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January 5, 2017: Spirit and Fire
Genesis 12-14, Psalm 5, Matthew 3:1-12, Acts 3 Matthew 3:1-12: “In those days John the Baptist”—so enters, in Matthew’s Gospel, this strange, extraordinary and great figure of biblical history: John the Baptist. He ...
Read More January 4, 2017: God's Plans Cannot Be Thwarted
Genesis 9-11, Psalm 4, Matthew 2:13-23, Acts 2:22-47 Matthew 2:13-23: Prophetic fulfillment and angelic intervention. It is clear, from Matthew’s account, that what is happening is of cosmic, supernatural, world-changing impact. Not all ...
Read More January 3, 2017: Exceeding Joy
Genesis 5-8; Psalm 3, Matthew 2:1-12, Acts 2:1-21 Matthew 2:1-12: The visit of the “wise men” is a famous story—but what exactly is it intended to teach us? To begin with, the focus ...
Read More A Look at Notable 2016 Publications
“There is no end to the making of many books,” says the author of Ecclesiastes. In the United States alone, there were close to one million titles published during the ...
Read More January 2, 2017: God and Savior
Genesis 3-4, Psalm 2, Matthew 1:18-25, Acts 2:12-26 Matthew 1:18-25: The birth of Jesus Christ, as we remember at Christmas, is the fulcrum of the world, the center point of history, and the ...
Read More January 1, 2017: God's Saving King
Genesis 1-2, Psalm 1, Matthew 1:1-17, Acts 1:1-11 Matthew 1:1-17: Genealogies are not normally thought to be best-selling literature. But in certain contexts, and when rightly understood, they are thrilling. Missionaries tell me ...
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