Psalm 8 From the Mouth of Babes: Why do you care, O Lord?
By Steven Paulson
04/03/25
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Psalm 8 From the Mouth of Babes: Why do you care, O Lord?

The Psalm now is this: as Christ suffered and then was exalted, so we are also in him.
Fullness of Life in Christ
Bradley Gray
Bradley Gray
04/02/25

Fullness of Life in Christ

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.
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Kathy Morales
Kathy Morales
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A Review of "The Lord’s Supper: A Guide to the Heavenly Feast"

Kleinig continually directs the reader's attention to Christ and his gifts.

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Brandon Hanson
Brandon Hanson
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Revelation 2:18-29 | Shrine Of The Sambatha | 018

The danger was not necessarily inside the city. Nor was it from an obvious source. Outside the walls of Thyatira, lay a small shrine of white stone.
Mark Mattes
Mark Mattes
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Balaam's Donkey

God is used to working with colorful figures. One of the most colorful in the Bible is Balaam. Hailing from Mesopotamia, Balaam was what we might call a shaman or a soothsayer.
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
02/26/19

What Happens When Jesus is Separated from the Gospel

Holding to Jesus’ teaching while denying His divinity presents a host of complications that make it difficult to take one and leave the other.
Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson
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Why Rules Alone Never Work

Your eternal salvation isn’t dependent on performance or effort. Well, not your performance anyway...
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
02/25/19

God Lifts the Weight Off

All the weight of our sin is lifted by Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the whole world, past, present, and future.
Mark Mattes
Mark Mattes
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The More Promising Approach to Discipleship

The following is an excerpt from Law and Gospel in Action written by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2019).
Chad Bird
Chad Bird
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The Two Most Important Days In Your Life

We have at least one thing going for us: we know the first of these two days —our birthday.
Bob Hiller
Bob Hiller
02/20/19

Baptizing the Thief on the Cross

Asking, “Do you have to be baptized to be saved?” is really like asking, “Does Jesus have to save you in order for you to be saved?”
Kyle G. Jones
Kyle G. Jones
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The Hidden Fences of the Law

Like the Pharisees, as well-meaning, contemporary Christians we too can often add fences to God’s Law.
Donavon Riley
Donavon Riley
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God Speaks to Us to Give Us Gifts

When we say “forgiveness,” we mean, “Jesus.” When we say, “righteousness,” we mean, “Jesus.”
John Bombaro
John Bombaro
02/17/19

Psalm 23: A Song of Christ (Or: A Note on Christ-Centered Preaching from the Psalter)

Christ and the Evangelists, along with saints Peter and Paul, show a deep attachment to the Book of Psalms...it was because the Psalms were about the Messiah, the Christ of God.
Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson
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God’s Not Looking For Spiritual Gurus

To be human is to be preoccupied with averting pain and despair. But despair gets a bad rap.
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