7 open the book with extended admonitions and teachings to the classic student of wisdom. These addresses often…

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HOW TO READ PROVERBS – Proverbs 30 – 4-21-24 55:44

3M ago55:44

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I Kings 3:9-12 documents Solomon’s famous request from God for wisdom to rule the kingdom of Israel after the death of his father David. Recognizing the weight of his calling: “your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or accounted for multitude.” ...and recognizing his own inadequacy:…

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ASCENT APPLIED – Psalm 127 – 4-14-24 1:01:18

3M ago1:01:18

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Solomon proclaims in Psalm 127 that ascending in any area of life is conditional upon “vigilant providence” (Elicotts commentary). That is the providence of God, not as a set of impersonal systems, but the proactive favor of the Lord. Consider this song in light of the calling of its author, Solomon, a man appointed to build the house of the Lord a…

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THE HOLY SPIRIT DIFFERENCE – I Corinthians 2:10-16 – 4-7-24 1:00:02

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Our recent resurrection themed sermon began with Ezekiel's vision of dry bones. Here in chapter 37:9-10, it was the breath of God picturing the power and means of His Holy Spirit that infused life into the human remains. The prophecy provides a fitting image to illustrate the difference the Spirit makes in every aspect of the believer's life. In II…

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RESURRECTION HISTORY – Ezekiel 37:1-14 – 3-31-24 51:21

4M ago51:21

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Building on our theme from “Palm Sunday”, today we consider milestones marking the covenant history of the hope of life after death. Just as the message of Jesus' triumphal entry is magnified upon the realization of a prophetic pattern in scripture, so too is the message of resurrection. Since the advent of the curse there can be no gospel (good ne…

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TRIUMPHAL HISTORY – Matthew 21:1-14 – 3-24-24 54:29

4M ago54:29

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My thesis today is 2-fold: FIRST: the message of Palm Sunday is magnified upon the realization of a prophetic pattern in scripture & SECOND: Palm Sunday signals the great hero archetype of history. In support of proposition one: There is a prophetic symmetry enhancing the glories of Palm Sunday in covenant history. 1. Joseph’s coronation (Gen 41:38…

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GOD’S WORLD (A Genesis Overview) – Genesis 2:1-17 – 3-17-24 1:01:15

4M ago1:01:15

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The book of Genesis is separated by two major historical context divisions. The 1st includes chapters 1-11 involving the state of all the world before and after both the fall of man and the great flood. The 2nd includes chapters 12-50 which follow the family line and promises of Abraham in the interest of a saving hope for humanity. The book of Gen…

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FORTUNES RESTORED – Psalm 126 – 3-10-24 1:00:28

4M ago1:00:28

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Psalm 126 features a hope of ascent sufficient to endure trials of destitution and exile. This is a song fitting for the covenantal terms prophetically revealed by Moses in Dt 4: 25-31. Here the prophet, declares before witnesses that the consequences of apostasy for Israel would include defeat, exile, & persecution…yet God would not utterly banish…

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TESTIFYING TO GOD – I Corinthians 2:1-9 – 3-3-24 56:09

5M ago56:09

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As Paul prepares to address more issues at the church in Corinth, he testifies to Jesus Christ as the wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption of the universal church (1:30). Paul will go on to expand upon these themes in the context of present trials facing the church as the letter progresses. Beginning with the concept of wisdom in o…

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GOD WILL VISIT 51:12

5M ago51:12

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An overview of Joseph’s life reveals striking parallels in his calling & ministry to the person and work of Jesus. Jesus was the ultimate Messiah stooping low to save His people. Joseph is an early messianic prototype joining the testimony of Melchizedek as an early king, so to speak, prefiguring the King of Kings Jesus Christ. A unique aspect of t…

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GRACE: THE LAST WORD – 2-18-2024 – Genesis 50:15-21 55:56

5M ago55:56

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Now that Jacob has finally died, nothing stands between Joseph and his revenge, or sohis brother feared. Of all the riveting events In the life of Joseph, from his sensational prophetic dreams, tothe betrayal of his brother, to his rise to international prominence from the unjust confines of an Egyptianprison, to his world-rescuing famine pollcies …

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MOUNTAINS OF ZION – Psalm 125 – 2-11-24 53:55

5M ago53:55

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The vantage point of the mountains in proximity to Jerusalem serve as a stage for the proclamations (Mt. Sinai, Mt. Carmel) and purposes of God (Mt. Moriah, Calvary) throughout covenant history. We can easily imagine our author inspired to write this song on his way to worship in Jerusalem. Perhaps traveling there at great cost. He traverses hill a…

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CHRIST CRUCIFIED – I Corinthians 1:11-31 – 2-4-24 58:14

