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Warnings in the Sermon on the Mount

The words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount are some of the most well-known among his followers, and even among those who don’t recognize him as Lord. His original listeners were astounded by his teaching as well. Matthew tells us that they “were amazed at his teaching, because…

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Worthy Is the Lamb

Revelation 4–5 provide a vision of what the apostle John saw as he was transported to heaven. The vision consists of a worship service as angels, elders, and creatures surround the throne of God and worship the one who sits upon it. In chapter 5, the vision shifts from the…

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Hear, O Israel

At the heart of God’s commandments is an all-encompassing desire to love and honor God as the one and only God. Another way to say this is to say that the center of God’s commandments is God himself. We see this in what has been referred to as the Shema.…

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Your Kingdom Come

The Lord’s Prayer, as it has been commonly referred to by Christians for centuries, is an example of how Jesus instructed his disciples to pray. Instead of drawing attention to themselves with public prayers or trying to get God’s attention through vain repetition, followers of Jesus are to pray to…

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A Community Shaped by the Cross

How does Paul’s message of “Jesus Christ and him crucified” form and shape the communities of those who follow Jesus? What can we learn from the examples we see in Scripture? Richard Hays unpacks the significance of Paul’s message of Christ crucified from 1 Corinthians for contemporary teachers and preachers…

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Is All Vanity? The Puzzle of Ecclesiastes

The opening sentences of Ecclesiastes are probably among the most depressing opening sentences of any work of literature, ancient or otherwise. “Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity” (Eccl. 1:2). There doesn’t seem to be too much of a point to anything and one wonders…

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Worship in the Early Church

Periodically throughout the book of Acts, Luke provides updates on the church’s unity, growth, and worship. One of these glimpses occurs in Acts 9:31. R. C. Sproul unpacks this glimpse in the Expositional Commentary Series under the rubric of worship. Let’s see how he describes the worship of the early…

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Running to Win

How would you describe Paul’s approach to evangelism? Intense words like zealous or courageous or fearless may immediately come to mind. Those are definitely good descriptions of his approach to evangelism, but have you considered how Paul describes his approach? He says that what marks his approach to winning others…

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