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As Pastor Rich takes this week off from writing his blog to enjoy this Christmas Season with his family, I wanted to let you know about his book that was released last week. The book, Prepare to Meet Your God, contains his nine expository sermons of the Old Testament book of Amos. These sermons will […]
Consider for a moment what they saw God do to their captors: The Nile turned to blood followed by plagues of frogs, gnats, and flies. Then Egypt’s livestock dies followed by boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and concluding with horrific screams in the night as a nation’s firstborn was no more (Exodus 7-11). Then consider what […]
“This is the carefree city that lived in safety. She said to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me’” (Zephaniah 2:15). The Assyrians were saying this about themselves. Let’s call their thinking: carnal security. It’s a stupefied approach to life that is satisfied with self. The prophet Obadiah observed it in the Edomites […]
One of the newest study Bibles on the market is The Henry Morris Study Bible (Master Books, New Leaf Publishing Group, 2012). The hardcover lists for $39.99 with a genuine leather edition at almost twice as much. At the present time, ChristianBooks.com is offering them at 35% off list price. Henry Morris (1918-2006), was the […]
I certainly am no John Bunyan (The Pilgrim’s Progress), but I also have a dream and a story to tell: For as I lay down in that place to sleep, I slept and dreamed a dream… And I stood before the Great White Throne. The Ancient of Days’ gaze was upon me. I turned and […]
He was the strongest man in the world; only if he had the spiritual wisdom and discernment to match. Samson is a favorite in Sunday school classes—especially for younger boys. The book of Judges chronicles his exploits. He tore apart a lion with his bare hands (14:6). He caught 300 foxes and tied them tail […]
This book review by Terry Delaney appears on his website, Christian Book Notes (January 20, 2012). Used by permission. Lloyd-Jones, D. Martyn. Born of God: Sermons from John, Chapter One. Edinburgh: The Banner of Truth Trust, 2011. 482 pp. $29.00. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) is well known by many in the Reformed circles of Christianity. This […]
“Lord Almighty, how long will you withhold mercy from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah, which you have been angry with these seventy years?” (Zechariah 1:12). It may surprise you, but the Angel of the Lord asks this question, doing so in the Prophet Zechariah’s night vision. Israel had been exiled some 70 years […]
Have you seen it? It is difficult to describe. But if you look close, it’s almost always there. Let me back up first; back up to an Old Testament minor prophet. Hosea prophesied to the northern kingdom of Israel, just before its captivity by Assyria in 722 B.C. As a vivid object lesson, God tells […]
“Who is the Lord, that I should obey Him?” declared Pharaoh in Exodus 5:2. “This day I defy the ranks of Israel,” boasted Goliath in 1 Samuel 17:10. “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost […]
Times were difficult in the days of Daniel. Judah had been overrun by Babylon. Much of the nation had been deported—Daniel included. Babylon was quite proud she had destroyed Jerusalem and raided the temple of God. The people of God were defeated and discouraged. Was Marduk (the chief god of Babylon) stronger than God? In […]
Notice to the reader: another in the series from “If They Could Talk” follows; the story of our redemption through the eye-witness accounts of animals who found themselves at key redemptive moments. The target audience is children; that they might better understand the Bible and God’s plan of salvation as it unfolds in Scripture. Other […]