6M ago58:14

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What was to be the basis for the same mind and judgment that would establish the unifying principle among believers in Corinth? Paul had received reports of schism within the church. Factions were developing around various burgeoning ministries in the early days of Christianity. This tendency likely mirrored worldly trends at the time. Greco/Roman …

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JACOB’S FAITHFUL DEATH – Genesis 49:28-50:14 – 1-28-24 54:41

6M ago54:41

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Much of Jacob’s life bore testimony to the grace of God in spite of his own frailties and failures. By his own accounting before Pharaoh he declared (47:9) “…Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their sojourning.” Jacob was greatly overs…

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RACHEL’S SONS – Genesis 49:22-27 – 1-21-24 51:55

6M ago51:55

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Jacob's dying song prophesies that the sons of Rachel will be incorporated in the legacy and blessings of all future national Israel. Ephraim's name, as the prominent son of Joseph, will become synonymous with the ten northern tribes, and Benjamin will join Judah as a southern tribe as covenant history unfolds. Given this context, the blessings pro…

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PUBLIC SQUARE WORSHIP – Psalm 124 – 1-14-2024 58:05

6M ago58:05

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A song of ascent written by King David. Ps 124 is a worship song and anational anthem. It was written by Israel's godly king and it stands as a universal call to worship. Inthis installment, the songs of ascent shift to the 2nd person perspective directing the attention andcommanding the confession of all the people to affirm their source of help a…

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IDENTITY & LIVELIHOOD – I CORINTHIANS 1:3-10 – 1-7-24 50:12

7M ago50:12

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Anticipating much of what he will expand later by way of correction and instruction, Paul introduces church essentials here in the spirit of affirmation. A quote from one commentary (JFB) notes: “Chrysostom remarks that the name of Christ is oftener mentioned in this than in any other epistle, the apostle designing thereby to draw them away from th…

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HOPE GROWS BRIGHTER – Genesis 49:13-21 – 12-31-23 56:57

7M ago56:57

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Our sermon title proclaims the message of history. With each year that passes, the consummation of the kingdom of God looms ever closer. In accordance with the reality of God’s sovereign plan unfolding in time according to His eternal decree, so the light of revelational clarity intensifies for those with eyes of faith trained to behold its shinnin…

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Jacob’s Lament – Genesis 49:18, 22-26 – 12-24-23 45:51

7M ago45:51

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Following the theme from last week's sermon: “Shepherd’s Lament” from Ps 123 and returning to our text in Genesis 49, we trace the yearning for salvation language back further still to the patriarchal era of covenant history. (Review) Lament: “When the longing of our souls joins the groaning of all creation in anguish and faith that upon the coming…

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SHEPHERD’S LAMENT – 12-17-23 – Psalm 123 54:13

7M ago54:13

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There are advent connections to Psalm 123 to bracket our message today. Throughout the prophets and in particular Jeremiah's “Lamentations”, the reader encounters a striking tone of sadness coloring so much of this Old Testament literature. While hopeful, our song today is another example of sorrow expressed in the Biblical record. Why are sad song…

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A Holy Priesthood – Providence Community Church – 12-10-23 – 1 Peter 2:1-5 38:25

8M ago38:25

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Peter describes the believer as a Holy Priesthood. If we are born again, wewill be transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit to be a Holy Priesthood. Butwhat does that look like? How are we to conduct ourselves, and how are we towalk in the Spirit? In this morning's text, we will see learn what we are called todo, to not do, and what our role is …

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DEAR CORINTH – I Corinthians 1:1-9 – 12-3-23 41:43

8M ago41:43

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Paul introduces his letter to the Corinthian church by setting forth the ideal. Hisaffirmation and description of the church is inspiring and fundamental, drawing the attention of hisreaders to the glory of God revealed through the body He establishes and upholds. Everything thatfollows in the letter by way of exhortation, rebuke, and encouragement…

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JUDAH’S KING – Genesis 49:8-12 – 11-26-23 47:51

8M ago47:51

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In Jacob's dying song we revisit a great theme of the book of Genesis: 'The Significant Son'. Remember the hope of Genesis 3:15? The woman's son would crush the serpents head. Perhaps Adam and Eve where hopeful that their first born Cain would be their savior. As the narrative continues, the birth of Seth following the murder of Able and the banish…

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JACOB’S DYING SONG – Genesis 49:1-12 – 11-19-23= 50:23

8M ago50:23

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A subtitle for today's message could be: “Patriarchal Prophecy”. Consider the significant context of these events recorded in Genesis chapters 48 & 49. Jacob has called a family reunion for the purpose of prophetic declaration. Assembling his sons, he takes the occasion of his looming death to communicate to the next generation their covenantal ide…

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MIGRANT WORSHIPPERS – Psalm 122 – 11-12-23 56:58

