Archive for April, 2009

03 Preparation for Worship

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

“I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.” Ps 122:1

Beginning immediately after the chapter that is at the center of the Bible are the songs of degrees. Psalm 119 is the heart of the Bible and expresses a heart for God’s Word. This chapter [...]

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02 God Is Our Keeper

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth” Ps 121:1-2.
The songs of “degrees” are songs that were composed to be sung as worshipers ascended toward the Temple in Jerusalem. Some versions have the [...]

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17 The Mystery of the Growing Seed

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

“For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.” Mark 4:28
This parable is only found in Mark. It is also the only parable that is unique to Mark’s gospel. It is the second kingdom parable in the second gospel. There are three [...]

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16 A Date With Eternity

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

“Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.” Matt 25:13
The parable of the ten virgins is a part of what is called the temple discourse. As Jesus departed the temple mere days before the crucifixion, He paused and His disciples gathered around Him. Jesus commented about [...]

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