Five Women and a Man-Exodus 1-2
Who were the 5 heroic women and the 1 violent man in Exodus 1 and 2 (Exo 1:15; 2:1, 4, 9-10, 12; 15:20)? Why were the midwives named but not […]
Category: Old Testament
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Followed by Goodness All Your Life-Psalm 23:6
Theme: “Who’s following you?” With a good shepherd, there’s nothing I lack (Ps 23:1). He brings me back to himself (Ps 23:3) when I’m lost and when I’m in the valley of deepest darkness (Ps 23:4). He […]
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Blessed in the Presence of My Enemies-Psalm 23:5
There’s nothing I lack when “the Lord is my shepherd” (Ps 23:1). Unless my shepherd brings me back to him (Ps 23:3), I’m lost. He’s with me when I’m in the valley of deepest darkness (Ps 23:4). […]
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The Valley of Darkness-Psalm 23:4
Sermons on Psalm 23: Nothing I Lack (Ps 23:1-2) and Only God Can Bring Me Back to Himself (Ps 23:3). Next, is the valley of darkness and death that everyone has to pass through […]
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God Has To Bring Me Back-Psalm 23:3
Theme: Only God can Bring Me Back from Being Lost (Ps 23:3). The Need to be Brought Back. [Isaiah, Peter, Augustine, Wesley, John Newton, Ben Toh needed God to bring them back to God Himself.] David’s classic […]
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Nothing I Lack Beside Quiet Waters-Psalm 23:1-2
In 2019 we prayed to see Jesus more clearly (Mk 8:25); in 2020 we pray to hear the voice of our good shepherd (Jn 10:3). The shepherd imagery is found throughout the Bible. Jacob before […]
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Calling and Eating-Ezekiel 1-3
“…eat this scroll…” (Ezekiel 3:1, 3). God’s calling is foundational to our lives as God’s children. It determines the trajectory, direction and inner motivation of our lives. Isaiah’s calling (Conversion […]
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Called Before Conception-Jeremiah 1
“The word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew (chose) you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed […]
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Confrontation, Conversion and Calling-Isaiah 6
“My eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty (the Lord of Heaven’s Armies” (Isa 6:5). How do you know you are a Christian? What does it mean to you–personally and […]
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Pain Makes You a Philosopher-Psalm 23:1
“When pain and suffering come upon us, we finally see not only that we are not in control of our lives but that we never were.” Tim Keller, Walking with […]