8M ago56:58

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What event might have marked the singing of the very first song of ascent in its historical context? Who might be its author and singer? I submit a compelling case can be made for King David and the events of II Sam 6. Here, upon the king's direction, the ark of the covenant makes its own ascent up the hill of the Lord to be placed in the city of J…

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JUDE OVERVIEW – Jude 1-25 – 11-5-23 46:53

9M ago46:53

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This message is our 13th sermon from the short, yet powerful epistle of Jude. Once a month, for more than a year, we have considered in detail the implications an applications of Jude's instructions to the church. Today we will seek to place these themes in context considering the book as a whole. I have taken as my outline for Jude's letter, the f…

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Obedience Through Faith – Acts 9:1-20 – 10-29-23 45:54

9M ago45:54

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In the flesh, we are utterly hopeless in our sin. It is not until God intervenes and sets us free from that sin, that we can truly live. But following Christ has a cost. Through obedience in faith we are truly blessed and can live according to theSpirit.

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GODLY HERITAGE – Genesis 48:15-49:2 – 10-22-23 59:34

9M ago59:34

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Genesis 33:19-20 records a modest land purchase secured by Jacob no doubt representing a down payment or planted flag heralding a return to the land in future generations. This is just one example of an easily forgotten detail in the text that finds its significance in light of passages like ours today. In this message we consider a patriarchal ble…

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TESTIMONY IN DEATH – Genesis 48:1-16 – 10-15-23 52:47

9M ago52:47

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Jacob's eyes are dim with age as he approaches death's door at 147 years. However, the eyes of his faith clearly see far beyond the grave, growing sharper with age. Jacob leaves his family and the reader with this noble testimony in these latter chapters of Genesis. However sad the patriarch's death may seem, he has learned that it will certainly n…

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SURPASSING PEACE – Psalm 121 – 10-8-23 1:03:42

10M ago1:03:42

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Paul speaks of a peace that passes understanding in our worship text today (Phil 4:7). This promise of superior peace via the Gospel which inspired and encouraged the early church was not a concept novel to the New Testament however. Rest of soul secured in the covenant blessings of God is a theme explored long before in the Psalms, particularly ou…

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THE NATURE OF GOD – Jude 24-25 – 10-1-23 54:53

10M ago54:53

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Jude's letter provides a model for Godly worship in the form of confession, song, prayer, and proclamation in his final words. Verse 24-25 of his epistle contain one of the most beloved doxologies of the church. Though brief in its expression, this salutation of praise draws deeply from the wells of scriptural revelation for its inspiration. Jude i…

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A PEOPLES CONTRAST – Genesis 47:27-31 56:30

10M ago56:30

56:30

We've considered the 2nd half of Gen 47 in light of the contrasts of 2 nations: Egyptat the time of this exile through the period of Exodus Vs. Israel as established under Moses and evidentin Jacob's family at this time. We have noted thus far a contrast of provision, a contrast of priesthood, acontrast in politics, and today we note finally, a con…

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EGYPT vs. ISRAEL II 53:02

10M ago53:02

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Central to my thesis on this text is the difference in fortunes between the citizens of Egypt and the covenant family under the administration of Joseph (v:20-21 & 27). The taxation policies and the slavery of the people under famine conditions is the experience of the native citizens, while the Hebrews enjoy liberty and favor at this time. The acc…

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CRY OF ASCENT 58:05

11M ago58:05

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Psalm 120 introduces the 'Psalms of Ascent' section of the Psalter. Chapters 120-134 share this title which can be translated 'degrees', 'steps', or an upward direction or trajectory. Many have taken this collection as a hymnal to accompany the pilgrimage of the faithful unto temple worship in Jerusalem. The structural layout of this set of songs a…

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LAST WORDS 53:14

11M ago53:14

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There was a piece of paper clasped in the hands of Stanley Clark when he was buried several years ago. The piece of paper reads: “Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of His glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and…

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Early Church Emulation 44:12

11M ago44:12

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By Gene Engisch

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EGYPT vs. ISRAEL (part 1) 47:10

11M ago47:10

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An explicit contrast is drawn in Genesis 47 between the inhabitants of Egypt and the sojourning Hebrews in verse 27. This is a surprising detail given the context and draws attention to the distinctions that God will sovereignly maintain and establish between His covenant people and their international counterparts. I submit that this verse provide…

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TAW – THE TRIAL OF WANDERING 55:30

12M ago55:30

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Today concludes 22 months of preaching once a month through Ps 119. Each stanza of 8 verses corresponding to the Hebrew alphabet comprises the greatest of all acrostic psalms and perhaps the most extraordinary hymn in all of history. Even the most gifted of church fathers have found its scope and depth intimidating. Augustine said of this song: “As…

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