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10 mins read|04/03/22The LORD vindicates His people in the midst of their misery and despair—for this He has come.
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9 mins read|03/26/22The Exodus always remains a continual and present reality for the people of Israel—it is always on their mind. It was and remained the big salvific event of the Old Testament, yet at the same time it points forward to what God will yet/continue to do to save His people.
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9 mins read|03/19/22In our preaching it is important to decide how to understand this. Are we going to preach the “now” or the “not yet”? As the people of Israel are living in their “now,” are they hearing the words of Isaiah as the “not yet” or, the “not yet of the not yet”?
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10 mins read|03/13/22This is a difficult time, but Ezekiel is giving great hope in our text for today. In spite of the circumstances, the Gospel predominates.
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8 mins read|03/06/22God is still faithful. There are still the covenantal promises. There is still the preservation of the Messianic line because He who promised, He who covenanted, must be faithful.
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15 mins read|02/27/22The Promise Land's true value is in the gift of Jesus who will provide His blood and very life to endow all people with forgiveness and everlasting life for His children.
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8 mins read|03/14/21Jesus takes the sins of man upon Himself and carries them to the cross to make our hearts holy and acceptable in the eyes of God.
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18 mins read|03/07/21When we look upon the cross, we see our sin. We also see the One who washes it away and gives life.
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8 mins read|02/28/21While these are familiar words to us, frequently they are dealt with in ways that fail to take into account the context and the situation.
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8 mins read|02/21/21The Church has traditionally understood Baptism as a naming Sacrament. It reminds us of our new baptismal identity.
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10 mins read|02/14/21The amount of Messianic/Christological connections in this account is stunning. This is an excellent Old Testament text with which to begin Lent!
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17 mins read|03/23/20The people to whom Ezekiel is prophesying are in exile—separated from the Holy Land. To return to the land of Israel is to be resurrected to new life, to be restored.
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