September 30, 2018
Ephesians 6:17
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” (1953). [15] Robert Thiele and George David Weiss, “What a Wonderful World” (1967). Lyrics lightly altered. [16] See Ecclesiastes 3:11. [17] See Romans 1:19. [18] See Romans 1:20. [19] John Mayer, “Something’s Missing” (2003). [20] Jonah 2:9 (ESV). [21
November 18, 1990
Selected Scriptures
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• 39:03
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the very same thing.” And again, I’d open my Bible to the people, say, “You remember the Christmas story: ‘Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he[’s] Christ the Lord.’ So in other words, for us to begin to think of Jesus simply
March 10, 2019
1 Samuel 3:1–14
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• 40:42
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to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the Lord.” Amen. This is one of the more familiar chapters in 1 Samuel. Everybody, if they know the book at all, know the chapter that involves David and Goliath, and if we only know perhaps one other chapter
December 30, 2018
Matthew 2:1–12
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• 39:14
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by the Romans (although he is not from the line of David; he’s Idumaean)—he’s paranoid. He’s already had one of his wives killed, a couple of his children too. He’s not a person to be toyed with. He lives in the fear that accompanies such paranoia
December 2, 2018
1 Timothy 2:5–6
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• 38:53
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name was Joseph, of the house of David.” You say to yourself, “Really?” “Yes! Remember, I told you: writing an orderly account so that you may have certainty concerning the things that have happened.” “You,” says the angel, “will conceive in your womb
February 17, 2019
1 Samuel 1:19–28
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• 37:01
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of Saul, then it will be in the provision of David, and then, eventually, in David’s greater Son—namely, the Lord Jesus himself. So, if you like, when we read the Bible, we must always keep our eyes on Jesus. It is a book about Jesus, ultimately
December 15, 2024
Luke 2:8–20
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• 27:02
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that they can then in turn give testimony. And the angels announced to them “good news … great joy … for all the people. [’Cause] unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Now, with all that said, this brief …
December 27, 2020
Isaiah 40:1–5
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• 39:09
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of salvation … in the house of his servant David.[8] “He did all this, preparing us by the way of the prophets,”[9] and so on. And then, listen! Speaking to his own boy: And you, child, [you] will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you
confidence—and in this respect, akin to the psalmist. David, in the Sixty-Second Psalm, says, For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He [only] is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.[2] And so
August 14, 2011
Mark 10:13–16
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• 34:38
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is a blind beggar at the side of the road, and he’s crying, “Son of David, have mercy [up]on me.”[3] And those who are at the front of the procession, and presumably disciples among them, tell him, “Be quiet! Be quiet. Jesus is involved in important
February 20, 2011
Romans 12:11–13
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• 31:17
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, actually, when I was reading, the very process in Psalm 28. You needn’t turn to it, but here’s the progression. Psalm 28:2, David says, “Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands.” That’s his prayer: “Hear my cry for …
has in mind. There’s a hint of David and ultimately the picture of Jesus. It will always lead us forward to the obedient King. Jesus is the obedient King. Remember, in Gethsemane, he says, “Father, … not my will, but yours, be done.”[15] And that’s
July 5, 2020
Acts 4:23–31
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• 40:25
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and the sea and everything in them, who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, said by the Holy Spirit, “Why did the Gentiles rage, and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together
September 1, 2019
1 Samuel 15:1–3
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• 41:50
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disobedience to God, there was no possibility now of him having a dynasty, that it would not fall to his son Jonathan to perpetuate his kingship, but that God had in his heart a man, another man[1]—pointing forward to David, who would come
December 19, 2021
Luke 2:22–38
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• 45:09
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it is of vital importance that when we view the scene, we do so in light of the explanation that is given. And the mouthpiece of God here is Simeon. He is a Jewish man in the City of David, in a Jewish temple, declaring the fulfillment of the Servant …
July 20, 2008
3 John 1:1–8
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• 36:54
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to us as our sister. And when David Pugh, speaking concerning his circumstances in life and the benefits and so on, he spoke to us as our brother. And when little Johnie Cooke spoke concerning her responsibilities in the Cleveland Public School system
December 27, 2009
Luke 2:25–35
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• 34:38
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, in the city of David, a Savior.”[2] Hence, Gloria in excelsis. And here now in this fourth song, once again it is salvation that is the theme. But actually we can say better than that, because salvation is not simply the theme of these songs
(paraphrased). [9] 1 Corinthians 16:10 (paraphrased). [10] 2 Corinthians 12:7 (KJV). [11] Henry David Thoreau, “Economy,” chap. 1 in Walden (1854). [12] Berridge to Samuel Wilks, Everton, August 16, 1774, in The Works of the Rev. John Berridge, ed. Richard
January 2, 2005
Hebrews 10:5–7
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• 38:00
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Calvin, The Acts of the Apostles 1–13, trans. John W. Fraser and W. J. G. McDonald, ed. David W. Torrance and Thomas F. Torrance, Calvin’s New Testament Commentaries (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965), 246–47. Paraphrased. [11] Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45
December 12, 2004
John 1:10–13
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• 32:34
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. Amen. [1] John 1:4 (NIV 1984). [2] John 1:5 (NIV 1984). [3] Isaiah 9:2 (NIV 1984). [4] John 3:16 (NIV 1984). [5] Romans 1:20 (NIV 1984). [6] Romans 1:21–23 (NIV 1984). [7] David Mansell, “Jesus Is Lord! Creation’s Voice Proclaims It” (1974). [8] Luke
