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Learning Jesus with Peter: Peter's (Second) Charge
In his second epistle, Peter encourages us to grow in godliness. By the power of God in the gospel, we have all we need to continue growing until Jesus returns.
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Learning Jesus with Peter: Peter's Charge
In his first epistle, Peter teaches that Christ-like holiness in this age will lead to suffering which will pass, but end in glory which will never pass or ever even fade.
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Learning Jesus with Peter: Peter's Change
Peter's sound sleep on the eve of his execution demonstrates how much he has changed. This sermon tells the story of that night and then looks back over Peter's life to see the grace of God at work in him and also in us that we might be changed.
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Learning Jesus with Peter: Peter's (Second) Call
By a charcoal fire at night, Peter had denied the Lord. A couple weeks later, at a charcoal fire one early morning, Jesus lovingly restores his disciple. What he did for Peter he does for all who hope in him.
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Learning Jesus with Peter: Peter's Collapse
In Peter's tragic collapse on the night of Jesus' arrest, we find help for our own temptations and hope in Christ's amazing grace for sinners.
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Learning Jesus with Peter: Peter's Confirmation
How the transfiguration of Jesus atop the mountain answers the doubts of disciples in crisis.
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Learning Jesus with Peter: Peter's Commitment
Some heard Jesus' hard words in John 6 and bolted, but Peter knew that Jesus' words are the words of eternal life and that there was nowhere else for him to go.
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Learning Jesus with Peter: Peter's Confidence
After Peter's calling (Jn. 1; Lk. 5), the next time we see Peter highlighted is that moment Jesus walks on the sea and Peter steps out of the boat and walks on it to meet him. There is FAR more going on here than meets the eye...
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End of Life Ethics, Part 2
Where is legalized euthanasia leading us in Canada, and how ought believers to respond?
(Apologies that Part 1 is not available.)
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Working the Works of God
How do we increase in the works of the Lord? Looking into John's Gospel, we see that as we come to a better grasp of the Son's life, which Jesus has shared with us, we'll grow in the works He does through us.
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Jesus: The Servant of the Lord, part 7
"Come, everyone who thirsts!"
After God reveals how he will save sinners through the suffering of his Servant in Isaiah 53, he issues the wondrous, stirring invitation of Isaiah 55. As if to say, "What are you waiting for??"
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Jesus: The Servant of the Lord, part 6
Promise and reassurance after promise and reassurance for God's people fill Isaiah 54, all on the grounds of the gospel revealed in Isaiah 53. Isaiah 54 makes it plain that God absolutely loves saving sinners and loves to tell us we're saved.
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Jesus: The Servant of the Lord, part 5
Concluding the climactic Servant Song with the pain and significance of the Servant's suffering for us, and with the stunning rewards that will be his great joy on the other side.
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Jesus: The Servant of the Lord, Part 4
The climactic Servant Song reveals God saving by the power of his arm a most unexpected way.
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Jesus: The Servant of the Lord, Part 3
The Servant, who is Jesus Christ, heeds the call of God and gives Himself up to suffering that we may be saved. Just so, we must obey the Servant's call to us.
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Jesus: The Servant of the Lord, Part 2
In the second of the Servant Songs of Isaiah, we begin to see the Servant's suffering and the great salvation God will work through Him, even for all nations.
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Jesus: The Servant of the Lord, Part 1
The first of the amazing Servant Songs of Isaiah, written about Christ seven hundred years before his coming.
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Thanksgiving
Out of ten leprous men who enountered Jesus and called out for salvation, only one came to Him shouting praise when they were healed. And only this one was completely saved. Numerous truths here to take to heart for thanksgiving to the Lord.
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The New Covenant in Christ's Blood
The awesome gift of the new covenant in place of the old.
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Contentment, Part 4
Three things to strive toward and two promises to receive, for joy and peace and contentment in Christ.
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Contentment, Part 3
A survey of Paul's letter to the Philippians, a model of joy and contentment, reveals two key extensions to his joy in Christ. These are joys for our souls too.
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Contentment, Part 2
We struggle to be content because we want different than what we have. But there is a clear solution for us.
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Contentment, Part 1
True Christian contentment: what it is, the struggle we all have to "learn" it, and where it's found.
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The Day of the Lord
The hope we have and life we live in light of Christ's return.
