Tag: lent
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Our Lament and Weeping -2- Judgment
Previously, we asked of Jeremiah’s lament for Jerusalem, “For what hope have any who have turned against the Lord?” He has just said, “For my groans are many, and I am sick at heart. – Lamentations 1:22b And now his elegy will address a just judgment on Jerusalem by the Lord. Judgment on Jerusalem Lamentations…
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Our Lament and Weeping
Have you ever considered the connection between Jeremiah’s two books or the cause of our lament and weeping?
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By What Authority? – Leaders, Law, Scriptures, God
When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, they groan. – Proverbs 29:2 This Palm Sunday post continues Lent 2018 series: ‘Your Mistake‘. What authority in A.D. 2018? Can you come up with a proverb from scripture anymore applicable to leaders of this 21st century? They self-appoint a leader…
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Your Mistake – You Don’t Know the Power of God
Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. Matthew 22:29 NLT The Power of God Psalm 68: God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him! 2 As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive…
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Your Mistake – You don’t know the Scriptures – 2
Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. Matthew 22:29 NLT Pharisees We began this series with the priest of the second Temple Ezra, Looking Back at times preceding the fall of Jerusalem and the first Temple. Continuing with contrasts of Looking Back in real…
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Your Mistake – You don’t know the Scriptures
Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. Matthew 22:29 NLT כְּתָב – a writing, document, edict Scriptures, the written word of God First, let’s understand scripture. It’s written down, recorded, a message of importance with authority; but scripture is much more than that. a…
