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The Unexpected Work of the Unexpected King
Although we learn in Mark's Gospel that the cleansing of the temple happened the day after Jesus' Triumphal entry into Jerusalem (that is, the Monday after Palm Sunday), Luke's Gospel moves straight into the narrative after recording Jesus' weeping...
The Unexpected Rebels and Their Visitation
On Palm Sunday, Jesus entered Jerusalem as an unexpected King claiming his unexpected Kingdom, and doing so, Jesus received an incredibly warm welcome from the people of Jerusalem who showed up in great numbers to hail him as their King. And yet, Jesus was able to see...
The Unexpected King and His Kingdom
The entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem at the Triumphal Entry is a thoroughly surprising event. Every bit of it is unexpected, not quite conforming to anyone's expectations--except, of course, to the expectations of King Jesus himself. On Palm Sunday, Jesus entered...
Strangers and Exiles: Longing for a Better Country
, we faced the fact that the Christian life is filled with disappointment, suffering, and sacrifice. Abraham and countless other saints with him never actually lived long enough to see the fulfillment of God's promises, so that...
Strangers and Exiles: Sacrifices in Life and Death
Now, it would be easy to give a romanticized, rah-rah sermon about how we can move from rags to riches, grave to glory, valley to mountaintop by faith based on Hebrews 11:8-12, which . But Hebrews 11:13 stops us...
Strangers and Exiles: Obedience by Promise
Abraham is the patriarch of faith. The author of Hebrews does mention other people before coming to Abraham in chapter 11 (Abel, Enoch, and Noah), but Abraham has a unique role in blazing the trail of faith for following in his footsteps to become strangers and exiles...
Living and Walking with God By Promise
Post Series on Genesis 13:1-18: Living and Walking with God By Promise...
Leaning on God’s Sovereignty and Grace By Promise
Post Series on Genesis 13:1-18: Leaning on God's Sovereignty and Grace By Promise (Genesis 13:8-13) Living and Walking with God By Promise (Genesis...
Picking up the Pieces After Sin By Promise
Post Series on Genesis 13:1-18: Picking up the Pieces After Sin By Promise (Genesis 13:1-4) Living and Walking with God By Promise (Genesis...
How does the Doctrine of the Trinity Regulate our Worship?
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: On the other hand, [John Owen (1616-1683)] insisted that the Christian's experience of God be molded by God's trinitarian self-revelation. Why is the biblical doctrine of the Trinity crucial for Christian experience?...
The Danger of Neglecting the Holy Spirit
A few weeks ago, I wrote about for ministers of the Gospel as an affirmation and response to Kevin DeYoung's insightful post about how easily we neglect the Word in and prayer in ministry. A...
Why is it Important to Experience God as Trinity?
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: Furthermore, the experience of God as the Trinity confirms and strengthens faith in the doctrine of the Trinity. [John Owen (1616-1683)] wrote, "And this is the nature of all gospel truths, they are fitted and suited to...