Contra Sunday – Faith on Wednesday
Posted in Forgiveness, Gospel, Mark, Temptation on Mar 12th, 2010
(This is from 2/28. We had a guest preacher last Sunday and I was ill so did not manage to get any notes. This should put us back on track for this Sunday to resume our series in Mark) Mark seems to do everything in a hurry. We’ve already seen his ‘vision statement’ in the preceeding [...]
Posted in Andrew Alexander Bonar, Gospel, Preaching, Presbyterian, Robert Murray M'Cheyne on Feb 25th, 2010
“June 15.—Day of visiting (rather a happy one) in Carronshore. Large meeting in the evening. Felt very happy after it, though mourning for bitter speaking of the gospel. Surely it is a gentle message, and should be spoken with angelic tenderness, especially by such a needy sinner.”
Posted in Gospel, Mark, New Testament, Sermon, Sunday on Feb 14th, 2010
It’s been a while, but basically, I wanted to prove the concept to myself and then wait out the end of our Ten Commandment series, the usual ‘State of the Church’ and ‘Sanctity of Life Sunday’ sermons and pick up fresh with the Gospel of Mark. That time is here! There’s no way for you [...]
Posted in Blogging the New Testament, Christmas, Gospel, Matthew on Jun 12th, 2007
Jesus: The Early Years. Matthew 1-2 I don’t understand the obsessive nature of Jewish writers such as Matthew with genealogies. The Bible, however, is replete with them and another one occurs here at the opening of the New Testament. I’m sure there is also some symbolic significance to the observation Matthew makes that the [...]
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