The Psalm now is this: as Christ suffered and then was exalted, so we are also in him.
No matter how stringent one's "regulations" — "Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch" (Col. 2:21) — the sinful nature that resides in everyone's heart is untamable by self-effort alone.
Kleinig continually directs the reader's attention to Christ and his gifts.

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Love turns out to be not simply a thing or action, but a characteristic of God himself.
In preaching, auditors are informed and instructed on hearing the voice of the Other, not themselves or contemporary resonances.
What would the world be like without Christmas? That is, what would it be like without the declaration of Christmas: “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord”?
The Advents of Christ (past, present, and future) elicit faith in the word of Christ, confirmed by his presence.
There is no other transitionary event in human history that warrants three full months of focused attention and persistent acknowledgment than the incarnation of the Son of God.
Preaching is the first line of defense and catechetical offensive against these corrosive falsehoods.
Let us move beyond the milk and onto solid food — the meat of biblical, creedal, confessional theology in our preaching.
The new life Christ opened for us in His justifying resurrection, the new life into which we were baptized is a life of faith.
Here is the foundational cure for the evils of racism in human society, faith in Christ as definitive for racial identification.
Ascertaining the what and how of the Church greatly factor into the very purpose of the Church, that is, they essentially answer the question why the Church?
The good news is Christ Jesus is faithful to the end, even to the point of death and through death, with a steadfast and vocal faith in God our Savior for those who cannot do so in their lives any longer on account of their altered state.
Accuracy and quality are the preacher’s responsibility. How affective and effective the sermon may be, of course, belongs to the ministry of the Holy Spirit.