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November 19: James 1
"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world" (Jam. 1:27). In a sermon preached in 1999, John Piper took this...
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November 18: Hebrews 13
"Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God" (Heb. 13:16) "... that which is pleasing in his sight" (Heb. 13:21) Hebrews 13 alludes to two passages in which Christians...
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November 17: Hebrews 12
"Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us..." (Heb 12:1)This is one the greatest exhortations in the New Testament perseverance. Employing an athletic metaphor, the author of Hebrews urges us to run "with endurance... the race."...
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November 16: Hebrews 11
"Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen" (Heb 11:1)We are of "those who have faith" (Heb. 10:39). Faith is the Christian's distinguishing mark. But what is faith? Hebrews 11 answers it: "faith is...
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November 15: Hebrews 10
McCheyne blog"But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God" (Heb. 10:12)When Christ ascended into heaven, he sat down. This indicates more than one idea:First, it demonstrates...
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November 12: Hebrews 7
This chapter stands at the beginning of the central theological argument of Hebrews: that Jesus is the great high priest who is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through him. In this chapter, the writer...
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November 5: Philemon
"I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment."-Philemon 10 Why would a personal, even private, letter like this be included in the Bible? What was the Holy Spirit doing when he caused this...
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November 11: Hebrews 6
One of our favorite family movies was "Up," the wonderful Pixar film that came out a couple of years ago. One of the key moments in the movie came early: after the child Carl meets Ellie, she comes to his...
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November 10: Hebrews 5
While the end of Hebrews 4 points us to our great high priest Jesus, we learn in the first ten verses of Hebrews 5 that the greatness of Jesus is that he was a priest who cried out. And he...
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November 9: Hebrews 4
Most Protestants are not used to thinking about priests and especially about what makes a good or superior priest. And yet, the language of priesthood is all through this letter to the Hebrews to this point (1:3; 2:17-18; 3:1) and...
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November 8: Hebrews 3
In the first six verses of this chapter, the writer to the Hebrews urges us to fix our attention on Jesus--to keep him in our eye and to hold and cling to him. One reason why we should "consider Jesus,"...
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November 4: Psalm 130
"O Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption."-Psalm 130:7 What is "plentiful redemption"? This is a rich and full expression, and one used nowhere else in Scripture. As the...
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November 3: Titus 2
"But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine."- Titus 2:1 Sound doctrine is that which is healthy, whole, balanced. It does not only inform the mind but enflames the heart. It leads to right living (orthopraxy), as well as...
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November 2: Hosea 8
"For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind."- Hosea 8:7 Hosea prophesied in the northern kingdom of Israel during its closing decades. He witnessed the decline and fall of a once strong nation. Assyria became the rod of...
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November 1: 2 Tim 4
"Preach the Word, be ready in season and out of season: reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching"- II Timothy 4:2 Last Monday I got together with several other men with whom I went to seminary thirty years...
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