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Sep 16, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
When David’s fear of man threatened to become stronger than his fear of God, he preached truth to his soul: The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Sep 2, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
Psalm 24 paves the way for the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the only one person who possesses the perfection required to ascend the hill of the LORD and stand in His holy place.
Aug 26, 2018 7:45 AM America/New_York
As the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, it is the joyful expression of a Spirit-given, truth-based, life-tested trust in the LORD as his Rock and his Redeemer. As emotion recollected in tranquility it is the affirmation of his trust in God for h
Aug 19, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
Psalm 20 reflects David’s skill both as a musician and leader of worship. It is a congregational prayer in which the people of Israel ask God to protect the king and bless the nation in a time of crisis.
Aug 12, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
God created the heavens and the earth to declare His glory. Creation tells us God exists. Creation tells us God speaks. Yet the glorious imperfection of creation lies in this: creation may declare the glory of God, but it cannot give us the faith necessar
Aug 5, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
The psalms are written by people hungry for God. Their hands are empty and they know it. But their hearts are full – sometimes with trouble and anxiety, sometimes with joy and gladness, and sometimes with grief and anguish. The psalms show us how to wor
Jul 29, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
Psalm 5 is written for people who find themselves disoriented, dizzy, and desperate. It is written for people frantic to find a fixed point on which to focus their heart and mind. It is written for people anxiously searching for something immovable to giv
Jul 22, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
Psalm 4 is an evening prayer. Like all poetry, it is emotion recollected in tranquility. As David prepares to lay down and go to sleep, he ponders the day’s events. As he takes stock of his situation, he prays for God to defend him, he prays for his ene
Jul 15, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
Psalm 3 is the prayer of father putting his life in God’s hands during the darkest hour of his life. As David fled for his life he prayed. He put his trust in God believing the Lord would deliver him from his enemies. Even though David is running for hi
Jul 8, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
According to Psalm 1, the wise person pursues happiness by delighting in law of the LORD. Psalm 2 ends on a similar note; namely, the wise person pursues happiness by serving the LORD with joyful fear. However, despite this happy ending, Psalm 2 begins by
Jul 1, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
Psalm 1 is an invitation to discover the blessedness that awaits those who desire to delight in the Word of God. The person who wants to pursue blessedness will not walk in the counsel of the wicked, stand in the way of sinners, or sit in the seat of scof
Jun 17, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
All of Zechariah’s visions have a unifying theme: the restoration of God’s people through the fulfillment of His promise to be their salvation. Closely tied to this theme is God’s promise to eliminate evil forever and to establish His reign and rule
Jun 3, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
When God takes the curse off His people He does what we cannot: He deals decisively with sin. God does what we cannot by dealing decisively with sin.
May 27, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
In this challenging text, we learn the importance of loving the Lord with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength.
May 20, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
Despite spending 70-years in exile, Israel’s occupancy in the Promised Land is not guaranteed. It will depend on keeping covenant with the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; with the God of Moses, Joshua, and David. They will need to keep covenant with t
May 13, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
According to the apostle Paul, “whatever was written in former days (i.e., in the OT) was written for our instruction,” (Romans 15.4). Thus what is written for Zerubbabel is written for us. And by us is meant the church.
May 6, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
Many figures in the OT predict the coming ministry of Jesus Christ. Zerubbabel is one such figure. His role in the rebuilding of the temple predicts Christ's own role in building His church and our mission as His disciples.
Apr 22, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
Zechariah's vision of the golden lampstand framed between two olive trees represents God's promise to provide the power needed to carry out His mission with the assurance of His presence.
Apr 15, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
After dressing Joshua in pure vestments, the LORD informs the high priest of his covenantal responsibility to keep his new vestments clean. He must keep all of God’s commands. He must carry out his responsibilities as high priest according to highest st
Apr 8, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
The end of Zechariah's third vision leads us to expect the fourth vision to begin with the Lord plundering the nations in judgment. However, as his fourth vision begins it is not the nations being judged. It is Joshua, the high priest of Israel who stands
Apr 1, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
In the late afternoon on the day of His resurrection Jesus has a conversation with two disciples on the way to Emmaus. They are kept from recognizing Him until He interprets for them everything Moses, the Prophets and all the Scriptures taught concerning
Mar 25, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
Palm Sunday signaled the beginning of the end of Jesus’ mission. He came not to receive a crown of gold, but to receive a crown of thorns. His coronation would not happen in a palace. It would take place on a hill of execution. Rather than ascend to a t
Mar 18, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
Zechariah’s third vision points forward to the ministry of Jesus Christ. As the glory of God incarnate full of grace and truth, Jesus is Son and Servant, Savior and Lord. As the glory of God incarnate full of grace and truth, Jesus will forever surround
Mar 11, 2018 7:00 AM America/New_York
Zechariah’s third vision points forward to the ministry of Jesus Christ. He is living embodiment of the temple of God. He is the ark of God’s glory-presence. He is glory incarnate full of grace and truth. One